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Top Spotify podcasts right now: August 11, 2026
Bad Friends debuts at rank 15 on Spotify Top Podcasts on August 11, 2026, replacing Smosh Reads Reddit Stories after the comedy show posted episode Tortilla Face on August 10 (iHeart, August 10). The Joe Rogan Experience stays at rank 1 across all 50 API rows (as_of 2026-08-11T06:01:35 UTC). Afro Nation Portugal 2026 holds rank 4 for a second day, while The Daily swaps past Good Hang with Amy Poehler into rank 6.
Top trending podcasts on Spotify: August 11
The Joe Rogan Experience: A long-form interview podcast at rank 1 on the August 11 Spotify Top Podcasts board. Same position as August 10 and August 9. Residual listens after episode #2537 with longevity scientist David Sinclair, published August 7, 2026, keep the show frozen at the top of 50 rows with no newer episode widely flagged for August 11 (JRE Podcast, August 7).
Crime Junkie: A true-crime podcast at rank 2. Unchanged from August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The show still occupies the first true-crime slot inside a frozen top 3.
The Shawn Ryan Show: An interview and veteran-stories podcast at rank 3. Same position as August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. Ranks 1 through 3 match August 10 exactly.
Afro Nation Portugal 2026: A Spotify festival show page at rank 4, unchanged from August 10 after climbing from rank 5 on August 9 and rank 9 on August 8. Spotify's exclusive Portimão performance videos featuring Wizkid, Olamide, Tyla, and Young Jonn, plus the permanent Afro Nation destination after the July 3 to 5 festival, continue to feed residual playlist and video traffic (Spotify/WeTalkSound, July to August 2026).
The Tucker Carlson Show: A political talk podcast at rank 5. Same position as August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
The Daily: A New York Times news podcast at rank 6, up from rank 7 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The one-slot climb swaps places with Good Hang.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: A comedy interview podcast at rank 7, down from rank 6 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: A comedy interview podcast at rank 8. Same position as August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: A business interview podcast at rank 9. Unchanged from August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: An interview podcast at rank 10. Same position as August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast: A comedy podcast at rank 11, up from rank 12 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The one-slot climb swaps places with Up First from NPR.
Up First from NPR: A morning news podcast at rank 12, down from rank 11 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
Morbid: A true-crime podcast at rank 13. Same position as August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
The Tim Dillon Show: A comedy podcast at rank 14. Unchanged from August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.
Bad Friends: A comedy podcast hosted by Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino at rank 15, new to the published cut versus August 10. Episode Tortilla Face posted August 10, 2026, on the show's Monday release cadence and lifts Bad Friends into the top 15 while Smosh Reads Reddit Stories falls to rank 16 on the full 50-row board (iHeart, August 10).
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What changed on Spotify since yesterday
Compared with the August 10, 2026 Spotify daily post, Bad Friends is the only new name inside the published 15, The Daily and Good Hang trade ranks 6 and 7, and Matt and Shane swap with Up First while every other published name holds.
New entrants: Bad Friends at rank 15.
Big movers (5+ ranks): None inside the published 15. The Daily rose 1 slot (7 to 6). Good Hang fell 1 slot (6 to 7). Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast rose 1 slot (12 to 11). Up First from NPR fell 1 slot (11 to 12).
Drop-offs from August 10 top 15: Smosh Reads Reddit Stories (rank 15 yesterday; rank 16 on today's full board).
What Spotify trends show on August 11
Chart inertia still defines most of the August 11, 2026 board. Joe Rogan at rank 1, Crime Junkie at rank 2, and Shawn Ryan at rank 3 match August 10 exactly across 50 API rows at 06:01:35 UTC.
Bad Friends is the clearest published cut change. The August 10 Tortilla Face drop coincides with the show's entry at rank 15, while Afro Nation Portugal 2026 holding rank 4 for a second day keeps the catalog-driven festival outlier intact after its climb from rank 9 on August 8.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 11, 2026, using type Spotify Top Podcasts and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/spotify-top-podcasts-api.
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Related trend reports
- Previous daily: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/spotify-trending-august-10-2026
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