South Africa · Genre chart · October 2026

Top News Podcasts in South Africa

Top News Podcasts in South Africa today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for South Africa 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 South Africa.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3Up 4 from #7

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #3 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #3

88Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #4 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5No change

SMWX
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Apple #5 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Down 3 from #3

MoneywebNOW
Moneyweb Radio

Apple #6 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #6

77Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 1 from #6

The Corder Report
Dan Corder

Apple #7 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #7

73Pulse Score out of 100
8No change

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Apple #8 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9No change

Newshour
BBC World Service

Apple #9 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #9

66Pulse Score out of 100
10Up 1 from #11

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Apple #10 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #10

64Pulse Score out of 100
11Up 1 from #12

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #11 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #11

61Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 3 from #15

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #12 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #12

59Pulse Score out of 100
13No change

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple #13 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
14No change

Today in Focus
The Guardian

Apple #14 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #14

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 5 from #10

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #15 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #15

54Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 1 from #17

The News Agents
Global

Apple #16 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 1 from #16

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #17 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 8 from #26

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #18 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #18

48Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 21 from #40

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #19 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #19

47Pulse Score out of 100
20No change

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Apple #20 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 2 from #19

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #21 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #21

44Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 4 from #18

The Clement Manyathela Show
Primedia Broadcasting

Apple #22 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #22

43Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 25 from #48

The Trial of Russell Brand
The Times

Apple #23 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #23

42Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 2 from #22

Bloomberg News Now
Bloomberg

Apple #24 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #24

41Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 1 from #24

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
CapeTalk

Apple #25 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 5 from #21

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #26 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #26

39Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 7 from #34

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #27 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #27

38Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 9 from #37

Reuters World News
Reuters

Apple #28 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #28

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 2 from #27

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #29 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #29

36Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 1 from #29

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #30 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #30

35Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 11 from #42

Americast
BBC News

Apple #32 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 1 from #31

The Matt Walsh Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #33 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #32

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

African Renaissance Podcast
Thabo Mbeki Foundation

Apple #31 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 9 from #25

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #34 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #33

33Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 70 from #105

The Talking Sense Podcast
The Common Sense ZA

Apple #36 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
36Up 59 from #95

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #35 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts #34

32Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 2 from #35

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #37 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #36

31Pulse Score out of 100
38Up 12 from #50

The Daily Friend Show
SA Institute of Race Relations

Apple #38 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #37

30Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 16 from #23

Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files
Global

Apple #39 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #38

30Pulse Score out of 100
40Up 64 from #104

House Guest
Scott Evans

Apple #40 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts #39

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 10 from #51

Amanpour
CNN Podcasts

Apple #41 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #40

28Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 12 from #30

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Primedia Broadcasting

Apple #43 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #42

28Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 10 from #33

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #44 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #43

27Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 5 from #49

Unreliable Witness | Storycast
Sky News

Apple #42 Castbox — Pocket Casts #41

27Pulse Score out of 100
45Up 14 from #59

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Apple #45 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts #44

27Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 6 from #52

TRUMP100
Sky News

Apple #46 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #45

26Pulse Score out of 100
47Down 2 from #45

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #48 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #47

25Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 16 from #32

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
Ark Media

Apple #49 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #48

25Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 8 from #41

The World in Brief from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #47 Castbox — Pocket Casts #46

25Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 6 from #44

Infamous
Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #50 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #49

25Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 13 from #64

Iran: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #51 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
52Up 8 from #60

The Michael Knowles Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #52 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 33 from #86

The Aubrey Masango Show
702

Apple #53 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 13 from #67

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #54 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 44 from #99

Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick

Apple #56 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 9 from #47

Anderson Cooper 360
CNN Podcasts

Apple #55 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 9 from #66

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

Apple #58 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
58Up 32 from #90

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Glenn Diesen

Apple #57 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 5 from #54

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Apple #60 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 2 from #58

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Apple #59 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 25 from #36

The Morgan Stewart Show
Morgan Stewart

Apple #62 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 14 from #76

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Apple #61 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 10 from #53

