Sync podcasts between your Mac and iPhone or iPad
You can sync all or a selection of your podcasts on your Mac to your device.
For more information about syncing, see About syncing your Mac and your devices.
Note: If you have an iPod classic, iPod nano or iPod shuffle, you must sync your device with your Mac to add podcasts and other content to it.
Sync podcasts to your device
Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. To turn on Wi-Fi syncing, see Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.
In the Finder
on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.
Select Podcasts in the button bar.
Select the “Sync podcasts onto [device name]” tickbox to turn on syncing of your podcasts.
With the tickbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your podcasts to your device.
To sync a selection of podcasts, select the “Automatically copy” tickbox, choose the number of most recent, most recent unplayed or most recent new podcasts from the menu, then choose to include all podcasts or selected podcasts from the episodes menu.
Select the tickboxes for the individual podcasts you want to sync in the podcasts list. Deselect the tickbox for any podcast you don’t want to sync.
Click Podcasts or Playlists to see your content organised by that category.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.
You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. To turn on automatic syncing, select General in the button bar, then select “Automatically sync when this [device] is connected”.
Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button 
in the Finder sidebar.
Remove automatically synced podcasts from your device
To remove an unwanted podcast from your Mac and device, delete the podcast from your Mac and sync your device.
To remove a podcast from just your device while keeping it on your Mac, follow these steps:
Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. To turn on Wi-Fi syncing, see Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.
In the Finder
on your Mac, select your device in the sidebar, then select Podcasts in the button bar.In the podcast list, deselect the tickbox of the podcast you want removed.
Sync your Mac with the device.
WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Mac, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.
Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.