How do I stop iTunes from pausing my podcast subscriptions?

iTunes is very keen to stop downloading podcasts if “haven’t listened to them in a while”, which is frustrating because I have been listening to them – just that the playcount isn’t synced with iTunes because I’m using doubleTwist and an Android phone.

Does anyone know of a option, app or way around this, so that iTunes will continue to download podcasts as they become available, regardless of my detected listening habits?