The Best Podcasts in Australia to Listen to in 2025

We can’t imagine what life was like before podcasts. Yes, we know the radio exists, but they’re two completely different ballparks, right? While you’d throw on any radio station when you’re in the car and have to listen to whoever’s talk show was playing, choosing a podcast to listen to is somewhat of an art form. But with so many categories to choose from, spanning the likes of beauty, news, comedy, fashion, self-help and more, it’s so easy to get caught up and overwhelmed by how saturated the podcast world is. 

Thankfully, we’re here to help tidy up your listening laundry list. We’ve broken down the best podcasts 2024 has to offer, including both Australian and international shows. Get your headphones ready and clear your schedule—or slot these podcasts into it—because you’ll be bingeing these for hours on end.

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Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Sometimes you don’t need life hacks — you just need to hear Amy Poehler giggling with Selena Gomez or swapping stories with Michelle Obama. Good Hang is comfort food for the ears: silly, sharp, and surprisingly tender. It feels like crashing a hang with your funniest mate, equal parts laughter and vulnerability. And honestly? Watching it on YouTube makes you feel like you’ve scored a seat on Amy’s couch.

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Airing Your Dirty Laundry

Australia’s number-one music podcast isn’t glossy or polished — and that’s exactly why it works. Airing Your Dirty Laundry, hosted by the effortlessly cool Daphne Berry (whose wit, candour, and bangs deserve their own fan club), is where musicians and creatives ditch the façade and tell the truth: messy, raw, funny, and utterly human. One week it’s Jessica Mauboy reflecting on motherhood and music, the next it’s Tash Sultana talking reinvention, or a boyband fresh off reality TV figuring out sudden fame. Vulnerability runs through every episode, paired with Berry’s disarming style that makes each chat feel like banter with your most unfiltered mate. Cathartic, addictive, and strangely comforting — proof that everyone’s got laundry to air.

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Dish Waitrose

This is the dinner party I’ll never stop RSVPing “yes” to. Michelin-starred Angela Hartnett cooks, Nick Grimshaw pours the wine, and guests like Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch pull up a chair. Dish is part foodie inspo, part gossip, and all heart — warm, witty, aspirational but never pretentious. You’ll leave with recipes, stories, and the smug satisfaction of feeling like you were actually there. And if you watch on YouTube, the whole experience feels even more delicious.

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The A24 Podcast

Only A24 could turn a podcast into cult listening. With no host, no ads, and no script, The A24 Podcast throws two brilliant minds into conversation and lets the tape roll. Think Ari Aster unpacking horror with Bill Hader, Pedro Pascal musing on routine with Halina Reijn, or Celine Song and Eva Victor dissecting the art of storytelling. It’s candid, meandering, and often disarmingly intimate — less promo reel, more back-table banter among creatives. For anyone obsessed with film, process and culture, this is essential listening.

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Best Australian Podcasts: Life Advice & Love Podcasts

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Self Help(ed)

Tired of glossy self-help gurus who promise enlightenment in ten easy steps? Same. Enter Tully Smyth and Maggie Kelly, best friends and writers who’ve swapped quick fixes for real talk. Their new podcast Self Help(ed) is equal parts therapy session, confession booth and late-night kitchen chat — covering divorce, infertility, career curveballs and all the “failures” women aren’t supposed to admit out loud. With humour, honesty and a refreshing lack of sugar-coating, they prove that sometimes the best help is hearing you’re not alone.

Listen to on Apple Podcasts

Acts of Wellness

Swisse has entered the podcast chat — and they’ve brought Flex Mami with them. Acts of Wellness reframes self-care as the “sixth love language,” proving that supplements and soul-nourishing rituals can be just as romantic as flowers. The debut episode features Luke & Sassy Scott in all their chaotic sibling glory, followed by post-Olympics candour from Rachael Gunn (aka RayGun) and husband Sammy Free. With Flex steering the conversation, it’s tender, funny and a little bit flirty — an ongoing vodcast series that makes wellness feel surprisingly sexy.

Listen to via Apple Podcasts

KICPOD

Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw are like the two best friends who you always rely on to guide you in the right direction and level up your life. KICPOD is the podcast where they share their unfiltered thoughts, life lessons, and expert insights to help you become the best version of yourself. Whether it’s wellness, fitness, career advice, or navigating the ups and downs of life, Steph and Laura bring real, relatable, and uplifting conversations that feel like a chat with your best friends.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the LiSTNR app

We Don’t Have Time for This

We Don’t Have Time for This is the go-to podcast for busy mums who need a laugh, a vent, and a little bit of solidarity. Hosted by best friends and mums, Gemma Peanut and Kate Reeves, this podcast is a refreshingly honest take on parenting, relationships, and the chaos of everyday life. With unfiltered chats, hilarious anecdotes, and plenty of ‘mum truths,’ it’s like catching up with your besties — because who really has time for anything else?

