📰 Curated Collection
If The Daily made staying informed a habit, these are the shows to add to your morning queue — the best news podcasts ranked by listeners worldwide.
77 podcasts like the daily podcasts — the big names

Aaron Mahnke

TED

Roman Mars

Astonishing Legends Productions

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

Pushkin Industries

Lauryn Bosstick and Michael Bosstick / Dear Media

Alie Ward

Pushkin Industries

The New York Times

The Atlantic

Chris Gethard

Peter Schiff

Sophia & Cinzia

Bill Bubba Bussey

Jen Hatmaker

NPR

Studio71

MSW Media

Marketplace

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

Vox Media

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Wave

Omnibus

iHeartPodcasts

HINDZ
@cnn
@wion
@aljazeeraenglish
@foxnews
@indiatoday
@abcnews
@ndtv
@bbcnews
Comedy Central

Studio71

Candace Owens

Dave Neal

Audacy | Puck

Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Radio Diaries & Radiotopia

Wondery

iHeartPodcasts and Unanimous Media

Stephanie Soo

Brad Listi

Deante’ Kyle

MK Media

Isaac Saul

Jonathan Cutrell

MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Dan and Phil, Studio71

KUER

Justin Evans
@telegraph
@stevencrowder
@meidastouch
@firstpost
@dwnews
@benshapiro
@briantylercohen
@vicenews
@realcharliekirk

Campside Media

Love and Radio | QCODE

BBC Radio 5 Live

iHeartPodcasts

New York Post

Thirteen Media

The Observer

Wondery

Danny Knowles

ABC News

MS NOW, Alex Wagner
@skynews
@jubilee
Vox Media Podcast Network
Every podcast on WhichPodcast is ranked using Listen Score — a global popularity metric based on listener data, episode frequency, and audience engagement across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. The shows above are drawn from the genres most relevant to this collection and sorted by their global listener ranking, so the top results reflect what millions of real listeners are choosing right now.
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The Daily popularised the single-story deep-dive format for daily news — instead of covering ten headlines shallowly, it takes one story and explains it thoroughly in 20–30 minutes. The shows above share this quality: they treat listeners as intelligent adults who want context, not just headlines.
Yes — several major international news organisations produce daily podcasts that rival The Daily in quality. These cover global news, UK politics, European affairs, and international stories that US-centric podcasts sometimes underserve. The top-ranked shows above include international options.
Most daily news podcasts are 15–30 minutes — designed to fit in a morning commute or over breakfast. Some have extended editions for bigger news days. The format rewards consistency: listening every morning means you stay genuinely informed without spending hours on news.