Altering speed of podcast playback on iOS 11.4.1 How do I alter playback speed on podcasts when no speed adjuster is shown? The previous x1 was a solution but this is no longer apparent.
Assuming you're talking about the default Podcasts app, this still has a 1x option located at below-left of the screen (just below the volume slider on the main page of the episode you're listening to).

Tapping on the 1x option will cycle the options from 1x to 1 1/2x to 2x to 1/2x and back to 1x.