Podcasts for Everyone!
- May 4, 2023
- 26 min read
Updated: May 11, 2023
For Teens:
"On Our Minds is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning, student-led and student-produced podcast about the biggest mental health challenges young people face. In each episode, two teen reporters guide you through stories by high schoolers from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs about the teenage experience that connects, educates and inspires listeners of all ages." *Hosted by teens of color.
"This Teenage Life (TTL) is a podcast about the ideas, stories, and unique perspectives of teenagers in the middle of their own growth as humans. The episodes that you’ll hear, and people you’ll meet, are meant to offer a a sense of connection. For us, it's a way to process what we feel and think." *This teenage life is hotsed by crews of teens in the United States, India and internationally
"Introducing the newest addition to Dear Asian Youth! Hosted by Naina Giri, Abi Lee, and Isabel Leong, Dear Asian Girl is a podcast focused on uplifting, highlighting, and supporting Asian girls everywhere. With the lack of representation amongst Asian girls in social media, it's important that we as Asian girls support one another and bring awareness in order to be at the forefront of this change. For Asian Girls, by Asian Girls"
"Five stressed, sleep-deprived, yet energetic teens sit down and talk about the struggles that come with being a teenager. Is high school really as bad as everyone says? A podcast that's a coming-of-age story portrayed in real-time. A culmination of mistakes and growth and a reminder you're not alone." *Hosted by teens of color.
Raw discussions about mental health, created for teens, by teens. Hosted by Ben Small. Follow on Instagram @theyourlifesuckspodcast.
"Encouraging the next generation of Queer Youth from across the world to stand up for what’s right! For more info visit: QueerUniverse.org"
The podcast about growing up LGBT+ by Just Like Us.
Covering it all:
This category includes podcasts that cover general mental wellness, mindfulness, disrupting coloniality, and connections to sexual/sensual well-being.
"Mind the Disruption is a podcast about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It’s about people pushing for better health for all. It’s about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier world.
On Mind the Disruption, the new NCCDH podcast, you’ll hear the stories of people who have disrupted the usual ways of doing things in their organizations, communities, and society in pursuit of better health for all.
In weaving together interviews with community organizers, public health practitioners, researchers and more, we ask the question: what does it look like to challenge the status quo for health equity?"
Podcast highlighting people working for social change. We amplify folks doing anti-racist, anti-oppressive, liberatory work. Racial, social, economic justice. Community-based. Powerful thinkers and action-takers. Engagement in praxis. We aim to elevate and provide counter-narratives to the dominant system. Learn together to enhance our practice
"in hindzsight is a sound reflection journey to jump start your day, renew the mind & support you in your expansion." www.hindz.site
There are so many conversations around how to perform at work—and on the flip side, how to take care of your mental health. But what about caring for your mental health at work, a place we’ll spend nearly 1⁄3 of our lives? From the Shine app’s co-founders Marah Lidey and Naomi Hirabayashi comes “Friends With Mental Health Benefits,” a podcast highlighting the untold mental health stories of founders and senior leaders. Hear how folks navigate their own wellbeing in the workplace and support the mental health of their teams—especially those most marginalized.
"Hosted by sexuality doula Ev’Yan Whitney, you’ll be guided to slow down, tune in, heal, and feel the sensations of your body. Sensual Self explores the nuances of sensual expression at the intersection of identity, sexuality, pleasure, and wellness, with practices to reconnect you to yourself." (on haitus as of December 2022)
Great places to start:
under the old name:
Back for Seconds: Men Need Sexual Liberation Too, Back for Seconds: Oshun and Decolonizing Black Femme Sexuality, The Sexually Liberated Woman is Nonbinary the last episode created under the old is when Ev’Yan came out as nonbinary; and as Sensual Self I'm Asexual, Not Broken where they discloses being on the Ace spectrum.
From the nonprofit To Write Love on Her Arms comes a new podcast about mental health and the things that make us human. Each episode will cover topics we tend not to talk about, including depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.
Great episodes to start with: "Decolonizing Therapy and Healing with Therapist Gabe Torres" and "Affirming LGBTQ+ Experience and Existence with Dr. Amy Green (of The Trevor Project)"
Mental was created by Bobby Temps to break down mental health stigma and discrimination. Each week joined by a special guest, the podcast is a safe space to hear honest and insightful mental health interviews in the hope listeners will feel more empowered to continue the conversation with others.
Every Thursday we delve into a different factor in mental health and how to better manage it. You’ll also better understand different conditions from first-hand experience, with inspiring guests and surprising statistics.
Far more unites us than divides us. So whether you have experienced mental illness or not, they’ll be something to relate to in each episode. Oh, and remember… you are enough!
