Apple Watch Podcasts app Bug

Hey there, K0JEG,

Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.

This definitely doesn't sound like anticipated behavior and we want to help you figure it out. In addition to updating your Apple Watch to the latest version of watchOS, have you also made sure that your iPhone is running the latest version of iOS? Updating your paired iPhone is always important whenever encountering these types of issues on Apple Watch. Here is how to update, if you need to: Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

If the issue continues to occur, we would recommend that you make sure the episode you're listening to has been downloaded locally to the device so that you can play it without an active network connection. If the issue doesn't continue to occur when you've downloaded a podcast offline, then it could be possible that a network issue is causing this to occur.

Here is some more info on that: Add podcasts to Apple Watch - Apple Support

Last but not least, if you're still not having luck, go ahead and reach out to Apple directly. They will be able to take a closer look at Podcasts and see if there are any advanced troubleshooting steps you can try or if they are able to get a little more information to help you resolve this. You can start by reaching out here, just follow the prompts for your issue: Apple Support

We hope that this information is helpful.

​Have a great day!