United Kingdom · Genre chart · October 2026

Top News Podcasts in the UK

Top News Podcasts in the UK today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for the UK into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for the UK.

1New on this chart

The News Agents
Global

Apple #1 Spotify #2 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

97Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #1 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

97Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #3 Spotify #3 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #6

88Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

Apple #5 Spotify #4 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

82Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

Today in Focus
The Guardian

Apple #6 Spotify #6 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #5

76Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Newscast
BBC News

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

72Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Apple #10 Spotify #9 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

66Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #13 Spotify #7 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #12

65Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Americast
BBC News

Apple #8 Spotify #16 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

61Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Apple #22 Spotify #5 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #19

61Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #12 Spotify #14 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

57Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

The Rest Is Money
Goalhanger

Apple #17 Spotify #10 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #15

57Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

The Daily T
The Telegraph

Apple #9 Spotify #20 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #10

57Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

Political Currency
Persephonica

Apple #16 Spotify #13 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

54Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times

Apple #7 Spotify #39 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #9

52Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #14 Spotify #19 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #13

51Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

The News Agents - USA
Global

Apple #33 Spotify #8 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #31

51Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #25 Spotify #11 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #22

50Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

The Story
The Times

Apple #18 Spotify #22 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

46Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #15 Spotify #28 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #16

46Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple #35 Spotify #15 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #36

42Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #31 Spotify #18 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #27

41Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian

Apple #20 Spotify #32 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #18

40Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #21 Spotify #30 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #25

40Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Oh God, What Now?
Podmasters

Apple #29 Spotify #24 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #30

39Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

The Politics Show
The New Statesman

Apple #34 Spotify #26 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #29

36Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Coffee House Shots
The Spectator

Apple #23 Spotify #45 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #21

35Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Apple #30 Spotify #34 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #34

34Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Electoral Dysfunction
Sky News

Apple #46 Spotify #23 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #41

34Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

Politics At Sam and Anne's
Sky News

Apple #27 Spotify #48 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #20

32Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

The Trial of Russell Brand
The Times

Apple #39 Spotify #31 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #45

32Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Pod Save the UK
Pod Save the UK

Apple #49 Spotify #29 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #47

30Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

TRUMP100
Sky News

Apple #38 Spotify #40 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #33

30Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Everything But
Lottie Morley & Lulu Gould

Apple #11 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #65 Spotify #25 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Quite right!
The Spectator

Apple #48 Spotify #36 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

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

Apple #77 Spotify #27 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #41 Spotify #50 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #35

27Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

Novara Live
Novara Media

Apple #50 Spotify #44 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #48

26Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

The Trawl
Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Apple #71 Spotify #33 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

The Andrew Neil Report
Times Radio

Apple #19 Spotify — Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #26

24Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

The Fourcast
Channel 4 News

Apple #70 Spotify #37 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics Plus
Goalhanger

Apple — Spotify #17 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Novara Media
Novara Media

Apple #72 Spotify #41 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

The BelTel
Belfast Telegraph

Apple #75 Spotify #42 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #80 Spotify #43 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #24 Spotify — Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #23

22Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

Political Fix
Financial Times

Apple #74 Spotify #47 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Breaking News from Pod Save America
Crooked Media

Apple — Spotify #21 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

The Escape Pod Podcast
Alex Azor & Andrew Parker

Apple #118 Spotify #35 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

The Wargame
Sky News

Apple #26 Spotify — Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #24

21Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

The Peter McCormack Show
Peter McCormack

Apple #83 Spotify #49 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Unholy: Two Jews on the News
Unholy Media

Apple #28 Spotify — Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #32

19Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #99 Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

Times Radio News Briefing
Times Radio

Apple #155 Spotify #38 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
Sky News

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #28

18Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

Politics Unpacked
Times Radio

Apple #36 Spotify — Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #43

16Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #37 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

16Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

Weekend
The Guardian

Apple #40 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #39

15Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #46

15Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

The Bunker – Your daily news Deep Dive
Podmasters

Apple #43 Spotify — Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #38

15Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
Bloomberg

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #37

14Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Scottish Football Podcast
BBC Radio Scotland

Apple #45 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #42

14Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

Iran: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #49

13Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters
lotuseaters.com

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

Big Brother: The Group Chat
ITV

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

The General & The Journalist
The Times

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

606
BBC Radio 5 Live

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #44

11Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Where Politics Meets History
Global

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Dangerous Memories
Tortoise Media

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Mortgage Insider
Barclays

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change
Michael Liebreich, Bryony Worthington

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

Six O'Clock News
BBC Radio 4

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

The Dressing Room
Novel

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards
Steve Richards

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

The Walkers: The real Salt Path
The Observer

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

This Is Why
Sky News

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

The Rachel Maddow Show
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Dan Wootton Outspoken
Dan Wootton

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
John Kiriakou

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
BBC Sounds

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

James O'Brien Daily
Global

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

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

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Best of the Spectator
The Spectator

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

The Teacher's Pet
The Australian

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning
Gold Hat Productions

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Politics Weekly America
The Guardian

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

In Moscow's Shadows
Mark Galeotti

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Still Counting
Crooked Media

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

The World in Brief from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

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

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101New on this chart

Newshour
BBC World Service

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
102New on this chart

The Rachman Review
Financial Times

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
103New on this chart

Reuters World News
Reuters

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
104New on this chart

Top Comment
BBC

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105New on this chart

The Decoded Podcast
POLITICO

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106New on this chart

PoliticsJOE Podcast
PoliticsJOE

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107New on this chart

Scotcast
BBC Radio Scotland

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108New on this chart

The Inquiry
BBC World Service

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
109New on this chart

The State of Us
BBC Sounds

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

The Richie Allen Show
The Richie Allen Show

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
111New on this chart

The Trump Report
Times Radio

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
112New on this chart

Quiet Riot
Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny Campbell

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
113New on this chart

Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
114New on this chart

The Leeds View | Daily Leeds United News, Podcasts & Transfer Talk
The Leeds View

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
115New on this chart

Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered
News UK

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
116New on this chart

From Our Own Correspondent
BBC Radio 4

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
117New on this chart

American Friction
Podmasters

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
118New on this chart

Unreliable Witness | Storycast
Sky News

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119New on this chart

Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files
Global

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120New on this chart

The spiked podcast
The spiked podcast

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121New on this chart

In The Room
The Independent / Next Chapter Studios

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122New on this chart

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123New on this chart

Les Grosses Têtes
RTL

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124New on this chart

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions
BBC Radio 5 Live

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125New on this chart

The State of It
The Times

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126New on this chart

Matt Forde's Political Party
Avalon

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127New on this chart

The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New Statesman
New Statesman

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
128New on this chart

Alas Vine & Hitchens
Daily Mail

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
129New on this chart

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
BBC Radio 4

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
130New on this chart

Bloomberg Tech
Bloomberg

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
131New on this chart

Apple News Today
Apple News

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
132New on this chart

All In with Chris Hayes
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
133New on this chart

Everything Electric Podcast
The Fully Charged Show

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
134New on this chart

Chapo Trap House
Chapo Trap House

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
135New on this chart

Fair Game by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
136New on this chart

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
137New on this chart

Claude AI Daily
Claude AI Daily

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138New on this chart

Journal en français facile
Français Facile - RFI

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139New on this chart

Bloomberg News Now
Bloomberg

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140New on this chart

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141New on this chart

Real Time with Bill Maher
HBO Podcasts

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142New on this chart

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Glenn Diesen

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

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

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144New on this chart

Steve Allen - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145New on this chart

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell
Arthur Snell

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

Understand
BBC Radio 4

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148New on this chart

The Brink
The Brink

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149New on this chart

The Matt Walsh Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150New on this chart

The Necessary Conversation
The Necessary Conversation

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151New on this chart

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

The WAN Show
Linus Tech Tips

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

Stateside with Kai and Carter
The Guardian

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154New on this chart

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
Ark Media

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155New on this chart

Mehdi Unfiltered
Zeteo

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156New on this chart

The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New Statesman
New Statesman

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

Cross Question with Iain Dale
LBC

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158New on this chart

The State of It: USA
The Times

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

Iain Dale All Talk
Global

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
161New on this chart

Big Boss Interview
BBC News

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

UnHerd with Freddie Sayers
UnHerd

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
163New on this chart

The Royals Uncensored
The Royals Uncensored

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
165New on this chart

IFS Zooms In: The Economy
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

The Duran Podcast
The Duran

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

How To Win An Election
Times Radio Politics

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

Nick Ferrari - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170New on this chart

The Edition
The Spectator

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171New on this chart

L'Heure du Monde
Le Monde

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

The Opinion Brief
More in Common

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

The Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

A Right Royal Podcast
Hello! Magazine Ltd

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

Receipts with Catherine Rampell
The Bulwark

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176New on this chart

Blocked and Reported
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Iain Dale - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Best of Nolan
BBC Radio Ulster

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Bloomberg

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

The Brendan O'Neill Show
The Brendan O'Neill Show

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

Hoy en EL PAÍS
EL PAÍS

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Brussels Playbook Podcast
POLITICO

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

Big Take
Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

The Indo Daily
Irish Independent

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Big Small Talk
LiSTNR

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

Hacks On Tap
Vox Media

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

The Opinions
The New York Times Opinion

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

One Decision
Listen Now Media

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

MOATS with George Galloway
Molucca Media Ltd

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

The Foreign Affairs Interview
Foreign Affairs Magazine

Apple #190 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

Palace Intrigue: Harry, Meghan & the Crown. Royal Family News and Gossip.
Caloroga Media / The Daily Royal Family Podcast

Apple #191 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel

Apple #192 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

CNN Inside Politics
CNN Podcasts

Apple #193 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #194 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Apple #195 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Main Justice
MS NOW, Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord

Apple #196 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz

Apple #197 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

Radio Atlantic
The Atlantic

Apple #198 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 news podcast in the UK right now?

The News Agents by Global is the No. 1 news podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 7, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #2 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 News Agents, The Rest Is Politics and The Rest Is Politics: US. 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.