This week · Oct 2 – Oct 8
The people, companies and ideas gaining the most ground across leading shows, ranked by their share of the conversation against their usual level, with the moments behind every trend. How it works
Shows heard this week
Episodes analysed
Mentions counted
Share of voice = mentions per 1,000 mentions of anything that week.
Based on 434 episodes from 143 shows · as of Oct 8
The story behind this week's top names, written from the podcast moments it cites.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead sends Brazil’s election to a runoff
The reported result was unexpected because polling had favored Lula, while Flávio received about 47% of the vote against Lula’s 45%, without either candidate reaching a majority. WSJ What’s News and The Bulwark Daily frame the result as a broader Bolsonaro-family comeback, noting victories by Flávio’s relatives in congressional elections.
From 6 shows, with the moments cited
BBC reporting is cited across conflicts, investigations, and media arguments
Global News Podcast segments use BBC reporting for Gaza’s humanitarian situation, an interview before a writer’s death, and coverage of a FlyDubai suspect. Other shows cite BBC reports on an Epstein whistleblower’s death, a suspected Iran-linked plot, and a plane incident described differently by news outlets.
From 9 shows, with the moments cited
Paramount-Warner merger puts CBS under new ownership
Several shows discuss Paramount’s completed or expected $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, placing CBS and other media properties under one company. Up First from NPR reports that the combined company includes CBS News and asks what the deal changes for viewers and workers.
From 7 shows, with the moments cited
Each sector ranks on its own shows, so a name can lead one and be quiet everywhere else.
47 episodes from 21 shows
96 episodes from 21 shows
65 episodes from 28 shows
44 episodes from 24 shows
131 episodes from 26 shows
34 episodes from 9 shows
20 episodes from 10 shows
21 episodes from 15 shows
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