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Top documentary podcasts

The 5 Documentary shows on the US Apple Podcasts top 200, in chart order, as read on October 27, 2026. Each one's feed was fetched the same day to check it answers.

  1. 1Cover art for METRO with Sarah KoenigMETRO with Sarah KoenigSerial Productions & The New York Times · No. 16 overallNewest: Episode 2: Karat and Schtick, October 22, 2026RSS feed · Clip a moment
  2. 2Cover art for Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM Reports · No. 62 overallNewest: S2 E3: The Forgotten Experiment, October 22, 2026RSS feed · Clip a moment
  3. 3Cover art for Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + Stitcher · No. 118 overallNewest: 692. What Will A.I. Do to (and for) Human Creativity?, October 23, 2026RSS feed · Clip a moment
  4. 4Cover art for The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation Podcast · No. 140 overallNewest: The Basement: William Shatner | Beyond the Final Frontier: Life, Death, and What Comes After, October 26, 2026RSS feed · Clip a moment
  5. 5Cover art for OtherworldOtherworldOtherworld · No. 192 overallNewest: Episode 190 - The Lake House Pt 1, October 26, 2026RSS feed · Clip a moment

More documentary podcasts

From Apple's US Documentary chart, in its order, leaving out the shows above. Each feed checked November 2, 2026.

Cover art for Behind The Story ShowBehind The Story ShowJelani GonzalezCover art for The Telepathy TapesThe Telepathy TapesKy DickensCover art for Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsCover art for No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaCover art for Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, Bleav

Questions

What are the top documentary podcasts right now?
On the US Apple Podcasts chart read October 27, 2026, the top documentary shows were METRO with Sarah Koenig, Sold a Story, Freakonomics Radio. All 5 are listed here in chart order.
How is this list ranked?
By Apple's own US top 200 podcasts chart, in its order, kept to shows Apple files under Documentary. We don't rank them ourselves. The chart moves daily, and this list is from October 27, 2026.
Can I share one moment from a documentary episode?
Yes. Press "Clip a moment" next to a show, pick the episode, mark where the moment starts and ends, and send the link. It plays just that part. Free, no account.

Other genres

Every show on the chart: podcast RSS feeds. Source: Apple's US top podcasts chart, read October 27, 2026.