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Top Podcasts for Political Economy in 2026

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The political economy space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 28 of the best, including Freakonomics Radio, Planet Money, and The Indicator from Planet Money.

  1. Freakonomics Radio
    Freakonomics Radio
    Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we ...
    Content:
    Book ClubBusinessCultureData ScienceDay TradingPolitical Economy
    +20
    Audience:
    CEOsCollege StudentsFreelancersInvestorsProduct Managers
    +4
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsGetting MotivatedGraduate School SuccessLearning New Skills
    +2
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalInvestigative
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  2. Planet Money
    Planet Money
    Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring y...
    Content:
    American Industry TransformationBusinessCareer ChangeDebt PayoffDurable EntrepreneurshipPolitical Economy
    +26
    Audience:
    Ambitious Women CareersAspiring EntrepreneursCareer ChangersCEOsCollege Students
    +11
    Goal:
    Artist Financial LiteracyBuilding A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert Insights
    +5
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigative
    +2
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  3. The Indicator from Planet Money
    The Indicator from Planet Money
    A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy...
    Content:
    BusinessCreative Entrepreneur PodcastInvestingNewsPersonal FinancePolitical Economy
    +6
    Audience:
    Aspiring EntrepreneursCEOsEntrepreneursInvestorsRetirees
    +3
    Goal:
    Building A BusinessGetting Expert InsightsStarting A BusinessStaying InformedUnderstanding Investing
    When:
    At WorkCommutingQuick Listen
  4. Unhedged
    Unhedged
    Katie Martin, Robert Armstrong and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. E...
    Content:
    Financial LiteracyFinancial Wellness PodcastsInvestingMoney MindsetPersonal FinancePolitical Economy
    +1
    Audience:
    Investors
    Goal:
    Understanding Investing
  5. EconTalk
    EconTalk
    EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoo...
    Content:
    EducationSocial Sciences PodcastPolitical Economy
    Audience:
    Investors
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsSolving ProblemsUnderstanding Investing
    When:
    Focused Learning
  6. Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
    Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
    We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new understanding of who gets what and why. Join...
    Content:
    BusinessCapitalism CritiqueEconomic InequalityPoliticsPolitical Economy
    Goal:
    Getting Expert Insights
  7. Capitalisn't
    Capitalisn't
    We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany...
    Content:
    Capitalism CritiqueEconomic InequalitySocial Sciences PodcastPolitical Economy
  8. Conversations with Tyler
    Conversations with Tyler
    Tyler Cowen engages today's deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations ev...
    Content:
    Reflective ConversationSocial Sciences PodcastVisionary InterviewsPolitical Economy
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert Insights
    Style:
    Interview
  9. The Econoclasts
    The Econoclasts
    The Econoclasts is a new podcast from UnHerd hosted by economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Munchau. While they don't always agree po...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  10. New Books in Economics
    New Books in Economics
    This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episo...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  11. The Dig
    The Dig
    The Dig is a podcast from Jacobin magazine that discusses politics, criminal justice, immigration and class conflict with smart people. Please supp...
    Content:
    Capitalism CritiqueDemocratic PartyLeftist LiteraturePoliticsProgressive CampaignsPolitical Economy
    +2
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert Insights
    Style:
    DebateInterview
  12. Citations Needed
    Citations Needed
    Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.
    Content:
    Capitalism CritiquePolitical Economy
  13. Macro Musings with David Beckworth
    Macro Musings with David Beckworth
    Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, ...
    Content:
    Political Economy
    Audience:
    Investors
    Goal:
    Getting Expert Insights
  14. Ron Paul Liberty Report
    Ron Paul Liberty Report
    Podcast by Ron Paul Liberty Report
    Content:
    Political Economy
  15. Trade Talks
    Trade Talks
    Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) hosts a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade war...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  16. Audio Mises Wire
    Audio Mises Wire
    Audio recordings of Mises Wire articles, offering contemporary news and opinion through the lens of Austrian economics and libertarian political ec...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  17. Political Economy Forum
    Political Economy Forum
    The Political Economy Forum of the University of Washington discusses cutting-edge academic research in the area of Political Economy.
    Content:
    Political Economy
  18. The Political Marketing Podcast
    The Political Marketing Podcast
    The Political Marketing Podcast seeks to understand how election candidates, political parties and campaigning organisations win hearts, minds and ...
    Content:
    Political CampaignsPolitical Economy
  19. Free The Economy
    Free The Economy
    Free The Economy is a weekly podcast hosted by Richard Morrison of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, examining the intersection of news, policy...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  20. SochBichar
    SochBichar
    Conversations on issues of development policy in Pakistan and the rest of South Asia. Political economy subjects that are seldom featured in the me...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  21. Macro N Cheese
    Macro N Cheese
    A podcast that critically examines the working-class struggle through the lens of MMT or Modern Monetary Theory. Host Steve Grumbine, founder of Re...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  22. Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
    Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
    Tune in each week as James Pethokoukis interviews economists, business leaders, academics and others on the most important and interesting issues o...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  23. The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth
    The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth
    A podcast from the Rhodes Center for International Finance and Economics at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Hosted by political economist...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  24. Profit, Power, and Policy | Business Ethics Insights
    Profit, Power, and Policy | Business Ethics Insights
    Dive into political economy, business ethics, and economic policy with professors Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher as they examine competitive markets an...
    Content:
    BusinessLeadershipPoliticsStartup FundraisingPolitical Economy
    Audience:
    EntrepreneursStartup Founders
    Goal:
    Getting Expert Insights
  25. Words & Numbers
    Words & Numbers
    Words & Numbers is one of the highest-rated economics podcasts in the world. Each episode, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan dig into economi...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  26. Death Panel
    Death Panel
    Politics, culture, and public policy from the left. Stay alive another week. w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco and Jules Gill-Pe...
    Content:
    Chronic IllnessProgressive CampaignsPolitical Economy
    Audience:
    Healthcare Professionals
    Style:
    Panel Discussion
  27. Ground Level
    Ground Level
    The only podcast dedicated to the NYU community, by the NYU community. The Ground Level Podcast is hosted by Isak Jones and René Castellanos. It is...
    Content:
    Political Economy
  28. Political Economy
    Political Economy
    Analysis of production, trade, and their relationship with the law and the government.
    Content:
    Stadium EconomicsPolitical Economy