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Best News Podcasts Updated 2026
The highest-rated news and current affairs podcasts of 2026 — daily briefings, investigations, and global coverage.
77 news podcasts — the big names
The News Agents
Global
The Daily
The New York Times
The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger
The Daily Brief
Zerodha
The Daily Beans
MSW Media
The Morning Brief
The Economic Times
The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
Al Jazeera English
@aljazeeraenglish
The Daily Show
@thedailyshow
India Today
@indiatoday
Fox News
@foxnews
NDTV
@ndtv
CNN
@cnn
ABC News
@abcnews
WION
@wion
BBC News
@bbcnews
ABC News Daily
ABC Australia
The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
Manscorp Media Services
7am
Solstice Media
FT News Briefing
Financial Times
The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MS NOW, Jen Psaki
Brian Tyler Cohen
@briantylercohen
The Telegraph
@telegraph
VICE News
@vicenews
MeidasTouch
@meidastouch
DW News
@dwnews
Firstpost
@firstpost
Newscast
BBC News
Up First from NPR
NPR
Americast
BBC News
In Focus by The Hindu
The Hindu
Morning Wire
The Daily Wire
Today in India - Morning News Brief
Daily News Brief India
Sky News
@skynews
The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
NPR
Out Of Focus - MediaOne
Mediaone
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
World Business Report
BBC World Service
The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network
Tim Pool
@timcast
MMAFightingonSBN
@mmafightingonsbn
World Affairs by Unacademy
@worldaffairsunacademy
EWU Crime Storytime
@ewucrimestorytime
CBC News
@cbcnews
BBC World Service
@bbcworldservice
David Pakman Show
@thedavidpakmanshow
Today, Explained
Vox
NPR News Now
NPR
The Dan Bongino Show
Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino
Fresh Air
NPR
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
World Affairs Insights
@worldaffairsinsights
DawnNews English
@dawnnewsenglish
Geopolitical Economy Report
@geopoliticaleconomyreport
NPR
@npr
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
@weeklyshowpodcast
The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters
@thepodcastofthelotuseaters
NEWS ON AIR OFFICIAL
@newsonairofficial
RRG
@rrg
A Current Affair
@acurrentaffair9
TLDR News Global
@tldrnewsglobal
Question Everything
Brian Reed
Foreign Affairs
@foreignaffairs
New York Times Podcasts
@nytpodcasts
The New Statesman
@newstatesman
Good News
@good__news
WDW News Today
@wdwnt
The News Agents
@thenewsagents
An0maly - News Analysis & Hip-hop
@an0malyhiphop
FOX News Podcasts
@foxnewspodcasts
Raw News And Politics
@rawnewsandpolitics
Sources & Methods
NPR
Master Plan
The Lever
WSJ Podcasts
@wsjpodcasts
Apple News Today
Apple News
How we rank News podcasts
Every podcast on WhichPodcast is ranked using WP Score — our own proprietary algorithm that weighs audience reach, episode consistency, cross-platform presence, and listener engagement signals across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Unlike single-platform metrics, WP Score reflects a show's true footprint across the entire podcast landscape. The news podcasts above are the highest-scoring shows in this genre right now, updated regularly as new data comes in.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best daily news podcasts?
The best daily news podcasts deliver a concise, well-produced briefing in under 30 minutes. The top-ranked shows on this page include several daily formats from major news organisations — a good starting point if you want to stay informed without reading multiple publications.
What news podcasts cover international affairs?
Several of the highest-rated news podcasts have a global focus, covering geopolitics, foreign policy, and international stories that don't always make local headlines. Look for shows produced by international broadcasters or outlets with dedicated foreign correspondents.