I tried to play the latest podcast episodes of Today In iPhone and IT Conversations
After selecting one of those podcasts and hitting the Play button the application crashed to the main iPhone screen. Restarting my iPhone didn't fix it. Also starting the podcasts in the iPhones iPod app the going into footnote, selecting the same podcast and hitting play had the same crashing results.
Thank you for letting me know about the issue you are having. I've been able to replicate the behavior that you have described and will let you know via email and here when the problem is resolved.