Do you use cloud backups at all? I just got a Synology NAS and was looking into AWS Glacier. I'm not yet ready to manage my own offsite hardware, but maybe I'll get there eventually.
Most of my subscriptions are like that too. But there are a few creators who I support on Patreon, and they provide special feeds with extra content, etc. These paid subscriptions are a small % of my overall lineup, but not coincidentally, they're my "essentials". I don't think I'm alone!
As someone who's never taken notes while listening to podcasts, I'm curious what your use cases are. Do you listen as part of your research for a project?