Over the last few years, as reading has taken a backseat to video, a large number of awesome social innovation podcasts have begun to spring up. Many of which offer excellent insights, or interviews, on topics of sustainability, social innovation, and entrepreneurship.
The below is a list that I have put together, knowing full well that there are many others.
Change Creator: Better Business. Better Life. Better World. – By Adam Force
Channel Tagline: Redefining Good Business
Channel Overview: The best way to learn how to change the world with a business that matters is from game-changing entrepreneurs that already are. Listen in as Adam Force talks with some of the most impactful people on the planet to bring you their strategies and insights for success.
Most Recent Episodes:
- Rick Miller: Unlock Your Personal and Professional Growth
- Jay Shetty: Creating Content That Drives True Impact [FULL INTERVIEW]
- Sarah & Kevin: A Creative Marketing Strategy That Helped Raise $2.6M in Funding
The Voices of Social Change Podcast – By Joshua Schukman
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Channel Overview: Want to add a social mission to your business? Have a for purpose organization that you want to grow? Maybe you’re launching or have a dream of launching just such an organization??? If any of this fits you, then this podcast is for you!
Most Recent Episodes:
- S4 | E1: Are you stuck in the SCRAMBLE?
- S3 | E14: Does our ‘Social Impact’ really matter?
- S3 | E13: Didn’t hit your goal? Keep moving anyway.
Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs – By Fergal Byrne
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Channel Overview: At Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs, we talk to experienced and successful social entrepreneurs and change makers, committed to building a better world. Our aim is to share the inspiring stories, to explore the highs and the lows, learn how different social entrepreneurs have kept inspired, and draw out insights to help social entrepreneurs at all stages on their journey.
Most Recent Episodes:
- Episode 94: Interview with Randy Paynter, founder of Care2
- Episode 93 Interview with Harish Hande, co-founder SELCO INDIA
- Episode 92: Interview with Odin Mühlenbein, Partner at Ashoka Germany and Lead of Advisory at Ashoka Globalizer
Ethical Business – By Fair Marketeers
Channel Tagline: Inspiring People Doing Inspiring Things
Channel Overview: Every week, we interview a leading business mind to get the latest ideas and inspiration for reducing our impact on the world. No junk, just compelling stories about how they got to where they are and how you can learn from their experience.
Most Recent Episodes:
- Episode 38 – Sustainable Construction with Paul Galvin of SG Blocks August 26, 2018
- Episode 37 – The World’s Most Ethical Bra with Stephanie Devine July 9, 2018
- Episode 36 – Tackling Climate Change in New Ways with Professor Michael Vandenbergh January 11, 2018
Positive Impact – By Alexandra Black-Paulick
Channel Tagline: Creating a Positive Impact on the World
Channel Overview: Movers and shakers across all industries looking to solve the world’s biggest problems through leveraging the power of business. Explore the countless different models and creative innovation that these changemakers deploy to help empower, motivate and inspire.
Most Recent Episodes:
- 33: Putting Micro-Entrepreneurs on Tourism Map – Jason Seagle (Vayando)
- 32.5: Girlpreneurs Creating an Impact with Alexis Kauchick (Eternal Essence Candles)
- 32: Empowering Girlpreneurs – Holly Lichtenfeld (Bright Girls Company)
Business With Purpose: By Molly
Most Recent Episodes:
- Business with Purpose Podcast EP 111: Susan Correa, Founder of Art + Eden
- Business with Purpose Podcast EP 110: How to Know if a Brand is Ethical
- Business with Purpose Podcast EP 109: Liz Funk, And We Evolve
Social Entrepreneur:- By Tony Loyd
Channel Tagline: Positive stories from underrepresented voices, focused on solutions.
Most Recent Episodes:
- Software to Improve Recovery Outcomes, with Melissa Kjolsing Lynch, Recovree
- How to Change the World, with Bethany Tran, The Root Collective
- Closing the Adult Education Gap for Employers and Employees, with Ned Zimmerman-Bence, GogyUp
More Than Money
Channel Tagline: Business talk revisited. The podcast that challenges you to listen with your conscience.
Most Recent Episodes:
Global Goals Cast – By We Are All Human Foundation
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Channel Overview: Global GoalsCast is a podcast that inspires and empowers listeners to make the world a better place by sharing the stories individuals, companies, and organizations that are advancing and achieving a more sustainable world.
Most Recent Episodes:
- The Next Generations: We Can’t Save the World Without Them
- Stopping the Scourge of Modern Slavery: HRH Princess Eugenie & Julia de Boinville, Anti-Slavery Collective
- Have we made progress on the SDGs?
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise – By Romy Kochan,
Channel Tagline: The Podcast show about social enterprise!
Channel Overview: The Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcast began in March of 2015 with an intent to document the social enterprise development in Detroit. Host, Romy Kochan, began the journey with storytelling in mind.
Most Recent Episodes:
Stanford Social Innovation Review –
Channel Overview: Audio talks and lectures by leaders of social change
Most Recent Episodes:
- The Tenuous Relationship Between Technology and Social Innovation
- Embracing Emerging Technology for Social Change
- Fostering a Human-Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence
one billion – By Civilla
Channel Overview: This podcast is an inside peek at their journey as they work to create positive impact in the lives of one billion people. Stories are captured in real time and shared out weekly. Key themes include: civic leadership, social innovation, philanthropy, human-centered design, change work, government, and courageous leadership.
Most Recent Episodes:
Impact Boom –
Channel Overview: Impact Boom searches the globe to find the people, stories & inspiration to help you create maximum positive impact. We interview world-leading social innovators, entrepreneurs, changemakers, designers, educators, thinkers and doers who share Insights, ideas & inspiration. As long as these leaders are focusing their efforts on creating positive social and environmental change, we’ll make sure you hear about it.
Most Recent Episodes:
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The Finding Impact podcast is another great social enterprise-focused resource. Andy interviews some of the leading social entrepreneurs in the world on specific, relevant topics.