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UK political podcast tracker

A weekly record of who and what UK political podcasts give airtime to, 28 August to 15 October 2026.

Latest edition

9 to 15 October 2026

Burnham leads, and his Brexit push was the lead story on 7 of 27 shows

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At a glance

37Podcasts monitored
7Weeks
184Episodes
92.1Hours of discussion analysed

Trends

People

People across 7 weekly editions0%12%23%35%46%28 Aug4 Sept11 Sept18 Sept*25 Sept2 Oct*9 OctAndy Burnham, 2026-08-28: 34.74%Andy Burnham, 2026-09-04: 21.61%Andy Burnham, 2026-09-11: 24.55%Andy Burnham, 2026-09-18: 29.28%Andy Burnham, 2026-09-25: 42.83%Andy Burnham, 2026-10-02: 33.57%Andy Burnham, 2026-10-09: 30.48%Donald Trump, 2026-08-28: 18.50%Donald Trump, 2026-09-04: 16.13%Donald Trump, 2026-09-11: 18.73%Donald Trump, 2026-09-18: 36.15%Donald Trump, 2026-09-25: 10.58%Donald Trump, 2026-10-02: 6.82%Donald Trump, 2026-10-09: 17.53%Keir Starmer, 2026-08-28: 16.96%Keir Starmer, 2026-09-04: 8.69%Keir Starmer, 2026-09-11: 12.79%Keir Starmer, 2026-09-18: 13.85%Keir Starmer, 2026-09-25: 14.65%Keir Starmer, 2026-10-02: 7.36%Keir Starmer, 2026-10-09: 6.93%Nigel Farage, 2026-08-28: 7.61%Nigel Farage, 2026-09-04: 17.99%Nigel Farage, 2026-09-11: 20.80%Nigel Farage, 2026-09-18: 4.23%Nigel Farage, 2026-09-25: 3.76%Nigel Farage, 2026-10-02: 6.10%Nigel Farage, 2026-10-09: 9.68%John Healey, 2026-08-28: 7.81%John Healey, 2026-09-04: 14.68%John Healey, 2026-09-11: 4.26%John Healey, 2026-09-18: 6.34%John Healey, 2026-09-25: 14.95%John Healey, 2026-10-02: 3.23%John Healey, 2026-10-09: 5.61%
  • Andy Burnham
  • Donald Trump
  • Keir Starmer
  • Nigel Farage
  • John Healey

* Thin week. Fewer episodes or mentions make that week less directly comparable.

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Entity2026-08-282026-09-042026-09-112026-09-182026-09-252026-10-022026-10-09
Andy Burnham34.74%21.61%24.55%29.28%42.83%33.57%30.48%
Donald Trump18.50%16.13%18.73%36.15%10.58%6.82%17.53%
Keir Starmer16.96%8.69%12.79%13.85%14.65%7.36%6.93%
Nigel Farage7.61%17.99%20.80%4.23%3.76%6.10%9.68%
John Healey7.81%14.68%4.26%6.34%14.95%3.23%5.61%

Parties

Parties across 7 weekly editions0%18%36%53%71%28 Aug4 Sept11 Sept18 Sept*25 Sept2 Oct*9 OctLabour Party, 2026-08-28: 32.99%Labour Party, 2026-09-04: 29.84%Labour Party, 2026-09-11: 35.78%Labour Party, 2026-09-18: 38.24%Labour Party, 2026-09-25: 65.98%Labour Party, 2026-10-02: 27.45%Labour Party, 2026-10-09: 26.89%Conservative Party, 2026-08-28: 27.79%Conservative Party, 2026-09-04: 16.60%Conservative Party, 2026-09-11: 19.30%Conservative Party, 2026-09-18: 20.53%Conservative Party, 2026-09-25: 17.44%Conservative Party, 2026-10-02: 33.98%Conservative Party, 2026-10-09: 22.98%Reform UK, 2026-08-28: 24.37%Reform UK, 2026-09-04: 42.95%Reform UK, 2026-09-11: 35.22%Reform UK, 2026-09-18: 12.70%Reform UK, 2026-09-25: 6.83%Reform UK, 2026-10-02: 7.15%Reform UK, 2026-10-09: 18.21%Green Party, 2026-08-28: 7.11%Green Party, 2026-09-04: 3.00%Green Party, 2026-09-11: 0.56%Green Party, 2026-09-18: 4.23%Green Party, 2026-09-25: 2.44%Green Party, 2026-10-02: 23.12%Green Party, 2026-10-09: 18.82%Scottish National Party, 2026-08-28: 4.70%Scottish National Party, 2026-09-04: 3.25%Scottish National Party, 2026-09-11: 3.86%Scottish National Party, 2026-09-18: 2.35%Scottish National Party, 2026-09-25: 2.20%Scottish National Party, 2026-10-02: 5.74%Scottish National Party, 2026-10-09: 5.90%
  • Labour Party
  • Conservative Party
  • Reform UK
  • Green Party
  • Scottish National Party

