McDonald's, a food brand (mcdonalds.com), is one of the podcast advertisers podintel tracks. In the last six months McDonald's sponsored 84 episodes across 22 podcasts, a total of 151 ad placements, most often on THE ED MYLETT SHOW, The GaryVee Audio Experience, The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway and Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. 5% of those ads were host-read and 95% were dynamically inserted. The most recent McDonald's podcast ad aired Sep 17, 2026.
Use this page to see which podcast audience McDonald's buys, the offer and landing page it runs on each podcast, example ad reads from the transcripts, which hosting networks carry its ads, and which competing brands sponsor the same podcasts. Everything is counted from the audio; nothing is estimated.
Latest placement
Podcasts McDonald's sponsors
Every McDonald's podcast ad
How McDonald's advertises on podcasts
host-read sponsorships. 95% dynamically inserted ads.
mid-roll · 13% pre-roll · 48% post-roll.
self development 68% · business 13% · interview 10%
most common landing page, code NEW. One URL per show for attribution.
McDonald's's podcast advertising is mostly dynamically inserted: the same pre-produced spot is stitched into many shows by the hosting platform, so the buy is closer to programmatic audio than to a sponsorship. Most placements ran on shows hosted by Megaphone (Spotify), Simplecast and Art19 (Wondery/Amazon). podintel does not estimate spend; the figures here are placements actually heard in the audio.
McDonald's podcast sponsorships by show
Every podcast where McDonald's ads were heard, with the landing page and promo code used on that show. The vanity URL tells you which shows are on a direct-response deal.
| Podcast | Placements | Host-read / inserted | Offer URL | Code | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ED MYLETT SHOW | 33 | 0 / 33 | abercrombie.shop | Apr 4, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| The GaryVee Audio Experience | 31 | 0 / 31 | abercrombie.shop | Apr 9, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 | |
| The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway | 19 | 2 / 17 | abercrombie.shop | Mar 24, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta | 7 | 0 / 7 | blinds.com | May 15, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | |
| Modern Wisdom | 7 | 1 / 6 | livemomenous.com/modern | Mar 30, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| On Purpose with Jay Shetty | 6 | 0 / 6 | feedingamerica.org | Apr 8, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| Deep Questions with Cal Newport | 6 | 0 / 6 | Apr 13, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | ||
| Hidden Brain | 5 | 0 / 5 | ashley.com | NEW | Jul 20, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| The Jordan Harbinger Show | 5 | 1 / 4 | clickgranger.com | May 1, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | |
| The Joe Rogan Experience | 5 | 0 / 5 | Apr 23, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | ||
| The Rachel Hollis Podcast | 4 | 0 / 4 | disneyworld.com | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| Call Her Daddy | 4 | 0 / 4 | denim.shop | Mar 18, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | |
| Candace | 4 | 0 / 4 | Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 | ||
| The Genius Life | 3 | 3 / 0 | altra-running.com | Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| Happier with Gretchen Rubin | 2 | 0 / 2 | May 27, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | ||
| The Knowledge Project | 2 | 0 / 2 | Mar 31, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | ||
| Freakonomics Radio | 2 | 1 / 1 | usbank.com/smartly | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 | |
| SmartLess | 2 | 0 / 2 | glowgummies.com | PODCAST20 | Apr 6, 2026 | May 18, 2026 |
| The Shawn Ryan Show | 1 | 0 / 1 | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Crime Junkie | 1 | 0 / 1 | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | ||
| Girls Gotta Eat | 1 | 0 / 1 | Apr 27, 2026 | Apr 27, 2026 | ||
| The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett | 1 | 0 / 1 | Apr 6, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
What a McDonald's podcast ad sounds like
Host-read McDonald's ads quoted from episode transcripts: the hook, the pitch and the offer. Click through for the full read in context.
“Have you heard that McDonald's spicy chicken McNuggets made with spicy tempura and a blend of aged cayenne are back? Remember to grab a few extra napkins. For a limited time at Participating McDonald's. NFL football season is here, which means when you switch to Verizon, it feels like because you get NFL Sunday ticket from YouTube on us when you buy an eligible 5G phone on Select Unlimited plans, which means you can watch every out-of-market game every Sunday afternoon.”
“I had McDonald's commercials on the show once. I wasn't like telling people to feed their kids McDonald's. I was like talking about their jobs program.”
“Have you heard that McDonald's spicy chicken McNuggets made with spicy tempura and a blend of aged cayenne are back? Remember to grab a few extra napkins. Bada ba ba ba for a limited time at participating McDonald's.”
“Like, do you think the corporate board of McDonald's is trying to make you fat? Are you insane? They're just like, hey, we introduced salads. No one eats them. We'll lose money on them. And money is agreed. That's a thing. But like, how do they get money? They get money, but only by giving you things you want. The definition of want in economics is you will able and willing to pay for with your own money. And so like the reason the Big Mac has all those buns…”
“I think there's an upper bound for McDonald's. Yeah, I think if it breaks a seven, it's not coming from McDonald's. Except for the filet of fish.”
Brands buying the same shows
Advertisers that overlap with McDonald's on the most podcasts.
- Shopify 17 shared podcasts · ecommerce software
- Box 15 shared podcasts · b2b
- LinkedIn 15 shared podcasts · b2b
- BetterHelp 13 shared podcasts · mental health
- Wayfair 12 shared podcasts · home
- Disney+ 12 shared podcasts · media
- Trade Coffee 12 shared podcasts · beverage
- Amazon 12 shared podcasts · retail
Other food advertisers
McDonald's's competitors on podcasts, by placements.
- ButcherBox 161 placements
- Paleovalley 79 placements
- Sweetgreen 65 placements
- Kraft Heinz 62 placements
- PepsiCo 62 placements
- ProLon 41 placements
- Hungryroot 34 placements
- Starbucks 24 placements
McDonald's podcast advertising FAQ
Which podcasts does McDonald's sponsor?
McDonald's has run 151 ad placements across 22 podcasts tracked by podintel, including THE ED MYLETT SHOW, The GaryVee Audio Experience, The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Modern Wisdom. The full table on this page lists every show with first and last seen dates and the offer used on each.
Are McDonald's podcast ads host-read or dynamically inserted?
5% of McDonald's placements are host-read and 95% are dynamically inserted. 39% run as mid-roll ads.
What is the McDonald's podcast promo code?
McDonald's uses a different offer per show. The most common landing page is abercrombie.shop and the most common promo code is NEW. The show table lists the code and URL for each podcast.
How much does McDonald's spend on podcast advertising?
podintel does not estimate spend. We count actual placements heard in episodes: 151 in the last six months across 22 shows, with 9 in 2026-09. Spend estimates from other sources multiply assumed CPMs by assumed downloads; placements are what actually aired.
What kind of podcasts does McDonald's advertise on?
Mostly self development, business and interview podcasts, largely on shows hosted by Megaphone (Spotify) and Simplecast. Brands that buy the same shows include Shopify, Box, LinkedIn and BetterHelp.