Health doesn’t stop at fitness trackers and meal plans, and neither does this batch of health podcasts. This roundup covers a wider view of well-being: caregiving without losing yourself, practical goal-setting and even a dose of good news from the animal world. Whatever “healthy” means to you, there’s a show here that gets it.
1. Earful of Erin hosted by Erin Copelan
This podcast is the audio version of Erin Copelan’s Substack newsletter, built around her experience as a caregiver and drawing on her bestselling book, “Welcome to Caregiving: The Things Caregivers Never Talk About.” Erin mixes humor with candid reflection on what caregiving actually looks like day-to-day, aiming to help caregivers feel less isolated and better equipped to care for themselves alongside the people they’re looking after.
2. GoalChat hosted by Debra Eckerling
Each week, three experts join host Debra Eckerling to dig into a specific topic around goal-setting, productivity or personal and professional growth, with the panel sharing their own wins, setbacks and practical advice. Debra, founder of The D*E*B Method and author of “Your Goal Guide,” built the show around the idea that reaching goals takes community, not just willpower or a good planner.
3. Good at Heart hosted by Randye Kaye
Randye Kaye, PM local host for NPR’s “All Things Considered” on WSHU Public Radio, spends each episode talking with people doing tangible good in their communities: a teen who built an app for cancer patients, a police department training officers in crisis prevention, a CASA program advocating for kids in foster care. The throughline is people solving real problems close to home, often without much recognition until Kaye brings their work to a wider audience.
4. Start Where You Are: Stop Thinking, Start Doing hosted by Kim Lloyd
Most people already know what they should be doing for their health. We want to eat better, move more and put the phone down before bed — and this podcast focuses on the gap between knowing that and actually doing it. Online personal trainer and nutrition coach Kim Lloyd and co-host Sue Donaher break down why that resistance shows up in the first place and offer specific strategies for closing the gap, rather than repeating the same advice about willpower. The format stays practical and grounded in the frustrating, repetitive reality of behavior change instead of leaning on generic motivation.
5. That’s What She Said hosted by Dr. Robin Buckley
This podcast interviews women across generations, including many guests who are Gen X, midlife or older, a group Dr. Robin Buckley argues doesn’t get enough airtime in mainstream media. Conversations center on honest, unfiltered storytelling, giving guests room to talk through real experiences and hard-earned insight without packaging it into neat advice.
6. Wildlife Wins Podcast hosted by Janet Granger
This podcast focuses exclusively on good news in the animal world, pulling in scientists, nonprofit leaders and educators to share stories about wildlife and domestic animal wins rather than the usual coverage of endangered species and environmental loss. Janet Granger built the show as a counterweight to the doom-heavy news cycle around animals, aimed at listeners who care about the issues but need something other than bad news to stay engaged.
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