As I mentioned in my post about the apps I kept when switching to GrapheneOS, self- hosting PinePods and using AntennaPod on your phone is a great option! That way you can still have web and desktop sync. I also said in that post:
If I wasn’t grandfathered into the free premium tier I would be more tempted to jump ship.
The time to jump ship seems to be getting closer. I think Pocket Casts will join a future version of my apps that I got rid of when switching to GrapheneOS post.
The answer is in the article:
Sorry…I totally missed that part of the article 😊 I was also on the free premium tier and got dissapointed with how they changed stuff.