I listen to podcasts daily and have 107 days of listening time in pocketcasts over the span of years, but honestly their premium features just aren't worth the cost, even at the cheaper level. I paid in the past because it's a great app but realized I basically never used the paid features and stopped.
I think a lot of people who were also paying just to support a great app are going to second guess if theyre actually using those paid features with the price hike.
Found out the hard way that running Carolina reapers in a dehydrator can have a similar effect. Took like a full day to not walk into the house and get "spice eyes".