If you're focused on learning new skills, these 100 podcasts are a strong starting point. The list is ordered by recent PodSEO scores — The Joe Rogan Experience, The Daily, and The Mel Robbins Podcast lead the list.

  1. The Daily
    The Daily
    This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rac...
  2. The Rest Is History
    The Rest Is History
    Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly b...
  3. The Rest Is Politics
    The Rest Is Politics
    Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, pr...
  4. SmartLess
    SmartLess
    "SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared...
  5. TED Talks Daily
    TED Talks Daily
    Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable...
  6. No Such Thing As A Fish
    No Such Thing As A Fish
    The official channel for the show about everything: four dorks discuss the most amazing facts they’ve learned over the last seven days. The multi a...
  7. The Rest Is Science
    The Rest Is Science
    Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go ...
  8. Behind the Bastards
    Behind the Bastards
    There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and g...
  9. 6 Minute English
    6 Minute English
    Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the BBC. Each week, we talk about an interesting topic and learn helpful words ...
  10. A Bit of Optimism
    A Bit of Optimism
    My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I ...
  11. StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and ...
  12. All Ears English Podcast
    All Ears English Podcast
    Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun...
  13. 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...
  14. How to Be a Better Human
    How to Be a Better Human
    How To Be A Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as t...
  15. Easy German: Learn German with native speakers | Deutsch lernen mit Muttersprachlern
    Easy German: Learn German with native speakers | Deutsch lernen mit Muttersprachlern
    On the Easy German podcast, we discuss topics from Germany and around the world, explain words and expressions and answer your questions. Members g...
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    Goal:
    Learning GermanLearning New Skills
  16. Short Wave
    Short Wave
    New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of cre...
  17. Something You Should Know
    Something You Should Know
    Sometimes all it takes is one little fact or one little piece of wisdom to change your life forever. That's the purpose and the hope of "Something ...
  18. Science Friday
    Science Friday
    Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories ab...
  19. My First Million
    My First Million
    Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests...
  20. Lore
    Lore
    The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...
  21. In Our Time
    In Our Time
    A world-class seminar, every week. In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world, spanning history, philosophy,...
  22. Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
    Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
    Luke's English Podcast is an award-winning podcast for learners of English. Listen, learn and have fun while picking up natural British English as ...
  23. 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...
  24. Coffee Break Spanish
    Coffee Break Spanish
    Learn Spanish in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long yo...
  25. The Art of Manliness
    The Art of Manliness
    The Art of Manliness Podcast aims to deepen and improve every area of a man's life, from fitness and philosophy, to relationships and productivity....
  26. The Peter Attia Drive
    The Peter Attia Drive
    Expert insight on health, performance, longevity, critical thinking, and pursuing excellence. Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD) tal...
  27. The Vergecast
    The Vergecast
    The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and ...
  28. Coaching for Leaders
    Coaching for Leaders
    Leaders aren’t born; they’re made. Many leaders reach points in their careers where what worked yesterday doesn’t work today. This Monday show help...
  29. Stuff To Blow Your Mind
    Stuff To Blow Your Mind
    Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCor...
  30. Worklife with Molly Graham
    Worklife with Molly Graham
    The world of work is changing, fast. The full range of human emotion can happen on the job: ambition and failure, joy and burnout, confidence and s...
  31. Gastropod
    Gastropod
    Food with a side of science and history. Every other week, co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley serve up a brand new episode exploring the hi...
  32. Throughline
    Throughline
    Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, "How did we get here?" We use sound and stories...
  33. Apple News Today
    Apple News Today
    Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journ...
  34. The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk
    The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk
    Leaders are learners. The best leaders never stop working to make themselves better. The Learning Leader Show Is series of conversations with the w...
  35. Life Kit
    Life Kit
    Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, host Marielle Segarra talks to experts to get the bes...
  36. The a16z Show
    The a16z Show
    The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, busi...
  37. This Podcast Will Kill You
    This Podcast Will Kill You
    This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a diff...
  38. Twenty Thousand Hertz
    Twenty Thousand Hertz
    The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. Whether you're a professional audio engineer with decades of experience, a...
  39. Deep Questions with Cal Newport
    Deep Questions with Cal Newport
    Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the s...
  40. The New Yorker: Fiction
    The New Yorker: Fiction
    A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
  41. Creative Pep Talk
    Creative Pep Talk
    A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creati...
  42. Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast
    Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast
    The podcast by and for AI Engineers! In 2025, over 10 million readers and listeners came to Latent Space to hear about news, papers and interviews ...
  43. EconTalk
    EconTalk
    EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoo...
  44. History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
    History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
    Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "witho...
  45. RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English
    RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English
    Welcome to the RealLife English podcast! For over 10 years, RealLife English has helped millions of learners just like you from virtually every cou...
  46. TBPN
    TBPN
    TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to ...
  47. 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...
  48. Ear Hustle
    Ear Hustle
    Ear Hustle is prison slang for eavesdropping, and that’s what listening to the show feels like: a raw, often funny, and always surprising peek into...
  49. Code Switch
    Code Switch
    What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles th...
  50. Culips Everyday English Podcast
    Culips Everyday English Podcast
    Culips English Podcast: Practical English Learning Made Fun Learn and Explore: Join Culips for an exciting English learning journey. Our podcast fo...
  51. The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
    The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
    If you love to eat, cook and travel, The Splendid Table is your weekly go-to source. Our public radio program has been connecting people through th...
    Content:
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
  52. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
    Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
    In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexand...
  53. 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...
  54. TED Health
    TED Health
    What does exercise do to your brain? Can psychedelics treat depression? From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, welcome to TED Health...
  55. Fall of Civilizations Podcast
    Fall of Civilizations Podcast
    A history podcast looking at the collapse of a different civilization each episode. What did they have in common? Why did they fall? And what did i...
  56. People I (Mostly) Admire
    People I (Mostly) Admire
    Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join...
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
    Style:
  57. Design Better
    Design Better
    Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations...
  58. Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examine...
  59. Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
    Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
    Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experi...
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    Goal:
    Learning to CodeLearning New Skills
  60. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
    Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
    Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
  61. BrainStuff
    BrainStuff
    Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around...
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasLearning New Skills
    When:
  62. How To! with Charles Duhigg
    How To! with Charles Duhigg
    You've got questions. We find answers. We all need advice, but it's not always clear who to ask. Each week, we invite a listener on the show to tac...
  63. Learning English For Work
    Learning English For Work
    Short podcasts to improve your English at work. Want to write better emails? Confused by the jargon at your office? Need to apply for a job in Engl...
  64. Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
    Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
    Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay dissect the biggest topics in Black culture, politics, and sports. Two times per week, they will wade into the most i...
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
  65. Revolutions
    Revolutions
    Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from...
  66. English Learning Podcast
    English Learning Podcast
    Welcome to English Learning Podcast, the podcast created for the followers of EnglishPod and all English language learners. Our website has moved t...
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    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
  67. The Tony Robbins Channel
    The Tony Robbins Channel
    "Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one?" Tony Robbins, the #1 Life and Business Strategist, has helped over 50 million ...