Unholy: Two Jews on the News
Unholy Media

Apple #64 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 2 from #62

All In with Chris Hayes
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Apple #66 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 10 from #75

Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja
Radio 702

Apple #67 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 35 from #101

Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
BBC Sounds

Apple #63 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 28 from #39

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

Apple #68 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 25 from #43

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

Apple #69 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 1 from #70

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #65 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 1 from #71

Jacaranda FM Newswatch (Latest Bulletins)
Jacaranda FM

Apple #70 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 25 from #96

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #71 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 70 from #142

Politics Weekly America
The Guardian

Apple #72 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 27 from #46

Business Bagel
Bagel Media

Apple #73 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 11 from #85

The Race for Joburg: A Live Serial
News24

Apple #75 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 13 from #88

The Duran Podcast
The Duran

Apple #74 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76Up 26 from #102

The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
Primedia Broadcasting

Apple #76 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 8 from #69

The Gareth Cliff Daily Briefing
The Gareth Cliff Show

Apple #77 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 23 from #55

The Foreign Affairs Interview
Foreign Affairs Magazine

Apple #80 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 41 from #38

The Rachman Review
Financial Times

Apple #82 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 23 from #57

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #81 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 8 from #73

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

Apple #83 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Lanz + Precht
ZDF, Markus Lanz & Richard David Precht

Apple #78 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 11 from #72

The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN Podcasts

Apple #79 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 16 from #68

The Story
The Times

Apple #84 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 4 from #81

Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times

Apple #85 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

When it All Went Wrong
CBC

Apple #87 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 9 from #78

Morning Wire
The Daily Wire

Apple #86 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 32 from #56

The Globalist
Monocle

Apple #89 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 7 from #82

WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal

Apple #88 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 3 from #87

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel

Apple #90 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
91No change

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Bloomberg

Apple #91 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 8 from #84

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #92 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Up 45 from #138

John Kiriakou's Briefing Room
John Kiriakou

Apple #93 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 2 from #92

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Apple #94 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 5 from #100

A Right Royal Podcast
Hello! Magazine Ltd

Apple #95 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 19 from #77

The Rubin Report
Dave Rubin

Apple #96 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Up 9 from #106

Bannon`s War Room
WarRoom.org

Apple #98 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
98Down 35 from #63

Politically Aweh
Politically Aweh

Apple #99 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 20 from #79

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Apple #101 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 39 from #61

The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis

Apple #100 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Up 48 from #149

Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #102 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 4 from #98

This Is Why
Sky News

Apple #97 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 16 from #119

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
CapeTalk

Apple #104 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104Up 79 from #183

The Daily T
The Telegraph

Apple #103 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 68 from #173

PBS News Hour - Full Show
PBS News

Apple #105 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 26 from #80

Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg

Apple #113 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
107Up 2 from #109

Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson

Apple #106 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 34 from #74

Focus on Africa
BBC World Service

Apple #115 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 17 from #126

The Source with Kaitlan Collins
CNN Podcasts

Apple #107 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Critical Condition
Shay Omi

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 46 from #157

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #109 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 60 from #172

Breakfast with Martin Bester
Jacaranda FM

Apple #110 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 3 from #110

Ark News Daily
Ark Media

Apple #111 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
114Down 11 from #103

CNN 5 Things
CNN Podcasts

Apple #112 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 8 from #123

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown
CNN Podcasts

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 23 from #93

Moneyweb@Midday
Moneyweb Radio

Apple #116 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 52 from #65

The WAN Show
Linus Tech Tips

Apple #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118New on this chart

GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics
Hoover Institution

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119Up 35 from #154

The President's Daily Brief
The First TV

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120Down 26 from #94

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 35 from #156

The David Pakman Show
David Pakman

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122New on this chart

War Desk
NBN.fm

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 5 from #118

Best of the Spectator
The Spectator

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124Up 71 from #195

Six O'Clock News
BBC Radio 4

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125Up 11 from #136

Democracy Now! Audio
Democracy Now!

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126Up 17 from #143

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

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 6 from #121

Moneyweb Crypto
Moneyweb Radio

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 2 from #130

Bloomberg Tech
Bloomberg

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129New on this chart

The Wargame
Sky News

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130Up 10 from #140

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
Bloomberg

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 15 from #116

The Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 49 from #83

The News Agents - USA
Global

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133Down 11 from #122

Quite right!
The Spectator

Apple #133 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134New on this chart

Checks and Balance from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135No change

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 47 from #89

Al Jazeera News Updates
Al Jazeera

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 14 from #151

The Royals Uncensored
The Royals Uncensored

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 7 from #131

DSPN -RUGBY
rova | DSPN

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 42 from #97

CyberWire Daily
N2K Networks

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 7 from #133

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

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 7 from #148

Stay Tuned with Preet
Preet Bharara

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 35 from #107

The AI Policy Podcast
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

The Escape Pod Podcast
Alex Azor & Andrew Parker

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 16 from #160

James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 8 from #153

Democracy Unplugged
Podcast Party

Apple #145 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

Novara Media
Novara Media

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 34 from #113

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

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 17 from #165

The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber, MS NOW

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 50 from #199

Monitor
RSG

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 19 from #169

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
NBC News

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151New on this chart

Louder with Crowder
Louder with Crowder

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 6 from #146

Sources & Methods
NPR

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

The Inquiry
BBC World Service

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 4 from #150

Squawk on the Street
CNBC

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 35 from #120

COCKTAILS AND TAKEAWAYS
cocktails and takeaways

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 39 from #117

Claude AI Daily
Claude AI Daily

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 42 from #115

Conversations With Gabriel
The Common Sense ZA

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 44 from #114

Net nog enetjie
Maroela Media

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159Up 32 from #191

World News Tonight with David Muir
ABC News

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

The Opinions
The New York Times Opinion

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 29 from #132

CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
CNN Podcasts

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 37 from #125

The AI Podcast
The AI Podcast

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163Up 4 from #167

The Parnas Perspective
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 53 from #111

The Inside Story Podcast
Al Jazeera

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165Up 12 from #177

The Explanation
BBC World Service

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 54 from #112

Good Noticings
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

The Lawyer Podcast
The Lawyer

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 16 from #152

Al Jazeera Investigates
Al Jazeera

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169Up 18 from #187

One Decision
Listen Now Media

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 11 from #159

Newscast
BBC News

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 34 from #137

Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered
News UK

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

The Fox News Rundown
FOX News Podcasts

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 13 from #186

Daniel Davis Deep Dive
Daniel Davis

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

The Lady Vanishes
LiSTNR

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175Down 30 from #145

The Young Turks
TYT Network

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 35 from #141

Meet the Press
NBC News

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177Down 22 from #155

The Teacher's Pet
The Australian

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Epoch Reports
The Epoch Times

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 9 from #170

CNN Inside Politics
CNN Podcasts

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 19 from #161

Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN Podcasts

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Consider This from NPR
NPR

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182Down 74 from #108

Political Currency
Persephonica

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

AM Best Audio Podcast
AM Best Company

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

John Anderson: Conversations
John Anderson

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

CNN This Morning
CNN Podcasts

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 57 from #129

Parlons-en, les invités
FRANCE 24

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

1619
The New York Times

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Commentary Magazine

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 26 from #163

All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio)
TWiT

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

The Briefing
Monocle

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Cicero Podcasts
Cicero – Magazin für politische Kultur

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192Up 8 from #200

Spektrum
RSG

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 54 from #139

La Story
Les Echos

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

BRIAN ENTIN INVESTIGATES
Brian Entin

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

The China-Global South Podcast
The China-Global South Project

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 17 from #179

Part Of The Problem
GaS Digital Network

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

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

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

What on Earth?
CBC

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

AP Newswatch: Top Stories from the Associated Press
The Associated Press

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

Pollar Sounds
Pollar

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 news podcast in South Africa right now?

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service is the No. 1 news podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 news podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Global News Podcast, 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, 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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