The icons don't appear to the right/left of the play button but the buttons are still there and work if you tap where the icon used to be.
FWIW, the icons do still appear in the Control Center menu when a podcast is playing: http://i.imgur.com/mUWrIYy.png
Are you using iOS 9?
The icons don't appear to the right/left of the play button but the buttons are still there and work if you tap where the icon used to be.
FWIW, the icons do still appear in the Control Center menu when a podcast is playing: http://i.imgur.com/mUWrIYy.png