Australia · Genre chart · October 2026

Top News Podcasts in Australia

Top News Podcasts in Australia today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for Australia into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for Australia.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1Up 4 from #5

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Spotify #2 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #1

96Pulse Score out of 100
2Up 1 from #3

ABC News Daily
ABC Australia

Apple #3 Spotify #4 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #3

87Pulse Score out of 100
3Down 2 from #1

The Karl Stefanovic Show
Karl Stefanovic

Apple #7 Spotify #1 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #7

86Pulse Score out of 100
4Down 2 from #2

If You're Listening
ABC Australia

Apple #2 Spotify #6 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #2

86Pulse Score out of 100
5Down 1 from #4

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #9 Spotify #3 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #9

77Pulse Score out of 100
6No change

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #4 Spotify #14 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #4

71Pulse Score out of 100
7Up 1 from #8

Politics Now
ABC Australia

Apple #5 Spotify #13 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #5

69Pulse Score out of 100
8Down 1 from #7

Full Story
The Guardian

Apple #6 Spotify #12 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

68Pulse Score out of 100
9Up 1 from #10

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #8 Spotify #15 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

62Pulse Score out of 100
10Up 6 from #16

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

Apple #10 Spotify #17 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

57Pulse Score out of 100
11Up 3 from #14

Squiz Today
Squiz Media

Apple #17 Spotify #10 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #17

56Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 3 from #15

The Daily Aus
The Daily Aus

Apple #24 Spotify #7 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #24

56Pulse Score out of 100
13Down 1 from #12

7am
Solstice Media

Apple #11 Spotify #18 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #11

55Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 1 from #13

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #34 Spotify #5 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #34

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 6 from #9

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #22 Spotify #9 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #22

55Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 1 from #17

The Trial of Russell Brand
The Times

Apple #12 Spotify #23 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

51Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 6 from #11

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #14 Spotify #21 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #14

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 1 from #19

Background Briefing
ABC Australia

Apple #13 Spotify #30 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #13

47Pulse Score out of 100
19Down 1 from #18

Big Small Talk
LiSTNR

Apple #51 Spotify #8 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts —

45Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 5 from #25

The Morning Edition
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Apple #15 Spotify #32 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #15

44Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 1 from #22

Ben Fordham Live on 2GB Breakfast
Radio 2GB

Apple #18 Spotify #27 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #18

44Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 2 from #20

The Fin
Australian Financial Review

Apple #30 Spotify #16 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #30

43Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 1 from #24

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #25 Spotify #20 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #25

43Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 3 from #21

Inside Trump's Head
The Daily Beast, Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles

Apple #20 Spotify #28 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #20

42Pulse Score out of 100
25Up 1 from #26

The Briefing
LiSTNR

Apple #23 Spotify #26 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #23

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Up 2 from #28

The Quicky
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #19 Spotify #37 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #19

39Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 2 from #29

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #26 Spotify #29 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #26

38Pulse Score out of 100
28Down 1 from #27

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #92 Spotify #11 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 4 from #33

The Front
The Australian

Apple #21 Spotify #43 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #21

36Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 7 from #23

PEP with Chas and Dr Dave
Chas Licciardello

Apple #31 Spotify #34 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 3 from #34

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple #67 Spotify #19 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

32Pulse Score out of 100
32Up 6 from #38

The News Agents
Global

Apple #27 Spotify #48 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #27

32Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 1 from #32

NAB Morning Call
Phil Dobbie

Apple #40 Spotify #31 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #40

32Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 3 from #31

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #53 Spotify #24 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

31Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 4 from #39

Today in Focus
The Guardian

Apple #36 Spotify #41 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #36

30Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 6 from #30

We Used to be Journos
Ette Media

Apple #41 Spotify #36 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #41

30Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 1 from #36

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #38 Spotify #40 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #38

30Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 1 from #37

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Apple #43 Spotify #38 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #43

29Pulse Score out of 100
39Up 3 from #42

Americast
BBC News

Apple #39 Spotify #42 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #39

29Pulse Score out of 100
40No change

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #37 Spotify #45 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #37

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Down 6 from #35

Lamestream
Lamestream Media

Apple #45 Spotify #44 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #45

27Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 5 from #47

Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
ABC Australia

Apple #16 Spotify — Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #16

27Pulse Score out of 100
43No change

ABC News Top Stories
ABC Australia

Apple #54 Spotify #39 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
44Down 3 from #41

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #63 Spotify #35 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
45Up 1 from #46

Breaking News from Pod Save America
Crooked Media

Apple #115 Spotify #25 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 6 from #52

SBS News Headlines
SBS

Apple #83 Spotify #46 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 2 from #49

Punters Politics
Punters Politics

Apple — Spotify #22 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 4 from #44

Planet America Fireside Chat
ABC Australia

Apple #28 Spotify — Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #28

20Pulse Score out of 100
49Up 1 from #50

John Anderson: Conversations
John Anderson

Apple #93 Spotify #49 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 2 from #48

Praxis - A political economy podcast
The Green Institute

Apple #29 Spotify — Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #29

19Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 9 from #60

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #33 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #33

17Pulse Score out of 100
52Up 74 from #126

The Collapse
CHOICE Australia / Super Consumers Australia

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #32

17Pulse Score out of 100
53Down 8 from #45

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #35

17Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 1 from #55

ShameMore
Shameless Media

Apple — Spotify #33 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

The Escape Pod Podcast
Alex Azor & Andrew Parker

Apple #177 Spotify #50 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 2 from #58

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #42

15Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 4 from #53

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #44

14Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 2 from #56

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Apple #46 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #46

14Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 2 from #57

The Populist
The Guardian

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #48

13Pulse Score out of 100
60Up 15 from #75

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts #47

13Pulse Score out of 100
61Up 3 from #64

Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
BBC Sounds

Apple #50 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts #50

13Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 23 from #85

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts #49

13Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 2 from #61

The Harry Sisson Show
Harry Sisson

Apple — Spotify #47 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 4 from #68

AM
ABC Australia

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 6 from #71

Sky Sports Radio's Big Sports Breakfast
Sky Sports Radio

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 7 from #73

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 2 from #69

What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss
The Australia Institute

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 19 from #87

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
Ark Media

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 63 from #132

Credlin
News24

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 7 from #63

Newshour
BBC World Service

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
71Down 1 from #70

Hack
triplej

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 21 from #51

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 8 from #81

Radio National Breakfast
ABC Australia

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 20 from #54

Insiders
ABC Australia

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 25 from #100

3AW Mornings with Tom Elliott
3AW

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 11 from #65

Inside Politics
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 15 from #92

The Verdict with Michael Felgate
Racing.com

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 2 from #76

Alan Jones on Trial
The Guardian

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 10 from #89

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 14 from #66

Back to Back Barries
The Guardian

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
81Up 9 from #90

Iran: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 2 from #84

Paul Murray Live
News24

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
83Up 20 from #103

Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 22 from #62

606
BBC Radio 5 Live

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
85Up 10 from #95

The Solo Bureau
Claire Murphy

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 27 from #59

Outsiders
News24

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
87Up 7 from #94

The Teacher's Trial
The Australian

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 10 from #98

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 17 from #72

Who the Hell is Hamish?
The Australian

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

The Bolt Report
News24

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 9 from #82

Punters Politics
Punter Konrad & Punter James

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 13 from #79

Still Counting
Crooked Media

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
93Up 13 from #106

3AW Breakfast with Ross and Russel
3AW

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 27 from #67

Good Weekend Talks
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 1 from #96

The Lady Vanishes
LiSTNR

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 18 from #78

Newscast
BBC News

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 14 from #83

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 15 from #113

Mornings with Mark Levy
Tapt Media

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 6 from #105

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 26 from #74

Australian Politics
The Guardian

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 24 from #77

Politics Weekly America
The Guardian

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
102Up 2 from #104

The Walkers: The real Salt Path
The Observer

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 17 from #86

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
104Up 26 from #130

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 49 from #154

Unholy: Two Jews on the News
Unholy Media

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106Up 19 from #125

The World Today
ABC Australia

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107Up 22 from #129

Bonafide with Luke Bona
Luke Bona

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 7 from #101

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny
The Australian National University

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 43 from #152

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Morning Joe
Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 31 from #80

