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Your end-of-summer podcast listening list

On Innovation

As summer winds down and fall gets into full swing, how about a listening list with some of the best innovation and entrepreneurship podcasts available? Listen and learn.

How I Built This with Guy Raz - Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best- known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.

The Tim Ferris Show - Tim Ferris is bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek. In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.

WSJ’s The Future of Everything - What will the future look like? The Future of Everything offers a view of the scientific and technological breakthroughs on the horizon that could transform our lives for the better.

HBR Ideacast - Syndicated podcasts from Harvard Business Review, bringing in global leaders in tech, business, and innovation that you can learn from.

Work-Life with Adam Grant - Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the world’s most unusual workplaces to discover the keys to better work.

Hidden Brain - Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape choices, and direct relationships.

Radiolab - Radiolab investigates the tension between the certainty of science and mysteries that inspire wonder.

IdeaScale Nation - n every episode, IdeaScale interviews one champion of innovation—an innovation manager, an intrapreneur, or a leader of a transformation. It’s a chance for other innovation leaders to obtain real insight into the mechanics of the corporate innovation discipline.

HBR Podcasts – This is a link to all the Harvard Business Review podcasts.

Marketplace (NPR) - Listen to Marketplace — anytime, anywhere. Our podcasts bring you deeper inside the stories from the economy that shape our experiences.

This podcast list was compiled by Jeff Kushkowski, professor and innovation and entrepreneurship and business and economics librarian. He curates our Innovation Bookshelf located in the Fireplace Reading Room on the first floor of Parks Library. For additional information visit the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Guide or email Jeff Kushkowski.

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