The Best Podcasts of 2018

Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

LS 76

By Earwolf and Scott Aukerman

LATEST EPISODE

Bonus Bang: Live From The Bell House Pt 1 (Hot 4 Scott)

Sept. 18, 2025

02:09:12

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

By Starburns Audio

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GGACP Classic: Paul Shaffer

Sept. 18, 2025

01:22:58

Last Podcast On The Left

LS 86

By The Last Podcast Network

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 635: Aaron Hernandez Part II - Inside the Meat Grinder

Sept. 19, 2025

01:37:38

My Brother, My Brother And Me

By The McElroys

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MBMBaM 780: Face 2 Face: Good Will Horsing

Sept. 16, 2025

00:58:53

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

LS 94

By Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

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498 - Tugboat Cat

Sept. 18, 2025 · transcript

00:33:57

Stop Podcasting Yourself

LS 63

TOP 0.1%

By Graham Clark and Dave Shumka

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 913 - Sophia Johnson

Sept. 16, 2025

01:55:39

Surely You're Joking

Surely You're Joking

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Robert Zubrin and the astronauts' direct advice.

Oct. 10, 2019

00:48:10

Adam Carolla Show

LS 81

By PodcastOne / Carolla Digital

LATEST EPISODE

Jimmy Kimmel + Alison and Bryan (Carolla Classics)

yesterday

02:53:47

Mental Illness Happy Hour

By Paul Gilmartin

LATEST EPISODE

#766 Navigating Sex After An Assault - Katie Simon

Sept. 19, 2025

01:42:28

The Bugle

By The Bugle

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Real Housewives of the UN

Sept. 17, 2025

00:46:37

Keep It!

By Crooked Media

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The Emmys, Charlie Sheen, & The Roses with Jaboukie Young-White & Akilah Green

Sept. 17, 2025

01:23:10

Pod Save America

By Crooked Media

LATEST EPISODE

Trump Cancels Kimmel

Sept. 19, 2025

01:15:41

The Gist

LS 65

By Peach Fish Productions

LATEST EPISODE

JD Vance, Jimmy Kimmel, and America’s Radical Underground

yesterday

00:14:13

The Morning Stream

By Scott Johnson

LATEST EPISODE

TMS 2889: Braising Gravy

Sept. 18, 2025

01:09:37

The NPR Politics Podcast

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Sources & Methods: Trump's UK Visit, Gaza/Ukraine Tension

yesterday

00:25:22

Real Time with Bill Maher

By HBO Podcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Ep. #707: WH Border Czar Tom Homan, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Alex Wagner

yesterday

00:59:27

Reveal

LS 74

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

LATEST EPISODE

Kids Under Fire in Gaza

yesterday

00:50:42

Making Sense with Sam Harris

By Sam Harris

LATEST EPISODE

#434 — Can We Survive AI?

Sept. 16, 2025

00:36:26

Fresh Air

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Best Of: Jude Law / Pedro Pascal

yesterday

00:47:18

Love and Radio

LS 64

By Love and Radio | QCODE

LATEST EPISODE

Love and Radio's Thrill Seekers!

Oct. 17, 2024

00:36:38

The Joe Rogan Experience

By Joe Rogan

LATEST EPISODE

#2381 - Taylor Kitsch

Sept. 18, 2025

02:51:11

The Moment with Brian Koppelman

By PodcastOne

LATEST EPISODE

Duff McKagan - 12/20/23

Dec. 20, 2023

01:02:31

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

By Marc Maron

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 1679 - Tracy Letts

Sept. 18, 2025

01:29:05

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes

By Pete Holmes

LATEST EPISODE

We Made It Weird #227

yesterday

01:09:36

Drink Champs

LS 69

By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 471 w/ Lil' Flip & Z-Ro

Sept. 19, 2025 · transcript

01:21:16

Giant Bombcast

By Giant Bomb

LATEST EPISODE

908: That Raw Ditto

Sept. 16, 2025 · transcript

02:39:45

Jalen & Jacoby

LS 71

By Jalen Rose, David Jacoby

LATEST EPISODE

Trailer

Dec. 13, 2024

00:00:14

Linoleum Knife

LS 53

TOP 0.5%

By Dave White / Alonso Duralde

LATEST EPISODE

675. The Conjuring: Last Rites, Splitsville, The Roses, Honey Don't, Lurker, Suspended Time

Sept. 9, 2025

01:04:23

Castle Super Beast

LS 64

By Super Best Friends Play

LATEST EPISODE

CSB338: That Giraffe Is Getting Sloppy Toppy

Sept. 17, 2025

03:10:22

Jimquisition

By Jimquisition

LATEST EPISODE

Podquisition 557: The Power Of The Flower

Sept. 18, 2025

01:05:40

Who Charted?

