Seems odd... Most podcasts are pretty grassroots without financial backing, I think. I don't really mind the ads, and most podcasts apps seem to have skip but

Seems odd... Most podcasts are pretty grassroots without financial backing, I think. I don't really mind the ads, and most podcasts apps seem to have skip buttons anyway. I mostly use the iOS podcast app, but it has a 30 second skip button. That usually gets me right past the ads.