Top 10 Apple Podcasts — Top Shows (US) — March 31, 2026

On March 31, 2026, Apple Podcasts listeners in the US are grabbing news analysis and true crime over celebrity chat and politics, with The New York Times’ *The Daily* holding the #1 spot while *Crime Junkie* lurks at #2. This daily ranking reveals not just what people stream, but what they choose to spend 30-plus minutes with — a powerful signal for advertisers, creators, and anyone tracking cultural attention. The US audience, typically fractured across genres, shows a clear tilt toward news and narrative nonfiction: *Up First from NPR* (#4) and *20/20* (#10) flank serialized hits like *The Idiot* (#3) and *Dateline NBC* (#6). Amy Poehler’s *Good Hang* (#8) breaks the pattern as a light-hearted interview show, while *Pod Save America* (#9) keeps progressive politics alive. Apple Podcasts compiles this list from aggregated listening data across its platform, updated daily.