The public health space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 30 of the best, including Maintenance Phase, This Podcast Will Kill You, and This Week in Virology.

  1. 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...
  2. This Week in Virology
    This Week in Virology
    TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.
    Content:
    BiologySciencePublic Health
  3. Osterholm Update
    Osterholm Update
    A weekly report on the COVID-19 pandemic from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Dr. Osterholm is the director of the Center fo...
    Content:
    Public Health
  4. Public Health is Dead
    Public Health is Dead
    Public Health is Dead is an award-winning public health advocacy show. It's a forward-thinking autopsy on how we've f*cked up in public health. How...
    Content:
    UK HealthcarePublic Health
  5. Public Health Insight
    Public Health Insight
    The Public Health Insight Podcast is a weekly podcast ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. The podcast covers all things public health an...
    Content:
    Public Health
  6. An Arm and a Leg
    An Arm and a Leg
    An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it. If you’ve ever been surp...
  7. Science in 5
    Science in 5
    Science in 5 is WHO's conversations in science. Listen to WHO experts explaining science related to COVID-19.
    Content:
    Public Health
  8. Public Health On Call
    Public Health On Call
    Evidence and experts to help you understand today's public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
  9. Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy Podcast
    Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy Podcast
    Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare—including new research, AI in med...
  10. The Forum
    The Forum
    The Forum is a platform for the discussion of significant issues. Guest speakers typically focus on issues of political, social justice, moral, edu...
    Content:
    Public Health
  11. Environmental Health Chat
    Environmental Health Chat
    This podcast series explores how environmental exposures affect our health. Each short episode highlights ways researchers work in partnership with...
  12. Humans in Public Health
    Humans in Public Health
    How should we prepare for the next pandemic? How is noise pollution affecting my neighborhood? And how can we prevent opioid overdose from a public...
    Content:
    Public Health
  13. EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder
    EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder
    Eradicating Smallpox: The Heroes that Wiped out a 3,000-Year-Old Virus One of humanity’s greatest triumphs is the eradication of smallpox. This new...
    Content:
    Public Health
  14. The American Health Podcast
    The American Health Podcast
    The American Health Podcast is created by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, a project of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healt...
    Content:
    Public Health
  15. Tradeoffs
    Tradeoffs
    Tradeoffs explores the toughest choices in health care, diving into issues like the cost of care, health equity, insurance, mental health and artif...
  16. National Rural Health Resource Center Podcasts
    National Rural Health Resource Center Podcasts
    The National Rural Health Resource Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining and improving health care in rural communities. As th...
    Content:
    Rural HealthPublic Health
  17. Global Health Matters
    Global Health Matters
    A podcast on innovative & inspiring actions to achieve health for all
    Content:
    Womens HealthAfrican ImmunologyPublic Health
  18. America Dissected
    America Dissected
    Wellness isn’t just about mindfulness, exercise, or the right skin routine. Science, politics, media, culture, tech — everything around us — intera...
    Content:
    Public Health
  19. Public Health Out Loud
    Public Health Out Loud
    Public Health Out Loud is a podcast that delves into the broader public health concerns and issues facing everyday Rhode Islanders. From discussion...
    Content:
    Public Health
  20. Line One: Your Health Connection
    Line One: Your Health Connection
    Hosts Dr. Jillian Woodruff, Dr. Monique Andrews, Prentiss Pemberton and their guests discuss a variety of health-related topics during this live ca...
    Content:
    Public Health
  21. Puppies, Pandemics, and Public Health
    Puppies, Pandemics, and Public Health
    Welcome to Puppies, Pandemics, and Public Health—a podcast for smart, curious listeners who are tired of being misled by clickbait headlines and no...
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  22. Population Healthy
    Population Healthy
    Population Healthy digs into important public health topics that impact our everyday lives. Produced by the University of Michigan School of Public...
  23. If I Could Change One Thing
    If I Could Change One Thing
    The health policy podcast of San Diego State University's School of Public Health.
    Content:
    Public Health
  24. Buffalo HealthCast
    Buffalo HealthCast
    The official health equity podcast of the University at Buffalo’s School of Public Health and Health Professions.
    Content:
    Public Health
  25. The Doctor is IN from the Indiana Department of Health
    The Doctor is IN from the Indiana Department of Health
    The Doctor is IN is a bi-weekly podcast for Indiana clinicians by the Indiana Department of Health. This program brings you the latest public healt...
    Content:
    Public Health
  26. The Nation's Health Podcast
    The Nation's Health Podcast
    The Nation's Health Podcast from the the American Public Health Association brings you the latest in public health news. Tune in for updates, exper...
    Content:
    Public Health
  27. What the Health?
    What the Health?
    Content:
    Public Health
  28. Listen UP! Podcast
    Listen UP! Podcast
    Room for UP is about progress—never perfection. It's about the journey—never the destination. It's about the winning habits that win the day—creati...
    Content:
    Public Health
  29. Public Health Review
    Public Health Review
    ASTHO's Public Health Review features health officials and public health leadership who are on the front lines of state and territorial public heal...
    Content:
    Public Health