This is a discussion thread for the "iOS Podcasts App to Be 'Vastly' Improved Later Today" story posted on the front page.
I don't have service at my office so I just keep it off to stop it from searching. WiFi is typically on as well.
I didn't use the podcasts app before and thought to try out the new update. It wasn't stable. It freezed while playing an audio podcast and crashed after relaunch. So much to fixing those issues.
I'm pretty sure 1.0.1 wasn't the update they were talking about. They've made it worse looking at these reviews.