Do you use podcasts to learn about new ideas while working from home? If not, you’re missing out on a wealth of information being shared by some of the foremost leaders in the business world. From interviews with experts to hard and fast tips designed to help your business run at optimal levels, there are a ton of free podcasts available on-demand, which can help you be a better more productive work at home mom.
Where to Listen to Free Podcasts
Podcasts are available for just about every device imaginable…except, of course, television and radio. Made for new media distribution, you can find informative talk shows and entertainment on various apps made for your smartphone or tablet, as well as your personal computer. I even listen to podcasts on my Roku streaming device. Simply head to your favorite app store and select the podcast player that’s right for you. I actually have a few that I’m pretty fond of, such as:
Stitcher
TuneIn
Soundcloud
Really, Stitcher has just about everything I need, with the exception of one or two entertainment podcasts not yet available for that app. Also, there’s no Stitcher app for Roku, so I use TuneIn as a backup for times when I want to listen on my television, instead. There’s not too much that Stitcher doesn’t have in the way of business podcasts, though, so I highly recommend it for people listening outside of iTunes (sorry, I’m not an Apple user, so I can’t really speak to what’s on iTunes or not, but users tell me that all of the same programs are there, too).
Suggested Podcasts
I subscribe to a number of different podcasts, which I’ll list below. Some are just a few minutes in length while others run close to an hour or more. Needless to say, you probably won’t have time to keep up with them all on a regular basis, but they’re nice to have for those times when you need a little inspiration or even just “shop talk”. Working from home, especially online, can get a little lonely when few people in your personal circles really understand what it is that you do and how you keep it all together, which is why listening to conversations from people in the know can be a real boost when you need it.
So, without further delay, here’s a snapshot of the business podcasts on my station playlists:
- The Smart Passive Income Podcast
- AskPat
- Jay Today TV
- Biz Women Rock!
- Social Media Marketing
- The Social Media Examiner Show
- B2B Content Marketing Leaders
- The Self Publishing Podcast
- Tropical MBA
- SEO 101
- The Tim Ferriss Show
- Social Pros Podcast
- Rainmaker.FM
- 1 Day Business Breakthrough
- Maximize Your Social
- The Lede from Copyblogger
- Screw the Nine to Five Podcast
- Marketing Over Coffee
- Simply Measured
- Social Media Happy Hour
- The BeanCast Marketing Podcast
- Eventual Millionaire
- Marketing Access Pass
- Inside PR
- For Immediate Release Podcast
- Chris Ducker Startup & Small ‘New Business’ Strategies for Entrepreneurs
- The Podcast Answer Man
- The Audacity to Podcast
- The Podcasters’ Studio
- The Art of Podcasting
- Amy Porterfield
- The Digital Marketing Podcast
- Six Pixels of Separation
- Social Media Marketing Happy Hour
- Entrepreneur On Fire
- HBR IdeaCast
- The Growth Show
- The Marketing Champion
- The Content Champion
- The Chalene Show
- Build Your Tribe
- PNR: This Old Marketing
- One Minute Tip
- Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Whew! Didn’t realize I had such a long list. And that’s just business podcasts! There are so many more for entertainment, news, parenting…you name it and there’s a podcast for it. And if you don’t find one you’re interested in, by all means start your own!
Other Podcasts for Work at Home Moms and Entrepreneurs
What are some of your favorites? Do you have a podcast that you’d like to recommend to our readers? The Work at Home Mom Center is all about sharing, so please leave your podcast suggestions in the comments section below.
