The Audacity to Podcast

Audacity is free and Adobe Audition is $349. Are there really benefits to Audition that are worth the big price tag? I share why Audition may be best for my podcasting workflow, but why you probably shouldn't switch. Related posts:

1. TAP009: Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Audacity?
2. TAP006: How to Make LAME MP3s with Audacity
3. TAP010: Audacity and iTunes—Making Not-LAME MP3s
4. Should You Podcast in Mono or Stereo? [TAP059]
5. TAP011: Podcasting with Software Compressors vs. Hardware Compressors