I’m so tired of audio files on websites and HTML players with no reasonable controls... If playback dies 30 min in, am I supposed to reload the page, press the

I’m so tired of audio files on websites and HTML players with no reasonable controls... If playback dies 30 min in, am I supposed to reload the page, press the 2x button and wait for 15 min to get back where I were...? What if I want to switch to listening through my chromecast when I get home? Impossible? How do I listen to stuff like this without losing my sanity? :P I’ve tried downloading podcast apps on my iPhone, but I can never find the episode through them... :/