Genre chart · October 2026

Top News Podcasts

Daily news briefings, political analysis, business news and long-form reporting. The news podcasts listeners rely on most, ranked across the major podcast apps. YouTube does not publish genre charts.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #1 Spotify #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #3 Spotify #4 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

87Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #2 Spotify #7 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

84Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #9 Spotify #2 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #8

80Pulse Score out of 100
5No change

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #8 Spotify #6 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

73Pulse Score out of 100
6No change

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #4 Spotify #12 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

72Pulse Score out of 100
7No change

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #7 Spotify #9 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #11

70Pulse Score out of 100
8No change

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #17 Spotify #3 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #22

68Pulse Score out of 100
9Up 2 from #11

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #15 Spotify #5 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #15

66Pulse Score out of 100
10Up 3 from #13

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #5 Spotify #17 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

66Pulse Score out of 100
11Down 2 from #9

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #6 Spotify #21 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #7

61Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 3 from #15

Morning Wire
The Daily Wire

Apple #10 Spotify #23 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

54Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 4 from #17

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #13 Spotify #18 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #9

53Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 2 from #12

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #27 Spotify #8 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #28

53Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 1 from #14

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #12 Spotify #20 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #14

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

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #19 Spotify #13 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #12

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

The Matt Walsh Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #24 Spotify #11 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #27

51Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 1 from #19

The Dan Bongino Show
Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino

Apple #11 Spotify #26 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #21

50Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 1 from #20

WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #22 Spotify #16 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #20

47Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 6 from #26

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #16 Spotify #27 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #25

45Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 3 from #18

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #25 Spotify #19 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #18

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

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #31 Spotify #15 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #32

44Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 2 from #25

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

Apple #20 Spotify #29 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #24

41Pulse Score out of 100
24No change

Breaking News from Pod Save America
Crooked Media

Apple #74 Spotify #10 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

39Pulse Score out of 100
25Up 9 from #34

The Rachel Maddow Show
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Apple #21 Spotify #38 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #16

38Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 4 from #22

Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #18 Spotify #47 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #19

38Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 3 from #30

Part Of The Problem
GaS Digital Network

Apple #56 Spotify #14 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

37Pulse Score out of 100
28No change

The President's Daily Brief
The First TV

Apple #40 Spotify #22 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #39

36Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 6 from #23

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Apple #26 Spotify #36 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #26

35Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 3 from #27

The Michael Knowles Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #42 Spotify #24 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #46

34Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 2 from #29

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #41 Spotify #25 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #38

34Pulse Score out of 100
32Up 1 from #33

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

Apple #39 Spotify #32 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 1 from #32

The Glenn Beck Program
Mercury Radio Arts

Apple #30 Spotify #44 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #29

32Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 5 from #39

Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer

Apple #45 Spotify #30 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #48

31Pulse Score out of 100
35Down 4 from #31

Consider This from NPR
NPR

Apple #35 Spotify #41 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #33

30Pulse Score out of 100
36Up 13 from #49

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Apple #33 Spotify #49 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #36

29Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 1 from #38

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #14 Spotify — Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #17

29Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 2 from #36

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #50 Spotify #37 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #45

28Pulse Score out of 100
39Up 3 from #42

Louder with Crowder
Louder with Crowder

Apple #49 Spotify #40 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 5 from #35

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #86 Spotify #28 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
41Down 1 from #40

The Parnas Perspective
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #51 Spotify #45 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 1 from #43

Reuters World News
Reuters

Apple #83 Spotify #33 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 6 from #37

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Apple #62 Spotify #46 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 1 from #45

Psycho Politics with George Conway
Psycho Politics with George Conway

Apple #23 Spotify — Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #13

23Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 1 from #44

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Apple #110 Spotify #35 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 5 from #41

The Opinions
The New York Times Opinion

Apple #105 Spotify #39 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
47Down 1 from #46

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple #136 Spotify #34 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
48No change

Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files
Global

Apple #29 Spotify — Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #23

19Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 2 from #47

Apple News Today
Apple News

Apple #28 Spotify — Castbox #19 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
50No change

Armstrong & Getty On Demand
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #40

18Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 18 from #69

Ruthless Podcast
Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook

Apple #34 Spotify — Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #34

17Pulse Score out of 100
52Up 2 from #54

The World and Everything In It
WORLD Radio

Apple #36 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #30

17Pulse Score out of 100
53No change

Real Baron Podcast
Baron Coleman

Apple — Spotify #31 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 4 from #58

