If you're focused on discovering new ideas, these 100 podcasts are a strong starting point. The list is ordered by recent PodSEO scores — The Joe Rogan Experience, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, and The Daily 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. Modern Wisdom
    Modern Wisdom
    Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, ...
  4. Huberman Lab
    Huberman Lab
    The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by cour...
  5. The Ezra Klein Show
    The Ezra Klein Show
    Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has th...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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 ...
  10. Pivot
    Pivot
    With great power, comes great scrutiny. Every Tuesday and Friday, journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered ...
  11. The Moth
    The Moth
    On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Po...
  12. 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 ...
  13. Pablo Torre Finds Out
    Pablo Torre Finds Out
    Follow Pablo down the rabbit hole, beyond the game — every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — on his Pulitzer-winning video podcast, part of The Athlet...
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    Discovering New Ideas
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  14. Fresh Air
    Fresh Air
    Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Ho...
  15. 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...
  16. Pop Culture Happy Hour
    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    Trying to keep up with the latest in pop culture? We’ve got you covered. The Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast helps you find the best new binge-worth...
  17. Help I Sexted My Boss
    Help I Sexted My Boss
    In Help I Sexted My Boss, manners meets mayhem! Two wildly different worlds collide as William Hanson and Jordan North take on the hilarious challe...
  18. Unexplainable
    Unexplainable
    Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld...
  19. World of Secrets
    World of Secrets
    Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets.Latest season:Catching My Teacher. They ...
  20. 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...
  21. The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
    The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
    Scott Galloway — bestselling author, professor, entrepreneur — doesn't pull punches on business, tech, culture, or life. New episodes every day of ...
  22. The New Yorker Radio Hour
    The New Yorker Radio Hour
    Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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    Parenting HacksStaying InformedDiscovering New Ideas
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  23. 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...
  24. 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...
  25. 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...
  26. 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...
  27. If Books Could Kill
    If Books Could Kill
    The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
  28. 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,...
  29. Oprah's Super Soul
    Oprah's Super Soul
    Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you with Oprah's Super Soul. Hear Oprah’s personal selection of her intervie...
  30. The Interview
    The Interview
    Conversations with the world’s most fascinating people. Each week, hosts David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro talk to compelling, influential fig...
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    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsDiscovering New Ideas
  31. 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 inv...
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  32. The Rich Roll Podcast
    The Rich Roll Podcast
    A master-class in personal and professional development, ultra-athlete, wellness evangelist and bestselling author Rich Roll delves deep with the w...
  33. Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast
    Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast
    A tech podcast for the gadget lovers and tech heads among us from the mind of Marques Brownlee, better known as MKBHD. MKBHD has made a name for hi...
  34. 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...
  35. 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...
  36. Making Sense with Sam Harris
    Making Sense with Sam Harris
    Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions ...
  37. 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 ...
  38. Embedded
    Embedded
    NPR's home for audio documentaries brings untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. We go to hidden corners of the headline...
  39. Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud
    Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud
    Each week join the renowned fashion designer Bella Freud as she invites a special guest to lie on the couch and explore the connection between fash...
  40. 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...
  41. Snap Judgment
    Snap Judgment
    Snap Judgment mixes real stories with beats to produce cinematic, dramatic audio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see ...
  42. 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...
  43. ReThinking
    ReThinking
    As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant believes that great minds don't think alike; they challenge each other to think differently. In Re:Th...
  44. 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...
  45. Diabolical Lies
    Diabolical Lies
    Smart. Sane. Unbearable. www.diabolicalliespod.com
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  46. 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...
  47. Articles of Interest
    Articles of Interest
    Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear.Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman
  48. 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...
  49. Search Engine
    Search Engine
    We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small.Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamane...
  50. The Joy of Why
    The Joy of Why
    “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the co...
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    Emotional RegulationDiscovering New Ideas
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  51. 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...
  52. Stuff You Missed in History Class
    Stuff You Missed in History Class
    Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
  53. You're Wrong About
    You're Wrong About
    Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
  54. Death, Sex & Money
    Death, Sex & Money
    Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plu...
  55. 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...
  56. 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 ...
  57. 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...
  58. 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...
  59. Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
    Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
    The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast offers personal, practical coaching lessons that take the mystery out of leadership. In each episode of the ...
  60. David Senra
    David Senra
    Conversations with the greatest living founders.
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    Discovering New Ideas
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  61. 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...
  62. Ridiculous History
    Ridiculous History
    History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the ...
  63. The Atlas Obscura Podcast
    The Atlas Obscura Podcast
    Your guide to the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Kelly McEvers and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters transport you to a ...
  64. 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...