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Top 200 Documentary podcasts

The top 200 documentary podcasts on the Apple Podcasts US chart for November 9, 2026, with episode counts and host contacts in Media List.

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  1. #1 Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + Stitcher 937episodes
  2. #2 The Binge: Free Shelley JensenSony Music Entertainment 155episodes
  3. #3 The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation Podcast 303episodes
#1Freakonomics Radio on the Documentary chart
64episodes, typical show here
5published in the 30 days before November 8, 2026
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Key facts

  • This page lists the full Apple Podcasts US Documentary chart for November 9, 2026, positions 1 to 200; the top 100 also has its own page.
  • Positions 101 to 200 start with Dispatches from the Divide at #101.
  • 30 of the shows at positions 101 to 200 have a host contact in Media List.
  • The typical show at positions 101 to 200 has about 40 episodes (Media List's podcast data as of November 8, 2026).
  • 54 of the 200 shows on this page have a host contact in Media List.
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Top 200 documentary podcasts, by Apple chart position

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Top 25 Documentary podcasts

1
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
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2
The Binge: Free Shelley Jensen
Sony Music Entertainment
155 Listen Similar shows
3
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
303 Listen Similar shows
4
Sold a Story
APM Reports
23 Listen Similar shows
5
The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens
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6
METRO with Sarah Koenig
Serial Productions & The New York Times
4 Listen Similar shows
7
Otherworld
Otherworld
258 Listen Unlock contact
8
This Is Actually Happening
Audible Original
348 Listen Similar shows
9
Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media
432 Listen Similar shows
10
Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries
Olimpia Pérez
140 Listen Unlock contact
11
Theories of the Third Kind
Theories of the Third Kind
300 Listen Similar shows
12
Curse of: Miss America
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts
18 Listen Similar shows
13
Reaching Out
Futuro Media
– Listen Similar shows
14
The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
1,000+ Listen Similar shows
15
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin
300 Listen Similar shows
16
What It Was Like
Superreal
93 Listen Unlock contact
17
Hyperfixed
Alex Goldman & Radiotopia
54 Listen Unlock contact
18
Embedded
NPR
190 Listen Similar shows
19
I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?
BBC Sounds
31 Listen Similar shows
20
The Hidden Third
Mariana van Zeller
48 Listen Unlock contact
21
Spiral | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer
– Listen Similar shows
22
Decoder Ring
Slate Podcasts
162 Listen Similar shows
23
Adrift
Apple TV / Blanchard House
9 Listen Similar shows
24
Deep Secrets
Nothing To See Here, Inc.
2 Listen Unlock contact
25
Radio Ambulante
My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts
369 Listen Similar shows

Top 50, positions 26 to 50

26
The Crux True Survival Stories
The Crux True Survival Stories
263 Listen Unlock contact
27
Dalton Fischer Podcast
Dalton Fischer
22 Listen Similar shows
28
Ear Hustle
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
188 Listen Similar shows
29
Flightless Bird
David Farrier
211 Listen Unlock contact
30
World of Secrets
BBC
95 Listen Similar shows
31
Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
45 Listen Similar shows
32
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
700 Listen Similar shows
33
Focus: We Keep Us Safe
KUOW News and Information
17 Listen Unlock contact
34
Real Life Ghost Stories
Real Life Ghost Stories
1,000+ Listen Similar shows
35
Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities
Audacy
93 Listen Similar shows
36
Heretics | Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold
697 Listen Similar shows
37
Question Everything
KCRW
83 Listen Unlock contact
38
Uncanny
BBC Radio 4
100 Listen Similar shows
39
ChannelB پادکست فارسی
Ali Bandari
105 Listen Similar shows
40
The Vanishing of Janis Rose
Sony Music Entertainment
4 Listen Similar shows
41
Johnathan Walton Media
Johnathan Walton
48 Listen Unlock contact
42
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
1,000+ Listen Similar shows
43
Paper Trail
ProPublica
13 Listen Similar shows
44
No One Is Coming
Ten Cats Media
7 Listen Similar shows
45
JFK The Enduring Secret
Jeff Crudele
398 Listen Similar shows
46
Radio Diaries
Radio Diaries & Radiotopia
272 Listen Similar shows
47
Alien UFO Podcast
Simon Bown
441 Listen Similar shows
48
What I survived
Jack Laurence
64 Listen Similar shows
49
The Paranormal Podcast
Jim Harold
14 Listen Similar shows
50
The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)
TTT Media
6 Listen Similar shows

Top 100, positions 51 to 100

51
Wind of Change
Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify
15 Listen Unlock contact
52
The Know Rogan Experience
Cross Pond Productions
87 Listen Unlock contact
53
Scene on Radio
Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
140 Listen Similar shows
54
An Arm and a Leg
An Arm and a Leg
170 Listen Similar shows
55
Unquiet Realities
Winchester
6 Listen Unlock contact
56
The Brohio Podcast
Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy
523 Listen Unlock contact
57
Noble
Audiochuck
12 Listen Similar shows
58
All My Relations Podcast
Matika Wilbur
77 Listen Similar shows
59
The Underworld Podcast
The Underworld Podcast
279 Listen Similar shows
60
Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs
Secrets & Spies
348 Listen Unlock contact
61
WTF is on my Mind?!
Mark Vicente
123 Listen Similar shows
62
Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian
51 Listen Similar shows
63
Relatos Forenses Podcast
pepe&chema
265 Listen Similar shows
64
Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks
SpectreVision Radio
155 Listen Similar shows
65
Personally: Agent Layla
CBC
68 Listen Similar shows
66
The Consciousness Cassettes (The Telepathy Tapes Season 2)
TTT Media
14 Listen Similar shows
67
搞钱女孩
搞钱女孩小辉
188 Listen Unlock contact
68
Sweet Bobby
Tortoise Media
8 Listen Similar shows
69
pepe&chema podcast
pepe&chema
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70
Be Amazed
Be Amazed
490 Listen Unlock contact
71
Better in Person with Stephen Dubner
Freakonomics Radio
11 Listen Similar shows
72
Strangers on a Bench
Tom Rosenthal
100 Listen Similar shows
73
Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained
Haunted UK
222 Listen Unlock contact
74
How I Survived
That's Life!
35 Listen Similar shows
75
OnlyFantasy
Audible Original
– Listen Similar shows
76
The Secret World of Roald Dahl
iHeartPodcasts
14 Listen Similar shows
77
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
iHeartPodcasts
26 Listen Similar shows
78
The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters
True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories
636 Listen Unlock contact
79
The Speaker
KQED
2 Listen Similar shows
80
Affaires sensibles
France Inter
– Listen Similar shows
81
Where the River Took Us
Texas Monthly
– Listen Similar shows
82
Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter
Forbidden Knowledge Network
– Listen Similar shows
83
The Shrink Next Door
Audible Original | Bloomberg
3 Listen Similar shows
84
Into The Fog with Peter Laws
Peter Laws
79 Listen Unlock contact
85
BioHacked: Family Secrets
Sony Music Entertainment
14 Listen Similar shows
86
Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز
Marzie
91 Listen Similar shows
87
The Missing Cryptoqueen
BBC Sounds
18 Listen Similar shows
88
Army of Normal Folks
iHeartPodcasts
482 Listen Similar shows
89
Inheritance
BBC World Service
11 Listen Similar shows
90
The Birth Keepers
The Guardian
6 Listen Similar shows
91
The Haunted Objects Podcast
SpectreVision Radio
33 Listen Similar shows
92
The Guild of Ghostly Grounds
The Guild of Ghostly Grounds
8 Listen Similar shows
93
Stolen Lives True Crime
Stolen Lives True Crime
292 Listen Unlock contact
94
MimmPodcast | پادکست میم
مهدی عباسی
55 Listen Similar shows
95
Leaving Eden Podcast
Leaving Eden LLC
340 Listen Unlock contact
96
Curse of: America's Next Top Model
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts
17 Listen Similar shows
97
History's Great Mysteries
Nick
20 Listen Unlock contact
98
Inconceivable Truth
Audiochuck
12 Listen Similar shows
99
Debt Heads
Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster
0 Listen Similar shows
100
The Slow Newscast
The Observer
438 Listen Similar shows

