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33 Best Friendship Podcasts (2026)

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The friendship space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 33 of the best, including Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, and Bad Friends.

  1. Good Hang with Amy Poehler
    Good Hang with Amy Poehler
    Come hang with Amy Poehler. Each week on her podcast, she'll welcome celebrities and fun people to her studio. They'll share stories about their ca...
    Content:
    Celebrity GossipComedyCultureEntertainmentHuman ImpactFriendship
    +8
    Audience:
    CreatorsEducatorsFirst Time ParentsGen ZNewlyweds
    +7
    Goal:
    Getting MotivatedRelaxingUnwinding and LaughingWorld Changers
    Style:
    In-Depth InterviewsInterviewLive InterviewsPanel DiscussionQ and A
    When:
    At the GymAt WorkCommutingLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  2. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
    Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
    After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the ye...
    Content:
    Celebrity GossipCleaning MotivationComedyCreative ProcessEntertainmentFriendship
    +7
    Audience:
    Gen X DadsNight Shift WorkersRunnersStay at Home DadsThirtysomethings
    Goal:
    Emotional ResilienceEmotional WellnessGetting Expert InsightsReferral CodesUnwinding and Laughing
    Style:
    In-Depth InterviewsInterviewLive InterviewsQ and A
    When:
    At the GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommute ListeningCommuting
    +2
  3. Bad Friends
    Bad Friends
    Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee present BAD FRIENDS. New episodes every Monday! FOLLOW BAD FRIENDS! https://www.instagram.com/badfriendspod https://pa...
    Content:
    Asian and AAPIComedyEntertainmentExplicit ContentImprov ComedyFriendship
    +2
    Goal:
    Referral CodesUnwinding and Laughing
    When:
    At the GymDoing ChoresLong Drive
  4. Handsome
    Handsome
    "Handsome" is a podcast from comedians Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin. Every week, the handsome hosts field a question from a friend ...
    Content:
    ComedyEntertainmentWLW EntertainmentFriendship
    Goal:
    Unwinding and Laughing
    Style:
    Q and A
  5. Normal Gossip
    Normal Gossip
    Normal Gossip delivers juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet. Host Rachelle Hampton discuss...
    Content:
    Adult ThemesCelebrity GossipCleaning MotivationComedyCultureFriendship
    +10
    Audience:
    College StudentsCouplesGen ZRecent GraduatesThirtysomethings
    +2
    Goal:
    Following a StoryUnwinding and Laughing
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingPanel DiscussionQ and AVoicemail Podcast
    When:
    At the GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommute ListeningCommuting
    +3
  6. A Slight Change of Plans
    A Slight Change of Plans
    What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this award-winning podcast, cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar explores how we expe...
    Content:
    Behavioral PsychologyCareer ChangeCommunication SkillsCultureExperience of LifeFriendship
    +16
    Audience:
    Career ChangersUnderserved Women Leaders
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasEntrepreneur MindsetFollowing a StoryPeople PleasingPost Traumatic Growth
    +1
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
  7. Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata
    Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata
    Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are s...
    Content:
    Race EqualityUplifting ConversationsFriendship
  8. Happier with Gretchen Rubin
    Happier with Gretchen Rubin
    Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more...
    Content:
    Adulting SkillsAuto-AyudaCareer Growth StrategiesCoping SkillsDaily MicrotipsFriendship
    +56
    Audience:
    College StudentsCouplesEmpty NestersIntrovertsMotivated Listeners
    +11
    Goal:
    Building a BusinessBurnout PreventionEmotional ResilienceEmotional WellnessEntrepreneur Mindset
    +12
    Style:
    Interview
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseCommute ListeningCommutingDoing Chores
    +1
  9. Ear Biscuits with Rhett & Link
    Ear Biscuits with Rhett & Link
    Join Rhett & Link, hosts of the popular daily YouTube show Good Mythical Morning and authors of the New York Times bestseller “Book of Mythical...
    Content:
    EntertainmentPodcast Morning ShowYoutube SuccessFriendship
    Audience:
    Creators
    Goal:
    Unwinding and Laughing
  10. Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship
    Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship
    “Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship” is for anyone who wants to make sense of the gray areas of adult friendship: changed closeness, uneven ...
    Content:
    Relationships & DatingFriendship
  11. Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties
    Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties
    Sam & Sierra may not be therapists, but they will tell it to you straight (even if they aren’t). Each episode, they answer listeners’ questions wit...
    Content:
    Relationship CommunicationRelationships & DatingFriendship
  12. Dial Emma
    Dial Emma
    If you’ve ever wished you had a therapist in your back pocket, Dial Emma is here. Each week, I’ll be answering your dilemmas with honesty, empathy,...
    Content:
    Friendship
  13. Friend Forward
    Friend Forward
    This is a podcast for modern women looking to understand the complexities of female friendship. Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson --female friendsh...
    Content:
    Career ChangeRelationships & DatingSelf ImprovementVenting SessionsWomen EmpowermentFriendship
    Audience:
    Female EntrepreneursWomen in Leadership
  14. Here to Make Friends
    Here to Make Friends
    Welcome to Here To Make Friends, where hosts Liz Feldman and Jessi Klein celebrate their longstanding friendships and attempt to make new ones in a...
    Content:
    Friendship
  15. Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes
    Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes
    Tired of hearing “just put yourself out there” when it comes to friendship or community? Same.Friendship IRL is the podcast that skips the fluff an...
    Content:
    Friendship
  16. Karma & Chaos with Kail Lowry & Becky Hayter
    Karma & Chaos with Kail Lowry & Becky Hayter
    Join Kail Lowry and Becky Hayter as these two rekindle their friendship and navigate the highs, lows, and hilarious in-betweens of life in their 30...
    Content:
    New ParentsThirties ChallengesFriendship
  17. Man of the Year - Champions of Friendship
    Man of the Year - Champions of Friendship
    As seen in The New York Times, on NPR, and the TODAY Show, Man of the Year is the #1 friendship podcast in the country! Comedians and friendship ex...
    Content:
    Friendship
  18. The Friend Request
    The Friend Request
    The Friend Request is a hilarious new podcast hosted by comedian Chloe Maddren, who explores the intricacies of friendship in her quest to find her...
    Content:
    Friendship
  19. Real Talk Friend Therapy: Honest Conversations, Advice + Tips For Stronger Adult Friendships
    Real Talk Friend Therapy: Honest Conversations, Advice + Tips For Stronger Adult Friendships
    Navigating adult friendships can be messy, complicated, and confusing for many. But whether you are Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen X and beyond, friendshi...
    Content:
    Friendship
  20. We Used to Be Best Friends
    We Used to Be Best Friends
    We Used to Be Best Friends is a podcast where we dive deep into everything friendship-related—from the highs and lows of friendship dynamics to the...
    Content:
    Friendship
  21. Friendship Therapy
    Friendship Therapy
    Friendship therapy is a weekly discussion between Caleb Andersen and Trevor Seidel. We've been friends for a bunch of years and have always chatted...
    Content:
    Stress ReliefFriendship
    Goal:
    Burnout Prevention
  22. Friendship Material
    Friendship Material
    Keenan and Halsted met online and decided to become friends on one condition: That they podcast the experience. Listen along as two adult humans na...
    Content:
    Friendship
    Goal:
    Owning Awkwardness
  23. Spill
    Spill
    Hello and welcome to Spill. A podcast from childhood best friends: beauty advocate and content creator Sasha Pallari, and writer Billie Bhatia. 27 ...
    Content:
    Friendship
  24. Worst Friends Forever
    Worst Friends Forever
    A weekly tipsy podcast where 3 long distance best friends discuss pop culture--from books to current events and everything in between. Original mus...
    Content:
    Friendship
  25. The Talking Friendship with Mike D Podcast
    The Talking Friendship with Mike D Podcast
    This podcast is about friendship. But not only friendship generally but specific examples of friendship through the lens of host Mike Daniel aka Mi...
    Content:
    Friendship
  26. Friendship University Podcast
    Friendship University Podcast
    Welcome to Friendship University! A weekly podcast that explores how to create, develop, and maintain the lost art of friendship because friends ar...
    Content:
    Friendship
  27. Call Your Girlfriend
    Call Your Girlfriend
    A podcast for long distance besties everywhere. Co-hosted by BFFs Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow. Produced by Gina Delvac. Brand new every Friday.
    Content:
    Audio BlogAuthenticityEntertainmentGender EqualityIntimate ConversationsFriendship
    +10
    Audience:
    Black WomenCollege StudentsRecent GraduatesTherapistsThirtysomethings
    +4
    Goal:
    Gender Equity AdvocacyMental Health Tips
    Style:
    InterviewPanel DiscussionQ and A
    When:
    Background NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
  28. Friendship Matters
    Friendship Matters
    Join your hosts the Coach (Donna Brighton), the Doctor (Russell Greenfield, M.D.) and the CEO (Lisa Grimes) where we explore the science, skills, a...
    Content:
    Friendship
  29. Forever Friends Finally Talking
    Forever Friends Finally Talking
    Welcome to Forever Friends Finally Talking! We're two best friends who've known each other since birth, now living on opposite sides of the world: ...
    Content:
    CultureRelationships & DatingTravelFriendship
    Goal:
    Unwinding and Laughing
  30. Uncomfortable Growth
    Uncomfortable Growth
    Two best friends speaking on life experiences and things that have made us uncomfortable. Sharing our growth through our friendship over the years!
    Content:
    Friendship
  31. The Friendship Gap
    The Friendship Gap
    The Friendship Gap is an independent storytelling podcast exploring the complexities of modern friendship (friendship breakups, loneliness, connect...
    Content:
    Friendship
  32. Best Friends
    Best Friends
    Having best friend worth it.....
    Content:
    Friendship
    Goal:
    Unwinding and Laughing
    When:
    Doing Chores
  33. Hello Again, Friend
    Hello Again, Friend
    A podcast for reuniting and celebrating childhood besties. Co-hosted by childhood BFFs Emily Horak and Meredith Rausch, who have reunited after 30 ...
    Content:
    Friendship