Podcast Industry Week: August 24 to 30, 2026
Recorded findings from PROOF scans for the week of 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-30 (US storefront). All figures are mechanical measurements from scheduled captures.
Top charts
The Overall top 20 as of Aug 30, with each show's position change across the week and hosting platform. Review counts at or below the 10th percentile of the chart's reference distribution are flagged red, below the 25th amber.
The Daily
Simplecast
10.9k
Crime Junkie
Simplecast
55.1k
The Joe Rogan Experience
Megaphone
15.1k
Dateline NBC
Simplecast
2.4k
Morbid
Simplecast
19.1k
Mick Unplugged
Megaphone
66
Dolly Parton's America
Simplecast
1.3k
Up First from NPR
Simplecast
7.5k
The Truth About Natalie
Simplecast
246
Pod Save America
Audioboom
14k
Love Trapped
iHeart / Triton
1.1k
Pardon My Take
Barstool Sports
14.3k
The Rest Is History
Megaphone
1k
REAL AF with Andy Frisella
Libsyn
8k
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Megaphone
4.2k
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
Podbean
56
The Ezra Klein Show
Simplecast
1.8k
Unblinded with Sean Callagy
Spotify/Anchor
44
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Megaphone
1.3k
Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast
Simplecast
12.1k
Giggly Squad
Acast
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Art19
Baby, this is Keke Palmer
Art19
Video
124 unique shows ranked on video charts as of Aug 30, down 5 from 129 a week earlier. 9 shows appeared on a video chart for the first time.
The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane
Fiction
#1
The History of Ceramics
History
#2
Unobtainium Podcast
Fiction
#2
On The Line with Jim Pyne
Sports
#3
Factinate
Music
#4
Naked Beauty
Arts
#6
Put It In My Mouth
Arts
#7
The Unf*ck Your Fitness Podcast
Health & Fitness
#9
Mamamia Out Loud
Society & Culture
#17
Hosting share across the 128 shows verified as publishing video on the tracked charts, measured by the Aug 29 scan. Deltas compare against the Aug 23 scan.
Chart movement
Positions compare each chart's last capture of the week with its last prior capture, between Aug 23 and Aug 30. 616 shows appeared on a tracked chart for the first time on record and 71 shows ranked in the prior capture did not appear at any point during the week.
2 charts changed leaders: Watch What Crappens took the top spot on TV & Film from The Rewatchables; Dolly Parton's America took the top spot on Music from The Joe Budden Podcast.
Dark Matter: The Official Podcast
TV & Film
199→27
The Zach Lowe Show
Sports
195→29
Lost Notes: Groupies
Music
197→58
AvTalk - Aviation Podcast
Leisure
185→49
The Melting Pod
Government
199→70
HEALTH TALK AMERICA
Health & Fitness
184→57
The AI Learning Advantage
Education
168→46
ROC Solid
Music
192→75
The Rachel Maddow Show
News
184→74
With Gourley And Rust
TV & Film
63→185
Life Lessons | Adulting, Social Connection & Resilience
Education
72→192
The Undeniable Podcast
Business
70→187
The Gangster Chronicles
Music
69→183
A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein
Society & Culture
36→149
Unlocked
Leisure
53→166
Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton
History
45→147
Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
Leisure
76→178
Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast
Leisure
43→145
Beyond
Leisure
65→165
Video Palace
Fiction
#1
Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Society & Culture
#3
Still Counting
News
#4
The Polling Alley
News
#7
the bossbabe podcast
Business
#14
Better Half with Stas & Vic
Society & Culture
#16
Monday Music Club with Will Anderson
Music
#16
Killer In The Code
True Crime
#17
The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane
Fiction
#19
The Betrayal of the American Right
Government
was #120 · 3 recorded days
AEI Podcast Channel
Government
was #132 · 2 recorded days
Playbook Canada
Government
was #133 · 6 recorded days
The Old Farmer's Almanac Podcast
Leisure
was #158 · 3 recorded days
The Safety Consultant Podcast
Government
was #160 · 1 recorded day
The Deep Dish
Religion & Spirituality
was #161 · 3 recorded days
Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast
Government
was #165 · 9 recorded days
Hosting and prefix market share
Share of the roughly 3,799 unique shows across the tracked top 200s, measured by the Aug 29 scan. Deltas compare against the Aug 23 scan.
Feed changes
12 hosting platform moves were recorded this week, along with 15 feed URL changes.
The John Batchelor Show
Audioboom → iHeart / Triton
It's Giving - Podcast
Spotify/Anchor → iHeart / Triton
How We Got Here with Chris Kohler
Acast → Megaphone
Pursuit of the Paranormal
Captivate → RSS.com
Nightmares
iHeart / Triton → Spotify/Anchor
AstroloTea with Aliza Kelly: Horoscopes and Astrology
Simplecast → Acast
Decoded | Unlock The Secrets of Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation
Spotify/Anchor → Megaphone
BookVerse Talks
iHeart / Triton → Blubrry
Relatos por Santiago Segovia
Acast → Spotify/Anchor
All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life
Megaphone → Transistor
Enclosure changes
The hourly enclosure scan recorded 571 changes across 376 shows: 184 enclosure URL, 12 episode GUID, and 260 episode title changes.
Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
14 title
14 changes
Collector Nation
13 title
13 changes
Purple Daily - A Minnesota Vikings Podcast
10 URL
11 changes
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
9 title
10 changes
IHIP News
4 URL
8 changes
Infrastructure
All 42 monitored hosting and prefix services responded normally throughout the week.
Newly observed domains
11 previously unobserved domains appeared in this week's feed scans. Newly observed domains are listed as recorded and have not been classified.
Figures come from PROOF's scheduled captures: daily Apple Podcasts chart snapshots (top 200 across the tracked charts, US storefront), daily video chart captures with per show verification, daily hosting and prefix scans of ranked shows, hourly enclosure checks, and infrastructure checks every 30 minutes. Position changes compare each chart's last capture of the week with its last prior capture. Review flags compare a show's written review count against the chart's reference distribution. Newly observed domains are unclassified and listed as recorded. Explore the live data in the PROOF tools.