United Kingdom · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Society & Culture Podcasts in the UK

Top Society & Culture 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 Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

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

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson
WNTT

Apple #4 Spotify #2 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

89Pulse Score out of 100
3Up 1 from #4

Uncanny
BBC Radio 4

Apple #3 Spotify #8 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

80Pulse Score out of 100
4Down 1 from #3

Olivia's House with Olivia Attwood
Platform Media

Apple #8 Spotify #3 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

79Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 2 from #7

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #13 Spotify #4 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #13

70Pulse Score out of 100
6Down 1 from #5

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Apple #2 Spotify #22 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

70Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 1 from #6

Great Company with Jamie Laing
Jampot Productions

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

68Pulse Score out of 100
8No change

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #7 Spotify #13 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

65Pulse Score out of 100
9No change

The Dozen with Liam Tuffs
The Dozen Media

Apple #15 Spotify #6 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

64Pulse Score out of 100
10No change

Anything Goes with James English
Anything Goes with James English

Apple #14 Spotify #11 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #15

58Pulse Score out of 100
11No change

Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4

Apple #6 Spotify #27 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

58Pulse Score out of 100
12No change

Shameless
Shameless Media

Apple #11 Spotify #16 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

57Pulse Score out of 100
13No change

The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia

Apple #41 Spotify #5 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

53Pulse Score out of 100
14Up 3 from #17

Pottering with Tom Allen
Tom Allen

Apple #27 Spotify #12 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #30

48Pulse Score out of 100
15No change

The Affair…with Anna Williamson
The Affair…with Anna Williamson

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

47Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 2 from #18

Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Persephonica

Apple #18 Spotify #21 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

47Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 1 from #16

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #37 Spotify #10 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #42

46Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 1 from #19

Heretics | Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold

Apple #29 Spotify #14 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #34

45Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 4 from #23

Miss Me?
Persephonica

Apple #22 Spotify #19 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #24

45Pulse Score out of 100
20Down 6 from #14

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #19 Spotify #28 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #19

42Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 1 from #20

Bed of Lies
The Telegraph

Apple #5 Spotify — Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

42Pulse Score out of 100
22Up 3 from #25

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #16 Spotify #48 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

39Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 1 from #24

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Apple #21 Spotify #37 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #21

38Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 6 from #30

The Girls Are Talking
BBC Studios Audio

Apple #135 Spotify #9 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

37Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 3 from #22

Vogue & Amber
Global

Apple #34 Spotify #25 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #38

36Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 5 from #21

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #24 Spotify #38 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #22

36Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 2 from #29

SAS: The Shadow War
The Independent / Aurra Studios

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

35Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 11 from #39

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

Apple #23 Spotify #45 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

35Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 3 from #26

At Home with The Andres
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #26 Spotify #47 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #26

33Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 3 from #27

METRO with Sarah Koenig
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #12 Spotify — Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

31Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 2 from #33

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

Apple #45 Spotify #32 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #48

30Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 1 from #31

The SheerLuxe Podcast
SheerLuxe

Apple #174 Spotify #15 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 5 from #28

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #46 Spotify #34 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #44

29Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 17 from #51

Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith
JamPot Productions

Apple #35 Spotify #50 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #33

29Pulse Score out of 100
35No change

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Apple #73 Spotify #26 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 4 from #32

Origin Story
Podmasters

Apple #58 Spotify #33 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 3 from #34

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

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

26Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 2 from #36

Wednesdays
JamPot Productions

Apple #78 Spotify #29 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
39Up 1 from #40

Nip Tuck
Bauer Media

Apple #88 Spotify #31 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 3 from #37

100 Questions with Tom Simons
Tom Simons

Apple — Spotify #17 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 1 from #42

The Winston Marshall Show
Winston Marshall

Apple #72 Spotify #42 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 2 from #44

The Receipts Podcast
The Receipts Media LTD

Apple #99 Spotify #35 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
43Up 2 from #45

LADbible Stories
LADbible

Apple — Spotify #20 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 2 from #46

CreepCast
Wendigoon & MeatCanyon

Apple #157 Spotify #30 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
45Up 5 from #50

Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian

Apple #25 Spotify — Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #28

21Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 12 from #58

Tell Me I'm Wrong
BBC

Apple — Spotify #23 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
47Down 9 from #38

More or Less
BBC Radio 4

Apple #28 Spotify — Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #23

20Pulse Score out of 100
48No change

The Rest Is History Club
Goalhanger Podcasts

Apple — Spotify #24 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 6 from #43

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Global

Apple #30 Spotify — Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #27

19Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 1 from #49

The Audio Long Read
The Guardian

Apple #31 Spotify — Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #29

18Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 4 from #55

Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 4

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #39

18Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 5 from #47

The Mishal Husain Show
Bloomberg

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

18Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 6 from #59

Please Don't
BBC Sounds

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

17Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 1 from #53

Strangers on a Bench
Tom Rosenthal

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #37

16Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 6 from #61

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

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

15Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 2 from #54

Inspectre Paranormal
Tom Barrow

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

15Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 5 from #62

The Girls Groupchat Podcast
The Girls Groupchat Podcast

Apple — Spotify #36 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 2 from #56

Philosophize This!
Stephen West

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #35

15Pulse Score out of 100
59Up 14 from #73

Holly Willoughby Together with Voy
Hungry Bear Media

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

14Pulse Score out of 100
60No change

Inheritance: Fiat
BBC World Service

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #41

14Pulse Score out of 100
61Up 9 from #70

OMG Stories
UPSTREAM MEDIA

Apple — Spotify #39 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 2 from #64

Ricky Gervais Is Live Now
Platform Media

Apple — Spotify #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 11 from #52

Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Channel 4 News

Apple — Spotify #41 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 12 from #76

On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #46

14Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 2 from #63

Sisters of Defiance
Anita Rani

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #47

13Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 1 from #67

Oh, Anna!
The Fellas Studios

Apple — Spotify #43 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 14 from #81

Things Fell Apart
BBC Radio 4

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

13Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 1 from #69

MEMES
Dan Ayling

Apple — Spotify #44 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 9 from #78

Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian

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

13Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris

Apple — Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 14 from #85

Otherworld
Otherworld

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 5 from #77

What It Was Like
Superreal

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 1 from #74

The Underworld Podcast
The Underworld Podcast

Apple — Spotify #49 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 2 from #72

Radical
BBC Radio 4

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Hysterical
Audible | Pineapple Street Studios

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 10 from #66

Get A Grip with Angela Scanlon and Vicky Pattison
Audio Always

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 2 from #79

Swingers
BBC Radio Wales

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
78Up 10 from #88

Natalie Cassidy's 'Life with Nat'
Audio Always

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 26 from #105

3 Finger Salute
Natasha G, Mike T, Kristin F, Craig A

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
80Up 2 from #82

The Poshcast
The Telegraph

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 16 from #65

Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained
Haunted UK

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 5 from #87

TED Talks Daily
TED

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 42 from #41

The Slow Newscast
The Observer

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 13 from #71

The LRB Podcast
The London Review of Books

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 10 from #75

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 18 from #68

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 3 from #84

Life Changing
BBC Radio 4

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 2 from #86

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 9 from #80

Wild Card with Rachel Martin
NPR

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 11 from #101

If Books Could Kill
Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 45 from #136

Scamfluencers
Audible

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 2 from #90

Falling Tree
Falling Tree

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 4 from #89

Radio Rental
Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 11 from #83

Heavyweight
Pushkin Industries

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 14 from #109

Scary | A Paranormal Podcast
Real-Life Paranormal Stories

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

How We Got Here with NLW
Nathaniel Whittemore

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 6 from #91

The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
98Down 2 from #96

Adrift
Apple TV / Blanchard House

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 2 from #97

World of Secrets
BBC

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

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

Abroad in Japan
Stak

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Up 11 from #112

Boots Off
Audio Always

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
102Up 30 from #132

Lives Less Ordinary
BBC World Service

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
103No change

The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 11 from #93

I'm ADHD! No You're Not
Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE & Paul Whitehouse

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
105Down 6 from #99

Who We Are Now with Izzy & Richard Hammond
Global

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 6 from #100

The Travel Expert with Simon Calder
The Telegraph

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 12 from #95

Intelligence Squared
Intelligence Squared

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 14 from #94

Ramblings
BBC Radio 4

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 21 from #130

Great Lives
BBC Radio 4

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110Up 38 from #148

It’s a Girl Thing
Ebony and Lucie

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 7 from #104

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean
Goalhanger

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 9 from #121

The Permanent Questions With David Brooks
The Atlantic

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 5 from #108

Into The Fog with Peter Laws
Peter Laws

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
114Down 7 from #107

Everything Is Content
Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 18 from #133

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 1 from #117

Reaching Out
Futuro Media · Featured

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 4 from #113

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries
Olimpia Pérez

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
118Up 7 from #125

The Good Immigrant: The Official Podcast
Plosive

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 21 from #98

Mostly Sheenius
Red Seat Ventures, LLC

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 26 from #146

Unexplained
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 65 from #186

Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 3 from #119

Paranormal Activity with Yvette Fielding
Create

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 3 from #120

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Higher Ground

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 18 from #106

The Seeds Will Grow
Finn Harries

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 14 from #111

Two Girls One Ghost
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 4 from #122

