r/leftpodcasts
A socialist podcast discussion forum. Post podcasts you're listening to, or anything else relevant to the community. If you have a podcast…
How to think about r/leftpodcasts
This community serves as a hub for discussing and sharing socialist podcasts, encouraging members to post episodes they enjoy or any relevant content. It distinguishes itself by focusing on leftist perspectives and fostering a supportive environment for both listeners and creators. The community also maintains a comprehensive wiki of leftist podcasts, enhancing its role as a resource for those interested in socialist media.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Members typically include left-leaning individuals interested in socialist ideologies, often ranging from young adults to middle-aged listeners. They engage with content to deepen their understanding of political issues and social justice. The vibe is generally supportive and collaborative, with members eager to share insights and recommendations on podcasts that align with their values.
Posting culture
Posting is highly encouraged, with a focus on sharing podcast episodes and discussions related to socialist themes. Content that resonates with the community's values tends to thrive, while overly promotional or off-topic posts may receive downvotes. The community is active, with a steady cadence of posts and discussions, reflecting members' enthusiasm for continuous engagement.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism. Authentic engagement is crucial; brands can participate by sharing valuable content, such as insights or analyses related to socialist themes, rather than direct advertisements. Collaborating with community members or sponsoring relevant podcasts may also be effective, provided it aligns with the community's values and interests.
Top keywords
What r/leftpodcasts talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
- youtu.be
- youtube.com
- bestoftheleft.com
- revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com
- guerrillahistory.libsyn.com
- parallaxviews.podbean.com
- open.spotify.com
- soundcloud.com
- rss.com
- fans.fm
- sharedapp.page.link
- buzzsprout.com
- heatdeathoftheuniverse.buzzsprout.com
- on.soundcloud.com
- westwingthing.libsyn.com
- badfaith.libsyn.com
- anchor.fm
- podcasts.apple.com
- patreon.com
- redmenace.libsyn.com
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/EthanHale
- u/kijib
- u/Squeezycakes17
- u/yuritopiaposadism
- u/ParallaxViewsPodcast
- u/notcostan
- u/Patterson9191717
- u/Prudent_Bug_1350
- u/Gabb68
- u/not_layla
- u/CarsAndComrades
- u/heatdeathpod
- u/A-Silver-Lining
- u/AnarchyintheSK
- u/kiki_the_fab_spider
- u/DrPartisan
- u/Thin-Maintenance4751
- u/APHoV_Pod
- u/herrmoekl
- u/Lilyo
- u/psychicdolphingarage
- u/ModernJazz-2K20
- u/tony1449
- u/itsnotjustinyourhead
- u/fixerpunk
- u/Entitled_Millennials
- u/BenPalumbo
- u/aesthepodcast
- u/BigOwlBoi
- u/real_politik_pod
- u/Judo-Menudo
- u/RememberShuffle_Pod
- u/OASinfo
- u/[deleted]
- u/UghNeedAcct
- u/silly_flying_dolphin
- u/WeepingMonk
- u/okay_victory_yes
- u/proletarianwine
- u/Responsible-Hat-886
- u/whythattyguy
- u/veggietrash
- u/AlexBeels
- u/sammybunsy
- u/PRigby
- u/thistimeitsfoundyou
- u/TakeItToTheMax
- u/MikasaAckerman525
- u/kratomdustin
- u/fernandez-bernz
- u/itsHoust
- u/permanentrevolution9
- u/OreoObserver
- u/Personal-Steak-7971
- u/Max_Alberta
- u/TheThunderBrain
- u/queensnipe
- u/ULTRAptak
- u/Wild_Reach
- u/ArborTrafalgar
- u/Tiny_Tim1956
