I agree. Spotify is pushing features that benefit their bottom line but that most people don't want. Even if you wanted to try Spotify as your main podcast cli

I agree. Spotify is pushing features that benefit their bottom line but that most people don't want. Even if you wanted to try Spotify as your main podcast client, some podcasts were never on Spotify because Spotify wouldn't pony up. Others went Spotify exclusive. I cancelled Spotify and signed up for Apple Music. It's much improved from 2015, especially in terms of discovery and curated playlists. And it supports ALAC, which is a nice bonus (Spotify still has no FLAC option).