While there are lots of great listicles for educational podcasts we have found that our favourite Engineering podcasts are often left out.
With so many inspiring Engineering stories and podcasts it is tricky to know where to start, to solve that problem we have put together our favourite Engineering themed podcasts for you.

This list is updated weekly so be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you can check back for new additions. Our Engineering Podcast list will feature the best, informative, humorous, thought-provoking, and (hopefully) mind-blowing podcasts.
Podcasts are perfect for delivering science, technology, engineering, and math news and stories. They are ideal format to get both students and teachers inspired.
If you think there is a STEM-themed-podcast we have missed, let us know! We are always on the lookout for new editions
Engineering Podcasts – The Engineering Buzzcast - The Engineering Buzzcast aims to bridge the gap between students, academics and professionals. Unlike other podcasts the show has students ask questions prior to the podcast around at the topic or concepts in upcoming shows.
Engineering Podcasts – Curiosity Daily - The Curiosity Daily podcast aims to help you get smarter about the world around you — every day. The podcast is always less than 10 minutes and while not strictly Engineering presents a unique mix of research-based life hacks, the latest science and technology news, and more.It is presented by Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer and covers everything from your mind and body, outer space and the depths of the sea, to how history shaped the world into what it is today.
Engineering Podcasts – Engineering Reimagined - Throughout history, engineers have been leaders in inventing and creating some of society’s most ground-breaking developments.The Engineering Reimagined podcast explores how, like engineers, people from all walks of life are reimagining the future and their roles in it.
Engineering Podcasts – If You Were An Engineer - The If You Were An Engineer is based around a simple premise ‘If you were an engineer what would you do?’ The podcast has been produced by Primary Engineer and supported by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
Engineering Podcasts – Teach The Geek - Teach The Geek sees Engineer Neil Thompson dive into the topic of public speaking for those working in and around STEM.The podcast has something for everyone, from complete novices or to a proficient public speaker.The podcast is a response to Neil's experience as an engineer, where he had initially struggled with public speaking, inundating his audience with data, graphs, charts, and every buzzword he could muster.
Engineering Podcasts – Cliff Notes Podcast - The Cliff Notes Podcast focuses on industrial business. Each episode Tristan Bailey speaks to people who work hard around the shop floor to share the cliff notes on what helped their companies and careers build great products and reach new heights
Engineering Podcasts – Designed for Life - 'Designed for life' aims to entertain, inform and inspire, bringing the worlds of business and industry together. The Design and Technology Association promote Design and Technology which is a wide-ranging curriculum subject taught throughout the UK. Along with qualifications in other facilitating subjects DT can open doors to students across an ever-increasing breadth of career.
Engineering Podcasts – In Machines We Trust - Some of the most important decisions in our lives are being made by artificial intelligence, determining things like who gets into college, lands a job, receives social services, or goes to jail—often without us having any clue. From the MIT Technology Review 'In Machines We Trust' looks at the automation of everything
Engineering Podcasts – Create the Future Podcast (Queen Elizabeth Prize) - Another addition to our Engineering Podcast super list. Create the Future Podcast is hosted by Sue Nelson, and each episode of the 'Create the Future Podcast' looks into a different area of engineering and bring together the knowledge, experiences, and ideas of both industry experts and young professionals.
Engineering Podcasts – STEM Sessions - A careers podcast for teachers and young people. STEM Sessions puts the spotlight on STEM careers in the UK. Each episode, they talk to one of their London based STEM Ambassadors, who are real people that work in STEM and also volunteer in schools to inspire and inform young people.
Engineering Podcasts – Bletchley Park - The Bletchley Park Podcast brings you fascinating stories from Veterans, staff and volunteers on the significance and continued relevance of this site today.
Engineering Podcasts – Engineering IRL - Each week Engineering IRL takes Engineering Concepts, breaks them down and then see in what ways they can be applied to real life. Which explains the the name Engineering IRL...
The idea is simple - problem-solving lessons and parallels can be utilised to not only solve regular problems but show us parallels in real-life that can help us solve wider issues.
Engineering Podcasts – The Engineering Student Experience Podcast - "The Engineering Student Experience" sees Engineering lecturer Paul M Nissenson interviewing students, staff, and professional engineers about everything from the basics of "what is Mechanical Engineering?" to "what's it like to be a senior engineering student?"
