I've been using Pocket Casts on Android and it works well. I think that I started using it 2 years ago and I haven't encountered any issues. I use the free version and it hasn't asked me to pay and hasn't shown me ads. I'm a light user when it comes to podcasts though.
They have a web player for PC, but I haven't tried it.
I'm not surprised. I'm disabled, but I don't have a family doctor or a doctor who could fill the form. Doctors tend to be so advert to filling forms to begin with. I think the form has to be renewed yearly as well.
It would be much simpler if being on a provincial disability program would automatically qualify us for the federal program. It can be hell getting into a disability program, I had to resort to a lawyer after being denied twice. I just don't have the energy to fight with another level of bureaucracy.