10 Best TEFL Podcasts
TEFL Podcasts
Here are 10 Best TEFL Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. TEFL Commute
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Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
TEFL commute is a podcast for language teachers. It is not about language teaching though inevitably it might crop up. All three of us are avid podcast listeners and like playing around making our own. TEFL commute is meant to be a light-hearted listen aimed at brightening your daily commute to class. Each episode is built a round a topic that you could use in your teaching and the podcast will have page on this site that will link you to articles, questions and resources you can use with your students...MORE Hosts Lindsay Clandfield, Shaun Wilden, James Taylor
Producer/Network TEFL Commute
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 33 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. TEFL Training Institute Podcast
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Far too much of language teaching literature is, to quote Stephen Krashen, 'Far too long, far too incomprehensible and far too full of jargon,' not to mention far too expensive. The TEFL Training Institute podcast is short, easy to understand and free. In each 15-minute episode, we discuss practical, thought-provoking or controversial topics with our friends, and some of the biggest names in language teaching. From motivation to materials, training to teenagers, approaches to assessment, if you want to become a better teacher, trainer or manager, start here. With host Ross Thorburn.MORE Host Ross Thorburn
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Facebook 3.5KTwitter 1.1KInstagram 78 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact
3. The TEFLology Podcast
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TEFLology is a bi-weekly podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and related matters, presented by three self-certified TEFLologists. We take a lighthearted look at the fields of English language teaching (ELT) and applied linguistics, with topics ranging from TESOL methodologies and approaches to current affairs and history.MORE Hosts Matthew Turner, Matthew Schaefer, Robert Lowe
Producer/Network Teflology
Email ****@rs.tus.ac.jp
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 78Facebook 2.4KTwitter 2.7K Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact
4. The TEFL Horizons Podcast
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Welcome to the TEFL Horizons podcast. Join your host, Shannon Felt, for a deep dive into all things related to online English language teaching. We'll cover everything from how to make your lessons more fun and more effective, how to cut down on planning and preparation, and even how to market your teaching skills to find more success as a freelance online teacher. You'll also get to listen in on interviews with ELT experts and 'teflpreneurs' all over the world who are making big moves in our industry...MORE Host Shannon Felt
Producer/Network TEFL Horizons
Email ****@teflhorizons.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 1.1KTwitter 9Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2019 Get Email Contact
5. BabelTEQ Podcast
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A bi-weekly podcast where we talk about tips and tools for freelance online language instructors. #ESL #TEFL #TESOL
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Producer/Network BabelTEQ Podcast
Email ****@babelteq.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 131Twitter 932Instagram 562 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact
6. TEFL Waffle
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Steve and Troy waffle about the exciting and wonderful world of Teaching English in a foreign country.
Hosts Troy, Steve
Producer/Network The Non Stop Wafflers
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact
7. The TEFL and TESOL Podcast by ITTT
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This is the TEFL and TESOL podcast by ITTT (International TEFL and TESOL Training), the leading provider for TEFL and TESOL training worldwide.
Email ****@tesol-tefl.net
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Facebook 125.7KTwitter 606Instagram 6.5K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact
8. ELT Today: A Frameworks Education Podcast
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A podcast exploring the world of English language teaching: language teaching approaches and language learning, teacher training and ongoing teacher development, searching for jobs to entrepreneurism, and everything TEFL-related in between.MORE Host Emma Pratt
Producer/Network Frameworks
Email ****@eltcampus.com
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 5 Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact
9. New teachers of English as a foreign language PODCAST
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This podcast series is designed to help recently certified aspiring TEFL teachers take those fearful first steps into work, with courage and determination. Here you'll receive tips, tricks and useful tactics that will set you up for success in your job in the TEFL industry.MORE Host Andrea de Lusignan
Producer/Network Andrea de Lusignan
Email ****@gmail.com
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Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact
10. Teacher Mike's International TEFL forum
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Exchange experiences and ideas about TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language. A free exchange creating a win/win situation for teachers, students, and parents. You need not be a certified teacher, You may be an interested parent of a student or the student yourself.MORE Host Mike Dishnow
Producer/Network Mike Dishnow 麥克爺爺
Email ****@gmail.com
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Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact
TEFL shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | Location | |
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| Lindsay Clandfield | Co Host | shaunwilden.podbean.com | 120 | Male | Elche, Spain | |
| Shaun Wilden | Co Host | shaunwilden.podbean.com | 120 | Male | Oxford, United Kingdom | |
| James Taylor | Co Host | shaunwilden.podbean.com | 120 | Male | New York City, NY, United States | |
| Ross Thorburn | Host | tefltraininginstitute.com/podcast | 193 | Male | China | |
| Matthew Turner | Co Host | teflology-podcast.com | 148 | Male | ||
| Matthew Schaefer | Co Host | teflology-podcast.com | 148 | |||
| Robert Lowe | Co Host | teflology-podcast.com | 148 | Male | ||
| Shannon Felt | Host | teflhorizons.com/expand-your-horizons-podcast | 103 | Female | Asheville, NC, United States | |
| Paul | Host | pod.co/babelteq-podcast | 83 | Male | ||
| Troy | Co Host | teflwaffle.podbean.com | 100 | |||
| Steve | Co Host | teflwaffle.podbean.com | 100 | |||
| Emma Pratt | Host | soundcloud.com/user-242613928 | 26 | |||
| Andrea de Lusignan | Host | adelusig.podbean.com | 10 | Female | ||
| Mike Dishnow | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-dishnow-u9ea5u514bu723au723a | 87 | |||
| Ittt | buzzsprout.com/1421746/11935226-the-best-countries-for-teaching-english-in-2023.mp3 |
