As a high volume podcast consumer, I find it interesting that US casts are pretty much all following a completely ad based model, while German ones are much mor

As a high volume podcast consumer, I find it interesting that US casts are pretty much all following a completely ad based model, while German ones are much more subscription/donation based. And yes, paying for good journalism is inevitable if you want quality. Just, if the crowd picks up the tab, nobody needs to listen to ads.