#1661: Podium explain

[Cueball is speaking at a lectern standing on a podium.]

Cueball: The American people are tired of politics as usual.

Cueball: They’re tired of-

Cueball: Okay, brief tangent: is this thing a podium or a lectern? People say “podium” is wrong, but I also see it used that way in pretty formal contexts. Is usage just changing?

Cueball: If elected, I will get to the bottom of this for once and for all.