30 Best Social Political Podcasts (Sociopolitical)

1. The Electorette Podcast

Seattle, Washington, US
The Electorette is a new podcast about politics, intersectionality, and feminism. The Electorette features interviews and conversations with the women... leading the resistance. They are passionate about equality, voting rights, climate change, access to healthcare & reproductive rights, and all issues that make a healthy democracy.more
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200 5.9K 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 34 min Aug 2017
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2. The Weeds

US
In politics, you're often told not to get lost in the weeds. But we love the weeds! That's where politics becomes policy - the stuff that shap...es our lives. Every Tuesday and Friday, host Matthew Yglesias is joined by Vox reporters and editors, ProPublica's Dara Lind, and some of the leading minds in policy to dig into the weeds on important national issues, including healthcare, immigration, housing, and everything else that matters.more
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2.6M 1M 907.4K 1 episode / week Avg Length 48 min
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3. POLITICO Energy

Washington, District of Columbia, US
A podcast about the latest news in energy and environmental politics & policy with must-know stories and candid insights from POLITICO's ten-perso...n energy team and journalists across our newsroom.more
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2M 4.6M 1.9M 1 episode / day Avg Length 9 min Oct 2019
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4. The Real Agenda Network

London, England, UK
The Real Agenda Network podcast is for political change, offers a range of content that aims to inform, inspire & involve those who want a democratic..., inclusive & fairer society that respects human rights & protects the planet. The focus is on fixing the fundamental problems of our time, primarily the extreme economic inequality & the unnecessary financial hardship suffered by millions every day by developing a political agenda that moves us from here to prosperity.more
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98 2.3K 7 episodes / quarter Avg Length 28 min Sep 2018
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5. Into America

New York City, New York, US
Into America is a show about being Black in America. These stories explore what it means to hold truth to power and this country to its promises. Told... by people who have the most at stake.more
msnbc.com/intoamerica
207 1.1K 1.2K 1 episode / week Avg Length 36 min Feb 2020
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6. The Rush Limbaugh Show

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
The Rush Limbaugh Show, the most-listened-to national talk show in America, features the 'Doctor of Democracy's' unprecedented combination of serious... discussion of political, cultural, and social issues, along with satirical and biting humor, which parodies previously 'untouchable' personalities and topics. Limbaugh's passion inspires millions of Americans to be the best they can be and keeps the country on course to a bright future.more
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2.3M 363.4K 4 episodes / day Avg Length 38 min
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7. Effective Compassion

Effective Compassion is an investigation into American poverty-fighting. WORLD editor in chief Marvin Olasky joins journalist Anna Johansen to report ...on what's really working in the fight against poverty and how thinking biblically aids in the restoration of human dignity. Hosted by WORLD features editor Paul Butler, this seasonal program is made for people who want to elicit real change because they know true hope.more
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114.3K 32.9K 7.3K 11 episodes / year Avg Length 32 min Dec 2019
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8. Equality & Rights For All

A podcast about advocacy for animal rights, for rights of people who are elderly, disabled (including those with mental illness), for G.L.B.T. (and th...eir families) rights, & to inform about what's going on politically & economically locally, nationally, and worldwide.more
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1 episode / week Avg Length 11 min Aug 2019
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9. Economics & Beyond With Rob Johnson

New York City, New York, US
Rob Johnson is not your average economist, and this is not your average economics podcast. Every week, Rob talks about economic and social issues with... a guest who probably wasn't on your Econ 101 reading list, from musicians to activists to rebel economists.more
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282.1K 68.1K 1 episode / month Avg Length 57 min Apr 2020
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10. Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network's weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and ...social issues facing the nation.more
scholars.org/podcast
2.7K 8.2K 1 episode / month Avg Length 32 min Oct 2015
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11. Native Calgarian

A podcast about everything in my life! Politics, Indigenous issues, social issues, LGBTQ2 and so much more.
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6.1K 9.6K 1 episode / week Avg Length 74 min Aug 2018
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12. In Pursuit Of Development

Oslo, Norway
If you are interested in democracy, governance, poverty eradication, and climate change, this is your go-to podcast development. This podcast will ena...ble you to examine development interventions critically. It will also help you better understand how 'promising' policies, programs, and practices can be deployed in a range of international contexts.more
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887 2.9K 1 episode / week Avg Length 51 min Jun 2020
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13. Bookworm Room's Podcast

A podcast where the host talks about politics and social issues from a conservative perspective. The main motto is 'conservatives deal with facts and ...reach conclusions, liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.'more
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640 1.8K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 41 min Jul 2019
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14. Earwolf | Throwing Shade

Los Angeles, California, US
Throwing Shade is the political comedy podcast hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi who deliver their fresh takes on pop culture, women's rights, ...and LGBT rights with hilarity and vulgarity.more
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6K 29.7K 28 episodes / year Avg Length 67 min Apr 2020
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15. Political Climate