"Trauma, but lol. I'm not a mental health professional, but my guests are." Hosted by writer, poet, astrologer, and tarot card reader Remy Ramirez.
Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Welcome to Sleeping Pill, your safe space online. Relax, leave your worries behind, and allow Inka to program your mind with her soothing voice as she reads you a curated selection of exemplary literary works to lull you into much-needed sleep. Want to have your original pieces featured in our next episode? Send them to us at inka@cutprintproductions.com.
"Founded in Kaitlin Prest’s bedroom in 2014, The Heart is the culmination of many years of audio experimentation and play. The show features personal documentary stories made by host KP and her friends. Home to the widely lauded “NO” series, Peabody Finalist “Silent Evidence”, Third Coast Gold Award winning “Mariya” and Prix Italia awarded “Movies In Your Head”. The Heart has been a force of queer feminist audio art making in the podcast industry."
The Heart Rasio is home to many different podcast series that focus on race, culture, sexuality, coloniality, trauma, and physical and mental health.
LGBTQ Centric:
"We are your hub for queer and trans mental healthcare. Each episode we’ll speak with one of our therapists or collective members and chat about a mental health topic using a queer lens." (Started February 2023)
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Making Gay History (MGH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brings LGBTQ+ history to life through the voices of the people who lived it. We strive to create a world where everyone understands, respects, and honors the experiences and histories of LGBTQ+ people by providing engaging and accessible entry points to its largely hidden history.
The Making Gay History podcast mines Eric Marcus’s decades-old audio archive of rare interviews—conducted for his award-winning oral history of the LGBTQ civil rights movement—to create intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history.
The Gender Reveal podcast explores the vast diversity of trans experiences through interviews with a wide array of trans, nonbinary and two-spirit people. Created by journalist and educator Tuck Woodstock, the show also serves as a free educational tool for anyone seeking to learn more about gender.
One From the Vaults, a trans history podcast by Morgan M Page. We bring you all the dirt, gossip, and glamour from trans history!
"UK's best LGBTQIA+ inspiring stories podcast."QueerAF is the award-winning one-of-a-kind podcast that pays, mentors and supports LGBTQIA+ young people with vital stories to tell. Each week you can listen to beyond the binary stories about queerness, sexuality, gender and identity. With its roots in collaboration and with funding from National Student Pride, we have been giving young queer creatives a crucial leg up on the career ladder. For many, it is their first paid audio commission.
Without LGBTQ history, there is no American history. From Learning for Justice and hosts Leila Rupp and John D'Emilio, Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school.
This podcast is produced in partnership with University of Wisconsin Press, publishers of Understanding and Teaching U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History. It is the first book designed for high school and university teachers who want to integrate LGBTQ history into their standard curriculum.
A weekly question-and-answer podcast that explores life outside the gender binary. We discuss transgender, nonbinary, asexual, queer, and even lesbian & gay topics!
The Ace Audio Archive is a podcast on the topic of asexuality, aromanticism, and all parts of the ace spectrum. It aims to be both an educational resource, with definitions and discussions of asexual topics, and a showcase of ace art.
Each month, Sara and Jay explore topics in sex health, relationships, queer identities, BDSM, kink, sex work, and more. This podcast is only for listeners 18 and older.
In the networks flagship show Searching for the Trans Canon, hosts Katie Coleman (playwright, composer, queer trans woman she/her @katieofthelake), Ada-Rhodes Short (activist, engineering academic, and queer trans woman She/her @the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (writer, critic, trans guy. He/they @punkgroucho) discuss finding trans representation in film, tv, and literature. Twitter & Instagram: @totallytranspod
Outward, Slate’s queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience’s understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.
We're a leading British LGBTQ+ Podcast bringing you a regular dose of positive news stories and fabulous interviews 🏳️🌈 Welcome to Queer Talk!
Hosted by the joint force that is Mufseen Miah and Spencer Cooper both who are LGBTQ+ advocates in their own rights. This podcast is in association with queer community platform @lovequeers ✨ (Ended December 2022)
"A cozy corner of the internet for everything LGBTQ+ hosted by Emma and Hester. Safe Space gives a voice to the voiceless by sharing regular doses of quality queer stories, news and heartwarming anecdotes to shine a light on the fact that we've always been here 🌈 Send reviews and requests to emma@uncoveredgroup.com For collaborations and partnerships please email esme@uncoveredgroup.com **Guests are welcome on the podcast** please do get in touch if you want to join us, we are based in London, email: emma@uncoveredgroup.com"
Gara Lonning (@Garararararara) came out as Trans and Non-binary only two years ago. Now, with the help of their "Best Thems" Maggie Dunleavy (@softie.mag) and Basil Lee (@whagever), they take you on a euphoric journey where they interview some great guests, answer your amazing questions and have some open and honest conversations all about that little big thing called gender!
