35 Best Social Change Podcasts
Social Change Podcasts
Here are 35 Best Social Change Podcasts worth listening to in 2023
1. The Social Change Career Podcast
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Align your passion with your purpose with the Social Change Career Podcast. PCDN sits down with the world's top professionals in the social change field to learn how they are changing the world while making a living. Honest conversations turn career advice for the global changemakers.
Also in Career Podcasts, Career Change Podcasts
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Play⋅ 16.9K⋅ 14.8K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 51 min ⋅ Oct 2017 Get Email Contact
2. Doin' The Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change
US
Podcast highlighting people working for social change. Interviews with social workers and those in related fields, educators, and activists about their work and personal stories of how they got into this work. Hosted by Shimon Cohen, LCSW.
Also in Social Work Podcasts
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Play⋅ 673⋅ 3.1K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 69 min ⋅ Mar 2018 Get Email Contact
3. Social Change Leaders Podcast
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Exploring the intersection of social change leadership, in the public, private and non profit sectors hosts Stephanie Malon-Rufi and Traci Warnberg-Lemm bring you interviews with thought leaders on the front lines. Packed with tips, actionable ideas and stories to inspire, this podcast will energize your efforts to make an impact in the world.
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Play⋅ 141 ⋅2 episodes / day ⋅ Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact
4. Team Human
Team Human is a weekly podcast and set of resources enabling human intervention in the economic, technological, and social programs that determine how we live, work, and interact. This is media as cultural resistance and a path to social change.
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Play⋅ 17.3K⋅ 5.9K ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 64 min Get Email Contact
5. Loose Change - Conversations about social change
We talk to interesting people about how and why they work for social change. Conversations with campaigners, activists, strategists, journalists, politicians and others fighting the good fight. Hosted by Daniel Scoullar from Social Change Projects.
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Play⋅ 1.3K⋅ 6.1K ⋅1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact
6. Impact Boom Podcast | Social Enterprise & Design
Impact Boom searches the globe to find the people, stories & inspiration to help you create a maximum positive impact. We interview world-leading social innovators, entrepreneurs, changemakers, designers, educators, thinkers, and doers who share Insights, ideas & inspiration. As long as these leaders are focussing their efforts on creating positive social and environmental change, we'll make sure you hear about it.
Also in Social Entrepreneurship Podcasts, Social Enterprise Podcasts
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Play⋅ 10.8K⋅ 4.5K ⋅2 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 20 min Get Email Contact
7. Pushing The Limits
Australia
Pushing the limits - the show that gets deep into the psyche of limit pushers from all walks of life. Out the box thinker, elite athlete, successful entrepreneurs, social change innovators, scientists and more. Cutting to the chase to find out what makes them so successful, how they did it, what their life philosophies are and what gems of wisdom they can impart to us all. Hosted by Professional Adventure Athlete Lisa Tamati, author, producer, motivational speaker and mindset coach.
Also in Australian Motivational Podcasts, Australian Adventure Podcasts
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Play⋅ 10.8K ⋅1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact
8. Why Change? A Podcast for the Creative Generation
We bring listeners around the globe to learn how arts, culture, and creativity as applied by young people can change the world, one community at a time. Produced by Creative Generation, the hosts share timely news and dive deep into the work of young creatives who catalyze social change and those who are committed to cultivating their creativity. Listeners are invited each week to learn and laugh while envisioning new futures through the question, 'why change?'
anchor.fm/whychange
Play⋅ 1.2K⋅ 805 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 52 min Get Email Contact
9. Conduit Conversations
Conduit Conversations is a podcast by The Conduit, bringing you pioneers at the cutting-edge of social change. Every episode, Conduit co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Paul van Zyl, will be in conversation with exceptional people working to create a better future, in order to inspire you to do the same. Hear about the experiences that shaped them, the lessons they've learned and the practical advice they'd give to anyone looking to make a positive impact.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact
10. Outspoken: A Podcast for Social Change
Who says being outspoken has to be a bad thing? Join us for candid conversations as we navigate current headlines, media, culture and how they relate to interpersonal violence and abuse. Dive in and discover ways to speak up, speak out, and be Outspoken.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact
11. Creating Positive Social Change with PRA
Delmar, Delaware, US
Podcast by Policy Research Associates, Inc about creating positive social change.
