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The Top Five News Show, hosted by Joe Pelayo of Joseph Michaels International, is now available for streaming on Apple Podcasts and Spotify following Apple’s approval on Oct. 28, 2026.
A new audio news program, “The Top Five News Show,” has started streaming on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify, giving listeners another option for daily headline-style coverage. The show is hosted by Joe Pelayo, who is associated with Joseph Michaels International, and the program’s entry onto Apple’s podcast platform was preceded by an Apple approval dated Oct. 28, 2026.
The Yahoo Finance report says Apple’s review and approval process is what enabled the show to appear on Apple Podcasts, and it also indicates that episodes are now available through Apple’s podcast app and streaming ecosystem. For listeners, that typically means subscription and episode access through Apple’s existing podcast search, cataloging, and playback features.
On Spotify, the same show is now distributed as well, positioning it across two of the largest mainstream audio platforms. While both services use different discovery and recommendation systems, the practical effect for a new podcast launch is broader reach, since audiences tend to concentrate on their preferred listening apps.
The reporting also frames the release as part of the show’s broader expansion from its prior distribution footprint, although it does not specify where the show was available before the Apple approval date. It similarly does not disclose whether the program is new to the market entirely or whether it previously released episodes on other platforms before adding Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
For Apple, podcast publishing has become a key pillar of its wider services strategy, even though Apple does not typically comment on individual podcast titles in a way that lets outsiders verify detailed internal performance metrics. Still, Apple’s platform review and approval steps matter to creators because they determine when a show becomes discoverable and playable inside Apple Podcasts.
For podcast publishers, launching on Apple and Spotify is often a baseline step rather than a guarantee of traction. Both services can drive audience growth through search indexing and recommendations, but results depend on factors the reporting does not provide, such as episode frequency, episode length, marketing spend, and how consistently the show publishes.
Notably, the Yahoo Finance item does not provide details about the program’s format, episode runtime, production schedule, or whether it is produced in-house or by a third party. It also does not include audience metrics, download or stream targets, or any commentary from Apple or Spotify beyond the fact that Apple’s approval preceded the launch.
What to watch next is whether “The Top Five News Show” establishes a regular publishing cadence across both platforms and whether it expands further into additional Apple features such as recommendations, curated collections, or platform promotions. Creators often learn quickly from early listener engagement, and distribution across two major services is usually the start of that feedback loop.
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