In my experience producing over 300 podcast episodes each month, people are either fleeing the space and shutting down because they are scare (these are the folks who haven’t monetized, or whose monetization was for a now virtually defunct industry) or they are doubling down and stepping up in a huge way to serve their audiences - so that means extra shows and bonus episodes.
Have you already monetized your show? If yes, figure out ways to get your most impactful content to your audience any way poss