The Queer Spirit Podcast was started by Nick Venegoni in 2018. He was inspired to start sharing the conversations he was having with queer folks on a spiritual path with others around the globe. Nick loved hearing about the empowerment journeys of all these artists, healers and activists and decided to amplify these voices to reach queer ears from all corners of the earth, especially in places where these stories aren’t shared publicly. The intention is to enliven, heal and empower all who hear these stories and conversations – to inspire new ideas towards health and wholeness on your path of queer spirituality.
You’re listening to the Queer Public, the podcast about real-life queer life. Each episode we ask critical questions about queer identity, queer politics, and our queer culture.
"A brand spanking new DIY podcast conceived to centre and celebrate intersex connection, visibility, diversity, and most importantly, JOY." *Please note not all intersex people Identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community but this zine, blog, and archive I will always be intersex-affirming and include intersex resources like these podcasts.
An interactive LIVE STREAM where people in, and affecting, the Intersex community come to connect, converse, enlighten, entertain, and organize.
"I’m From Driftwood is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling nonprofit whose aim is to increase empathy and empower individuals by creating an apolitical forum for LGBTQ stories from every age, race, gender identity, background and culture. Since 2009, IFD has filmed and published over 700 video stories that have accrued over 35+ million views on its YouTube Channel. The I'm From Driftwood Podcast brings its queer storytelling to a new medium. Each episode will feature the audio clips from stories from the I’m From Driftwood archive, and the stories and subject matter will be discussed by the two podcast hosts. Topics discussed will range from bi-inclusion, childhood crushes, and gender identity, to love, race, and drag culture. The Podcast will be produced by Anddy Egan-Thrope and hosted by Alex Berg and Phil aka Corinne. Anddy is a Made in NY Fellow, the producer of the podcast “Queers From the Crypt”, and creator, producer, and host of “Fruit Basket”, a podcast about queer comedy. Alex, a “loud and proud bisexual femme” is a journalist covering national news, women’s issues, and LGBTQ culture. Phil is the creator, producer, and host of the podcast “Transition of Style” whose mission is to “help gender non-conforming people bring forth their most authentic, confident and true selves by providing professional styling.”"
LGBTQ+ Disability and Neurodivergence:
The Disability After Dark Podcast was launched in September 2016, completely independently by Andrew Gurza. It is a podcast that shines a bright light on disability stories In 5 and a half years, the show has amassed over 400K downloads worldwide, with almost 300 episodes, and a variety of bonus episodes, it keeps going strong. It has been in the Top 100 Sexuality podcasts consistently in North America, and has received widespread positive reviews. New episodes are available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify every week. You can also pledge your support for the show, by heading over to www.patreon.com/disabilityafterdark and giving $1 a month for early episode access and bonus shows.
Get ready to EXPAND your mind! The word NEUROQUEER goes beyond the intersection of neurodiversity and queerness. Neuroqueering is the practice of queering (subverting, defying, disrupting, liberating oneself from) neuronormativity and heteronormativity simultaneously. Through the lens of the neurodiversity paradigm and the social model and in conversations with neurodiversity-affirming professionals, we are going to challenge, rethink, and reframe systems and institutions. What we love about neuroqueering is that it is also about being in our pleasure, tapping into our curiosity and creativity. This podcast is hosted by Pasha Marlowe (she/her), MFT, Neuroqueer/AuDHD Coach, queer autistic and adhd woman, mama bear to 3, and someone who gets instantly bored if she's not a little scared AND now co-hosted by Sonny Jane Wise (they/them), multiply neurodivergent and colorful, Lived Experience Educator, and the author of "We Are ALL Neurodiverse" (coming Nov 2023).
BIPOC, AMENA, Jewish and Muslim LGBTQ2S+-Centric Podcasts:
From here on our please note that not all podcast will be in English some will be bilingual and utilize a mothertongue you only really hear with your family of origin. Other's may still be in English, and a majority are as they are primarily based in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, but a few will taketo India, the entire African continent, .
Quariwarmi is a podcast created by and for the queer BIPOC community, to be unapolegitcally ourselves. Our identities are complex and none of us fit neatly into a single category. We are here to share parts of our lives, identities and discuss our intersectionality as well as current events. Quariwarmi was the term used for the third-gender and androgynous shamans, in the Inca Empire. Here, we celebrate our roots, honor our ancestors and break down colonialism.
