diff --git a/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/episode_widget.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/episode_widget.ui
index 66fc8f6..ea1edcb 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/episode_widget.ui
+++ b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/episode_widget.ui
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
                 <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Download this episode</property>
                 <property name="halign">end</property>
                 <property name="valign">center</property>
-                <property name="action_name">app.refresh_episodes</property>
                 <property name="always_show_image">True</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkImage">
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@
                 <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
                 <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Play this episode</property>
                 <property name="valign">center</property>
-                <property name="action_name">app.refresh_episodes</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkImage">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs
index d9c29b5..e0cb3a0 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 pub enum Action {
     UpdateSources(Option<Source>),
     RefreshViews,
-    RefreshEpisodesView,
+    RefreshEpisodesViewBGR,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ impl App {
                 Ok(Action::RefreshViews) => {
                     content.update();
                 }
-                Ok(Action::RefreshEpisodesView) => {
-                    content.update_episode_view();
+                Ok(Action::RefreshEpisodesViewBGR) => {
+                    content.update_episode_view_if_baground();
                 }
                 _ => (),
             }
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/content.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/content.rs
index 2e0161d..01b5de4 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/content.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/content.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub struct Content {
 impl Content {
     pub fn new(header: Rc<Header>, sender: Sender<Action>) -> Rc<Content> {
         let stack = gtk::Stack::new();
-        let episodes = EpisodeStack::new();
+        let episodes = EpisodeStack::new(sender.clone());
         let shows = ShowStack::new(header, episodes.clone(), sender.clone());
 
         stack.add_titled(&episodes.stack, "episodes", "Episodes");
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ impl Content {
         self.episodes.update();
     }
 
+    pub fn update_episode_view_if_baground(&self) {
+        if self.stack.get_visible_child_name() != Some("episodes".into()) {
+            self.episodes.update();
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn update_shows_view(&self) {
         self.shows.update();
     }
@@ -178,11 +184,12 @@ pub struct EpisodeStack {
     // populated: RecentEpisodes,
     // empty: EmptyView,
     stack: gtk::Stack,
+    sender: Sender<Action>,
 }
 
 impl EpisodeStack {
-    fn new() -> Rc<EpisodeStack> {
-        let episodes = EpisodesView::new();
+    fn new(sender: Sender<Action>) -> Rc<EpisodeStack> {
+        let episodes = EpisodesView::new(sender.clone());
         let empty = EmptyView::new();
         let stack = gtk::Stack::new();
 
@@ -199,12 +206,13 @@ impl EpisodeStack {
             // empty,
             // populated: pop,
             stack,
+            sender,
         })
     }
 
     pub fn update(&self) {
         let old = self.stack.get_child_by_name("episodes").unwrap();
-        let eps = EpisodesView::new();
+        let eps = EpisodesView::new(self.sender.clone());
 
         self.stack.remove(&old);
         self.stack.add_named(&eps.container, "episodes");
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/views/episodes.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/views/episodes.rs
index 7a4d794..cddde81 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/views/episodes.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/views/episodes.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ use hammond_data::EpisodeWidgetQuery;
 
 use widgets::episode::EpisodeWidget;
 use utils::get_pixbuf_from_path;
+use app::Action;
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 enum ListSplit {
@@ -69,13 +71,13 @@ impl Default for EpisodesView {
 }
 
 impl EpisodesView {
-    pub fn new() -> Rc<EpisodesView> {
+    pub fn new(sender: Sender<Action>) -> Rc<EpisodesView> {
         let view = EpisodesView::default();
         let episodes = dbqueries::get_episodes_widgets_with_limit(100).unwrap();
         let now_utc = Utc::now();
 
         episodes.into_iter().for_each(|mut ep| {
-            let viewep = EpisodesViewWidget::new(&mut ep);
+            let viewep = EpisodesViewWidget::new(&mut ep, sender.clone());
 
             let t = split(&now_utc, i64::from(ep.epoch()));
             match t {
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ impl Default for EpisodesViewWidget {
 }
 
 impl EpisodesViewWidget {
-    fn new(episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery) -> EpisodesViewWidget {
+    fn new(episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery, sender: Sender<Action>) -> EpisodesViewWidget {
         let builder =
             gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gnome/hammond/gtk/episodes_view_widget.ui");
         let container: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("container").unwrap();
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ impl EpisodesViewWidget {
             }
         }
 
-        let ep = EpisodeWidget::new(episode);
+        let ep = EpisodeWidget::new(episode, sender.clone());
         container.pack_start(&ep.container, true, true, 6);
 
         EpisodesViewWidget {
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
index c5048ff..f6bab76 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ use hammond_data::{EpisodeWidgetQuery, Podcast};
 use hammond_data::errors::*;
 use hammond_downloader::downloader;
 
+use app::Action;
+
 use std::thread;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 type Foo = RefCell<
@@ -86,16 +88,16 @@ impl Default for EpisodeWidget {
 }
 
 impl EpisodeWidget {
-    pub fn new(episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery) -> EpisodeWidget {
+    pub fn new(episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery, sender: Sender<Action>) -> EpisodeWidget {
         let widget = EpisodeWidget::default();
-        widget.init(episode);
+        widget.init(episode, sender);
         widget
     }
 
     // TODO: calculate lenght.
     // TODO: wire the progress_bar to the downloader.
     // TODO: wire the cancel button.
-    fn init(&self, episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery) {
+    fn init(&self, episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery, sender: Sender<Action>) {
         // Set the title label state.
         self.set_title(episode);
 
@@ -113,29 +115,32 @@ impl EpisodeWidget {
 
         let title = &self.title;
         self.play
-            .connect_clicked(clone!(episode, title => move |_| {
+            .connect_clicked(clone!(episode, title, sender => move |_| {
             let mut episode = episode.clone();
             on_play_bttn_clicked(episode.rowid());
             if episode.set_played_now().is_ok() {
                 title
                     .get_style_context()
                     .map(|c| c.add_class("dim-label"));
+                sender.clone().send(Action::RefreshEpisodesViewBGR).unwrap();
             };
         }));
 
         let play = &self.play;
         let cancel = &self.cancel;
         let progress = self.progress.clone();
-        self.download
-            .connect_clicked(clone!(play, episode, cancel, progress  => move |dl| {
+        self.download.connect_clicked(
+            clone!(play, episode, cancel, progress, sender  => move |dl| {
             on_download_clicked(
                 &mut episode.clone(),
                 dl,
                 &play,
                 &cancel,
-                progress.clone()
+                progress.clone(),
+                sender.clone()
             );
-        }));
+        }),
+        );
     }
 
     /// Show or hide the play/delete/download buttons upon widget initialization.
@@ -214,6 +219,7 @@ fn on_download_clicked(
     play_bttn: &gtk::Button,
     cancel_bttn: &gtk::Button,
     progress_bar: gtk::ProgressBar,
+    sender: Sender<Action>,
 ) {
     let progress = progress_bar.clone();
 
@@ -223,27 +229,13 @@ fn on_download_clicked(
         glib::Continue(true)
     });
 
-    // Create a async channel.
-    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
-
-    // Pass the desired arguments into the Local Thread Storage.
-    GLOBAL.with(
-        clone!(download_bttn, play_bttn, cancel_bttn, progress => move |global| {
-            *global.borrow_mut() = Some((
-                download_bttn,
-                play_bttn,
-                cancel_bttn,
-                progress,
-                receiver));
-            }),
-    );
-
     let pd = dbqueries::get_podcast_from_id(ep.podcast_id()).unwrap();
     let pd_title = pd.title().to_owned();
     let mut ep = ep.clone();
     cancel_bttn.show();
     progress.show();
     download_bttn.hide();
+    sender.send(Action::RefreshEpisodesViewBGR);
     thread::spawn(move || {
         let download_fold = downloader::get_download_folder(&pd_title).unwrap();
         let e = downloader::get_episode(&mut ep, download_fold.as_str());
@@ -251,8 +243,7 @@ fn on_download_clicked(
             error!("Error while trying to download: {:?}", ep.uri());
             error!("Error: {}", err);
         };
-        sender.send(true).expect("Couldn't send data to channel");;
-        glib::idle_add(receive);
+        sender.send(Action::RefreshViews);
     });
 }
 
@@ -309,13 +300,13 @@ fn receive() -> glib::Continue {
     glib::Continue(false)
 }
 
-pub fn episodes_listbox(pd: &Podcast) -> Result<gtk::ListBox> {
+pub fn episodes_listbox(pd: &Podcast, sender: Sender<Action>) -> Result<gtk::ListBox> {
     let episodes = dbqueries::get_pd_episodeswidgets(pd)?;
 
     let list = gtk::ListBox::new();
 
     episodes.into_iter().for_each(|mut ep| {
-        let widget = EpisodeWidget::new(&mut ep);
+        let widget = EpisodeWidget::new(&mut ep, sender.clone());
         list.add(&widget.container);
     });
 
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs
index a7ce989..a248a02 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl ShowWidget {
             header.switch_to_normal();
         }));
 
-        self.setup_listbox(pd);
+        self.setup_listbox(pd, sender.clone());
         self.set_cover(pd);
         self.set_description(pd.description());
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ impl ShowWidget {
     }
 
     /// Populate the listbox with the shows episodes.
-    fn setup_listbox(&self, pd: &Podcast) {
-        let listbox = episodes_listbox(pd);
+    fn setup_listbox(&self, pd: &Podcast, sender: Sender<Action>) {
+        let listbox = episodes_listbox(pd, sender.clone());
         if let Ok(l) = listbox {
             self.episodes.add(&l);
         }