7 MUST LISTEN PODCASTS
This week’s 7 List is looking at 7 must listen podcasts. Podcasts are on demand. Podcasts cater to your niche. Podcasts allow for a greater variety of topics and time to actually cover those things. Podcasts are great for when you want to consume content but can’t spend time staring at a screen (on a run, in the gym, doing basic tasks like cooking, cleaning etc.). It’s no surprise that the steady growth in the popularity of podcasts continues unabated. In this article we look at 7 podcasts that bring huge value to the listener and will help you learn and grow in the areas of business, health and tech…
1 – MASTERS OF SCALE
Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and co-founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffmann, has for the last year produced the brilliant Masters of Scale. Unsurprisingly, and stating the completely obvious, this man is connected. His guests include the likes of Reed Hastings (CEO, Netflix), Eric Schmidt (CEO, Google – Chairman, Alphabet), Sheryl Sandberg (COO, Facebook), oh and some guy called Mark Zucker-something. Incredible and candid insights into the world of running these wildly successful tech behemoths.
2 – MINDSET WITH MUSCLE
Mindset with Muscle is a weekly podcast produced by UK-based fitness model and entrepeneur, Jamie Alderton. This however is not your typical fitness podcast, and this is why it makes this list. Jamie focuses on providing insights into a successful growth mindset in business, relationships and health. Episodes vary between interviews from experts from fitness and business, and monologues from Jamie himself. Episodes are short and to the point, and Jamie is an articulate and enlightening host.
For those looking to develop their mind as well as their body, this podcast is essential listening. In the words of Jamie, “What you put in your body affects how you look and how you feel and what you put in your head affects what you think and what you do”, so do yourself a favour and subscribe to Mindset With Muscle.
3 – MANAGER TOOLS
As featured in THE WEEKLY 7 – 002, Manager Tools is my secret weapon in business, ignore the unbelievably cheesy 80’s style intro music and the unassuming podcast art, this podcast is pure gold. Simply entitled Manager Tools, it is an invaluable resource for leaders and aspiring leaders alike. A podcast that has been quietly going about its business for over 13 years, each week Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman (both highly experienced and qualified execs, take a business topic each week and break it down and disect it for you. I learn something groundbreaking in every episode, and the recent 4 part first Manager Tools live case study was an absolute peak of knowledge gain for me. Start with the case study episodes, and then work back. The rabbithole goes deep!
For those who neither have the time or the budget to join an MBA course but wish to gain the knowledge, this podcast is an essential part of your learning arsenal.
4 – SMART PASSIVE INCOME
A podcast well known to many and a podcast that has inspired so many to believe that they can turn their passions into a profitable source of additional income. Smart Passive Income with Pat Flynn is a weekly show that has been running for 300+ episodes. Pat Flynn is a digital marketing guru who shares all of his online business and blogging strategies, income sources and killer marketing tips and tricks so you can be ahead of the curve with your online business or blog. Sharing how he easily earns a six-figure salary while working only a few hours a week. He covers subjects as diverse as automation, outsourcing, crowdsourcing, search engine optimization, building authority and trust, niche sites, social media, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Podcasting, eBooks, online courses, affiliate marketing, getting things done and everything that works (and doesn’t work) to help you better understand how to crush it with your online business. If you have a burgeoning online side hustle or are looking for inspiration to get started, this is essential listening.
5 – FREAKONOMICS RADIO
For those who have read the books you know what to expect. A podcast that broadens your mind and makes you see the world differently across a broad spectrum of subjects. Essential listening for those curious about human behaviour and decision-making. Check it out here.
6 – BEN COOMBER RADIO
The podcast that started it all for me and sent me down the rabbit hole of podcasts and also down the rabbit hole of self improvement. I owe Ben Coomber a lot. What started out as purely a health and fitness show with a focus on nutrition has evolved into a show that tackles a whole variety of subjects with one common goal; to make you a more awesome person. Ben is a candid and honest host who is not afraid to open up and expose his vulnerabilities to the world. The listener always leaves the show feeling positive and better in body and mind. Check out Ben Coomber Radio here.
7 – THE TIM FERRISS SHOW
The daddy of the podcast world, if you have yet to listen to the Tim Ferriss show, then I envy how much great and timeless content you have to go back and listen to! The premise of the Tim Ferriss show is simple; bestselling author, investor, lifehacker Tim Ferriss interviews leaders from all areas of the world to tease out the habits, techniques and routines that have led them to the top of the game.
The show regularly, the #1 business podcast on all of Apple Podcasts, and it’s been ranked #1 out of 500,000+ podcasts on many occasions. It is the first business/interview podcast to pass 100,000,000 downloads, and it has been selected as “Best of” Apple Podcasts for three years running (In 2016 under “most downloaded”). It has now surpassed 300M downloads and readers of Fortune Magazine‘s Term Sheet recently selected The Tim Ferriss Show as their top business podcast.
Past guests include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Foxx, Edward Norton, Tony Robbins, Maria Popova, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Amanda Palmer, Malcolm Gladwell, Vince Vaughn, Rick Rubin, Reid Hoffman, Jon Favreau, Whitney Cummings, Mike Shinoda, and 300+ more.
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