New Zealand · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Society & Culture Podcasts in New Zealand

Top Society & Culture 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

Between Two Beers Podcast
Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

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

Shameless
Shameless Media

Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

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

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

Apple #3 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

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

Kim Hill Wants To Know
RNZ

Apple #4 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #6

84Pulse Score out of 100
5Down 1 from #4

Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #5 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 5 from #11

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #6 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #8

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

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #7 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #5

73Pulse Score out of 100
8Down 1 from #7

Let Her Finish
rova | Brodie Kane Media

Apple #9 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #7

67Pulse Score out of 100
9Up 55 from #64

Saturday Morning
RNZ

Apple #8 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts —

66Pulse Score out of 100
10Up 10 from #20

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Apple #10 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #11

64Pulse Score out of 100
11Down 2 from #9

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

Apple #11 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #12

61Pulse Score out of 100
12No change

Conversations
ABC Australia

Apple #12 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #9

60Pulse Score out of 100
13Down 3 from #10

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Apple #13 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

58Pulse Score out of 100
14Up 3 from #17

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #14 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #13

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 1 from #14

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #15 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

53Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 3 from #13

Life Uncut
LiSTNR

Apple #16 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #15

52Pulse Score out of 100
17Up 30 from #47

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #17 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #43

49Pulse Score out of 100
18No change

Kiwi Yarns
rova | Brodie Kane Media

Apple #18 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #21

48Pulse Score out of 100
19Down 3 from #16

METRO with Sarah Koenig
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #19 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #20

47Pulse Score out of 100
20Down 12 from #8

THE MORNING SHIFT
THE PEOPLES MEDIA CO.

Apple #20 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #14

46Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 25 from #46

Sold a Story
APM Reports

Apple #21 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #29

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

Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4

Apple #22 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #25

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

The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens

Apple #23 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #17

43Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 1 from #25

Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian

Apple #24 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #19

41Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 6 from #19

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #25 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #23

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 11 from #15

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #26 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #18

40Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 14 from #41

The Binge Crimes: What Happened to the Harrisons?
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #27 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #44

38Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 1 from #29

Uncanny
BBC Radio 4

Apple #28 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #22

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 1 from #28

Afternoons
RNZ

Apple #30 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #26

36Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 54 from #84

What I survived
Jack Laurence

Apple #29 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #42

36Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 5 from #26

If Books Could Kill
Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Apple #31 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #24

35Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 5 from #27

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #33 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 11 from #22

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

Apple #34 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #28

33Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 14 from #48

What It Was Like
Superreal

Apple #32 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts —

32Pulse Score out of 100
35Down 5 from #30

Vogue & Amber
Global

Apple #35 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #33

32Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 13 from #23

Everyone Has An Ex
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #37 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #27

31Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 1 from #36

World of Secrets
BBC

Apple #36 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts #49

31Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 6 from #32

The Audio Long Read
The Guardian

Apple #38 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #30

31Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 1 from #38

Otherworld
Otherworld

Apple #39 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #34

30Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 6 from #34

Heavyweight
Pushkin Industries

Apple #40 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #32

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 10 from #51

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Apple #41 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #45

28Pulse Score out of 100
42No change

everybody has a secret
Shameless Media

Apple #42 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #41

28Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 8 from #35

Flightless Bird
David Farrier

Apple #45 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #36

27Pulse Score out of 100
44Down 1 from #43

TED Talks Daily
TED

Apple #43 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Country Life
RNZ

Apple #44 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 24 from #70

Things Fell Apart
BBC Radio 4

Apple #46 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
47Down 16 from #31

This Is Actually Happening
Audible

Apple #50 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #38

25Pulse Score out of 100
48Up 19 from #67

Unexplained
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #47 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 10 from #39

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah

Apple #51 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #37

25Pulse Score out of 100
50Up 7 from #57

How To Have Sex
Jay-Jay Feeney & Melissa Vranjes

Apple #52 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #35

24Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 9 from #60

The Builders
iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

Apple #48 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 12 from #40

On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media

Apple #49 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
53Down 8 from #45

No Filter
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #53 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #50

24Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 5 from #49

Inherited
Shameless Media

Apple #57 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts #39

23Pulse Score out of 100
55Down 22 from #33

The Spill
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #59 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #40

22Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 24 from #80

Strangers on a Bench
Tom Rosenthal

Apple #54 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 8 from #65

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

Apple #55 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

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

All In Her Head
RNZ

Apple #56 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 9 from #50

It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield
Abbie Chatfield

Apple #61 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts #46

21Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 1 from #59

Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 4

Apple #58 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Cult Chat
Cult Chat

