Genre chart · October 2026

Top Society & Culture Podcasts

Personal stories, relationships, philosophy, documentary and culture commentary. Society & Culture is one of podcasting’s broadest categories, and these are the shows leading it today.

1

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #1 Spotify #6 P. Casts #1

88Pulse Score out of 100
2

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #3 Spotify #1 P. Casts #2

92Pulse Score out of 100
3

Notes from the Edge
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #2 Spotify — P. Casts #3

55Pulse Score out of 100
4

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #4 Spotify #4 P. Casts #4

79Pulse Score out of 100
5

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #5 Spotify #8 P. Casts #5

69Pulse Score out of 100
6

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Apple #6 Spotify — P. Casts #6

42Pulse Score out of 100
7

Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel
Rachel Uchitel

Apple #7 Spotify — P. Casts #7

40Pulse Score out of 100
8

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #12 Spotify #9 P. Casts #8

56Pulse Score out of 100
9

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Apple #10 Spotify #11 P. Casts #9

55Pulse Score out of 100
10

Dream Life Club
Sumi Krishnan

Apple #9 Spotify — P. Casts #10

35Pulse Score out of 100
11

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #13 Spotify #2 P. Casts #11

66Pulse Score out of 100
12

The Dr. John Delony Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #11 Spotify #12 P. Casts #12

51Pulse Score out of 100
13

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Apple #15 Spotify #30 P. Casts #13

39Pulse Score out of 100
14

Chicks in the Office
Barstool Sports

Apple #14 Spotify #16 P. Casts #14

44Pulse Score out of 100
15

The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care
Lucy McAfee

Apple #20 Spotify — P. Casts #15

24Pulse Score out of 100
16

The Viall Files
Nick Viall

Apple #17 Spotify #29 P. Casts #16

36Pulse Score out of 100
17

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #19 Spotify #19 P. Casts #17

39Pulse Score out of 100
18

Before & After with Lester Holt
NBC News

Apple #18 Spotify — P. Casts #18

24Pulse Score out of 100
19

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

Apple #26 Spotify #7 P. Casts #19

45Pulse Score out of 100
20

Going Public With Ross Mandell
Ross Mandell

Apple #16 Spotify — P. Casts #20

25Pulse Score out of 100
21

Paper Trail
ProPublica

Apple #21 Spotify — P. Casts #21

22Pulse Score out of 100
22

Two Girls One Ghost
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #23 Spotify #26 P. Casts #22

33Pulse Score out of 100
23

I've Had It
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

Apple #32 Spotify #43 P. Casts #23

26Pulse Score out of 100
24

This Is Actually Happening
Audible

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts #24

18Pulse Score out of 100
25

Embedded
NPR

Apple #27 Spotify — P. Casts #25

19Pulse Score out of 100
26

The Permanent Questions With David Brooks
The Atlantic

Apple #28 Spotify — P. Casts #26

18Pulse Score out of 100
27

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace
MS NOW, Nicolle Wallace

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts #27

16Pulse Score out of 100
28

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
MK Media

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts #28

17Pulse Score out of 100
29

The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens

Apple #22 Spotify — P. Casts #29

20Pulse Score out of 100
30

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

Apple #45 Spotify #48 P. Casts #30

21Pulse Score out of 100
31

Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast
TMG Studios

Apple #30 Spotify #10 P. Casts #31

38Pulse Score out of 100
32

Otherworld
Otherworld

Apple #40 Spotify #35 P. Casts #32

24Pulse Score out of 100
33

CreepCast
Wendigoon & MeatCanyon

Apple #38 Spotify #3 P. Casts #33

47Pulse Score out of 100
34

Scamfluencers
Audible

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts #34

13Pulse Score out of 100
35

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

Apple #24 Spotify — P. Casts #35

18Pulse Score out of 100
36

Radio Rental
Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

Apple #36 Spotify #49 P. Casts #36

22Pulse Score out of 100
37

Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari
Dear Media

Apple #43 Spotify — P. Casts #37

13Pulse Score out of 100
38

The Interview
The New York Times

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #38

13Pulse Score out of 100
39

Timcast IRL
Timcast Media

Apple #34 Spotify #36 P. Casts #39

24Pulse Score out of 100
40

The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Ringer

Apple #31 Spotify #32 P. Casts #40

25Pulse Score out of 100
41

Against The Odds
Audible

Apple #42 Spotify — P. Casts #41

13Pulse Score out of 100
42

Heavyweight
Pushkin Industries

Apple #44 Spotify #17 P. Casts #42

28Pulse Score out of 100
43

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Apple #49 Spotify #5 P. Casts #43

40Pulse Score out of 100
44

On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts #44

11Pulse Score out of 100
45

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Apple #47 Spotify #44 P. Casts #45

20Pulse Score out of 100
46

Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #55 Spotify — P. Casts #46

11Pulse Score out of 100
47

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah

Apple #48 Spotify #21 P. Casts #47

25Pulse Score out of 100
48

Hang Out with Sean Hannity
Fox News Media

Apple #39 Spotify #34 P. Casts #48

23Pulse Score out of 100
49

We Can Do Hard Things
Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Apple #57 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
50

Chrisley Confessions 2.0
PodcastOne

Apple #25 Spotify — P. Casts #50

16Pulse Score out of 100

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