And I totally despise ads on podcasts. I find them very invasive. When I'm listening, I often don't have hands free to fast-forward.

The problem with "premium" podcasts is that every publisher has their own premium, and some publishers don't seem to have a premium ad-free option at all.

What I'd prefer is an ad-free central podcast service or app that I could subscribe to for ad-free podcasts. I'd be happy to pay for that. Failing that, I'd jump on any podcast player that used this technology to skip ads automatically for me.