Apple #60 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 89 from #151

No Stupid Questions
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #62 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Up 52 from #115

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

Apple #63 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 5 from #69

Secrets We Keep
LiSTNR

Apple #64 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 32 from #97

The Lodge
RNZ

Apple #65 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 29 from #37

Philosophize This!
Stephen West

Apple #71 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts #48

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 13 from #54

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Apple #72 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts #47

19Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 2 from #66

Lives Less Ordinary
BBC World Service

Apple #66 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
69Down 8 from #61

The Winston Marshall Show
Winston Marshall

Apple #67 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 26 from #44

Against The Odds
Audible

Apple #68 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein
Matt Bernstein

Apple #69 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 33 from #105

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson
WNTT

Apple #70 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 20 from #53

Zero Limits Podcast
Matty Morris

Apple #73 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 53 from #127

Curse of: Miss America
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

Apple #74 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Down 12 from #63

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

Apple #75 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76Up 62 from #138

Wild Card with Rachel Martin
NPR

Apple #76 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 3 from #74

Olivia's House with Olivia Attwood
Platform Media

Apple #77 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 26 from #52

Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki
Lucy & Nikki

Apple #78 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 1 from #78

The Slow Newscast
The Observer

Apple #80 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 18 from #62

Reaching Out
Futuro Media · Featured

Apple #81 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 8 from #73

I've Had It
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

Apple #82 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 20 from #102

Modern Love
The New York Times

Apple #83 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83Up 71 from #154

The Seeds Will Grow
Finn Harries

Apple #79 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
84Up 25 from #109

After Work Drinks
Isabelle Truman & Grace O'Neill

Apple #85 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Hyperfixed
Alex Goldman & Radiotopia

Apple #86 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 30 from #56

The Panel
RNZ

Apple #87 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 19 from #68

The Montoyas
The Montoyas Podcast

Apple #88 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 5 from #93

Mysteries at Bedtime
Jack Laurence

Apple #89 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89Up 27 from #116

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

Apple #84 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 91 from #181

Ladies, We Need To Talk
ABC Australia

Apple #90 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 40 from #131

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Apple #91 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 17 from #75

How We Got Here with NLW
Nathaniel Whittemore

Apple #92 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Up 44 from #137

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Higher Ground

Apple #93 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

All There Is with Anderson Cooper
CNN Podcasts

Apple #94 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

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

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Apple #96 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Up 14 from #110

The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein

Apple #98 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 39 from #58

Dead Eyes
Headgum

Apple #95 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 69 from #167

Sentimental Garbage
Justice for Dumb Women

Apple #101 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 21 from #120

The Dr. John Delony Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #102 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 19 from #81

Gypsy Tales
Jase Macalpine

Apple #97 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 24 from #77

We Can Do Hard Things
Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Apple #104 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102New on this chart

minasue way
mina sue choi

Apple #99 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103New on this chart

Hooked
Apple TV / Campside Media

Apple #106 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104New on this chart

Listen & Laugh with Ice Cube and Mike Epps
BlueJay Partners

Apple #100 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
105Down 19 from #86

Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian

Apple #107 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
106No change

Girls Next Level
Holly Madison & Bridget Marquardt

Apple #109 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
107New on this chart

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Global

Apple #103 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108Up 89 from #197

Radio Rental
Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

Apple #105 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 38 from #147

Front Row
BBC Radio 4

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Philosopher's Zone
ABC

Apple #110 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 7 from #104

A Little Bit Culty
Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames

Apple #111 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112Down 27 from #85

Witness History
BBC World Service

Apple #112 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
113New on this chart

Two Girls One Ghost
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #113 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
114New on this chart

Death, Sex & Money
Slate Podcasts

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
115Down 25 from #90

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #115 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
116New on this chart

Thanks For Asking
Feelings & Co.

Apple #116 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 41 from #76

Let's Be Real
Pivotal Connections

Apple #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 17 from #101

Conversations with Coleman
The Free Press

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119New on this chart

Country Life
Country Life

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120New on this chart

The Diamond King | Telegraph Investigates
The Telegraph

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 49 from #72

Great Company with Jamie Laing
Jampot Productions

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122Up 61 from #183

The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)
TTT Media

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 59 from #182

Cults to Consciousness
Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 53 from #71

Outspoken the Podcast
Outspoken the Podcast

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125New on this chart

Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast
TMG Studios

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126New on this chart

Act Two With Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 9 from #136

Adrift
Apple TV / Blanchard House

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 1 from #129

Family Secrets
Family Secrets

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 16 from #113

The Royalist
The Daily Beast

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130New on this chart

Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Persephonica

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131Up 29 from #160

The LRB Podcast
The London Review of Books

Apple #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Up 1 from #133

After the Mansion
Crystal Harris

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 6 from #139

Anything Goes with James English
Anything Goes with James English

Apple #133 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 34 from #100

While We Have You
iHeart Australia, Alex Nation, Kirby Bentley & Tully Smyth

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135Down 14 from #121

Unleashed
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 42 from #94

The Dating Detectives
Dear Media

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137New on this chart

Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
Josh Szeps

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138Up 7 from #145

The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Ringer

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139New on this chart

Hysterical
Audible | Pineapple Street Studios

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 61 from #79

MAYDAY™ Real Talk and Raw Stories
MAYDAY™

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141New on this chart

ReThinking
TED

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142No change

Wednesdays
JamPot Productions

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 56 from #87

Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith
JamPot Productions

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 61 from #83

Within Reason
Alex J O'Connor

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145New on this chart

Room with a View: The Story of Victoria's MSIR
Yarra Drug and Health Forum

Apple #145 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

Life Changing
BBC Radio 4

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 51 from #96

Hermitix
Hermitix

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 11 from #159

Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
Chris Gethard

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 67 from #82

Kitchen Day Podcast
Kitchen Day

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 38 from #112

忽左忽右
JustPod

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151New on this chart

Straight Up
Straight Up

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152Up 46 from #198

Wild with Sarah Wilson
Sarah Wilson

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 42 from #111

Origin Story
Podmasters

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Up 9 from #163

Mark Narrations - Reddit Stories
Mark B

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 67 from #88

Culture Study Podcast
Anne Helen Petersen

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 64 from #92

The Poshcast
The Telegraph

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157Up 39 from #196

好味小姐開束縛我還你原形
好味小姐

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 59 from #99

Under the Weather
Cyclone Gabrielle Stories - hosted by Kristin Speers.

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 64 from #95

A Slight Change of Plans
Pushkin Industries

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 32 from #128

In Bed With The Right
Adrian Daub and Moira Donegan

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 6 from #155

Two Broke Chicks
Alex Hourigan and Sally McMullen

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer
Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 19 from #144

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
MK Media

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 57 from #107

Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy
Unwell

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165Up 26 from #191

The Sunday Scaries with Bash Croft
Persephonica

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 34 from #132

The Interview
The New York Times

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

姜思达
姜思达

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 79 from #89

The Hidden Third
Mariana van Zeller

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 55 from #114

The Missing Cryptoqueen
BBC Sounds

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170New on this chart

28ish Days Later
BBC Radio 4

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171New on this chart

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.
Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 38 from #134

More or Less
BBC Radio 4

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

两步之遥
麦当索非亚

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 55 from #119

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175Down 53 from #122

Hey Tablo
Team Epikase

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176New on this chart

What Matters Most
Roar Collective & iHeartRadio NZ

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177Down 60 from #117

The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

SLY Radio
Shaka Loves You

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

Deux U
Deuxmoi | Daylight Media

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

Good Guys
Dear Media

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 4 from #177

Just The Gist
Just The Network

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

Decoder Ring
Slate Podcasts

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

The Permanent Questions With David Brooks
The Atlantic

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

Te Araroa Tales: Local Stories from New Zealand’s Long Pathway
Sarah D

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 77 from #108

The Hard Yarns Podcast
Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

The Right Principle
Miles Carter

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187Down 12 from #175

MID
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 20 from #168

On Being with Krista Tippett
On Being Studios

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 91 from #98

SAS: The Shadow War
The Independent / Aurra Studios

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

Media Bubble
Irene Hulme Ben Willee Peter Whitehead

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

NRC Uitgelicht: Koekoekskind
NRC

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 39 from #153

Miss Me?
Persephonica

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

Free Thinking
BBC Radio 4

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

Dreaming Against the Machine
Multitude

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 55 from #140

The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster
Dear Media | Wishbone Production

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 66 from #130

Abroad in Japan
Stak

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Out of My Mind
Stuff Audio

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 95 from #103

S-Town
Serial Productions

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

The Dozen with Liam Tuffs
The Dozen Media

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

The Consciousness Cassettes (The Telepathy Tapes Season 2)
TTT Media

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 society & culture podcast in New Zealand right now?

Between Two Beers Podcast by Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten is the No. 1 society & culture 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 society & culture podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Between Two Beers Podcast, Shameless and The Louis Theroux Podcast. 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 Society & Culture 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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