🧑 Curated Collection
Best Podcasts for Teenagers
The best podcasts for teenagers and young adults — funny, smart, and genuinely worth your time, ranked by young listeners worldwide.
71 best podcasts for teenagers podcasts — the big names, ranked by WP Score
1TED Talks Daily
TED
2Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer
3Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward
4Hello From The Magic Tavern
Arnie Niekamp
5Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
Chris Gethard
6Duncan Trussell Family Hour
Duncan Trussell Family Hour
7The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean
The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
8Bubba On the Lake
Bill Bubba Bussey
9Basically Unfiltered with Remi, Alisha, Zane and Heath
Dear Media
10Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
11Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis
Mighty Ranga / Keep It Light Media
12KILL TONY
DEATHSQUAD.TV & Studio71
13On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media
14Elis James and John Robins
BBC Radio 5 Live
15Unsolicited Advice with Ashley and Taryne
Studio71
16Conversations
ABC Australia
17Club Random with Bill Maher
Bill Maher
18SmartLess
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
19Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
20The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Comedy Central
21The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast
The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers
22IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan
23Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios
24The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi
Clever Girl Finance
25My Momma Told Me
Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
26The Neighborhood Listen
The Neighborhood Listen
27The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
28Therapuss with Jake Shane
Jake Shane
29Grits and Eggs Podcast
Deante’ Kyle
30The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan
31Otherppl with Brad Listi
Brad Listi
32IDIOT with Laura Clery
Laura Clery & Studio71
33Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch
Rachel Dratch | QCODE
34Juicy Crimes with Heather McDonald
Heather McDonald & Studio71
35RadioWest
KUER
36My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
37Giggly Squad
Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo
38HARD LAUNCH with Dan and Phil
Dan and Phil, Studio71
39Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart
40Developer Tea
Jonathan Cutrell
41WRESTLING SOUP
Wrestling Soup Network
42Sources & Methods
NPR
43Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'
Keep It Light Media / Travesty Media
44Hello Sport
Pipe Dreams Media
45My Therapist Ghosted Me
Global
46Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Plosive
47The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion
48Financial Audit
Caleb Hammer
49The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
50The Big Flop
Wondery
51ShopTalk
Chris Coyier & Dave Rupert
52Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis
53Help I Sexted My Boss
Audio Always
54Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast
Avalon
55Dish
Cold Glass Productions
56The Basement Yard
Santagato Studios
57RotoGraphs Fantasy Baseball
RotoGraphs Fantasy Baseball
58The Musers The Podcast
Cumulus Podcast Network
59ZOE Science & Nutrition
ZOE
60The Team House
dee takos
61The Viall Files
Nick Viall
62The Therapy Crouch
Tall or Nothing
63Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast
Vox Media Podcast Network
64Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
NPR
65No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Fish
66Uncanny
BBC Radio 4
67Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
68The Last Invention
Longview
69Huberman Lab
Scicomm Media
70What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
Keep It Light Media
71Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
Hidden gems
Great shows flying under the radar
Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know
186k Films
What's Our Podcast? with Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney
Headgum
Voices of VR
Kent Bye
Panic World
COURIER
AI Chat: ChatGPT, AI News, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Machine Learning
Jaeden Schafer
The Skewer
BBC Radio 4
Which?
Which?
The Green Blueprint
Latitude Media
TBPN
John Coogan & Jordi Hays
How we curate best podcasts for teenagers
Every podcast on WhichPodcast is ranked using Listen Score — a global popularity metric based on listener data, episode frequency, and audience engagement across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. The shows above are drawn from the genres most relevant to this collection and sorted by their global listener ranking, so the top results reflect what millions of real listeners are choosing right now.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best podcasts for teenagers?
The best podcasts for teenagers are entertaining and educational without being condescending. Comedy, science, technology, and culture podcasts all have huge teen audiences. The shows above are among the most popular with younger listeners and are made for anyone who's curious about the world.
Are there podcasts made specifically for teens?
Yes — several podcasts are produced specifically for teenage audiences, covering youth culture, mental health, current events, and topics relevant to school-age listeners. Many mainstream podcasts also have large teen audiences despite not being teen-specific.
Can podcasts help teenagers with school?
Definitely — educational podcasts covering history, science, literature, and philosophy can supplement school learning in an engaging way. Many teachers recommend podcasts as part of wider reading. Listening to articulate, well-researched speakers also helps develop vocabulary and critical thinking.