I pay a lot of money and only get access to free podcasts I can get anywhere else. The podcasts are often not in sequential order. I no longer get recommendations for podcasts that I might like based on what I listen to. I usually do not get updates as to when a new episode has been released. Spotify will often show an episode as not listened to when it was listened to and will replay it. Some series will have the latest episodes at the top of the list, other series will have the latest episodes at the bottom of the list. The entire app is a disorganised mess.
