Clear up next podcasts? - Apple Community
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/764815424.07.2017 · You can only view the "Up Next" section while a podcast is playing or on it's "play page" by selecting what looks like a reverse bulleted icon next to the fast-forward-fifteen button. There, under "Up Next" are all the podcasts I've already listened to and once a new one has completed, the program automatically jumps to the one I listened to previously.
Next Up - A Podcast Alarm on the App Store
apps.apple.com › us › appEase into morning with a podcast instead. Next Up is a full-featured podcast alarm clock designed to make mornings better. Wake up to the news, a meditation, trivia, a comedy show, or the gentle voice of LeVar Burton reading you a new short story – use any of the more than 750,000 podcasts available on the Apple Podcasts platform.