Buy an unlocked iPhone 12 mini with no phone plan, problem solved. Or, simply leave airplane mode on at all times and hide all your other non-podcast apps in a

Buy an unlocked iPhone 12 mini with no phone plan, problem solved. Or, simply leave airplane mode on at all times and hide all your other non-podcast apps in a folder on the home screen. Or, use a VPN app to kill internet access to every app except for your podcast player. If you haven't tried Castro (podcast app) on iOS yet, you'll never go back after using that app. I assure you, the delightful user experience will far outweigh the nostalgic fuzzies of podcast listening with an old school MP3 player.