Conversations about money are everywhere — even when no one thinks they’re talking about money.
Money intersects with everything we do and every decision we make, so our relationships with money find their way into just about anything we talk about. Work? Food? Therapy? Sports? Politics? Your fourteenth rewatch of The Office? Money is there.
About a million personal finance podcasts exist to talk explicitly about money — and most of them are boring at best, harmful at worst. (Heyyyy, budget culture.) The more interesting talk about money happens between the lines in other conversations.
Healthy Rich was born because of lessons I learned from podcasts across genres — business, self-help, entertainment, legal, science, news, pop culture, writing… and, of course, anti–diet culture journalists.
I’d love to learn which podcasts you follow in any genre. What are the non-boring — and budget-free! — personal finance podcasts you listen to? What are your favorite non-finance podcasts? Which podcasts in your feed do you inhale every week without fail? Which hosts will you follow no matter what they talk about (e.g. the Michael Hobbesextended universe)? What are the giant podcasts whose bandwagon you’ve joined, and what are the tiny podcasts your friends are doing that we absolutely have to know about?
Please share your favorite podcast picks in the comments below — no limits! We are living in a Moment of Podcasts, and we must try them all!
i feel like i have listened to so many money/finance pods over the the years--when i feel like i’m doing well and saving. when i’m not...i don’t want to listen, like a big baby. 😅the two i rec the most are the clever girls know pod and weird finance with paco de leon. great interviews, never preachy, and both hosts have such a chill vibe.
Thank you! I like Paco de Leon, but I didn't realize there was a weird finance podcast. Cool!
I understand not wanting to listen to finance podcasts when you don't feel like you're meeting their expectations. There's so much preachiness and shaming in personal finance that we've got to stop.
Ooo this looks interesting! I hadn't heard of it; thank you for bringing this to my attention. I love that Carl calls himself a "financial conversationalist"! (Also, I'm vey here for Chip and Joanna Gaines content :)
Money with Katie is really good. You’re Wrong About is good for in-depth fun stories. What works for rethinking work and Red handed if you’re into true crime.
Nick Hanauer’s Pitchfork Economics is a fav. The only thing that bothers me are he and his cohost sound alike. I’ve gotten some good reading and story ideas through this.
Two of my favorites that tie in tangentially with money but aren’t actually ABOUT money are “Classy” (all about exploring class differences) and Under the Influence with Jo Piazza (all about influencers)
CLASSY! Such a brilliant topic for a podcast, and it's so well done. This is a great reminder that I need to finish that series. Thanks for great recs (as always), Katy!
i feel like i have listened to so many money/finance pods over the the years--when i feel like i’m doing well and saving. when i’m not...i don’t want to listen, like a big baby. 😅the two i rec the most are the clever girls know pod and weird finance with paco de leon. great interviews, never preachy, and both hosts have such a chill vibe.
Thank you! I like Paco de Leon, but I didn't realize there was a weird finance podcast. Cool!
I understand not wanting to listen to finance podcasts when you don't feel like you're meeting their expectations. There's so much preachiness and shaming in personal finance that we've got to stop.
I really like Carl Richard’s writing about money and he’s got a new podcast which I’ve enjoyed so far https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/50-fires-money-and-meaning-with-carl-richards/id1709551590
Ooo this looks interesting! I hadn't heard of it; thank you for bringing this to my attention. I love that Carl calls himself a "financial conversationalist"! (Also, I'm vey here for Chip and Joanna Gaines content :)
LOVE love love Upstream
Money with Katie is really good. You’re Wrong About is good for in-depth fun stories. What works for rethinking work and Red handed if you’re into true crime.
Thank you! OMG What Works/Tara McMullin is my favorite! So many "I wish I had written that" moments when I consume anything from her.
Nick Hanauer’s Pitchfork Economics is a fav. The only thing that bothers me are he and his cohost sound alike. I’ve gotten some good reading and story ideas through this.
Always looking for a good economics podcast, thank you!
Two of my favorites that tie in tangentially with money but aren’t actually ABOUT money are “Classy” (all about exploring class differences) and Under the Influence with Jo Piazza (all about influencers)
CLASSY! Such a brilliant topic for a podcast, and it's so well done. This is a great reminder that I need to finish that series. Thanks for great recs (as always), Katy!
Ooo, adding that to my queue! Great topic.