Politics Podcasts

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

218 episodes - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 39.2K ratings
After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan h...

Stay Tuned with Preet

287 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29.5K ratings
Join former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as he breaks down legal topics in the news and engages thought leaders in a podcast about power, policy, and justice.

Hidden Brain

292 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.

Fresh Air

333 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 24.5K ratings
Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate co...

Making Sense with Sam Harris

233 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21.6K ratings
Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the auth...

Pod Save the World

196 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18.6K ratings
“Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama’s National Security Council. On “Pod Sa...

Crime in Sports

231 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18.5K ratings
Two comedians take an unmerciful and hilarious look at athletes who have lost big games...with the law! Crime in Sports does the research, and finds the funny in the world of sports true crime. New...

Louder With Crowder

342 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17.5K ratings
Steven Crowder brings you news, entertainment and politics with the most politically incorrect show on the web. Guests, rants, sketches, your calls ... it's whatever.

Real Time with Bill Maher

517 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 12.5K ratings
Download and watch full episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher including his New Rules and Overtime segments with his guest panelists. New episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher air Fridays at 10, on...

My Dad Wrote A Porno

141 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12K ratings
Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened - but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he's decided to read it to the world in this award-win...

Chicks in the Office

205 episodes - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 11.7K ratings
On “Chicks in the Office,” Ria and Fran discuss the biggest stories in pop culture. New celebrity relationships and breakups, TV show recaps, answering fan submitted questions and special celebrit...

Phil in the Blanks Podcast

98 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 11.4K ratings
Get ready to experience a side of Dr. Phil McGraw you may have been missing as he delves into the minds of the most interesting and accomplished people in the world today. From celebrities to ordin...

U Up?

183 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 11K ratings
U Up? is the definitive modern dating podcast presented by Betches co-founder Jordana Abraham and comedian Jared Freid, where they discuss their take on the ebbs and flows of the crazy dating world...

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

104 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 10K ratings
Through her unique approach to storytelling, Rachel Maddow provides in-depth reporting to illuminate the current state of political affairs and reveals the importance of transparency and accountabi...

StarTalk Radio

632 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9.3K ratings
Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities and scientists discuss astronom...

TED Talks Daily

594 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
Every weekday, TED Talks Daily brings you the latest talks in audio. Join host and journalist Elise Hu for thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable — from Artificial Intelligence to Zool...

Pod Save the People

187 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8K ratings
Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Sam Sinyangwe, Kaya Henderson, and De’Ara Balenger. Then he sits down for deep conversa...

Story Pirates

179 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7.8K ratings
Story Pirates is a group of world-class actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians who adapt stories written by kids into sketch comedy and musical theater. Visit www.storypirates.com for more in...

Pop Culture Happy Hour

408 episodes - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 7.7K ratings
Pop Culture Happy Hour is a fun and freewheeling chat about the latest movies, television, books, and music.

WorkLife with Adam Grant

33 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratings
You spend a quarter of your life at work. You should enjoy it! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to discove...

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

359 episodes - Latest episode: about 9 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 7.2K ratings
Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists. Join Sam as he makes sense of the world through conversation.

Chapo Trap House

455 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7K ratings
Podcast by Chapo Trap House

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

109 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6.9K ratings
Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins the world's leading experts for deep and insightful conversations about the most important issues facing us today.

Life is Short with Justin Long

92 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6.9K ratings
Is it just me or is time flying by? How do we make the most out of our short time here on Earth? That’s what we’re here to find out. I’m Justin Long and I’ve been an actor for most of my li...

Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes

143 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6.8K ratings
Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast start...

Behind the Bastards

271 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 6.7K ratings
There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastard...

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

356 episodes - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 6.5K ratings
Upbeat and in-depth, Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey breaks down the latest in culture, news, theology & politics from a Christian, conservative perspective. Allie’s fresh analysis of the most im...

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

187 episodes - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★ - 6.2K ratings
Alec Baldwin brings listeners into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers.

With Friends Like These

184 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6.1K ratings
Is the path to hell really paved with Good Intentions?   In “With Friends Like These: Good Intentions”, host Ana Marie Cox will introduce people and organizations who set out to make positive chan...

Morning Joe

406 episodes - Latest episode: about 3 hours ago - ★★★★ - 5.2K ratings
Join Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist, for in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day's political conversation. Top newsmakers, Washington insiders, journal...