Podcasts: A Comprehensive List to Listen and Create


Podcasts: A Comprehensive List to Listen and Create
Beth Worthy

Beth Worthy

8/4/2016

Podcasting is a new use of technology that relates to the original social medium of the olden days, storytelling. If you are interested to know more about entrepreneurship, technology, leadership, business, creativity, or merely for learning and expanding your mind, the following podcasts, listed category-wise, can inspire and guide you to be better in all that you do. You can listen to these while you're in the car, in the gym, or during your morning commute.


For Business/Start-Up/Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur on Fire Hosted by John Lee Dumas, this podcast is great for being inspired and learning from stories of entrepreneurship.

The Tim Ferriss Show The author of “The 4-Hour Workweek” talks with some of the world’s best performers in a variety of fields.

TEDTalks Business This podcast features stories and insights from innovators, entrepreneurs, and business researchers drawn from TED conferences, TEDx events, and partner events held worldwide.

Entrepreneur's Journey Yaro Starak addresses specific topics related to online businesses and talks with successful entrepreneurs.

HBR IdeaCast Analysis and advice from some of the brightest minds in management, including professors, scientists, authors, and other leaders drawn from the business community, hosted by the Harvard Business Review.

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Academic/Educational

Defining Success Zeb Welborn talks with successful people about what qualities make them stand out and why some succeed when others fail.

TED Talks It covers a wide range of educational and academic topics. A very important podcast for those who want to learn and grow.

CollegeInfoGeek Hosted by Thomas Frank, this pocast is right for you if you want to study more effectively, land your dream job, or pay off your student loan.

Freakonomics Entertaining and diverse stories about human behavior.


Podcast for Women

Women Who Startup Celebrates, connects, and empowers women entrepreneurs.

Accelerate Your Business Growth Hosted by Diane Helbig, this podcast covers a variety of topics and guests from the business community.

Also Read: 5 Tips to Overcome Challenges as a Woman Entrepreneur


Legal Podcast

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library Modern Law Library features top legal authors and discussions of interesting legal theories and historical events. You can listen to it even without an ABA membership.

Bloomberg Law Podcast Hosts June Grasso and Michael Best speak with eminent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news. The show examines all aspects of the legal profession, from intellectual property to criminal law, from bankruptcy to securities law.


Productivity/Growth-Hacking

Beyond the To-Do List An award-winning podcast that features secrets of successful people, how you can show good work, and maintain work-life balance. It's hosted by Erik Fisher.

Accidental Creative Hosted by Todd Henry, this podcast covers topics related to productivity, creativity, passion for work, and leadership.

The Growth Show HubSpot CMO Mike Volpe interviews top executives on building and growing a business.


Health/Fitness Podcast

Spartan Up A podcast by Spartan Race founder Joe Dessena, it includes conversations with the likes of Tim Ferris, marathoner Meb Keflezighi, and Kelly Starrett.

The Fat-Burning Man Show In this podcast, Abel James, who espouses healthy living, tells us about how to lose fat while interviewing nutrition experts.

Radio Headspace Hosted by Georgie Okell, this podcast teaches us about meditative techniques and covers diverse topics like change, fear, kindness, and stress.

The Nutrition Diva Quick and Dirty Tips This podcast, hosted by accomplished chef and nutritionist Monica Reinagel, is perfect for those who are looking to reform their eating habits.


Comic/Fictitious Podcast

eCommerce Fuel Host Andrew Youderian, an experienced e-commerce entrepreneur, provides practical, actionable advice with a humorous spirit.


News

PBS Newshour One of the highly regarded nightly news programs in America, NewsHour is known for its analysis and original reporting. The podcast offers audio versions of the nightly broadcast. PBS NewsHour also produces a weekend version. Some of the topics covered recently include payday loans, web-based media, and gender discrimination.

BBC Global News This podcast features compiled highlights of various BBC news shows, including Newshour, World Update, Newsday, The Newsroom, and Outside Source. Each episode is half an hour long and you get one in the morning and one in the evening. BBC is one of the very few sources of truly global and unbiased news, making this podcast a must-listen for an avid follower of news.


Are you inspired by the above list to start your own podcast? If you have already begun thinking about it, here’s a guide for you that includes helpful resources and tools for podcasting:


For creation of Podcast

How To Create a Podcast - An About.com’s tutorial, it explains everything step-wise to beginners in podcasting. This is About.com's step-by-step tutorial for podcast beginners.

How To Podcast - The Ultimate Guide to Podcasting – A really handy resource for creating your own podcast as an absolute beginner.

Podcasting Legal Guide This is a Creative Commons Guide where you find legal issues that are relevant for podcasting. You can find legal issues relevant to podcasting in this Creative Commons guide.

For Hosting, Sharing and Networking

Collectik - With its help, you can find, share and organize podcasts.

Podbean - It’s ideal for free podcast hosting/publishing.

Blubrry - A podcast network that allows you to create a podcast and browse the podcasts of others.

PodcastPeople It enables you to post text, audio and video materials to your own customized show. What’s more, you can earn some money through sponsors.

PCastBaby It’s a free podcast hosting service, offering 10MB of storage space and unlimited bandwidth.

Podomatic It helps you create, find and share podcasts. It’s a free service.

Podcast to Text [Transcription]

GMR Transcription - Transcription helps your podcast to reach a wider audience, as well as enhance the search engine visibility of your talk shows. We at GMR Transcription provide affordable and accurate podcast transcription services in a quick turnaround time. We have a special affiliate program for podcasters to receive a perpetual discount on transcripts. You can get transcripts done for as low as 98 cents per minute! Apply Here.

Podcast Forum & Directories

Podcast Alley ForumA highly visited forum for everything concerning podcasting.

Digital Podcast ForumIt’s great for promoting your podcast.

PodcastDirectory.com – Directory with a top list featured podcasts, and categorization. podcasts.

This is only a tentative list; however, We’ll keep updating it as soon as we get something relevant and contextual.

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Beth Worthy

Beth Worthy

Beth Worthy is the Cofounder & President of GMR Transcription Services, Inc., a California-based company that has been providing accurate and fast transcription services since 2004. She has enjoyed nearly ten years of success at GMR, playing a pivotal role in the company's growth. Under Beth's leadership, GMR Transcription doubled its sales within two years, earning recognition as one of the OC Business Journal's fastest-growing private companies. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids.