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Topic Radar · Week of Oct 19, 2026

What podcast conversations are moving this week

Every Monday we score the topics rising and falling across the podcast catalog. Ranked by momentum against a rolling 28-day baseline. Click any topic to see the episodes driving the move.

Fastest riser“riots”19.7× vs. baseline. 306 episodes in the last 7 days, across 253 shows.Fastest decline“press conference”63% below baseline. 253 episodes this week, down from a 678-per-week baseline.

39

Topics rising

15

Topics declining

797

Topics tracked

412,606

Episodes ingested (7d)

Rising this week

(25)

  1. 13riots306 eps · 253 shows · 18 categories19.7× vs. baseline
  2. 16week 7747 eps · 541 shows · 12 categories18.8× vs. baseline
  3. 25world series1,096 eps · 625 shows · 22 categories10.6× vs. baseline
  4. 36early voting248 eps · 173 shows · 12 categories7.5× vs. baseline
  5. 52political unrest171 eps · 150 shows · 18 categories5.4× vs. baseline
  6. 56bird sounds173 eps · 2 shows · 2 categories5.3× vs. baseline
  7. 58season opener150 eps · 119 shows · 9 categories5.1× vs. baseline
  8. 61trade deadline163 eps · 128 shows · 5 categories5.1× vs. baseline
  9. 68civil unrest161 eps · 128 shows · 19 categories4.4× vs. baseline
  10. 84social unrest205 eps · 188 shows · 22 categories3.6× vs. baseline
  11. 85political violence181 eps · 140 shows · 16 categories3.6× vs. baseline
  12. 89ocean195 eps · 22 shows · 9 categories3.4× vs. baseline
  13. 120referendum163 eps · 109 shows · 13 categories2.8× vs. baseline
  14. 127ai content275 eps · 177 shows · 17 categories2.7× vs. baseline
  15. 137nba2,683 eps · 1,187 shows · 22 categories2.6× vs. baseline
  16. 154champions league311 eps · 190 shows · 11 categories2.5× vs. baseline
  17. 163halloween1,625 eps · 1,401 shows · 37 categories2.4× vs. baseline
  18. 166ambient317 eps · 98 shows · 11 categories2.4× vs. baseline
  19. 189ai-generated content201 eps · 144 shows · 23 categories2.3× vs. baseline
  20. 197calm428 eps · 105 shows · 13 categories2.2× vs. baseline
  21. 245college basketball648 eps · 391 shows · 12 categories+98% vs. baseline
  22. 249protests559 eps · 440 shows · 22 categories+96% vs. baseline
  23. 260midterm elections793 eps · 581 shows · 23 categories+92% vs. baseline
  24. 270cricket335 eps · 147 shows · 14 categories+90% vs. baseline
  25. 277upsets230 eps · 202 shows · 12 categories+87% vs. baseline

Declining this week

(10)

  1. 66press conference253 eps this week · baseline 678/wk63% below baseline
  2. 106morning show154 eps this week · baseline 362/wk57% below baseline
  3. 114language155 eps this week · baseline 360/wk57% below baseline
  4. 119horoscope249 eps this week · baseline 570/wk56% below baseline
  5. 122local news1,334 eps this week · baseline 3029/wk56% below baseline
  6. 137news roundup403 eps this week · baseline 887/wk55% below baseline
  7. 146migration235 eps this week · baseline 510/wk54% below baseline
  8. 154diplomacy483 eps this week · baseline 1036/wk53% below baseline
  9. 160cinema184 eps this week · baseline 393/wk53% below baseline
  10. 182playlist175 eps this week · baseline 363/wk52% below baseline