20 Best Organ Transplantation Podcasts

1. AJT Highlights

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Host Roslyn Mannon, MD, discusses the latest issues of the American Journal of Transplantation, summarizing Editors' Picks by highlighting the key messages, broader impact, and take-home points of each article. The views are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of the journal or the societies that support it.MORE Producer/Network American Journal of Transplantation
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 1.3KTwitter 9.9K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since May 2019 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. 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
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Mary Ann, Michael Adams +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. 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

4. 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
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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

5. 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
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Reviews 45Facebook 18.7KTwitter 51.3K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Kent's Kidney Stories

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Kent's Kidney Stories is hosted by Kent Bressler, a Registered Nurse, AAKP Board of Director, Ambassador, Kidney Transplant Recipient, and Vice President of Kidney Solutions. He will share his journey, some insight he has learned, and interview fellow Kidney Warriors and leaders in the Kidney Community.MORE Host Kent Bressler
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 2.7KTwitter 57 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

7. 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

8. JHLT: The Podcast

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation podcast features editor Daniel Goldstein, MD, in round table talks with the JHLT's digital media editors.
Hosts Dr. Daniel Goldstein, Michelle M. Kittleson, Erika D. Lease, Dr. David Schibilsky, Marty C. Tam, Van-Khue Ton
Producer/Network ISHLT
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Luke Williams
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Twitter 5.6K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. 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
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Transplantation (Audio)

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University of California faculty, researchers and medical professionals explore the many aspects of organ transplantations.
Producer/Network UCTV Health & Medicine
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 29.2KTwitter 5.8K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. 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

12. #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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13. Trenches in Transplant Surgery

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Step into the forefront of abdominal transplant surgery — where innovation meets ongoing complexity. Machine perfusion and normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) are reshaping organ preservation and donor utilization, with growing evidence that these technologies improve graft assessment and early outcomes. Yet reviews continue to highlight key challenges — ischemia reperfusion injury, biliary complications in DCD grafts, and the logistical demands of perfusion platforms...MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. 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

15. 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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16. 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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17. Every Possible Angle

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Explore the fascinating world of organ transplantation through the eyes of seasoned industry professionals as they share insights, experiences, and the latest advancements in the field. Hosted by Paragonix Technologies.MORE Producer/Network Paragonix Technologies
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. 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
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. The Transplant Strong Podcast

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Join us on the Transplant Strong podcast, where we delve into the remarkable journey of organ transplantation. Hosted by Danny Hiles, a liver transplant recipient due to Wilson's disease, each episode features heartfelt conversations with guests sharing their own inspiring transplant narratives. From emotional testimonies to groundbreaking research projects, we explore a range of topics relevant to the transplant community. Tune in for stories of resilience, hope, and the power of second chances on Transplant Strong.MORE Producer/Network Danny Hiles
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Mighty - The Organ Transplant Podcast

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A heart transplant (and total artificial heart) survivor shares his experiences and thoughts on his 18-year journey to heart transplant.
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