LS 59

TOP 0.1%

By Howard Kremer and Brett Morris

LATEST EPISODE

Tasty Paint Chips w/ Kevin T. Porter

Sept. 17, 2025

01:34:25

Who? Weekly

Who? Weekly

LATEST EPISODE

Ariel Fulmer, Bradley Steven Perry & k.d. Lang?

Sept. 19, 2025

01:12:33

99% Invisible

By Roman Mars

LATEST EPISODE

Replaceable You

Sept. 16, 2025

00:34:02

ArtCurious Podcast

LS 58

TOP 0.5%

By Jennifer Dasal/ArtCurious

LATEST EPISODE

THE CLUB: Have a Listen to This Exclusive Excerpt!

July 14, 2025

00:20:50

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

By All Things Comedy

LATEST EPISODE

143 - The Past Times with Matt Braunger

Sept. 19, 2025

01:01:44

Freakonomics Radio

LS 83

By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

LATEST EPISODE

647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.

Sept. 19, 2025

01:01:50

Radiolab

By WNYC Studios

LATEST EPISODE

The Spark of Life

Sept. 19, 2025

00:36:01

StarTalk Radio

LS 77

By Neil deGrasse Tyson

LATEST EPISODE

Your Brain on ChatGPT with Nataliya Kosmyna

Sept. 19, 2025

01:13:45

Stuff You Missed in History Class

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

SYMHC Classics: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Wars

yesterday · transcript

00:25:03

Stuff You Should Know

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Selects: Slime Mold: 0% Mold, 100% Amazing

yesterday · transcript

00:49:04

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

LS 66

By Tom Meyers, Greg Young

LATEST EPISODE

#469 Dominican New York: A History In The Heights

Sept. 19, 2025

01:22:21

The History of England

By David Crowther

LATEST EPISODE

The Greatest Welsh Ruler: Episode 2 (1066-1415)

Sept. 14, 2025

00:45:39

How Did This Get Made?

LS 81

By Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas

LATEST EPISODE

Jack's Back LIVE! w/ Lisa Gilroy

Sept. 19, 2025

01:09:25

Pop Culture Happy Hour

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Him And What’s Making Us Happy

Sept. 19, 2025

00:21:22

Star Wars Minute

By Star Wars Minute

LATEST EPISODE

Patreon Preview: The Mind Read Part 6

yesterday

00:31:16

The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast

LS 55

TOP 0.5%

By The Secret Cabal Founders

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 329: Luthier and The Complexity Issue

Sept. 17, 2025

03:05:10

Anna Faris Is Unqualified

By Unqualified Media

LATEST EPISODE

Kaitlyn Bristowe (Re-release)

Jan. 31, 2024

00:38:28

Atlanta Monster

LS 77

By iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

LATEST EPISODE

Do Not Turn On the Lights- Introducing Wisecrack

Aug. 26, 2025 · transcript

00:02:33

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

By Dan Carlin

LATEST EPISODE

Show 72 - Mania for Subjugation II

Jan. 3, 2025

03:51:26

Dear Sugars

By WBUR

LATEST EPISODE

Rewind: Sex & Aging

Aug. 30, 2025

00:36:30

Hurdle

By Emily Abbate

LATEST EPISODE

5-MINUTE FRIDAY: That All-Or-Nothing Mentality Isn't The Way

Sept. 19, 2025

00:09:45

In The Dark

By The New Yorker

LATEST EPISODE

From The New Yorker Radio Hour: Rachel Aviv on Alice Munro’s Family Secrets

March 11, 2025

00:32:13

Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

By CBC

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing: Drilled from Critical Frequency

July 8, 2025

00:43:48

No Such Thing As A Fish

LS 80

By No Such Thing As A Fish

LATEST EPISODE

601: No Such Thing As Sausage By Chanel

Sept. 18, 2025

01:03:24

RISK!

By RISK!

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing Simpsons Declassified with Nancy Cartwright

Sept. 19, 2025

00:02:57

Serial

LS 88

By Serial Productions & The New York Times

LATEST EPISODE

The Retrievals S02 Episode 4: The Solutions

Aug. 7, 2025

00:45:59

StartUp Podcast

By Gimlet

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing How to Save a Planet

Aug. 21, 2020

00:11:54

Unexplained

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Season 03 Episode 11: Into the Abyss (RERUN)

Sept. 19, 2025 · transcript

00:51:32

Welcome to Night Vale

LS 82

By Night Vale Presents

LATEST EPISODE

274 - The HOA

Sept. 15, 2025

00:30:08

PCMag - Fast Forward with Dan Costa

By PC Magazine

LATEST EPISODE

Fast Forward Jay Fulcher Zenefits 2019 Audio

March 12, 2020

00:24:44