Very slow iTunes download to Windows 7

I've got a brand new Windows 7 32 bit computer that runs just great, but the downloading free podcasts thru the iTunes store takes forever -- like 10 minutes for a 20 minute podcast. The first few run fine, but then, it gets slower and slower and slower, so that eventually, they all "time out." I use Norton AntiVirus.
What's going on here?

are you using WiFi? if so then the signal strength might be low.

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