Positions 101 to 200

101
Dispatches from the Divide
BYUradio
168 Listen Similar shows
102
MiedoScope Historias de Miedo en Directo
Miedoscope
1,000+ Listen Unlock contact
103
Stories from a Stranger
Higher Ground
20 Listen Similar shows
104
Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!
Byte & Pieces
1,000+ Listen Similar shows
105
A Very British Cult
BBC Radio 4
9 Listen Similar shows
106
Everyone Has An Ex
Mamamia Podcasts
96 Listen Similar shows
107
Hysterical
Audible Original | Pineapple Street Studios
4 Listen Similar shows
108
The Commune
Stuff Audio
13 Listen Unlock contact
109
Phantoms & Monsters Radio
Lon Strickler
313 Listen Unlock contact
110
Boomtown
Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly
15 Listen Similar shows
111
The Youth Development Center
NHPR
5 Listen Similar shows
112
Chameleon: Dr. Miracle
Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media
3 Listen Similar shows
113
Sound, Light & Frequency
iHeartPodcasts
33 Listen Similar shows
114
The Agent
Imperative Entertainment
15 Listen Similar shows
115
5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan
Andrew Callaghan
31 Listen Unlock contact
116
人間動物園:厭世姬外出取材
厭世姬&邊角料
209 Listen Unlock contact
117
The Cryptid Podcast
The Cryptid Podcast - Daniel "Dano" Hamilton
265 Listen Unlock contact
118
On Our Watch
KQED
28 Listen Similar shows
119
Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted
Osbourne Media
59 Listen Similar shows
120
Toxic: The Britney Spears Story
SiriusXM
15 Listen Similar shows
121
On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse
On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse
93 Listen Similar shows
122
Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman
Envision Podcast Productions
– Listen Similar shows
123
THE RYAN FILES
With Ryan Pelton
218 Listen Unlock contact
124
Shadows of Mystery Podcast
PodCast Lab Studios Inc
100 Listen Similar shows
125
Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups
Forbidden Knowledge Network
– Listen Similar shows
126
Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History
Geno Samuel
85 Listen Similar shows
127
Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem
Audible Original
9 Listen Similar shows
128
Great Lives
BBC Radio 4
410 Listen Similar shows
129
Behind The Story Show
Jelani Gonzalez
64 Listen Unlock contact
130
I Talk To Ghosts
Jennifer Page
324 Listen Similar shows
131
The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things
Strange True Stories with Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
162 Listen Unlock contact
132
Más Allá del Rosa
Jessica Fernández
232 Listen Similar shows
133
Jungle Prince
The New York Times
3 Listen Similar shows
134
AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories
True Crime, Mysteries, Paranormal, Unexplained, True Scary Stories
134 Listen Similar shows
135
My Brother David
iHeartPodcasts
1 Listen Similar shows
136
Taming Lyons
Autonomous
7 Listen Unlock contact
137
Rádio Novelo Apresenta
Rádio Novelo
200 Listen Similar shows
138
Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine
DW, LA Times Studios, Futuro Studios
1 Listen Similar shows
139
The Witch Farm
BBC Radio 4
13 Listen Similar shows
140
The Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at Night
Will Soto
292 Listen Unlock contact
141
Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan
IRONCLAD
12 Listen Unlock contact
142
The Powers of Darkness Podcast
Or Whatever Movies
7 Listen Similar shows
143
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
7 Listen Unlock contact
144
Death on the Lot
Hyperobject Industries / Sony Music Entertainment
13 Listen Similar shows
145
Secrets We Keep
LiSTNR
156 Listen Similar shows
146
The Crimes of Margo Freshwater
Sony Music Entertainment
3 Listen Similar shows
147
Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media
Louie Media
208 Listen Similar shows
148
Unsung Heroes Among Us
Sienna Rourke
115 Listen Unlock contact
149
Revisiting The Gay Life
David Boyer
15 Listen Similar shows
150
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation
Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan
375 Listen Unlock contact
151
Thunder Bay
Canadaland
12 Listen Similar shows
152
Mind Games
Kaleidoscope
11 Listen Similar shows
153
Σκληρές αλήθειες
LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ
321 Listen Similar shows
154
Ça peut vous arriver
RTL
101 Listen Similar shows
155
Lake Effect: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
JHughes Productions
