Trending Podcasts

Rising in the Charts

Updated October 8, 2026|Apple Podcasts US

These podcasts are climbing the charts right now. We surface shows with upward momentum across learning categories like education, science, and business - so you can discover quality content on the rise.

Rising in the Charts

PodcastStatusRank
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Passion Struck with John R. MilesPassion Struck with John R. Miles
Rising
#1in Health & Fitness
Tomorrow, Today
Tomorrow, TodayShekhar Natarajan
Rising
#1in Technology
Mick Unplugged
Mick UnpluggedMick Hunt
Rising
#3in Education
Proven Podcast
Proven PodcastCharles Schwartz
Rising
#3in Business
Acquired
AcquiredBen Gilbert and David Rosenthal
Rising
#3in Technology
The Ezra Klein Show
The Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times Opinion
Rising
#3in Society & Culture
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig RobinsonHigher Ground
Rising
#4in Education
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
The Dylan Gemelli PodcastDylan Gemelli
Rising
#4in Health & Fitness
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & FriedbergAll-In Podcast, LLC
Rising
#4in Technology
Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcasts
Rising
#4in Society & Culture
The Ancients
The AncientsHistory Hit
Rising
#5in History
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix It
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix ItDr. Amie Hornaman
Rising
#5in Health & Fitness
The Ramsey Show
The Ramsey ShowRamsey Network
Rising
#6in Business
Love, Lately with Loren LoRosa
Love, Lately with Loren LoRosaiHeartPodcasts
Rising
#6in Health & Fitness
Boring History for Sleep
Boring History for SleepVelvet
Rising
#7in Science
American History Tellers
American History TellersAudible
Rising
#7in History
American Alchemy with Jesse Michels
American Alchemy with Jesse MichelsJesse Michels
Rising
#8in Technology
Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast
Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcasts
Rising
#8in Society & Culture
Business MVP
Business MVPSammy Peterson
Rising
#9in Business
The Dr. John Delony Show
The Dr. John Delony ShowRamsey Network
Rising
#9in Society & Culture
Science Friday
Science FridayScience Friday and WNYC Studios
Rising
#10in Science
Darknet Diaries
Darknet DiariesJack Rhysider
Rising
#10in Technology
The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care
The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who CareLucy McAfee
Rising
#10in Society & Culture
Life Kit
Life KitNPR
Rising
#11in Education
Science Vs
Science VsSpotify Studios
Rising
#11in Science
Throughline
ThroughlineNPR
Rising
#11in History
Reshaping Workflows with Dell Pro Precision and NVIDIA RTX PRO GPUs
Reshaping Workflows with Dell Pro Precision and NVIDIA RTX PRO GPUsDell Technologies AI Factory with NVIDIA
Rising
#11in Technology
Coffee Break Spanish
Coffee Break SpanishCoffee Break Languages
Rising
#13in Education

NewFresh on the Charts

PodcastEntry Position
Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton
Beyond Well with Sheila HamiltonSheila Hamilton
#39in Health & Fitness
Nameplate with Nat Bullard
#50in Technology

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We pull chart data from Apple Podcasts daily across all learning-focused categories. A podcast appears here when it's marked as rising (UP) or newly entered (NEW) in the top 50. This captures shows gaining momentum right now.

Trending Podcasts FAQ

A trending podcast is one that's climbing the charts - moving up in rankings or entering the top 50 for the first time. It indicates growing listener interest and momentum.

We refresh chart data every 6 hours from Apple Podcasts. Rising and new entries are pulled from the latest chart positions.

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