My opinion is #bandwidth is still a limiting hurdle for #podcast creators, and people with #privacy concerns.
To explain: almost no podcasts host their content. Bandwidth (and storage) cost $$$. $(3rd party #CDNs and podcast hosting svcs) < $(commercial hosting) < $(than server hosting). But all seem part of #SurveillanceCapitalism.
#Peertube, #Funkwhale could reduce cost/increase findability, but painful. #InterPlanetaryFileSystem (#IPFS) might be best.