16 Best California Inspirational Podcasts

1. Earn Your Happy

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Where F*ck-Yes Dreams Come To Figure It Out. This is where your boldest dreams meet the raw, messy middle—the risks, the failures, and the 'WTF am I even doing?' moments. It's funny, vulnerable, and real as hell, because chasing big goals isn't a straight line—it's a rollercoaster. Top 25 in Entrepreneurship on Apple Podcasts | Forbes Top 11 Female-Led Business Podcasts Hosted by Lori Harder, entrepreneur, podcast host, author and founder of CPG wellness & beauty company Glōci, and your go-to business bestie matchmaker. If you're here, it's because you've got big dreams and a million ideas, but you're missing some pieces—and maybe some key people—to bring it all together. We got you...more Host Lori Harder
Producer/Network YAP Media
Email ****@loriharder.com
Location Corona Del Mar, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4KFacebook 120.7KInstagram 19K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Relationship Advice

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Relationship Advice helps listeners uncover the stuck spots in their relationships by taking expert advice from three licensed professional counselors and boiling it down into digestible tips and tools. Colter, Cayla, and Lauren help people to see that the first step to connecting with somebody else is by connecting with you. They focus their show on understanding and navigating the cycles that couples face, how to practice individuation, and staying in an emotionally regulated state...more Hosts Chase Kosterlitz, Sarah Kosterlitz, Colter Bloxom, Lauren Mokarry, Cayla Bozovich
Producer/Network Thrive Therapy - Colter Bloxom, Lauren Mokarry, and Cayla Bozovich
Email ****@thrivetherapyphx.com
Location California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 2.4KFacebook 1.8KInstagram 5K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller

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Be inspired each week by Pastor Bobby Schuller's messages on Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller at Shepherd's Grove Presbyterian Church in Irvine, California.
Host Bobby Schuller
Email ****@hourofpower.org
Location Irvine, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 213Twitter 5.5KInstagram 8.5K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The AndyPlex

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The AndyPlex is a podcast where we will explore and riff on the films of past and present in order to gain inspiration, but also to hear the multitude of journeys from those brave souls that work in showbiz. Your host Andy Plex is a film buff and film professional residing in Los Angeles California. He went ahead and turned his apartment into a movie theater to create a haven for himself and other film lovers --The ANDYPLEX!more Host Andrew Maiorano
Producer/Network Andy Maiorano
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Habit Based Lifestyle

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The Habit Based Lifestyle Podcast is for entrepreneurs, health professionals, and men who are committed to building stronger businesses, stronger leadership, and stronger lives. Hosted by Jesse Ewell — coach, marketing strategist, business builder, husband, and father — this show explores the habits, disciplines, and leadership principles that drive success in business and life...more Host Jesse Ewell
Email ****@habitbasedlifestyle.com
Location San Clemente, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 153Facebook 1.4KInstagram 982 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2018 Get Email Contact

6. Inspired Mind

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Inspired Mind Podcast is hosted by author, Machel Shull, featuring daily dose of inspiration, joyful clips of love, relaxation, self-care, guided meditations, motivational tips on how to reach goals and dreams. In 2025, Inspired Mind Podcast was voted top #6 Meditation Podcasts in California. In 2026, Inspired Mind Podcast was voted #7 in the top 20 for Most Inspirational Podcasts. Machel Shull is the author of MIDDLE AGE BEAUTY and LIVE LOVE SOUL at Simon and Schuster. Machel writes about wellbeing, joy and creating the life you wish to live.more Host Machel Shull
Email ****@gmail.com
Location California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 1.3K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Coffee Monday

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Start your week with a freshly brewed episode of Coffee Monday, where we take a delightful sip into the lives of working professionals, most of whom are based in California's Central Valley. Join your host, award-winning PR #momboss Rae Pardini Matson, as she steers engaging conversations that spill the beans on how these incredible individuals navigate the daily grind while striking a harmonious work-life balance. Get inspired, motivated, and entertained with stories of perseverance, insights, and of course, a strong shot of reality right here on Coffee Monday.more Host Rae Pardini Matson
Email ****@rpm-pr.com
Location Fresno, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 31Facebook 459Instagram 3.8K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Traveling with AAA