The Dark Paranormal
The Dark Paranormal

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 1 from #128

Against The Odds
Audible

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 26 from #102

Planet Normal
The Telegraph

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 11 from #118

Within Reason
Alex J O'Connor

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 14 from #116

Hooked
Apple TV / Campside Media

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 8 from #123

This Is Actually Happening
Audible

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
132Up 2 from #134

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

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

Sold a Story
APM Reports

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 24 from #110

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 4 from #139

We call her Emma
The Observer

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 7 from #129

The Builders
iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
137No change

Diabolical Lies
Katie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire Burke

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
138Up 26 from #164

Front Row
BBC Radio 4

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
139Up 3 from #142

Radio 1's All Day Breakfast with Greg James
BBC Radio 1

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140Up 12 from #152

Witness History
BBC World Service

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 27 from #168

The School of Life
tscol

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142New on this chart

Must Watch
BBC Radio 5 Live

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 28 from #115

Real Life Ghost Stories
Real Life Ghost Stories

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 3 from #141

Mark Narrations - Reddit Stories
Mark B

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Down 21 from #124

File on 4 Investigates
BBC Radio 4

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 2 from #144

Desert Island Discs: Archive: 2016-2018
BBC Radio 4

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Up 44 from #191

The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Vox

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 12 from #160

Sweet Bobby
Tortoise Media

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 18 from #167

Sober Awkward
soberawkward

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 24 from #126

The Royals
The Times

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Up 19 from #170

Feel Good Formula
High Performance

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 25 from #127

Conversations with Coleman
The Free Press

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 10 from #143

The Hidden Third
Mariana van Zeller

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154Up 7 from #161

Lucky Boy
Tortoise Media

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 8 from #147

Wind of Change
Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 25 from #131

talkBOXING with Simon Jordan and Spencer Oliver
talkSPORT

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

Girls Next Level
Holly Madison & Bridget Marquardt

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158New on this chart

everybody has a secret
Shameless Media

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

S-Town
Serial Productions

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 5 from #155

Amol Rajan Interviews...
BBC Radio 4

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161Up 17 from #178

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Peter Adamson

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 4 from #158

Modern Love
The New York Times

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
163New on this chart

The Polyester Podcast
The Polyester Podcast

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 24 from #140

The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Ringer

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
165Up 8 from #173

Unlikely Friends
Global

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 21 from #145

Boj & Kate Have A Lot On Their Plate
Kate Lawler / Podmasters

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
167Down 110 from #57

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein
Matt Bernstein

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 17 from #151

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
169Up 8 from #177

Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett
BBC Sounds

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 1 from #169

The Diamond King | Telegraph Investigates
The Telegraph

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171New on this chart

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
The Free Press

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172Up 9 from #181

The Spill
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

Life Uncut
LiSTNR

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 39 from #135

Private Parts
Spirit Studios

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

Start the Week
BBC Radio 4

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Up 4 from #180

Experience is Everything
Saga Group

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177Up 11 from #188

A Very British Cult
BBC Radio 4

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 7 from #171

Single Ladies In Your Area
Plosive

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 22 from #157

Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson
Andy Coulson

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

The Witch Farm
BBC Radio 4

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

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

Curse of: Miss America
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182Up 16 from #198

The Hard Yarns Podcast
Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183Down 29 from #154

Family Flowers Only by Grief Ireland
GoLoud

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 21 from #163

Free Thinking
BBC Radio 4

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 32 from #153

Straight Up
Straight Up

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 48 from #138

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187Down 25 from #162

The Interview
The New York Times

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 38 from #150

Wartime Stories
Wartime Stories

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories
Danielle Mercy

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

LOW
Jack Rhysider

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 26 from #165

Focus: We Keep Us Safe
KUOW News and Information

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 36 from #156

White Wine Question Time
Kate Thornton

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 6 from #187

Critics at Large | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

Second Act with Ateh Jewel
Hello! Magazine Ltd.

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 6 from #189

ReThinking
TED

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 11 from #185

Screw this…Let’s try something else
ANTIDOTE & Immediate

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

The Missing Cryptoqueen
BBC Sounds

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 23 from #176

Love Life With Matthew Hussey
Matthew Hussey

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 7 from #193

REAL LIVES
Naomi Channell

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 society & culture podcast in the UK right now?

The Louis Theroux Podcast by Spotify Studios is the No. 1 society & culture podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 27, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 society & culture podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Louis Theroux Podcast, We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson and Uncanny. 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 Society & Culture 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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