Top Podcasts of 2024

Best Shows of 2024

Discover the most popular podcasts of 2024, featuring the best shows across every genre. From gripping stories to insightful discussions, explore the top-rated podcasts that dominated this year’s charts.
1. The Daily

1. The Daily

The New York Times
2. Up First from NPR

2. Up First from NPR

NPR
3. Stuff You Should Know

3. Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts
4. No Such Thing As A Fish

4. No Such Thing As A Fish

No Such Thing As A Fish
5. Behind the Bastards

5. Behind the Bastards

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
6. The Rest Is History

6. The Rest Is History

Goalhanger
7. The Indicator from Planet Money

7. The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR
8. Planet Money

8. Planet Money

NPR
9. Morning Wire

9. Morning Wire

The Daily Wire
10. NPR News Now

10. NPR News Now

NPR
11. Pod Save America

11. Pod Save America

Crooked Media
12. My Brother, My Brother And Me

12. My Brother, My Brother And Me

The McElroys
13. 99% Invisible

13. 99% Invisible

Roman Mars
14. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

14. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf
15. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

15. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
16. Last Podcast On The Left

16. Last Podcast On The Left

The Last Podcast Network
17. The Rest Is Politics

17. The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger
18. The NPR Politics Podcast

18. The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR
19. Global News Podcast

19. Global News Podcast

BBC World Service
20. Knowledge Fight

20. Knowledge Fight

Knowledge Fight
21. The Ben Shapiro Show

21. The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire
22. Freakonomics Radio

22. Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
23. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

23. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

All Things Comedy
24. The Adventure Zone

24. The Adventure Zone

The McElroys
25. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

25. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network
26. This American Life

26. This American Life

This American Life
27. Dateline NBC

27. Dateline NBC

NBC News
28. The Magnus Archives

28. The Magnus Archives

Rusty Quill
29. The News Agents

29. The News Agents

Global
30. Radiolab

30. Radiolab

WNYC Studios
31. The Bill Simmons Podcast

31. The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer
32. Casefile True Crime

32. Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents
33. Lore

33. Lore

Aaron Mahnke
34. Revolutions

34. Revolutions

Mike Duncan
35. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

35. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

NPR
36. Consider This from NPR

36. Consider This from NPR

NPR
37. Criminal

37. Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network
38. Today, Explained

38. Today, Explained

Vox
39. All Things Considered

39. All Things Considered

NPR
40. How Did This Get Made?

40. How Did This Get Made?

Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
41. Crime Junkie

41. Crime Junkie

audiochuck
42. The Rest Is Entertainment

42. The Rest Is Entertainment

Goalhanger
43. Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

43. Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

iHeartPodcasts
44. Marketplace

44. Marketplace

Marketplace
45. Football Weekly

45. Football Weekly

The Guardian
46. The History of Rome

46. The History of Rome

Mike Duncan
47. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

47. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
48. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

48. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries
49. The Joe Rogan Experience

49. The Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan
50. Science Friday

50. Science Friday

Science Friday and WNYC Studios
51. Short Wave

51. Short Wave

NPR
52. More or Less: Behind the Stats

52. More or Less: Behind the Stats

BBC Radio 4
53. The Ezra Klein Show

53. The Ezra Klein Show

New York Times Opinion
54. Lateral with Tom Scott

54. Lateral with Tom Scott

Tom Scott and David Bodycombe
55. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

55. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis
56. Serial

56. Serial

Serial Productions & The New York Times
57. Armstrong & Getty On Demand

57. Armstrong & Getty On Demand

iHeartPodcasts
58. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

58. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
59. FiveThirtyEight Politics

59. FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke
60. MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

60. MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Ballen Studios
61. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

61. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Plosive
62. If Books Could Kill

62. If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
63. Hidden Brain

63. Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
64. The Infinite Monkey Cage

64. The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC Radio 4
65. StarTalk Radio

65. StarTalk Radio

Neil deGrasse Tyson
66. It Could Happen Here

66. It Could Happen Here

iHeartPodcasts
67. You're Wrong About

67. You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall
68. Pop Culture Happy Hour

68. Pop Culture Happy Hour

NPR
69. The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

69. The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Ascension
70. Economist Podcasts

70. Economist Podcasts

The Economist
71. rSlash

71. rSlash

rSlash Reads Reddit
72. Science Vs

72. Science Vs

Spotify Studios
73. The Matt Walsh Show

73. The Matt Walsh Show

The Daily Wire
74. Stuff You Missed in History Class

74. Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts
75. Marketplace All-in-One

75. Marketplace All-in-One

Marketplace
76. Newscast

76. Newscast

BBC News
77. The Bugle

77. The Bugle

The Bugle
78. Not Another D&D Podcast

78. Not Another D&D Podcast

Headgum
79. Morbid

79. Morbid

Morbid Network | Wondery
80. No Agenda

80. No Agenda

Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak
81. Fresh Air

81. Fresh Air

NPR
82. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

82. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts
83. The Megyn Kelly Show

83. The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM
84. The Economics of Everyday Things

84. The Economics of Everyday Things

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
85. Dungeons and Daddies

85. Dungeons and Daddies

Dungeons and Daddies
86. Today in Focus

86. Today in Focus

The Guardian
87. Hello From The Magic Tavern

87. Hello From The Magic Tavern

Arnie Niekamp
88. WSJ What’s News

88. WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal
89. Small Town Murder

89. Small Town Murder

James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman
90. Football Ramble

90. Football Ramble

Stak
91. In Our Time

91. In Our Time

BBC Radio 4
92. What A Day

92. What A Day

Crooked Media
93. The Daily Zeitgeist

93. The Daily Zeitgeist

iHeartPodcasts
94. The British History Podcast

94. The British History Podcast

Jamie Jeffers
95. Search Engine

95. Search Engine

PJ Vogt
96. Elis James and John Robins

96. Elis James and John Robins

BBC Radio 5 Live
97. The Rest Is Football

97. The Rest Is Football

Goalhanger
98. Empire

98. Empire

Goalhanger
99. Everything Everywhere Daily

99. Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media
100. Ologies with Alie Ward

100. Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward