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BYTE -- Open iTunes to the list of Podcasts and use the keyboard combination [Ctrl] [A] to highlight the entire list.

Then right-click and select Update Podcast from the context menu. It will check for updates and download all your podcasts at once. So much better than getting them piecemeal.