Podcasts

• No Such Thing as A Fish - A weekly podcast about interesting facts from the makers of QI.

  https://audioboom.com/channel/nosuchthingasafish

• Freakonomics - Freakonomics tells you things you always thought you knew (but didn't) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do).

  https://freakonomics.com/

• This is Love - Created by the same producers of Criminal. The series investigates stories of love.

  https://thisislovepodcast.com/ 

• Wired UK - Informed and entertaining rundown of the latest technology, science, business and culture news.

  https://www.wired.co.uk/podcasts

• Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry - Science sleuths, Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx75g

• Infinite Monkey Cage - Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads 

• Future you - inspiring advice from employers, careers advisers, students and graduates.

  https://www.prospects.ac.uk/podcasts

• Radio 1’s Life Hacks - Struggling to pick the right career? Eddy & Apsana chat about their different paths in this special Matters of the World takeover!

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07fbw41

• The BBC Academy Podcast - How to choose your career? And how to stand out from the crowd?

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04z6xpj

• 25 Best UK Career Podcasts

  https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_career_podcasts/

• Catch 22 Podcasts

  https://www.catch-22.org.uk/catch22minutes-podcast/season-one/

• CIPD Podcasts

  https://www.cipd.co.uk/podcasts/inspiring-future

• Careers and Enterprise Podcasts

  https://resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/resources/careers-podcast 

• Art Matters - Art Matters brings together pop culture and art history, hosted by Ferren Gipson.

  https://artuk.org/discover/stories/type/art-matters-podcast/page/2

• National Gallery - Podcasts featuring audio tours, interviews and recordings of talks and discussions.

  https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/podcast/podcasts

• Tate - hear about the lives of artists and the stories behind their work.

  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/podcasts 

• TED Business - host Modupe Akinola presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world.

  https://open.spotify.com/show/1hAE2QpiA1yOBJ6QyVFqpI?si=C64Wu-igQ3C7BCOD9db8Hg

• Business Made Simple – Everything you need to know to grow a business.

  https://open.spotify.com/show/5f0OGY9WUKiuQ1mU2Pug6z?si=ulaSqBxGQ_WkV0yuRXgEaA

• Money Talks from The Economist

  https://open.spotify.com/show/2Yvo8QxZf7WlSEsIwKjtX4 

• Teaching Python - Computer Science, problem-solving, handling failure, frustration, and victory through the lens of the Python programming language.

  https://www.teachingpython.fm 

• Material Matters - in-depth interviews with a variety of designers, makers and artists about their relationship with a particular material or technique.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/material-matters-with-grant-gibson/id1450375359

• Designed for Life - A series of stories, chats and casual conversations with inspiring and ground-breaking creative people.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/designed-for-life/id1528885120

• Design Cast Podcast - Interviews with a range of guests in Design Education to get their unique perspectives.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/design-cast-podcast/id1247751652

• 99% Invisible - a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture from award-winning producer Roman Mars.

  https://open.spotify.com/show/2VRS1IJCTn2Nlkg33ZVfkM

• Design Review - a bi-weekly podcast about products and design from a unique perspective discussing important design principles and connecting them to working in the field.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/design-review/id947753823

• National Theatre Podcast - A podcast from the National Theatre covering a wide range of topics.

  https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/podcast

• The Royal Court, Playwright Podcast - A podcast where playwrights and their relationships with the theatre are discussed.

  https://royalcourttheatre.com/series/playwrights-podcast/ 

• The Intelligence - Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues.

  https://theintelligence.economist.com/

• Economist Radio - Sound reasoning on current affairs, business & finance, science & technology & global issues.

  https://www.economist.com/podcasts/

• LSE: Public Lectures and Events - Thoughts, ideas and lively debate from some of the world's leading thinkers.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lse-public-lectures-and-events/id279428154

• Money Talks from The Economist

  https://open.spotify.com/show/2Yvo8QxZf7WlSEsIwKjtX4

• The Food Programme BBC Radio 4 – Investigating every aspect of the food we eat.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnx3/episodes/downloads

• Sorted Club - over 100 podcasts diving into intriguing new developments in the world of food.

  https://sorted.club/podcasts-2-3/

• Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner - One of the world’s top food critics lunches big names in a restaurant of his choice. Crackling anecdotes and blistering chat, lubricated by killer cooking.

  https://podtail.com/en/podcast/out-to-lunch-with-jay-rayner/

• Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) - podcasts to support high-quality geographical teaching and learning .

  https://soundcloud.com/rgsibg

• Royal Geographical Society: Ask the Geographer - Bringing the latest in geographical research to your classroom from a host of experts.

  https://www.rgs.org/schools/resources-for-schools/ask-the-geographer-podcast-series

• 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast - an exploration podcast brought to you by three history and geography nerds in an internet-powered balloon who take you to little known places and explore the history, culture and people.

  https://80dayspodcast.com/

• The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Atlas Obscura's mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share.

