11 Best Sound Design Podcasts

1. Twenty Thousand Hertz

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Latest John Williams: A Composer’s Legacy (15 Jun, 2026)
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The stories behind the world's most iconic and fascinating sounds.
Host Dallas Taylor
Email ****@20k.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Robert Alexander, Nathaniel Smith +2 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 5KFacebook 18.5KTwitter 15.1K Avg Length 35 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. Tonebenders Podcast

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Latest 365 – 2026 Sound Effects Field Recording Round Table Pt 1 (06 Jul, 2026)
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Tonebenders is a Sound Design podcast dedicated to covering the worlds of sound editing, field recording and audio post production for film, television and gaming. Through interviews and experiments we delve into everything from foley to plugins. Check us out at www.tonebenderspodcast.comMORE Hosts Rene Coronado, Teresa Morrow, Timothy Muirhead, Mark Kilborn
Producer/Network Tonebenders Podcast
Email ****@dallasaudiopost.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Michael Babcock, Al Nelson +12 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 187Facebook 3.1KTwitter 4.8K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. SoundWorks Collection

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Latest The Sound of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (16 Jun, 2026)
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The goal for the SoundWorks Collection is simple; we are dedicated to profiling the greatest and upcoming sound minds from around the world and highlight their contributions. We take you behind the scenes and straight to the dub stage for a look into audio post-production for feature films, video game sound design, and original soundtrack composition.MORE Producer/Network Colemanfilm Media Group
Email ****@colemanfilm.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle +1 more
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 161 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Gameaudio Podcast

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Latest Game Audio Podcast – Episode #73 – GDC26 – V– Friday (03 May, 2026)
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Game Audio podcasts aims to provide sound designers, composers and everybody else interested in game audio a biweekly show. Featuring industry news, great discussions with interesting people and the Playroom, where we focus solely on the sound of a game by leaving out the image.MORE Hosts Anton Woldhek, Damian Kastbauer
Producer/Network Game Audio Podcast
Email ****@gameaudiopodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Twitter 2.1K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The A Sound Effect Podcast

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Latest Recording incredible animal sounds for Animal Hyperrealism... (01 Apr, 2026)
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The A Sound Effect Podcast is the world's first podcast dedicated to sound effects. It features exclusive interviews on the sound for film and games that make an impact right now, highlights independent sound effects creators and sound effects libraries - and groundbreaking new trends in the sound community.MORE Producer/Network A Sound Effect
Email ****@asoundeffect.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Michael O'Connor, Doug Murray +1 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Field & Foley

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Latest Caring for the SKYWALKER SOUND Library and Impulse Response... (29 Jun, 2026)
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Welcome to Field & Foley! From capturing nature's sounds to studio tinkering, we share stories from professional sound designers, field recordists, foley artists, musicians or other audio professions from all walks of the arts. Together, we'll be answering your questions and giving tips to help beginners get started.MORE Producer/Network Ben Reichstein
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Mark Mangini, Stevie Haywood
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Game Audio Hour

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Latest Ep. 277 - Miles to Go Before I Bleep and Bloop
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A podcast that features a varied cohort conversing regularly about game audio since 2014! Ideas, techniques, secrets, opinions, and all the miscellany you can fathom related to the world of sound design and music production for video games.MORE Producer/Network Team GAH
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Conversations with Sound Designers

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Latest S3 E5 : Conversations with Sound Designers - Deanna H Choi (03 Apr, 2026)
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'Conversations with Sound Designers' is a series of interviews with Theatre Sound designers about their career paths the artistic process of sound designThis first series, focusing on UK Sound Designers, includes wide range of artists, from established designers to those and the start of their career, from content-based shows to musicals, west end, Broadway and the regionsThis episode is kindly supported by Association for Sound Design and Production, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and the National Theatre Sound Department.MORE Host Peter Rice
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Gareth Owen
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Twitter 223 Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Whole-y Foley: The World of Performative Film Sound

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Latest Episode 38: The Legacy of Foley (Interview with Foley artist... (25 Apr, 2026)
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Every two weeks, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, award-winning Foley Artist and author of the book The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation, interviews professionals from all avenues of performative sound world-wide from foley artists to sound designers to musicians and more. Tune in and discover historical as well as new and innovative concepts and practices in the fascinating world of sound. Subscribe at the button below on the left.MORE Producer/Network Vanessa Theme Ament
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Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Audio Logs

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Latest Mouse: P.I. for Hire with Damian Czajka and Patryk Scelina (01 Jun, 2026)
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Game audio explored via in-depth conversations with game makers. Audio Logs is a podcast that breaks down the development journey of the latest games releasing from the perspective of the sound team. Follow us as we discuss how games are made with the actual people that made it happen.MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Pat Tremblay, Christopher Fox
Avg Length 90 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Sonic Journeys

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Latest She Cried That Day
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Close your eyes. Open your ears. Sonic Journeys is a podcast that explores the rich world of cinematic audio. With global filmmakers as our guides, we peel back the layers of sound design in film and immersive media. A podcast for story lovers, cinephiles, and deep listeners. Hosted and conceived by Stina Thomas Hamlin, produced by Jenny Asarnow, with Executive Producer Tracy Rector. Cover art by Mer Young and theme song, 'Tooh Nílíní' (River) by Kino Benally...MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Nina Gualinga
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact