> I tend to listen to those in podcasts when they are truly one-off live reads (TWiT has historically done pretty well at this, for example)

TWiT uses pre-recorded ads pretty often, and has admitted to trying AI-read ads which mimic the host. I prefer either to the meandering before and after banter that bookends the off-the-cuff ad reads. Thankfully it appears their paid Club TWiT excludes both ads and annoying wind up / wind down around them.

(Full disclosure, I work for a company that facilitates ad-free podcast offerings)