Spotify is a growth company. They build for future customers. Podcasters at also business partners, just like songmakers are. The only relevant difference betw

Spotify is a growth company. They build for future customers. Podcasters at also business partners, just like songmakers are. The only relevant difference between podcasts and music is that you've been conditioned to expect that music costs money but expect podcasts to be free. Spotify didn't blackmail Joe Rogen into licensing his podcasts for $100M.