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

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #31

16Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 1 from #56

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Apple #37 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #42

16Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 4 from #52

Still Counting
Crooked Media

Apple #43 Spotify — Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #37

15Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 34 from #91

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

Apple #46 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #43

14Pulse Score out of 100
58Up 4 from #62

Start Here
ABC News

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #41

14Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

Autocracy in America
The Atlantic

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #44 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 3 from #57

The Harry Sisson Show
Harry Sisson

Apple — Spotify #42 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 1 from #60

Receipts with Catherine Rampell
The Bulwark

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #44

13Pulse Score out of 100
62Down 1 from #61

The Trish Regan Show
Trish Regan

Apple — Spotify #43 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
63Up 5 from #68

Radio Atlantic
The Atlantic

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #49

12Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 1 from #65

The Keith Edwards Show
Keith Edwards

Apple — Spotify #48 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 6 from #71

All In with Chris Hayes
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #47

12Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 6 from #72

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
67No change

Jack Cocchiarella Show
Jack Cocchiarella

Apple — Spotify #50 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 4 from #64

Fox News Hourly Update
FOX News Podcasts

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 5 from #74

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 45 from #115

Sarah Westall - Business Game Changers
Sarah Westall

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 6 from #77

The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Commentary Magazine

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 7 from #79

Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
Bill O'Reilly

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 2 from #75

Bannon`s War Room
WarRoom.org

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 19 from #55

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 8 from #83

Democracy Now! Audio
Democracy Now!

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 3 from #73

The Daily Beans
MSW Media

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 7 from #70

The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
78Up 2 from #80

What A Day
What A Day

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 8 from #87

The Rubin Report
Dave Rubin

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
80Up 36 from #116

The Dispatch Podcast
The Dispatch

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
81Up 25 from #106

Mark Levin Podcast
Cumulus Podcast Network

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 22 from #104

VINCE
Silverloch | Cumulus Podcast Network

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
83Up 5 from #88

The Morgan Stewart Show
Morgan Stewart

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
84Up 95 from #179

Hacks On Tap
Vox Media

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
85Up 1 from #86

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
86Up 13 from #99

John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
John Kiriakou

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
87Up 9 from #96

PBS News Hour - Full Show
PBS News

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 55 from #143

Who? Weekly
Who? Weekly

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
89Up 8 from #97

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
Greg Sargent

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 24 from #114

The Five
FOX News Podcasts

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 10 from #101

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 26 from #66

Verdict with Ted Cruz
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 8 from #85

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
94Up 11 from #105

Pat Gray Unleashed
Blaze Podcast Network

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 14 from #109

The 7
The Washington Post

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

Advisory Opinions
The Dispatch

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
97Up 3 from #100

The David Pakman Show
David Pakman

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 14 from #112

Mo News
@mosheh / tentwentytwo

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 6 from #93

The Chuck ToddCast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
100Up 3 from #103

CNN 5 Things
CNN Podcasts

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 38 from #63

Lovett or Leave It
Lovett or Leave It

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 7 from #95

American Potential
American Potential

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 11 from #92

The Pour Over: Politically Neutral, Christ-First News
The Pour Over

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 45 from #59

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 26 from #131

Grits and Eggs Podcast
Deante’ Kyle

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 25 from #81

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
Ark Media

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 17 from #90

Newshour
BBC World Service

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108New on this chart

Chapo Trap House
Chapo Trap House

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 18 from #127

Garage Logic
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 63 from #174

The Editors
National Review

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
112Down 1 from #111

X22 Report
X22 Report

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
113Up 33 from #146

The 10-Minute Headline
The 10-Minute Headline

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 19 from #133

The Daily Zeitgeist
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 23 from #138

The Jesse Kelly Show
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 34 from #82

Meet the Press
NBC News

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
117Up 17 from #134

The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
118No change

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 6 from #113

1A
NPR

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 19 from #139

Fearless with Jason Whitlock
Blaze Podcast Network

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 16 from #137

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Bloomberg

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122No change

Wall Street Breakfast
Seeking Alpha

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 17 from #140

The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Sam Seder

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Up 18 from #142

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 4 from #121

HawkeTalk
Erik Huberman

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126Up 19 from #145

House Guest
Scott Evans

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 38 from #89

On the Media
WNYC Studios

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 20 from #148

It’s That Part
Jesse Lee Hammonds

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 53 from #76

Fareed Zakaria GPS
CNN Podcasts

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 46 from #84

Impolitic with John Heilemann
Audacy | Puck

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
131Up 5 from #136

The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber, MS NOW

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
132Up 15 from #147

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
133Down 39 from #94

The Necessary Conversation
The Necessary Conversation

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 15 from #119

Undisclosed: Toward Justice
Undisclosed

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
135Down 10 from #125

The Fox News Rundown
FOX News Podcasts

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
136Up 15 from #151

WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 27 from #164

Markley, van Camp and Robbins
Alpha Media

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138Up 14 from #152

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 19 from #120

Creative Entrepreneur: A Podcast For Business Growth and Trending News
Julie Lokun and Dominick Domasky

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 62 from #78

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 21 from #162

The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Up 21 from #163

Tangle
Isaac Saul

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Up 48 from #191

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 37 from #107

The Next Level
The Bulwark

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 5 from #150

Anderson Cooper 360
CNN Podcasts

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 20 from #126

Long Play
Crooked Media

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Up 13 from #160

Making the Argument with Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 17 from #165

The Benny Show
Benny Johnson

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 22 from #171

Timcast News
Timcast Media

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 4 from #154

The Adam Mockler Show
Adam Mockler

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Up 32 from #183

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 54 from #98

No Agenda Show
Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 23 from #130

World News Tonight with David Muir
ABC News

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 1 from #153

The Playbook Podcast
POLITICO

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 20 from #135

Sports Chasers
Kevin L. Warren, Dorian Albritton, James E. Warren, Darrell L. Warren, Mike Mills, Daniel Krainbucher, and Ryan DeSouza

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Up 39 from #195

Hot Mics with Billy Bush
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 13 from #144

Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Up 15 from #173

WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Up 38 from #197

Todd N Tyler Radio Empire
Todd n Tyler

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 109 from #51

Real Time with Bill Maher
HBO Podcasts

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
161No change

What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Slate Podcasts

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 39 from #123

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
NBC News

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 39 from #124

KCRW's Left, Right & Center
KCRW

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 15 from #149

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 57 from #108

The Focus Group Podcast
The Bulwark

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
166Up 3 from #169

Sidebar with Katie Phang
Katie Phang

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167Down 26 from #141

Big Take
Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168Up 4 from #172

It Could Happen Here
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 1 from #168

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon Media Network

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Up 17 from #187

Shawn Farash LIVE
Silverloch | Cumulus Podcast Network

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 61 from #110

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi
MS NOW, Ali Velshi

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 25 from #198

The Young Turks
TYT Network

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

Waddle & Silvy
ESPN Chicago

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 7 from #182

The Jim Acosta Show
Jim Acosta

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 9 from #167

John Solomon Reports
John Solomon

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177Up 9 from #186

The Escape Pod Podcast
Alex Azor & Andrew Parker

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

VladTV
DJ Vlad

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 62 from #117

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

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 2 from #178

Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle
Stephanie Ruhle, MS NOW

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Stay Tuned with Preet
Preet Bharara

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182Up 3 from #185

Amy and T.J.
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183Down 28 from #155

The Warning with Steve Schmidt
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 56 from #128

Political Gabfest
Slate Podcasts

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

The Reason Roundtable
The Reason Roundtable

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Pantsuit Politics
Sarah & Beth

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 86 from #102

UnJustified
MSW Media

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189No change

The Rush Lindell Show
The Rush Lindell Show

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

The Howie Carr Radio Network
Howie Carr

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Next Up with Mark Halperin
MK Media

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

Amanpour
CNN Podcasts

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

The Erick Erickson Show
Erick Erickson

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 6 from #188

The Teacher's Pet
The Australian

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

The Peter Zeihan Podcast Series
Peter Zeihan

Apple #190 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 12 from #184

Uncommon Knowledge
Hoover Institution

Apple #191 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197Down 21 from #176

Politics Chat
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #192 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz

Apple #193 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

Brian Kilmeade Show
FOX News Podcasts

Apple #194 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 44 from #156

Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

Apple #195 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 news podcast right now?

The Daily by The New York Times is the No. 1 news podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 21, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 news podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Daily, Up First from NPR and Pod Save America. 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, Spotify, 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.