60 Best Humanitarian Podcasts

1. Escaping NXIVM

NXIVM calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. From CBC Podcasts and CBC News.
Podcast cbc.ca
Email ****@cbc.ca
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 766.2KTwitter Followers 650.8KInstagram Followers 410.2K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple YouTube 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. ODI live events

Live recordings of events from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), an independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. Our events cover everything from climate change and migration to gender and the Sustainable Development Goals. Join the global discussion of international development and humanitarian issues.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@odi.org
Facebook Followers 80.1KTwitter Followers 136.5K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 81 min Since Feb 2015 Play Get Email Contact

3. Trumanitarian

Listen in every Friday as Lars Peter Nissen hosts conversations on all things humanitarian with a variety of guests. If you are passionate about humanitarian action and looking for new answers, you will enjoy listening to the smart, honest interviews about all things humanitarian.
Podcast trumanitarian.org
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 92Twitter Followers 1.2K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 43 min Since Aug 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. The New Humanitarian

Recording from Geneva and Washington, this is Rethinking Humanitarianism, a limited podcast series co-hosted by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development, exploring the future of crisis response.
Podcast thenewhumanitarian.org
Email ****@thenewhumanitarian.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 54.5KTwitter Followers 127.9KInstagram Followers 17.2K Frequency 13 episodes / year Avg Length 35 min Since Jul 2018 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog

The Humanitarian Law & Policy blog is a unique space for timely analysis and debate on international humanitarian law (IHL) issues and the policies that shape humanitarian action. The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral, and independent organization that works to prevent victims of war from suffering by promoting and strengthening the rules of war and universal humanitarian principles.
Podcast blogs.icrc.org
Email ****@icrc.org
Apple Rating 3 / 5Facebook Followers 1.6MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 316.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Since Apr 2016 Listen on Apple Get Email Contact

6. Inside Geneva

A podcast from Swissinfo.ch, a multilingual public service media company from Switzerland, where Imogen Foulkes puts big questions facing the world to the experts working to tackle them in Switzerland's international city. This podcast was produced as part of the Genève Vision media network, in partnership with the Graduate Institute Geneva.
Podcast swissinfo.ch
Email ****@swissinfo.ch
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 363.4KInstagram Followers 31.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 32 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Humanitarian AI Today

Humanitarian AI Today's host Mia Kossiavelou speaks with leaders, developers and innovators advancing uses of artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing to support the humanitarian community. The podcast covers the AI for Good field with an emphasis on Humanitarian AI.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@humanitarianai.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 42Twitter Followers 282 Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 46 min Since May 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

8. Embodying Change

A podcast for people who've dedicated their careers to helping others but eventually realise they need help, too. Conversations about promoting care and compassion in humanitarian and development settings and sharing what we are learning about promoting and supporting aid worker well-being and organisational culture.
Podcast chsalliance.org
Email ****@maryannclements.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7KTwitter Followers 7.4K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 45 min Since Apr 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

9. Utah Weekly Forum with Rebecca Cressman

Utah Weekly Forum is a Public Affairs Program hosted each week by National and Local Award Winning Personality Rebecca Cressman. UWF is a program dedicated to raising awareness for non-profit organizations, local charities, humanitarian groups, and anybody willing to improve lives and communities across the world.
Podcast play.cdnstream1.com
Email ****@ksl.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 27 min Since Oct 2016 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

10. The Better Samaritan Podcast

The Better Samaritan is a podcast with Kent Annan & Jamie Aten where we're learning along with you how to more helpfully love our neighbors, from everyday acts of kindness to navigating complex humanitarian challenges facing the church and society.
Podcast christianitytoday.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 55Instagram Followers 441 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 35 min Since Dec 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

11. TNH Audio Reads

A selection of The New Humanitarian's articles in audio format.
Podcast tnhaudioreads.libsyn.com
Email ****@thenewhumanitarian.org
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 54.5KTwitter Followers 114.6KInstagram Followers 17.2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 15 min Since Feb 2021 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

12. What Gives?

Welcome to the What Gives? A podcast where we have conversations and hear real stories from organizations and individuals on how they are changing their communities. With years of nonprofit and community building experience, our host, Viv, leads us in conversations with people who have dedicated their lives and careers to creating safer, inclusive, kinder, greener, equitable and more just communities.
Podcast redcircle.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 32 min Since Dec 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. DM Lawrence, The Humanitarian Afro-Rights Activist

DaQuan is a Pan-African humanitarian and human (Afro) rights activist who seeks to serve humanity. DaQuan advocates for ideology that rejects accepted notions of social inequality, and develops human rights campaigns that inspire egalitarian (equalist) thought and principles, as well as cultural, social, economic, and political parity.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Host Daquan Lawrence
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 1.2K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 6 min Since Jun 2017 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. Stories and Humanitarian Action

In 2020, 1 in about 45 people need humanitarian assistance and protection. While these statistics are shocking, they don't tell the complete human story. This podcast talks to people responding to crises, people affected by them, and writers telling their stories. It will explore if stories can create empathy and spark action to address the causes and consequences of humanitarian crises.
Podcast ruthmukwana.com
Email ****@hotmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 83Twitter Followers 13.6K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Since Feb 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

