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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.

Updated October 11, 2026
  1. 1No change
    The Daily podcast artwork
    The Daily
    The New York Times
    Castbox #1
    100Pulse Score out of 100
  2. 2Up 1 from #3
    Pod Save America podcast artwork
    Pod Save America
    Pod Save America
    Castbox #2
    84Pulse Score out of 100
  3. 3Down 1 from #2
    Up First from NPR podcast artwork
    Up First from NPR
    NPR
    Castbox #3
    89Pulse Score out of 100
  4. 4No change
    The Megyn Kelly Show podcast artwork
    The Megyn Kelly Show
    SiriusXM
    Castbox #4
    72Pulse Score out of 100
  5. 5Up 2 from #7
    The Bulwark Daily podcast artwork
    The Bulwark Daily
    The Bulwark
    Castbox #5
    64Pulse Score out of 100
  6. 6Up 5 from #11
    The Tucker Carlson Show podcast artwork
    The Tucker Carlson Show
    Tucker Carlson Network
    Castbox #6
    83Pulse Score out of 100
  7. 7Down 1 from #6
    NPR News Now podcast artwork
    NPR News Now
    NPR
    Castbox #7
    76Pulse Score out of 100
  8. 8Down 3 from #5
    The Ben Shapiro Show podcast artwork
    The Ben Shapiro Show
    The Daily Wire
    Castbox #8
    68Pulse Score out of 100
  9. 9No change
    Pivot podcast artwork
    Pivot
    New York Magazine
    Castbox #9
    57Pulse Score out of 100
  10. 10Up 2 from #12
    Morning Wire podcast artwork
    Morning Wire
    The Daily Wire
    Castbox #10
    51Pulse Score out of 100
  11. 11Up 2 from #13
    IHIP News podcast artwork
    IHIP News
    Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan
    Castbox #11
    51Pulse Score out of 100
  12. 12Up 3 from #15
    The MeidasTouch Podcast podcast artwork
    The MeidasTouch Podcast
    MeidasTouch Network
    Castbox #12
    62Pulse Score out of 100
  13. 13Up 1 from #14
    The Dan Bongino Show podcast artwork
    The Dan Bongino Show
    Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino
    Castbox #13
    51Pulse Score out of 100
  14. 14Down 4 from #10
    Candace podcast artwork
    Candace
    Candace Owens
    Castbox #14
    65Pulse Score out of 100
  15. 15Up 8 from #23
    The NPR Politics Podcast podcast artwork
    The NPR Politics Podcast
    NPR
    Castbox #15
    42Pulse Score out of 100
  16. 16Up 2 from #18
    The Journal. podcast artwork
    The Journal.
    The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
    Castbox #16
    64Pulse Score out of 100
  17. 17Down 9 from #8
    The Headlines podcast artwork
    The Headlines
    The New York Times
    Castbox #17
    45Pulse Score out of 100
  18. 18Up 8 from #26
    Today, Explained podcast artwork
    Today, Explained
    Vox
    Castbox #18
    59Pulse Score out of 100
  19. 19Up 26 from #45
    Lovett or Leave It podcast artwork
    Lovett or Leave It
    Lovett or Leave It
    Castbox #19
    24Pulse Score out of 100
  20. 20Down 1 from #19
    Serial podcast artwork
    Serial
    Serial Productions & The New York Times
    Castbox #20
    23Pulse Score out of 100
  21. 21Down 5 from #16
    Apple News Today podcast artwork
    Apple News Today
    Apple News
    Castbox #21
    21Pulse Score out of 100
  22. 22Up 2 from #24
    Global News Podcast podcast artwork
    Global News Podcast
    BBC World Service
    Castbox #22
    41Pulse Score out of 100
  23. 23Up 4 from #27
    The Glenn Beck Program podcast artwork
    The Glenn Beck Program
    Mercury Radio Arts
    Castbox #23
    35Pulse Score out of 100
  24. 24Up 1 from #25
    Bulwark Takes podcast artwork
    Bulwark Takes
    The Bulwark
    Castbox #24
    43Pulse Score out of 100
  25. 25Up 70 from #95
    Real Time with Bill Maher podcast artwork
    Real Time with Bill Maher
    HBO Podcasts
    Castbox #25
    39Pulse Score out of 100
  26. 26Down 6 from #20
    WSJ What’s News podcast artwork
    WSJ What’s News
    The Wall Street Journal
    Castbox #26
    42Pulse Score out of 100
  27. 27Up 2 from #29
    Letters from an American podcast artwork
    Letters from an American
    Heather Cox Richardson
    Castbox #27
    40Pulse Score out of 100
  28. 28Down 6 from #22
    The Matt Walsh Show podcast artwork
    The Matt Walsh Show
    The Daily Wire
    Castbox #28
    51Pulse Score out of 100
  29. 29Down 12 from #17
    Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov podcast artwork
    Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
    Vox Media Podcast Network
    Castbox #29
    35Pulse Score out of 100
  30. 30Up 19 from #49
    The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast artwork
    The New Yorker Radio Hour
    WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
    Castbox #30
    19Pulse Score out of 100
  31. 31Up 5 from #36
    Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words podcast artwork
    Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
    Victor Davis Hanson | The Daily Signal
    Castbox #31
    34Pulse Score out of 100
  32. 32Down 11 from #21
    Still Counting podcast artwork
    Still Counting
    Crooked Media
    Castbox #32
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  33. 33Up 2 from #35
    Deadline: White House podcast artwork
    Deadline: White House
    Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW
    Castbox #33
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  34. 34Up 40 from #74
    The Rachel Maddow Show podcast artwork
    The Rachel Maddow Show
    Rachel Maddow, MS NOW
    Castbox #34
    30Pulse Score out of 100
  35. 35Down 2 from #33
    The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell podcast artwork
    The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
    Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW
    Castbox #35
    16Pulse Score out of 100
  36. 36Down 5 from #31
    Armstrong & Getty On Demand podcast artwork
    Armstrong & Getty On Demand
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #36
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  37. 37Up 6 from #43
    The Briefing with Jen Psaki podcast artwork
    The Briefing with Jen Psaki
    MS NOW, Jen Psaki
    Castbox #37
    16Pulse Score out of 100
  38. 38Up 19 from #57
    The Opinions podcast artwork
    The Opinions
    The New York Times Opinion
    Castbox #38
    32Pulse Score out of 100
  39. 39Down 11 from #28
    Ruthless Podcast podcast artwork
    Ruthless Podcast
    Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook
    Castbox #39
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  40. 40Down 10 from #30
    The World and Everything In It podcast artwork
    The World and Everything In It
    WORLD Radio
    Castbox #40
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  41. 41Down 9 from #32
    Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar podcast artwork
    Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #41
    40Pulse Score out of 100
  42. 42Down 3 from #39
    All In with Chris Hayes podcast artwork
    All In with Chris Hayes
    MS NOW, Chris Hayes
    Castbox #42
    14Pulse Score out of 100
  43. 43Up 41 from #84
    The Next Level podcast artwork
    The Next Level
    The Bulwark
    Castbox #43
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  44. 44Down 6 from #38
    Consider This from NPR podcast artwork
    Consider This from NPR
    NPR
    Castbox #44
    29Pulse Score out of 100
  45. 45Down 5 from #40
    The President's Daily Brief podcast artwork
    The President's Daily Brief
    The First TV
    Castbox #45
    36Pulse Score out of 100
  46. 46Up 2 from #48
    The Daily Beast Podcast podcast artwork
    The Daily Beast Podcast
    The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles
    Castbox #46
    29Pulse Score out of 100
  47. 47New on this chart
    The Political Scene | The New Yorker podcast artwork
    The Political Scene | The New Yorker
    The New Yorker
    Castbox #47
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  48. 48Up 2 from #50
    Plain English with Derek Thompson podcast artwork
    Plain English with Derek Thompson
    The Ringer
    Castbox #48
    31Pulse Score out of 100
  49. 49Down 3 from #46
    The Michael Knowles Show podcast artwork
    The Michael Knowles Show
    The Daily Wire
    Castbox #49
    32Pulse Score out of 100
  50. 50Down 13 from #37
    Interesting Times podcast artwork
    Interesting Times
    New York Times Opinion
    Castbox #50
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  51. 51New on this chart
    On the Media podcast artwork
    On the Media
    WNYC Studios
    Castbox #51
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  52. 52Down 18 from #34
    Morning Joe podcast artwork
    Morning Joe
    Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist
    Castbox #52
    11Pulse Score out of 100
  53. 53Up 2 from #55
    Mark Levin Podcast podcast artwork
    Mark Levin Podcast
    Cumulus Podcast Network
    Castbox #53
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  54. 54Down 13 from #41
    The Rest Is Politics: US podcast artwork
    The Rest Is Politics: US
    Goalhanger
    Castbox #54
    31Pulse Score out of 100
  55. 55Down 2 from #53
    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show podcast artwork
    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #55
    11Pulse Score out of 100
  56. 56New on this chart
    Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast podcast artwork
    Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #56
    11Pulse Score out of 100
  57. 57Up 29 from #86
    TRIGGERnometry podcast artwork
    TRIGGERnometry
    Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster
    Castbox #57
    29Pulse Score out of 100
  58. 58Down 11 from #47
    Political Gabfest podcast artwork
    Political Gabfest
    Slate Podcasts
    Castbox #58
    10Pulse Score out of 100
  59. 59Up 7 from #66
    The Charlie Kirk Show podcast artwork
    The Charlie Kirk Show
    Charlie Kirk
    Castbox #59
    11Pulse Score out of 100
  60. 60Down 18 from #42
    Pod Save the World podcast artwork
    Pod Save the World
    Pod Save the World
    Castbox #60
    26Pulse Score out of 100
  61. 61Down 9 from #52
    What A Day podcast artwork
    What A Day
    What A Day
    Castbox #61
    10Pulse Score out of 100
  62. 62New on this chart
    The Focus Group Podcast podcast artwork
    The Focus Group Podcast
    The Bulwark
    Castbox #62
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  63. 63Down 5 from #58
    Fox News Hourly Update podcast artwork
    Fox News Hourly Update
    FOX News Podcasts
    Castbox #63
    10Pulse Score out of 100
  64. 64Up 6 from #70
    Bannon`s War Room podcast artwork
    Bannon`s War Room
    WarRoom.org
    Castbox #64
    11Pulse Score out of 100
  65. 65Up 15 from #80
    PBS News Hour - Full Show podcast artwork
    PBS News Hour - Full Show
    PBS News
    Castbox #65
    10Pulse Score out of 100
  66. 66New on this chart
    #SistersInLaw podcast artwork
    #SistersInLaw
    Politicon
    Castbox #66
    11Pulse Score out of 100
  67. 67Down 3 from #64
    Radio Atlantic podcast artwork
    Radio Atlantic
    The Atlantic
    Castbox #67
    21Pulse Score out of 100
  68. 68Down 3 from #65
    Verdict with Ted Cruz podcast artwork
    Verdict with Ted Cruz
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #68
    10Pulse Score out of 100
  69. 69New on this chart
    The Lincoln Project podcast artwork
    The Lincoln Project
    The Lincoln Project
    Castbox #69
    10Pulse Score out of 100
  70. 70Down 9 from #61
    The Parnas Perspective podcast artwork
    The Parnas Perspective
    MeidasTouch Network
    Castbox #70
    22Pulse Score out of 100
  71. 71Up 6 from #77
    The Dispatch Podcast podcast artwork
    The Dispatch Podcast
    The Dispatch
    Castbox #71
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  72. 72Down 12 from #60
    Economist Podcasts podcast artwork
    Economist Podcasts
    The Economist
    Castbox #72
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  73. 73Down 10 from #63
    Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis podcast artwork
    Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
    Bill O'Reilly
    Castbox #73
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  74. 74Down 23 from #51
    Louder with Crowder podcast artwork
    Louder with Crowder
    Louder with Crowder
    Castbox #74
    22Pulse Score out of 100
  75. 75Down 31 from #44
    Start Here podcast artwork
    Start Here
    ABC News
    Castbox #75
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  76. 76New on this chart
    1A podcast artwork
    1A
    NPR
    Castbox #76
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  77. 77Down 18 from #59
    The Morgan Stewart Show podcast artwork
    The Morgan Stewart Show
    Morgan Stewart
    Castbox #77
    20Pulse Score out of 100
  78. 78Up 3 from #81
    On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti podcast artwork
    On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
    WBUR
    Castbox #78
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  79. 79Up 4 from #83
    The Five podcast artwork
    The Five
    FOX News Podcasts
    Castbox #79
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  80. 80Up 13 from #93
    The Jesse Kelly Show podcast artwork
    The Jesse Kelly Show
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #80
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  81. 81Down 27 from #54
    Runaway Country with Alex Wagner podcast artwork
    Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
    Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
    Castbox #81
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  82. 82Down 13 from #69
    The Rubin Report podcast artwork
    The Rubin Report
    Dave Rubin
    Castbox #82
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  83. 83New on this chart
    The Necessary Conversation podcast artwork
    The Necessary Conversation
    The Necessary Conversation
    Castbox #83
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  84. 84New on this chart
    The Editors podcast artwork
    The Editors
    National Review
    Castbox #84
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  85. 85Down 10 from #75
    The Commentary Magazine Podcast podcast artwork
    The Commentary Magazine Podcast
    Commentary Magazine
    Castbox #85
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  86. 86New on this chart
    KCRW's Left, Right & Center podcast artwork
    KCRW's Left, Right & Center
    KCRW
    Castbox #86
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  87. 87Down 31 from #56
    The Daily Beans podcast artwork
    The Daily Beans
    MSW Media
    Castbox #87
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  88. 88Down 26 from #62
    VINCE podcast artwork
    VINCE
    Silverloch | Cumulus Podcast Network
    Castbox #88
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  89. 89Down 17 from #72
    The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell podcast artwork
    The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell
    The Bulwark
    Castbox #89
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  90. 90Up 4 from #94
    Garage Logic podcast artwork
    Garage Logic
    Gamut Podcast Network
    Castbox #90
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  91. 91Down 3 from #88
    Receipts with Catherine Rampell podcast artwork
    Receipts with Catherine Rampell
    The Bulwark
    Castbox #91
    9Pulse Score out of 100
  92. 92Down 16 from #76
    CNN podcast artwork
    CNN
    CNN
    Castbox #92
  93. 93Up 3 from #96
    The David Pakman Show podcast artwork
    The David Pakman Show
    David Pakman
    Castbox #93
    8Pulse Score out of 100
  94. 94Down 7 from #87
    John Kiriakou's Briefing Room podcast artwork
    John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
    John Kiriakou
    Castbox #94
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  95. 95Down 16 from #79
    Pat Gray Unleashed podcast artwork
    Pat Gray Unleashed
    Blaze Podcast Network
    Castbox #95
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  96. 96New on this chart
    The Beat with Ari Melber podcast artwork
    The Beat with Ari Melber
    Ari Melber, MS NOW
    Castbox #96
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  97. 97Down 8 from #89
    The Pour Over: Politically Neutral, Christ-First News podcast artwork
    The Pour Over: Politically Neutral, Christ-First News
    The Pour Over
    Castbox #97
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  98. 98Down 30 from #68
    Democracy Now! Audio podcast artwork
    Democracy Now! Audio
    Democracy Now!
    Castbox #98
    6Pulse Score out of 100
  99. 99Down 21 from #78
    Call Me Back - with Dan Senor podcast artwork
    Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
    Ark Media
    Castbox #99
    7Pulse Score out of 100
  100. 100New on this chart
    The David Frum Show podcast artwork
    The David Frum Show
    The Atlantic
    Castbox #100
    8Pulse Score out of 100

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