The TMI Project Podcast offers binge-worthy seasons filled with true stories that include the TMI parts people usually leave out because of shame, embarrassment, or cultural expectation.
Season 1's focus: Tragedy + Time = Comedy; Season 2's focus: Black Stories Matter; Season 3's focus: Stories for Choice; Season 4's focus: Pride Stories; Season 5's focus: Black Trans Stories Matter
Welcome to this QPOC Life, a podcast that looks at the world through the lense of a QTPOC (Queer/Trans Person of Color). Send questions to ThisQPOCLife@gmail.com
A Decolonized Podcast for lovers on the margins, join your resident sexuality educator Ericka Hart and Deep East Oakland’s very own Ebony Donnley, as we game give, dismantle white supremacy and kiki in the cosmos somewhere between radical hood epistemological black queer love ethics, pop culture, house plants and a sea of books. Light an incense to this. #nigchampa #hrhw #theblackpoweredpodcast To monetarily support Hoodrat to Headwrap Venmo @Ericka-Hart or PayPal: ericka@ihartericka.com
"Welcome to Yellow Glitter! Mindfulness through the eyes & soul of queer Asian perspectives. Every episode, my guests and I share with you what’s on our minds on topics around racial identity, queerness, activism, and life. Come join our conversation."
"Queering Desi is a podcast that celebrates the unique experiences of South Asian LGBTQ+ people.
In each episode, a guest chats with long-time community activist and writer, Priya Arora, about their journey and what it means to be true to who you are. To help us share our stories in our own words, and take the burden of representation off each individual, this podcast aims to be a breeding ground for discussion and a platform for being loud and proud, no matter who you are!"
"A podcast from OPIRG Kingston centering queer Muslim dreaming for collective liberation."
Welcome to our podcast, Istame'a | Listen, a safe space for sharing queer Muslim stories.
In our four-part series hosted by Rabia Mirza, we’ll be sharing raw, honest and personal stories from queer Muslims. We’ll explore what it’s like to come out, how we navigate the stigma of shame and examine the blurred lines between religion, sexuality and culture.
This series is brought to you by Hidayah, one of UK’s fastest growing organisations supporting LGBTQI+ Muslims. Our mission is to ensure the voices of queer Muslims are heard and understood. To share your stories, get in touch here: https://www.hidayahlgbt.co.uk/contact
There are a rainbow of perspectives that make up the LGBTQ+ frum experience, and the Queer Yid Podcast is here to explore them all. Be it growing up gay in a community that doesn't have language for those feelings, or embracing yiddishkeit years after coming out trans, our stories matter.
So whether you're queer, questioning, or simply curious about our experiences - we invite you to listen and reflect on the narratives that our guests have to share." (Ended in 2021)
Kosher Queers is a podcast with at least two Jews and generally more than three opinions! Each week Jaz and Lulav bring you queer takes on Torah.
Queer Jews Michael Sokolovsky and Rabbi Xava De Cordova play with the multi-millennial dialectic that is the Talmud. Join them as they throw drash, seek prophetic insight and uncover the rabbinic smuttiness inherent in the system.
"Have you been told cannot be LGBTQ🏳️🌈 & spiritual?
The Forbidden Apple Podcast is a space to reclaim spirituality.
Whatever that means to YOU.
Melissa Weisz, a former Orthodox Jew, and Pelayo Alvarez a Spanish-raised Catholic meet weekly and sink our teeth into "The Forbidden Apple". We interview LGBTQ artists, activists & clergy from unique religious backgrounds. Recent guests include Arlan Hamilton, Mary Lambert, Sushant Divgikar, Rev. Troy Perry, Ryan Cassata Colin Bethel (Queer Cosmos), Phillip Picardi & Casper ter Kuile. Join our conversations as we discuss overcoming prejudices, find common ground, and celebrate our differences."
"Welcome to the adventures of your Two Spirit Aunties! Join us for laughs, truth, heart, and all things Two-Spirit! #yourtwospiritaunties. Get in touch at yourtwospiritaunties@gmail.com or on Instagram @yourtwospiritaunties"
"Hello and welcome to Hear Our Stories, a podcast by the City of Waterloo Museum for the People of KW. Sarah, Harkamal, and Julia are your Hosts as we explore the 2SLGBTQIA+ and Queer community of the City of Waterloo and KW area through interviews with queer residents, both past and present, of Waterloo Region."
"Our stories are a reflection of our people, and it is time for the voices of our Two Spirit family to be heard. Join us each month to hear directly from our community about ceremonies, songs, and stories of solidarity that are helping us to build upon the diverse teachings of our pasts towards a brighter Indigenous future for all.
Our Two Spirit community is the link that will help to heal the circle.