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Play⋅ 924 ⋅20 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact
12. Let's Get Real
Welcome to Let's Get Real where we explore the intersection between personal transformation and social change. Join executive coach and internationally-recognized leadership facilitator Nina Simonds as she interviews activists, influencers and social impact entrepreneurs living and leading from vision, values and purpose. We explore personal experiences of transformation as well as resources and ideas about how each of us can be a leader and advocate for a better world.
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Play⋅ 271 ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact
13. Community Possibilities
Welcome to Community Possibilities. In this podcast, I will be joined by community leaders, doing the hard work of social change. We will talk about root causes and dig deep to understand social and health inequities. Let's imagine all of the possibilities if we learn how to talk to each other, not at each other.
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Play 2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact
14. Writers (Audio)
Writing can spark the imagination, take you to far away places, and even bring about social change. In this collection, writers speak about their craft and read from selected works.
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Play 3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact
15. The Action Research Podcast
Calca, Cusco, Peru
In the first podcast dedicated solely to Action Research, Adam and Joe do a deep dive into the lives, experiences, philosophies, and of course investigations of the most well-respected action researchers in the field. Hear about their greatest successes and failures, and learn about what makes Action Research unique. If you are passionate about social change, engage in research, or are a budding scholar then this is the perfect podcast for you.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact
16. Brave Ideas for Social Change
Brave Ideas for Social Change, a podcast from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver, draws on faculty expertise for fast-moving discussions on emerging research, practice and policy innovations to spur social change.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact
17. Mahasoma Podcast
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A place where wellbeing, spirituality, and social change unite. In this podcast we share stories and Vedic wisdom from people who are seeking, finding, and living a new normal. From conscious conception, pregnancy, and birth, to creating community, we explore the wisdom of Ayurveda and the Vedic sciences, as we challenge limiting belief systems and invite a new way of moving and being in the world.
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Play⋅ 696 ⋅6 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 85 min Get Email Contact
18. Agents of Change
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Hi there! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker living and working in Washington, DC. I have been providing individualized and group test prep for the ASWB exam for over two years. From my experience helping others pass their exams, I have created a seven-session series to help you prepare for the ASWB exam and feel confident on test day.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 20 min Get Email Contact
19. Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power
Nashville, Tennessee, US
Andrea Blackman and Tasneem Grace discuss contemporary social justice, identity, race, gender, motherhood, womanhood and humanity. Andrea and Tasneem believe good talks, good questions and curiosity are the foundation for social change. They also believe that recognizing the many shades of truth is the root of cultural awareness and connection.
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Play⋅ 511⋅ 60 ⋅12 episodes / year Get Email Contact
20. The Art of Social Change
The Art of Social Change aims to pose questions, open up doors and stir up conversations. As the limits of art and life have been blurred, it is up to us to enter this nebulous space and explore it. In every episode, we converse with actors that are raising awareness on social issues and contributing to change through culture.
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Play 3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact
21. People Helping People
Columbus, Ohio, US
People Helping People exists as a platform to inspire greater social change in the world. We produce content and programs to develop new connections and grow social enterprises throughout society. You might know us best from the People Helping People podcast. We are a meeting place for social entrepreneurs who want to build a social impact business and increase their sustainability footprint.
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Play⋅ 395⋅ 3.8K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact
22. Unleashing Social Change
Each episode we interview a badass social change leader and learn the ins and outs of what they're doing to make the world a better place. This podcast will help you feel optimistic that we can make a difference and give you practical tips about how to go about doing so in a big way.
