Podcast Recommendations

This is a list of podcasts to help you understand more about planning, advertising but also culture and the the world around us. There are plenty of podcasts here for both leisure and gaining better insights into which ever topic you may be looking for, whether it be social sciences, technology, US politics. They have all been recommended by you, the APG community. If there are any hidden gems you feel are missing from this list, get in touch with us on Twitter or directly #apgpodcasts

Advertising & Marketing

APG Podcast

We’re kicking off series 2 with a series of podcasts looking at how to put people back into planning. We will be exploring everything from cultural immersion and new research techniques powered by data to the impact of semiotics, and the uses and misuses of Big Data to understand what makes people tick. APG Podcast Season 2 is hosted by Bogdana Butnar.

On Strategy

APG are delighted to be partnering with Fergus O’Carroll in a new, occasional series of podcasts featuring winners of the APG awards from back in the day

Sweathead

How do you get good at strategy? With over 300,000 listens, Sweathead tries to answer this question. Each episode helps thinkers realize they're not alone and that thinking takes practice.

Everyone Hates Marketers

No-fluff, actionable marketing podcast for people sick of shady, in-your-face marketing.

The Marketing Book Podcast

Host Douglas Bardett interviews best selling authors to help you keep up with what's working in the quickly changing world of modern marketing (and sales)

Under the Influence

Host and adman Terry O'Reilly explores why we make the shopping decisions we make, and how we are influenced by words, colours and images. He tells stories of the remarkable creativity found at the higher realms of marketing, and analyses the ads we love to hate.

A pint with Seanibee

A Pint With Seaniebee is an informal chat with creative folks who have lived, or are living brave, interesting and unconventional lives.

The Marketing Show

We are two marketing guys who both go by the name Marc and The Marketing Show is your all access pass to uncovering every piece of the marketing puzzle.

MarTech Podcast

The MarTech Podcast tells the stories of world-class marketers who use technology to generate growth and achieve business and career success. In each episode, you’ll hear from an innovative marketer as they walk through their career path and discuss the challenges of their current roles.

Think Twice

Monthy Strategy Podcast covering topics like 'The Future of Influencers' 'Is Alexa Listening to me?' and 'Myths around Gen Z'

Ice Cream For Everyone

Willem van der Horst has candid conversations with a range of creative professionals inquiring into the nature of play and work, creativity, games, design, brand strategy, marketing communications, and more.

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Digital

Digital Analytics Power Hour

Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum. The goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Moe, and Tim share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day.

The Digiday Podcast

The Digiday Podcast is a weekly show where we discuss the big stories and issues that matter to brands, agencies and publishers as they transition to the digital age.

The Business of Digital Podcast

The Business of Digital Podcast is a digital marketing focused podcast by two small business owners for the SMB.

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Society Culture & Politics

The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick is joined by The New Yorker’s award-winning writers, editors and artists to present a weekly mix of profiles, storytelling, and insightful conversations about the issues that matter.

Bodega Boys

Desus Nice (@Desusnice) and The Kid Mero (@thekidmero) are the Bodega Boys

Death Sex & Money

Guardian Audio Long Reads

The Guardian's Audio Long Reads podcasts are a selection of the Guardian’s long read articles which are published in the paper and online.

Half Hour of Heterodoxy

Option

Don't get me started

Co-hosted by Anthony King and Will Hines. Talking to talented people not about what they do but what they love.

Looks Unfamiliar

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which I chat to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Polarised

Is it really true that we’ve never been more divided as a society? And if it is, how did it happen and what can be done? Those are the big questions being investigated on Polarised, the new podcast from the RSA exploring the political and cultural forces driving us further apart.

Latino USA

Latino USA offers insight into the lived experiences of Latino communities and is a window on the current and merging cultural, political and social ideas impacting Latinos and the nation.

Church for the Wild

A podcast for the people since 2015.

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Leadership

Fearless

Each week, we talk to leaders of the world’s most disruptive companies about how they’re jumping into the fire, crossing the chasm and blowing up the status quo. Leaders who’ve mastered the art of turning the impossible - into the profitable.

We are Next

Conversations with people from all walks of the industry on what they do, how they got there, and what they've learned along the way.

Real Famous

Real Famous is a real life education in making brands that people want to talk about. We’re talking to leaders in creative industries to learn from their stories - how they got started, the challenges they overcame, the work that defined their careers and what drove them to become a success.

Talking to Ourselves

Hosted by Omid Farhang, Chief Creative Officer at Momentum, this show is Omid’s selfish excuse to get the marketing industry’s most admired leaders to share advice, reveal process and routines, maybe tell a few stories, hopefully uplift a few cynics, and divulge secrets to a fulfilling career. In partnership with The One Club, and JSM Music.

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Science & Technology

Six Pixels of Separation

Mitch Joel bring you insights on brands, consumers, technology and how connected we've all become.

#TwitterSmarter Podcast

Expert Twitter tips that teach you how to “work smarter not harder” on Twitter and get noticed right now.

Internet History Podcast

How the internet happened. From Netscape to the iPhone.

Your Undivided Attention

In this podcast from the Center for Humane Technology, hosts expose the hidden designs that have the power to hijack our attention, manipulate our choices and destabilise our real world communities.

Code Switch

Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get...stuck? Code Switch can help.

AdExchanger Talks

Listen in as AdExchanger, the leading voice in ad tech, explores the evolution of data-driven digital media and marketing in a series of podcast interviews with advertising and marketing technology newsmakers that we call AdExchanger Talks.

Chips with Everything

Why are people designing video games in war zones? How do you catch a catfisher? Can we trust AI lie detectors? Every week, Jordan Erica Webber is joined by experts to answer these questions on our digital culture podcast, Chips with Everything.

Squeezing_the_Cover

Want to come across as more likeable? Social science has an answer for you, and it's simpler than you might think: ask more questions.

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Business & Economics

Freakonomics

Freakonomics Radio is an American public radio program which discusses socioeconomic issues for a general audience.

Masters of Scale

Masters of Scale is an original podcast hosted by Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and investor at Greylock. In each episode, Reid shows how companies grow from zero to a gazillion, testing his theories with legendary leaders. Masters of Scale is the first American media program to commit to gender balance for guests.

Planet Money

Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening. That's what we're going for at Planet Money.

The Indicator

A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.

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