Spotify also made podcast ads as terrible as TV/radio.
I was never bothered by podcast ads since it was coming straight from the podcaster. E.g. Tim Ferriss - for the most part I trusted he actually supported the products. Comedians, the ad reads are often pretty funny
Spotify instead interrupts the podcast whenever they want with "HEY! <radio ad voice selling a product>"
Yeah, it's really awful. Many podcasts I choose to listen to because the hosts have soothing voices and there isn't any annoying yelling, but when Spotify inserts the ads in there, it absolutely ruins the experience since the ads are so jarring when compared to the podcast itself.
I was never bothered by podcast ads since it was coming straight from the podcaster. E.g. Tim Ferriss - for the most part I trusted he actually supported the products. Comedians, the ad reads are often pretty funny
Spotify instead interrupts the podcast whenever they want with "HEY! <radio ad voice selling a product>"