The 10 Best Philosophy Podcasts in 2026

The philosophy podcasts people actually listen to, ranked by audience, with what listeners praise and criticise about each one. All of them play free on The Pods.

Updated 2026-11-06 · 54 philosophy & social science pods on The Pods

  1. 1

    The Wild Project

    7.4M subscribers · Spanish

    CADA MARTES Y JUEVES NUEVOS EPISODIOS. Bienvenidos a THE WILD PROJECT, el podcast de Jordi Wild. Charlas con los invitados más interesantes, actualidad, cien…

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  2. 2

    Philosophies for Life

    1.3M subscribers · English

    Philosophies for Life is all about giving ancient wisdom for modern living. We are dedicated towards giving out life-changing philosophical ideas that will h…

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  3. 3

    ESOTERICA

    1.2M subscribers · English

    I'm Dr. Justin Sledge and welcome to Esoterica: Where we explore the arcane in history, philosophy, and religion. This channel produces content relating to t…

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  4. 4

    Philosophical Essence

    721K subscribers · English

    Philosophical Essence™ is a creative media channel exploring consciousness, energy, and the deeper questions of human existence. What started as a simple cur…

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    超級歪 SuperY

    498K subscribers · Chinese

    來自外星球的電影理論家 SuperY is Superb. Introducing ideas through films and books, ranging from philosophy, social sciences, and psychoanalysis.

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  6. 6

    Guilherme Freire

    452K subscribers · Portuguese

    Professor e mestre em Filosofia. Conheça a Comunidade Filosofia do Zero.

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  7. 7

    Monsieur Phi

    416K subscribers · French

    Docteur en philosophie, ce qui ne soigne pas grand chose. 📚 Mon livre "Curiosités philosophiques, de Platon à Russell" : 🎧 La version en livre audio (lu par …

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    Liberty Vault

    398K subscribers · English

    I create and post transformative reaction videos, personal opinions, and educational content on history, philosophy, economics, politics, sociology, psycholo…

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    Kemi Seba officiel

    256K subscribers · Portuguese

    KEMI SEBA ☥RÉSISTANT AFRICAIN AU XXI e siècle/PRESIDENT DE L'ONG URGENCES PANAFRICANISTES/ECRIVAIN/PHILOSOPHE DE LA NEGRITUDE CHRONIQUEUR GEOPOLITIQUE SUR VO…

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    The Morbid Zoo

    193K subscribers · English

    Monsters, media culture, misanthropology. Profile picture by Dave Lebow:

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How this list is made

How are the best philosophy podcasts ranked?

By audience: The Pods picks first, then the biggest shows by YouTube subscribers. Where the show is also on the Apple Podcasts Philosophy & Social Science chart, its chart position is shown.

Are these podcasts free?

Yes. Every show here plays from its official YouTube channel, free and with no account, right on The Pods.

Where do the listener summaries come from?

They sum up public reviews and discussions (Reddit, Apple Podcasts, Spotify) in our own words, with links to the sources on each show page.

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