HR podcasts have become hugely popular, for obvious reasons. They’re easy to listen to on a daily basis, as they require little active involvement and still help listeners pass a fair amount of time. Often, you’d listen to them on your daily commute, while doing housework, or on your evening run.
Beyond that, however, podcasts are a great way to broaden your horizons. They can help you expand your HR skills, teach you something new about recruitment and talent management, or take you on an episode-long journey into the future of work. The best part is that it doesn’t cost you a single cent.
To help you save time and find a podcast you’ll love, we’ve listed 21 of our favorite HR podcasts you should subscribe to right away. Bear in mind that this list isn’t exhaustive and that the podcasts below are listed in no particular order.
Contents
People Managing People
HR Superstars
The CHRO Mindset
HR Dialogues
#WorkTrends
DriveThru HR
The Employer Branding Podcast
HR Coffee Time
Workology
HR Works
HBR IdeaCast
The Chad & Cheese Podcast
Nine to Thrive HR
Everybody Hates HR
Future Ready Leadership with Jacob Morgan
The HR Uprising Podcast
Recruiting Future
The HR L&D Podcast
Eat Sleep Work Repeat
A Better HR Business
HR Leaders
1. People Managing People
People Managing People is a podcast that addresses the challenges of today’s work environment, such as high turnover, burnout, and employee disengagement, which impact both businesses and workplace culture. David Rice, an experienced journalist and HR writer with expertise in HR technology, DEI, employee experience, and talent management, hosts the show.
Format: Each 25- to 40-minute episode features real-life examples and stories from a diverse group of guests, including best-selling authors, founders, and organizational culture leaders.
Where to listen: The People Managing People website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
2. HR Superstars
HR Superstars is a podcast from 15Five that connects listeners with respected strategic people leaders who share valuable, actionable insights. 15Five’s VP of People, Karina Young, hosts the podcast and talks to some of the world’s leading innovators in the HR/People Ops space, willing to share their expert insights.
Format: Episodes are around 30 to 40 minutes long each and feature topics like how to have difficult conversations while maintaining empathy and how to make DEIB a part of your organization’s cultural DNA.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
3. The CHRO Mindset
The CHRO Mindset is a podcast by HR software and payroll SaaS company HROne that aims to help listeners rethink their approach to HR, and lead with a future-ready CHRO approach. The podcast features conversations with experienced global CHROs who share practical lessons, real career stories, and what it takes to lead HR at the board level.
Format: Each episode is approximately 40 minutes long and designed as a focused deep dive that ends with bite-sized takeaways and real-life career stories from global CHROs.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, and YouTube.
4. HR Dialogues
In the HR Dialogues podcast, AIHR’s Chief HR Scientist, Dr. Dieter Veldsman, interviews experts on HR, HR technology, HR leadership, and more. This podcast is an excellent resource to learn about emerging HR topics like AI-based coaching, frontline employee experience, and shifting from a career ladder to a career lattice.
Format: Each podcast episode is usually between 30 and 50 minutes long, and offers a variety of insightful discussions and real-life examples you won’t find anywhere else.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
5. #WorkTrends
Hosted by the HR thought leader Meghan M. Biro, the #WorkTrends podcast features interviews with leading HR practitioners, experts, and HR tech vendors. Additionally, you can participate in live chats on X (formerly Twitter), which encourage interactive discussions on various work-related topics.
Format: In each 15- to 20-minute interview-based episode, a guest provides expert insights into diverse topics, such as the voice of the employee, hybrid work, rewards, and generative AI.
Where to listen: The TalentCulture website, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
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6. DriveThru HR
DriveThruHR dives into HR topics like technology, recruiting, talent management, leadership, organizational culture, and strategic HR. Hosted by experienced HR professionals Michael VanDervort and Robin Schooling, the show offers engaging and sometimes irreverent discussions with guests, providing valuable insights for HR practitioners.
Format: Each episode lasts about 30 minutes and features informal conversations between the hosts and guests on current HR issues and trends, making complex HR topics accessible and engaging for listeners.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, and WRKdefined.
You can also listen directly through the DriveThruHR website.
7. The Employer Branding Podcast
The Employer Branding Podcast focuses on building an employer brand and using your company image in talent attraction and recruiting. Host Jörgen Sundberg asks international employer brand leaders, rebels, and innovators for their favorite tips and tricks. Companies featured range from challenger brands with momentum to leading companies like Unilever and Walmart.
Format: Episodes range from 20 to 45 minutes long, and are presented in an easy-to-follow Q&A format.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, and the Link Humans website.
8. HR Coffee Time
HR Coffee Time is a podcast hosted by career coach Fay Wallis. Fay used to work in HR and has coached many HR professionals, and her expertise and experience in this area clearly enrich the content of the podcast. What’s more, it’s ranked among the top 2% of the world’s 3.3 million podcasts by Listen Notes.
Format: The podcast consists of solo episodes and guest episodes. The latter features other experts and coaches who share their ideas on how to have a successful HR career without burning out.
Where to listen: Episodes are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
9. Workology
The Workology podcast is the go-to HR podcast for the disruptive workplace, and HR leaders tired of the status quo. Host Jessica Miller-Merrell sits down with guests to discuss trends, tools, and case studies for business leaders. Topics include ‘The benefits of executive coaching in HR’, ‘Creating a Leadership Empathy Mindset’, and ‘Improving Your Workplace Communication’.
Format: Bite-sized, 25-minute episodes that cover mostly HR content, but also include less predictable topics like ‘Why autonomous vehicles are inclusive’.
Where to listen: The Workology website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
10. HR Works
The HR Works podcast by HR Daily Advisor is a great resource for those in the HR and recruiting fields, providing practical, actionable, and inspiring advice. The podcast features guests from various backgrounds to share their experiences in HR-related matters like employee experience, leadership development, and professional growth.
Format: In each 20- to 35-minute episode, the hosts ask thoughtful questions of their guests, who provide unique perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of the HR profession.
Where to listen: The HR Daily Advisor website, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Muck Rack, Podchaser, SoundCloud, and Spotify.
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11. HBR IdeaCast
Hosted by Alison Beard and Adi Ignatius, HBR IdeaCast doesn’t focus exclusively on HR, but can still be relevant to HR professionals. This business and management podcast by Harvard Business Review features insights into HR-related areas like hiring, recruitment, employee motivation, engagement and retention, team-building, workplace innovation, and hybrid work.
Format: Weekly episodes cover a wide range of topics, ranging from how a rival improves performance to tips on how to fix your hiring process, and everything in between.
Where to listen: The HBR website, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
12. The Chad & Cheese Podcast
Dubbed “HR’s most dangerous podcast”, The Chad & Cheese Podcast is hosted by Chad Sowash and Joel Cheesman, who are “here to punch the recruiting industry right where it hurts”. The podcast uses tough questions and potentially controversial opinions to impart useful information on the field of Human Resources
Format: Each episode is around an hour long, covering topics like recruiting, talent management, and workforce economics. These are supplemented by The Shred, a short weekly roundup of what’s making headlines in the world of employment.
Where to listen: The Chad & Cheese website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
13. Nine to Thrive HR
In the Nine to Thrive HR podcast by HCI, host Cindi Koetzle interviews HR professionals from Fortune 1000 companies, and other HR experts on a broad range of topics related to human capital. If you’re looking to learn directly from seasoned HR practitioners, this podcast from the Human Capital Institute is a great resource.
Format: The podcast episodes are about half an hour long and cover topics such as mental health, DEIB, change management, growth mindset, and more.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Muck Rack, Podchaser, Soundcloud, and Spotify.
14. Everybody Hates HR
If you’re looking for a fresh, less conventional take on HR topics, Everybody Hates HR is the perfect podcast for you. Hosts Lola and Velisa, who describe it as “an HR podcast with some seasoning”, discuss their listeners’ HR-related dilemmas, cover the latest news on employee rights, and tell their own humorous — and sometimes unbelievable — HR stories.
Format: Each episode is around 40 to 50 minutes long, with some featuring guests and all focusing on practical, relatable work-related content for the masses.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, and YouTube.
15. Future Ready Leadership with Jacob Morgan
Future Ready Leadership with Jacob Morgan is a podcast hosted by five-time best-selling author and futurist Jacob Morgan. He has in-depth discussions on the future of work with prominent guests, including CEOs from Best Buy, Netflix, Hyatt, and GE, as well as leading thinkers like Seth Godin, Dan Pink, Yuval Harari, and Marshall Goldsmith.
Format: Each half- to one-hour episode explores a new topic and features a special guest who offers the insights, strategies, and tools you need to become a future-ready leader.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Spotify, and TuneIn.
16. The HR Uprising Podcast
Business psychologist, HR change agent, speaker, and coach Lucinda Carney hosts The HR Uprising Podcast. The show has two types of episides — In Focus, in which Carney takes an in-depth look into specialist topics; and the Conversations With series, in which she interviews experts and professionals in the HR/L&D field.
Format: In episodes that last somewhere between 25 and 45 minutes each, Lucinda explores HR ‘hot’ topics like succession planning, imposter syndrome, mental health, and culture change.
Where to listen: Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, TuneIn, and YouTube.
17. Recruiting Future
Recruiting Future explores the evolving TA landscape using insightful interviews with transformational TA practitioners and forward-thinking experts. This podcast is useful for anyone involved in hiring, as it provides the insights you need to help shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization.
Format: Each episode, Alder interviews thought leaders who are changing the hiring industry, covering topics such as AI, recruiting automation and marketing, employer branding, skills-based hiring, candidate experience, DEIB, internal mobility, and TA team transformations.
Where to listen: The Recruiting Future website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
18. The HR L&D Podcast
Hosted by Nick Day, The HR L&D Podcast is focused on helping HR and learning and development professionals get the best out of their workforce. It offers advice, guidance, and best practice initiatives to help develop the skills and capabilities that can equip HR professionals to drive business performance.
Format: Each 40- to 60-minute episode features advice from HR and L&D industry leaders on a range of subjects, including content curation, leadership practices, OD, recruitment, and strategy.
Where to listen: Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, and YouTube.
19. Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Eat Sleep Work Repeat revolves around the question of how we can fix work or ‘make work better’ — a topic that should interest HR leaders and professionals. Its host is Bruce Daisley, who formerly ran Twitter’s business in Europe, and wrote Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job.
Format: In each 40- to 60-minute episode, Daisley chats with psychologists, scientists, and other experts about how to improve our jobs.
Where to listen: The Eat Sleep Work Repeat website, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
20. A Better HR Business
A Better HR Business is an HR and marketing podcast that explores how consultants and tech firms within the Human Resources space grow their businesses, as well as how they help employers bring the best out of their employees. Host Ben Geoghegan speaks to HR expert guests on HR topics like rewards and benefits, employee relations, DEIB, and L&D.
Format: Episodes can be as short as nine minutes or as long as 50 minutes, and many have featured guests from HR tech companies.
Where to listen: Apple Podcasts, PodBean, and Spotify.
21. HR Leaders
The HR Leaders podcast features insights from top Chief People Officers, CHROs, and leading HR expert on strategies and trends shaping the future of Human Resources. Host Christopher Rainey speaks to guests for their expert advice, real-world experiences, the latest trends in HR, and modern workplace strategies to enrich HR leaders and professionals.
Format: Episodes range from just 15 minutes to an hour, and cover topics like people management, leadership challenges, and transformative HR innovations.
Where to listen: The HR Leaders website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
To sum up
HR podcasts are one of the fastest ways to keep your skills sharp without adding another meeting to your calendar. Use this list as your shortlist: pick a few shows that match your role today, then add one that stretches you into where you want to go next — whether it’s stronger leadership, smarter people analytics, better employee experience, or more confident change management.
Next, make it practical. Choose three podcasts, subscribe, and commit to one episode a week for the next month. Take one idea from each episode and apply it immediately to updating a process, testing a new approach in a one-on-one, or bringing a fresh point of view into your next leadership conversation. If you do this consistently, you won’t just stay current in 2026; you’ll lead the work.
