The Best Podcasts of 2018

Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

LS 76

By Earwolf and Scott Aukerman

LATEST EPISODE

I Can’t Chase 55s (Max Silvestri, Gabe Liedman, Will Hines, Ben Rodgers)

Nov. 3, 2025

01:24:27

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

By Starburns Audio

LATEST EPISODE

Tom Savini Encore

Nov. 3, 2025

01:21:57

Last Podcast On The Left

LS 86

By The Last Podcast Network

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 641: Heinrich Himmler Part V - Einsatzgruppen Day

Oct. 31, 2025

01:49:59

My Brother, My Brother And Me

By The McElroys

LATEST EPISODE

MBMBaM 787: Man Vs Kramer Vs Wild Vs Predator

Nov. 3, 2025

00:58:33

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

LS 94

By Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

MFM Minisode 460

Nov. 3, 2025 · transcript

00:19:58

Stop Podcasting Yourself

LS 63

TOP 0.1%

By Graham Clark and Dave Shumka

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 920 - Katie-Ellen Humphries

yesterday

01:34:53

Surely You're Joking

Surely You're Joking

LATEST EPISODE

Robert Zubrin and the astronauts' direct advice.

Oct. 10, 2019

00:48:10

Adam Carolla Show

LS 81

By PodcastOne / Carolla Digital

LATEST EPISODE

Trauma Bonding with Ryan Sickler + What It’s Like to be a Warmup Comic with Gary Cannon

yesterday

02:21:47

Mental Illness Happy Hour

By Paul Gilmartin

LATEST EPISODE

#772 One Family's Truths About Paralysis - Tyler & Jenny Smith

Oct. 31, 2025

01:13:07

The Bugle

By The Bugle

LATEST EPISODE

Warships of the Caribbean - With John Oliver

Oct. 29, 2025

00:42:39

Keep It!

By Crooked Media

LATEST EPISODE

Lily Allen & Deliver Me From Nowhere with Justine Lupe & Kimberly Clark

Oct. 29, 2025

01:17:40

Pod Save America

By Crooked Media

LATEST EPISODE

Don't Poo — Vote!

yesterday

01:32:35

The Gist

LS 65

By Peach Fish Productions

LATEST EPISODE

The Wars Trump Says He Ended, and the One Cheney Began

yesterday

00:30:24

The Morning Stream

By Scott Johnson

LATEST EPISODE

TMS 2915: A Oui Argument

yesterday

01:05:43

The NPR Politics Podcast

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Four Races To Watch This Election Day

yesterday

00:17:16

Real Time with Bill Maher

By HBO Podcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Overtime – Episode #712: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael Moynihan, Dan Farah

yesterday

00:12:49

Reveal

LS 74

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

LATEST EPISODE

An Atrocity of War Goes Unpunished

Nov. 1, 2025

00:50:31

Making Sense with Sam Harris

By Sam Harris

LATEST EPISODE

#442 — More From Sam: Public Speaking, Nuclear War, & Christian Nationalism

Nov. 3, 2025

00:17:49

Fresh Air

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice

yesterday

00:43:52

Love and Radio

LS 64

By Love and Radio | QCODE

LATEST EPISODE

Morning Splendor

Oct. 27, 2025

00:45:24

The Joe Rogan Experience

By Joe Rogan

LATEST EPISODE

#2405 - Luis J Gomez & Big Jay Oakerson

yesterday

02:57:15

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 1686 - Barack Obama

Oct. 13, 2025

01:07:23

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes

By Pete Holmes

LATEST EPISODE

We Made It Weird #231

Oct. 31, 2025

01:07:23

Drink Champs

LS 69

By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 477 w/ Deon Cole

Oct. 31, 2025 · transcript

02:54:02

Giant Bombcast

By Giant Bomb

LATEST EPISODE

915: Schmear Campaign

yesterday · transcript

02:23:10

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

679. Nouvelle Vague, After the Hunt, Dracula, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Calle Málaga

yesterday

00:54:46

Castle Super Beast

LS 64

By Super Best Friends Play

LATEST EPISODE

CSB345: Businesscucks: Dio's Big Day

yesterday

02:50:27

Jimquisition

By Jimquisition

LATEST EPISODE

Podquisition 563: Locker Room Etiquette

Oct. 30, 2025

01:05:52

Who Charted?

