15 Best Instructional Design Podcasts

1. #IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee

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Grab your favorite brew (ours is coffee ☕) and sit down with Paul Schneider and Chris Van Wingerden from dominKnow. Together they unpack the real-world headaches L&D pros face — managing learning content creation, operations, and proving business value. Expect lively chats with guest experts and practical tips you can plug straight into your learning strategies or development workflows. Whether you're a veteran L&D leader or a brand-new instructional designer, tune in for strategic, technology, and business insights into L&D operational excellence.MORE Hosts Brent Schlenker, Chris Van Wingerden
Producer/Network Brent Schlenker and Chris Van Wingerden
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 31Facebook 197Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 48 min Format Long 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. The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

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The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast discusses designing learning experiences, teaching, and learning. The purpose of this show is to help folks, like yourself, learn about best instructional design practices by sharing stories and bringing on incredible guests. We also discuss career tips and guidance for transitioning into instructional design and related learning and development positions. Other podcast topics include higher education and online learning. If you are a learning nerd, you are welcomed here.Dr...MORE Host Dr. Luke Hobson
Producer/Network Dr. Luke Hobson
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 50Twitter 888 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. The KIPS Podcast with Tyler Valencia

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The KIPS Podcast aims to provide practical insights for personal trainers, group exercise instructors, strength coaches, and fitness professionals. Our podcast is focused on helping fitness professionals grow in their careers by offering a platform for shared knowledge. Through interviews with industry experts, listeners learn about emerging trends, training techniques, and business strategies that can elevate their practices. Episodes explore specialized topics, allowing fitness professionals to expand their expertise in areas like marketing, communication, and programming.MORE Host Tyler Valencia
Producer/Network Kinesiology Institute for Performance Specialists
Email ****@kipsonline.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 1.4KTwitter 284Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The eLearning Coach Podcast

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Connie Malamed, from The eLearning Coach site, shares fresh ideas and actionable tips for success with creating online and mobile learning experiences. Listen to interviews with expert designers, developers, authors and professors who provide strategies for both learning architects and educators. If you have a passion for instructional design, cognitive psychology, visual communication, social media learning, mLearning, and related topics, this podcast is for you.MORE Host Connie Malamed
Producer/Network Connie Malamed: Learning Experience Consultant, International Speaker
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 113Facebook 4.4KTwitter 12.7K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. 5-Minute University

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5-Minute University is a part of Minaya Learning Global Solutions LLC, which is a corporate learning services company. 5-Minute University is a podcast series seeking to offer topics in the Learning and Development sphere in a conversational or interview format. Examples of such topics would be instructional design, development, learning theory, strategic planning, case studies, learning strategy, project management and more. Join us and listen in for more insights on these topics.MORE Host Dario Minaya
Producer/Network Minaya Learning Global Solutions LLC
Email ****@minayalearning.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Become an IDOL: Instructional Design and Online Learning

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Instructional Design and Online Learning developer tips, tricks, advice, expert interviews, and insider information.
Host Dr. Robin Sargent
Producer/Network Dr. Robin Sargent
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 43 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. The iDeas Podcast

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In each episode, Tom McDowall, Chief Learning Geek at Evolve L&D, sits down for a chat with a learning and development professional to discuss their big idea for our industry. We discuss instructional design, eLearning development, EdTech, accessibility and all things relating to workplace learning and development.MORE Producer/Network Tom McDowall
Email ****@evolvelearningdesign.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Twitter 659 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Manuscript

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In The Manuscript, we're passionate about writing and technology. Every couple of weeks we talk to people making a difference in Technical Writing, Instructional Design, UX Writing, Content Strategy and anywhere else there's someone thinking about content in digital products and the tech industry.MORE Producer/Network The Manuscript
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Twitter 116 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Learning with Belvista Studios

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A podcast for all things learning and development, instructional design and eLearning.
Hosts Kim Tuohy, Hannah Grennan, Victoria Madigan
Producer/Network Belvista Studios
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Instagram 3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Demystifying Instructional Design

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Instructional designers specializes in the creation of learning solutions. In this podcast, Rebecca J Hogue interviews instructional designers from a variety of different fields, with the goal of gaining a better understanding of what instructional designers do. The role of instructional designers varies across contexts including formal education, corporate sector, healthcare, non-profit, military, government, and more...MORE Host Rebecca J. Hogue
Producer/Network Rebecca J. Hogue
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 46Twitter 247Instagram 12 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. eLearning & Instructional Design for Beginners

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Proven, practical tips and advice on growing a successful freelance instructional design business.
Host Crystal Harper
Producer/Network Crystal Harper
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Apple Rating 2.9/5Apple Reviews 10Facebook 1.9K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. The Learning Experience

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The Learning Experience is a podcast show produced by eLearning Brothers and focused on helping our listeners design better learning experiences. Our goal is to deliver easily digestible summary episodes of our best webinars along with an editor's cut of the actual webinar session. Whether you enjoy our quick summaries or the original content edited down for the most value, we've got two new ways to help you deliver an eLearning Experience that rocks!MORE Producer/Network eLearning Brothers
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 5.2KTwitter 14.5K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. Share Whatcha Learned

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Share Whatcha Learned is a podcast for learning professionals to share something they're learning in the field of Instructional Design.
Producer/Network Amy Petricek
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14. Trends & Issues in Instructional Design

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