Presented by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, this is a bipartisan podcast on energy and environmental politics in America. Political Climate goes be...yond the echo chambers to bring you civil conversations, fierce debates, and insider perspectives, with hosts and guests from across the political spectrum. Join Democrat and Republican energy experts, Brandon Hurlbut and Shane Skelton, along with Greentech Media's Julia Pyper, as we explore how energy and environment policies get made.more
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234 4.4K 928 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Apr 2018
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16. Climate 2020

New York City, New York, US
Climate 2020 is a weekly podcast tackling the most compelling and important climate stories from the 2020 presidential election. This podcast is hoste...d by Years Of Living Dangerously award-winning documentary producer David Gelber and ClimateNexus Founding Director Jeff Nesbit.more
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703 245 Sep 2019
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17. Latin American Perspectives

Riverside, California, US
Hosted by Alexander Scott, a Ph.D. student in Sociology at UC Riverside, our podcasts feature interviews with LAP issue editors, academics, & activist...s where participants discuss current research, political-economic issues, & social movements in Latin America. These conversations usually last 30 to 60 minutes and provide listeners with an insight into many topics and phenomena discussed in LAP issues and articles, as well as important information on ongoing political & economic issues in Latin America.more
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10.1K 3.7K Aug 2019
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18. One America Podcast With Host Sophia A. Nelson

US
Hosted by award-winning journo, author, CNN Legal & Political Commentator, former Republican House Oversight Committee Counsel, and USATODAY, Daily Be...ast Opinion writer Sophia A. Nelson, this political podcast keeps it real, honest and raw, just as Nelson does on TV. Topics include are politics, race, gender, faith, and anything else the American people talk about every day.more
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32.2K 82.8K 60.4K 1 episode / month Avg Length 26 min Aug 2019
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19. Radical Imagination

Oakland, California, US
Racism, toxic inequality, persistent poverty, climate change: these are big serious problems, and if you believe they require big audacious solutions,... then this is the podcast for you. Hosted by Angela Glover Blackwell, Radical Imagination focuses on radical solutions to our society's most pressing problems. It features conversations with thinkers and changemakers from multiple fields working to deliver equity wins at scale. Tune in to Radical Imagination, for stories and solutions that are fueling change.more
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7.3K 1 episode / month Avg Length 23 min Sep 2019
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20. Rico Dukes Theyfeartruth Show

This show is based on Civil rights constitution provisions, political news, and an open show to the public.
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2 episodes / week Avg Length 9 min Aug 2019
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21. Identity Politics

US
Identity Politics is a podcast that features new stories and perspectives about race, gender and Muslim life in America. From pop culture to politics,... each episode co-hosts Ikhlas Saleem and Makkah Ali invite guests to talk about issues impacting their lives as Muslims at the intersection of multiple identities.more
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2K 2.1K Jan 2016
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22. Not Good Enough

A podcast proposing inadequate responses to inadequate responses. Hosted by a roving gang of Australian podcasters and broadcasting from the burning e...dge of the climate crisis.more
notgoodpod.com
829 22 episodes / year Avg Length 56 min Jan 2020
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23. Women belong In The House

New York City, New York, US
On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress woul...d change if it looked more like the people it represents. Last season, she spoke with women on the campaign trail. This time, she's talking to women serving in the House of Representatives.more
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3K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 32 min Sep 2018
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24. Rethinking Trade With Lori Wallach

Washington, District of Columbia, US
The changes needed to support living-wage jobs, to combat the climate crisis, to make medicines accessible for all, much of it won't be possible u...nless we overhaul our corporate-rigged trade system. Trade Expert Lori Wallach and Activist Ryan Harvey explore ways to make our progressive trade vision a reality. Rethink Trade is an initiative of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch.more
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45.5K 401 2.8K 1 episode / week Avg Length 21 min Apr 2020
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25. Equality

US
Hi, I'm Ore. I decided to make a podcast because I'm tired of staying silent and acting like inequality doesn't exist. I want my voice hea...rd. I want to talk about how discrimination is going to continue being an issue for the minority. I am speaking up for what I believe in.more
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536 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 15 min Apr 2020
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26. Mother Earth Podcast

A podcast for people & planet including conversations that go deep on the environment, the climate crisis, and the solutions.
motherearthpod.com
71 103 5 episodes / year Avg Length 50 min May 2020
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27. PRIDE

Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
PRIDE podcast Hosted by LGBTQI-activist and researcher Rémy Bonny. Pride is a protest. It's time to bring our fight for LGBTQI equality to the i...nternet.more
buzzsprout.com/986575
2.2K 8.1K 6.6K Apr 2020
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28. Risky Talk

Cambridge, England, UK
How can we best communicate the risks and the evidence on the most pressing issues of the day from genetics and nutrition, to climate change and immig...ration? Listen to this podcast as host David Spiegelhalter is joined by the world's top experts to tackle urgent, practical challenges that affect us all.more
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2.4M 1.4K 1 episode / year Avg Length 44 min Feb 2020
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