Some of the medium’s all-time best shows ended, but a crop of new contenders is keeping meaningful audio alive.

Spotify, as part of Spotify Wrapped, released the top 50 podcasts of 2025 -- with Joe Rogan coming in at No. 1 for the fifth straight year.

Exclusive: Some of the most popular business and tech podcasts of the year also ranked in the top 10 across all categories, according to Spotify Wrapped.

T here are so many excellent podcasts to choose from it can be tricky deciding what should be top of your list. From illuminating interviews to gripping investigations and celebrity gossip, here are some of our favourites.

YouTube today released a number of year-end lists tracking the trends “that defined 2025.” Among them was the site’s Top 10 podcasts. Per YouTube, it “ranks the most popular podcast playlists on YouTube, based on total watch time in the U.S. in 2025.” The data excludes clips and Shorts.

With so many options, it can be hard to find the best podcasts worth listening to. We're here to help with the top recommendations in every genre.

Spotify Technology SA’s list of its top podcasts of the year didn’t offer much in the way of surprises — Joe Rogan, for example, is number one yet again, for the fifth year in a row. But one stat is noteworthy: Nearly half of those shows,

Joe Rogan has been named Spotify’s most-listened-to podcaster for the fifth straight year, according to new data released by the streaming giant. The Joe Rogan Experience clinched the U.S. top spot as Spotify released its annual Unwrapped marketing stunt,

The "staggeringly popular political podcasting behemoth", as The Irish Times' Fiona McCann called it, is yet another blockbuster produced by Gary Lineker's wildly successful Goalhanger Podcasts.

South African singer, actress, model, TV presenter, and podcast host Nandi Madida is ending the year on an incredible high. Her podcast, The Motherhood