Exclusion filtering! What a great idea! You can quickly filter by keyword for episodes currently but you can’t exclude certain words. I will get exclusion filtering added. The code is already in place for it!

Excellent point, I will include communication around Podcast 2.0 and all it’s features in the future.

You can, on your local device. Pinepods syncs progress between devices instantly. I like to switch between laptop and phones. If you only listen on your phone and the app works for you that sounds like a great solution already.

Same reasons for any Self hosted projects. Own your data, Archive the content, I like Self-hosting. Pick your favorite reason. Podcasting is built to be an open platform. It deserves open and Self Managable clients.