Genre chart · October 2026

Top Arts Podcasts

The top arts podcasts cover books, design, food, fashion, performing and visual arts. Expect author interviews, behind-the-scenes conversations with makers and some of the most thoughtful long-form talk in podcasting.

1

Fresh Air
NPR

Apple #1 Spotify #9 P. Casts #1

84Pulse Score out of 100
2

The Moth
The Moth

Apple #2 Spotify #4 P. Casts #2

87Pulse Score out of 100
3

The MOOD Podcast
Matt Jacob

Apple #3 Spotify — P. Casts #5

49Pulse Score out of 100
4

Jeselnik Book Club
The Ringer

Apple #4 Spotify — P. Casts #6

46Pulse Score out of 100
5

99% Invisible
Roman Mars

Apple #5 Spotify #12 P. Casts #4

66Pulse Score out of 100
6

The iDesign Lab Podcast | Where Design, Business, and Culture Shape How We Live and Build
Tiffany Woolley, Scott Woolley

Apple #6 Spotify — P. Casts #3

46Pulse Score out of 100
7

Walk-In Talk Podcast
Carl Fiadini

Apple #7 Spotify — P. Casts #8

39Pulse Score out of 100
8

Stories of Art
HENI Talks

Apple #8 Spotify — P. Casts #10

36Pulse Score out of 100
9

The Magnus Archives
Rusty Quill

Apple #9 Spotify #5 P. Casts #12

62Pulse Score out of 100
10

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast
Forrest Kelly

Apple #10 Spotify — P. Casts #7

36Pulse Score out of 100
11

Spooked
KQED and Snap Studios

Apple #11 Spotify #15 P. Casts #13

48Pulse Score out of 100
12

The Chef's Cut
Level Media

Apple #12 Spotify — P. Casts #9

33Pulse Score out of 100
13

I Want Her Shoes Podcast
Anna Anisin

Apple #13 Spotify — P. Casts #11

30Pulse Score out of 100
14

Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX

Apple #14 Spotify #31 P. Casts #14

39Pulse Score out of 100
15

The Book Club
Goalhanger

Apple #15 Spotify #35 P. Casts #15

36Pulse Score out of 100
16

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan

Apple #16 Spotify #25 P. Casts #19

37Pulse Score out of 100
17

Eating History
Level Media Inc.

Apple #17 Spotify — P. Casts #17

25Pulse Score out of 100
18

Daily Rosary Meditations | Catholic Prayers
Dr. Mike Scherschligt

Apple #18 Spotify #34 P. Casts #16

34Pulse Score out of 100
19

Fell Into Food Podcast
Jeff Fell

Apple #19 Spotify — P. Casts #18

24Pulse Score out of 100
20

The Jimmy Dore Show
Jimmy Dore

Apple #20 Spotify #18 P. Casts #20

38Pulse Score out of 100
21

The Bookshelf Chronicles
AC Wilson

Apple #21 Spotify — P. Casts #21

22Pulse Score out of 100
22

Fantasy Fangirls
Fantasy Fangirls

Apple #22 Spotify #40 P. Casts #24

29Pulse Score out of 100
23

Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

Apple #23 Spotify #32 P. Casts #22

31Pulse Score out of 100
24

The Book Review
The New York Times

Apple #24 Spotify — P. Casts #23

20Pulse Score out of 100
25

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin

Apple #25 Spotify #29 P. Casts #27

30Pulse Score out of 100
26

Articles of Interest
Avery Trufelman

Apple #26 Spotify #36 P. Casts #26

28Pulse Score out of 100
27

Skin Anarchy
Ekta et al.

Apple #27 Spotify — P. Casts #29

18Pulse Score out of 100
28

What Should I Read Next?
Anne Bogel

Apple #28 Spotify — P. Casts #28

18Pulse Score out of 100
29

The New Yorker: Fiction
The New Yorker

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts #30

17Pulse Score out of 100
30

It Was A Book First
It Was A Book First

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #32

17Pulse Score out of 100
31

The Model Way Podcast
Lenny Wheeler

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #25

18Pulse Score out of 100
32

NPR's Book of the Day
NPR

Apple #32 Spotify — P. Casts #34

16Pulse Score out of 100
33

RISK!
RISK!

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts #37

15Pulse Score out of 100
34

It's Open with Ilana Glazer
It's Open Podcast

Apple #34 Spotify — P. Casts #41

15Pulse Score out of 100
35

Dish
Cold Glass Productions

Apple #35 Spotify #33 P. Casts #35

25Pulse Score out of 100
36

Off The Shelf with Morgann Book
Bookish Media

Apple #36 Spotify — P. Casts #36

15Pulse Score out of 100
37

Zero to Well-Read
Book Riot

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts #33

15Pulse Score out of 100
38

Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Food Network

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #40

14Pulse Score out of 100
39

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

Apple #39 Spotify — P. Casts #31

15Pulse Score out of 100
40

The Sporkful
Dan Pashman

Apple #40 Spotify — P. Casts #38

14Pulse Score out of 100
41

ill-advised by Bill Nighy
EYEPOD Studios

Apple #41 Spotify — P. Casts #43

13Pulse Score out of 100
42

The Run-Through with Vogue
Vogue

Apple #42 Spotify — P. Casts #39

13Pulse Score out of 100
43

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Milk Street Radio

Apple #43 Spotify — P. Casts #45

13Pulse Score out of 100
44

LeVar Burton Reads
LeVar Burton and Stitcher

Apple #44 Spotify — P. Casts #44

13Pulse Score out of 100
45

Gastropod
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Apple #45 Spotify #27 P. Casts #48

24Pulse Score out of 100
46

Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
Choice Classic Radio

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #42

12Pulse Score out of 100
47

Pretty, Not Smart with Louie and Yoatzi Castro
Dear Media

Apple #47 Spotify #24 P. Casts #50

24Pulse Score out of 100
48

岩中花述
GIADA

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
49

Hello Crawlers - A Dungeon Crawler Carl Podcast
Grant Davis

Apple #49 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
50

Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
King Arthur Baking Company

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
51

Selected Shorts
Symphony Space

Apple #51 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
52

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media

Apple #52 Spotify — P. Casts #47

11Pulse Score out of 100
53

Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
Penguin Random House

Apple #53 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
54

BookVerse Talks
BookVerse Talks

Apple #54 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
55

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
All Things Comedy

Apple #55 Spotify #43 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
56

The Flavor Journal
Harry Hobbs

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
57

Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan

Apple #57 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
58

Global Flavor Route
Rena Bolton

Apple #58 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
59

Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud
Bella Freud

Apple #59 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
60

Poetry Unbound
On Being Studios

Apple #60 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
61

DTFae
DTFae Podcast

Apple #61 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
62

Book Riot - The Podcast
Book Riot

Apple #62 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
63

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Old Time Radio
OTR Gold

Apple #63 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
64

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
Merriam-Webster

Apple #64 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
65

Storytime for Grownups
Faith Moore

Apple #65 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
66

Sherlock Holmes Bedtime Stories
Sherlock Holmes Bedtime Pod

Apple #66 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
67

Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters Media

Apple #67 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
68

Naaji /ناجـی
Pari

Apple #68 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
69

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #69 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
70

Handbag Designer 101: The Stories Behind Handbag Designers, Brands, and Industry Icons
Emily Blumenthal

Apple #70 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
71

The Currently Reading Podcast
Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb

Apple #71 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
72

The New Society | culture from the New Statesman
The New Statesman

Apple #72 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
73

Bad On Paper
Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter

Apple #73 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
74

Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens

Apple #74 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
75

Fashion People
Audacy | Puck

Apple #75 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
76

Naked Beauty
Brooke DeVard

Apple #76 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
77

The Literary Life Podcast
Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks

Apple #77 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
78

The Prancing Pony Podcast
The Prancing Pony Podcast

Apple #78 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
79

Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Sarah Dickinson | Sarah's Bookshelves

Apple #79 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
80

The Von Haessler Doctrine
Cox Media Group

Apple #80 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
81

The Maria Liberati Show
Maria Liberati

Apple #81 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
82

Book Talk, etc.
Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks

Apple #82 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
83

Prose Society with Eli Rallo
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #83 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
84

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
Mean Streets Podcasts

Apple #84 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
85

MrCreepyPasta's Storytime
MrCreepyPasta

Apple #85 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
86

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

Apple #86 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
87

Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Service95

Apple #87 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
88

Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy
Food Friends

Apple #88 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
89

پلی لیست | PlayList
MokhtarRazmjoo

Apple #89 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
90

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Old Time Radio
OTR Gold

Apple #90 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
91

The Poetry Cafe
thepoetrycafe

Apple #91 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
92

Fantasy FanFellas
Fantasy Fangirls Media Network

Apple #92 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
93

Breaking Beauty Podcast
Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

Apple #93 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
94

Overdue
Headgum

Apple #94 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
95

Inside Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's

Apple #95 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
96

Let's Get Dressed
Liv Perez

Apple #96 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
97

The Lou Young Show
Lou Young III

Apple #97 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
98

Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People
Fated Mates

Apple #98 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
99

Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
Jessie Ware

Apple #99 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
100

Dragnet | Old Time Radio
OTR Gold

Apple #100 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Showing Apple Podcasts's own chart order. Platform columns show each show's position on every app's Arts chart.