Top Rising Podcasts

Rising Economics Podcasts

Ranked for momentum and increasing sponsorship value, not simply the largest audience.

26 ranked podcastsUpdated September 25, 2026Sponsor Scout Rising Index
4
Rising Index 70

Weekly conversations and audio documentaries about political economy, capitalism, inequality, degrowth, labor, and alternatives to mainstream economic systems.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~60,000
5
Rising Index 68

Explains wealth, power, inequality, behavioral science and the psychological mechanisms that shape economic outcomes, using humor and storytelling.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~30,000👥 Estimated audience: ~165,000
6

Economics and public-policy podcast focused on inequality, market institutions, labor, taxation, antitrust, and middle-out economic ideas.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~25,000👥 Estimated audience: ~25,000
Podcast Host: Nick Hanauer · HostVerify you are the Host· Not you? Who hosts it?
11
Rising Index 63

Accessible economics coverage explaining inflation, jobs, technology, policy, labor markets, economic decision-making, and how economic forces affect everyday life.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~5,000
12
Rising Index 63

Free-market economics podcast covering inflation, taxation, spending, regulation, labor markets, housing, education, monetary policy, and economic freedom.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~5,000
15
Unit Economics ✓ Verified
Rising Index 58

Conversations with founders, operators, and investors about business economics, unit economics, pricing, margins, customer acquisition, scaling, and operating tradeoffs.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~1,000
17
Rising Index 57

An independent economics podcast about artificial intelligence, innovation, digital markets, technology, productivity, labor markets, and economic research.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 1 sponsor🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~617👥 Estimated audience: ~617
18

An independent economics podcast hosted by economics educators Jadrian Wooten and Matthew Rousu, covering current events, economic history, teaching, research, financial literacy, policy, and everyday applications of economic ideas.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~688👥 Estimated audience: ~688
20
Rising Index 56

A heterodox economics and political-economy podcast examining Modern Monetary Theory, financial instability, class, public investment, labor, inequality, imperialism, and working-class policy.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500
23
Rising Index 56

A weekly global-markets and economics podcast covering monetary policy, inflation, debt, currencies, commodities and financial-market developments, with a recurring focus on African and Kenyan markets.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500

Want your podcast to be listed?

Property owners can submit evidence for Sponsor Scout review. Acceptance into Sponsor Scout does not guarantee placement in the public Top 25; rankings remain evidence-based and editorially independent.

Sign up to submit → Already have an account? Sign in

How the Sponsor Scout Rising Index works

The index ranks observable momentum and increasing sponsorship value, not raw size. We do not claim exact download growth when public evidence only supports an estimate or qualitative signal.

Growth MomentumHighest weight
Observable upward-trajectory signals across publishing, engagement, reviews, social reach, and media activity.
Audience QualityHigh weight
Estimated reach and evidence that the audience is specific, engaged, and valuable to relevant sponsors.
Commercial ReadinessMedium weight
Sponsor pages, media kits, contact paths, prior partnerships, and signs the show can activate a campaign.
Publishing HealthMedium weight
Recent and consistent episode production, healthy cadence, and an established publishing history.
Brand AlignmentLower weight
Clear fit with identifiable sponsor categories and usable integration opportunities.
Authority SignalsLower weight
Guest quality, host credibility, press, cross-platform presence, and category authority.

Find sponsors actively backing events in your city.

Sponsor Scout hunts the web every day for companies sponsoring startup & tech events, finds the right decision-maker, and drafts the outreach for you. Start free — 20 sponsors and 4 scout runs every month, no credit card.

Get the Sponsor Scout Daily — free

One short email each weekday: a real story about a real company sponsoring the startup ecosystem, plus the day's freshest finds.

✓ Free forever✓ One email per weekday✓ Unsubscribe in 1 click