* Thin week. Fewer episodes or mentions make that week less directly comparable.

View chart values
Entity2026-08-282026-09-042026-09-112026-09-182026-09-252026-10-022026-10-09
Labour Party32.99%29.84%35.78%38.24%65.98%27.45%26.89%
Conservative Party27.79%16.60%19.30%20.53%17.44%33.98%22.98%
Reform UK24.37%42.95%35.22%12.70%6.83%7.15%18.21%
Green Party7.11%3.00%0.56%4.23%2.44%23.12%18.82%
Scottish National Party4.70%3.25%3.86%2.35%2.20%5.74%5.90%

Share of voice

People

Share of all mentions of people

  • Andy Burnham29.6%

    1,754 mentions · 19.1 per hour

  • Donald Trump19.0%

    1,129 mentions · 12.3 per hour

  • Keir Starmer12.0%

    709 mentions · 7.7 per hour

  • Nigel Farage10.1%

    597 mentions · 6.5 per hour

  • John Healey8.8%

    524 mentions · 5.7 per hour

  • Kemi Badenoch5.7%

    336 mentions · 3.6 per hour

  • Zack Polanski3.8%

    223 mentions · 2.4 per hour

  • Ed Miliband2.6%

    152 mentions · 1.7 per hour

  • Rachel Reeves2.4%

    143 mentions · 1.6 per hour

  • Robert Jenrick2.2%

    131 mentions · 1.4 per hour

Parties

Share of all party mentions

  • Labour Party35.8%

    2,007 mentions · 21.8 per hour

  • Conservative Party24.4%

    1,369 mentions · 14.9 per hour

  • Reform UK21.9%

    1,231 mentions · 13.4 per hour

  • Green Party10.4%

    585 mentions · 6.4 per hour

  • Liberal Democrats4.4%

    248 mentions · 2.7 per hour

  • US Democratic Party1.1%

    60 mentions · 0.7 per hour

  • Scottish National Party0.9%

    50 mentions · 0.5 per hour

  • US Republican Party0.8%

    46 mentions · 0.5 per hour

  • Plaid Cymru0.3%

    16 mentions · 0.2 per hour

Topics

Share of all discussion passages. A passage can count towards more than one topic.

  • Economy10.0%

    2,449 passages

  • Immigration2.6%

    628 passages

  • Israel and Gaza2.2%

    537 passages

  • Brexit and the EU2.1%

    503 passages

  • Russia1.5%

    370 passages

  • NHS and healthcare1.1%

    268 passages

  • Housing0.9%

    219 passages

  • Political donations and integrity0.7%

    181 passages

Former prime ministers

  • Boris Johnson22.3%

    161 mentions · 1.7 per hour

  • Tony Blair18.6%

    134 mentions · 1.5 per hour

  • Gordon Brown18.3%

    132 mentions · 1.4 per hour

  • Rishi Sunak17.2%

    124 mentions · 1.3 per hour

  • Liz Truss13.9%

    100 mentions · 1.1 per hour

  • David Cameron9.8%

    71 mentions · 0.8 per hour

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