Top Canadian News & Politics Podcasts
We track and rank the most influential podcasts shaping news, politics, and public discourse in Canada — based on observable performance signals across major platforms.
Top 20 Canadian News & Politics Podcasts
Listed in Rank Order - Updated November 2025
Shows to Watch
The podcasts that haven't cracked the top 20 but whose influence is emerging. We are keeping our eye on them and so should you.
Our Methodology
This ranking is based on the systematic monitoring of Canadian news and politics podcasts across major listening platforms. It draws on observable performance signals including platform rankings, frequency of appearance, and persistence over time, which together provide a proxy for sustained audience reach and visibility within Canada’s public discourse.
Rather than relying on single-day snapshots, the analysis aggregates signals over time to distinguish consistent influence from short-term volatility. This approach reduces the impact of episodic spikes and better reflects which voices repeatedly surface in the media ecosystem Canadians engage with.
Rankings are updated regularly to account for changes in platform dynamics, listening behavior, and issue salience, while maintaining a consistent evidentiary framework.
Why This Ranking Matters
Public narratives in Canada are shaped by a relatively small number of influential voices. Understanding which podcasts consistently command attention and frame discussion provides insight into how reputational risk forms and escalates across stakeholders.
This ranking offers a data-informed view of where influence concentrates over time, helping organizations identify which narratives are most likely to shape perception during periods of scrutiny or uncertainty.
At 996 Advisors, we monitor these dynamics because reputation risk does not emerge in isolation — it develops within information environments like this one. The same evidence-based approach used here underpins how we assess and manage reputation risk for organizations operating in Canada.
