The idea that podcasts were always meant to be "audio only" is just not true.
Here's Steve Jobs demoing video podcasts in iTunes/iPod back in 2005:
https://youtu.be/gVd_ylNvma0?si=CE1axeOAbShlUV_k
#podcast
Justin Jackson
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