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Top Podcasts for World Affairs in 2026

Curated by PodSEO

The world affairs space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 27 of the best, including Global News Podcast, The Rest Is Politics, and FT News Briefing.

  1. Global News Podcast
    Global News Podcast
    The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from arou...
    Content:
    NewsPolitical AnalysisPoliticsWorld Affairs
    Audience:
    Investors
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    Morning News ShowNews Briefing
    When:
    At WorkCommutingQuick Listen
  2. 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:
    EducationGeopoliticsNewsPolitical AnalysisPolitical SatireWorld Affairs
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    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsStaying Informed
    Style:
    DebateEducationalInterviewNews BriefingPanel Discussion
    When:
    CommutingFocused Learning
  3. FT News Briefing
    FT News Briefing
    A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available ev...
    Content:
    Business Finance CoachingNewsPoliticsWorld Affairs
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    Morning News ShowNews Briefing
    When:
    At WorkQuick Listen
  4. The Intelligence from The Economist
    The Intelligence from The Economist
    Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday this a...
    Content:
    Middle East ConflictNewsPoliticsWorld Affairs
    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsStaying Informed
    Style:
    Morning News ShowNews Briefing
    When:
    At WorkCommuting
  5. 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 PartyGeopoliticsGlobal Policy AnalysisNewsPolitical AnalysisWorld Affairs
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    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsStaying Informed
    Style:
    DebateNews Briefing
  6. 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:
    GeopoliticsGlobal Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
  7. The Foreign Affairs Interview
    The Foreign Affairs Interview
    Foreign Affairs invites you to join its editor, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, as he talks to influential thinkers and policymakers about the forces shaping ...
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
    Goal:
    Getting Expert Insights
  8. No es el fin del mundo
    No es el fin del mundo
    El podcast semanal de El Orden Mundial (EOM) para entender la geopolítica. Análisis, contexto y matices sobre la realidad internacional. Porque est...
    Content:
    Spanish EntertainmentWorld Affairs
  9. 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:
    GeopoliticsNewsPolitical AnalysisPoliticsWorld Affairs
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
  10. Amanpour
    Amanpour
    Amanpour is CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
    Content:
    NewsWorld Affairs
    Style:
    News Briefing
  11. The Spillover
    The Spillover
    How do critical international developments shape economic and financial markets worldwide? Each week, The Spillover examines the ripple effects of ...
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
  12. Independent Thinking
    Independent Thinking
    Chatham House director Bronwen Maddox hosts conversations with leading policymakers, journalists and Chatham House experts to provide insight into ...
    Content:
    World Affairs
    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsStaying Informed
  13. 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:
    GeopoliticsGlobal Policy AnalysisPoliticsWorld Affairs
  14. The President’s Inbox
    The President’s Inbox
    Each episode of The President’s Inbox explores a foreign policy challenge facing the United States.
    Content:
    B2B Email MarketingGlobal Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
    Goal:
    Getting Expert Insights
  15. Geopolitics & Empire
    Geopolitics & Empire
    Geopolitics & Empire
    Content:
    GeopoliticsWorld Affairs
  16. 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:
    GeopoliticsWorld Affairs
    Style:
    Panel Discussion
  17. The Truth of the Matter
    The Truth of the Matter
    A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
  18. 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...
    Content:
    GeopoliticsWorld Affairs
  19. World Review with Ivo Daalder
    World Review with Ivo Daalder
    Global events move fast—World Review helps you keep up. Each Friday, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder brings together leading journalists...
    Content:
    World Affairs
  20. The International Security Podcast
    The International Security Podcast
    Leading scholars provide insight on urgent policy debates. Jeff Friedman of Dartmouth College interviews contributors to the premiere peer-reviewed...
    Content:
    World Affairs
  21. Why It Matters
    Why It Matters
    Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders a...
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
    Audience:
    Designers
  22. Deep Dish on Global Affairs
    Deep Dish on Global Affairs
    Deep Dish on Global Affairs helps you make sense of our rapidly changing world. Join host Leslie Vinjamuri, President and CEO of the Chicago Counci...
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
  23. The World Next Week
    The World Next Week
    A podcast that previews the world.
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisNewsWorld Affairs
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
  24. The Looking Glass
    The Looking Glass
    The Looking Glass is the premier international relations podcast by The SAIS Review of International Affairs with support from The Foreign Policy I...
    Content:
    World Affairs
  25. None Of The Above
    None Of The Above
    As the United States confronts an ever-changing set of international challenges, our foreign policy leaders continue to offer the same old answers....
    Content:
    World Affairs
  26. Deep State Radio
    Deep State Radio
    Grum presents Deep State Radio. A new episode, first Saturday of every month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Content:
    World Affairs
    Style:
    Panel Discussion
  27. Tasting menu from Economist Radio
    Tasting menu from Economist Radio
    Content:
    Global Policy AnalysisWorld Affairs
    Audience:
    Small Business Owners