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Top Podcasts for Geopolitics in 2026

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The geopolitics space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 28 of the best, including The Rest Is Politics, Pod Save the World, and Fareed Zakaria GPS.

  1. The Rest Is Politics
    The Rest Is Politics
    Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, pr...
    Content:
    EducationNewsPolitical AnalysisPolitical SatirePoliticsGeopolitics
    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsStaying Informed
    Style:
    DebateEducationalInterviewNews BriefingPanel Discussion
    When:
    CommutingFocused Learning
  2. Pod Save the World
    Pod Save the World
    Each week, “Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor and Obama’s former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes break down the biggest development...
    Content:
    Democratic PartyGlobal Policy AnalysisNewsPolitical AnalysisPoliticsGeopolitics
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    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    DebateNews Briefing
  3. Fareed Zakaria GPS
    Fareed Zakaria GPS
    Fareed Zakaria GPS takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and global policies through in-depth, one-on-one interviews and fascinating roundt...
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisGeopolitics
  4. Foreign Policy Live
    Foreign Policy Live
    Each week, Foreign Policy Live will feature a substantive conversation on world affairs. Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal will be joined by...
    Content:
    Political AnalysisPoliticsGeopolitics
  5. Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
    Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
    The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the wo...
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisPoliticsGeopolitics
  6. War on the Rocks
    War on the Rocks
    Discussions over drinks with security, defense, and foreign policy insiders and experts. The original War on the Rocks podcast series.
    Content:
    Defense StrategyGlobal Policy AnalysisMilitary HistoryPoliticsGeopolitics
    Audience:
    Military EnthusiastsMilitary VeteransWar Veterans Support
    Style:
    Debate
  7. Columbia Energy Exchange
    Columbia Energy Exchange
    Columbia Energy Exchange features in-depth conversations with the world's top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia and ci...
    Content:
    Climate ChangeEnergy LeadershipGlobal Energy TransitionRenewable Energy IndustryGeopolitics
  8. Blowback
    Blowback
    A podcast about the American Empire.
    Content:
    American HistoryAmerican Industry TransformationAnti-Trump PoliticsHistoryPolitical AnalysisGeopolitics
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    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  9. Geopolitical Cousins
    Geopolitical Cousins
    Geopolitical Cousins throws together analysts Jacob Shapiro and Marko Papic for some of the most in-depth, off-the-wall geopolitical analysis in th...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  10. Geopolitics & Empire
    Geopolitics & Empire
    Geopolitics & Empire
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  11. American Prestige
    American Prestige
    A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world. ameri...
    Content:
    Political GamingGeopolitics
  12. Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl
    Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl
    Decoding Geopolitics is a podcast that tries to make sense of today's dangerous world by talking with real experts on international relations, stra...
    Content:
    Podcast StrategyGeopolitics
  13. Russian Roulette
    Russian Roulette
    Hosted by Max Bergmann and Dr. Maria Snegovaya of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS, Russian Roulette explores the politics, history,...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  14. Talking Geopolitics
    Talking Geopolitics
    A non-partisan podcast brought to you by Geopolitical Futures, an online publication founded by internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster ...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  15. The Red Line
    The Red Line
    Three experts, one Story. Each fortnight we host a panel of international experts diving into the biggest geopolitical stories shaping the news bot...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
    Style:
    Panel Discussion
  16. Net Assessment
    Net Assessment
    Hosts Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Zack Cooper, debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to st...
    Content:
    Defense StrategyGlobal Policy AnalysisGeopolitics
    Style:
    Debate
  17. China in the World
    China in the World
    Carnegie China’s China in the World podcast is a series of conversations between Chinese and international experts on China’s foreign policy, China...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  18. Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch
    Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch
    Geopolitics Decanted is a podcast featuring geopolitical analysis and in-depth expert interviews on topics ranging from War in Ukraine, Great Power...
    Content:
    Wine AppreciationGeopolitics
  19. On Geopolitics
    On Geopolitics
    On Geopolitics enters a new chapter with the introduction of two new hosts: Professors William Hurst and John Nilsson-Wright. John hosts “Currents”...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  20. The Jacob Shapiro Podcast
    The Jacob Shapiro Podcast
    Hosted by Jacob Shapiro, the Jacob Shapiro Podcast is long-form exploration of geopolitics, markets, crypto, agriculture, macro-finance, commoditie...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  21. Curious Worldview
    Curious Worldview
    Interviews featuring a mix of investigative journalists, affecting writers, economics, geopolitics, explorers and fascinating life stories.Check ou...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  22. Angry Planet
    Angry Planet
    Conversations about conflict on an angry planet. Created, produced, and hosted by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields781951Support this show http://supp...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
    Audience:
    Military Enthusiasts
  23. The World Unpacked
    The World Unpacked
    The World Unpacked is a weekly podcast where insiders, intellectuals, and iconoclasts dive deep into the most pressing global issues. In a time of ...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  24. Geopolitics Unplugged
    Geopolitics Unplugged
    Content:
    Geopolitics
  25. The Asia Chessboard
    The Asia Chessboard
    The “Asia Chessboard” features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers on Asia. Host Michael Green, Henry A. Kissinger Ch...
    Content:
    Podcast StrategyGeopolitics
    Audience:
    Military Enthusiasts
  26. This Week Explained
    This Week Explained
    The world is accelerating. How do you separate the signal from the noise? Headlines tell you what happened; "This Week Explained" reveals why it ma...
    Content:
    Geopolitics
    Style:
    News Briefing
  27. World Ablaze with George Fontes
    World Ablaze with George Fontes
    World Ablaze with George Fontes delivers unfiltered no-bullshit conversations and commentary about politics, news, and geopolitics. George Fontes c...
    Content:
    NewsPoliticsGeopolitics
    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsStaying Informed
    Style:
    DebateSolo Commentary
  28. The Diplomat
    The Diplomat
    Content:
    Geopolitics