Podcasts suddenly downloading as if 78rpm i.e. speech is speeded up - why?

I recently started walking a lot and downloaded podcasts from iTunes to listen to. Worked fine for approx 2 months then suddenly they sound speeded up - the hosts are talking very fast and it's hard to hear what they're saying. I can't think of anything I've done differently - I might have had an iOS update, I've changed my iTunes Password but I couldn't see why it was happening even after I removed them from my iPhone by choosing not to sync them, then synced and added them back on. It's so frustrating.

Just found this - and as a result of posting this other posts asking for help - some responses more sarcastic than others "read the manual" but I've never needed to do this before. However, it does work so thank you!
lllaass
Re: My podcasts have speeded up. How can I correct this?
Jun 27, 2011 5:31 PM (in response to summerswimmer)
On the podcast play screen, there is a playback speed selector box. It is on the right side slightly below the scrubber bar. In the box is either 1/2X, 1X or 2X. Tap the box to cycle through the playback speeds.

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