The Best Podcasts for grads and twenty-somethings

 

I really fell in love with podcasts in Lockdown 1.0... I'd go on my lil daily allowed walk and pop one on and it was a fab escape from the world. Here are some of the best podcasts I've discovered that are brilliant for my fellow grads and twenty-somethings. They cover everything from delivering the lols, career advice, mental health and general life topics. 

Adulting with Oenone

"The podcast that's trying to figure out all of the things that we never got taught in school."

Suggested episodes: '#97 Selfishness, Communication & Taxes with Michelle Elman', 'Living Better with Alistair Campbell', and '#58 When Will We Be 'Successful'? with Louise Troen'.

How to Fail with Elizabeth Day 

"How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right. Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failures taught them about how to succeed better."

Suggested episodes: Any! Everyone talks so openly and shares great advice. 

Things You Can’t Ask Yer Mum 

"Welcome to Things You Can't Ask Yer Mum. On this podcast we chat through some of those topics that you just can't ask your mum. There will be both tears and laughter as we answer questions from our followers and chat through our experiences of relationships, breakups, grief and friendships."

Suggested episodes: 'Comparison and working on yourself', 'Navigating Friendships', and 'S2 Ep 7 Money'. 

Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast 

"This practical and relaxed series explores everything from what anxiety is and why it happens to us, how our brains work and why it's actually very normal to the various tools and techniques necessary for owning it. Author Caroline Foran shares her story, along with some expert input, in an attempt to help you show your anxiety who's boss. Most importantly, this is a series that tackles the reality of anxiety from a refreshing and relatable perspective."

Suggested episodes: 'Owning It: Dissolving your career anxiety', 'Owning It: The power of decision making for anxiety', and 'Owning It: How to approach financial anxiety'. 

Life Hacks - Careers Toolkit 

"Vick Hope and Katie Thistleton bring you reassuring advice and guidance to help you navigate options for your career. They're joined by experts to help deal with your careers concerns; from first impressions to side hustles, job interviews to CVs."

Suggested episodes: 'What can I learn from work experience?', 'How can I impress when I start a new job?', and 'How can I ace my job interview?'

Good Influence with Gemma Styles 

"In each informative episode we meet a different guest, who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. Through relaxed, honest and relatable conversations, we learn together what these good influence guests have to teach us on topics from mental health to media representation, confidence to climate."

Suggested episodes: 'Dr Soph on managing emotions',  and 'Lucy Sheridan on Comparison'. 

Squiggly Careers

"Want to have a happy career and love your job but not sure where to start? The Amazing If podcast brings you practical, action focused advice on how to take control of your career and make better choices about your future. Full of tips, tools and techniques that you can put into practice straight away."

Suggested episodes: 'A Fear Of Being Found Out', 'A Fear Of Not Knowing Enough', 'A Fear of Being Too Young',  'A Fear of Failing' and '#170 Exploring and applying for a new job'. 

The Last 3 Digits 

"A weekly Podcast from Nego True, Bola Sol and Disunomics talking money & everything in between."

Suggested episodes: 'Is Financial Jealousy a thing?', 'Paying rent to parents, Rental or home or Rolex?! and online buying', and 'Can MONEY buy HAPPINESS?'

The Cut 

"The Cut is a weekly audio magazine exploring culture, style, sex, politics and more. Each week, an ensemble of voices, led by host Avery Trufelman, engages in the conversations that matter most in our current moment. Intimate, provocative, and probing, the Cut aims to ask questions before listeners even know they have them, always with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible."

Suggested episodes: 'Would You Move Back Home? Could You?', 'You're Hired', 'You Should Probably Quit', 

My Dad Wrote a Porno 

"Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened - but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he's decided to read it to the world in this award-winning comedy podcast. With the help of his friends, James Cooper and BBC Radio 1's Alice Levine, Jamie reads a chapter a week and discovers more about his father than he ever bargained for." 

Suggested episodes: All of them, they are HILARIOUS