> Podcasting could be a lot bigger if the clients were more than downloadable file managers, if it was just a couple taps to hear a show<p>I agree about the clients being key. Although there are now great
clients for smartphones (eg Pocket casts). But a big factor probably
also is that you can easily download them on your phone now and don't
have to plug your mp3 player in.<p>> when they say "podcast resurgence" and that's honestly about one thing: ad money.<p>And that's somewhat annoying. Even the big ones (This American life)
have big ad segments. Some even multiple times per show and almost
always spoken by the cast themselves. I feel there might quickly
something like Adblock for Podcasts become relevant, with the ad
timecodes collaborated and cut out.