15 Best American Public Media Radio Station Podcasts

1. Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly

Hosted by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood, Make Me Smart With Kai & Molly is now a daily news podcast that breaks down the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the most complex topics of the week. Together, we make sense of today.
Podcast marketplace.org
Email ****@marketplace.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 4.3KTwitter Followers 149.3KInstagram Followers 7.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 21 min Since May 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Terrible, Thanks For Asking

Hosted by author and notable widow (her words) Nora McInerny, this is a funny/sad/uncomfortable podcast about talking honestly about our pain, our awkwardness, and our humanness, which is not an actual word. Terrible, Thanks for Asking host Nora McInerny asks people to share their complicated and honest feelings about how they really are.
Podcast ttfa.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 44.7KTwitter Followers 14.5KInstagram Followers 72K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 42 min Since Nov 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live

TBTL (Too Beautiful to Live) is a daily weekday podcast from Luke Burbank and co-host/producer Andrew Walsh. It is about life, current events, popular culture, puttering, serial boat ownership, and night pants. Hotline: (206) 414-8285.
Podcast tbtl.net
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 20.2KTwitter Followers 5K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 73 min Since Nov 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. Brains On!

Brains On! is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Co-hosted each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio, we ask questions ranging from the science behind sneezing to how to translate the purr of cats, and go wherever the answers take us.
Podcast brainson.org
Email ****@brainson.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 24.5KTwitter Followers 6.2KInstagram Followers 9.7K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 27 min Since Jul 2013 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. This Is Uncomfortable

This is a show about life and how money messes with it. Each week, Reema Khrais digs in with stories about the unanticipated ways money affects relationships, shapes identities, and often defines what it means to be an adult.
Podcast marketplace.org
Host Reema Khrais
Email ****@marketplace.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 214.8KTwitter Followers 222.9KInstagram Followers 56.6K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Marketplace Minute

The economy is changing so fast. It's hard to keep up. Get the latest on what's happening in the economy right now with three-times-a day briefings from Marketplace and Westwood On. More than just the numbers, Marketplace brings you highlights from the most important stories about money, business, and the economy. Have a minute? We'll get you what you need. Get the Marketplace Minute, now.
Podcast marketplace.org
Hosts Nova Safo, Justin Ho
Email ****@marketplace.org
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 214.5KTwitter Followers 222.9KInstagram Followers 56.6K Frequency 30 episodes / quarter Avg Length 2 min Since May 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Smash Boom Best

Smash Boom Best is a debate show for kids and families from the makers of the award-winning podcast, Brains On! Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best. Our debaters use facts and passion to make their case -- teaching listeners how to defend their own opinions along the way. New episodes starting October 15th!
Podcast smashboom.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 2.7KTwitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 2.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 26 min Since May 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. Million Bazillion

Million Bazillion is a podcast about money for kids and their families from Marketplace, in collaboration with Brains On! Hosted by Jed Kim, we answer the awkward, uncomfortable, and sometimes surprising questions that kids have about money. This podcast is presented by Greenlight: The Debit Card for Kids.
Podcast marketplace.org
Hosts Bridget Bodnar, Ryan Perez
Email ****@marketplace.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 214.8KTwitter Followers 222.9KInstagram Followers 56.6K Frequency 14 episodes / year Avg Length 23 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Don't Ask Tig

Need advice? Comedian Tig Notaro doesn't have all the answers, but that won't stop her from fielding your questions on life's many challenges. With the help of her friends and the occasional expert, Tig gives her best inexpert guidance on everything from lost love to giving yourself a haircut with toddler scissors. We're warning you now: Don't Ask Tig.
Podcast dontasktig.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 5.4KTwitter Followers 3.5KInstagram Followers 32.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 39 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

10. The Splendid Table

The Splendid Table has always connected people through the common language of food and eating. Now with award-winning food journalist Francis Lam at the helm, we're bringing forward even more fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of food, people, and culture covering everything from the global appeal of sesame to the impact of Instagram on everyday eating. It's a food show where everyone is welcome. Produced by American Public Media.
Podcast splendidtable.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Facebook Followers 124.4KTwitter Followers 30.2KInstagram Followers 49.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 50 min Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

11. Field Work

Hosted by two commercial row-crop farmers, Field Work is a podcast that provides space for frank, realistic discussions about the benefits and challenges of sustainable agriculture. Hosts Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora explore the successes and challenges farmers experience as they adopt new practices, without greenwashing over the difficulties.
Podcast fieldworktalk.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 20.2KTwitter Followers 5.7K Since May 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

12. Educate

Stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn. From APM Reports.
Podcast apmreports.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 6.6KTwitter Followers 12.3K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. Deeply Human

Why you do what you do! Exploring our loves, our fears, our habits, and hopes, Dessa takes a deeply personal look at what lies behind our thoughts and behavior. Can a better understanding of human nature help us be more generous with other people's weird behavior and even our own?
Podcast omny.fm
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 274 Since Feb 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

14. The Uncertain Hour

In The Uncertain Hour podcast, host Krissy Clark dives into one controversial topic each season to reveal the surprising origin stories of our economy.  Because the things we fight the most about are the things we know the least about.
Podcast marketplace.org
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Facebook Followers 274Instagram Followers 56.6K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 39 min Since Mar 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact