> The world, on the whole, lost a lot of interest in podcasting.

Your customers' data may reflect that, but industry data shows that podcasting is still growing steadily. In their more recent (2022) report, Edison Research notes, "Monthly podcast listening saw growth year-over-year among those age 35-54, as 43% are now monthly podcast listeners, up from 39% in 2021."

> Some of my biggest customers have half or less than the number of listens they were pulling per week in 2019.

Shows fail. There are countless podcasts whose listens have grown substantially since 2019.