Podcasts not updating on Series 9 Apple Watch

Podcasts previously were updating fine. Now, the shows still show as a pending download in watch app, but won’t download. I’ve tried updating and reset, but not working.. any ideas appreciated.

FYI Watch is series 9

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Posted on Dec 22, 2024 1:59 PM

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