LS 59

TOP 0.1%

By Howard Kremer and Brett Morris

LATEST EPISODE

Pain Piggies w/ Nick Thorburn

Oct. 29, 2025

01:18:10

Who? Weekly

Who? Weekly

LATEST EPISODE

William Petersen, Toby Sandeman & Ashley Dupré?

yesterday

01:07:50

99% Invisible

By Roman Mars

LATEST EPISODE

Gear (Articles of Interest)

yesterday

00:59:10

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

708 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen - live with Damien Power and Chris Ryan

yesterday

01:49:26

Freakonomics Radio

LS 83

By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

LATEST EPISODE

651. The Ultimate Dance Partner

Oct. 31, 2025

01:08:07

Radiolab

By WNYC Studios

LATEST EPISODE

The Glow Below

Oct. 31, 2025

00:28:36

StarTalk Radio

LS 77

By Neil deGrasse Tyson

LATEST EPISODE

The Limits of Knowing with Elise Crull

yesterday

00:59:17

Stuff You Missed in History Class

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

The Great Fear of 1789

Nov. 3, 2025 · transcript

00:40:54

Stuff You Should Know

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

What To Do With All This Nuclear Waste?

yesterday · transcript

00:45:35

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

LS 66

By Tom Meyers, Greg Young

LATEST EPISODE

Rodgers and Hammerstein: Some Enchanted Broadway History

Oct. 24, 2025

00:57:15

The History of England

By David Crowther

LATEST EPISODE

432b Europe XIII The Age of the Sun King Pt II

Oct. 26, 2025

00:48:36

How Did This Get Made?

LS 81

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

LATEST EPISODE

In Memory of Avaryl Halley (Shadow in the Cloud Matinee)

yesterday

01:21:59

Pop Culture Happy Hour

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Hedda

yesterday

00:19:52

Star Wars Minute

By Star Wars Minute

LATEST EPISODE

Patreon Preview: The Mind Read Part 6

Sept. 20, 2025

00:31:16

The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast

LS 55

TOP 0.5%

By The Secret Cabal Founders

LATEST EPISODE

Mysteries of the Unknown 03: The Van Meter Visitor

Oct. 29, 2025

01:10:20

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

Le Monstre S2- Episode 1: A Cold Dark Night

Nov. 3, 2025 · transcript

00:27:57

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: Make the Call

Oct. 25, 2025

00:39:31

Hurdle

By Emily Abbate

LATEST EPISODE

5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Repeat After Me: Flexibility Opens Up Opportunity

Oct. 24, 2025

00:09:17

In The Dark

By The New Yorker

LATEST EPISODE

Blood Relatives, Episode 3

Oct. 28, 2025

00:50:33

Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

By CBC

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing | Forged: The true story behind the Norval Morrisseau art fraud

Oct. 27, 2025

00:26:43

No Such Thing As A Fish

LS 80

By No Such Thing As A Fish

LATEST EPISODE

1. Little Fish: Steam Exploded Donkey Bone Powder

Nov. 2, 2025

00:32:24

RISK!

By RISK!

LATEST EPISODE

The Living Room: RISK! Reacts

yesterday

00:44:16

Serial

LS 88

By Serial Productions & The New York Times

LATEST EPISODE

The Preventionist - Ep. 3

Oct. 30, 2025

00:58:20

StartUp Podcast

By Gimlet

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing How to Save a Planet

Aug. 21, 2020

00:11:54

Unexplained

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Season 09 Episode 01: Beneath the Moon's Pale Beams

Oct. 31, 2025 · transcript

00:41:58

Welcome to Night Vale

LS 82

By Night Vale Presents

LATEST EPISODE

277 - Locked Library Mystery

Nov. 1, 2025

00:28:11

PCMag - Fast Forward with Dan Costa

By PC Magazine

LATEST EPISODE

Fast Forward Jay Fulcher Zenefits 2019 Audio

March 12, 2020

00:24:44