[macintologist]

There are a few podcasts around on the net that you can't find through iTunes like this one: http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/default.htm

You just download the mp3 and then listen to it right? Well what if I want to add it to the Podcasts pane in iTunes and make it remember where I paused it from a previous listening. It seems like only podcasts downloaded through iTunes will show up in that convenient area. Any way around this?

[Thorzdad]

Dig one page deeper into the website, and you will find the link to paste into the "Subscribe to Podcast..." drop-down in iTunes.
This is the subscription link:
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510034

[macintologist]

Yea but what about stray mp3 files like this one

http://www.theflux.tv/files/podcasts/fluxradio27.mp3

It's an interview with Ellen Feiss. How do I make iTunes recognize it as a podcast?

[Thorzdad]

Yeah...that's the toughie.
One thing I've noticed is, whenever you subscribe to a podcast, the latest edition downloads, while most of the previous editions become available for download. So, try subscribing and see if the particular edition is available.
Yeah, it's a small pain to DL the podcast again, but, if you want it pausable, it's probably the best way to go.