  https://www.atlasobscura.com/podcast

• A VerySpatial Podcast - Information on Geography and geospatial technologies.

  https://veryspatial.com/avsp/

• The MapScaping Podcast - A podcast about individuals and companies doing amazing things in the field of geospatial.

  https://mapscaping.com/blogs/the-mapscaping-podcast

• You’re Dead to Me – Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mdbhg/episodes/downloads

• Presidential – deep dive into individual American Presidents.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/presidential/id1072170823

• History Hit Network - Reports from the weird and wonderful places around the world where history has been made and interviews with some of the best historians writing today. With Dan Snow.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dan-snows-history-hit/id1042631089

• Witness History – BBC podcast with a huge archive using the voices of people who were there to tell the story.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1hd

• Law Pod UK - Law Pod UK covers developments across all aspects of civil and public law in the United Kingdom, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row with presenters Rosalind English and Emma-Louise Fenelon.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/law-pod-uk/id1259360349 

• Breaking Math Podcast - making maths accessible for everyone.

  https://www.breakingmath.io/

• Infinite Monkey Cage – Science and Maths questions answered. Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads

• More or Less (BBC Sounds) – investigates the statistics behind all sorts of claims.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1/episodes/downloads

• Uncharted with Hannah Fry – Hannah Fry follows the numbers on thrilling journeys of data and discovery. Along the way we meet the remarkable people who dug into the data and unearthed something extraordinary.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qw8x/episodes/downloads

• Free story podcasts from DuoLingo for French and Spanish - stories told in French and Spanish but with some English too - great for listening skills.

  https://podcast.duolingo.com/ 

• Classical Fix - A podcast for classical newbies.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b0bbpgrx

• Desert Island Discs - Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr/episodes/player?page=1

• The Listening Service - Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works.

  https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/2T3Po/

• Switched On Pop - A podcast about the making and meaning of pop music.

  https://switchedonpop.com/

• Twenty Thousand Hertz - A podcast revealing the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.

  https://www.20k.org/ 

• The Spectator’s ‘Coffee House Shots’ - Instant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers.

  https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/coffee-house-shots

• New Statesman Podcast - Discussions about Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and everything in between.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-new-statesman-podcast/id630596898

• The A Level Politics Show - Focussing on UK politics & US politics. Hosted by David Runciman who is a Professor of Politics at Cambridge. Also looking at political ideologies - liberalism, socialism, conservatism & feminism.

  https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/ 

• Beyond Belief from BBC Radio 4 - Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today’s world.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s6p6/episodes/downloads

• The Panpsycast - The Panpsycast weekly philosophy podcast is one of the most popular educational podcasts worldwide and one of the largest providers of philosophy & religion in the UK.

  https://thepanpsycast.com/ 

• Pray as you go - A daily prayer session, to go with you wherever you go, to help you pray whenever you find time, but particularly whilst travelling to and from work, study, etc.

  https://pray-as-you-go.org/ 

General Science

• AsapSCIENCE podcast – Each week Mitch and Greg of AsapSCIENCE explain the science behind a new subject.

  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBOUrcXLnI271yax25aRZCw

BBC The Life Scientific Series - Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for the future...

• Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine, Sir Peter Ratcliffe

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dy4f

• Emma Bunce on the Gas Giants

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jvxq

• Myles Allen on Understanding Climate Change

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fgcn

• Corinne Le Quéré on the Global Carbon Cycle

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003cy9

Biology

BBC The Life Scientific Series- Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for the future...

• Steve Haake on technology, sport and health

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mcy6

• Jane Goodall on living with wild chimpanzees

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jmsd

• Debbie Pain on conserving globally threatened birds

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j21k

• Demis Hassabis on artificial intelligence

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009zbj

• Adrian Owen-scanning for awareness in the injured brain

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009ksc

• Sheena Cruickshank on the human immune system

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b50kwx

Chemistry

• Periodic Videos - Your ultimate channel for all things relating to chemistry and the periodic table.

  https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos

Physics

• Veritasium - Derek Muller’s videos about Science.

  https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium

• Star Talk - Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe.

  https://www.youtube.com/user/startalkradio

• Infinite Monkey Cage - Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads

• Ask a Spaceman - Astrophysicist, Paul M. Sutter, answers questions to advance your knowledge of time and space!

  http://www.pmsutter.com/shows/askaspaceman

BBC The Life Scientific Series- Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for the future...

• Brian Greene on how the universe is made of string

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hmfm

• Formula One engineer Caroline Hargrove

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00017s6 

• The Sociology Show - Interviews with a range of different people within the world of Sociology.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sociology-show/id1507196347

• TED Society and Culture - Thought-provoking videos about life and being human, with ideas from business leaders, psychologists and researchers speaking onstage at the TED conference.

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ted-talks-society-and-culture/id470623803

• BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour - Women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4swWTdctq1BLsXd7qBzTbDt/womans-hour-podcast

• BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed - New research on how society works.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qy05/episodes/downloads