New Zealand · Genre chart · October 2026

Top News Podcasts in New Zealand

Top News 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

1Up 2 from #3

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

99Pulse Score out of 100
2Down 1 from #1

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

95Pulse Score out of 100
3Up 8 from #11

Gone By Lunchtime
The Spinoff

Apple #3 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

89Pulse Score out of 100
4Up 3 from #7

The Detail
RNZ

Apple #4 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

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

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #5 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Down 1 from #5

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #6 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 5 from #2

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Newstalk ZB

Apple #7 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

74Pulse Score out of 100
8Down 2 from #6

At Large with Toby Manhire
The Spinoff

Apple #8 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

70Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 1 from #8

Caucus
RNZ

Apple #9 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #9

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

The Trial of Russell Brand
The Times

Apple #10 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

64Pulse Score out of 100
11Down 1 from #10

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Newstalk ZB

Apple #11 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

62Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 3 from #15

The News Agents
Global

Apple #12 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

59Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 16 from #29

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #13 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #27

56Pulse Score out of 100
14Up 2 from #16

Today in Focus
The Guardian

Apple #14 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

56Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 2 from #13

Cross Party Lines
Cross Party Lines

Apple #15 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

54Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 8 from #24

The Front Page
NZ Herald

Apple #16 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #19

51Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 3 from #14

Nine To Noon
RNZ

Apple #18 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #13

49Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 7 from #25

The Leighton Smith Podcast
Newstalk ZB

Apple #17 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #24

49Pulse Score out of 100
19Down 2 from #17

Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief
rova

Apple #19 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #18

47Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 8 from #28

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #20 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #28

45Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 2 from #19

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #21 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #23

44Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 10 from #12

Morning Report
RNZ

Apple #23 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #15

43Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 7 from #30

Americast
BBC News

Apple #22 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #33

42Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 2 from #26

DSPN -RUGBY
rova | DSPN

Apple #24 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

41Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 7 from #18

RNZ News
RNZ

Apple #25 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #20

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 6 from #20

Tame and Tova
TVNZ

Apple #26 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #17

40Pulse Score out of 100
27Down 6 from #21

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

Apple #28 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #21

38Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 38 from #66

Election 2026: The Podcast
NZ Herald

Apple #27 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 7 from #22

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Apple #29 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #26

37Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 1 from #31

Zombie Towns: Everything I Missed
RNZ

Apple #31 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #30

35Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 8 from #23

Public Interest
Public Interest

Apple #32 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #22

35Pulse Score out of 100
32Up 22 from #54

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #30 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts —

34Pulse Score out of 100
33Up 10 from #43

The Hoon
Bernard Hickey

Apple #33 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #31

33Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 1 from #33

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #34 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #29

33Pulse Score out of 100
35No change

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #35 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #34

32Pulse Score out of 100
36Up 38 from #74

Politics Weekly America
The Guardian

Apple #37 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #37

31Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 3 from #34

Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
BBC Sounds

Apple #38 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #35

30Pulse Score out of 100
38Up 24 from #62

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #36 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
39No change

If You're Listening
ABC Australia

Apple #39 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #45

29Pulse Score out of 100
40Up 4 from #44

#BHN Big Hairy News
Big Hairy Network

Apple #40 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #42

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Down 4 from #37

Still Counting
Crooked Media

Apple #42 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #39

28Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 2 from #40

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Apple #43 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #44

28Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 11 from #32

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

Apple #44 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #36

27Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 99 from #143

Focus on Politics
RNZ

Apple #41 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 3 from #42

Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times

Apple #45 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #41

27Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 19 from #27

Politics NZ
RNZ

Apple #47 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #32

27Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 10 from #57

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Apple #46 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #47

26Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 1 from #47

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #48 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #50

25Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 4 from #45

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #50 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #49

25Pulse Score out of 100
50Up 10 from #60

The Teacher's Pet
The Australian

Apple #49 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 10 from #41

Polls Apart
Stuff Audio

Apple #55 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #46

23Pulse Score out of 100
52No change

Full Story
The Guardian

Apple #51 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
53No change

Newshour
BBC World Service

Apple #52 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 14 from #68

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #53 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 3 from #58

