ios 13.2 deleting podcasts randomly

I have similar issue. I noticed 13.2 upgrade caused my podcast app to delete all synced unplayed podcast episodes prior to 10/1/18. This is very annoying. I have to downgrade mine to 13.1.3. Urrgggh.

You gotta let them know It’s not been resolved, and please make note of the exact minute it happens and send them the time as well.

I have also noticed that podcast episodes that were played days ago (and supposed to be automatically deleted 24-hours after playing) are still on the phone. A handful of these episodes are saved but unchecked in iTunes (so should not be on the phone), but the majority of them are just randomly played episodes that I listened to in the last couple of weeks.

****... I was hoping the problem was going to be fixed when I upgraded to 13.3 this afternoon. I didn't see any mention of it in the release notes, but then again I doubt Apple would admit there was a problem to begin with.

And now I've synced the old podcasts three straight days and have watched them disappear by 12 noon the next day. This is insane. I guess I'll have to spend time with Apple support. My library of podcasts is extensive - I'm tired of having them wiped out each day only leaving me the last three episodes of each podcast.

Has anyone found a workaround or a different app that can handle the existing library

I just upgraded to 13.3 after having this issue with 13.2 and being incredibly frustrated.

Sorry to say, it’s still happening. I was actively listing to my beautifully curated podcasts I loaded on my phone and the sound crackled out....open the podcast app and they are all gone.

I happened to have time on the 4th of January and started an IM with support. The first level technician was quite interested and he talked to a second-level tech. They wanted to move to voice call, but I had already used my available time. They instigated our setting up an appointment for them to call me an hour later, but never called. I verified all the various steps I had done for debugging. I will try to call again and reference the incident number to hopefully skip some steps. I think one thign I did that helped was reference this very thread to show it was not just a Stupid User issue.

This just happened to me too. All I listened to episodes of a podcast I subscribe to from before Nov. 27 just disappeared. In my experience with Apple support trying to get a calendar issue fixed, support “escalation” does nothing. No one ever had the file from call to call, and every single time I had to start from scratch. Also, only occasionally did a tech call when we’d scheduled a time for them to call me.

Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. It's been so infuriating! Like most others here, I had a ton of podcasts which I loaded onto my phone via iTunes, and then after about a week or so, I'll be listening to one and it just suddenly cuts out. Then when I go to check the Podcast app, they've all been deleted! It's such a nuisance to have to load them on over and over again... I really hope there's a fix down the line.

For anyone wondering, iOS 13.3.1 was released last week. When I read through the release notes, no mention was made of this bug being fixed. I can also confirm that it wasn't, as I still have the same problem after upgrading.

Maybe I will try it on my older iphone4 that i use for storage. Still annoying to not be able to listen to older podcasts because they get deleted. My specific max is 99 per podcast, so it seems odd that it keeps the latest 99 and deletes all else.

I can't believe it's April 2020 and I'm still having this issue with 13.4.1.

I only upgraded from 12 on the advice of an agent and I am FUMING. This old podcast is the only thing keeping me sane in quarantine and now it won't stop deleting!!