I’m an avid podcast listener, and I’m often asked for recommendations of some of my favorites, so here are a few, as of June 2023.
Let’s start with the assumption that you’re already subscribed and listening to MY podcast – Impact Makers with Jennifer McClure. 😉 (You ARE subscribed, right?)
Podcasts are currently my favorite learning and professional development resource, and I have about 30 different podcasts in my listening rotation, most of which fall into the following categories:
- Future of Work / Human Resources
- Professional Speaking
- Business / Entrepreneurship
- General Interest / Just For Fun
I’ve shared a few of my favorites below from each of the categories above, along with a sample episode or two from each that would give you a flavor of what the podcast is like, and that I think you’d enjoy:
Future of Work / Human Resources
Re:Thinking with Adam Grant
- Recommended episode: ChatGPT did NOT title this podcast (w/Allie Miller & Ethan Mollick)
Redefining Work (formerly Redefining HR) with Lars Schmidt
- Recommended episode: People First and Mission Always with NASA Chief Human Capital Officer Jane Datta
All Hands with Katelin Holloway
- Recommended episodes: Adopting an Open Salary Model with Cuvva’s Gemma Boulton, and How to Create an Anti-Racist Workplace with James and Krista White
Punk Rock HR with Laurie Ruettimann
- Recommended episode: Evaluating the State of DEI with Zach Nunn
HR Famous with Jessica Lee, Madeline Laurano, and Tim Sackett, SPHR, SCP
- Recommended episode: How to Make a Viral LinkedIn Post, Is Hiring Slowing Down?
Professional Speaking
The Wealthy Speaker Podcast with Jane Atkinson
- Recommended episodes: Move Your Presentation From Good To Epic With Kelly Swanson (Part I), and Move Your Presentation From Good To Epic With Kelly Swanson (Part II)
Mic Drop with Josh Linkner
- Recommended episode: How Two Experienced Meeting Planners Hire Speakers (ft. Debbie Lipsky & Jason Callori)
The Speaker Lab with Grant Baldwin
- Recommended episode: How to Build Your Speaking Business and Not Just Get Gigs
Speakernomics – produced by the National Speakers Association
- Recommended episodes: Online Presentations with Robbie Samuels, and Make Your Presentations More Inclusive with Donna Mack
Business / Entrepreneurship
Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield
- Recommended episode: Becoming An Expert: How To Position Yourself As An Authority in Your Field
Business Accelerator Podcast with Megan Hyatt Miller and Michael Hyatt
- Recommended episode: 6 Essential Ingredients for Effective Strategic Planning
The Goal Digger Podcast with Jenna Kutcher
- Recommended episode: A Website Refresh for When You’re Short on Time
The Influential Personal Brand Podcast with Rory Vaden, and AJ Vaden
- Recommended episode: The Fastest Way to Become a Paid Professional Speaker with Kindra Hall
You Are The Brand with Mike Kim
- Recommended episode: How to Maximize Your Mastermind Group
General Interest / Just For Fun
Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
- Recommended episodes: The Mennonite National Anthem, The Rise of the Guinea Pigs, and The Department of Physiological Hygiene
The Rich Roll Podcast with Rich Roll
- Recommended episodes: Mike Fremont: A Centenarian On Breaking World Records, Running At 100 & Thriving Beyond Expectations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Recommended episode: Jimmy Fallon
Flightless Bird with David Farrier
- Recommended episodes: Game Shows, RVs, Football, Bottled Water, Dog Shows, and Disney Adults