Engineering Podcasts – To the moon and beyond - Through interviews with academic experts around the world – from space scientists to historians, lawyers, futurists and a former astronaut – science journalist Miriam Frankel and space scientist Martin Archer explore the past 50 years of space exploration and what the 50 years ahead have in store.
Engineering Podcasts – Soft Skills Engineering - It takes more than doing your job well to be a great engineer. This is a solid favourite at looking at all those skills you need to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast specifically aimed software developers but we think the lessons they talk about in work well across the field.
Engineering Podcasts – The Engineers Collective - A brand new podcast - The Engineers Collective - looks at how Engineering affects everyone's lives. The Engineers Collective is the podcast for those who are curious about the future and how engineers will keep our towns and cities running.
Engineering Podcasts – Engineering Heroes - Beer with an Engineer talks to engineers and to better understand who they are, what it is that they do, and why Engineering is so incredibly important in building the world around us.
Engineering Podcasts – Future Tech Health - Future Tech Health covers the latest Bio-Engineering. Looking at everything from the Medicine, Bioengineering, Keto, to Stem Cell Tech.The show looks at the Latest Research and new procedures to help prevent, diagnose, and cure diseases as well as developing new techniques and medicines which can reduce symptoms or treat ailments.
Engineering Podcasts – Engineering Word Of The Day - 'Engineering Word Of The Day' focuses on favourite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. The Podcast is hosted by interdisciplinary engineer Pius Wong (also host of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast) and produced by Pios Labs.
Engineering Podcasts – Her STEM Story - This weekly podcast is all about Extraordinary stories of real women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Since launching December 2017, the podcast interviewed 50 plus women across 30+ episodes.
Engineering Podcasts – Engineering Matters - 5.7 million people in the UK work in engineering-related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Engineering Matters looks at how their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in production processes; advanced manufacturing methods; and is embracing the digital transformations that include virtual modelling of our environment, and development of intelligent machines.
Engineering Podcasts – Engineering People Podcast - Engineering People Podcast with the world’s leading engineering managers - so we can learn from their experience and ideas.Each week presenter Ryan Carson, CEO and Founder of Treehouse, interviews a range of engineering managers from all over the world to pick part their experience and ideas.
Engineering Podcasts – Unprofessional Engineering - Unprofessional Engineering is aimed at those interested in science, technology, machinery, engineering and the history behind everyday things. Each week they break down an Engineering topic so that everyone can sound smart, even if they're not.
Engineering Podcasts – Grinding Gears - Grinding Gears is a new podcast aimed at filling in the Engineering knowledge you didn't learn in school. Each episode is built around sharing tribal knowledge from top engineering and manufacturing leaders to help you on your journey.
Engineering Podcasts – Omega Tau - omega tau is a podcast covering interesting topics in science and engineering. The podcast is produced in both German and English and episodes alternate each week.
Engineering Podcasts – Star Talk - While not strictly speaking an Engineering Podcast the StarTalk podcast network bridges the intersection between science, pop culture and comedy with clarity and humor.
Engineering Podcasts – Talking Machines - Talking Machines is your window into the world of machine learning. The hosts, Katherine Gorman and Neil Lawrence, bring you clear conversations with experts in the field, insightful discussions of industry news, and useful answers to your questions
Engineering Podcasts – The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast - Dave Jones from the EEVblog in Sydney (Australia), and Chris Gammell from Contextual Electronics in Chicago (USA) discuss the world of electronics design in an hour long(ish) weekly show, recorded “live” without editing or a mute button! They are also joined every other week by guests throughout the electronics industry.
Engineering Podcasts – 99% Invisible - Ever wonder how inflatable men came to be regular fixtures at used car lots? Curious about the origin of the fortune cookie? Want to know why Sigmund Freud opted for a couch over an armchair?
Engineering Podcasts – Containers - Containers is an 8-part audio documentary about how global trade has transformed the economy and ourselves. Host and correspondent Alexis Madrigal leads you through the world of ships and sailors, technology and tugboats, warehouses and cranes.
Engineering Podcasts – The Discovery Files - An upbeat, entertaining look at the latest advances in science and engineering. Often fun and always fascinating, each episode covers a project funded by the National Science Foundation