New Zealand · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Fiction Podcasts in New Zealand

Top Fiction Podcasts in New Zealand today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for New Zealand 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 New Zealand.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

Bear Hunt
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

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

The Archers
BBC Radio 4

Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #3

94Pulse Score out of 100
3Down 1 from #2

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
NOISER

Apple #3 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #2

89Pulse Score out of 100
4Up 2 from #6

Midnight Radio
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #4 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #8

83Pulse Score out of 100
5Down 1 from #4

Sherlock & Co.
Goalhanger

Apple #5 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 1 from #7

Jane Austen Stories
NOISER

Apple #6 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7Up 1 from #8

The Sleepy Bookshelf
Slumber Studios

Apple #7 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

73Pulse Score out of 100
8Up 10 from #18

Limelight
BBC Radio 4

Apple #8 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #9

69Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 4 from #5

The Lovecraft Investigations
BBC Radio 4

Apple #9 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #7

67Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 1 from #9

The Haunted Library
BBC Studios

Apple #10 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #11

63Pulse Score out of 100
11Up 4 from #15

We're Alive
Wayland Productions Inc

Apple #11 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #28

60Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 45 from #57

The Dr. John Delony Show’s Podcast
Dr. John Delony

Apple #12 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

60Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 80 from #93

Drama of the Week
BBC Radio 4

Apple #13 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #23

57Pulse Score out of 100
14Up 49 from #63

Pixel Quest
Storybutton and Mr. Jim

Apple #15 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #17

53Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead
Voyage Media

Apple #14 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts —

53Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 6 from #10

Don't Mind
Fool and Scholar Productions

Apple #16 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

52Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 1 from #16

We Will NOT Play DnD
Dawn Somewhere

Apple #17 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #24

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 80 from #98

Drive Thru Magic
Atypical Artists

Apple #18 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts —

46Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Tower 4
Bloody FM

Apple #20 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #27

45Pulse Score out of 100
20No change

Não Inviabilize
Déia Freitas

Apple #22 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #16

44Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 74 from #95

The Void
StillGood Audio Fiction

Apple #19 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

43Pulse Score out of 100
22Up 153 from #175

《西游记：适合小朋友听的有声童话》
小月亮故事屋moon

Apple #21 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts —

42Pulse Score out of 100
23Down 9 from #14

Full Body Chills
Audiochuck

Apple #25 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #18

40Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Arc
BBC Sounds

Apple #23 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts —

40Pulse Score out of 100
25Up 101 from #126

The White Vault
Fool and Scholar Productions

Apple #27 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #15

39Pulse Score out of 100
26Up 102 from #128

REDACTED
Hush Studios

Apple #28 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #22

38Pulse Score out of 100
27Down 16 from #11

Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast

Apple #29 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #14

38Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 104 from #132

Edge of the Forgotten
Pale Matter | Realm

Apple #24 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 116 from #145

The Road of Shadows
Mark R. Healy

Apple #26 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts —

37Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 13 from #17

Phoebe Reads a Mystery
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #33 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #21

34Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 18 from #49

Worlds Beyond Number
Worlds Beyond Number

Apple #30 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!
WHAT You Say Productions

Apple #31 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 6 from #27

The Archers Omnibus
BBC Radio 4

Apple #34 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #46

32Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 8 from #26

La Estación Fantasma: El secreto de Gaudí
Agència Catalana de Turisme – ACT

Apple #35 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #40

32Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Solo: A Zombie Apocalypse
Tim Mullins

Apple #32 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

31Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Solve This Murder
solvethismurder

Apple #37 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #29

31Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 18 from #19

Six Minutes
GZM Shows

Apple #38 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #32

31Pulse Score out of 100
38Up 110 from #148

Wolf 359
Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC

Apple #36 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 27 from #12

Legends of Avantris
Avantris Entertainment

Apple #41 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #19

30Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 27 from #13

Wooden Overcoats
Wooden Overcoats Ltd

Apple #44 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #13

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Down 19 from #22

Welcome to Night Vale
Night Vale Presents

Apple #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts #26

28Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 10 from #32

The Bright Sessions
Atypical Artists

Apple #39 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 22 from #21

郭德纲单口高清版《张小乙下南京》
老王故事慧

Apple #43 Castbox — Pocket Casts #20

27Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 70 from #114

Easy Stories in English
Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media

Apple #46 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #25

27Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Project Foxtrot
Project Foxtrot

Apple #42 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

Last Resort
Voyage Media

Apple #45 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
47Down 23 from #24

The Adventure Zone
The McElroys

Apple #48 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #44

26Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 25 from #23

Archive 81
Dead Signals

Apple #49 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #33

26Pulse Score out of 100
49Up 106 from #155

The Cleaner
Voyage Media

Apple #51 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #30

25Pulse Score out of 100
50Up 135 from #185

The Edge of Sleep
QCODE & Wood Elf

Apple #52 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 23 from #28

Midnight Burger
Business Goose Media

Apple #50 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts #47

24Pulse Score out of 100
52Up 17 from #69

Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League (GFL) Series
Scott Sigler

Apple #47 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Case Files: short crime fiction stories
Rachel Amphlett

Apple #54 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #36

24Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

The Dr. John Delony Show’s Podcast
The Dr. John Delony

Apple #57 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #34

23Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 114 from #169

Thursday
Jake Kerr | Scifi thriller | cyberpunk

Apple #53 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

Idlewood Movie Reviews
Peter Harrington

Apple #58 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #35

22Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

The Dr. John Delony Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #59 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts #37

22Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Silent Key
ARC Productions

Apple #55 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

The Weavers
Emily Morse-Lee

Apple #60 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts #38

22Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Sea Drift: A Post-Apocalyptic Audio Drama
REDSHIFT

Apple #56 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Tales From The Other Place
Tom Webber

Apple #61 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts #39

22Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Crush Depth
J.D. Henning

Apple #62 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts #41

21Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

The Crows Made Me Do It
Sean McGinty

Apple #63 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts #42

21Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

知味记有声小说
带给听书

Apple #64 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts #43

21Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 40 from #25

UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob | Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #67 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts #45

20Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 33 from #33

The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media

Apple #65 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 7 from #60

Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives
theaterofthemind-otr.com

Apple #66 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 38 from #30

Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Wellness Loud

Apple #68 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Latest Peppa pig Stories
Rimpi Garg

Apple #69 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 16 from #54

The Harbingers
Audacious Machine Creative

Apple #70 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71Down 18 from #53

Wrong Station
The Wrong Station

Apple #71 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 6 from #66

Creepy
Be Afraid

Apple #72 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 38 from #35

Bunker 8
The Midnight Mystery

Apple #73 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 45 from #29

The Death of Edgar Allan Poe
My Victorian Nightmare

Apple #74 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Down 20 from #55

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Scott Miller

Apple #75 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 35 from #41

The Chronicles of Wild Hollow
Shouting Is Funny

Apple #76 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 11 from #88

The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane
Slumber Studios

Apple #77 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 14 from #64

The Strata
Mark R. Healy

Apple #78 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 34 from #45

The Bootsy Boys' Blackbird
The Bootsy Boys' Blackbird

Apple #79 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 40 from #40

Greenhouse
Atypical Artists

Apple #80 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 45 from #36

ApocaPodcast: A Sci-Fi DnD Style Actual Play Audio Drama in a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
The ABC GM

Apple #81 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82Down 26 from #56

90 Degrees South
BMB Productions LLC - Antarctica Audio Drama

Apple #91 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts #48

16Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 37 from #46

Heroes of the Hydian Way: Mask of The Pirate Queen: A Star Wars Adventure
Benjamin Yendall

Apple #82 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 50 from #34

True Vault Escapades: A Fallout Audio Drama
Preston Hardin

Apple #83 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 48 from #37

NÃO IMPORTA
PORTA DOS FUNDOS

Apple #84 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 48 from #38

Look Up
Atypical Artists

Apple #85 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 48 from #39

The Chronicles of Astrimos
Bloody FM, Echoverse

Apple #87 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 41 from #47

I Hear Fear
Audible

Apple #88 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 47 from #42

Relay 7: [The Silent Hours]
Ghost Wolf Creative Studios

Apple #89 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 47 from #43

Versus - Le clash des séries
Camille Giry - Alicia Ligi - Elisa Ollier

Apple #90 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

Professor van Dusen
Deutschlandfunk

Apple #86 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 61 from #31

National Emergency
The Midnight Mystery

Apple #92 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 35 from #58

Lighthouse Horror Podcast
Lighthouse Horror

Apple #93 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 46 from #48

The Classic Tales Podcast
B.J. Harrison

Apple #94 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 4 from #91

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings
Bloody FM

Apple #96 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 52 from #44

Brett’s Old Time Radio Show
Brett Orchard

Apple #98 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Up 33 from #130

The SCP Experience
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #99 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 24 from #122

Limetown
Two-Up

Apple #95 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 49 from #50

Spy Company, a Story of the Mexican War
Archibald Clavering Gunter

Apple #101 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 48 from #52

Dying On Tuesday
Bill Keenan

Apple #102 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 42 from #59

THE DOUBLE[S]
Wolf at the Door

Apple #103 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102Up 51 from #153

Hell or High Rollers
Dice House Media ltd

Apple #97 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 18 from #85

Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum
Marcus Richardson and Nathan Hicken

Apple #104 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104New on this chart

Escape Pod
Escape Artists Foundation

Apple #105 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
105Down 34 from #71

Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story
Citeog Podcasts

Apple #100 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
106Up 29 from #135

Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #111 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 46 from #61

How i Died
Audiohm Media

Apple #112 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 57 from #51

Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #106 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 88 from #197

Classic Ghost Stories
Tony Walker

Apple #107 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110Down 18 from #92

OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween
Jeff Schmidt

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 24 from #87

Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch
Pickaxe

Apple #109 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112New on this chart

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Audacious Machine Creative

Apple #110 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 51 from #62

The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine
Zachary Golden

Apple #113 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 42 from #156

Apollyon
Observer Pictures | Realm

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 10 from #125

Malevolent
Harlan Guthrie

Apple #115 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 43 from #73

Mr. Creeps: Scary Stories & Creepypastas
Mr. Creeps

Apple #116 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 49 from #68

Midst
Critical Role

Apple #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 43 from #75

Red Valley
Kontinue Productions

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 8 from #111

Knifepoint Horror
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120Down 46 from #74

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dream audio books

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 45 from #76

Victoriocity
Victoriocity

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 50 from #72

Bloodrock Springs
Mark R. Healy

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 58 from #65

Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 47 from #77

Broken Veil
Cheese & Pickle

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 47 from #78

D&D Legends and Lore
William Stark & Omar Timsah

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 47 from #79

Otis Jiry’s Tales From Duskwood: A Horror Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast
Librisonic Media LLC

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 47 from #80

NeoScum
NeoScum

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 47 from #81

The Sanderlanche Podcast
thesanderlanche

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 47 from #82

Otis Jiry's Midnight Transmission
Otis Jiry

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 47 from #83

The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast
The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 47 from #84

The Fool & The Page
Claire Campbell

Apple #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 1 from #131

Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye
Marvel | Realm

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 9 from #142

Station 151
Pale Matter | Realm

Apple #133 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134Up 24 from #158

Acephale: Horror Fiction
Jeffrey Walker

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135Down 41 from #94

The Truth
The Truth

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 50 from #86

Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137Down 47 from #90

The Left Right Game
QCODE

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138New on this chart

Kwentong Takipsilim Pinoy Tagalog Horror Stories Podcast
Kwentong Takipsilim

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139Up 21 from #160

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 7 from #133

Bedtime Stories for Dreamers
Draytwo

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 53 from #194

King Falls AM
King Falls AM

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 40 from #102

The Gentleman From Hell
Maeltopia

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 25 from #118

PseudoPod
Escape Artists Foundation

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 38 from #106

What if it's True Podcast
Cameron Buckner

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145Down 18 from #127

Horrid Henry's Stories
Unknown

Apple #145 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 26 from #120

Send Me To Sleep
Send Me To Sleep

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 26 from #121

IN核公园
IN核公园

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Down 59 from #89

Tolkien Lord Of The Rings - BBC
BRIAN SIBLEY

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 39 from #110

不止读书
魏小河

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 51 from #99

The Thieves Guild
Jake Kerr | Epic Fantasy | Audio Drama | Thieves Guild | Full Cast

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 50 from #101

Tracks
BBC Radio 4

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 15 from #137

Earth, Again
Wildsky Studios

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 49 from #104

Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Magazine

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Up 3 from #157

Kids Animal Stories
Storybutton and Mr. Jim

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 40 from #115

Leonidas Witherall - Nighttime Radio
Phoebe Atwood Taylor

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 59 from #97

The Battersea Poltergeist
BBC Radio 4

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157Up 7 from #164

Brimstone Valley Mall
Brimstone Valley Mall

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 53 from #105

Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction Podcasts
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 41 from #119

Re: Dracula
Regarding Audio Drama

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 61 from #100

Hi Nay
Motzie Dapul

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 55 from #107

Unobtainium Podcast
Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 34 from #129

Dramas
BBC World Service

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Zoic
Haunted by Birds

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 98 from #67

Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series
Sanspants Radio

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 54 from #112

Dominus
Motzie Dapul

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167Down 54 from #113

Old Radio Shows
Audio Shows

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 72 from #96

The Mysteries Of Derlin County
Brandon

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 53 from #116

The Foxes of Hydesville
QCODE | Criminal Content

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 53 from #117

Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles
Realm

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 101 from #70

Call Jonathan Pie
BBC Radio 4

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172Up 19 from #191

Aftershock
Nomadic Engine

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173Down 70 from #103

Latin Horror Stories
Latin Horror Stories

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 22 from #152

Mayfair Watchers Society
Bloody FM

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 1 from #176

Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To
Jacob Slebodnik

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 27 from #149

The River
RNZ

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177Down 41 from #136

Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast
Dumb-Dumbs & Dice

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178Up 18 from #196

Spout Lore
Spout Lore Studios

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 25 from #154

The Penumbra Podcast
Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 71 from #109

Fear Daily
Brennan Storr & Brandon Schexnayder

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

The Mario Bros. Show
Rainstorm Productions

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

طنزپردازی | tanzpardazi
tanzpardazi | طنزپردازی

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Insomnia Stories Podcast
Insomnia Stories

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 76 from #108

The Amelia Project
Imploding Fictions

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 3 from #182

Camp Here & There
Blue Wolfe

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 46 from #140

The Saints
The Merry Beggars

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187Down 28 from #159

1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

Galactic Horrors
Galactic Horrors

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

Spyology Squad
Mr. Jim and Storybutton

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190Down 20 from #170

Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story
Sleep Cove

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 18 from #173

Mission To Zyxx
Mission To Zyxx

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 51 from #141

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
GZM Shows

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

成人睡前故事｜温柔男声哄睡夜听治愈助眠晚安电台
徐之末

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

Horror Stories
Horror Stories

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

This Address Does Not Exist
Law of Names Media

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

WOE.BEGONE
WOE.BEGONE Industries LLC

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Gopher Workshop: A Warhammer 40K Tactics Podcast
Fumbling 4

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Drama On One
RTÉ Drama on One

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

Borrasca
QCODE

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 50 from #150

The Leviathan Chronicles
Leviathan Audio Productions

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 fiction podcast in New Zealand right now?

Bear Hunt by Goalhanger is the No. 1 fiction podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 fiction podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Bear Hunt, The Archers and Sherlock Holmes Short Stories. 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, Castbox & Pocket Casts Fiction 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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