The open mindedness space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 80 of the best, including On Purpose with Jay Shetty, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, and The Ezra Klein Show.

  1. Philosophize This!
    Philosophize This!
    Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-l...
  2. Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
    Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional ea...
  3. Hard Fork
    Hard Fork
    “Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the lates...
  4. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
    Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
    We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups &ndas...
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    HistoryOpen Mindedness
  5. The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
    The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
    Join intellectual phenomenon Dr. Jordan Peterson for enlightening discourse that will change the way you think. This podcast breaks down the dichot...
  6. Otherworld
    Otherworld
    Otherworld tells real stories of people who have experienced something paranormal or unexplainable. Host Jack Wagner takes an open minded and journ...
  7. The Permanent Questions With David Brooks
    The Permanent Questions With David Brooks
    What makes us human? How can I find purpose in life? How can my relationship survive a rough patch? What do I say to a friend who’s suffering? Does...
  8. I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin
    I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin
    After 25 years working in homicide, former Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin is sitting down across the interview room table from cops, crims,...
  9. Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
    Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
    Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please vis...
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  10. Big Technology Podcast
    Big Technology Podcast
    The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex ...
  11. Good Life Project
    Good Life Project
    Good Life Project is a podcast and video series for people navigating midlife with intention. Hosted by Jonathan Fields, each episode is a deep, ho...
  12. Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
    Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
    Most self-help advice is guesswork dressed up as wisdom. We dig into psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science to find what actually changes...
  13. Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
    Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
    Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast that explores a wide range of topics in history, science, geography, and culture, delivering concise...
  14. You Are Not So Smart
    You Are Not So Smart
    You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far ab...
  15. The Psychology Podcast
    The Psychology Podcast
    In each episode, we talk with inspiring scientists, thinkers, and other self-actualized individuals who will give you a greater understanding of yo...
  16. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies an...
  17. Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari
    Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari
    The Next Level Soul® Podcast is your guide to awakening, self-discovery, and aligning with the infinite power within — Spirituality for the Rest of...
  18. Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
    Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
    Dive into the minds of the world’s greatest athletes, leaders, thinkers, and doers with Dr. Michael Gervais—a high performance psychologist and wor...
  19. Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
    Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
    Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had ...
  20. Invisibilia
    Invisibilia
    Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative story...
  21. The Good Immigrant: The Official Podcast
    The Good Immigrant: The Official Podcast
    The official companion podcast to the bestselling book, The Good Immigrant.The Good Immigrant is a groundbreaking essay collection where 21 leading...
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    Open Mindedness
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  22. Big Picture Science
    Big Picture Science
    The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley ar...
  23. ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZING
    ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZING
    Ever wondered if UFO sightings are government cover-ups, if ancient civilizations had alien architects, or if fringe science might actually be onto...
  24. The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
    The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
    Have you missed the biggest news of the week? Olly Mann and three of The Week's writers and editors decide which under-reported stories will have t...
  25. Skeptics with a K
    Skeptics with a K
    Skeptics with a K is the podcast for science, reason and critical thinking from the Merseyside Skeptics Society. Each episode features Mike Hall, M...
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  26. Making Sense
    Making Sense
    “Making Sense,” the podcast channel from J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank, brings you views and analysis from the Investment Banking, Mar...
  27. Open to Debate
    Open to Debate
    America is more divided than ever—but it doesn’t have to be. Open to Debate offers an antidote to the chaos. We bring multiple perspectives togethe...
    Content:
    Civic DialogueOpen Mindedness
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  28. Opinion Science
    Opinion Science
    A show about the psychology of opinions, where they come from, and how they change. Interviews with experts and deep dives into areas of research u...
  29. Rationally Speaking Podcast
    Rationally Speaking Podcast
    Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between re...
  30. Filter It Through a Brain Cell
    Filter It Through a Brain Cell
    Can you recognize bad thinking, manipulative advertising and tricky arguments when you see them? How about your kids - how will they know whether t...
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    Open Mindedness
  31. Left, Right & Center
    Left, Right & Center
    Left Right & Center is for listeners who feel like people on the other side of the political divide are on Mars. David Greene pieces together t...
  32. Contemplify
    Contemplify
    The Contemplify podcast kindles the examined life for contemplatives in the world. Through artful musings & conversations with scholars, creatives,...
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    Open Mindedness
  33. The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    Want to know what comes next in politics, culture, and libertarian ideas? Reason’s Nick Gillespie hosts relentlessly interesting interviews with th...
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  34. Wildly Curious
    Wildly Curious
    Wildly Curious is a comedy podcast where science, nature, and curiosity collide. Hosted by Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole, two wildlife experts ...
  35. Open Minded Podcast
    Open Minded Podcast
    The only philosophy and psychology podcast you need. With Jacob’s curiosity, Joel’s brain, and a variety of knowledgable guests, we discuss life’s ...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  36. Calm Down with Erin and Charissa
    Calm Down with Erin and Charissa
    Calm Down With Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson is all about the conversations you would have with your friends when you think others aren't list...
