Ireland · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Society & Culture Podcasts in Ireland

Top Society & Culture Podcasts in Ireland today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for Ireland 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 Ireland.

1New on this chart

Vogue & Amber
Global

Castbox #1

89Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

Today with David McCullagh
RTÉ Radio 1

Castbox #2

85Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?
BBC Sounds

Castbox #3

77Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

Shameless
Shameless Media

Castbox #4

70Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Castbox #5

93Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

SAS: The Shadow War
The Independent / Aurra Studios

Castbox #6

80Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

The Pat Kenny Show
Newstalk

Castbox #7

99Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

The Women's Podcast
The Irish Times

Castbox #8

73Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Today FM

Castbox #9

67Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Reaching Out
Futuro Media

Castbox #10

61Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Castbox #11

59Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson
WNTT

Castbox #12

62Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Liveline
RTÉ Radio 1

Castbox #13

55Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

Castbox #14

54Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Louise McSharry

Castbox #15

47Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Family Flowers Only by Grief Ireland
GoLoud

Castbox #16

57Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #17

52Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian

Castbox #18

44Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Ray D'Arcy Daily
Whatnext Productions

Castbox #19

48Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

The Garda Podcast
An Garda Síochána

Castbox #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

Castbox #21

50Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

Focus: We Keep Us Safe
KUOW News and Information

Castbox #22

41Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

Castbox #23

42Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

How Are Ya Lovie?
Carl Mullan

Castbox #24

38Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Great Company with Jamie Laing
Jampot Productions

Castbox #25

37Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

Anything Goes with James English
Anything Goes with James English

Castbox #26

39Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Documentary on One Podcast
RTÉ Documentary on One

Castbox #27

44Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Playback
RTÉ Radio 1

Castbox #28

36Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Uncanny
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #29

35Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

The Hard Shoulder
Newstalk

Castbox #30

36Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Castbox #31

40Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Olivia's House with Olivia Attwood
Platform Media

Castbox #32

32Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

A View From A Bridge
Joe Bloom

Castbox #33

30Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Castbox #34

33Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Holly Willoughby Together with Voy
Hungry Bear Media

Castbox #35

31Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Castbox #36

34Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

The Audio Long Read
The Guardian

Castbox #37

33Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

This American Life
This American Life

Castbox #38

30Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

The Affair…with Anna Williamson
The Affair…with Anna Williamson

Castbox #39

28Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Castbox #40

29Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Global

Castbox #41

29Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #42

31Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Moncrieff
Newstalk

Castbox #43

26Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

More or Less
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #44

26Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

World of Secrets
BBC

Castbox #45

25Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

A Very British Cult
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #46

27Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Castbox #47

23Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Castbox #48

28Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

If Books Could Kill
Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Castbox #49

25Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

The Birth Keepers
The Guardian

Castbox #50

21Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

Miss Me?
Persephonica

Castbox #51

20Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

The Claire Solan Podcast
Nalos Productions

Castbox #52

27Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Happily Murrayed
Cutdown & The Murrays

Castbox #53

23Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian

Castbox #54

21Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Castbox #55

22Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

The Dozen with Liam Tuffs
The Dozen Media

Castbox #56

20Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
Esther Perel Global Media

Castbox #57

22Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Heretics | Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold

Castbox #58

20Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

Swingers
BBC Radio Wales

Castbox #59

20Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

The Ireland Podcast
Fender Jackson

Castbox #60

24Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Everything Is Content
Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

Castbox #61

18Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Castbox #62

18Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Get A Grip with Angela Scanlon and Vicky Pattison
Audio Always

Castbox #63

18Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

Second Act with Ateh Jewel
Hello! Magazine Ltd.

Castbox #64

17Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Castbox #65

18Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Heavyweight
Pushkin Industries

Castbox #66

21Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

TED Talks Daily
TED

Castbox #67

19Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

The Slow Newscast
The Observer

Castbox #68

19Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Lunchtime Live
Newstalk

Castbox #69

18Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens

Castbox #70

21Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media

Castbox #71

17Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

I'm ADHD! No You're Not
Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE & Paul Whitehouse

Castbox #72

16Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Grey Matters
The Communications Clinic

Castbox #73

16Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia

Castbox #74

15Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Never Have I Ever with Claire Byrne
Newstalk

Castbox #75

17Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

All Things Cruise
Click&Go Holidays

Castbox #76

15Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Movies and Booze on Moncrieff
Newstalk

Castbox #77

15Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Life Uncut
LiSTNR

Castbox #78

15Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Saturday with Cormac Ó hEadhra
RTÉ Radio 1

Castbox #79

22Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Castbox #80

16Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

S-Town
Serial Productions

Castbox #81

19Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Great Lives
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #82

12Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

Abroad in Japan
Stak

Castbox #83

14Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

The Tools at Hand with Harrison Gardner
harrisongardner

Castbox #84

16Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

This is Love
Vox Media Podcast Network

Castbox #85

15Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant
Vox Media Podcast Network

Castbox #86

13Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

Modern Love
The New York Times

Castbox #87

14Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

The Interview
The New York Times

Castbox #88

19Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

Sunday with Miriam
RTÉ Radio 1

Castbox #89

15Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Wednesdays
JamPot Productions

Castbox #90

14Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

The Spill
Mamamia Podcasts

Castbox #91

14Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Lives Less Ordinary
BBC World Service

Castbox #92

16Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

The Gateway: Teal Swan
Gizmodo

Castbox #93

16Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah

Castbox #94

12Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

Castbox #95

14Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

Secrets We Keep
LiSTNR

Castbox #96

13Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Channel 4 News

Castbox #97

12Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

LOW
Jack Rhysider

Castbox #98

12Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

Sin Scéal Eile
Poddle Audio

Castbox #99

12Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Desert Island Discs: Archive: 2016-2018
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #100

14Pulse Score out of 100

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