The 11 Best Jeopardy Podcasts (2026)

This is the official Jeopardy! podcast, and it genuinely delivers on the promise of a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Executive producer Michael Davies, producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss, and fan-favorite champion Buzzy Cohen rotate hosting duties across weekly episodes that break down recent games, announce upcoming tournaments, and interview contestants fresh off their runs. The format stays loose enough to feel like eavesdropping on a staff meeting where everyone actually likes their job. Davies tends to geek out about gameplay strategy and wagering math, while Foss brings production context most fans would never get elsewhere. Cohen, naturally, bridges the gap between the production side and what it feels like standing behind the podium. With 144 episodes since its 2022 launch, the show has covered everything from Tournament of Champions drama to the logistics of taping schedules. Episodes run anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes, which makes them easy to fit into a commute. The 4.5-star rating on Apple reflects genuine enthusiasm from the fanbase, though some listeners have noted that certain premium content has migrated to a paid Substack. Still, the free feed remains packed with insider details you simply cannot get anywhere else in the Jeopardy! ecosystem.

Comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen have turned their Jeopardy! obsession into a weekly show that is part recap, part comedy hour, and part love letter to the blue game board. Each episode runs about 90 minutes, which sounds long until you realize you are laughing through most of it. They recap the week's games with recurring segments like "Favorite Response" and "Jeopardy! Fans Are Fuming" (affectionately called JFAF), where they read the most heated takes from the online fan community. Heller brings sharp observational humor and a knack for noticing odd contestant quirks, while Cullen -- a Canadian comedian -- has a running bit about the show's lack of Canadian representation that listeners either love or have started gently roasting him about. The chemistry between the two hosts is the real draw here. They go on tangents about the trivia topics that come up in clues, sometimes spending ten minutes on a single answer that caught their attention. The show launched in 2024 and already has 95 episodes with a 4.8-star Apple rating from over 100 reviews. A Patreon tier at five dollars a month unlocks bonus episodes with contestant interviews and extended riffs. It sits comfortably at the intersection of genuine Jeopardy! fandom and standup-caliber comedy.

Run by Emily and Kyle, two former Jeopardy! contestants who actually stood behind those podiums and buzzed in under the studio lights, Potent Podables brings a perspective most recap shows simply cannot match. They know what it feels like to stare down a Daily Double with real money on the line, and that experience colors every episode in the best way. The format covers the week's games with detailed analysis of wagering decisions, category strengths, and buzzer timing -- the kinds of strategic details that casual viewers might miss but dedicated fans obsess over. They also throw in their own trivia quizzes, so you get to play along and test yourself against actual former contestants. With 287 episodes published on a biweekly schedule, the archive is massive. The show has a 4.6-star rating on Apple from 20 reviews, and the listener base skews toward people who track Coryat scores and have opinions about podium placement. It is the most analytically rigorous Jeopardy! podcast out there, and Emily and Kyle keep it accessible enough that you do not need a spreadsheet open to enjoy it. If you want to understand why a particular Final Jeopardy wager was brilliant or disastrous, this is the show that will explain it.

Buzzy Cohen hosts this polished documentary-style series that traces the full six-decade arc of Jeopardy!, from Art Fleming's original 1964 run through the Alex Trebek era and into the present day. Produced by Sony Music Entertainment, it has the production values you would expect from a major studio effort -- archival audio, original interviews with former staffers and contestants, and narration that actually tells a coherent story rather than just stringing together fun facts. Cohen is a natural fit as host. He won the 2017 Tournament of Champions and clearly loves the show enough to treat its history with real care. Across 20 episodes, the series covers topics like how the answer-and-question format was invented, the cultural impact of Ken Jennings' 74-game streak, and what it was like backstage during Watson's IBM challenge. Each episode runs about 40 minutes and feels more like a well-produced audio documentary than a typical podcast. The 4.7-star rating from 264 reviews on Apple speaks to how well it landed with audiences. The series wrapped in August 2023, so it is a finite listen -- perfect for binging over a weekend. If you have ever been curious about how a television quiz show became an American institution, this is the definitive audio account.

Dan Rubenstein and Adam Amin take a sideways approach to Jeopardy! fandom that works surprisingly well. Instead of recapping current episodes, they dig into the show's decades-long archive, pull out old categories, and quiz each other on the five clues. But the real hook is what comes after each correct answer: they riff on the trivia itself, offering context, stories, and tangents that turn a simple quiz into a genuinely entertaining conversation. It is the kind of show where you learn something new about a topic you thought you already knew. Rubenstein brings a sports media background and Amin is a professional broadcaster, so the pacing is sharp and the banter feels polished without being stiff. The show earned a 4.9-star rating on Apple from 81 reviews, which is remarkable for a podcast with only 25 episodes. That small episode count means the series ran from 2022 to 2023 and is now complete, making it an ideal binge listen. Each episode is self-contained since the categories change every time. Longtime Jeopardy! viewers will appreciate the nostalgia of revisiting categories from different eras of the show, and the additional context the hosts provide often sticks with you longer than the trivia answers themselves.

At 656 episodes, Jeopardy! Chronicles is by far the most prolific Jeopardy! reaction podcast ever made. The creator, who goes by The Evil Chocolate Cookie, recorded daily reactions to nearly every episode of Jeopardy! that aired from 2023 through September 2025. Episodes typically run 8 to 15 minutes, making them quick companion pieces you could listen to right after watching a game. The format is straightforward viewer reaction -- commentary on gameplay decisions, standout clues, dramatic finishes, and the general flow of each match. There are no guests or elaborate segments, just one fan talking through what just happened on screen with obvious enthusiasm. The show earned a perfect 5.0-star rating on Apple, though from only 3 reviews, which reflects its niche but dedicated audience. Weekend spotlight episodes occasionally went longer and covered broader topics. The podcast wrapped in late 2025, so the full archive serves as a time capsule of nearly three years of daily Jeopardy! competition. If you are the type of person who finishes watching an episode and immediately wants to hear someone else's take on that Final Jeopardy clue, this massive backlog has you covered for a very long time.