  37. Second Thought
    Second Thought
    Second Thought is a new podcast from The Free Press tackling pop culture with a sharp, open-minded, and funny point of view. Hosted by Free Press c...
    Content:
    CultureOpen Mindedness
  38. New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast
    New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast
    Audio files from the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel.
  39. Hi-Phi Nation
    Hi-Phi Nation
    Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story-form, integrating narrative journalism with big ideas. We look at stories from everyday life, law, science, po...
  40. Intellectually Curious
    Intellectually Curious
    Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth....
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  41. Conversations on Intellectual Humility
    Conversations on Intellectual Humility
    Intellectual humility is a willingness to admit that you might be wrong about something you believe. The idea originated with philosophers like Ari...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  42. Preconceived
    Preconceived
    Preconceived, hosted by Zale Mednick, dives deep into the intricacies of human experience, challenging the assumptions that shape our understanding...
  43. Just Think: The Podcast
    Just Think: The Podcast
    Just Think: The Podcast is hosted by 3 American women with a strong aversion to labels, political correctness, and censorship and committed to the ...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  44. The Rest is Uncertain
    The Rest is Uncertain
    At the intersection of philosophy and public life. Hosted by philosopher and educator Dr. Laurance Splitter, the show embraces curiosity and comple...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  45. Johns Hopkins Nursing | Center for Nursing Inquiry – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts
    Johns Hopkins Nursing | Center for Nursing Inquiry – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts
    The Center for Nursing Inquiry Podcast explores how nurses across all settings engage in inquiry to improve practice, patient outcomes, and profess...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  46. Starseeds Insights
    Starseeds Insights
    Previous titled Enter The-Meta-Verse New evolved Identity is "Starseeds Insights" Podcast ∞ possibilities ∞ knowledge ∞ potential "Starseeds Insigh...
    Content:
    SpiritualityOpen Mindedness
  47. Point of Inquiry
    Point of Inquiry
    Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not suppose...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  48. Daily Yogi: A Daily Shift in How You See the World
    Daily Yogi: A Daily Shift in How You See the World
    A philosophy founded on pure reason by ancient Hindu sages about 5,000 years before the Christian era began. Join 3,000+ people who start their wee...
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  49. Therapists In The Wild
    Therapists In The Wild
    "Therapists, they're just like us!" Two friends and psychologists, Molly and Liza, discuss how they use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills t...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  50. Open-Minded Healing
    Open-Minded Healing
    Find ways to heal yourself and become your own best advocate with Open Minded Healing. Marla interviews everyday people that overcame serious healt...
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  51. PUBLIC HEARING with BODIE JENKINS
    PUBLIC HEARING with BODIE JENKINS
    Public Hearing breaks down Supreme Court cases and major social issues by examining both sides with clarity, fairness, and real analysis - not poli...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  52. Curious Potential
    Curious Potential
    Welcome to "Curious Potential," the podcast that turns curiosity into an adventure! Hosted by the ever-inquisitive Sophia Alicia Harper, this show ...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  53. Open Minded
    Open Minded
    Open-Minded is ontstaan vanuit nieuwsgierigheid en verlangen naar échte gesprekken. Samen met boeiende gasten gaan we op zoek naar nieuwe inzichten...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  54. Waking Up
    Waking Up
    Waking Up is about proactive growth. It's about expanding your awareness before crisis demands it. Each episode is designed to offer ideas, challen...
  55. Sapient
    Sapient
    Embark on a mind-expanding adventure with Sapient! Join us for captivating conversations that ignite curiosity and uncover hidden treasures of know...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  56. Critical Conversations
    Critical Conversations
    Critical Care Nurse Education Team St James's Hospital Dublin Follow, like and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Alternatively, if yo...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  57. Extreme Perspectives
    Extreme Perspectives
    The Extreme Perspectives podcast introduces you to people who see things differently and think differently. Fresh perspectives from the edges of cu...
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    Open Mindedness
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  58. Open Minded
    Open Minded
    Our purpose is the make good values go viral and to offer valuable insights on the topics of wellness, mental health and helping others We talk abo...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  59. Made Ya Think
    Made Ya Think
    Made Ya Think is a podcast that uses memes as springboards into deeper conversations about philosophy, psychology, health, economics, Bitcoin, poli...
    Content:
    Critical ThinkingOpen Mindedness
  60. THE OPEN MIND
    THE OPEN MIND
    Aventuras, risas y algo más.
    Content:
    Open Mindedness
  61. Open + Curious
    Open + Curious
    Great conversation requires true listening and genuine curiosity. I want to show you how to shift from simply having conversations, to actively cre...
    Content:
    Open Mindedness