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Top Podcasts for Media Philosophy in 2026

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The media philosophy space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 23 of the best, including The Daily Stoic, Philosophize This!, and The Gray Area with Sean Illing.

  1. The Daily Stoic
    The Daily Stoic
    For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to ...
    Content:
    Daily MotivationalExperience Of LifeInspirational VoicesLife WisdomMindset MasteryMedia Philosophy
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    Audience:
    College StudentsJob SeekersRecent Graduates
    Goal:
    Emotional ResilienceGetting Expert InsightsGetting MotivatedRelaxingSolving Problems
    Style:
    Q And ASolo Commentary
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkCommutingFocused LearningQuick Listen
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  2. 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...
    Content:
    EducationExistential QuestioningOpen MindednessPersonal ReflectionsPodcast GrowthMedia Philosophy
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    Audience:
    EducatorsStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasLearning New SkillsProfessional DevelopmentSleeping Better
    Style:
    EducationalSolo Commentary
    When:
    Focused LearningWeekend Deep Dive
  3. The Gray Area with Sean Illing
    The Gray Area with Sean Illing
    The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a gues...
    Content:
    CultureDigital CultureNewsPoliticsMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  4. On the Media
    On the Media
    On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion,...
    Content:
    Corporate ReputationPoliticsSocial IssuesMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    At The Gym
  5. The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
    The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
    The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Eac...
    Content:
    Existential QuestioningLiterary TheoryThought ReflectionsMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  6. Overthink
    Overthink
    The best of all possible podcasts, Leibniz would say. Putting big ideas in dialogue with the everyday, Overthink offers accessible and fresh takes ...
    Content:
    Existential QuestioningOverthinkingMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  7. Philosophy Bites
    Philosophy Bites
    David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of t...
    Content:
    Existential QuestioningThought ReflectionsMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
    Style:
    Debate
  8. Very Bad Wizards
    Very Bad Wizards
    Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture...
    Content:
    Critical ThinkingExistential QuestioningMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  9. Philosopher's Zone
    Philosopher's Zone
    The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics...
    Content:
    Thought ReflectionsMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasSolving Problems
    Style:
    Q And A
  10. Why Theory
    Why Theory
    Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.
    Content:
    Literary TheoryMedia Philosophy
  11. Hermitix
    Hermitix
    Hermitix is a podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit, underappreciated thinkers and mov...
    Content:
    Literary TheoryMedia Philosophy
  12. Weird Studies
    Weird Studies
    Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art ...
    Content:
    Existential QuestioningFilm AnalysisLiterary TheoryWeird And UnusualMedia Philosophy
  13. The Red Door Podcast PH
    The Red Door Podcast PH
    Welcome to the Red Door Podcast. This is a podcast by Ian Lee Estrella, James Danielle Gabe, and Prei Capanan. We talk about horror and everything ...
    Content:
    Media Philosophy
  14. Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
    Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
    Douglas Rushkoff sits down with scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers asking the same question: who actually benefits from ...
    Content:
    Community ChangePsychology Of TechnologyMedia Philosophy
  15. 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...
    Content:
    EducationThought ReflectionsMedia Philosophy
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert Insights
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
  16. Aca-Media
    Aca-Media
    Aca-Media is a monthly podcast sponsored by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies that presents an academic perspective on media. Hosts Christin...
    Content:
    Media Philosophy
  17. The Philosophy of Now
    The Philosophy of Now
    Do we have a life mantra that we meditate upon at every present moment? What is the philosophy that guides us towards our greater life goals and pu...
    Content:
    Media Philosophy
  18. Philosophy Apologetics & Theology - B. Kyle Keltz
    Philosophy Apologetics & Theology - B. Kyle Keltz
    I earned an MA in Apologetics and a PhD in Philosophy of Religion from Southern Evangelical Seminary, and I have studied English Composition at the...
    Content:
    Media Philosophy
  19. Reflective Lens | A Philosophical Look Into Video Games, Movies, and Shows
    Reflective Lens | A Philosophical Look Into Video Games, Movies, and Shows
    The Reflective Lens is focused on looking into the "lens" of media to see what philosophy choices drive the decisions made in it. Everyone follows ...
    Content:
    ArtsEntertainmentMedia Philosophy
  20. The Podcast Studies Podcast
    The Podcast Studies Podcast
    Examining podcasting as a practice, as a technology, and as a medium through an academic lens. Produced by Lori Beckstead and Dario Llinares.
    Content:
    Academic PodcastingMedia Philosophy
  21. Philosophiraga: The Video Games and Philosophy Podcast
    Philosophiraga: The Video Games and Philosophy Podcast
    Philosophiraga is an audio presentation in the Well-Red Mage family of content. Each episode, I look at a big idea from the history of philosophy a...
    Content:
    Media Philosophy
  22. Theory of Everything
    Theory of Everything
    This is a platform where you’ll hear incisive views on EVERYTHING 📍
    Content:
    Media Philosophy
  23. Over
    Over
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    Content:
    Media Philosophy