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #54 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 18 from #38

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #61 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #38

22Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 9 from #48

The Country
NZME

Apple #56 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 12 from #46

Iran: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #57 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 9 from #50

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Apple #60 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
60Up 7 from #67

Three Gals One Beehive
Three Gals

Apple #59 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 25 from #36

Raw Politics
newsroom.co.nz

Apple #67 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #43

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 58 from #120

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Apple #58 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 14 from #49

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

Apple #68 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #48

20Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 51 from #115

MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes
RNZ

Apple #62 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 4 from #69

Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #63 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 15 from #51

Sunday Morning
RNZ

Apple #64 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 2 from #65

Newscast
BBC News

Apple #66 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 12 from #56

Mediawatch
RNZ

Apple #69 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 43 from #112

2 Young To Vote
PodLab NZ

Apple #65 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70No change

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #70 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 39 from #110

Background Briefing
ABC Australia

Apple #71 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 8 from #64

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple #72 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 10 from #63

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #73 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 7 from #81

Infamous
Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #74 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 9 from #84

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Apple #75 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 21 from #55

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Apple #76 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 16 from #61

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Apple #77 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
78Up 16 from #94

Anderson Cooper 360
CNN Podcasts

Apple #79 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 18 from #97

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #80 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Up 29 from #109

Midday Report
RNZ

Apple #81 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 2 from #79

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #78 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 19 from #101

Checkpoint
RNZ

Apple #84 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 24 from #59

5 in 5 with ANZ
ANZ

Apple #85 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 2 from #82

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Apple #86 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 12 from #73

Unreliable Witness | Storycast
Sky News

Apple #82 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Up 73 from #159

Real Time with Bill Maher
HBO Podcasts

Apple #83 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 7 from #80

When it All Went Wrong
CBC

Apple #89 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 12 from #76

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #91 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
Newstalk ZB

Apple #87 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 34 from #124

The New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initiative

Apple #88 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 20 from #71

Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files
Global

Apple #94 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 2 from #90

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
Newstalk ZB

Apple #93 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 5 from #88

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

Apple #96 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 11 from #83

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #95 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 8 from #87

Both Sides Now
Both Sides Now

Apple #90 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 19 from #77

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Glenn Diesen

Apple #97 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 12 from #85

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Apple #98 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 54 from #152

Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer

Apple #92 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 26 from #125

The Trump Report
Times Radio

Apple #102 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 7 from #93

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Apple #104 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101New on this chart

Hacks On Tap
Vox Media

Apple #99 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

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

Juggernaut 2: The Story of the Fourth National Government
The Spinoff

Apple #100 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 2 from #105

The Story
The Times

Apple #101 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104Up 31 from #135

Free To Speak
Free Speech Union

Apple #103 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 78 from #183

The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber, MS NOW

Apple #105 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
106Up 20 from #126

The Duran Podcast
The Duran

Apple #112 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 15 from #92

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #113 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108Up 6 from #114

Six O'Clock News
BBC Radio 4

Apple #106 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Down 18 from #91

One Decision
Listen Now Media

Apple #107 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110Down 14 from #96

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

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111New on this chart

Views from Down Underer
Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs

Apple #109 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 4 from #116

Lovett or Leave It
Lovett or Leave It

Apple #110 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 35 from #78

The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis

Apple #118 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 59 from #173

Q+A with Jack Tame
Q+A with Jack Tame

Apple #111 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
115New on this chart

FREE with Clara Mattei
Clara Mattei

Apple #120 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 38 from #154

All In with Chris Hayes
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Up 5 from #122

ABC News Daily
ABC Australia

Apple #115 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 5 from #113

The David Pakman Show
David Pakman

Apple #116 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 17 from #102

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120Down 17 from #103

John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
John Kiriakou

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 46 from #75

Shit You Should Care About
Shit You Should Care About

Apple #129 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122New on this chart

Novara Live
Novara Media

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 14 from #137

Risky Business
Risky Business Media

Apple #131 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124New on this chart

