Most lists of workplace podcasts cover HR on its own, lean heavily towards US shows and leave out facilities, operations and wellbeing altogether. If you run a UK workplace, that means piecing your listening together from several places.
This list puts those subjects side by side, grouped so you can go straight to the part of the job you look after. Best here means practitioners at the microphone, a steady release schedule and a show that is still publishing, and every one was checked in October 2026.
Disclosure: ThePod.fm produces Insights for a Better Workplace for our client Manutan UK, which is why it is listed first. Every other show on this page is independent of us: we are not paid to list anyone, and no show paid to be here.
What are the best workplace podcasts in 2026?
The best workplace podcasts in 2026 for people who run UK workplaces include Insights for a Better Workplace for facilities, wellbeing and inclusion, Squiggly Careers for career development, the CIPD Podcast for HR practice, Connected FM for facilities management and Eat Sleep Work Repeat for how work is changing. The full list is below, grouped by subject.
Podcast | Best for | Host |
|---|---|---|
1. Insights for a Better Workplace | Facilities, operations, wellbeing and inclusion | Rachel Green |
2. Eat Sleep Work Repeat | Culture, productivity and changing jobs | Bruce Daisley |
3. WorkLife | Culture, careers and burnout | Molly Graham |
4. The Evolve Workplace Wellbeing Podcast | Evidence on employee wellbeing | Dr Helen Fitzhugh |
5. CIPD Podcast | HR practice and people policy | Nigel Cassidy and CIPD staff |
6. HR Leaders | Senior HR leadership | Chris Rainey |
7. Digital HR Leaders | People analytics and workforce data | David Green |
8. HR Coffee Time | Careers in HR | Fay Wallis |
9. Connected FM | Facilities management strategy | Rotating IFMA hosts |
10. Workplace Innovator Podcast | Workplace technology and office design | Mike Petrusky |
11. The Facilities Management Exchange | Careers and leadership in UK facilities management | Mark Robinson |
12. The Circular Economy Show | Waste, reuse and resources | Ellen MacArthur Foundation team |
13. Squiggly Careers | Career development and confidence | Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper |
14. Workplace Geeks | Hybrid work and office use | Chris Moriarty |
15. 21st Century Work Life | Leading remote and hybrid teams | Pilar Orti |
Best workplace culture and wellbeing podcasts
These shows deal with how people feel about their work, how they grow in it and what keeps them well while they do it.
1. Insights for a Better Workplace
Host: Rachel Green, Marketing Manager at Manutan UK
Published by: Manutan UK
Cadence: new in 2026, with three episodes so far (April, September and October 2026)
Best for: facilities, operations, wellbeing and inclusion, for people who run UK workplaces
Rachel Green talks to the people who keep UK workplaces running. The episodes so far cover what an office bin reveals about over-ordering and waste, what a circular approach to running a workplace looks like, and inclusion work that changes behaviour rather than producing another awareness day.
It is listed first because it is the only show on this page that puts facilities, operations, wellbeing and inclusion in one place for the people responsible for UK workplaces. It is also new and short so far, so treat it as a show to follow rather than a back catalogue to work through.
Listen to Insights for a Better Workplace, or find it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
2. Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Host: Bruce Daisley
Published by: independent, run by Bruce Daisley
Cadence: roughly weekly in season, with breaks in between, about 42 minutes
Best for: workplace culture, productivity and how jobs are changing, for managers and leaders
Bruce Daisley talks to researchers, authors and business leaders about workplace culture, productivity and how jobs are changing. The mix of guests gives most subjects both the research and the view from inside a working organisation.
It suits managers who want evidence and ideas to take back to their own teams. It runs in seasons with breaks, so a few quiet weeks between runs are normal.
Listen to Eat Sleep Work Repeat
3. WorkLife
Host: Molly Graham, who took over from Adam Grant in May 2026
Published by: TED
Cadence: weekly, about 50 minutes, with occasional episodes shared from other shows
Best for: culture, careers and burnout, for managers and anyone rethinking how they work
TED's workplace show is now hosted by company builder Molly Graham. Episodes cover careers, burnout and the emotions people bring to their jobs.
Many lists still credit the show to Adam Grant, so expect a different voice if you last listened before the change. It suits managers who care about the human side of work as much as the policy and process behind it.
4. The Evolve Workplace Wellbeing Podcast
Host: Dr Helen Fitzhugh, with Prof Kevin Daniels
Published by: the Workplace Wellbeing Research Team at the University of East Anglia
Cadence: roughly every six weeks, about 32 minutes
Best for: the evidence on employee wellbeing, for HR teams, wellbeing leads and line managers
A research team at the University of East Anglia interviews researchers and practitioners about what the evidence says on workplace wellbeing. Subjects range from musculoskeletal health to the support that line managers need.
