Best Politics Podcasts 2026

The Intelligence (Economist)

Daily

The Economist's daily briefing on global affairs — politics, economics, and science in 20 minutes. Authoritative and global in scope.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Middle East conflict disrupts global aviation through closed airspace and surging jet fuel costs, while fake meat valuations collapse

The Bulwark Podcast

Daily

Tim Miller and Charlie Sykes lead the most prominent center-right voice against political extremism. Sharp analysis from principled conservatives.

→ WHAT IT COVERS California Congressman Ro Khanna joins Tim Miller to discuss the Epstein files investigation, the unauthorized Iran war, AI's economi

Pod Save America

3x/week

Former Obama staffers deliver sharp, entertaining progressive political commentary. The most influential left-leaning politics podcast.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor analyze week three of the U.S.-Iran war, covering Trump's failed coa

The Ezra Klein Show

Weekly

Ezra Klein brings intellectual rigor and philosophical depth to politics, technology, and culture. The thinking person's current affairs podcast.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Ezra Klein interviews novelist Gary Shteyngart about his 2010 novel Super Sad True Love Story , which predicted today's ranking cult

Stay Tuned with Preet

2x/week

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara brings rare prosecutorial perspective to law, justice, and politics. Authoritative and surprisingly engaging.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Federal Judge James Boasberg quashes DOJ subpoenas targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ruling prosecutors issued them sole

Strict Scrutiny

Weekly

Three law professors break down the Supreme Court with expertise and wit. Essential listening during every major Court session.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Strict Scrutiny hosts Leah Littman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw examine the intersection of Supreme Court decisions and executive b

Conversations with Coleman

Weekly

Coleman Hughes invites heterodox thinkers for honest conversations about race, culture, and ideas. Intellectually fearless and refreshingly civil.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Historian Justin Marozzi discusses his book Captives and Companions , covering 14 centuries of slavery in the Islamic world. The tra

Hidden Forces

Weekly

Demetri Kofinas explores the unseen forces driving change in markets, technology, and geopolitics. Deep, contrarian, and intellectually fearless.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi analyzes the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran through week three, examining divergent Americ

The Realignment

Biweekly

Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff explore the forces reshaping American politics across traditional left-right lines. Independent and substantive.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Marshall Koslowski and States Forum Journal editor-in-chief Michael Laskaway argue that American states — not Washington — are the fu

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

All-In Podcast, LLC

2x/week

Four tech billionaires debate markets, politics, and science with zero filter. The most influential group chat in Silicon Valley, now public.

→ WHAT IT COVERS SpaceX completes history's largest IPO at $85B raised, valuing the company above $2T and making Elon Musk the world's first trilliona

Odd Lots

Daily

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the weird, wonderful corners of markets and economics that mainstream finance media ignores.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Independent AI researcher Grace Shao joins Odd Lots in Hong Kong to explain how Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek, MiniMax, Moonshot, and

The AI Breakdown

Daily

NLW delivers concise daily briefings on AI news and its business impact. The fastest way to stay current on what matters in artificial intelligence.

→ WHAT IT COVERS ZAI's GLM 5.2 open-weight model generates significant industry attention after outperforming Claude Opus 4.8 and all Gemini models on

The Vergecast

3x/week

The Verge team breaks down the biggest tech stories of the week with insider context. Opinionated, fast-paced, and reliably ahead of the curve.

→ WHAT IT COVERS The Verge's Sean Hollister reviews Valve's Steam Machine, a $1,049 living room PC gaming console roughly matching PlayStation 5 perfo

The Daily (NYT)

Daily

The New York Times' flagship daily news podcast. Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise deliver one essential story each morning in 25 minutes.

→ WHAT IT COVERS NYT reporter Nicholas Nehamas examines how the Trump administration has systematically transformed U.S. immigration courts into a dep

Pivot

2x/week

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway spar on tech, business, and power. Sharp opinions backed by decades of industry access.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, broadcasting from Cannes, cover UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation after less than a year

Up First (NPR)

Daily

NPR's 10-minute morning briefing on the day's top stories. The most efficient way to start informed every single morning.

→ WHAT IT COVERS The US temporarily lifts oil sanctions on Iran amid disputed nuclear inspection claims, Trump pivots to the economy with record-low 3

The Indicator

Daily

NPR's daily economics show explains one number, one trend, one story shaping the economy — in under 10 minutes. Smart and efficient.

→ WHAT IT COVERS A proposed $250 bill featuring Donald Trump's likeness faces legal hurdles and economic criticism, with economists Ken Rogoff and Oli

Morning Brew Daily

Daily

Business news in 15 minutes, delivered with the wit and energy that made Morning Brew a media brand. Perfect for your morning commute.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Morning Brew Daily covers four stories: the shift in US retail from goods to services (wellness now at 50.4% of leases), Polymarket b

Snacks Daily

Daily

Bite-sized daily business news from Robinhood's media team. Fun, fast, and surprisingly substantive for a 15-minute show.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Three business stories from March 18, 2025: Uber Eats caught using AI-driven personalized pricing that charges different customers di

Marketplace

Daily

APM's daily economics show explains how money, work, and trade shape everyday life. The gold standard of accessible economic journalism.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Marketplace examines how fuel prices ripple across the U.S. economy, covering jet fuel surging from $2.50 to $4 per gallon, diesel to

The Journal

Daily

WSJ reporters break down the biggest business and finance stories of the day. Authoritative journalism in a daily podcast format.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon represent a broader financial industry clash over stablecoin reward payment

Techmeme Ride Home

Daily

A 15-minute daily digest of the top tech stories. Brian McCullough turns Techmeme's headlines into essential context for your commute.

→ WHAT IT COVERS The SEC and CFTC issue joint crypto classification guidance distinguishing securities from non-securities, while NVIDIA defends DLSS

Eye on AI

3x/week

Craig Smith tracks the pulse of AI research and industry moves. Concise weekly updates from a veteran tech journalist.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Prashant Warier, CEO of Qure.ai, explains how his company's medical imaging AI processes 15 million chest X-rays annually across 105

Hard Fork

Weekly

NYT journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton navigate the collision of tech and culture with humor, honesty, and genuine curiosity.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Hard Fork Live hosts a debate between AI researcher Sayash Kapoor and AI 2027 co-author Daniel Cocatello on whether AI will achieve r

Planet Money

2x/week

NPR makes economics entertaining with 20-minute stories about money, trade, and the invisible systems that shape daily life.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Planet Money uses the 1979 film Alien and its fictional corporation Weyland Yutani as a lens to examine real labor economics concepts

The Readout Loud

Weekly

STAT News' weekly biotech podcast — breaks down clinical trial results, FDA policy shifts, and industry deals. The newsroom perspective that biotech investors trust.

→ WHAT IT COVERS This episode covers three biotech stories: Vinay Prasad's second departure from the FDA and its impact on rare disease drug approvals