Тop 10 Self-Development Podcasts: A Curated Selection

We present a selection of engaging and beneficial podcasts on self-development, creativity, career, and art that are worth your attention.

1. TED Talks Daily

TED Talks is a globally renowned project. Since 1984, the TED Foundation has been organizing lectures on the most pressing topics of our time—from artificial intelligence to zoology, innovative scientific developments, the magic of the brain, and the workings of the universe. TED speakers include famous inventors, scientists, cultural, and political figures.In the archives, you can find talks by Steve Jobs, Tony Robbins, Stephen Hawking, and others.

Listening to TED lectures not only broadens your horizons and keeps you informed about current global events but also offers an opportunity to improve your English. New episodes are released every weekday.

2. Radio Arzamas

On Radio Arzamas, you’ll find series of audio programs on understanding art, courses on Ancient History, conspiracy theories, the philosophy of the series “The Young Pope,” numerous interviews, investigations, and lectures on literature, history, philosophy, psychology, travel, and people.

3. Radio kmbs

A podcast from the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School. Here, you can listen to short interviews with its professors, stories about art and its influence on business, personal investments, self-education, company development strategies, and much more.

4. Oxford University Courses

The university has been publishing its lectures and courses for several years. Among them are international relations, mathematics, psychiatry, literature, philosophy, and art history.

5. Smart People Are Loved

A podcast from the educational platform LABA. Episodes are divided into four sections: “Just Asking,” “Meeting Room,” “What the Lecturer Prescribed,” and “Read and Discussed.”

Topics include marketing transformation, startups, work-life balance, learning how to learn, conversations with top managers and entrepreneurs about work and life, all presented in a simple and understandable language for the modern individual.

6. A Person Needs a Person

Hosted by blogger Katya Gaydut, this podcast features conversations with well-known and successful women about self-realization, work, relationships, purpose, and the role of women in the modern world.

Guests include designer Ksenia Schneider, director of the publishing house “Osnovy” Dana Pavlychko, fashion blogger Margarita Muradova, and business school founder Yana Ibragimova.

7. Science Will Be for You

A podcast from the Ukrainian scientific publication “Kunsht.” It features the most popular articles from the magazine and discusses scientific questions that challenge modern society: how black holes form, how fake news spreads, how chemical elements have changed human history, and why we dislike hearing our own recorded voice. New episodes are released weekly.

8. Who Knows How

“Who Knows How” is an authorial program by psychologist and psychotherapist Anna Shiychuk on Urban Space Radio.Anna discusses topics relevant to everyone: emotional intelligence in life and work, our fears and anxieties, procrastination, and inner peace as internal support.

9. Aerostat

An authorial program for music lovers by composer and musician Boris Grebenshchikov. Episodes are dedicated to alternative and rock music from different years. The “Aerostat” program has been airing since 2005.

In each episode, Grebenshchikov plays various music and, between songs, tells the story of their creation, talks about the musicians, reflects on different topics, and shares his thoughts and observations.

10. Pedal On

Hosted by Anastasia Tikhonovich, this podcast features interviews with inspiring people with interesting experiences and backgrounds. Her guests have included an eco-activist, a museum PR manager, a copywriter, and a Harvard student. As stated in the description, it’s a “podcast for the curious and brave.”