15. The McGovern Report

This podcast is the voice of the McGovern Center for Leadership and Public Service at Dakota Wesleyan University. The McGovern Center builds on George and Eleanor's lifelong commitment to humanitarian outreach and civic engagement working in the areas of leadership development, social justice, community-based research and learning and public service.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 6.2KTwitter Followers 2.5KInstagram Followers 2.5K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 49 min Since May 2020 Play Get Email Contact

16. A Bit of Everything

A Bit of Everything is a series of podcasts that celebrates diversity. From our genes to countries, there is diversity in every aspect of life and we, here at ABE want to celebrate that. We want people to tell their stories and what they're good at to bring out humanitarian aspects in their jobs/experiences. We want to educate university students on various topics out there while bringing the beauty of human touch and personal experience. We celebrate the diversity of people, opinions, jobs, backgrounds, and just a bit of everything. And just talk to people to people and learn from them.
Podcast spreaker.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 45 min Since Mar 2021 Play Get Email Contact

17. On Human Rights

This podcast is about human rights by The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Podcast rwi.lu.se
Email ****@rwi.lu.se
Facebook Followers 6.8KTwitter Followers 4.6KInstagram Followers 1.9K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 27 min Since Nov 2015 Listen on Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. Changemaker Q&A

Changemaker Q&A is the show where we answer questions from young Aussies about social change, to better equip and empower you to change the world. Hosted by Tiyana Jovanovic, the founder of the Humanitarian Changemakers Network.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 261Instagram Followers 1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 37 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

19. The HTLL Podcast

In each episode hosts will be talking to experts in health, nutrition and WASH to find out how they are approaching challenges in the international development and humanitarian sector. We are interested in learning about the innovations and solutions in health, nutrition and WASH that are making a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world.
Podcast htllpodcast.podbean.com
Email ****@adra.org
Facebook Followers 6.3KTwitter Followers 2.6KInstagram Followers 1.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 33 min Since Jul 2020 Play Get Email Contact

20. Intercross the Podcast

The official podcast of the ICRC in the US & Canada. Podcasting to you from Washington, DC. We aim to highlight the human element behind the consequences of conflict. Humanitarian profiles, operational updates, legal debates and discussions.
Podcast blogs.icrc.org
Email ****@icrc.org
Facebook Followers 1.8MTwitter Followers 8.4KInstagram Followers 316.1K Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 22 min Since Jan 2017 Play Get Email Contact

21. PHAP: Learning sessions and webinars

Learning sessions and webinars organized by the International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection open to members and the wider humanitarian community.
Podcast spreaker.com
Email ****@phap.org
Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 17.1KTwitter Followers 4.9K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 106 min Since Jan 2016 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

22. Direct Relief News

Emergency response and global humanitarian reporting from Direct Relief, an apolitical, nonsectarian non-profit with a humanitarian mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty and emergencies.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@directrelief.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 139.5KTwitter Followers 99KInstagram Followers 34.8K Since Aug 2010 Play Get Email Contact

23. Dignity Displaced

Dignity Displaced by Solidarity Engineering. This is a podcast meant to bring voices from the field of humanitarian crises direct to you with little filter.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@solidarityengineering.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 837Instagram Followers 1.5K Since Feb 2021 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

24. Red Carpet Humanitarian

An actress with a heart open for as many humans as she can hold, Kristen's journey to Hollywood's red carpet has become a mission of service and recognition of where she gets her inspiration. Instead of donning a built-for-her Oscar de la Renta in sunny LA, she cut a thrifted red dress into a red carpet she could bring to people around the world. Tune in as audio paparazzi to witness the strength and beauty of the humblest hearts and most generous humans on their red carpet moments.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. The Humanitarian Engineer

The Humanitarian Engineer podcast highlights the work Villanova students are doing within the Center for Humanitarian Engineering and International Development. You will hear from students, partners, and in-country experts as they share the challenges faced from a technical and humanistic perspective, as well as the progress achieved through collaborative efforts.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@villanova.edu
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 36.1KInstagram Followers 55.2K Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

26. Blurred Box

Join Chloe, Pooja, Sophie, and Andrew every other week to listen in on their conversations about culture, travel, relationships, and world-issues in relation to humanitarian causes and human rights.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 22Instagram Followers 59 Since Feb 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

27. Global Thread

The Global Thread podcast weaves the past into the present and looks onward to the future. A fresh approach to world politics, global concerns, and humanitarian issues. Global Thread seeks to educate, pique interest, and offer insights into the stories we see in the news cycle.
Podcast globalthread.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 2.6KInstagram Followers 17.7K Since Jan 2021 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

28. Everyone Matters

In this podcast, I discuss different humanitarian issues around the world.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Since May 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

29. ICT4D Conference Podcast

Weekly short interviews with data and technology experts at non-profit, government, multi-lateral, research or private sector organizations on the application of digital innovations to tackle global development and humanitarian challenges.
Podcast ict4dconference.org
Email ****@crs.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 1KTwitter Followers 3.8K Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

30. Activism, Meet Impact.

If you're passionate about people planet, you're in the right place. We share sustainable and equitable solutions to humanitarian issues to help you do good. We're talking about everything social impact and humanitarian, from the environment to education to poverty, with a focus on sustainability and equity.
Podcast novelhand.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 307Twitter Followers 17Instagram Followers 808 Since Feb 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact