New boss pods, same as the old boss pods

The Joe Rogan Experience is atop the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. list for Q2, produced by Edison Research. Crime Junkie is next. Then The Daily. Then Call Her Daddy. It’s the same top four as a year ago (Q2 2025).

Edison offers a raft of notable observations, quoted below. (See the source release HERE.)

Notable Moves

• Huberman Lab jumps to 22nd. No such thing as bad publicity? In April, Andrew Huberman was linked to a 2024 smear campaign targeting his ex-girlfriend, following her involvement in a critical New York Magazine exposé of Huberman in Q1 2024, the only quarter in which Huberman Lab ranked higher (21st).
• The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett reaches a record high, breaking into the top 20 for the first time. Two of Bartlett’s high-profile guests in Q2 include JD Vance and Ivanka Trump.
• The Bill Simmons Podcast surges 17 positions to break into the top 25 for the first time. The title has been available on Netflix since January
• Bubbling under: Ologies with Alie Ward, a science podcast that claims to “ask smart people stupid questions,” has climbed the charts over the years. In 55th place, the podcast just misses the top 50.
  In the Top 50 Podcasts for the First Time
• The Rest is History enters the top 50 for the first time. The show dedicated a series to the U.S. founding fathers in time for America’s 250th anniversary.
• The Why Files breaks into the top 50. The podcast covered the release of unsealed UFO documents in quarter 2. The Artemis II flyby in April coincided with the show’s recurring theme of moon landing conspiracy theories.
• The Bulwark, a political podcast founded by two anti-MAGA Republicans, also debuts in the top 50.
  Notable Decline

Of the top 50 shows in Q2, The Megyn Kelly Show sees the biggest drop in weekly audience size. The show dropped 25 rankings since last quarter, from 19 to 44.