Spotify Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience is rank 1 on Spotify Top Podcasts for October 12, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-12T08:01:32.934343. Ranks 1 through 6 match October 11. Directed By is new at rank 9. Pod is Life dated a Directed By chart appearance to October 10, including an episode on Ayra Starr's Heaven Baby video, which is also rank 4 on YouTube. Up First from NPR is the drop-off.
Top trending podcasts on Spotify: October 12
The Joe Rogan Experience
Talk fixture at rank 1, same slot as October 11. No separate October 12 episode trigger required for a standing number-1 show.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Comedy talk at rank 2, same slot as October 11.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Interview show at rank 3, same slot as October 11.
Crime Junkie
True-crime fixture at rank 4, same slot as October 11.
The Shawn Ryan Show
Interview show at rank 5, same slot as October 11.
The Daily
New York Times news briefing at rank 6, same slot as October 11.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Interview show at rank 7 after rank 8 on October 11, up 1. Swap with Tucker Carlson.
The Tucker Carlson Show
Interview show at rank 8 after rank 7, down 1.
Directed By
New at rank 9. Spotify Studios series on how music videos are made, launched January 26, 2026 with Android. Pod is Life listed it at 19 in Music on October 10 and named a Tinashe Pillow Fight episode plus an Ayra Starr Heaven Baby episode among charting installments.
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Interview show at rank 10 after rank 9, down 1. Up First from NPR, rank 10 on October 11, is the drop-off.
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What changed on Spotify since October 11
New entrants: Directed By (9). Big movers (5+ ranks): none. Other moves: On Purpose 8 to 7, Tucker Carlson 7 to 8, Diary Of A CEO 9 to 10. Holdovers: Rogan (1), Theo Von (2), Good Hang (3), Crime Junkie (4), Shawn Ryan (5), The Daily (6). Drop-offs: Up First from NPR (10). as_of 2026-10-12T08:01:32.934343 versus 2026-10-11T08:01:39.099000. Clock 08:01:32.934343.
What today's Spotify podcasts reveal
The October 12 Spotify ten is a lock-in talk board with one house-show insertion. Ranks 1 through 6 did not move. Rank 9 is Directed By, a Spotify-owned music-video series, in for NPR's Up First. Jay Shetty and Tucker Carlson swapped. Diary of a CEO slipped one to make room. This is a one-row change, and the new row is a first-party Spotify title sitting next to the Ayra Starr video that is also on YouTube.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool on October 12, 2026. The call is for analysts who need a dated snapshot of a live board rather than a keyword time series. The matching data source page is Spotify Top Podcasts API.
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