@NEETzsche TV-race came /pol/ or somewhere 4chan as far as I know and it was an extension of the "PC master race" meme.

Podcastrace as an epithet is an obvious attempt to shame people who support the few dissident content creators out there. It's about as dumb as the weeb bashing. Some guys listen to political podcasts. Some guys watch Japanese cartoons. What makes you so enlightened with your use of your free time? Oh? You chug along on your TOR browser to read through 1000 page threads on KiwiFarms about fat people and trannies. Cool.