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Play⋅ 126 ⋅18 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 56 min Get Email Contact
23. Undesign: A Social Change Podcast
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Undesign is a collection of conversations untangling today's big social challenges. With our host Kosta Lucas, we speak directly and frankly about wicked problems with guests from influential global brands to fierce grassroots movements.
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Play⋅ 1.1K ⋅12 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 58 min Get Email Contact
24. Revolution Now!
Revolution Now! is a bi-weekly program about social change, hosted by author, filmmaker and activist: Peter Joseph.
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Play⋅ 100.8K⋅ 45.5K ⋅1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact
25. The Justice Fighter Podcast
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Justicefighter Media is dedicated to making the law and social change simple. We break down the barriers to social change one episode at a time.
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Play⋅ 32.5K ⋅10 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact
26. Justice Collective
Justice Collective exists to inspire, inform and engage individuals and communities to opportunities in working social change. We see that social justice is at the heart of the gospel, in that Jesus rights wrongs in the earth.
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Play⋅ 668 ⋅4 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact
27. Hope & Hard Pills
Los Angeles, California, US
Exploring practical insight on racial justice and social change.
Also in Racism Podcasts, Hope Podcasts, Racial Justice Podcasts
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Play⋅ 16K⋅ 29.7K ⋅22 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact
28. Living out Loud: Storytelling for Social Change
North Andover, Massachusetts, US
The Official Podcast of Women's and Gender Studies at Merrimack College
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Play⋅ 30.8K⋅ 9.1K ⋅4 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact
29. This Beautiful Shot is Not an Accident
A podcast about design thinking, storytelling and social change.
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Play 3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact
30. JourneysFire
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Join Richard Brendan as he speaks with today's visionary leaders and social change artists, exploring relevant positive messages of personal and social development. The weekly episodes of 'JourneysFire: Conversations on the Art of Living and Loving' will inspire, enlighten and challenge you with new ways of thinking and being.
Also in Visionary Podcasts
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Play 18 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 58 min Get Email Contact
31. Social Climate Change
We have the difficult conversations more people need to be having.
Also in Climate Change Podcasts
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Play 2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 17 min Get Email Contact
32. Impact Conversations
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Impact Conversations is a show about change makers getting things done. Sally Fazal and Lynn Fergusson of Social Impact Advisors talk to NGO leaders, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, and environmental innovators about their goals and how they're reaching them.
Also in GTD (Getting Things Done) Podcasts
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Play⋅ 352 ⋅5 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact
33. Igniting Change Podcast
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Meet the people of Igniting Change, a tiny Melbourne charity inspiring and catalyzing positive social change. Join Celia Hirsh as she gets to know some of the faces behind the scenes and those that they walk alongside.
Also in Australian Music Podcasts
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Play⋅ 2.4K⋅ 1.4K ⋅1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact
34. Dr. O - Businesses for Social Change
Conversations with mission-driven entrepreneurs building businesses for social change. I am sure they will inspire you as they have inspired me. If you have been impacted by the recent terrible global events and have a burning desire to make a positive social change, you've come to the right place. My own Telehealth project aims to keep patients with chronic conditions out of the hospitals and in their homes.
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Play 12 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 75 min Get Email Contact
Social Change Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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Lisa Tamati | lisatamati.com | 105 | |
Traci & Stephanie | socialchangeleaders.net | 68 | |
Douglas Rushkoff | shows.acast.com | 67 | |
Soho.Live Studios | theconduit.com | 63 | |
Becky Margiotta | unleashingsocialchange.com | 60 | |
Ethan Malamud | lifeofiction.com | 56 | |
Creative Generation | anchor.fm | 53 | |
Adam Morris | peoplehelpingpeople.world | 51 | |
Impact Boom Podcast - Social Enterprise & Desi | impactboom.org | 51 | |
Peter Joseph | revolutionnow.podbean.com | 40 |
Social Change Podcast Topics
Social Change Podcasts By Category
Category | No. of Podcasts |
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Changemakers Podcasts | 21 |
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