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Audience Interest
Estimated Reach: 703K to 2.3M
Listeners across platforms
Podcast Focus
Categories: government
Publishing Consistency
Frequency: Daily
31 episodes since 2025
Platform Reach
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Most discussed topics
geopolitics
4
international relations
4
u.s.-china relations
3
middle east
3
trump administration
3
u.s. foreign policy
3
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High Confidence
Total monthly reach
703K to 2.3M
Estimated from 35 chart positions in 35 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Government#6330K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · Government#8730K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Government#1015K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Government#1055K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Government#1165K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
211K to 677K🎙 Daily cadence·31 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
703K to 2.3M🇰🇷13%🇮🇳13%🇭🇰13%+32 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
211K to 677K
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From 20 epsHosts
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Will
15 eps
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Will Todman
2 eps
Recent guests
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Mona Yacoubian
5 eps
VC
Victor Cha
4 eps
MB
Max Bergmann
3 eps
MR
Michael Ratney
2 eps
SZ
Susan Ziadeh
2 eps
SK
Scott Kennedy
2 eps
CW
Caitlin Welsh
2 eps
DM
Dr. Maria Snegovaya
2 eps
EK
Edgard Kagan
2 eps
PS
Paul Salem
2 eps
VN
Vali Nasr
1 ep
DR
Donatienne Ruy
1 ep
BH
Brian Hart
1 ep
EH
Emily Harding
1 ep
ST
Sanae Takaichi
1 ep
NS
Nick Szechenyi
1 ep
DB
Dr. Bonny Lin
1 ep
WT
Will Todman
1 ep
RB
Ryan Berg
1 ep
CF
Carrie Filipetti
1 ep
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Episodes
20
~0.9 per week
Avg length
37m 06s
17m 27s – 59m 15s
Range
Jun 2025 – Apr 2026
Topics
85
international relations, geopolitics +83
Guests
36
Mona Yacoubian +35 · last 20 eps
20 of 20
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/26 | geopolitical tensionFIFA World Cup+5 | Max BergmannVictor Cha+1 | Center for Strategic and International StudiesProtecting Human Rights at the World Cup: Progress on Paper, Gaps on the Ground+1 | — | FIFA World Cupgeopolitics+5 | — | 57m 31s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Ebola responsepolitics and health+3 | Steve MorrisonMichaela Simoneau | Center for Strategic and International StudiesCSIS Global Health Policy Center+1 | DRC | Ebolapolitics+3 | — | 32m 24s | ||
| 6/17/26 | G7 Summitinternational relations+3 | Victor ChaKristi Govella+2 | Center for Strategic and International StudiesCSIS | — | G7 SummitTrump+3 | — | 41m 43s | ||
| 6/15/26 | Iran DealMiddle East+3 | Mona YacoubianMichael Ratney+2 | Center for Strategic and International Studies | United StatesIran+1 | IranUnited States+5 | — | 43m 07s | ||
| 6/12/26 | U.S. foreign policyChina-North Korea relations+5 | Dr. Victor ChaIgor Khrestin+2 | Center for Strategic and International StudiesGWBI | United StatesChina+1 | CRINKXi-Kim summit+7 | — | 46m 44s | ||
| 6/4/26 | UkraineRussia+3 | Max BergmannMaria Snegovaya | Center for Strategic and International StudiesWar, Inflation, and Putin's Paranoia: has Russian Public Opinion Begun to Shift?+1 | Kyiv | UkraineRussia+5 | — | 34m 45s | ||
| 5/29/26 | North KoreaChina relations+3 | Victor ChaTom Christensen+1 | Center for Strategic and International Studies | North KoreaChina | North KoreaChina+3 | — | 34m 40s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Lebanon-Israel negotiationsU.S. diplomacy+3 | Mona YacoubianPaul Salem | Center for Strategic and International Studies | LebanonIsrael | LebanonIsrael+5 | — | 33m 35s | ||
| 5/15/26 | U.S.-China relationstrade+3 | Edgard KaganScott Kennedy+1 | Center for Strategic and International Studies | U.S.China | Trump-Xi SummitU.S.-China relations+4 | — | 59m 15s | ||
| 5/7/26 | North KoreaU.S. strategy+4 | Victor ChaSydney Seiler | Foreign AffairsCSIS | North Korea | North Koreadenuclearization+5 | — | 41m 43s | ||
| 4/22/26 | Middle East geopoliticsIran War impact+3 | Vali NasrMichael Ratney+2 | Foreign AffairsCSIS | IranSaudi Arabia+1 | Iran WarMiddle East+5 | — | 52m 32s | ||
| 4/13/26 | Hungarian electionsEuropean Union+4 | Donatienne Ruy | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | HungaryOrban+4 | — | 19m 01s | ||
| 4/9/26 | U.S.-China relationsIran war+3 | Scott KennedyBrian Hart | Center for Strategic and International StudiesCSIS+2 | IranChina+1 | Iran warU.S.-China negotiations+3 | — | 28m 17s | ||
| 3/25/26 | war with Iranfood security+3 | Emily HardingCaitlin Welsh+1 | Center for Strategic and International StudiesData Is Now the Front Line of Warfare+3 | — | Iranwar+4 | — | 49m 05s | ||
| 3/20/26 | U.S.-Japan relationsIran conflict+3 | Sanae TakaichiNick Szechenyi | Center for Strategic and International StudiesThe White House+1 | JapanUnited States | JapanTrump+5 | — | 18m 02s | ||
| 3/17/26 | geopoliticsIran conflict+3 | Dr. Bonny LinDr. Maria Snegovaya+1 | — | IranChina+2 | IranRussia+4 | — | 35m 06s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Cubaregime change+3 | Ryan BergCarrie Filipetti | Bloomberg NewsU.S. Department of State+1 | — | CubaTrump+3 | — | 35m 56s | ||
| 3/5/26 | regime changeIran+3 | Jon AltermanDaniel Byman+1 | Center for Strategic and International StudiesWhy Decapitation Will Not Solve the United States’ Iran Problem+2 | — | Iranregime change+3 | — | 31m 56s | ||
| 2/26/26 | U.S.-China relationsSoutheast Asia+3 | Greg PolingHenrietta Levin | Center for Strategic and International StudiesForeign Policy | — | Southeast AsiaU.S.-China competition+3 | — | 29m 20s | ||
| 2/18/26 | European securitytransatlantic relations+3 | Max Bergmann | Center for Strategic and International StudiesCSIS+1 | — | European securityMunich Security Conference+3 | — | 17m 27s |
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Chart history for State of Play
Peaked at #2 in HK, top 10 in 1 of 35 tracked markets, currently #2 in HK.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Korea | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| SA | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| India | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| TH | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| South Africa | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| SG | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Italy | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| PT | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| CH | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| Finland | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| Mexico | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| Brazil | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| Japan | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| HU | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| PL | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| ID | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| United States | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| Norway | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| Sweden | — | #67 | #67 | — |
Chart Positions
35 placements across 35 markets.
Chart Positions
35 placements across 35 markets.