Yes - you can slow down podcasts by pressing the 1x button to the left of the rewind by 15 seconds button: In the above screenshot I have pressed the 1x button until it has become ½ x button. If the voices are 'too fast to be understood,' then you may have actually increased the playback speed (2x or 3x), and may want it back at 1x.
A YouTube video of these instructions for iOS 10.3.3 can be found!The following instructions are out of date given they were written for iOS 6. I invite you to click on the link above to watch a short 3½ minute video on how to speed up/slow down podcasts and more for iOS 10.Ever wanted to speed up/slow down a podcast? Start your podcast and simply tap the center of your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad screen to get to the second menu screen.Main screen of currently playing podcastPodcast options screen. Tap the “1X” in the upper-right-hand corner of your screen to increase the playback speed.Podcast playing at twice the normal speed. Tap the “2X” in the upper-right-hand corner of your screen to decrease the playback speed.Podcast playing at half the normal speed.
Tap the “1/2X” in the upper-right-hand corner of your screen to increase the playback speed to normal speed.You’re back to the beginning!Tags.