# The 20 best political podcasts in 2026. Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/best/political-podcasts/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy. [Best podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/) · Updated Oct 28, 2026 As of Oct 28, 2026, Real Alpha’s ranking of 5 political podcasts puts TRIGGERnometry, The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Pod Save America, Call Me Back with Dan Senor and Tangle at the top, by the minutes worth watching cut from each. We follow 84 long-form podcasts and cut those minutes from their episodes. These are the shows we follow on politics and the news, picked to balance the left, the center and the right, as our Politics & News desk cuts them. This list ranks the 5 we follow that fit it: the 3 we’ve cut 11 moments from, then 2 we haven’t cut yet. Then come 15 more we don’t follow, A to Z. It changes as we cut more. **How we rank:** Each moment we’ve cut from a show earns a point, plus one when an AI builder is the one talking. Its episode’s points are multiplied by how many people watched it on YouTube: once at 100,000 views, half as much again for each tenfold more and half less for each tenfold fewer. A moment’s points halve every year after its episode came out. Each show is scored on its five best episodes by those points, so posting more often doesn’t lift it. Shows we follow but haven’t cut from yet come after, by the views their episodes usually get on YouTube. 1. **[TRIGGERnometry](https://realalpha.app/shows/triggernometry/)** TRIGGERnometry is a politics and news show, hosted by Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster, with a new episode a few times a week. Top guests: [Tony Smith CBE](https://realalpha.app/people/tony-smith-cbe/), [Dave Smith](https://realalpha.app/people/dave-smith/) [Start with: Why Tony Smith says arrivals need longer screening](https://realalpha.app/s/why-tony-smith-says-arrivals-need-longer-screening/) 2. **[The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart](https://realalpha.app/shows/weekly-show-jon-stewart/)** The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart is a politics and news show, hosted by Jon Stewart, with a new episode every week. Top guests: [Abdul El-Sayed](https://realalpha.app/people/abdul-el-sayed/) [Start with: Why El-Sayed says attack ads reshaped his primary](https://realalpha.app/s/why-el-sayed-says-attack-ads-reshaped-his-primary/) 3. **[Pod Save America](https://realalpha.app/shows/pod-save-america/)** Pod Save America is a politics and news show, hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer, with a new episode a few times a week. Top guests: [Keisha Lance Bottoms](https://realalpha.app/people/keisha-lance-bottoms/) [Start with: Why Pfeiffer thinks Trump's core coalition is weakening](https://realalpha.app/s/why-pfeiffer-thinks-trumps-core-coalition-is-weakening/) 4. **[Call Me Back with Dan Senor](https://realalpha.app/shows/call-me-back/)** Call Me Back with Dan Senor is a politics and news show, hosted by Dan Senor, with a new episode about twice a week. Not cut yet. Its episodes usually get about 26,000 views on YouTube. 5. **[Tangle](https://realalpha.app/shows/tangle/)** Tangle is a politics and news show, hosted by Isaac Saul, with a new episode every day. Not cut yet. Its episodes usually get about 6,900 views on YouTube. ## 15 more political podcasts we don’t follow We don’t follow these, so they aren’t ranked. Here they are A to Z, each linking to where you can listen. - **[The Ben Shapiro Show](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-shapiro-show/id1047335260)** The Ben Shapiro Show is a weekday conservative show on the news and the culture, from The Daily Wire, hosted by Ben Shapiro. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-shapiro-show/id1047335260) - **[The Bulwark Daily](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bulwark-daily/id1447684472)** The Bulwark Daily is the Never Trump movement’s weekday show on the political news, with guests, hosted by Tim Miller. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bulwark-daily/id1447684472) - **[The Daily](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736)** The Daily is The New York Times’ 20-minute daily news show, hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736) - **[The Dispatch Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dispatch-podcast/id1493229344)** The Dispatch Podcast is The Dispatch’s discussion of the political news, with Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle and guests, hosted by Steve Hayes. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dispatch-podcast/id1493229344) - **[Global News Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274)** Global News Podcast is the BBC World Service’s news from around the world, twice a day on weekdays. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274) - **[Honestly with Bari Weiss](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415)** Honestly with Bari Weiss is The Free Press’s weekly conversation show, hosted by Bari Weiss. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415) - **[The Journal](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-journal/id1469394914)** The Journal is The Wall Street Journal’s daily show on money, business and power, hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-journal/id1469394914) - **[Left, Right & Center](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kcrws-left-right-center/id73329771)** Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s show where guests from the left and the right lay out their differences, hosted by David Greene. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kcrws-left-right-center/id73329771) - **[The Megyn Kelly Show](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-megyn-kelly-show/id1532976305)** The Megyn Kelly Show is a show of conversations with political, legal and cultural figures, hosted by Megyn Kelly. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-megyn-kelly-show/id1532976305) - **[The Michael Knowles Show](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-knowles-show/id1266577963)** The Michael Knowles Show is The Daily Wire’s weekday show on politics and the culture, hosted by Michael Knowles. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-knowles-show/id1266577963) - **[Morning Wire](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morning-wire/id1576594336)** Morning Wire is The Daily Wire’s daily news show, hosted by John Bickley and Georgia Howe. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morning-wire/id1576594336) - **[Political Gabfest](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-gabfest/id158004641)** Political Gabfest is Slate’s weekly roundtable on politics, hosted by Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-gabfest/id158004641) - **[The Rachel Maddow Show](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rachel-maddow-show/id294055449)** The Rachel Maddow Show is her weekly MS NOW show on politics and the news, hosted by Rachel Maddow. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rachel-maddow-show/id294055449) - **[The Rest Is Politics](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rest-is-politics/id1611374685)** The Rest Is Politics is a former Labour spin doctor and a former Conservative minister on British and world politics, hosted by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rest-is-politics/id1611374685) - **[Up First from NPR](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-first-from-npr/id1222114325)** Up First from NPR is NPR’s three biggest stories of the day in 10 minutes, hosted by Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martínez. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-first-from-npr/id1222114325) ## The same shows, by what they cover ### Best liberal podcasts 1. 02 [The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart](https://realalpha.app/shows/weekly-show-jon-stewart/) 2. 03 [Pod Save America](https://realalpha.app/shows/pod-save-america/) 3. The Bulwark Daily 4. The Daily 5. Political Gabfest 6. The Rachel Maddow Show 7. The Rest Is Politics 8. Up First from NPR ### Best nonpartisan political podcasts 1. 05 [Tangle](https://realalpha.app/shows/tangle/) 2. Global News Podcast 3. The Journal 4. Left, Right & Center ### Best conservative podcasts 1. 01 [TRIGGERnometry](https://realalpha.app/shows/triggernometry/) 2. 04 [Call Me Back with Dan Senor](https://realalpha.app/shows/call-me-back/) 3. The Ben Shapiro Show 4. The Dispatch Podcast 5. Honestly with Bari Weiss 6. The Megyn Kelly Show 7. The Michael Knowles Show 8. Morning Wire ### Best news podcasts 1. 05 [Tangle](https://realalpha.app/shows/tangle/) 2. The Daily 3. Global News Podcast 4. The Journal 5. Morning Wire 6. Up First from NPR ## Questions ### What is the number one political podcast? TRIGGERnometry is the number one political podcast in Real Alpha’s ranking of 5, as of Oct 28, 2026. It has 5 moments cut from 2 episodes, mostly on markets & the economy. ### What is the best daily political podcast? Tangle, No. 5 of 5 in Real Alpha’s ranking, is the best-ranked one with a new episode every day. ### How does Real Alpha rank political podcasts? Each moment we’ve cut from a show earns a point, plus one when an AI builder is the one talking. Its episode’s points are multiplied by how many people watched it on YouTube: once at 100,000 views, half as much again for each tenfold more and half less for each tenfold fewer. A moment’s points halve every year after its episode came out. Each show is scored on its five best episodes by those points, so posting more often doesn’t lift it. Shows we follow but haven’t cut from yet come after, by the views their episodes usually get on YouTube. 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