You can already find the podcast by name using the normal internet method of searching for it. Where does Apple come into it?
The last search engine to host a list of websites was Yahoo!, and nobody did care.
The last search engine to host a list of websites was Yahoo!, and nobody did care.
You could, but I suspect most people search in their podcast app. Which is where apples directory comes in.
The UX on the latter side is clearly superior.
in the past i've subscribed to a dead feed this way i think because the author changed who they syndicate through. i assume Apple's directory is maintained in a way that largely avoids this (simply by it being the canonical directory).