In iTunes 11, how do I download all existing shows for a podcast?

Recently, I've started listening to more podcasts on my iPhone. I've found a few that I like and want to listen to past episodes. Ideally, I want to just download. I can't seem to figure out a way to queue up all unplayed episodes for download in iTunes.

I found in the settings for the podcast I can have it automatically download all new episodes, but this doesn't apply for older episodes.

Ideally, I don't want to have to click the download button for each episode (there are a couple hundred episodes).

Solution 1:

1. Select the List tab:

   

2. Click on the disclosure arrow to expand the subscription (if it's not already expanded):

   

3. Click on the download button at the top of the list:

   

4. Click OK to start downloading all episodes:

   

Solution 2:

Right click the podcast in your list of subscribed podcasts and there should be a "download all" option. Just found this myself after agonizingly clicking each download link for a few shows. Addition: The list to click is the one on the left side of the screen, not with all episodes open. Didn't work on screen with all eps open, does work when only left side list is seen. No idea why, but thanks for this, worked for me.

Solution 3:

1. Open the podcast settings (the gear icon in the standard podcasts view, or the Settings… button at the bottom in list view).

2. In the second drop-down, select the podcast you want (or choose Podcast Defaults if you want to do this for every podcast).

3. Change the When new episodes are available setting to Download all and click OK.
4. Click the Refresh button for each podcast you want to download.