Range selection tool

The ability to select a portion of a clip in the timeline just does not exist! I edit podcasts which are difficult enough as Premiere doesn't handle hour long timelines with hundreds of cuts very well. The current method is using a blade tool and cutting the beginning and end of the clips and then pressing delete, or having to scroll the playhead and using CMD+K. The range tool is just select and delete. Why does not exist? Its 2025. 

See here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OnwrzCeEZw

Every 4 months I pay Adobe the equivalent of a full lifetime license of Davinci Resolve Studio and Premiere "pro" is still lacking basic features like this.

Adobe I am getting tired! Please add this.