We know Indigenous people use many terms to describe their identities and use Two Spirit in a variety of ways. We’re using Two Spirit here to refer to Indigenous people who have diverse sexualities and gender identities."
"Coming out, Blak is a podcast dedicated to supporting and celebrating First Nations mob in the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve developed this podcast to share stories & we want you to join us for these conversations! Follow @comingoutblak on instagram to connect."
"Our names are Lina and Estephanie and we are two Dominican Afro-latinx podcasters. Bag Ladiez is a podcast about BAGGAGE: yours, mine, and ours. Through the podcast our goal is to help ourselves and our listeners by pushing ourselves to be vulnerable about the way that the world affects us and our ability to live our truest, most authentic lives. Being vulnerable is radical and necessary to build a more inclusive and better world. We talk about news, politics, a different baggage topic each week, and we crack hella jokes."
"A Queer Latinx podcast on navigating academia, relationships & mental health.
p.s. there's also lots of astrology talk."
"Sometimes the people, places, and things we love don’t love us back. We’re fans, but we also have some ANTI- feelings toward them. Every week on FANTI, journalists Tre’vell Anderson and jarrett hill bring their pop culture and political expertise to things we must stan and stand up against."
"Lime with queeribbean blackademics, Stush an' Bush for their bi-weekly podcast on Caribbean happenings and overall mixup and blend blend, with a queer twist.
Stush and Bush, two culturally rooted words, speak to class in Caribbean countries. Both characters engage in this podcast bolstering Caribbean Creole, and immersing listeners in Queeribbean vernacular, serving as a guide to the world of being both Caribbean and queer through their lived experiences coupled with queer and ethnic theories.
Khadieme and Robert (@khadieme and @the_bishop1221) are two afro-queeribbean blackademics." (Ended May 2021)
"A short series podcast and living archive from Rebel Women Lit & Women’s Voice & Leadership-Caribbean, documenting the work of trailblazing Caribbean feminist organisations in ecological justice, trans and queer rights, leadership, and combatting rape culture."
Café con Chisme is a Latinx podcast created and hosted by siblings Yaz + Seb. We see chisme as a tool and practice for social justice—inspired by the mujeres and femmes who raised us and taught us how to be fierce, tell a good story, and speak truth to power—all with a little laughter. Join us as we take on cultural critiques of race, politics, and pop culture—to imagine new possibilities and more just worlds.
Latinos Who Lunch is a podcast that was created to provide a digital media platform that reflects the intersectionality between queer, Latinx, and Spanglish voices in an Anglo dominated podcast world. FavyFav and Babelito approach the topics of identity, food, family and history in a responsible yet humorous way. Latinos Who Lunch intends to blend all these ideas together by placing into context everything from the piñata as a symbol of multiculturalism in Mexico, to the politics of Frida Kahlo as an icon of Mexicanidad. By maintaining visibility, accessibility and a philosophy of de-centering white male dominating cultural practices at the core mission of their content, Latinos Who Lunch strives to open a dialogue with their listeners.
"Welcome to "QueerWOC: The Podcast". Join Dr. Money, Black Lesbian Troublemaker by day, Relational Therapist by other days, in this biweekly audio speakeasy that unites, ignites, and excites the queer women of color community. #QueerWOC is a space for queer folks of color rooted in reimagining healing, identity, and community. Join the conversation by sliding in the QueerWOC DM's!
Follow @QueerWOCpod on IG, Tumblr, and Twitter Follow the creator: @bettathanmoney Keep the guns blazin' for Nikeeta: @afroblazingguns"
"Creator, host, and producer Erick Taylor Woodby interviews Black LGBTQ+ citizens who inspire and educate others about who they are in their respective countries and professions. Through these conversations, Erick showcases a population often overlooked by LGBTQ+ and Black media outlets."
"Brothaspeak Podcast is a weekly podcast where we interview the innovative, the daring, and the bold providing informative topics for people of color within LGBT."
"A podcast about queer Africans living, loving, surviving and thriving on the African continent and in the diaspora."
A great episode to get you started
"Nancy is a critically-acclaimed podcast featuring queer stories and conversations, and hosted by two best friends, neither of whom are named Nancy. It’s a podcast about how we define ourselves, and the journey it takes to get there."
"This podcast is for people who feel like they came out of the closet and got placed in a box. It’s time to put the u-haul theory to bed, and connect over being Bad Queers. Join Kris and Shana, fellow Bad Queers, to discuss breaking stereotypes, owning your identity and their unpopular queer opinions. Bad Queers will leave you both offended and inspired by the news, stories and advice about the very fluid, very real LGBTQ+ experience."
