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.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #3 Spotify #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

95Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

The News Agents
Global

Apple #1 Spotify #3 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #2 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

93Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

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

84Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 3 from #8

Today in Focus
The Guardian

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

73Pulse Score out of 100
6No change

The Trial of Russell Brand
The Times

Apple #5 Spotify #10 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

73Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 2 from #5

Newscast
BBC News

Apple #6 Spotify #11 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

69Pulse Score out of 100
8Up 2 from #10

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Apple #11 Spotify #8 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #9

66Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 2 from #7

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #16 Spotify #5 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #12

65Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 1 from #9

Americast
BBC News

Apple #7 Spotify #14 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #11

64Pulse Score out of 100
11Up 2 from #13

The Rest Is Money
Goalhanger

Apple #18 Spotify #7 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

60Pulse Score out of 100
12Down 1 from #11

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

Apple #9 Spotify #20 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

57Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 1 from #14

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #12 Spotify #15 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

57Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 2 from #12

The News Agents - USA
Global

Apple #21 Spotify #9 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #19

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Up 3 from #18

Political Currency
Persephonica

Apple #13 Spotify #16 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #13

55Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 1 from #17

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #15 Spotify #21 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

49Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 1 from #16

The Daily T
The Telegraph

Apple #14 Spotify #24 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #18

48Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 2 from #20

Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times

Apple #10 Spotify #39 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

47Pulse Score out of 100
19Down 4 from #15

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #19 Spotify #22 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #15

46Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 1 from #21

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #23 Spotify #18 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #22

45Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 2 from #19

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

Apple #25 Spotify #17 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #25

45Pulse Score out of 100
22No change

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple #37 Spotify #13 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #49

43Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 1 from #24

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #20 Spotify #26 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #26

42Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 1 from #23

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #46 Spotify #12 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #48

42Pulse Score out of 100
25No change

The Story
The Times

Apple #22 Spotify #29 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #23

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Up 1 from #27

The Trawl
Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Apple #30 Spotify #33 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #24

35Pulse Score out of 100
27Down 1 from #26

The Politics Show
The New Statesman

Apple #34 Spotify #28 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #39

35Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 2 from #30

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

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

34Pulse Score out of 100
29No change

Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian

Apple #26 Spotify #40 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #29

34Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 2 from #32

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

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

32Pulse Score out of 100
31No change

The Fourcast
Channel 4 News

Apple #41 Spotify #30 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #43

32Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 4 from #28

Electoral Dysfunction
Sky News

Apple #42 Spotify #31 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #37

31Pulse Score out of 100
33Up 1 from #34

Coffee House Shots
The Spectator

Apple #28 Spotify #49 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #31

31Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 1 from #33

Oh God, What Now?
Podmasters

Apple #67 Spotify #27 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 3 from #38

The Andrew Neil Report
Times Radio

Apple #44 Spotify #48 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #42

26Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 1 from #35

Pod Save the UK
Pod Save the UK

Apple #59 Spotify #35 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 2 from #39

TRUMP100
Sky News

Apple #55 Spotify #37 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
38Up 2 from #40

Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
BBC Sounds

Apple #17 Spotify — Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #20

26Pulse Score out of 100
39Up 2 from #41

Breaking News from Pod Save America
Crooked Media

Apple #127 Spotify #23 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 3 from #37

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #113 Spotify #25 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 13 from #54

Political Fix
Financial Times

Apple #48 Spotify #50 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

25Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 6 from #36

Politics Weekly America
The Guardian

Apple #54 Spotify #45 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #47

25Pulse Score out of 100
43Up 6 from #49

The Escape Pod Podcast
Alex Azor & Andrew Parker

Apple #86 Spotify #34 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
44No change

Novara Live
Novara Media

Apple #63 Spotify #43 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
45No change

The Rest Is Politics Plus
Goalhanger

Apple — Spotify #19 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 5 from #51

American Friction
Podmasters

Apple #79 Spotify #42 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 1 from #48

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #81 Spotify #47 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 1 from #47

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #84 Spotify #46 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 3 from #46

