HR podcasts are a convenient way to learn something new, gain a fresh perspective – or just hear from others who live and breathe HR the same way you do.
Whether you’re looking for the latest insights on employee benefits strategy, talent development, HR tech, or employee engagement, there’s a smart and engaging podcast for you.
We’ve gathered 13 of our favorite HR podcasts, and created a Spotify playlist featuring an episode from each. Did we miss your go-to podcast? Let us know!
- Health and benefits podcasts
- HR leadership podcasts
- Future of work-themed podcasts
- Fun and quirky HR podcasts
- Spotify playlist of HR podcasts
If you want in-depth coverage of the health and wellness benefits world…
Business Group on Health
Business Group on Health provides some of the most important research and analysis on health insurance and employee benefits in the industry. Their podcast doesn’t disappoint, with in-depth coverage of health insurance and employee benefits trends.
Episode to try: Business Group on Health: Forging ahead with Telehealth
The HR Scoop
As you would expect from a podcast hosted by WebMD Health Services’ Head of People, Andrea Herron, HR Scoop covers the latest in employee health, from making mental health mainstream, to developing a culture of fitness in the workplace. Tune in for thoughtful discussions on emerging trends in employee benefits.
Episode to try: Making Mental Health Mainstream, Part 1
Redesigning Wellness
This podcast takes an explorative and sometimes critical look at workplace wellness trends. Episodes also include practical tips for promoting wellness in your workplace, such as marketing strategies that increase wellness engagement, and the art and science of employee surveys. Shows also address timely subjects like racism in the workplace, and how to better address mental health. If your role is focused on employee benefits strategy and wellness programs, this is a can’t-miss podcast.
Episode to try: Wellness in 2021: Turning Obstacles into Opportunity
This podcast, hosted by Susan Morgan Bailey, Marsh & McLennan Agency Culture & Wellbeing Practice Leader, focuses on the premise that thriving team members are the core of successful businesses. Bailey interviews executives about their innovative approaches to workplace wellness, and covers emerging trends in employee benefits, too.
Episode to try: Social determinants of health
If you want to hear from leaders in the human resources field…
If you’re intrigued by the idea of getting a behind-the-scenes look at how HR works at companies like Kellogg’s and Novartis, this podcast is for you. Each week, show host Chris Rainey shares in-depth discussions with senior HR executives and thought leaders about their careers, how they run HR at their companies, and their predictions for the future.
Episode to try: Intentional learning and how people can “learn how to learn”
Digital HR Leaders with David Green
Check out this podcast if you’re interested in the emerging field of people analytics, or HR analytics. Host David Green interviews senior HR leaders who are leading their teams with the latest technologies. Listen for their thoughts on how technology can reduce bias in the workplace, ways to use people data to drive better employee outcomes, and how to create a learning culture in the workplace.
Episode to try: What is the Impact of Virtual and Hybrid Working on Innovation?
If you’re fascinated with the future of work…
If you’re fascinated by psychology and human nature, HR Uprising is for you. Episodes feature topics like “exploring our dark side,” and aim to be both innovative and fun. Take a listen, and learn something new.
Episode to try: Exploring Our Dark Side – with Gillian Hyde
A podcast focused on the future of work, Meghan Biro and Kevin Grossman interview leading experts, on emerging trends like AI in HR, work flexibility, and improving the workplace with virtual reality. Each episode is paired with a #WorkTrends Twitter chat on Wednesdays at 1:30pm ET, so you can join in the conversations brought up in the podcast, too.
Episode to try: How AI is Reinventing Talent Management
This podcast from intranet company Jostle is all about how people connect and collaborate. If you’re focused on the “human” side of Human Resources, you’ll enjoy episodes on topics like workplace harmony and resilience.
Episode to try: Remote work doesn’t have to be lonely
If you want HR podcasts that feel like you’re hanging out with your smartest friends…
A podcast that feels like catching up with friends over lunch, this long-running show features conversations with guests on topics like talent acquisition, HR technology, and strategic HR. With 10 years of podcasting and more than 1,500 episodes on the books, you’ll be able to find an episode that speaks to you from these pros.
Episode to try: A Day in the Life of HR
Topical shows cover topics like remote work burnout, mental health apps, the $15 minimum wage, and more. HR Famous bills itself as “your own HR therapy session,” with stories from fellow HR professionals that cover the good, the bad, and the frustrating aspects of the field.
Episode to try: Remote Work Burnout and Remote Onboarding
HR Happy Hour is one of the longest-running HR podcasts on our list, with more than 450 episodes covering any HR topic you can think of. Episodes run the gamut from management tips, to inclusion strategies, to thoughts on developments in HR technology. The podcast also gets creative with show themes like “Thinking about Business and HR like an Anthropologist.”
Episode to try: Thinking about Business and HR like an Anthropologist
Podcast host Laurie Ruettimann describes herself as a “failed HR lady” who went on to become one of the world’s top career advisers. If you like your HR conversations brutally honest, then Punk Rock HR is for you. Ruettimann and her friends frankly discuss their personal roadblocks, and how to make work better for everyone. And for any punk rock fans out there, the podcast does live up to its name with music references and some pretty edgy stories.
Episode to try: Compensation Truth & Lies
HR podcasts Spotify playlist
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