10 Best Effective Altruism Podcasts

1. 80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin

A show about the world's most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them. Hosted by Rob Wiblin, Director of Research at 80,000 Hours.
80000hours.org
Facebook Followers 30.2KTwitter Followers 28.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 153 min Since Jun 2017 Play Get Email Contact

2. Future of Life Institute

FLI catalyzes and supports research and initiatives for safeguarding life and developing optimistic visions of the future, including positive ways for humanity to steer its own course considering new technologies and challenges. Among our objectives is to inspire discussion and a sharing of ideas. As such, we interview researchers and thought leaders who we believe will help spur discussion within our community. The interviews do not necessarily represent FLI's opinions or views.
futureoflife.org
Facebook Followers 41.2KTwitter Followers 86K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 85 min Since Dec 2015 Play Get Email Contact

3. Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. Join Spencer Greenberg each week as he has fun, in-depth conversations with brilliant people, exploring useful ideas related to psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast!
podcast.clearerthinking.org
Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 84 min Play Get Email Contact

4. The Most Interesting People I Know

Interviews with fascinating people on science, ethics, and politics, with a focus on guests from Effective Altruism and Left-wing communities.
mostinterestingpeople.podbean.com
Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 86 min Since May 2019 Play Get Email Contact

5. Hear This Idea

Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism - hosted by Cambridge recent grads and long-time friends Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti. In each conversation, they ask thinkers, founders, and academics to explain their field and their work.
hearthisidea.com
Facebook Followers 100Twitter Followers 739 Frequency 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 126 min Since Jan 2020 Play Get Email Contact

6. Future Perfect

Future Perfect explores provocative ideas with the potential to radically improve the world. We tackle big questions about the most effective ways to save lives, fight global warming, and end world poverty to create a more perfect future. In season 3, we explore how the meat we eat affects us all. In eight episodes, Vox's Dylan Matthews and Sigal Samuel examine how the way we eat is shaping animal lives, human lives, and the future of our planet.
cms.megaphone.fm
Facebook Followers 2.6MTwitter Followers 992.9KInstagram Followers 988.1K Since Oct 2018 Play Get Email Contact

7. The Right

The Right is an initiative of the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) at the Research Society of International Law, Pakistan (RSIL), an independent, non-partisan think tank based in Pakistan. The CHR is a dedicated center for human rights research, awareness, and capacity building. It focuses on the intersection between international human rights obligations and the domestic Constitutional and legal framework.
listennotes.com
Facebook Followers 27.2K Since Jan 2020 Play Get Email Contact

8. EARadio

EARadio is a curated collection of talks relevant to effective altruism from around the web. It includes material from the Centre for Effective Altruism (Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours), the Effective Altruism Summit, and more.
eatalks.org
Frequency 30 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min Since Sep 2014 Play Get Email Contact