Spotify Free gets you 128Kbps AAC on the web player, while Premium boosts this to 256Kbps. Podcast quality is standard at 96Kbps on most devices except the web player, where it’s boosted to 128Kbps.

Apple has launched a web app for ... me away from Spotify given that I already pay for a subscription, but it may be enough to tempt you away from your regular podcast player.