- u/mtndewaddict
- u/Mat-A-911
- u/ModerateLeninist
- u/Puzzleheaded-Tart192
- u/Ok-Big-7
- u/Pills_In_Me
- u/HerbertAnckar
- u/GadFlyBy
- u/TheRealLuckyBlackCat
- u/skyisblue22
- u/GiantSteps30
- u/throw19away79
- u/TheAmazonPod
- u/SupaHotFire18
- u/PeaComprehensive3788
- u/marxistghostboi
- u/auburnbachelor
- u/fubuvsfitch
- u/speqtral
- u/LenesxRadio
- u/Neko-Kokoru
- u/shou1800
- u/SanderSpammer07
- u/_White_Jesus_
- u/aacool
- u/acebush1
- u/clichestowrite
- u/Anarchidi
- u/dirtbagbigboss
- u/AndroidWhale
- u/Minusvoice
- u/radish_spirit1123
- u/myfinanceaccount1
- u/JohnLiberty777
- u/GiacomInox
- u/skankhunt421-1
- u/johannes-menace108
- u/Neckwrecker
- u/OneReportersOpinion
By votes
- u/EthanHale
- u/notcostan
- u/kijib
- u/yuritopiaposadism
- u/Patterson9191717
- u/Prudent_Bug_1350
- u/ParallaxViewsPodcast
- u/not_layla
- u/Squeezycakes17
- u/A-Silver-Lining
- u/DrPartisan
- u/RememberShuffle_Pod
- u/heatdeathpod
- u/CarsAndComrades
- u/[deleted]
- u/Gabb68
- u/sammybunsy
- u/Lilyo
- u/Thin-Maintenance4751
- u/Entitled_Millennials
- u/BenPalumbo
- u/kiki_the_fab_spider
- u/APHoV_Pod
- u/fixerpunk
- u/aesthepodcast
- u/itsnotjustinyourhead
- u/herrmoekl
- u/okay_victory_yes
- u/ModernJazz-2K20
- u/silly_flying_dolphin
- u/AnarchyintheSK
- u/UghNeedAcct
- u/proletarianwine
- u/queensnipe
- u/ULTRAptak
- u/tony1449
- u/real_politik_pod
- u/Responsible-Hat-886
- u/Wild_Reach
- u/thistimeitsfoundyou
- u/PRigby
- u/psychicdolphingarage
- u/ArborTrafalgar
- u/BigOwlBoi
- u/mtndewaddict
- u/GothProletariat
- u/Tiny_Tim1956
- u/Mat-A-911
- u/ModerateLeninist
- u/OASinfo
- u/TakeItToTheMax
- u/MikasaAckerman525
- u/Puzzleheaded-Tart192
- u/Brodenorr
- u/whythattyguy
- u/veggietrash
- u/Ok-Big-7
- u/Pills_In_Me
- u/GadFlyBy
- u/skyisblue22
- u/Judo-Menudo
- u/HerbertAnckar
- u/TheRealLuckyBlackCat
- u/throw19away79
- u/GiantSteps30
- u/WeepingMonk
- u/TheAmazonPod
- u/kratomdustin
- u/fernandez-bernz
- u/BigJoeySteel
- u/SupaHotFire18
- u/PeaComprehensive3788
- u/AlexBeels
- u/itsHoust
- u/EnterTamed
- u/speqtral
- u/marxistghostboi
- u/auburnbachelor
- u/Personal-Steak-7971
- u/fubuvsfitch
- u/Neko-Kokoru
- u/shou1800
- u/_White_Jesus_
- u/OreoObserver
- u/LenesxRadio
- u/SanderSpammer07
- u/aacool
- u/permanentrevolution9
- u/acebush1
- u/clichestowrite
- u/Anarchidi
- u/AndroidWhale
- u/Minusvoice
- u/Max_Alberta
- u/dirtbagbigboss
- u/radish_spirit1123
- u/JohnLiberty777
- u/x5knc
- u/TheThunderBrain
- u/myfinanceaccount1
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/notcostan
- u/[deleted]
- u/kijib
- u/j4ckbauer
- u/RememberShuffle_Pod
- u/heatdeathpod
- u/redditing_1L
- u/tracertong3229
- u/SummitCollie
- u/K-spunk
- u/rebatopepin
- u/lakeradio
- u/hugsbosson
- u/Hairwaves
- u/exodendritic
- u/l337kid
- u/OneReportersOpinion
- u/Saw_Pony
- u/okay_victory_yes
- u/Lilyo
- u/Magicmango97
- u/LithiumAgony
- u/yuritopiaposadism
- u/EthanHale
- u/ramblerandgambler
- u/DavoDaSurfa
- u/the_wrongtree
- u/mrminty
- u/Athanord
- u/nigelli
- u/FunerealCrape
- u/soulbutnosoldier
- u/negativeaffirmations
- u/FistEnergy
- u/punchthedog420
- u/hypernermalization
- u/skankhunt421-1
- u/Logical_Mammoth3600
- u/altusnoumena
- u/ghostheadempire
- u/6ftTurkey
- u/V3do
- u/RawkusAurelius
- u/nongkongist
- u/ADangerousPrey
- u/beardbearguy
- u/dedfrmthneckup
- u/EricFromOuterSpace
- u/Thordros
- u/sloppybro
- u/CaptCanada924
- u/ChairmanNoodle
- u/Zeydon
- u/BlakeSiefken
- u/crucible299
- u/1slinkydink1
- u/skyisblue22
- u/R-Guile
- u/Uthallan
- u/point051
