Certainly not due to religion I can tell you that much.
Most podcasts are simply brain-rot. They aren’t even entertainment any more, they’re just zombification at this point.
This constant need to be entertained by something is ruining people’s aptitude for their own thinking minds. Listening to podcasts seems to be a way for people to absorb WHAT to think, instead of HOW to think. Nobody I’ve seen who listens to these podcasts does so with a critical mind, because a podcast doesn’t converse back. They listen to podcasts to be told what to think about a subject, so they can regurgitate it later.
Being unable to recognize helpful advice, doesn’t mean I’m not being helpful.