Podcast episode numbers disappeared

Apple made the decision with iOS 16.4 to remove episode numbers from most views for Episodic podcasts.

This is across the board for any episodic podcast.

What I would recommend is in the Apple Episode title - you put the number at the beginning of the episode title.

Yes that means extra work on changing old eps. And it is not what Apple recommends - but if you have a show with episode numbers and you reference them often - then this really is the best option. In Libsyn if you log in at four dot libsyn dot com - you can go into the old UI and in there click on "Content" and then click on "Apple Podcasts Tag Bulk Editor" and that is the easiest way to update the Apple Podcasts titles.

The numbers appear when subscribing on a Mac (where the feed is read directly) but not in the Podcasts App 'Browse' or the web preview. This suggests something odd at Apple's end, though I'm guessing. If you care to post the URL of your feed I'll see if anything suggests itself. You could also try Libsyn Support. It may in the end be necessary to approach Apple Podcasts Support (https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/contact-us).