Source: 9to5Google
YouTube has somehow turned into a platform where podcasts are distributed, and the company is starting to optimize that experience. There's now an Explore page for Podcasts. It's not showing up for me yet. But it's under the YouTube.com/podcasts URL. It's linked to the existing Explore page alongside: Trending, Music, Movies & Shows, Live, Gaming, and more.
Right now, it's just letting you browse through regular video thumbnails that takes you to the regular player on Android. It features large buttons and shortcuts to like, save, and adjust playback speed. YouTube will probably optimized the experience for users over time, but it's unclear if it'll make its way to YouTube Music. We're expecting Google to fold in its Google Podcasts app within YouTube instead of keeping it as a separate app.