- u/NChSh
- u/New-Bat-8987
- u/ggpbpggpbpp
- u/aknutty
- u/darkmeatchicken
- u/TrotPicker
- u/bencvm
- u/guillotine4you
- u/TempusF_it
- u/aJakalope
- u/notaprisoner
- u/Mavoron
- u/LonelyBugbear359
- u/tomlofer
- u/rediraim
- u/kihp
- u/Truf_hurts
- u/kiki_the_fab_spider
- u/mrdoom
- u/ssiixxssiixx
- u/PoppaTitty
- u/34657878658745
- u/advesperacit
- u/ItsBobsledTime
- u/HiroProtagon
- u/Gungnir111
- u/treebodyproblem
- u/extremecaffeination
- u/CrowDifficult
- u/relightit
- u/nephelokokkygian
- u/TheFinnstagator
- u/LongHaired_Redneck
- u/Bookbringer
- u/fubuvsfitch
- u/Cautious-Barnacle-15
- u/mirkyj
- u/bonghive
- u/BodybuilderKitchen
- u/ButFirstALecture
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/rumham22
- u/jdk4876
- u/Escapefromtheabyss
- u/Nutty_
- u/hugsbosson
- u/MoralMinion
- u/kijib
- u/hypernermalization
- u/bencvm
- u/redditing_1L
- u/mirkyj
- u/Luposlipophobic
- u/OneReportersOpinion
- u/sloppybro
- u/RememberShuffle_Pod
- u/TempusF_it
- u/notcostan
- u/JohnnyVertigo
- u/Itzfitz84
- u/Cushpill
- u/mrminty
- u/j4ckbauer
- u/TrotPicker
- u/Hairwaves
- u/ButFirstALecture
- u/yuritopiaposadism
- u/Athanord
- u/skankhunt421-1
- u/K-spunk
- u/heatdeathpod
- u/EthanHale
- u/guillotine4you
- u/okay_victory_yes
- u/Zeydon
- u/nigelli
- u/point051
- u/SilverCommon
- u/rebatopepin
- u/Saw_Pony
- u/tracertong3229
- u/CaptCanada924
- u/aJakalope
- u/smokeshack
- u/BeefShampoo
- u/Tasselled_Wobbegong
- u/FunerealCrape
- u/Logical_Mammoth3600
- u/notaprisoner
- u/Mavoron
- u/KeithMias
- u/1slinkydink1
- u/NChSh
- u/ssiixxssiixx
- u/communism_wafer
- u/RawkusAurelius
- u/LonelyBugbear359
- u/rediraim
- u/santana_abraxas
- u/ericsmallman3
- u/Dr_Mephesto
- u/ghostheadempire
- u/crucible299
- u/exodendritic
- u/tomlofer
- u/scrappybasket
- u/QuantumSatisBrewing
- u/whatsamajig
- u/ChairmanNoodle
- u/l337kid
- u/kihp
- u/Truf_hurts
- u/kiki_the_fab_spider
- u/mrdoom
- u/fubuvsfitch
- u/TurkeyFisher
- u/Outa_
- u/Lilyo
- u/PoppaTitty
- u/34657878658745
- u/SSG_SSG_BloodMoon
- u/personalityprofile
- u/ramblerandgambler
- u/altusnoumena
- u/BlakeSiefken
- u/893loses
- u/Aranha-UK
- u/Priority-Character
- u/mega_desu
- u/soulbutnosoldier
- u/lakeradio
- u/New-Bat-8987
- u/mrjfray
- u/G_I_Joe_Mansueto
- u/Magicmango97
- u/6ftTurkey
- u/V3do
- u/nongkongist
- u/ggpbpggpbpp
- u/advesperacit
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Where this audience also spends time
Topic-adjacent communities surfaced from Reddit's own related subreddit signal.
FAQ
r/leftpodcasts — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/leftpodcasts have?
r/leftpodcasts has approximately 16,110 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/leftpodcasts created?
r/leftpodcasts was created on June 29, 2020 (6 years ago).
What is r/leftpodcasts about?
This community serves as a hub for discussing and sharing socialist podcasts, encouraging members to post episodes they enjoy or any relevant content. It distinguishes itself by focusing on leftist perspectives and fostering a supportive environment for both listeners and creators. The community also maintains a comprehensive wiki of leftist podcasts, enhancing its role as a…
What subreddits are similar to r/leftpodcasts?
Communities similar to r/leftpodcasts include r/blowback, r/cushvlog, r/leftwithoutedge.
Who are the most active posters on r/leftpodcasts?
The most frequent posters on r/leftpodcasts include u/EthanHale, u/kijib, u/Squeezycakes17.
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