Insights from recent episode analysis
Audience Interest
Estimated Reach: 339K to 1.2M
Listeners across platforms
Podcast Focus
Categories: news
Publishing Consistency
Frequency: Daily
500+ episodes since 2024
Platform Reach
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
international relations
9
iran war
4
israel
4
us-iran relations
3
lebanon
3
ceasefire
3
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High Confidence
Total monthly reach
339K to 1.2M
Estimated from 43 chart positions in 43 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · Politics#1085K to 30K
- 🇨🇦CA · Politics#1265K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Politics#1475K to 30K
- 🇧🇷BR · Politics#4130K to 100K
- 🇪🇸ES · Politics#4230K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
102K to 347K🎙 Daily cadence·500 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
339K to 1.2M🇰🇪26%🇧🇷9%🇪🇸9%+40 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
102K to 347K
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From 39 epsHosts
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Scott McLean
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Imran Khan
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Adrian Finighan
3 eps
TM
Tom McRae
3 eps
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Sami Zeidan
3 eps
FB
Folly Bah Thibault
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Anna Burns-Francis
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Rishaad Salamat
1 ep
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Chris Weafer
3 eps
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Xavier Abu Eid
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Tariq Rauf
2 eps
OO
Oluwole Ojewale
2 eps
CR
Carne Ross
2 eps
DP
Dan Perry
2 eps
KA
Kabir Adamu
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SS
Setareh Sadeqi
2 eps
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Nicholas Noe
2 eps
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Tim Bale
2 eps
CM
Cornelia Meyer
1 ep
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Torbjorn Soltvedt
1 ep
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Kelsey Davenport
1 ep
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Seyed Hossein Mousavian
1 ep
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Ahmed Fattouh
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Nicolas Normand
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Ovigwe Eguegu
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Eli Bremer
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Pablo Calderon Martinez
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Episodes
25
~2.2 per week
Avg length
24m 34s
22m 45s – 25m 40s
Range
Sep 2021 – Apr 2026
Topics
115
international relations, politics +113
Guests
75
Tim Bale +74 · last 25 eps
25 of 25
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/26 | political crisisUkraine+4 | Olesia HoriainovaGlenn Diesen+1 | Ukrainian Security and Cooperation CenterUniversity of South-East Norway+2 | UkraineKyiv | ZelenskyyUkraine+7 | — | 24m 18s | ||
| 7/19/26 | politicsUK government+3 | Jonathan TongeLaurel Rapp+1 | Labour PartyUniversity of Liverpool+2 | — | Andy BurnhamUK prime minister+3 | — | 24m 24s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Gaza conflictceasefire+3 | Xavier Abu EidJulie Norman+1 | Palestine Liberation OrganizationChatham House+1 | — | Gazaceasefire+3 | — | 24m 47s | ||
| 7/14/26 | climate changeextreme weather+3 | Daniel GilfordAlexandre Borde+1 | Climate CentralCibola Partners+1 | — | extreme weatherclimate change+3 | — | 24m 38s | ||
| 7/13/26 | US tech industryregulation+3 | R 'Ray' WangNick Akerman+1 | AppleOpenAI+2 | New YorkUniversity of New South Wales Sydney | US tech regulationApple lawsuit+3 | — | 24m 33s | ||
| 7/12/26 | Qatarlegacy+3 | Ibrahim Al IbrahimAndreas Krieg+1 | King's College LondonGulf International Forum+1 | — | QatarEmir+6 | — | 25m 19s | ||
| 7/11/26 | deportationAfghan migrants+5 | Arafat JamalObaidullah Baheer+2 | UN High Commissioner for RefugeesAmerican University of Afghanistan+1 | PakistanAfghanistan+1 | PakistanAfghan migrants+5 | — | 24m 56s | ||
| 7/7/26 | NATOIran war+3 | David Des RochesAlam Saleh+1 | NATOThayer Marshall Institute+4 | TurkiyeStrait of Hormuz | NATOStrait of Hormuz+5 | — | 25m 12s | ||
| 7/6/26 | Malijunta+4 | Kabir AdamuNadina Ronc+1 | Beacon Security and IntelligenceAl Jazeera | Mali | Malijunta+7 | — | 25m 11s | ||
| 7/5/26 | right-wing populismLatin America+4 | Jose RagasOliver Stuenkel+1 | Catholic University of ChileGetulio Vargas Foundation+1 | — | right-wing populismLatin America elections+3 | — | 25m 08s | ||
| 6/12/26 | US-Iran relationsdiplomacy+3 | Dania ThaferFoad Izadi+1 | Gulf International ForumUniversity of Tehran+1 | WashingtonTehran | IranWashington+5 | — | 25m 13s | ||
| 6/10/26 | nuclear weaponsdisarmament+3 | Tariq RaufSusi Snyder+1 | International Atomic Energy AgencyInternational Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons+2 | — | nuclear weaponsspending+5 | — | 24m 22s | ||
| 6/9/26 | unrestKashmir+3 | Maria Iqbal TaranaSahar Khan+1 | Pakistan Muslim League NawazInstitute for Global Affairs+1 | — | Pakistan-administered Kashmirunrest+3 | — | 25m 40s | ||
| 6/8/26 | geopoliticsChina+5 | Einar TangenHannah Kim+1 | Centre for International Governance InnovationSogang University+1 | ChinaNorth Korea+2 | Xi JinpingNorth Korea+7 | — | 24m 43s | ||
| 6/7/26 | racial issuesUK protests+3 | Tim BaleDal Babu+1 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon Metropolitan police+1 | UK | racial issuesUK protests+3 | — | 23m 09s | ||
| 6/6/26 | Armenia electionspolitical rivalry+4 | Richard GiragosianKenneth Roth+1 | Regional Studies CenterPrinceton School of Public & International Affairs+1 | ArmeniaBrussels+2 | Armeniaelections+7 | — | 24m 19s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Lebanonceasefire+3 | Heiko WimmenNimrod Novik+1 | International Crisis GroupAmerican University of Beirut | LebanonIsrael | ceasefireIsrael+5 | — | 24m 57s | ||
| 6/4/26 | Ebola outbreakpublic health+3 | Dr. Marie Roseline BelizaireDr. Ekwaro Obuku+1 | World Health Organization | — | EbolaDR Congo+5 | — | 24m 47s | ||
| 6/3/26 | EU migration policydeportation+3 | Marta WelanderSusan Fratzke+1 | International Rescue CommitteeMigration Policy Institute+1 | EUEurope+1 | EU migrationasylum+3 | — | 24m 47s | ||
| 6/2/26 | LebanonIran+4 | Naim SalemMarzie Khalilian+1 | HezbollahIran+1 | Lebanon | LebanonIran+5 | — | 22m 45s | ||
| 5/8/26 | UK politicslocal elections+5 | Peter GeogheganLesley Riddoch+1 | Democracy for SaleAl Jazeera | — | Keir Starmerbacklash+6 | — | 23m 38s | ||
| 5/7/26 | ChinaIran+4 | Setareh SadeqiScott Uehlinger+1 | Tehran UniversityCenter for China and Globalization | ChinaIran+2 | ChinaIran+5 | — | 24m 51s | ||
| 5/6/26 | BJP victoryWest Bengal politics+4 | Shaina NCJaved Ansari+1 | BJP | West BengalIndia | BJPWest Bengal+5 | — | 24m 00s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Iran warGulf tensions+3 | Negar MortazaviJason Campbell+1 | Center for International PolicyMiddle East Institute+1 | United Arab EmiratesStrait of Hormuz | Iran warGulf escalation+5 | — | 24m 23s | ||
| 5/4/26 | IsraelGlobal Sumud Flotilla+3 | Heidi MatthewsDan Perry+1 | Osgoode Hall Law SchoolAssociated Press+1 | GreeceGaza Strip+1 | IsraelGlobal Sumud Flotilla+3 | — | 24m 00s |
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Episodes
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Cadence
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Avg length
5y
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since 2021
339K to 1.2M
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Chart history for The Inside Story Podcast
Peaked at #4 in KE, top 10 in 1 of 49 tracked markets, currently #4 in KE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| CO | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| NG | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| South Africa | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Finland | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| KE | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| VN | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| Brazil | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| Spain | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| India | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| Japan | — | #61 | #61 | — |
| CO | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Finland | — | #71 | #71 | — |
| TR | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| BE | — | #75 | #75 | — |
| TW | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| NG | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| AT | — | #87 | #87 | — |
Chart Positions
49 placements across 43 markets.
Chart Positions
49 placements across 43 markets.