20 of the best podcasts on Spotify

Welcome to our round-up of some of the best podcasts on Spotify, covering crime, history, sport, politics, comedy and more. 

Podcasts are a superb way of keeping up with politics, hearing the most amazing undiscovered stories, expanding your mind, geeking out on your specialist interests and generally entertaining yourself – all while taking a break from staring at a screen. 

As of 2019, Spotify has gone big on podcasts, buying up podcasting production companies and creating exclusive series for its 'Spotify Originals' platform.

Our best podcasts on Spotify list includes a mix of both Originals and podcasts which you can find elsewhere. It's packed with recent podcast sensations as well as podcast gold from the past few years and, of course, there's plenty of true crime. Now go and expand your minds...