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 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
4

99% Invisible
Roman Mars

Apple #5 Spotify #12 P. Casts #4

66Pulse Score out of 100
5

The MOOD Podcast
Matt Jacob

Apple #3 Spotify — P. Casts #5

49Pulse Score out of 100
6

Jeselnik Book Club
The Ringer

Apple #4 Spotify — P. Casts #6

46Pulse Score out of 100
7

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast
Forrest Kelly

Apple #10 Spotify — P. Casts #7

36Pulse Score out of 100
8

Walk-In Talk Podcast
Carl Fiadini

Apple #7 Spotify — P. Casts #8

39Pulse Score out of 100
9

The Chef's Cut
Level Media

Apple #12 Spotify — P. Casts #9

33Pulse Score out of 100
10

Stories of Art
HENI Talks

Apple #8 Spotify — P. Casts #10

36Pulse Score out of 100
11

I Want Her Shoes Podcast
Anna Anisin

Apple #13 Spotify — P. Casts #11

30Pulse Score out of 100
12

The Magnus Archives
Rusty Quill

Apple #9 Spotify #5 P. Casts #12

62Pulse Score out of 100
13

Spooked
KQED and Snap Studios

Apple #11 Spotify #15 P. Casts #13

48Pulse 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

Daily Rosary Meditations | Catholic Prayers
Dr. Mike Scherschligt

Apple #18 Spotify #34 P. Casts #16

34Pulse Score out of 100
17

Eating History
Level Media Inc.

Apple #17 Spotify — P. Casts #17

25Pulse Score out of 100
18

Fell Into Food Podcast
Jeff Fell

Apple #19 Spotify — P. Casts #18

24Pulse Score out of 100
19

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan

Apple #16 Spotify #25 P. Casts #19

37Pulse 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

Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

Apple #23 Spotify #32 P. Casts #22

31Pulse Score out of 100
23

The Book Review
The New York Times

Apple #24 Spotify — P. Casts #23

20Pulse Score out of 100
24

Fantasy Fangirls
Fantasy Fangirls

Apple #22 Spotify #40 P. Casts #24

29Pulse Score out of 100
25

The Model Way Podcast
Lenny Wheeler

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #25

18Pulse Score out of 100
26

Articles of Interest
Avery Trufelman

Apple #26 Spotify #36 P. Casts #26

28Pulse Score out of 100
27

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin

Apple #25 Spotify #29 P. Casts #27

30Pulse Score out of 100
28

What Should I Read Next?
Anne Bogel

Apple #28 Spotify — P. Casts #28

18Pulse Score out of 100
29

Skin Anarchy
Ekta et al.

Apple #27 Spotify — P. Casts #29

18Pulse Score out of 100
30

The New Yorker: Fiction
The New Yorker

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts #30

17Pulse Score out of 100
31

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
32

It Was A Book First
It Was A Book First

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #32

17Pulse Score out of 100
33

Zero to Well-Read
Book Riot

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts #33

15Pulse Score out of 100
34

NPR's Book of the Day
NPR

Apple #32 Spotify — P. Casts #34

16Pulse 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

RISK!
RISK!

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts #37

15Pulse Score out of 100
38

The Sporkful
Dan Pashman

Apple #40 Spotify — P. Casts #38

14Pulse Score out of 100
39

The Run-Through with Vogue
Vogue

Apple #42 Spotify — P. Casts #39

13Pulse Score out of 100
40

Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Food Network

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #40

14Pulse Score out of 100
41

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

Apple #34 Spotify — P. Casts #41

15Pulse Score out of 100
42

Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
Choice Classic Radio

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #42

12Pulse Score out of 100
43

ill-advised by Bill Nighy
EYEPOD Studios

Apple #41 Spotify — P. Casts #43

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

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Milk Street Radio

Apple #43 Spotify — P. Casts #45

13Pulse Score out of 100
46

岩中花述
GIADA

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
47

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

Apple #52 Spotify — P. Casts #47

11Pulse Score out of 100
48

Gastropod
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Apple #45 Spotify #27 P. Casts #48

24Pulse Score out of 100
49

Selected Shorts
Symphony Space

Apple #51 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
50

Pretty, Not Smart with Louie and Yoatzi Castro
Dear Media

Apple #47 Spotify #24 P. Casts #50

24Pulse Score out of 100

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