Stuff You Should Know Sits Atop Triton Digital’s December Podcast Ranker
Triton Digital released its U.S. Podcast Ranker for December 2025, based on weekly average downloads for participating networks, and
iHeartRadio’s “Stuff You Should Know” was #1, followed by Audacy’s “48 Hours” at #2 and Salem Media Group’s “Charlie Kirk Show” at #3. Other talk radio-related shows include Cumulus Podcast Network’s “VINCE” at #10, iHeartRadio’s “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” at #11, and “Armstrong & Getty on Demand” at #14. See the full ranker here.
First” are #2 and #3, respectively, with NBC News’ “Dateline NBC” at #4. Other talk radio-related podcasts of note include The Daily Wire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” rising two spots to #7, iHeartPodcasts’ “Stuff You Should Know” up two places to #9, and Dan Bongino’s “The Dan Bongino Show” up one spot to #11. 
NPR’s “Up First” taking over the #2 spot from NBC News’ “Dateline NBC,” which falls to #3. Other commercial radio-related podcasts charting in the top 20 include The Daily Wire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” at #6, Cumulus Podcast Network’s “The Dan Bongino Show” at #9, and iHeartPodcast’s “Stuff You Should Know” at #10. The ranker is based on Unique U.S. Monthly Audience for participating podcasts.
“Up First” remains ranked #3. Radio-related podcasts finishing in the top 20 according to Podtrac include: The Daily Wire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” (#6), iHeartPodcasts’ “Stuff You Should Know” (#8), and Cumulus Podcast Network’s “The Dan Bongino Show” (#10).