Top 10 podcasts right now
The real Apple Podcasts chart: the shows America is actually listening to, updated October 13, 2026. Not an editor's list.
#1 on the chart
The Daily
The New York Times · News
The Times' flagship daily: one story, told deeply, every morning.
restrained · cerebral · contemplative
#2 on the chart
Crime Junkie
Audiochuck · True Crime
Full Body Chills pacing, case-a-week discipline, the biggest true crime show there is.
tense · gritty · restrained
#3 on the chart
In The Dark
The New Yorker · True Crime · Society & Culture
Investigative reporting that has actually reopened cases, one season at a time.
obsessive · gritty · restrained
#4 on the chart
Up First from NPR
NPR · News
NPR's three biggest stories before your coffee cools.
kinetic · restrained · cerebral
#5 on the chart
Dateline NBC
NBC News · True Crime · News
Television's veteran true crime team, in audio, case after case.
twisty · tense · restrained
#6 on the chart
Pod Save America
Pod Save America · News
Former Obama staffers on the week in politics, exasperated and fluent.
kinetic · witty · gritty
#7 on the chart
Pardon My Take
Barstool Sports · Sports
Barstool's chaos-engine sports comedy. Football Guy of the Week included.
playful · kinetic · witty
#8 on the chart
The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan · Comedy
Three-hour conversations with everyone from comics to controversial scientists.
kinetic · gritty · contemplative
#9 on the chart
Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart · True Crime · Comedy
A hairdresser and an autopsy tech make the macabre feel like girls' night.
witty · dread · playful
Chart source: Apple Podcasts Top Shows (US). Rankings come straight from Apple. Looking for something specific? Browse the curated podcast catalog.