"A multiracial mix of queer writers talk about sex, relationships, race, identity, what we like to read, and who we like to read. It's not about food — we just really like the pun. Hosted by Denne Michele Norris, Joseph Osmundson, Tommy Pico, and Fran Tirado. Produced by Domino Sound."
BIWOC* Rising is the first and only intersectional coworking space & social club in Berlin and Germany. This safer space is exclusively for women, trans, inter and non-binary people who identify as Black, indigenous or of Colour. Through training programs, empowerment workshops, and a work-desk in the heart of Kreuzberg, BIWOC* Rising is creating a new working culture–a working culture that transcends the white, homogenous, capitalist one that has been a core driver of gentrification and marginalization in Berlin.
We are a family-orientated podcast filling the airways with queer Filipino vibes. Hang out with the cuzzes: Alaina, Angelika, D, and Sarah as we talk about our experiences, identities and favorite item from the Jollibee menu. We hope you feel welcome to our family!
"Erl and Ann Things The Podcast is all about relationships, lifestyle, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy - hosted by Erl and Ann Marie, a Filipino lesbian couple based in Canada. The podcast features educational discussions or just a random conversation between the two. Check them out on YouTube too! Tune in to your friendly lesbian neighbours!" (On hiatus as of June 2021)
“Jotxs y Recuerdos (JYR) is a podcast dedicated to archiving queer stories from the Rio Grande Valley and borderlands. Alexandra Nichole Salazar-Vasquez, the host of JYR, was inspired to create this podcast after seeing polaroids of her parents at gay clubs in the 90s, stories of the queer/trans folks she grew up with, and queer histories. The first episode aired in the summer of 2016. Since then, jotxs y receurdos has been featured in REMEZCLA, Spectrum South, Fierce by mitú, HipLatina, and Autostraddle. Jotxs y Recuerdos serves as a digital resource and archive of a queer past, present, and future. The podcast aims to keep the DIY spirit of punk zines alive. Listen to us on: Itunes, Spotify, Google Play, or on our Episodes tab. (all podcast platforms)
contact: jotosyrecuerdos@gmail.com”
BIPOC and AMENA Identity free for alls:
While most of the podcasts below relate specifically to racial or ethnic identity and mental health/wellness, not all are so specifically focused on the topic.
Aboriginal, First Nations, and Indigenous:
"All My Relations is a podcast hosted by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation) to explore our relationships— relationships to land, to our creatural relatives, and to one another."
"Unrooted is a podcast by The Indigenous Foundation, focused on centering Indigenous voices and stories. Through Unrooted, we hope to dismantle systems of oppression and uproot the deeply ingrained issues and racism that exist against Indigenous peoples to this day. We hope to share intersectional, holistic perspectives through our discussions with Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous advocates and change-makers."
"In this podcast, co-hosts Crystal Hernandez, Psy.D., MBA, and Shauna Humphreys, MS, LPC, will discuss disability-related topics of interest to Tribal communities through data, storytelling, and innovative content. With this podcast, we embrace diversity, equity, and honor within our vast Tribal Nations. We will also be providing additional resources related to these topics to our audience and welcome everyone to join the conversation."
“A podcast for Indigenous people by Indigenous people. Our love letter to Oaxacalifornia. Hosted and produced by Luis A. Lopez-Resendiz and Janet Martinez.” Episodes in Spanish and English.
Asian & Pacific Islander:
Conversations about work and life through the lens of race and gender. It is a show where we talk about “the thing” that everyone is thinking about, but nobody is actually talking about.
Sharon Lee Thony and Raman Sehgal are two MODERN MINORITIES - Asian-American industry pros making it in NY & LA - even though they never became the doctors their parents wanted them to be. Each week, they are joined by fellow Modern Minorities of all stripes - entrepreneurs, corporates, athletes, reporters, politicians, entertainers, and more - to uncover how our different cultural backgrounds shape how we uniquely experience the world.
Asian or American?
My name is Karen Zheng, and I am the host of Mx. Asian America.
Mx. Asian American is a podcast detailing the Asian American experience in America. In each episode, I invite other Asian Americans to discuss issues relating to the community, everything from mental illness, career aspirations, racism to food, love languages, and pop culture.
Conversations with Asians and Asian Americans on both sides of the couch. Created by Yin J. Li a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Thrive Spice is a podcast centered on the Asian American mental health experience while navigating career, family, identity and social empowerment.
“The Stuck In Between podcast, hosted by friends Romi & Senthan, explores the strengths and challenges of navigating in the sometimes fun, sometimes confusing, sometimes weird space of living between two cultures.
As second generation migrants, Romi & Senthan, along with their special guests, unpack the many different topics which their South Asian roots and Western upbringings tackle differently and how both worlds can learn from one another.”
