For many people, me included, having podcasts separate is a benefit. They’re quite different from music.

I'd consider this killing off because I'm sure the interface will not be the same as the one currently used by the Podcasts app.

So background play in _select_ cases.

Sounds like another regression like when they removed music sync from smart watches when they killed google music and there was no current or eta for an alternative with YT music.

Never again google, not for me.

Long live Garmin and Pocket Casts for me.