The Next Level
The Bulwark

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
125New on this chart

The Rubin Report
Dave Rubin

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 22 from #104

Marcus Lush Nights
Newstalk ZB

Apple #133 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 41 from #86

Who the Hell is Hamish?
The Australian

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128New on this chart

The David Frum Show
The Atlantic

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 30 from #99

Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered
News UK

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130Up 4 from #134

Four the Record: Russell Brand on Trial
Channel 4 News

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131Up 34 from #165

Political Gabfest
Slate Podcasts

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Up 32 from #164

Quite right!
The Spectator

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133Down 16 from #117

Weekend
The Guardian

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134New on this chart

It Could Happen Here
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135Down 63 from #72

The News Agents - USA
Global

Apple #145 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136New on this chart

The Playbook Podcast
POLITICO

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137Down 29 from #108

NHKラジオニュース
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 9 from #129

The Daily T
The Telegraph

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 21 from #118

The Front
The Australian

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 13 from #127

The Neil Prendeville Show | Cork's RedFM
Red FM

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141Down 52 from #89

Big Small Talk
LiSTNR

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 12 from #130

James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

Taxpayer Talk
New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Inc.

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144New on this chart

Planet America Fireside Chat
ABC Australia

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 39 from #184

Simon Marks Reporting
Simon Marks Reporting

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 25 from #121

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

John Anderson: Conversations
John Anderson

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Down 37 from #111

Lanz + Precht
ZDF, Markus Lanz & Richard David Precht

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149New on this chart

Something for the People
Arataua

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150New on this chart

Daniel Davis Deep Dive
Daniel Davis

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 5 from #146

Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

The Andrew Neil Report
Times Radio

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153Up 8 from #161

The Source with Kaitlan Collins
CNN Podcasts

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 47 from #107

Context
RNZ

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 36 from #119

Bannon`s War Room
WarRoom.org

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156Up 14 from #170

Best of the Spectator
The Spectator

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

Risky Bulletin
Risky Business Media

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 2 from #156

Reuters World News
Reuters

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 59 from #100

Ryan Bridge TODAY
NZ Herald

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon Media Network

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161New on this chart

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162Up 30 from #192

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 68 from #95

Nine To Noon Politics
RNZ

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 66 from #98

Stay Tuned with Preet
Preet Bharara

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 42 from #123

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
Victor Davis Hanson | The Daily Signal

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

BFBS Sitrep
BFBS Radio

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

The Trawl
Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

Checks and Balance from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

QAA Podcast
Julian Feeld, Travis View & Jake Rockatansky

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 42 from #128

Shubz Says So
Martel Wikeepa

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 13 from #158

Breaking News from Pod Save America
Crooked Media

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 66 from #106

Football Fever
Newstalk ZB

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

Bloomberg News Now
Bloomberg

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

The Daily Zeitgeist
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

The Karl Stefanovic Show
Karl Stefanovic

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176New on this chart

TRUMP100
Sky News

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

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

Political Currency
Persephonica

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

The Dig
Daniel Denvir

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 29 from #150

Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons
Newstalk ZB

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 49 from #131

The Briefing Room
BBC Radio 4

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182Down 16 from #166

Les Grosses Têtes
RTL

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Politics Central
Newstalk ZB

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

Top Comment
BBC

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 9 from #176

Chapo Trap House
Chapo Trap House

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 47 from #139

The NBR Podcast
NBR - National Business Review

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

The Foreign Affairs Interview
Foreign Affairs Magazine

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

The Muster on Hokonui
Hokonui

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 11 from #178

WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

SBS Cantonese - SBS廣東話節目
SBS

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Coffee House Shots
The Spectator

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 55 from #138

Good Noticings
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 13 from #181

Pod Save the UK
Pod Save the UK

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

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ラジオNIKKEI

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 56 from #140

The Quicky
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

The spiked podcast
The spiked podcast

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 51 from #147

UnHerd with Freddie Sayers
UnHerd

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

Mark Levin Podcast
Cumulus Podcast Network

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 45 from #155

Through the Griffin Door
Super Carlin Brothers

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

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

The Rest Is Politics: US by Goalhanger is the No. 1 news podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #4 on Castbox, #4 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 news podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is Politics: US, The Rest Is Politics and Gone By Lunchtime. 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 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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