And I never claimed that all podcasting is journalism... Journalism is a subset of (text/audio), and some (writers/podcasters) care a lot more about journalist

And I never claimed that all podcasting is journalism... Journalism is a subset of (text/audio), and some (writers/podcasters) care a lot more about journalistic standards than others. I would argue that podcasting institutions - npr and affiliates, gimlet, radiotopia - actually do have a lot of understanding and respect for journalistic standards, and also represent a very large share of the most popular podcasts. I don't think the two media are as different in this regard as you seem to believe.