Jeric Brual created something genuinely special with Post-Podium by focusing on the part of the Jeopardy! experience most podcasts skip: what happens after the cameras stop rolling. Each of the 16 episodes is an in-depth interview with a former contestant about their full journey, from the audition process through taping day and life afterward. The conversations go well beyond surface-level recaps. Guests talk about their study methods, how they handled nerves on set, the specific wagering decisions that kept them up at night, and what it felt like to go from anonymous viewer to the person millions of people were yelling answers at through their TVs. Brual is a thoughtful interviewer who lets his guests tell their own stories without rushing them, and episodes typically run about 40 minutes. The show has a perfect 5.0-star rating on Apple from 6 reviews, which tracks -- the people who find this show tend to love it. Contestants from Tournament of Champions, the Second Chance Competition, and the High School Reunion Tournament all make appearances. The series wrapped in April 2023 with 16 episodes, making it a contained listen. It is independently produced and explicitly not affiliated with Sony or Jeopardy Productions, which seems to give guests more freedom to speak candidly about their experiences.

When Jeopardy! crossed the Atlantic with Stephen Fry as host, JP and Van were ready with a podcast that offered live watchalong commentary for each episode of the UK version. The format is casual and charming -- two genuine quiz show enthusiasts reacting to the British adaptation in real time, comparing it to the American original, and analyzing how contestants handle the different prize structures and production choices. They also created a recurring trivia segment called "Quivia!?" and produced homemade jingles that give the show a handmade, community-radio quality. Across 21 episodes, they covered the entire run of Jeopardy! UK, including bonus episodes where Van went solo and one notable interview with Michael, the show's longest-running and highest-earning champion. Episodes average about 20 to 26 minutes, keeping things tight. The Jeopardy! UK series concluded in January 2024, and the podcast followed suit with final content in March 2024. For American Jeopardy! fans curious about how the format translates to a different country and culture -- and what Stephen Fry brings as host versus the classic Trebek style -- this is a fun, compact listen. It also serves as a document of a short-lived international experiment that many U.S. fans might not even know existed.

Jordan Hass started this podcast because, as he puts it, none of his friends want to talk about game shows with him. That relatable loneliness turned into 236 episodes of one man's passionate, funny, and surprisingly detailed commentary on television game shows past and present. Jeopardy! is a major recurring topic -- he covers Jeopardy Masters, Pop Culture Jeopardy, Tournament of Champions arcs, and regular season streaks with the attention of someone who genuinely cares about the outcomes. But the show also ranges across Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right, new game show premieres, and revivals of classic formats, giving it a broader appeal for anyone who finds themselves watching more than one show in the genre. Hass has a self-deprecating comedic style that keeps things light even when he is getting granular about scoring patterns or host performances. Episodes drop semiweekly, and at 4.8 stars from 21 reviews on Apple, the audience clearly appreciates his approach. The explicit content rating means he does not hold back on opinions, which is refreshing in a space where most commentary stays politely neutral. If Jeopardy! is your primary interest but you are also the kind of person who has watched a random game show pilot at 2 AM, Jordan gets you.

Christian Carrion's Tell Us About Yourself stands apart from other game show podcasts because of its partnership with the National Archives of Game Show History at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. That institutional backing gives the show access to contestants and personalities you would not hear on a typical fan podcast. The format is interview-based: Carrion sits down with people who have appeared on game shows across decades, from classic-era contestants to modern competitors, and lets them tell their stories in full. Jeopardy! contestants make regular appearances -- Kristin Sausville, who is one half of Jeopardy!'s winningest married couple and one of the few contestants to ever play Final Jeopardy solo, is a notable guest. But the scope extends to contestants from every major game show in American television history. With 130 episodes and a 4.5-star Apple rating from 12 reviews, the archive is substantial. Each conversation tends to reveal something about the human side of competition that you miss watching from your couch -- the anxiety, the preparation, the weird logistical details of being on a TV set. Carrion comes from BuzzerBlog, one of the longest-running game show fan sites, so his knowledge base runs deep and his questions reflect years of following the genre.

Austin Rogers became one of Jeopardy!'s most memorable contestants during his 12-game winning streak in 2017, and this podcast channels the same restless curiosity that made him fun to watch on the show. Rather than recapping Jeopardy! episodes, Rogers uses his champion status as a springboard to explore topics that fascinate him -- energy policy, poetry, food allergies, journalism, maritime history, and dozens of other subjects across 68 episodes. Each conversation finds "the thing behind the thing," as he puts it, digging past surface-level knowledge into the stories and details that actually make a subject interesting. If you watched Rogers on Jeopardy! and thought "I want to hang out with that guy and hear him talk about random stuff for an hour," this is exactly that experience. His interview guests range from academics to journalists to specialists in obscure fields, and Rogers brings the same confident, slightly irreverent energy he showed on the game show. The podcast earned a 4.7-star Apple rating from 117 reviews before wrapping in April 2020. It is a finished series, so the full 68-episode backlog is there waiting. While it is not a Jeopardy! recap show, it represents the natural extension of what makes someone a great Jeopardy! contestant -- an insatiable appetite for learning about everything.