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Trending · Week of Oct 19, 2026

What’s trending on podcasts this week

The topics and companies rising fastest across podcast episodes. Scored against a 28-day baseline, refreshed every Monday. Click any card for the historical trend and the shows driving it.

Rising Declining

Topics

#Topic56% below baseline

local news

1,334 episodes·581 shows·23 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic53% below baseline

diplomacy

483 episodes·323 shows·23 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic50% below baseline

interest rates

351 episodes·277 shows·12 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic54% below baseline

migration

235 episodes·216 shows·24 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic55% below baseline

news roundup

403 episodes·208 shows·20 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic50% below baseline

housing

206 episodes·193 shows·18 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic53% below baseline

cinema

184 episodes·183 shows·23 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic51% below baseline

tourism

194 episodes·173 shows·20 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic51% below baseline

rugby

238 episodes·169 shows·18 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic51% below baseline

festivals

156 episodes·151 shows·20 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic52% below baseline

playlist

175 episodes·149 shows·15 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic57% below baseline

language

155 episodes·134 shows·25 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic63% below baseline

press conference

253 episodes·81 shows·6 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic57% below baseline

morning show

154 episodes·71 shows·13 categoriesSee history and shows →#Topic56% below baseline

horoscope

249 episodes·60 shows·9 categoriesSee history and shows →

Companies

OpenAI

61% below baseline276 mentions·216 shows·276 episodesSee history and shows →

Missouri

51% below baseline131 mentions·109 shows·131 episodesSee history and shows →

Ohio State

56% below baseline120 mentions·100 shows·120 episodesSee history and shows →

Mars

56% below baseline89 mentions·83 shows·89 episodesSee history and shows →

Centro

50% below baseline80 mentions·72 shows·80 episodesSee history and shows →

The Iconic

54% below baseline71 mentions·69 shows·71 episodesSee history and shows →

The White House

60% below baseline77 mentions·64 shows·77 episodesSee history and shows →

Commanders

69% below baseline80 mentions·60 shows·80 episodesSee history and shows →

Campus

50% below baseline70 mentions·52 shows·70 episodesSee history and shows →

Arch

53% below baseline55 mentions·50 shows·55 episodesSee history and shows →

Dubai

53% below baseline52 mentions·49 shows·52 episodesSee history and shows →

Wallet

50% below baseline81 mentions·48 shows·81 episodesSee history and shows →

NASA

62% below baseline54 mentions·48 shows·54 episodesSee history and shows →

Penn

67% below baseline53 mentions·48 shows·53 episodesSee history and shows →

Nike

57% below baseline43 mentions·42 shows·43 episodesSee history and shows →

Paramount

70% below baseline48 mentions·42 shows·48 episodesSee history and shows →

United Nations

52% below baseline40 mentions·40 shows·40 episodesSee history and shows →

Manchester City

77% below baseline56 mentions·36 shows·56 episodesSee history and shows →

Pittsburgh Steelers

65% below baseline39 mentions·34 shows·39 episodesSee history and shows →

Tennessee Titans

53% below baseline36 mentions·32 shows·36 episodesSee history and shows →

Prophet

55% below baseline35 mentions·32 shows·35 episodesSee history and shows →

Riverside

52% below baseline35 mentions·30 shows·35 episodesSee history and shows →

Artist

85% below baseline32 mentions·30 shows·32 episodesSee history and shows →

Major League Baseball

53% below baseline34 mentions·29 shows·34 episodesSee history and shows →

Cite this data

Journalists and researchers: attribution welcome.

Source: PitchCentric Research — Trending (Oct 19, 2026)
https://pitchcentric.com/research/trending

Methodology

Weekly count of episodes carrying each topic / mentioning each company, on Tier A + B active shows.
Momentum = last 7 days ÷ trailing 28-day 7-day-window average.
Volume floor: minimum 20 episodes carrying the topic (or 3 for companies) in the 7-day window.
New topics with no prior baseline are labelled “new,” not scored on ratio.

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