Anil Dash beautifully describes how podcasts, by successfully resisting large-scale monetisation, have never been completely taken over by large platforms. That's why Roman Mars can end every episode of 99% invisible with "... wherever you find podcasts". According to Anil, this is also a motivating example of how an open web can work and he draws parallels to Mastodon and others. In my eyes he has a point there.

“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement