Obviously, the live read ads by the podcast hosts will still be there, but yep, the other ads are all usually targeted ones inserted when you download it. Once it's downloaded, you can change your VPN back to wherever so you don't have to deal with every site defaulting to Thai or Japanese lol.
This works better than the "skip x seconds" idea others have since some podcasts have mid-show ads, too.
If it's one of the podcasts that uses a service to auto-insert ads, you can always change your VPN to a country that wouldn't be relevant and it'll usually download without ads. It almost always works if I set mine to Japan or Thailand.
If you have a low caffeine tolerance, maybe it might be a bit much for you. If you regularly drink coffee or whatever, drinking a single energy drink here and there probably won't kill you (any more than most things).
When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.
Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.
This drives me up the wall with my TV speaker - having to remember name of the settings that get reset for each power outage. If I was smart, I'd note the procedure down somewhere, but nah 
I'd add any software that has switched to a subscription or SaaS model. Shit used to be super expensive in the past, but you could at least buy a software and keep it indefinitely for home use. It feels like everything is a subscription model. I have a family budgeting software that is no longer sold as a one-time purchase. I guess new users have to include the monthly cost of the budgeting software in their family now! Sure, the sub version has fancy ways to integrate your bank accounts, but doing it by hand every couple of weeks really makes you aware of what you are spending.
I sound so old lmao
A shit candy bar, some random tube socks, and off-brand hair growth meds
Some kind of random stuff from the drug store or discount store. Just a "I put minimal expense and effort into getting this."
I think "selling ice to Eskimos" is the American equivalent. Naturally, the 
version of this phrase: 1) involves an exonym that's a bit offensive 2) kinda makes doing a pointless exercise sound like a good thing.
Well, he's certainly a fence-sitter!
Haru asking Futaba where she has to type in her dad's credit card number