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Top Podcasts for Grit Stories in 2026

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The grit stories space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 23 of the best, including Against The Odds, How I Built This with Guy Raz, and No Stupid Questions.

  1. Against The Odds
    Against The Odds
    Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersiv...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingCrisis Reaction StoriesSurvival SkillsGrit Stories
    Goal:
    Emergency Preparedness
  2. How I Built This with Guy Raz
    How I Built This with Guy Raz
    Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimat...
    Content:
    American Industry TransformationBusinessBusiness Growth CoachingBusiness MasteryCareer ChangeGrit Stories
    +43
    Audience:
    AccountantsAmbitious Women CareersAspiring EntrepreneursCEOsChristian Entrepreneurs
    +25
    Goal:
    Building A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsGetting MotivatedGraduate School Success
    +8
    Style:
    EducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewQ And A
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +3
  3. No Stupid Questions
    No Stupid Questions
    Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they ...
    Content:
    Football Fan ExperienceManchester FootballManchester UnitedPsychology ScienceGrit Stories
    Audience:
    Students
    Goal:
    Solving Problems
    Style:
    EducationalInterviewQ And A
    When:
    At WorkFocused Learning
  4. Jocko Podcast
    Jocko Podcast
    Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and leadership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.
    Content:
    BusinessEmpowerment CoachingExecutive LeadershipInspirational VoicesLeadershipGrit Stories
    +13
    Audience:
    CEOsEmerging LeadersMale FoundersMilitary EnthusiastsMilitary Veterans
    +1
    Goal:
    Getting MotivatedProfessional Development
    When:
    At The Gym
  5. 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...
    Content:
    Addiction RecoveryInside Prison StoriesLaw EducationLaw EnforcementLived ExperienceGrit Stories
    +7
    Audience:
    LawyersPeople In RecoveryRetirees
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Doing ChoresFocused LearningLong Drive
  6. 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...
    Content:
    Athletic MindsetCareer ChangeCoaching StoriesDaily MotivationalEducationGrit Stories
    +38
    Audience:
    AthletesCareer ChangersCEOsCoachesCollege Students
    +8
    Goal:
    Burnout PreventionBurnout RecoveryDiscovering New IdeasEmotional RegulationEmotional Resilience
    +14
    Style:
    Interview
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkFocused Learning
  7. Grown, a podcast from The Moth
    Grown, a podcast from The Moth
    Grown is a podcast about the in-between: the nebulous, the liminal, the just plain weird time between those awkward teenage years and full-on adult...
    Content:
    Cross-Cultural CommunicationMental HealthStorytelling TechniquesGrit Stories
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
  8. The Grit Code Podcast
    The Grit Code Podcast
    Welcome to The Grit Code Podcast, where former NFL All-Pro Donte Whitner and Hall of Famer Patrick Willis break down what it truly takes to overcom...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  9. Mental Toughness Podcast With Dr. Rob Bell
    Mental Toughness Podcast With Dr. Rob Bell
    Welcome to The Mental Toughness Podcast, where high performers learn to build resilience, master their mindset, and dominate under pressure. Hosted...
    Content:
    Limit Pushing MindsetUltra Running MindsetGrit Stories
    Audience:
    Athletes
    Goal:
    Emotional Resilience
  10. Grit
    Grit
    Grit is a pod hosted by Jon Harman, where we talk to people at all stages of their careers in the creative industries. We seek to find what they do...
    Content:
    Sales TechniquesWomen EmpowermentGrit Stories
    Audience:
    Salespeople
    Goal:
    Professional Development
  11. The Story of Everyman
    The Story of Everyman
    This podcasts’ vision is set to talk about past, present, and future topics from the prospectives of the hosts. It also aims to have quests on to s...
    Content:
    Empowerment StorytellingLived ExperiencePersonal MemoirsSpiritual AwakeningGrit Stories
    Goal:
    Emotional Resilience
    Style:
    Interview
  12. Grit, Grace, & Inspiration | Inspiring You to Dream Bigger, Find Your Purpose, & Become Your Best Self
    Grit, Grace, & Inspiration | Inspiring You to Dream Bigger, Find Your Purpose, & Become Your Best Self
    Are you ready to shift your mindset, grow with purpose, and ultimately become your best self? If so, then awesome! Me too! Welcome to Grit, Grace, ...
    Content:
    Inspirational VoicesMental HealthSelf ImprovementTrauma RecoveryMotivationalGrit Stories
    Audience:
    Motivated Listeners
    Goal:
    Emotional ResiliencePost Traumatic Growth
  13. The Amberly Lago Show: Stories of True Grit and Grace
    The Amberly Lago Show: Stories of True Grit and Grace
    Tangible tools and inspirational stories of resilience to elevate your life and business. Hosted by Amberly Lago, a Bestselling Author, Health Coac...
    Content:
    Health & FitnessInspirational VoicesLife CoachingSelf ImprovementWomen In BusinessGrit Stories
    Audience:
    Entrepreneurs
    Goal:
    Emotional ResilienceGetting Motivated
  14. GRIT - Stories of Resilience
    GRIT - Stories of Resilience
    GRIT can mean pebbles on the beach. It can also mean courage, passion, perserverance and even humilty. It is doing in an honorable way whatever it ...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  15. Bold Journeys Podcast
    Bold Journeys Podcast
    All around us, people are overcoming extraordinary challenges. Where do they find the resilience and perseverance to move forward? At Bold Journeys...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
    Goal:
    Emotional ResiliencePost Traumatic Growth
  16. Grit Daily Startup Show
    Grit Daily Startup Show
    Grit Daily Startup Show podcast explores the world of entrepreneurship, founders, and CEOs to talk scaleups and startups, from conception and fundi...
    Content:
    Entrepreneur InterviewsGrit Stories
  17. GRIT: The Real Estate Growth Mindset
    GRIT: The Real Estate Growth Mindset
    Brian Charlesworth’s Grit Podcast is a powerful resource for anyone seeking to develop the mindset and resilience needed to achieve success in life...
    Content:
    Limit Pushing MindsetPodcast GrowthGrit Stories
  18. Tough and Universal: Stories of Grit
    Tough and Universal: Stories of Grit
    This limited-run podcast from WFPL — produced in partnership with IDEAS xLab — brings you first-person accounts from people in your community who’v...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  19. The Grit to Growth Podcast
    The Grit to Growth Podcast
    The Grit to Growth Podcast is for South Dakota’s hardworking business owners and professionals who believe in rolling up their sleeves and getting ...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  20. To Grit with Grace
    To Grit with Grace
    To Grit with Grace will feature stories of perseverance in the face of hardship, from people across many walks of life. Released on the first Monda...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  21. Good Grit Stories
    Good Grit Stories
    The South is filled continuously with stories of hope, compassion, and the perseverance of the human spirt. We hope to honor those stories here. Ea...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  22. Heart of Champions Podcast: Untold Stories
    Heart of Champions Podcast: Untold Stories
    "The Heart of Champions" is a podcast that brings listeners the inspiring, untold stories of triumph and perseverance from a diverse array of guest...
    Content:
    Grit Stories
  23. Terrible, Thanks for Asking- Subscriber Edition
    Terrible, Thanks for Asking- Subscriber Edition
    Content:
    Empowerment StorytellingGrief RecoveryGrief SupportIntimate ConversationsLife After GriefGrit Stories
    +13
    Audience:
    CaregiversFamily CaregiversGrieving SpousesPeople With AnxietyTherapists
    Goal:
    Emotional ResilienceEmotional WellnessFollowing A StoryMental Health TipsOvercoming Anxiety
    +2
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    Doing Chores