You can set podcast preferences for all podcasts and for each podcast series.

Decide how many episodes of a podcast to keep in your collection and when to download the next episode.

1. In the Zune software, click Settings, podcasts.
2. Choose your settings.

Note
Changes to global podcast settings only affect podcasts you subscribe to after you make the change. You'll need to manually adjust those same settings on the podcast subscriptions you already have.

You may want to set the order in which episodes play for each individual series depending on the type of podcast. For example, ongoing dramas or conversations are best played from oldest to newest. But for news, you'll probably want to get the newest podcasts and get rid of the old ones, regardless of whether you've listened to them.

1. In the Zune software, click collection, podcasts.
2. Click a podcast series, then click Series Settings.
3. Choose your settings.

If you end up not liking a podcast, it's easy to end your subscription. For instructions, see Subscribe to Podcasts.