Conversations about the intersection of Asian American identity and mental health as we explore our experiences, our beliefs, and what it means to be us. You can listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
The Mannmukti Podcast: Stories of Stigma: South Asian Mental Health With our MannMukti podcast series, we aim to connect our listeners with mental health professionals as well as those with lived experience of mental illness. Our podcasts are often conducted in an interview format, with one or more members of the MannMukti team asking questions of a guest. Each episode features a different guest who can speak to us about a unique topic in South Asian mental health, but the constant theme throughout each podcast is a conversation about stigma.
From the Los Angeles Times, “Asian Enough” is a podcast about being Asian American -- the joys, the complications and everything in between. In each episode, hosts Jen Yamato, Johana Bhuiyan, Tracy Brown and Suhauna Hussain of the Times invite special guests to share personal stories and unpack identity on their own terms. They explore the vast diaspora across cultures, backgrounds and generations, and try to expand the ways in which being Asian American is defined. (Ended Aug. 2021, You can also listen to the podcast Foretold on the Asian Enough stream.)
Not Your Token Minority explores the stories and experiences of people of the global majority. The aim is to create a space where our stories can shine, where we can challenge the existing narratives and define our identities on our own terms.
“Heya, this is a podcast where we have honest, candid conversations about adulting, careers, relationships and everything in-between. We started this podcast to share our perspectives and stories about navigating through adulthood as Asian Australians and hope that we can create content that is relatable and representative of our community. We invite you to grab that cup of tea or tequila and join in our conversations. Sending love and good vibes, Unapologetically Asian”
Asian Not Asian Asian Not Asian is a weekly comedy podcast with hosts Jenny Arimoto (Comedy Central) and Mic Nguyen (Netflix). Join us as we dive deep into the weirdness which is the Asian American-ish experience.
Feeling Asian is a weekly podcast hosted by Youngmi Mayer and Brian Park, two Asian Americans with plenty of feelings about sex, dating, survival, self-worth, and everything in between. Meet our fun, interesting friends along the way; past guests include Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Stephanie Hsu, Bowen Yang, Yaeji, and more! Named a top podcast of 2021 by CNN and featured on Apple and Spotify’s homepages, Feeling Asian offers a healthy and compassionate space for Asians, Asian Americans, and Asians in America to be themselves without feeling as if their time is a fleeting moment. Check out Feeling Asian for a catharsis that is, well, pretty Asian! New episodes out every Wednesday! (Ended November 2022)
That Desi Spark, formerly known as The Woke Desi, is a bold podcast created by three founders who recognized a space void of color and conversation around the topics that impact dual-identity, South Asian millennials the most. From education to entertainment and social justice issues to social media trends, That Desi Spark approaches each episode with compassion, advocacy, and information, bolstered by subject-area experts and unfiltered celebrity moments. Founded by healthcare manager/author Annika Sharma, marketing whiz/lifestyle blogger Nehal Tenany, and hedge fund trader/producer Sridhar Pisupati, That Desi Spark ignites conversation, illuminates learning, and sparks a community to own their stories, rise up with confidence, and blaze a path forward. The podcast has been featured in the Times of India, at BBC’s CDX, and on Forbes. They have been featured speakers at multiple conferences, ViacomCBS, and universities. They can be found on the web, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
This award-winning feminist podcast is all about cultural taboos. Everything from sex, sexuality, periods, menopause, porn, mental health, shame, sexual harassment & more. Considered one of the best feminist podcasts exploring intersectional feminism from a South Asian lens, Masala Podcast features some of the world's most inspiring South Asian women. The inspiring feminist Masala Podcast is the winner of multiple British Podcast Awards 2020, 2021 & 2022. Masala Podcast has been featured in the Guardian, BBC Radio, the Observer, Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Eastern Eye, Huffington Post, BBC Sounds, Brown Girl Magazine, Women’s Health Austria, Deccan Herald India & more.
Moving beyond chai and Bollywood tropes, Roots dives deep into identity, gender, race, caste and sexuality through conversations with South Asian voices from across the world. South Asian Today is Australia's first media start-up for South Asian women and non-binary folks. Made in Melbourne. Find us on southasiantoday.com.au for more and become a member starting at just $5/month. Your support helps us in creating financial opportunities for South Asian creatives.
We know the wait was long, but we're back with Season 3 of Intersectional Feminism—Desi Style! Last season, we spoke about everything pop culture and feminism, and now, in Season 3, we are back with brand new, exciting guests and conversations. This season looks to explore the nuances of gender in the workplace and will feature women/trans and queer individuals from different fields like journalism, politics, social work, sports, business and so much more. Join our hosts Sukanya and Shriya as they talk about un-stereotyping gender at the workplace with a stellar lineup of guests!
