The Best Podcasts of 2018

Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

LS 76

By Earwolf and Scott Aukerman

LATEST EPISODE

Bonus Bang: 2020 Holiday Spectacular (Jason Mantzoukas, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Daly, Jon Gabrus, Lauren Lapkus, Ego Nwodim, Carl Tart, Lily Sullivan, Tim Baltz, Shaun Diston, Dan Lippert)

Dec. 18, 2025

02:37:50

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

By Starburns Audio

LATEST EPISODE

GGACP Encore: Gilbert Opens Christmas Gifts from Listeners

Dec. 18, 2025

00:26:37

Last Podcast On The Left

LS 86

By The Last Podcast Network

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 647: The Horrible History of Chimney Sweeps

Dec. 19, 2025

01:13:08

My Brother, My Brother And Me

By The McElroys

LATEST EPISODE

MBMBaM 793: Fruit of the Loam

Dec. 15, 2025

00:51:57

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

LS 94

By Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

511 - They'll All Pay

Dec. 18, 2025 · transcript

01:08:29

Stop Podcasting Yourself

LS 63

TOP 0.1%

By Graham Clark and Dave Shumka

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 926 - Kelli Ogmundson

Dec. 16, 2025

01:45:42

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

Dana Gould + Vinnie Tortorich (Carolla Classics)

today

03:35:28

Mental Illness Happy Hour

By Paul Gilmartin

LATEST EPISODE

#779 Depression & Anxiety - Best Of - Jamie Denbo

Dec. 19, 2025

01:30:35

The Bugle

By The Bugle

LATEST EPISODE

Make Movies Great Again!

Dec. 8, 2025

00:50:12

Keep It!

By Crooked Media

LATEST EPISODE

Remembering Rob Reiner & Gay Guy Music Videos with Walton Goggins & Dylan Adler

Dec. 17, 2025

01:25:58

Pod Save America

By Crooked Media

LATEST EPISODE

Rahm Emanuel is Not NOT Running for President

today

01:12:29

The Gist

LS 65

By Peach Fish Productions

LATEST EPISODE

Rob Reiner: "I Just Viewed My Child in Pain"

yesterday

00:35:02

The Morning Stream

By Scott Johnson

LATEST EPISODE

TMS 2938: Duck Vader

Dec. 18, 2025

01:21:14

The NPR Politics Podcast

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Roundup: Congress Skips Town Without ACA Vote, Trump Reclassifies Cannabis

Dec. 19, 2025

00:20:12

Real Time with Bill Maher

By HBO Podcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Overtime – Episode #715: Killer Mike, Donna Brazile

Nov. 25, 2025

00:17:22

Reveal

LS 74

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

LATEST EPISODE

Fancy Galleries, Fake Art

yesterday

00:50:33

Making Sense with Sam Harris

By Sam Harris

LATEST EPISODE

#448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil

Dec. 8, 2025

00:24:46

Fresh Air

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs

today

00:43:51

Love and Radio

LS 64

By Love and Radio | QCODE

LATEST EPISODE

Blood Memory Trailer, Coming Feb 2!

Dec. 18, 2025

00:02:19

The Joe Rogan Experience

By Joe Rogan

LATEST EPISODE

#2428 - Michael P. Masters

Dec. 18, 2025

02:54:43

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 #236

Dec. 19, 2025

01:14:54

Drink Champs

LS 69

By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Episode 484 w/ Omarion

Dec. 19, 2025 · transcript

01:29:05

Giant Bombcast

By Giant Bomb

LATEST EPISODE

921: Lieutenant Gungan

Dec. 16, 2025 · transcript

00:38:59

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

681. Wicked: For Good, Merriliy We Roll Along, Frankenstein, The Things We Kill, Predator: Badlands

Dec. 9, 2025

01:01:29

Castle Super Beast

LS 64

By Super Best Friends Play

LATEST EPISODE

CSB351: Bungalow Super Beast: There's No Ambiguity With a Kidnapped Sister

Dec. 17, 2025

03:09:35

Jimquisition

By Jimquisition

LATEST EPISODE

Podquisition 570: Kirb

Dec. 18, 2025

01:08:45

Who Charted?

LS 60

TOP 0.1%

By Howard Kremer and Brett Morris

LATEST EPISODE

Farmiliar w/ Emily Maya Mills

Dec. 17, 2025

01:25:33

Who? Weekly

Who? Weekly

LATEST EPISODE

Naomi Watanabe, BigXThaPlug & 'The Jimmy Challenge'?

Dec. 19, 2025

01:18:53

99% Invisible

By Roman Mars

LATEST EPISODE

Sax Appeal

Dec. 16, 2025

00:43:37

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

155 - The Past Times with Josh Androsky

Dec. 19, 2025

01:08:36

Freakonomics Radio

LS 83

By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

LATEST EPISODE

657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

Dec. 19, 2025

00:48:02

Radiolab

By WNYC Studios

LATEST EPISODE

The Good Show

Dec. 19, 2025

01:02:31

StarTalk Radio

LS 77

By Neil deGrasse Tyson

LATEST EPISODE

Cosmic Queries – Living in a Simulation with Nick Bostrom

Dec. 19, 2025

00:53:31

Stuff You Missed in History Class

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

SYMHC Classics: SS Princess Sophia

yesterday · transcript

00:31:11

Stuff You Should Know

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Selects: PT Barnum: More Complicated Than You've Heard

yesterday · transcript

00:58:56

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

LS 66

By Tom Meyers, Greg Young

LATEST EPISODE

#475 Subway Tokens, MetroCards and Other Historic Fare

Dec. 19, 2025

01:16:40

The History of England

By David Crowther

LATEST EPISODE

436 Three Horsemen

today

00:39:53

How Did This Get Made?

LS 81

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

LATEST EPISODE

Last Looks: Merry Kissmas

Dec. 19, 2025

00:47:33

Pop Culture Happy Hour

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Avatar: Fire And Ash and What’s Making Us Happy

Dec. 19, 2025

00:24:30

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

Episode 335: Emberheart and Casual Games For The Holidays

Dec. 17, 2025

03:22:12

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

Hunting LISK [1]

Nov. 25, 2025 · transcript

00:37:23

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: Body Weight and Romance

Dec. 6, 2025

00:34:11

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Do This Essential Self-Audit Before 2026

Dec. 19, 2025 · transcript

00:08:02

In The Dark

By The New Yorker

LATEST EPISODE

Blood Relatives, Episode 6

Nov. 25, 2025

00:46:04

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

No Such Thing As An Eton Oyster

Dec. 18, 2025

00:54:37

RISK!

By RISK!

LATEST EPISODE

Holiday Stories #4

Dec. 18, 2025

00:48:45

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 07: The Stove Goblin

Dec. 19, 2025 · transcript

00:31:04

Welcome to Night Vale

LS 82

By Night Vale Presents

LATEST EPISODE

280 - The Story of Hanukkah

Dec. 15, 2025

00:25:11

PCMag - Fast Forward with Dan Costa

By PC Magazine

LATEST EPISODE

Fast Forward Jay Fulcher Zenefits 2019 Audio

March 12, 2020

00:24:44