So, when you move to WP8 you find you can't use Zune any more for podcasts.

If someone wants a like-for-like (or near as possible) replacement for Zune what's best? 

Zune's great features were:

1) PC was downloading podcasts all day/night as and when they became available so I never had to stream (too unreliable in my area) and could sync with the WP7 phone and hold thousands of podcasts on it

2) Managing a very large podcast library is easier on a big PC screen than a little app on the phone

So I guess that rules out all the podcast "apps". There *is* the **Windows Phone App for Desktop** but I've been wrestling with it for a few days and it just doesn't work reliably (it doesn't seem to know what's been "played" and doesn't detect new episodes). 

Is there any other solution which is a good match for the old Zune?