Podcast planner for 2026

Find your next five great listens.

Use a few practical filters to build a podcast shortlist that fits your topics, routine, and listening mood. The matches come from a built-in editorial library, so this tool stays fast and transparent instead of pretending to be a live chart.

  • Topic-based matching with plain-language reasons
  • Episode-length filters for commutes, walks, and deep sessions
  • Copy-ready listening plan you can keep or share

Generate a personalized shortlist

Pick your subjects, set the amount of time you can realistically give each episode, and choose the style you want right now.

Assumption: score ranking favors topical fit first, then time fit, tone fit, and format fit. Scores are rounded to whole numbers.

Topics

Enter the episode length you usually finish in one sitting, from 10 to 600 minutes.

Smaller lists stay tighter. Larger lists widen the match criteria.

Energy
Format
Balanced

Lower values favor evergreen listening. Higher values prefer commentary and current conversation.

Content filter

Your 2026 podcast list

Each result shows the match score, episode fit, and a plain explanation of why it landed on your list.

Shortlist summary

Topical fit0%
Average length0 min
Best formatAny
CurrentnessBalanced

Choose filters and generate a list to see the editorial match summary.

No shortlist yet. Start with one or two topics and a realistic episode length, then generate your recommendations.

Copy your listening plan

Use the generated text as a notes entry, team recommendation list, or weekend queue. Copy is disabled until a valid shortlist exists.

How it works

The generator uses a fixed editorial library of podcast profiles and scores each one against your inputs. It does not scrape live rankings or invent nonexistent shows.

Scoring rules

  1. Topic overlap carries the most weight, so relevant subjects rise first.
  2. Episode length is compared against your preferred session length with a smaller penalty for near misses.
  3. Energy, format, freshness, and content settings refine the tie-breakers.

Useful ways to use it

  • Use 20 to 35 minutes for weekday commuting or short walks.
  • Use 45 to 90 minutes when you want deeper interviews or documentary-style episodes.
  • Generate multiple lists with different moods instead of forcing one “perfect” ranking.

Recommendation disclaimer: this page offers editorial matching for entertainment and discovery only. Podcast availability, release cadence, and catalog changes can shift over time, so treat the list as a starting point rather than a definitive industry ranking.