10 Podcasts Guaranteed To Support Your Daily News Habit

It can be difficult to stay on top of the news in the age of mass digital media. News consumption has changed significantly over the last few decades, with many switching out radio and newspaper for one medium in particular: podcasts.

During COVID-19 lockdowns, podcasts grew in popularity. Around the world, there are more than 400 million podcast listeners. With such high listenership, there are over 2 million independent podcasts, with tens of millions of episodes between them.

With so much content, the team at Nexus APAC have compiled our top 10 daily news podcast recommendations to facilitate your daily news habit. Informative and diverse, these podcasts will ensure that you’re across every conversation in the room.

In no particular order…

7am – Schwartz Media

Frequency: Every weekday

Average Length: 20 minutes

Focus: Australian politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday’.

Website: https://7ampodcast.com.au/

The Daily – The New York Times

Frequency: Every weekday

Average Length: 20 minutes

Focus: American politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise and powered by New York Times Journalism’.

Website: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily

The Front – The Australian

Frequency: Every weekday

Average Length: 12 minutes

Focus: Australian politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms’.

Website: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/podcasts

Full Story – The Guardian

Frequency: Every weekday

Average Length: 30 minutes

Focus: Australian politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘You’ve seen the headlines, now hear the Full Story. Every weekday, join the Guardian journalists for a deeper understanding of the news in Australia and beyond’.

Website: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story

Global News Podcast – BBC World Service

Frequency: Twice a day on weekdays, daily on weekends

Average Length: 30 minutes

Focus: International breaking news, politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘The day’s top stories from BBC News’.

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/downloads

The Squiz Today – Squiz Media

Frequency: Every weekday (at 6.00am)

Average Length: 10 minutes

Focus: Australian politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Published each weekday at 6.00am, their daily news podcast is designed to fit into your morning routine – perfect for the commute, the gym or over a coffee. In a matter of minutes, the Squiz Today podcast will get you across the news headlines’.

Website: https://www.thesquiz.com.au/squiz-today-podcast/

Please Explain – The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Frequency: Daily

Average Length: 20 minutes

Focus: Australian and International politics

The pitch: ‘Please Explain is a daily deep dive into one of the big issues of the day from Australia and across the world. Join Samantha Selinger-Morris from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newsrooms as she speaks to journalists to bring you the story behind the story’.

Website: https://www.smh.com.au/podcast/please-explain

The Daily Aus

Frequency: Every weekday

Average Length: 13 minutes

Focus: Australian politics

The pitch: ‘Join Sam & Zara every weekday morning as they cover the news of the day in your language and take a deep dive into the biggest story of the day so that you’re armed with talking points when you meet your blind date, get caught chatting in the coffee line or have to face the in-laws. Over 400,000 Australians get their news from The Daily Aus on Instagram, and now they’re hitting your headphones’.

Website: https://www.thedailyaus.com.au/podcast/

ABC News Daily – ABC

Frequency: Every weekday

Average Length: 15 minutes

Focus: Australian politics and popular culture

The pitch: ‘ABC News Daily is a podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily’.

Website: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily