{"id":6734,"date":"2026-08-03T02:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millionpodcasts.com\/blog\/?p=6734"},"modified":"2026-08-03T02:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:48:06","slug":"popular-august-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millionpodcasts.com\/blog\/popular-august-podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Popular Podcasts Everyone Is Talking About This August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Article\",\n      \"headline\": \"5 Popular Podcasts Everyone Is Talking About This August\",\n      \"description\": \"Everyone is talking about these viral podcasts this August. 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Some of these shows have built their audiences over decades, while others have become part of the current conversation through the stories and discussions they bring to listeners. These five podcasts stand out as some of the most talked-about shows to add to your queue this month.<\/p>\n    <nav class=\"mp-toc mp-toc-inline\" aria-label=\"Podcasts Covered:\">\n      <strong class=\"mp-toc-label\">Podcasts Covered:<\/strong>\n      <ol class=\"mp-toc-list\">\n        <li><a href=\"#this-american-life\">This American Life<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#the-daily\">The Daily<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#morbid\">Morbid<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#pardon-my-take\">Pardon My Take<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#pod-save-america\">Pod Save America<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ol>\n    <\/nav>\n    <!-- ===== SHOW 1: this-american-life ===== -->\n    <section>\n      <h2 class=\"mp-h2\" id=\"this-american-life\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/this-american-life\/id201671138\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This American Life<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">This American Life picks one theme a week, then finds several true stories that connect to it. Ira Glass has hosted it ever since the show began on Chicago's WBEZ in December 1995, when it was still called Your Radio Playhouse. The show has been available as a podcast since 2006 and is syndicated on over 500 public radio stations today, one of the country's longest-running popular podcasts. Writers David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell built much of their early literary careers here, and they still turn up as contributors.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">This show is made for people who want a good story with a proper beginning, a middle, and an end, instead of drowning in news headlines. It holds nine Peabody Awards, and in 2020 it won the first Pulitzer Prize ever given for audio journalism. Fun fact: Serial, the true crime spinoff that grew from This American Life's newsroom, was sold to The New York Times in 2020 for $25 million as Serial Productions.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mp-iframe-wrap\">\n        <iframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" title=\"This American Life player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/this-american-life\/id201671138\" id=\"embedPlayer-this-american-life\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:450px;\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <!-- ===== SHOW 2: the-daily ===== -->\n    <section>\n      <h2 class=\"mp-h2\" id=\"the-daily\">2. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-daily\/id1200361736\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">The Daily covers one story a day from The New York Times, narrated by the reporter who covered it, out before 6 a.m. It grew from The Run-Up, the twice-weekly show Michael Barbaro hosted through the 2016 election. The show launched in its current form on February 1, 2017. By the end of that year, Apple had named it the most downloaded new podcast. Sabrina Tavernise joined Barbaro as a second host in 2022, not long after reporting on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">Over half of the show's listeners don't regularly read or subscribe to The New York Times, according to the paper's own audio team. That makes The Daily an entry point into the newsroom's reporting for people who'd rather listen instead of reading. The show has passed 2,200 episodes and has picked up the Webby Award for Voice of the Year. Fun fact: The show's theme music, that four-note stinger before every episode, was composed by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk, who are a Portland, Oregon duo who record as 'Wonderly'.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mp-iframe-wrap\">\n        <iframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Daily player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-daily\/id1200361736\" id=\"embedPlayer-the-daily\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:450px;\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <!-- ===== SHOW 3: morbid ===== -->\n    <section>\n      <h2 class=\"mp-h2\" id=\"morbid\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/morbid\/id1379959217\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morbid<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">Morbid opens every episode with the same greeting, \"Heyyy Weirdos,\" which is the nickname that hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ashleigh Kelley use for their listeners. The show launched on May 1, 2018, with an episode on the Golden State Killer. Urquhart works as an autopsy technician and Kelley as a hairstylist, and the two call each other sisters despite being a decade apart in age. By April 2022, the show had become viral and climbed to fourth place among every podcast in the country, not just true crime.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">Morbid is a strong choice if you enjoy true crime podcasts that mix detailed case research with conversational banter between the hosts. Urquhart has said that dignity is as central to hosting the show as it is to her work in the morgue, especially when dealing with sensitive topics. She has also written two novels since the show took off, starting with The Butcher and the Wren in 2022. Fun fact: That debut novel was optioned for a television series the same year it was published.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mp-iframe-wrap\">\n        <iframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Morbid player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/morbid\/id1379959217\" id=\"embedPlayer-morbid\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:450px;\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <!-- ===== SHOW 4: pardon-my-take ===== -->\n    <section>\n      <h2 class=\"mp-h2\" id=\"pardon-my-take\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pardon-my-take\/id1089022756\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pardon My Take<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">Pardon My Take mixes sports commentary with parody, running bits like a Mount Rushmore ranking of four things in some odd category and an annual fantasy football grudge match called the PMT Bowl. Dan Katz, known as Big Cat, and Eric Sollenberger, who performs as PFT Commenter, launched the show for Barstool Sports on February 29, 2016. Sollenberger's name pokes at the sports site ProFootballTalk, which he used to parody on a Twitter account before joining Barstool.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">The show's name satirizes two ESPN debate shows, Pardon the Interruption and First Take. Katz and Sollenberger spend as much time mocking sports media as they do discussing the games, with comedy first and analysis second. If you think sports podcasts should be entertaining as well as informative, Pardon My Take is perfect for you. Fun fact: Devoted listeners call themselves AWLs, short for Award-Winning Listeners, a nod to the trophy handed out each year on the show's mock awards episode, The Takies.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mp-iframe-wrap\">\n        <iframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Pardon My Take player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pardon-my-take\/id1089022756\" id=\"embedPlayer-pardon-my-take\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:450px;\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <!-- ===== SHOW 5: pod-save-america ===== -->\n    <section>\n      <h2 class=\"mp-h2\" id=\"pod-save-america\">5. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pod-save-america\/id1192761536\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pod Save America<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">Pod Save America breaks down political news through the perspective of four people who used to work inside a presidential administration. The show launched in January 2017, hosted by former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, and Dan Pfeiffer. They had already hosted a campaign podcast called Keepin' It 1600 for Bill Simmons's The Ringer in 2016, before starting their own company, Crooked Media, after that year's election. By November 2017, ten months in, the show had passed 120 million downloads, putting it among the most popular podcasts on American politics.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"mp-p\">Guests have included Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Elizabeth Warren. The hosts also run Vote Save America, a voter registration project that runs alongside the podcast. If you're curious about how campaign messaging and political strategy work behind the scenes, this podcast frequently explores both. Fun fact: The morning after the 2016 election, Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor were driving to record their first show when Lovett's Jeep ran empty on Sunset Boulevard, and the three of them pushed it the rest of the way themselves.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mp-iframe-wrap\">\n        <iframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Pod Save America player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pod-save-america\/id1192761536\" id=\"embedPlayer-pod-save-america\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:450px;\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <p class=\"mp-p\">With so many podcasts competing for attention, finding your next favorite can take some searching. The shows on this list have already earned a spot in many listeners' routines, so maybe they'll earn a spot in yours too. 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