Not defending the 88, he could be a racist, but he’s apparently from Taiwan. It is a common number in Chinese culture, guessing Taiwan too. Where I live there have been a couple of businesses with “88” in the name and both were Chinese.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(number)

Podcasts are not what this song is about at all. You are not totally incorrect though, podcasts are similar to radio.