Crime Junkie Stays Atop Podtrac’s September 2026 Top Podcasts Chart
Podtrac releases its Top Podcasts chart for September 2026 based on U.S. unique monthly audience for participating networks and 
AudioChuck’s “Crime Junkie” maintains its hold on the #1 slot, with The New York Times’ “The Daily” at #2, followed by NPR’s “NPR News Now” at #3. Notable changes from the August chart include The New York Times’ “The Ezra Klein Show” falling four places to #16 and DailyWire’s “Morning Wire” rising six places to #19. See the complete chart here.
respectively. Other podcasts of note include Cumulus Podcasts Network’s “Shawn Ryan Show” at #5 and Dan Bongino’s “The Dan Bongino Show” at #6. DailyWire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” rises three spots to the #10 rank in February and The New York Times’ “Ezra Klein Show” debuts on the chart at #15.