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Shawn Ryan Inches into Top 5 on Podtrac Podcast Ranker

Podtrac releases its Top Podcasts ranker for November based on U.S. unique monthly audience and whileimg the top three remain unchanged – #1 “NPR News Now,” #2 “The Daily,” and #3 “Up First from NPR” – Cumulus Podcast Network’s “The Shawn Ryan Show” climbs two places to #4. Other news/talk media-related podcasts of note include the “FOX News Hourly Update” falling two places to #6, “The Tucker Carlson Show” rising two places to #17, and Salem Podcast Network’s “The Charlie Kirk Show” regressing eight places to #19. See the complete ranker here.

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Joe Rogan Remains Atop Edison’s U.S. Q3 Podcast Ranker

Edison Research releases its Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. ranker based on reach for Q3 2025 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+ based on total audience reach from Edisonimg Podcast Metrics. “The Joe Rogan Experience” again claims the #1 spot, followed by audiochuck’s “Crime Junkie” at #2, and The New York Times’ “The Daily” at #3. Other shows with news/talk radio and cable ties include: “The Charlie Kirk Show” rising 32 places to #17 following his slaying (new episodes are still being produced); “The Tucker Carlson Show” ranked #18; SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” followed at #19; and Ramsey Network’s “The Ramsey Show” ranked #29.

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Edison Research Reports Q3 Top 50 Podcasts

Nothing changes at the top of the Edison Research Top 50 Podcasts chart for the third quarter of 2024 –im “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Crime Junkie,” and “The Daily” remain in the top three spots, respectively. This chart is based on total audience reach for weekly podcast listeners 13+ in the U.S. Other news/talk podcasts of note on this quarter’s chart include: “The Dan Bongino Show” at #17; “The Tucker Carlson Show” at #20; “The Ben Shapiro Show” at #22; “The Ramsey Show” at #30; and “The Megyn Kelly Show” at #50. See the complete ranker here.