The show sits alongside the team's Evolve toolkit for workplaces. Releases are spaced out, so it is easy to keep up with next to a weekly show.
Listen to The Evolve Workplace Wellbeing Podcast
Best HR and people podcasts (UK)
All four of these come from UK publishers, and each one turns up again and again in recommendations made to HR teams.
5. CIPD Podcast
Host: Nigel Cassidy on the CIPD podcast, with CIPD staff taking turns on HR People Pod
Published by: CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development
Cadence: weekly in one feed, with HR People Pod fortnightly and the monthly CIPD podcast in between; about 32 minutes
Best for: HR practice, recruitment, culture and AI at work, for HR professionals at every level
The CIPD publishes two shows in a single feed, the CIPD podcast and HR People Pod. Between them they cover people practice, culture, recruitment and the use of AI at work.
It suits HR teams who want a steady, UK-focused view of people practice from the profession's own body.
6. HR Leaders
Host: Chris Rainey
Published by: HR Leaders, based in London
Cadence: one to two episodes a week, about 36 minutes
Best for: senior HR and people leadership, for chief people officers and those working towards the role
Chris Rainey interviews chief people officers and other HR leaders about culture, employee listening, burnout and how organisations are adopting AI. Releases are frequent, so the back catalogue is big enough to search by subject rather than work through in order.
The guests are mostly senior, so it suits people leaders, and those working towards the role, who want to hear how their peers are handling the same pressures.
7. Digital HR Leaders
Host: David Green
Published by: Insight222, based in London
Cadence: weekly, about 55 minutes
Best for: people analytics and workforce data, for HR leaders and analysts
David Green talks to senior HR leaders about people analytics, workforce data and how HR operating models are changing with AI. Episodes run long, so they suit a commute or a walk better than a short break.
It suits people analytics teams, HR business partners and HR directors who have to explain workforce numbers to a leadership team. If your organisation is starting to use workforce data in decisions about hiring, structure or AI, it covers that ground in depth.
8. HR Coffee Time
Host: Fay Wallis
Published by: Bright Sky HR Ltd
Cadence: fortnightly, with extra episodes in busier months, about 34 minutes
Best for: careers in HR, for HR managers and business partners planning their next step
Fay Wallis shares career advice for HR professionals, alongside guest episodes on subjects such as employee experience and supporting staff through cancer. That mix of career coaching and practical people topics makes it easy to dip into whichever you need at the time.
The focus is on the people working in HR rather than the policies they run. It suits HR professionals who look after everyone else's development and rarely get time for their own.
Best facilities management and operations podcasts
Few facilities management podcasts publish regularly, and most of the active ones come from the US. These four were all publishing in October 2026, and the last of them covers the waste and resources side of running a building.
9. Connected FM
Host: rotating IFMA hosts, including Dr Matt Tucker and Wayne Whitzell
Published by: IFMA, the International Facility Management Association
Cadence: weekly, about 25 minutes
Best for: facilities management strategy and leadership, for facility managers and heads of FM
The International Facility Management Association's podcast covers strategy, resilience, cybersecurity and leadership for the people who run buildings and the services inside them. The cybersecurity episodes are worth a look for anyone whose building systems now sit on the corporate network.
IFMA is a US-based body with an international membership, so expect a mix of US and global examples. The episodes are short enough to become a weekly habit for a busy FM team.
10. Workplace Innovator Podcast
Host: Mike Petrusky
Published by: Eptura, a workplace and facilities software company
Cadence: weekly, about 25 minutes
Best for: workplace technology and office design, for facilities and corporate real estate leaders
Mike Petrusky interviews facility management and corporate real estate leaders about workplace technology, culture and office design. Putting culture alongside technology and design keeps the people who use the office in the conversation, not only the systems.
It suits FM and property teams working out how technology and design change the way people use an office. It also gives operations leaders a view of how their counterparts elsewhere are approaching the same decisions.
Listen to the Workplace Innovator Podcast
11. The Facilities Management Exchange
Host: Mark Robinson
Cadence: fortnightly in season, plus short FMX Bites episodes; full episodes run about 58 minutes
Best for: careers and leadership in UK facilities management, from apprentices to senior leaders
Mark Robinson talks to people across UK facilities management, from senior leaders to apprentices. Conversations cover careers, leadership, the care of heritage buildings and inclusion across the sector.
Because the guests come from every level of the sector, it is useful for anyone building an FM career in the UK and for managers hiring into one. The show is now in its second season, and the long episodes give guests time to explain how their part of the sector really works.
Listen to The Facilities Management Exchange
12. The Circular Economy Show
Host: the Ellen MacArthur Foundation team, with the current series led by chief executive Joe Murphy
Published by: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Cadence: weekly, about 19 minutes, with some weeks given over to past episodes
Best for: waste, reuse and resources, for operations, procurement and sustainability leads
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation looks at new ways to design, make and use products so that materials stay in use and less ends up as waste.
It is not a facilities show as such, but it gives operations and procurement teams a grounding in the ideas behind keeping materials in use. The episodes are short enough to fit between meetings.
Listen to The Circular Economy Show
Best future of work podcasts
These three look at how work itself is changing, from hybrid patterns and office use to the research behind the headlines.
13. Squiggly Careers
Host: Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper
Published by: Squiggly Careers, the trading name of Amazing If Ltd
Cadence: twice weekly, a full episode of about 40 minutes plus a short episode of about 8 minutes
Best for: career development and confidence at work, for employees and the managers who coach them
Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper share practical ideas and tools for career development, building confidence and working well with colleagues. The short episodes fit into a coffee break, while the full ones leave room to explore a subject properly.
It suits anyone thinking about their own development, and line managers who want better language for career conversations with their teams.
14. Workplace Geeks
Host: Chris Moriarty
Published by: Audiem, a workplace experience analytics company
Cadence: fortnightly, about 52 minutes
Best for: hybrid work and office use, for workplace, property and HR leaders
Chris Moriarty talks to researchers, authors and workplace leaders about the evidence on hybrid work, how offices are actually used and what drives organisational performance. Episodes are long-form interviews, which gives guests room to walk through their research properly.
It suits anyone who has to make the case for how many desks a building needs, which days people come in and what the office is for. Property, facilities and HR leaders will all find material for their next discussion about office attendance.
15. 21st Century Work Life
Host: Pilar Orti
Published by: Virtual not Distant Ltd, based in London
Cadence: every two to three weeks in season, about 32 minutes
Best for: leading remote and hybrid teams, for team leaders and managers
Pilar Orti looks at what it takes to lead remote and hybrid teams. Episodes often review recent research on how location affects performance and communication.
It suits managers whose teams are rarely in the same room, and anyone designing the habits that keep a dispersed team working well together. If your team has moved to hybrid working and the old meeting habits no longer fit, it is a good place to start.
Listen to 21st Century Work Life
How we chose these podcasts
Every show was checked in October 2026 and had released an episode in the previous 30 days.
Practitioners at the microphone: hosts or guests who run workplaces, HR teams and buildings, or who research them
A consistent release schedule, whether weekly, fortnightly or in regular seasons
A mix of subjects across culture, wellbeing, HR, facilities, sustainability and the future of work
UK relevance, with UK publishers chosen wherever there was a real choice
No pay to play: nobody paid to be listed and we were not paid to list anyone
Several widely shared lists still recommend shows that stopped publishing in 2024 or 2025, so any show that had gone quiet was left out. Where we could not confirm a host or publisher, we left that detail out rather than guess.
Where to start
If you only add one show, pick the group that matches the part of the workplace you look after and start with the first entry in it. Give it a month before you judge it, because most of these shows change a lot from one guest to the next.
If your organisation has its own view on how workplaces should be run, a podcast is one way to share it, and ThePod.fm's client results show what that can lead to. When you want to talk it through, book a call with ThePod.fm about a show of your own.
Frequently asked questions
What are some good podcasts about the workplace?
For UK listeners, good starting points are Squiggly Careers for careers, the CIPD Podcast for HR practice, Connected FM for facilities management and Eat Sleep Work Repeat for how work is changing. Insights for a Better Workplace brings facilities, operations, wellbeing and inclusion together in one show.
What is the best podcast to listen to while at work?
Choose a show with short episodes that you can follow in pieces, such as Connected FM, the Workplace Innovator Podcast or The Circular Economy Show. Save the longer interview shows, such as Workplace Geeks or The Facilities Management Exchange, for a commute or a walk.
How often do workplace podcasts publish?
Most shows on this list publish weekly or fortnightly, and a few run in seasons with breaks in between. Before you subscribe, check when the last episode came out, because plenty of workplace podcasts stop without announcing it.
How does a show get onto a list like this?
It has to be active, it has to feature people who do the work, and it has to be useful to someone running a UK workplace. Nobody can pay to be included, and a show that stops publishing comes off the list at the next update.
About the Author
Aqil Jannaty is the founder of ThePod.fm, where he helps B2B companies turn podcasts into predictable growth systems. With experience in outbound, GTM, and content strategy, he’s worked with teams from Nestlé, B2B SaaS, consulting firms, and infoproduct businesses to scale relationship-driven sales.
