Self-Improvement Podcasts

18 podcasts in this category

Browse the best self-improvement podcasts covering motivation, habits, productivity, mindset, and personal development. From bestselling authors to motivational speakers, these podcasts help you become the best version of yourself.

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Feb 2026

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Computer science professor and author Cal Newport answers questions from his listeners about work, technology, and the deep life.

Weekly Free
Self-Improvement
Ear Biscuits

Ear Biscuits

Rhett & Link's unscripted, behind-the-scenes conversations about life, love, and the mysteries of the universe. A rare look behind the curtain of two of YouTube's biggest creators, with surprising vulnerability.

Weekly Free
Comedy Relationships & Family Self-Improvement
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee explores how small changes in lifestyle can lead to big improvements in health and wellbeing. A compassionate, whole-person approach to health from a practising GP.

Weekly Free
Health & Wellness Self-Improvement
How To!

How To!

Slate's podcast that finds experts to solve your most difficult, unusual, and sometimes hilarious problems. Real-world problems solved by literal experts in a highly engaging and personal way.

Weekly Free
Self-Improvement
Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson interviews the world's best thinkers to help you understand yourself and the world around you. A bridge between high-performance self-help and rigorous scientific inquiry.

Thrice-weekly Free
Self-Improvement
On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Jay Shetty has conversations with the most insightful people in the world to help you discover your purpose. Ancient monastic wisdom applied to modern-day challenges, made accessible through a charismatic host.

Bi-weekly Free
Self-Improvement Relationships & Family
Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris

Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris

Dan Harris explores meditation and happiness through interviews with the world's best teachers and scientists. A skeptic-friendly, evidence-based approach to mindfulness and spiritual well-being.

Thrice-weekly Free
Health & Wellness Self-Improvement
The Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic

Daily audio devotions of Stoic wisdom, helping you live a better, more resilient life. Translates complex ancient philosophy into practical, daily action steps.

Daily Free
Self-Improvement
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett's podcast is a collection of some of the world's most influential people's life stories, shared with honesty and vulnerability.

Weekly Free
Business Self-Improvement
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos reveals the latest scientific research on what actually makes us happier. Yale's most popular course on happiness, delivered as a free podcast by the professor who created it.

Weekly Free
Health & Wellness Self-Improvement
The Jordan Harbinger Show

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger deconstructs the playbooks of the world’s most successful people, from FBI hostage negotiators to legendary athletes.

Thrice-weekly Free
Self-Improvement Business
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish interviews the world's top thinkers to help you master the best of what other people have already figured out.

Weekly Free
Self-Improvement Business
The Lazy Genius Podcast

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi helps you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. Anti-hustle-culture self-improvement that focuses on what matters most to YOU.

Weekly Free
Self-Improvement
The Rich Roll Podcast

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll, an ultra-endurance athlete and plant-based advocate, interviews inspiring and thought-provoking people. Ultra-deep conversations with a host whose personal transformation story is as inspiring as his guests'.

Bi-weekly Free
Health & Wellness Self-Improvement
The School of Greatness

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes interviews world-class athletes, entrepreneurs, and change makers about what it takes to achieve greatness. A former athlete's unique perspective on peak performance across all areas of life.

Thrice-weekly Free
Self-Improvement Business Health & Wellness
The Tim Ferriss Show

The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek. In this podcast, he deconstructs world-class performers.

Weekly Free
Self-Improvement Business Health & Wellness
The Unmistakable Creative

The Unmistakable Creative

Srinivas Rao interviews creative thinkers, doers, and makers about making an impact. Explores the philosophy and practice of creativity across all disciplines.

Weekly Free
Self-Improvement
WorkLife with Adam Grant

WorkLife with Adam Grant

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explores the science of making work not suck. Evidence-based workplace psychology from the world's most cited organizational thinker.

Seasonal Free
Business Self-Improvement