I agree 100%. The defining characteristic of a podcast is how it is distributed. Otherwise it's just an audio program. However, we are losing the word already. The least technical people I know think "podcast" means any kind of audio program with talking.
As in, "Hey I just started a podcast on youtube!" but literally it's just a yt channel.
As in, "Hey I just started a podcast on youtube!" but literally it's just a yt channel.