It's not pedantic though. Lets say you were a fan of Hello Internet (not affiliated, I just subscribe to their private feed)

Run me through how you'd listen to their paid podcast "Goodbye Internet"[0] in Spotify and I'll concede that Spotify is a podcast client.

[0] https://www.patreon.com/hellointernet

and then it's also not a podcast provider. Run me through how I'd listen to Gimlet's Academy[1] audio series in Overcast, and I'll concede that point too

[1] https://open.spotify.com/show/7hhEbl4DOMheWRunCUAla6?si=WFxE...