Weird iTunes/iPod/Podcast interaction

I've noticed something weird a few times now, when a podcast gets posted, but there's a serious problem and it gets re-posted.
I have seen reposts on the "Coverville" Podcast, but it has never had this issue, (and the repost always has "Repost" at the start of the description.)
but on "This Week in Media" episode 118 got posted, with some serious audio issues, and it appears to have gotten reposted, and there are now two identical entries under the podcast. iTunes seems to understand that those are two separate entries and audio files, but my iPod Classic 80GB does not.
wheras iTunes shows one of the two entries as new, the iPod showed both copies of show 118 as new, and both of them play the older, (non-fixed) version. there are even two speaker icons for the two entries on the menu as it plays.
Is there any way to resolve this issue? or am I going to have to wait for new firmware?

I've just looked on the iTunes Store and there is now only episode 118 of "The Week In Media", so presumably the Podcast's producers have removed the faulty file.
It's the Podcast's producer who provides the Podcast as a file - complete with its faults. The faulty file will be replaced, by the producer, when they realise there is a problem. It would be their (the producer's) responsibility to remove the faulty file. And therein lies the problem. If they do not remove the faulty file, iTunes and your iPod have to cope as best as they can with what appears to be two copies of the same file, with the same name!
Imagine twin people, both with the same name! No wonder the iPod plays both!
The resolution lies with the Podcast's producers. As with all Podcasts, they are completely independent of iTunes and Apple. All iTunes does is look for new episodes of the programmes you tell it to look for and then go and fetch them from where ever the producer stores them. They are not in the iTunes Store.
Write to the producer of the podcast to let them know of your experience. Of course, they may not care!
Actually, having proofread my reply, it occurs to me that what may be happening is that your iTunes is downloading the faulty file as soon as it's available, and then downloading the second, correct version when that becomes available, because it simply sees a new Podcast, not a replacement. The answer still lies with the producer. Perhaps they do not realise what is happening. Once again, write to them and let them know. Quote me if you wish.
I personally think it's unlikely that Apple will devote resources to fix someone else's errors. I wouldn't if it was my business.

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I've just looked on the iTunes Store and there is now only episode 118 of "The Week In Media", so presumably the Podcast's producers have removed the faulty file.
It's the Podcast's producer who provides the Podcast as a file - complete with its faults. The faulty file will be replaced, by the producer, when they realise there is a problem. It would be their (the producer's) responsibility to remove the faulty file. And therein lies the problem. If they do not remove the faulty file, iTunes and your iPod have to cope as best as they can with what appears to be two copies of the same file, with the same name!
Imagine twin people, both with the same name! No wonder the iPod plays both!
The resolution lies with the Podcast's producers. As with all Podcasts, they are completely independent of iTunes and Apple. All iTunes does is look for new episodes of the programmes you tell it to look for and then go and fetch them from where ever the producer stores them. They are not in the iTunes Store.
Write to the producer of the podcast to let them know of your experience. Of course, they may not care!
Actually, having proofread my reply, it occurs to me that what may be happening is that your iTunes is downloading the faulty file as soon as it's available, and then downloading the second, correct version when that becomes available, because it simply sees a new Podcast, not a replacement. The answer still lies with the producer. Perhaps they do not realise what is happening. Once again, write to them and let them know. Quote me if you wish.
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