If podcasts were supposed to be a passing fad, then Americans didn’t get the memo.
According to recent figures, this year alone, 51% of the population listened to a podcast and 28% (80 million) of us tuned in weekly, and with good reason. Whether you’re seeking a dose of entertainment, news, inspiration, or knowledge, there’s a podcast for you.
Still, it can be challenging to cut through the noise to find what’s worthy of your time and attention, which is why we’ve compiled this list of essential HR podcast listening.
Here are the Top 9 HR Podcasts You Need To Follow In 2022:
9. How I Built This with Guy Raz
Hosted by Guy Raz, this podcast is a fan favorite amongst HR professionals as it dives into the stories behind some of the world’s best-known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists—and the movements they built.
Latest Episode: Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker (2019)
8. Punk Rock HR with Laurie Ruettimann
Host Laurie Ruettimann is joined by her closest friends and peers on the podcast as they explore what happens behind the scenes at work. Tune into this podcast for insight into the tools you need to take control of your career, put yourself first, and be your own HR.
Latest Episode: The Diversity Movement with Donald Thompson Jr.
7. The CEO Series with Strategy Focused Group
Strategy Focused Group (SFG) is a global team of Human Capital strategists committed to helping you solve people issues within the organization. The CEO Series podcast aims to find solutions to your most challenging problems and capture your greatest opportunities.
Latest Episode: The CEO Series with Maggie Mistal
6. HR Happy Hour with Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane
The HR Happy Hour has got it all! The podcast covers various topics, including human resources, management, leadership, and workforce technology. Hosted by Steve Boese, the Co-Chair of the HR Technology Conference, and Trish McFarlane, CEO of H3 HR Advisors, you won’t want to miss the great conversations that take place on this podcast.
Latest Episode: Target Moves to Increase Wages and Improve Benefits for Hourly Workers
5. The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast with Hung Lee
This weekly podcast is a 60-minute dose of brilliant conversation about Recruiting & HR. Join host Hung Lee for this talk show with leading figures in the staffing industry to chat about AI, the future of work, recruitment agencies, diversity & inclusion, gig economy, recruiting technology, workplace culture, and more.
Latest Episode: Up close and personal with Nico Blier-Silvestri, CEO Platypus
4. Leading in Color with Sarah Morgan
This bi-weekly podcast about cultivating intentional, positive workplace experiences and environments is hosted by Sarah Morgan. Sarah tackles each subject through a DE&I lens, with topics ranging from recruiting and hiring, training and development, coaching and discipline, policy and strategy, and more.
Latest Episode: Inside The Great Resignation
3. Inclusive AF with Jackye Clayton and Katee Van Horn
Inclusive AF hosts (and BFFs!) Jackye Clayton and Katee Van Horn are two diversity, equity, & inclusion professionals who hold nothing back and have tough conversations about their different lived experiences. If you’re looking to hear real, authentic, and sometimes challenging discussions on issues that are important to various communities – this is the podcast for you.
Latest Episode: Getting Inclusive AF with George LaRoque
2. DriveThruHR with Mike VanDervort, Robin Schooling, Dwane Lay, and Crystal Miller Lay
DriveThruHR is a captivating podcast that covers topics relevant to HR professionals. The 30-minute show features guests and hosts discussing various topics, including HR Technology, Recruiting, Talent Management, Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Strategic HR.
Latest Episode: Gen X, Y and Z – Solving the Missing Links
1. The HR Huddle: Presented By Sapient Insights Group
Launched in the Fall of 2021 as the ultimate resource for all things Human Resources. The HR Huddle is made up of three unique mini-shows: Spilling The Tea On HR Tech with Stacey Harris; discussing diversity and inclusion in Per My Last Email with Pam Jeffords; and breaking down the messy stories that everyone in human resources has in HR, We Have A Problem with Kim Seals.
The HR Huddle returns this Spring for Season 2 with all-new guests, hot takes, and frank conversations. In the meantime, you can catch up on past episode, support the show by subscribing now, sharing with your friends and colleagues, and leaving us a review.
Latest Episode: HR, We Have A Problem with Dr. Catherine Rymsha
No matter which of the shows from this list you tune in to, we guarantee you will learn something new about the vast and rapidly growing world of HR.
So grab your headphones, and get listening!