Unreliable Witness | Storycast
Sky News

Apple #24 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #27

20Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 8 from #42

606
BBC Radio 5 Live

Apple #27 Spotify — Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #21

20Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 5 from #56

Times Radio News Briefing
Times Radio

Apple #197 Spotify #36 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 2 from #50

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning
Gold Hat Productions

Apple #162 Spotify #41 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 5 from #58

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #35

18Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 2 from #52

Weekend
The Guardian

Apple #33 Spotify — Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #28

18Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 22 from #77

Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
Sky News

Apple #36 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #32

17Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 6 from #62

James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #46

17Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 65 from #122

Politics At Sam and Anne's
Sky News

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

16Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 5 from #53

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #40 Spotify — Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #36

15Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 16 from #43

Quite right!
The Spectator

Apple #39 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 5 from #55

Martin Wolf on the World
Martin Wolf

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

15Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 2 from #59

The Harry Sisson Show
Harry Sisson

Apple — Spotify #38 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 11 from #73

Politics Unpacked
Times Radio

Apple #45 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 6 from #57

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #45

13Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 26 from #90

The Bunker – Your daily news Deep Dive
Podmasters

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

13Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 1 from #64

Scottish Football Podcast
BBC Radio Scotland

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #41

13Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 8 from #74

Still Counting
Crooked Media

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 20 from #87

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
Bloomberg

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #44

12Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 4 from #72

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 6 from #75

Iran: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 1 from #69

Six O'Clock News
BBC Radio 4

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
71Down 5 from #66

The Wargame
Sky News

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

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

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 10 from #63

Four the Record: Russell Brand on Trial
Channel 4 News

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 45 from #119

Politics Unleashed
David Davis & Guto Harri

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
75Down 14 from #61

The State of It
The Times

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
76Up 20 from #96

The BelTel
Belfast Telegraph

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 1 from #76

The Rachman Review
Financial Times

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
78Up 4 from #82

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 44 from #123

Novara Media
Novara Media

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
80No change

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
81Up 5 from #86

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters
lotuseaters.com

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
82Down 11 from #71

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 18 from #65

From Our Own Correspondent
BBC Radio 4

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 24 from #60

Quiet Riot
Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny Campbell

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 17 from #68

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
BBC Radio 4

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
86Up 9 from #95

Unholy: Two Jews on the News
Unholy Media

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
87Up 39 from #126

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
Ark Media

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 18 from #70

Top Comment
BBC

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
89Up 3 from #92

The General & The Journalist
The Times

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 10 from #100

The World in Brief from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 6 from #85

Newshour
BBC World Service

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 9 from #101

UnHerd with Freddie Sayers
UnHerd

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
93No change

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 11 from #83

Best of the Spectator
The Spectator

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 11 from #84

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96Up 3 from #99

In The Room
The Independent / Next Chapter Studios

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 3 from #94

Where Politics Meets History
Global

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 9 from #107

Reuters World News
Reuters

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 11 from #110

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 11 from #89

Reality Check
The Spectator

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101New on this chart

Matt Forde's Political Party
Avalon

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 35 from #67

The Two Matts
The New World

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 11 from #114

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions
BBC Radio 5 Live

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 26 from #78

In Moscow's Shadows
Mark Galeotti

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 22 from #127

James O'Brien Daily
Global

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106Up 45 from #151

PoliticsJOE Podcast
PoliticsJOE

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107Up 18 from #125

John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
John Kiriakou

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108Up 10 from #118

This Is Why
Sky News

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Down 21 from #88

Dear Britain - die politische Unterhaltungssendung über das Vereinigte Königreich
Annette Dittert und Stefan Niggemeier

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110Down 29 from #81

The spiked podcast
The spiked podcast

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 32 from #143

Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered
News UK

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 22 from #134

The Teacher's Pet
The Australian

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 5 from #108

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

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 22 from #136

Apple News Today
Apple News

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
115No change

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

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 19 from #97

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
117New on this chart

Alas Vine & Hitchens
Daily Mail

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 12 from #106

Dangerous Memories
Tortoise Media

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 15 from #104

Les Grosses Têtes
RTL

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 18 from #138

Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 11 from #132

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

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 31 from #91

Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files
Global

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 12 from #111

Dan Wootton Outspoken
Dan Wootton

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 19 from #105

Steve Allen - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Up 27 from #152

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Glenn Diesen

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126New on this chart

Understand
BBC Radio 4

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 27 from #154

The Royals Uncensored
The Royals Uncensored

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 30 from #98

How To Win An Election
Times Radio Politics

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Up 19 from #148

The Necessary Conversation
The Necessary Conversation

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
130Up 3 from #133

CNN Inside Politics
CNN Podcasts

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 11 from #120

Real Time with Bill Maher
HBO Podcasts

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 3 from #129

The WAN Show
Linus Tech Tips

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 67 from #200

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan
The Irish Times

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 13 from #121

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
135New on this chart

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

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 19 from #117

The Briefing Room
BBC Radio 4

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 35 from #172

The Trump Report
Times Radio

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 7 from #131

A Right Royal Podcast
Hello! Magazine Ltd

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139Up 36 from #175

The Inquiry
BBC World Service

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140New on this chart

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141Down 39 from #102

Hacks On Tap
Vox Media

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 18 from #124

The State of It: USA
The Times

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Up 17 from #160

Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 22 from #166

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 14 from #159

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 30 from #116

Iain Dale All Talk
Global

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 34 from #113

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards
Steve Richards

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 15 from #163

L'Heure du Monde
Le Monde

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 21 from #128

The Focus Group Podcast
The Bulwark

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 9 from #141

Talking Royals
ITV News

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 11 from #140

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 13 from #139

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell
Arthur Snell

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

Undisclosed: Toward Justice
Undisclosed

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154Up 31 from #185

The Owen Jones Podcast
Owen Jones

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Up 13 from #168

The Peter McCormack Show
Peter McCormack

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 14 from #142

Stormont Sources
Shortbread Media

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Up 14 from #171

The David Pakman Show
David Pakman

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Up 26 from #184

Scotcast
BBC Radio Scotland

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 50 from #109

Westminster Insider
POLITICO

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 10 from #150

The Walkers: The real Salt Path
The Observer

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
161Up 25 from #186

Bloomberg News Now
Bloomberg

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
162Up 8 from #170

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

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
163Up 4 from #167

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Best of Nolan
BBC Radio Ulster

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 7 from #158

IFS Zooms In: The Economy
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
166Up 15 from #181

Talking Politics
ITV News

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167Down 23 from #144

The Duran Podcast
The Duran

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 24 from #145

Stateside with Kai and Carter
The Guardian

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 67 from #103

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

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Up 6 from #177

The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 35 from #137

When It Hits the Fan
BBC Radio 4

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173Down 38 from #135

The Opinions
The New York Times Opinion

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 28 from #146

New Culture Forum
New Culture Forum

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 8 from #183

Bloomberg Tech
Bloomberg

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 21 from #155

Who the Hell is Hamish?
The Australian

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177Down 12 from #165

Through the Griffin Door
Super Carlin Brothers

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 5 from #173

Infamous
Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

Your Aunties Could Never
YOUR AUNTIES COULD NEVER

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 12 from #169

Who? Weekly
Who? Weekly

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182Down 52 from #130

The Edition
The Spectator

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

MOATS with George Galloway
Molucca Media Ltd

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

The Indo Daily
Irish Independent

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 9 from #176

The Jim King Show
The Jim King Show🎙

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Claude AI Daily
Claude AI Daily

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

Blocked and Reported
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

CyberWire Daily
N2K Networks

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 77 from #112

Last Orders - a spiked podcast
Last Orders - a spiked podcast

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190Down 8 from #182

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

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 35 from #156

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 46 from #147

Lovett or Leave It
Lovett or Leave It

Apple #190 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194No change

TrumpWorld
Channel 4 News

Apple #191 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

Mario Nawfal
Mario Nawfal

Apple #192 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 35 from #161

Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #193 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197Down 6 from #191

Mehdi Unfiltered
Zeteo

Apple #194 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Zombie Towns: Everything I Missed
RNZ

Apple #195 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 6 from #193

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel

Apple #196 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

GD POLITICS
Galen Druke

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 Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger is the No. 1 news podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 27, 2026 (#3 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 Rest Is Politics, The News Agents 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.

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