Research February 22, 2026
Podcast Self-Reference Ratio: 30 Hosts Ranked
We used AI to isolate host speech across 30 podcasts and counted first-person vs. second-person pronouns. Craig Ferguson scored 0.791. Jocko scored 0.360...
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Original data-driven studies analyzing podcast ads, host interruptions, and content overlap — based on real episode data.
By David Sala, Staff Writer at PodRanker
Research February 17, 2026
How Much Do True Crime Podcasts Really Overlap?
We analyzed 13,698 episodes from 20 true crime podcasts. The overlap is real — 37 major cases appeared on multiple shows. Here's what that actually means.
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Research February 17, 2026
Which Podcast Hosts Interrupt & Talk the Most? (2026 Data)
Do podcast hosts talk too much? We analyzed 97 episodes to see which interviewers interrupt their guests the most. See where Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, and Lex Fridman rank in our 2026 data study.
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Research February 16, 2026
Podcast Ad Statistics: How Many Ads Are in a Podcast? (2026)
We timed every second of 128 podcast episodes. Discover the average podcast ad length, the median ad load (3.7%), and how it compares to Cable TV.
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