The Opinions
The New York Times Opinion

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 6 from #118

The Story
The Times

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
113New on this chart

After America
The Australia Institute

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
114Down 5 from #109

Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 5 from #120

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Glenn Diesen

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 23 from #139

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
117Up 59 from #176

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 11 from #107

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 31 from #88

Real Time with Bill Maher
HBO Podcasts

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120New on this chart

Racing HQ with Dave Stanley
Sky Sports Radio

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 24 from #97

Serious Danger
Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 6 from #116

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 15 from #108

Law The Podcast
Bravecasting

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Up 9 from #133

5 in 5 with ANZ
ANZ

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 8 from #117

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126New on this chart

Radio Atlantic
The Atlantic

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 8 from #119

Reuters World News
Reuters

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 41 from #169

Infamous
Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 18 from #111

The Necessary Conversation
The Necessary Conversation

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 7 from #123

The Brendan O'Neill Show
The Brendan O'Neill Show

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 16 from #115

The Morgan Stewart Show
Morgan Stewart

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
132Up 16 from #148

The David Pakman Show
David Pakman

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
133Down 19 from #114

The Radio National Hour
ABC Australia

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
134Up 11 from #145

The Daily T
The Telegraph

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 12 from #147

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
136Up 31 from #167

James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 44 from #181

The Matt Walsh Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 47 from #91

The Canberra Playbook Podcast
POLITICO

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 1 from #138

Caliphate
The New York Times

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140Up 4 from #144

Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered
News UK

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141New on this chart

UnHerd with Freddie Sayers
UnHerd

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Up 20 from #162

The Duran Podcast
The Duran

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 44 from #99

Hacks On Tap
Vox Media

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144New on this chart

Drive with Jacqui Felgate
3AW

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Down 52 from #93

News Club
The Squiz

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 34 from #112

Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
RenewEconomy

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 37 from #110

The Focus Group Podcast
The Bulwark

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 17 from #165

The Rubin Report
Dave Rubin

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 38 from #187

All In with Chris Hayes
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150New on this chart

Quite right!
The Spectator

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151No change

Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Up 28 from #180

Undisclosed: Toward Justice
Undisclosed

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

The Antony Loewenstein Podcast
Antony Loewenstein

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154New on this chart

SBS News In Depth
SBS

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Up 35 from #190

WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Up 10 from #166

The Rest Is Money
Goalhanger

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 36 from #121

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 22 from #136

Fareed Zakaria GPS
CNN Podcasts

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Up 25 from #184

The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

KIIS Breakfast
KIIS and iHeart Australia

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 5 from #156

Anderson Cooper 360
CNN Podcasts

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
162Up 10 from #172

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 23 from #140

A Right Royal Podcast
Hello! Magazine Ltd

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
164Up 14 from #178

Bannon`s War Room
WarRoom.org

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 4 from #161

Follow The Money
The Australia Institute

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 35 from #131

Unreliable Witness | Storycast
Sky News

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167Up 7 from #174

The Source with Kaitlan Collins
CNN Podcasts

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168Up 23 from #191

CNN Inside Politics
CNN Podcasts

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 11 from #158

The WAN Show
Linus Tech Tips

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 36 from #134

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Ross Coulthart

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Up 12 from #183

LEGEND
Guillaume Pley

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 37 from #135

The Conversation Weekly
The Conversation

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 20 from #193

Consider This from NPR
NPR

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 6 from #168

John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
John Kiriakou

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175Down 16 from #159

The World in Brief from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 74 from #102

RSN Correct Weight
RSN

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177Up 23 from #200

The Dan Bongino Show
Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 56 from #122

UnJustified
MSW Media

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 42 from #137

SBS Cantonese - SBS廣東話節目
SBS

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 56 from #124

The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell
The Bulwark

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Nights with John Stanley
Tapt Media

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

JMO Confidential
Daily Telegraph

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 56 from #128

Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

The Erin Molan Show
The Erin Molan Show

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 36 from #150

Politics with Michelle Grattan
The Conversation

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

The Tally Room
Ben Raue

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

Novara Media
Novara Media

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189Up 5 from #194

Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190Down 30 from #160

Political Gabfest
Slate Podcasts

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
Greg Sargent

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192Up 3 from #195

Democracy Now! Audio
Democracy Now!

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

Sharri
News24

Apple #190 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters
lotuseaters.com

Apple #191 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 9 from #186

The Parnas Perspective
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #192 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 53 from #143

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Apple #193 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

The Royals Uncensored
The Royals Uncensored

Apple #194 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 19 from #179

Palace Intrigue: Harry, Meghan & the Crown. Royal Family News and Gossip.
Caloroga Media / The Daily Royal Family Podcast

Apple #195 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber, MS NOW

Apple #196 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

The Rita Panahi Show
News24

Apple #197 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 news podcast in Australia right now?

The Rest Is Politics: US by Goalhanger is the No. 1 news podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 27, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #2 on Spotify, #11 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 news podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is Politics: US, ABC News Daily and The Karl Stefanovic Show. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts News charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.

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