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To help you get the most of your travel experiences, Traveling with AAA takes you around the country and the world through conversations with industry pros. You'll hear tips and tricks, travelers' tales, and hard-won wisdom that will inspire you to plan your next adventure. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are not necessarily the views of Auto Club Enterprises/The Automobile Club of Southern California, AAA and/or its affiliates.more Host Angie Orth
Producer/Network Automobile Club of Southern California
Email ****@ginnimedia.com
Location Costa Mesa, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 158Facebook 116.5KTwitter 9.5KInstagram 86.9K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. SoCal Voices

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SoCal Voices is an award-winning podcast about navigating life in Southern California. Beyond the stunning coastline, great weather, and endless calendar of world-class events and experiences, other realities exist: High cost of living. Soul-crushing commutes. The pressure of hustle culture. The quiet ache for connection and purpose in the middle of all this sprawl. SoCal Voices is your companion through it all...more Host Angela Ross
Email ****@socalvoices.com
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 167Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Higher Ed ReWired

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California State University podcast Higher Ed Rewired features inspirational stories from higher education faculty, researchers, landscape of postsecondary education. They bring listeners along on their journey of engaging students with innovative practices, overcoming institutional challenges and creating groundbreaking research. Each episode will inspire and expand the listener's understanding of the foundations of student success in higher education.more Producer/Network California State University
Email ****@calstate.edu
Location Long Beach, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 27.8KTwitter 27.6KInstagram 26K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. CWA Today

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The official podcast of the California Workforce Association. CWA's mission is to enhance and inspire California's local workforce development boards and their partners through strategic advocacy, partnership convening, and capacity building. Your host is Bob Lanter, Executive Director of CWA. To learn more about CWA, visit http://calworkforce.org/more Producer/Network California Workforce Association
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Sacramento, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 1KTwitter 3.1K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Metahab. Designed for Post Traumatic Growth

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'A Sliver of Hope,' Metahab's debut podcast series includes inspiring conversations with: Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn who has survived a death event in 1990, requiring 22 minutes of CPR to come back to life. Learn how Dr. Mikal-Flynn used this experience to create a system and clinical pathway of recovery for Post Traumatic Growth called MetaHabilitation...more Producer/Network Metahab. Designed for Post Traumatic Growth
Email ****@metahab.com
Location Sacramento, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 220 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Inspiration Rising

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Check out our new podcast at www.AwakenedMagazine.com and available by searching 'Awakened Magazine Podcast' on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and YouTube.
Host David Trotter
Email ****@insporising.com
Location Orange, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 63Facebook 2.3KTwitter 189Instagram 7.7K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

14. The Verbal Show

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Delivering inspiration to Sacramento, California. Verbal Radio features guest interviews, giveaways and local music Hosted by Verbal Adam.
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Email ****@gbattv.com
Location Sacramento, California, United States
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Instagram 671 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. GASP ZINE: 'WELL DAMN'

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Welcome to 'WELL DAMN'. A podcast series brought to you by GASP ZINE hosted by Editor-in-Chief, Courtni Poe. GASP is a print publication based in Los Angeles, California that is dedicated to sharing art and inspiration with NO FILTER. This podcast series is intended to bring you normal, weird, cool, interesting, professional, unprofessional, wild, scary, and mind blowing perspectives. We hope to push you to think further and inspire you to think bigger as an artist, creative thinker, or all around human. New episodes every Thursday!more Host GASP ZINE
Producer/Network Courtni Poe
Email ****@gaspzine.com
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 29Instagram 9.6K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Digital Squared

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Welcome to Digital Squared. A podcast that explores the implications of living in an increasingly digital world. We're on a mission to inspire our listeners to use technology and data for good. Your host, Tom Andriola, is the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Data and Chief Digital Officer at the University California at Irvine. Join us as Tom and fellow leaders discuss the technological, cultural and societal trends that are shaping our world.more Host Tom Andriola
Email ****@uci.edu
Location Irvine, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact