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@VernaD When you're done listening to a podcast, all you need to do is to press Pause and leave the app. It is not necessary to completely quit the app or sign out when you're done listening.
When paused, the Pandora app is dormant and will not use your device's CPU or internet data.
You can pause Pandora by pressing the Pause button on the Now Playing screen on Pandora. You can also pause from the play controls on your lock screen.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you run into any issues with this.
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