Top Podcasts of 2023

Best Shows of 2023

Discover the most popular podcasts of 2023, 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. The Indicator from Planet Money

5. The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR
6. Behind the Bastards

6. Behind the Bastards

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
7. Planet Money

7. Planet Money

NPR
8. Morning Wire

8. Morning Wire

The Daily Wire
9. NPR News Now

9. NPR News Now

NPR
10. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

10. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
11. My Brother, My Brother And Me

11. My Brother, My Brother And Me

The McElroys
12. Last Podcast On The Left

12. Last Podcast On The Left

The Last Podcast Network
13. Global News Podcast

13. Global News Podcast

BBC World Service
14. 99% Invisible

14. 99% Invisible

Roman Mars
15. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

15. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf
16. Knowledge Fight

16. Knowledge Fight

Knowledge Fight
17. The NPR Politics Podcast

17. The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR
18. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

18. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

All Things Comedy
19. Freakonomics Radio

19. Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
20. Dateline NBC

20. Dateline NBC

NBC News
21. Radiolab

21. Radiolab

WNYC Studios
22. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

22. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network
23. Economist Podcasts

23. Economist Podcasts

The Economist
24. This American Life

24. This American Life

This American Life
25. The Adventure Zone

25. The Adventure Zone

The McElroys
26. Criminal

26. Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network
27. The Bill Simmons Podcast

27. The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer
28. Revolutions

28. Revolutions

Mike Duncan
29. Pod Save America

29. Pod Save America

Crooked Media
30. Casefile True Crime

30. Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents
31. SmartLess

31. SmartLess

Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
32. Lore

32. Lore

Aaron Mahnke
33. Consider This from NPR

33. Consider This from NPR

NPR
34. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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

NPR
35. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

35. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries
36. Crime Junkie

36. Crime Junkie

audiochuck
37. The News Agents

37. The News Agents

Global
38. The Magnus Archives

38. The Magnus Archives

Rusty Quill
39. The History of Rome

39. The History of Rome

Mike Duncan
40. Today, Explained

40. Today, Explained

Vox
41. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

41. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
42. Marketplace

42. Marketplace

Marketplace
43. How Did This Get Made?

43. How Did This Get Made?

Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
44. The Rest Is History

44. The Rest Is History

Goalhanger
45. Football Weekly

45. Football Weekly

The Guardian
46. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

46. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
47. Short Wave

47. Short Wave

NPR
48. If Books Could Kill

48. If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
49. You're Wrong About

49. You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall
50. Hidden Brain

50. Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
51. The Ben Shapiro Show

51. The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire
52. More or Less: Behind the Stats

52. More or Less: Behind the Stats

BBC Radio 4
53. Dag Heward-Mills

53. Dag Heward-Mills

Dag Heward-Mills
54. Stuff You Missed in History Class

54. Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts
55. Morbid

55. Morbid

Morbid Network | Wondery
56. Maintenance Phase

56. Maintenance Phase

Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
57. The Infinite Monkey Cage

57. The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC Radio 4
58. Stories from NPR : NPR

58. Stories from NPR : NPR

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

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

Ascension
60. Welcome to Night Vale

60. Welcome to Night Vale

Night Vale Presents
61. Darknet Diaries

61. Darknet Diaries

Jack Rhysider
62. Office Ladies

62. Office Ladies

Earwolf & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
63. The Bugle

63. The Bugle

The Bugle
64. Pop Culture Happy Hour

64. Pop Culture Happy Hour

NPR
65. Serial

65. Serial

Serial Productions & The New York Times
66. The Journal.

66. The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet
67. Hello From The Magic Tavern

67. Hello From The Magic Tavern

Arnie Niekamp
68. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

68. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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

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

Ascension
70. Armstrong & Getty On Demand

70. Armstrong & Getty On Demand

iHeartPodcasts
71. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

71. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Plosive
72. Fresh Air

72. Fresh Air

NPR
73. Dungeons and Daddies

73. Dungeons and Daddies

Dungeons and Daddies
74. Adam Carolla Show

74. Adam Carolla Show

PodcastOne / Carolla Digital
75. Not Another D&D Podcast

75. Not Another D&D Podcast

Headgum
76. Marketplace All-in-One

76. Marketplace All-in-One

Marketplace
77. The British History Podcast

77. The British History Podcast

Jamie Jeffers
78. No Agenda

78. No Agenda

Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak
79. 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer

79. 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer

YMH Studios
80. StarTalk Radio

80. StarTalk Radio

Neil deGrasse Tyson
81. The Lowe Post

81. The Lowe Post

ESPN, Zach Lowe
82. The Rest Is Politics

82. The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger
83. NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

83. NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

NFL
84. The Dan Bongino Show

84. The Dan Bongino Show

Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino
85. Science Vs

85. Science Vs

Spotify Studios
86. Revisionist History

86. Revisionist History

Pushkin Industries
87. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

87. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella
88. Small Town Murder

88. Small Town Murder

James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman
89. Today in Focus

89. Today in Focus

The Guardian
90. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

90. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis
91. The Daily Zeitgeist

91. The Daily Zeitgeist

iHeartPodcasts
92. The John Batchelor Show

92. The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor
93. Ologies with Alie Ward

93. Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward
94. Dear Hank & John

94. Dear Hank & John

Complexly
95. Lex Fridman Podcast

95. Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman
96. Monday Morning Podcast

96. Monday Morning Podcast

All Things Comedy
97. True Crime Garage

97. True Crime Garage

TRUE CRIME GARAGE
98. You're Dead to Me

98. You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4
99. In Our Time

99. In Our Time

BBC Radio 4
100. My Dad Wrote A Porno

100. My Dad Wrote A Porno

My Dad Wrote A Porno