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Yes, especially when listening to a podcast in the car.

"And so now begins the most interesting twi--"

"Get ready to make a left turn up ahead"

"--and it was all because--"

"Left turn in 100 meters"

"--but what really--"

"Turn left"

"--and that would change things forever."

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Not so with CarPlay. I’ve noticed that while using the Podcasts app and Apple Maps with CarPlay, it pauses the podcast while the maps app is speaking and then resumes it.

I think it depends on the specific app. Does what you’re saying in Pocketcasts, but the Economist app does what parent is saying.

On iOS some combination of the navigation app and the app playing audio can decide whether to interrupt the audio or to talk over it.

The Overcast podcast player tries to backup to complete a word or phrase when it is interrupted.

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