>why would you expect Apple to make it available to competing podcast apps? Because a podcast is an rss feed that links to mp3s. It is an open standard where t

>why would you expect Apple to make it available to competing podcast apps? Because a podcast is an rss feed that links to mp3s. It is an open standard where the user is in control of what client app to use. Anything that breaks this contract is no longer a podcast. You want to monetize? Follow a structure such as relay.fm[1] where you can subscribe to an authenticated rss feed but still listen in whatever app you want. Or name it something else. [1]: https://www.relay.fm/membership https://www.relay.fm/membership (No affiliation, just using it as an example of monetizing podcasts that still stays true to what a podcast is)