@madebygoogle Please get control of your Pixel programming. I bought a Pixel 3XL 6 months ago and continue to have issue listening to your own podcasts on Google Play Music. Today I can't even listen because it continues to pause EVERY TIME I START A PODCAST, after 10 sec.
Jumping in to help – does this happen on specific podcast you listen to? You can try refreshing the library by tapping the ☰ icon > Settings > Refresh. Also, make sure that you're running the latest version of the app. Let us know how it goes!