The Best Podcasts 2026
The best podcasts in every category — ranked by who's actually being interviewed, not hype. Pick a category for the full list, or follow any guest and their next appearance lands automatically.
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Updated July 2026. Every pick is drawn from real podcast appearances by notable guests — editorial, not paid placements.
Best AI Podcasts
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The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan MollickMollick discusses practical AI skills and agency people need, moving beyond hype to actionable competency.
Mustafa Suleyman on Microsoft’s Humanist Superintelligence BetSuleyman explains Microsoft's AI strategy, new models, and the concept of humanist superintelligence.
A Non-Programmer's 10-Minute Guide to Using GenAIMollick provides concrete business examples for non-technical people using generative AI tools effectively.
Shows: Big Technology Podcast, AI for Career Success, Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here?
Best Science Podcasts
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EVSN After Hours: Our Shape-Shifting Universe With Author Chanda Prescod-WeinsteinCosmologist discusses how scientific and poetic understanding of space-time and particles interweave in contemporary physics.
CRISPR’s Future with Jennifer DoudnaNobel laureate Jennifer Doudna explores CRISPR gene editing's clinical applications and AI's role in drug discovery.
On Love and Quantum Physics (with Carlo Rovelli and Claire Webb)Physicist Carlo Rovelli explains how quantum mechanics reveals the absence of fixed properties in reality itself.
Shows: StarTalk Radio, Huberman Lab, Futurology
Best Philosophy Podcasts
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Faith and doubt, with Drs. Miroslav Volf and Christian WimanVolf and Wiman exchange letters wrestling with faith, doubt, and the nature of God through sustained intellectual dialogue.
25. Sam Harris: “Spirituality Is a Loaded Term.”Sam Harris discusses spirituality, skepticism, and meditation as a cognitive neuroscientist and philosopher.
Physics & Philosophy with Sean CarrollSean Carroll explores fundamental physics questions: why the past differs from future, existence, and unified theory.
Shows: Making Sense with Sam Harris, Unbelievable?, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Best Health Podcasts
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The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis (#871)Integrative medicine expert discusses coca plant's health benefits, history, and scientific evidence versus prohibition misconceptions.
#871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisIntegrative medicine expert discusses coca plant's health benefits, history, and scientific evidence versus prohibition misconceptions.
Listen Again: What Makes Life Worth Living? with Atul GawandeSurgeon explores end-of-life medicine, what quality of life means, and how doctors practice when cure isn't possible.
Shows: 10% Happier with Dan Harris, Huberman Lab, Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Best Business Podcasts
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Big Market Delusion: Why Private Credit Is AI’s Biggest Loser | Aswath Damodaran (NYU)Damodaran exposes AI valuation bubble by showing market delusion: implied revenues vastly exceed global economic capacity.
The Biggest Lie about Capitalism | Mariana Mazzucato interviewMazzucato critiques modern capitalism's failure to deliver broadly, examining state innovation and wealth distribution fundamentals.
Is Our Idea of Economic Success Completely Broken? (Your Radical Questions with Kate Raworth)Raworth challenges GDP-focused economics, proposing doughnut model as radical alternative framework for measuring genuine prosperity.
Shows: How I Built This with Guy Raz, The a16z Show, Masters of Scale
Best Politics Podcasts
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America's Next 250 with Ezra KleinEzra Klein examines what freedom requires and its implications for governance, parenting, and American democracy.
Vance Smears, Pride’s Downfall, PLUS Obama and the Ruling Class, with Glenn GreenwaldGlenn Greenwald discusses politics, media criticism, and U.S. foreign policy amid current cultural debates.
James Carville with Madeleine Brand: Campaign Season is Here: James Carville UnfilteredJames Carville discusses 2026 midterms, Democratic Party future, and 2028 presidential race strategy.
Shows: Stay Tuned with Preet, CNN Inside Politics, Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Best Comedy Podcasts
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Sara Pascoe ReturnsSara Pascoe discusses how comedians become addicted to rejection and the circuit's unequal impact on performers.
Ep. 562 - Dara Ó Briain Unedited - One of the UK and Ireland’s most successful comediansDara Ó Briain discusses his career as UK/Ireland's most successful comedian and hosting Mock the Week since 2005.
Finding Home Within: Comedy, Identity & Community with Kaneez Surka| Catalyst of Change Ep. 25Comedian explores how identity, belonging, and womanhood shape her comedic voice and perspective.
Shows: Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry, Club Random with Bill Maher, Just For Laughs - Standup Comedy
Best Sports Podcasts
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England struggle in Ghana stalemate and Ronaldo gets off the markEngland's draw with Ghana analyzed by Richards, Maguire, Cole, and Vieira discussing Tuchel's tactical performance.
EP. 397 | That Jürgen Klopp Episode: Life after Liverpool, RETURNING To Management & Salah's farewell!Klopp discusses Liverpool tenure, building elite teams, and departure from management perspective.
Episode 14: The Tony Cascarino InterviewCascarino reflects on his Marseille years, European championship, and career defining moments.
Shows: The Rest Is Football, Hurrdat Sports Live, Football Picks
Best Culture Podcasts
See all →- America's Next 250 with Ezra Klein
Klein explores how freedom historically meant self-mastery, not choice, and its implications for modern life and governance.
Ezra Klein on Virtue, Self-Critique, and His Take on StoicismKlein discusses virtue, responsibility, and character's role in democracy, addressing what liberalism has lost about ethical obligation.
Malcolm Gladwell on the Tipping Point for Changing Team DynamicsGladwell explains the "magic third" concept showing how minority representation threshold changes group dynamics and belonging.
Shows: How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, City Arts & Lectures, Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry
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- It depends what you want to hear — the best podcasts by category right now span AI, Science, Philosophy, Health, Business and more. GuestVine curates each category from the podcast appearances of its most notable guests and refreshes the picks every week.
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