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Our mission is to guide you to your personal sense of awakening. We are creating a safe space for Black women to be seen, heard and understood. It’s always real. It’s always raw. And it’s always with love.
Balanced Black Girl is a podcast dedicated to helping you feel your best. Tune in for approachable health, self-care, personal development, and well-being advice.
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly chat about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
Listen along every Wednesday as Dustin Ross, Hey Fran Hey & Assanté explore mental health, mental wealth and mental hygiene, because who in the hell wants a musty brain?
The Black Girls Heal podcast helps women of color love addicts and avoidants heal from unresolved trauma, break unhealthy relationship patterns and improve their self love.
Every episode, we talk about the roots of intimacy and attachment issues & low self esteem, and what to do about them.
The black mental health podcast is dedicated to understanding and unraveling the mental issues in the African American community. It showcases real life stories to bridge the gap between people who feel alone in their struggles. With the stigma of therapy being a "white people thing' coupled with the cost of therapy, black people are left to deal with mental health issues on their own The black mental health podcast is here not as a replacement to therapy but as an alternative. therapy is necessary, but sometimes hearing someone else's story is therapeutic enough. it's topics range from stress, suicide, anxiety, depression, and a host of other topics. the podcast is spearheaded by reginald a. howard who has had and is still having his own battle with mental health. from cutting himself to almost jumping over a bridge he knows first hand the mental suffering that black people go through internally. he uses the podcast to deal with his own issues by helping, healing, and hearing others
Tune in with Adriana Alejandre, LMFT to the weekly podcast that discusses mental health topics related to Latinas, Latinos and Latinx individuals in efforts to demystify myths and diagnoses. Cultural and commonly stigmatized themes will be discussed with Latinx mental health professionals, psychiatrists, doctors, bloggers, tv personalities, social media influencers, entrepreneurs and many more. Spanish segments are aired every other week!
BREAK THE STIGMA GUEST SEGMENTS will feature individuals who have overcome challenges, demystified stereotypes and created a different path, to empower listeners and bring awareness. These segments will air at the end of the month.
QUESTION & ANSWER Segments will be part of all episodes. Record your message below to have your question aired. Leave your name and state if you would like for your question to air!
Join best selling author, and lifestyle blogger Ty Alexander as she explores strategies and ideas for becoming your best self. This podcast will inspire you to take life by the horns and enjoy the ride despite your traumas or circumstances. Sharing the most intimate parts of herself with you… this is Self Care IRL, a podcast by Ty Alexander.
The podcast for women of color who affirm their worth, value mental health, and seek wholeness. (As of October 2019, AFFIRM has ended production and will no longer release episodes.)
Naming It Naming It features Bay Area Psychologists, Dr. Bedford Palmer & Dr. LaMisha Hill, who explore the intersections of Social Justice, Psychology, & Blackness. They introduce aspects of counseling psychology that are not commonly thought of, and engage listeners in a conversation about pop-culture and current events in a way that delves deeper, and focuses on how it all impacts on our lives. The Mission of Naming It is to call out the elephant in the room, and to call in the voices of social justice that are normally muted. (Ended October 2019)
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Two brown chicks changing the face of therapy on both sides of the couch. Between Sessions is a weekly podcast with therapists Eboni Harris and Eliza Boquin discussing all aspects of mental health.
Busy Being Black is the award-winning podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives. It is a growing compendium of queer Black voices, an oral history project and conversations with those who have learned – and are learning – to thrive at the intersections of their identities.
Conversations about mental health for women of color. The Black Girl Healing Project Podcast is hosted by Jennifer Sterling, Registered Dance/Movement Psychotherapist and Holistic Nutritionist.
From movement to nutrition, we discuss the body and its connection to your mental health.
Imani State of Mind is a weekly podcast created by psychiatrist Doctor Imani and co-host Meg Scoop, in partnership with Crooked Media, where we break down mental illness and mental health through pop culture and news while normalizing what getting your mind right really looks like.
The Sex Agenda is a podcast by Decolonising Contraception that is leading the conversation around sex, sexuality and reproductive health among Black and people of colour. Filled with expert knowledge and a good dose of laughter, nothing is too embarrassing or off-limits on this podcast as hosts Dr. Annabel Sowemimo (community sexual &reproductive health doctor) and Edem Ntumy (community educator and facilitator) strive to debunk myths, tackle taboos and initiate difficult conversations. Artwork created for Decolonising Contraception by Nicole Chui. Series edited by Veronique Belinga.
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