27 Best Organ Donation Podcasts

1. The Gifted Life: Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation Podcast

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Improve your knowledge about organ, tissue and eye donation as your hosts Lori Steele, Nila Schwab, and Joey Boudreaux have entertaining and informative conversations about donation. We address donation in the news, myths about donation, what's new in the community, new technologies, special guest interviews and much more.more Hosts Lori Steele, Joey Boudreaux, Nila Schwab
Producer/Network The Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
Email ****@thegiftedlife.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 48 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2015 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. Donor Diaries

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Donor Diaries is a podcast that delves into the beauty and complexity of living organ donation. Tune in to hear extraordinary stories of people who choose to share their organs and give the gift of life. The world of kidney and organ donation is a powerful testament to kindness, love, and the human spirit. With over 90,000 individuals on the kidney transplant waitlist and about 13 people dying each day while waiting, the urgency is real. One in three Americans is at risk for chronic kidney disease, and one in nine already suffers from it, often unknowingly...more Host Laurie Lee
Email ****@donordiaries.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since May 2021 Get Email Contact

3. Legacies of Life

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Legacies of Life was created to help families of organ donors in Central and South Texas learn valuable tools to better cope with grief after the death of their loved one.We'll speak with bereavement experts about how we can help one another cope, and we'll also share stories and experiences from those impacted by the greatest gift of all, the Gift of Life.Legacies of Life is a production of Texas Organ Sharing Alliance's Donor Family Services Department. TOSA is a San Antonio-based organization dedicated to helping individuals and families save lives through the power of organ donation.more Hosts Edwina P. Garza, Adriana Almanza
Producer/Network Texas Organ Sharing Alliance - Donor Family Services
Email ****@tosa1.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Amber Smith, Litsa Williams
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10Facebook 7KTwitter 1.9KInstagram 2K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation | Medical Experts

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Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation | Medical Experts is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes at the transplant program at Toronto General Hospital with the goal to educate, inspire and fuel your passion about transplant, with your host, Candice Coghlan, an Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Centre for Living Organ Donation at the UHN Ajmera Transplant Centre and a kidney transplant recipient.more Host Candice Coghlan
Producer/Network Ajmera Transplant Centre, Toronto General Hospital, UHN
Email ****@uhn.ca
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Reviews 45Facebook 18.7KTwitter 51.3K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Journey Continues

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The Journey Continues is a podcast committed to promoting kidney health and organ donation through powerful stories. Host Monica Fox is a kidney transplant recipient and Director of Outreach and Government Relations for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. This series will feature the journeys of kidney patients, living donors, transplant recipients, donor families and industry experts who continue to educate the community through their own experiences and stories.more Host Monica Fox
Producer/Network National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
Email ****@nkfi.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Monica Fox
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25Facebook 7.1KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 3.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Gift of Life

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The Organ Transplant Podcast. Gift of Life is Hosted by BJ Odom, a double transplant recipient who received a life-saving heart in 2003 and a kidney in 2015. BJ knows firsthand the power of organ donation. After receiving a heart transplant and facing the challenges of anti-rejection medication, he needed a second transplant a kidney. Now, BJ shares his inspiring journey and those of others in the organ transplant world. Hear from those in the medical field, transplant recipients, donor families, and more, all to raise awareness about the lifesaving gift of organ donation.more Host BJ Odom
Producer/Network Podcast Playground
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Mary Ann, Michael Adams +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. This Thing Called Life

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This Thing Called Life is a podcast dedicated to acts of giving, kindness, compassion, and humanity. Host Andi Johnson introduces you to powerful organ, tissue, and eye donation stories from individuals, families, and front-line healthcare teams. These stories are meant to inspire and remind you that while life can be challenging and unpredictable, it's also incredibly beautiful. We hope this podcast inspires you to connect with our life-saving and life-healing mission.more Host Andrea Johnson
Producer/Network Network For Hope
Email ****@lifepassiton.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Adria Johnson
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Transplant Talks

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In Transplant Talks, psychiatrist and living liver donor, Rachel Davis, MD and Anastasia Henry, Executive Director of the American Transplant Foundation, interview living donors, healthcare experts, and transplant recipients to bring you stories of courage, hope, and innovation in the world of organ transplantation. These stories will demystify the process of living liver and kidney donation and debunk common organ donation myths. Organ transplantation changes lives every day, and Transplant Talks shines a light on some of the most incredible stories in the Transplant world.more Producer/Network Rachel A. Davis, MD and Anastasia Henry
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9. The REIMAGINE Podcast

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The REIMAGINE Podcast creates a space to explore the complexities of organ donation and transplantation—not from certainty, but from inquiry. Through conversations with clinicians, donor families, living donors, researchers, policy leaders, and scholars of compassion, the series examines what it means to care, give, and be transformed by our connections. These human stories open the door to deeper questions of meaning and healing. Welcome to The REIMAGINE Podcast. Let's get started.more Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Extraordinary Conversations

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Hi, I'm Dr. Toby Campbell—a palliative care physician and communication researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For the past twenty years, I've studied how doctors and patients navigate tough conversations, especially when facing life-changing decisions. But nothing could have prepared me for one of the most unique and profound discussions in medicine: the request for organ donation.What makes this conversation so extraordinary? It's the only time in healthcare where the decision doesn't directly help the patient but instead gives someone else a second chance at life...more Email ****@speak.studio
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Let's Talk Transplant

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'Welcome to Let's Talk Transplant, the podcast that explores the extraordinary world of organ transplantation with hope, humor, and inspiration. Hosted by Mike Lollo, a former NYPD detective and altruistic kidney donor, this show dives deep into the science, stories, and groundbreaking advancements in organ donation. Whether it's living or deceased organ donation, no topic is off-limits. With engaging guests and eye-opening discussions, Let's Talk Transplant will change the way you see this incredible field—one story at a time...more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Matthew Wadsworth
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Kidney Transplant Conversations ~ Patient, Donor & Caregiver Edition

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Kidney Transplant Conversations Stay Informed, Encouraged, and Connected Kidney Transplant Conversations is a podcast built for everyone touched by kidney transplantation: patients, donor families, living donors, caregivers, and the clinicians who support them. Each episode brings authentic, real-world stories that illuminate the science, the humanity, and the hope behind transplantation. Through candid conversations with transplant recipients, living donors, advocates, surgeons, psychologists, researchers, and community leaders, we explore every dimension of the transplant journey — from navigating diagnosis to finding a donor, recovering from surgery, managing long-term health, and discovering new purpo..more Host Taylor Rolf
Email ****@projectadvocacy.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. #BeTheGift Connections

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#BeTheGift Connections is a series of monthly programs designed to inform and connect the public to lifesaving stories of organ donation and transplantation. Episodes feature real-life conversations with donor hero families, living donors, transplant recipients, and healthcare professionals directly involved in the recovery and transplant of organs/tissues. Each episode tackles a specific aspect of donation and the challenges facing those waiting for their lifesaving gift. We hope these episodes will inform and inspire others to be the gift and save lives by registering at BeTheGiftToday.com.more Producer/Network Tennessee Donor Services
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14. The TRODCast

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The Trainee Representatives in Organ Donation PodcastWe are 3 Intensive Care Medicine Resident Doctors - Gareth, Sophie & Ash and collectively, we are the Trainee Representatives in Organ Donation for North West and Mersey!We will be bringing you regular podcast episodes with all things organ donation - knowledge gems, interviews, facts and stats and much much more!Please feel free to get in touch via ****@outlook.commore Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. The Unspoken

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The aim is to is to discuss everything not discussed when it comes to donation and transplantation. The series focuses on different topics, bringing in members from various areas of the donation and transplantation community to discuss their experiences, and help support and advise others in similar positions. The series hopes to raise awareness, encourage individuals to become organ, eye, and tissue donors ,and provide support for those going through the transplant process. more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Mark Scotch
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Honor Talk

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Every organ donor leaves behind more than a story—they leave a legacy.Honor Talk, hosted by Bobby Gomez, an organ donation specialist with over a decade of experience working alongside donor families and healthcare professionals, takes its name from the Honor Walk—the powerful hospital tradition where doctors, nurses, and staff line the halls to pay tribute to a donor being wheeled to the operating room, a final journey of selfless heroism.In that same spirit, Honor Talk honors those heroes through real conversations about love, loss, and the life-changing power of donation...more Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Gift of the Graft

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This podcast is an honest look at organ donation and transplantation told by the people who've actually lived it.Through unfiltered conversations with recipients, donors, families, clinicians, and those working behind the scenes, we explore what it really means to be given a second chance at life. The good, the uncomfortable, the stuff that doesn't always make the pamphlets or the hospital discharge notes.We talk about fear, gratitude, identity, survival, resilience and the realities of life before and after transplant. It's not about inspiration porn or tidy endings...more Email ****@hotmail.com
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18. Life, Donated

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Life, Donated shares real, unfiltered stories of organ transplants and the lives they change. I'm Jason Thomas—a kidney transplant recipient—exploring the journey from diagnosis to donation with donors, recipients, families, and experts. Together, we'll raise awareness, build community, and inspire hope—one story at a time.more Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Infinite Hope

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In this brand new podcast by The LLF, we'll be exploring the impact and importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, told by the people who have experienced it first-hand. We'll be sharing diverse voices, from transplant recipients to living donors to donor family members to medical professionals. We hope that through each of their unique stories, you'll learn a little bit more about donation and be able to reflect on what that heart on your driver's license really means. Because at the end of the day, organ donor is not just a box you check; it means infinite hope.more Hosts Adam Falzarano, Emma Sampson
Producer/Network The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland
Email ****@thellf.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 11Twitter 1.6KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

20. Let's Talk About Life

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Welcome to Let's Talk About Life. A podcast brought to you by Lifebanc. The organ, eye, and tissue recovery agency in Northeast Ohio. Donation can be a complicated subject, but it is all about life. Please spend some time as we unravel the complexities of donation and share impactful stories that touch the very core of humanity. Let's Talk About Life!more Host Colleen Gerber
Producer/Network Lifebanc
Email ****@lifebanc.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 12.1KTwitter 2.1KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

21. Let's Talk Hope

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The Let's Talk Hope podcast is dedicated to sharing inspiring stories of hope from donor families, organ recipients and those on the donor waiting list. The series also discusses relevant topics about how your overall health and wellbeing plays a critical role in the donation process. Hosted by Marion Shuck, Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs at Gift of Hope Organ Tissue Donor Network.more Producer/Network Gift of Hope
Email ****@rivet360.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. Talking Transplant

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As a leader in organ transplant and home to the Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Talking Transplant by Austin Health shines a light on all facets of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.We hear the experiences of our patients, how families grapple with the loss of a loved one and make the decision to save another, and discover the very real challenges our staff at Austin Health face to improve outcomes for transplant patients around the world. Join the organ donor registry today! Please visit Donate Life and help save a life.If you have a topic you want covered in an episode, you can reach us by emailing more Producer/Network Austin Health
Email ****@austin.org.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. Extra Organary Podcast

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Welcome to the Extra Organary Podcast (presented by the Kidney Trails Broadcast Network/KTBN). The Extra Organary podcast exists to promote compelling conversations around the topics of organ/tissue donation and transplantation. Here you will also hear from leading voices in the fields or organ/tissue donation, transplant and self-development. Through it all, we hope that this podcast will inspire you to live an extra organary life that makes a difference in your family, community and world.more Host William Porter
Producer/Network Wills Porter
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Twitter 93 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

24. RadiEight

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RadiEight is a podcast from ARORA that focuses on sharing donor and recipient stories of organ, tissue and eye donation — to share the importance of registering to become an organ, tissue and eye donor. With over 114,000 Americans currently waiting for a life saving transplant, awareness about the life restoring gifts of organ, tissue and eye donation is important. You can help by registering to become a donor at donatelifearkansas.org. Subscribe to RadiEight by clicking the links below or wherever you listen to podcasts and sharing it with your family and friends.more Host Audrey Colema
Producer/Network ARORA
Email ****@arora.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 4.1KTwitter 913Instagram 938 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

25. Stories of Hope - The Real Effects of Organ Donation

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In this podcast, we will dive into different viewpoints surrounding organ donation and the importance of becoming a donor.
Producer/Network Kaitlin Moseley
Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

26. Discussing Donation

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A Maddog Strong Interview Series exploring all aspects of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
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27. Transplant Talk With Naishanda

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Our mission and purpose is to educate the multicultural community, address the myths concerning Organ Donation and also register 1000 ppl to become organ donors.
Host Naishanda Larramore
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Twitter 29Instagram 553 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact