Sync erases podcasts on ipad

I was on a long trip and dutifully downloaded a weekly podcast to my iPad. Now, I come home and hookup the iPad to my Mac and my downloads are gone and apparently irretrievable. What do I do to keep the Mac from wiping out what I have put on my iPad during a sync? Over the past year, I have lost all sorts of documents and podcasts and have gotten to the point where I never want to sync again.
If Apple assumes what is on my Mac should always overwrite what is newer on my iPad, then they do not understand the concept of syncing.
I am just bleeping furious.

GrumpyGator wrote:
syncing with itunes is designed to be a one-way transfer, it always has been (there are some work-arounds and some 3rd party apps to acheive what you want)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386?viewlocale=en_US
"Each time you sync, content is synced between your iOS device and computer to reflect new, updated, or deleted content."
Not true.
I dont nesessarily like it or understand why it can't be differrent, but I accepted it a long time ago and thus don't have any problems in regards to its apparent design flaws.
I download everything i want directly to my ipad and avoid using itunes until absolutey necessary. (ie; podcast app)
Sorry to say that is a pretty sad state of affair for the Apple software. I would like to use the iMac to back things up, update my podcasts and reflect any changes I have made to my contacts and calendar. I do not use Apple's cloud because I am on OS 10.6 (so I can still use a few PowerMac programs I have).
Thanks for the links.
Maybe some of these links may be of some help in addition to those i've already posted
iTunes syncing
How to transfer or sync content to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
How to sync iphone to computer
http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonehowtos/ss/syncing_iphone_4.htm
Syncing multiple devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
ITunes: Syncing media content to your iOS devices
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1351
I read through all of these (BTW, I had read most of them before). As mentioned above, the Cloud is not applicable for me.
None warn me of losing my data. Nor how to prevent it.
The last link is mildly helpful. However, I would like to auto sync my music (which comes entirely from my Mac), calendar and contacts to keep them up to date. But if I do that, and deselect books and documents, it erases those. No help.
BTW, you paid for a premium device, why wouldn't you then pay for premium support?
Google can often be very helpful (usually not snarky)
I have never had to pay for premium support. If I have to, I have selected the wrong product. If I can work in Terminal, set up the inner workings of a LAN, act as tech suport for free for non-profits, create websites using Dreamweaver, I should be able to figure out how to sync my iPad with my Mac and not lose data.
I have searched Google. Some of the equally frustrated quotes that I posted came from Google.
Thanks for trying to help. Sorry to say that your conclusion was to not use iTunes and do not sync.

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