40 Listen Unlock contact
156
The Poet
Sony Music Entertainment
2 Listen Similar shows
157
Mysteries at Bedtime
Jack Laurence
86 Listen Similar shows
158
Swingers
BBC Radio Wales
7 Listen Similar shows
159
Broken Badge
Broken Badge
9 Listen Similar shows
160
Reflector
Longview
33 Listen Unlock contact
161
Cosmic Peach
Julia Hamilton
– Listen Similar shows
162
Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever
iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
22 Listen Similar shows
163
Une lettre d'Amérique
RTL
101 Listen Similar shows
164
Documentary on One Podcast
RTÉ Documentary on One
1,000+ Listen Unlock contact
165
How To Destroy Everything
HTDE | Daylight Media
– Listen Similar shows
166
TETHERS
11:59 Media
60 Listen Unlock contact
167
Storytime
Storytime
1,000+ Listen Unlock contact
168
Here Be Monsters
Here Be Monsters
185 Listen Unlock contact
169
Chameleon: The Michigan Plot
Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media
8 Listen Similar shows
170
Chameleon: Gallery of Lies
Sony Podcasts
6 Listen Similar shows
171
Horror a la Media Noche
Horror de la Noche
1,000+ Listen Similar shows
172
Profile
BBC Radio 4
695 Listen Similar shows
173
FBI Files
The FBI Files
9 Listen Similar shows
174
STUDIO SHOW
SANTO STUDIO
353 Listen Unlock contact
175
Fatal Fantasy
Sony Music Entertainment
2 Listen Similar shows
176
Stealing Superman
iHeartPodcasts
11 Listen Similar shows
177
Sky Signal
Jason Abadi
115 Listen Similar shows
178
The Brothers Ortiz
Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts
11 Listen Similar shows
179
On podcast پادکست آن
mersen
53 Listen Unlock contact
180
Hoaxed
Tortoise Media
8 Listen Similar shows
181
Mysteries and Monsters
Mysteries and Monsters
428 Listen Unlock contact
182
Pop Mystery Pod
Tess Barker
110 Listen Unlock contact
183
Lucky Boy
Tortoise Media
2 Listen Similar shows
184
To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll
Rubrik | Nicole Perlroth
11 Listen Unlock contact
185
ドーナツ ~このポッドキャストはSNSです
朝日新聞ポッドキャスト
41 Listen Similar shows
186
给女孩的商业第一课
闪光少女斯斯
111 Listen Unlock contact
187
Talk Tracks (The Telepathy Tapes Interview Series)
TTT Media
52 Listen Similar shows
188
The Improvement Association
Serial Productions & The New York Times
7 Listen Unlock contact
189
Telephone Stories
Ninth Planet Audio
15 Listen Similar shows
190
UFOS & PARANORMAL WITH PRESTON DENNETT
Preston Dennett
221 Listen Unlock contact
191
Untold: Opus Dei
Financial Times
25 Listen Similar shows
192
The Redefector
Audiochuck
12 Listen Similar shows
193
Paranoid American
Thomas Gorence
– Listen Similar shows
194
Threshold
Auricle Productions
147 Listen Similar shows
195
Creepy Shit
Creepy Shit
72 Listen Similar shows
196
La Biblioteca de los Sueños: Documentales para Dormir
Olimpia Pérez
53 Listen Similar shows
197
Death in Westminster
Planet B Productions
5 Listen Similar shows
198
The Gift
BBC Radio 4
23 Listen Similar shows
199
Lauren Lake's Paternity Court
MGM Studios, Inc., and Audio Up, Inc.
235 Listen Unlock contact
200
Extreme
BBC
18 Listen Similar shows

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How this list is made

Chart positions from Apple Podcasts (US), November 9, 2026. Positions follow Apple's chart, and a show removed on request leaves a gap. We check the charts every week. Episode counts come from Media List's podcast data as of November 8, 2026; Podcast Index caps counts at 1,000, so 1,000+ means at least that many. Host contacts unlock in Media List where we hold one for the show.

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Which documentary podcasts are at positions 101 to 200?

Positions 101 to 200 on the Apple Podcasts US Documentary chart for November 9, 2026 start with Dispatches from the Divide at #101, and 30 of those shows have a host contact in Media List.

How is this list ranked?

By chart position on the Apple Podcasts US Documentary chart on November 9, 2026. Positions follow Apple's chart, and a show removed on request leaves a gap. Media List adds episode counts and host contacts.

How often is this list updated?

We check the Apple Podcasts charts every week. The date above is the date of the chart shown on this page.

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54 of the shows on this list have a host contact in Media List. Plans start at $99 a month.

How many episodes do these podcasts have?

The typical show on this list has about 64 episodes, based on Media List's podcast data as of November 8, 2026.

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