Podcast and Apple Watch

[maxprice]

can anyone tell me if the apple watch has support for podcasts. I have asked store associates, phone reps, emailed support and Tim Cook (no reply) but no one seems to definitively know the answer. It's doesn't seem like that hard of a question but I thought I would post this here and see if anyone here knows the answer.

 

[AKRowdy]

No it does not, unless the podcast is an MP3 in your iTunes library as "music."

They need to include a podcast app in watchOS 1.1

 

[Rayban]

You can control the podcast from the playing now in glances after you get it going on your iPhone. I would imagine that Apple will add a podcast app in the future.

 

[Kebel21]

The Overcast app has a Watch app as well to control podcasts.

 

[Kebel21]

Sorry, realized the OP meant native support. I was saying that the watch can control podcast playback from the iphone.

 

[RobobVT]

I assume one could also use siri to start or switch podcasts as well correct?

 

[nippyjun]

I assume one could also use siri to start or switch podcasts as well correct?

I don't think so. Unless I'm telling Siri the wrong thing