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Life Uncut

Raw, ridiculous and often revealing, Life Uncut has cemented itself as one of Australia’s biggest podcasts — with over 100 million downloads and a legion of loyal “Lifers.” Former Bachelor stars Laura Byrne and Brittany Hockley tackle everything from modern dating disasters and friendship dilemmas to sex, love, heartbreak and the messy bits in between. Their mix of candour and comedy means nothing’s off the table — the good, the bad and the ugly all get an airing. With multiple episodes dropping each week, it’s part therapy, part catch-up with your funniest mates, and entirely addictive.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartPodcasts

She’s on the Money

Ever asked a finance bro for advice, only to instantly regret it as the condescension sets in? Same. Enter Victoria Devine, whose podcast She’s on the Money has become the go-to for smart, accessible financial advice without the jargon or eye-rolls. From saving and investing to assets and financial freedom, Victoria breaks it down in a way that feels clear, empowering and genuinely doable. Whatever stage of life (or bank balance) you’re at, this is money talk you’ll actually want in your ears.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartPodcasts

Everybody Has a Secret

This podcast knows that everyone holds at least one secret that they’ve never shared with anyone—not even their closest friends. But this Shameless Media podcast is all about uncovering them. Everybody Has a Secret is a juicy podcast that not only spills secrets, but also provides much-needed advice to the people writing into the show’s confessional — as well as some much-needed comedic relief. Hosts Annabelle Lee and Louis Hanson delve into the juiciest of gossip and are out there solving people’s problems one episode at a time.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

The Imperfects

We’re all imperfect, and founder of The Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg, knows that better than anyone. That’s why he, along with co-host Ryan Shelton, created The Imperfects — a podcast that embraces vulnerability, real conversations, and the messy reality of being human. Featuring inspiring guests who share their struggles and lessons learned, The Imperfects is a refreshing reminder that no one has it all figured out — and that’s perfectly okay.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeart Podcasts

Best Australian Podcasts: Pop Culture Podcasts

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Style-ish

Wanna decode what’s next in fashion and beauty while learning how brands really win? Style-ish’s your weekly fix — three style insiders, zero fluff, all the heat. Jo, Anika & Mads take you behind the trends, reveal brand secrets, and make you rethink your wardrobe + skincare game. Tune in, level up.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Shameless

Billed as the podcast for “smart women who love dumb stuff,” Shameless is like collapsing onto the couch with your two sharpest, funniest friends. Melbourne journos Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews dissect everything from Taylor Swift and Drake to The Bachelor and TikTok scandals — always with wit, a feminist lens and a knack for linking pop culture chaos to bigger societal conversations. Mondays bring Scandal deep dives into infamous celebrity blow-ups, Thursdays deliver the Pop Culture Wrap. Their subscription arm Shamemore, chart-topping success, and sold-out live shows prove the hype.

More than a podcast, it’s a community — and a cultural touchstone.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Mamamia Out Loud

This podcast feels exactly like you’re sitting in on a conversation with your three best friends. Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens host Mamamia Out Loud, and they discuss anything and everything that’s under the sun that’s top of mind. Whether it’s a deep dive into politics, pop culture, motherhood or fashion, there’s no stone left unturned – and it’s all done in a fun, lively way.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

After Work Drinks

Journalists and Editors Isabelle Truman and Grace O’Neill have teamed up to host the perfect post-work poddy, After Work Drinks. Pour yourself a glass of wine, kick up your feet and pop on this twice-weekly podcast that dives into all things popular culture. These two funny gals sure know what’s going on in the world, and know how to deliver it with humour.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Best Australian Podcasts: Comedy Podcasts

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Hamish & Andy

Australia’s comedy comfort blanket — but spiked with the kind of mischievous wit that’s anything but beige. Hamish Blake and Andy Lee are masters of elevating the ordinary: the dodgy meal deal, the listener’s awkward story, the pointless challenge. Their chemistry is telepathic, their timing immaculate. It’s the rare show that makes you snort-laugh alone in traffic, then text your mate the episode link with a “you HAVE to hear this.” This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a cultural inheritance.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the LiSTNR app

TOFOP

If Seinfeld was about nothing, TOFOP is about everything — and nothing — simultaneously. Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen can turn a throwaway line about Batman, time travel or AFL into a 20-minute riff that feels like you’ve stumbled into the funniest late-night kitchen chat of your life. It’s chaotic, thoughtful, occasionally feral, but always absurdly clever. The kind of podcast that makes you laugh so hard you miss your tram stop — and don’t even care.

Listen to on Spotify, LiSTNR, Apple and more

Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki

Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki explores anything and everything related to living in your 20s, as well as Lucy and Nikki’s journey starting and owning a business (fun fact, they’re the brains behind Jagger & Stone), all about their relationships and their crazy party stories. The best way to describe this podcast is that it feels like catching up with your girlfriends for wild stories shared over cocktails – and we’re obsessed with it.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Best Australian Podcasts: True Crime Podcasts

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Casefile

True crime, but stripped of gimmicks. The anonymous narrator of Casefile doesn’t need theatrics — the facts are chilling enough. Each case is meticulously researched and delivered with eerie calm, drawing you deep into police reports, courtroom drama and unanswered questions. It’s less shock-jock, more cinematic slow-burn — and it’s addictive. The podcast that set the benchmark for serious crime storytelling, and the one you’ll be whispering about long after the credits roll.

Listen to on Spotify

Lost in Larrimah

A town of twelve. One man disappears. Suddenly, the Northern Territory’s smallest speck is global news. Lost in Larrimah isn’t just a whodunit; it’s a portrait of outback eccentricities, grudges, and fragile community bonds unravelled under scrutiny. Hosts Kylie Stevenson and Caroline Graham peel back the red dirt layers with empathy and suspense, revealing a story that’s stranger, sadder and juicier than fiction. Proof that sometimes the most haunting mysteries come from the tiniest places.

Listen to on Spotify

The Case Of

Courtroom drama doesn’t get juicier than this. The Case Of from ABC takes you inside Australia’s most talked-about trials — from poisonous mushroom lunches to crocodile-egg wrangling gone wrong. Hosts Stephen Stockwell, Rachael Brown and Kristian Silva break down the evidence with clarity and flair, making legal jargon feel like gossip you can’t stop listening to. It’s smart, timely, and as gripping as reality TV — only these verdicts actually matter.

Listen to on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Sweet Bobby

Okay, this may not be an Australian podcast, but it’s just too good not to include. Sweet Bobby is a rollercoaster of emotions, and it has taken the world by storm, racking up millions of downloads as everyone learns about Kirat Assi and how her life was destroyed by an eight year relationship that was entirely a lie (not a spoiler, we promise). Podcast host, Alexi Mostrous guides the listener through the tumultuous eight years Kirat has gone through, how she fell in love with Bobby and how it all went so awfully wrong. Sweet Bobby explores the world of catfishing, how the culprit got away with it for so long, and trust us when we say that your jaw will drop when you find out who’s responsible.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast and Tortoise Media

Best Australian Podcasts: News & Current Affairs Podcasts

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7am

The best way to start your morning? With 7am — Australia’s sharpest daily news podcast. Hosted by Ruby Jones and Daniel James, each weekday episode zeroes in on one big story and unpacks it with clarity, context and just the right amount of bite. Politics, climate, culture, economics, crime — nothing is off the table, and it’s all delivered in under 20 minutes. Produced by Solstice Media, the team behind The Monthly and The Saturday Paper, this is journalism that feels trustworthy, digestible and quietly essential.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Acast

Background Briefing

Background Briefing is essential listening for any Australian after daring, in-depth narrative journalism, and one of the best podcasts to listen to when you’ve got your full attention to spare. Each week, award-winning reporters forensically uncover the stories at the heart of our nation’s biggest issues, exposing injustice, holding those in power to account and illuminating stories that deserve to be heard. 

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the ABC Listen App

Big Small Talk

For the guys and gals who want to know what’s going on in politics, but also what’s happening in the world of popular culture, this is the podcast for you. Cheek Media Co founder and CEO, Hannah Ferguson, and podcast producer, Sarah-Jane Adams, have come together to talk about all things serious and unserious. Big Small Talk perfectly encapsulates how you don’t need to be ‘too good’ to be interested in pop culture if you’re also interested in politics, and you can perfectly balance both.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Best International Podcasts

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The Girls Bathroom

Every girl knows that on a night out, the girls’ bathroom is a safe haven for you to seek advice from complete strangers, gossip and get the pep talk you needed. That’s exactly what hosts Sophia and Cinzia are emulating on their podcast, The Girls Bathroom. Write in your most dramatic, messiest dilemmas for Sophia and Cinzia to spill on the podcast and offer up advice on all things boys, girls and everything in between. This podcast is outrageous, hilarious, and the stories sent in are absolutely mind-boggling.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Acast

Welcome to your unfiltered group chat in audio form. Claudia and Jackie Oshry don’t just recap pop culture — they torch it, kiss it better, then roast it again for good measure. Daily dispatches of gossip, hot takes and whip-smart sass that feel like espresso shots of humour. One minute it’s celeb drama, the next it’s personal overshare, all delivered with New York bite. The Toast is pop culture therapy with extra attitude — and you’ll be back for another hit tomorrow.

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Off Menu

A silver bullet solution for anyone who is missing travelling and restaurants, Off Menu is the podcast from British comedians James Acaster and Ed Gamble. Each week they interview a hilarious guest about their dream meals, their favourite starters, main, side courses and desserts. It’s an entertaining hour that will leave you walking away with plenty of restaurant recommendations around the world for when you jet off on your next international adventure.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast

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