Top 10 Podcasts to Boost your Productivity (and work smarter!)

We listened to over 300 podcast episodes last year. These were the top 10 podcast shows with the most valuable lessons on how to boost your productivity and grow your business.

1. The Tim Ferriss Show

For years, this podcast has been at the top of our list. Tim Ferriss is known as the author of the book The 4-hour workweek, in which he describes how you can automate and delegate your online business to seek fulfillment in life.

And, as he did himself, you'll find the time to learn new things. And this is exactly what The Tim Ferriss Podcast Show is all about; learning! He has a variety of guests with different backgrounds. From athletes to boxers like Mike Tyson. From industry leaders to entrepreneurs. From dokters to neuroscientists. You name it!

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2. Bookworm

Hosted by Joe Buhligand and Mike Schmitz, two so-called "bookworms" who read and analyze a new book every 2 weeks. It doesn't matter what the title of the book is; you'll learn something new every single episode, as these two are the kings of book reviewing.

They read both productivity and entrepreneurial books like The Messy Middle as fictional ones.

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3. Huberman Lab

Dr. Huberman is a fascinating host. If you're talking about someone who knows all about health and life, it's him. He consults from big tech CEOs to professional athletes. In his podcast show, Huberman Lab, you'll discover amazing interviews with successful and knowledgeable people on neuroscience.

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4. My First Million

If you're an (aspiring) entrepreneur, this show is for you! In this podcast, My First Million, the co-hosts Sam Perr and Shaan Puri talk with successful entrepreneurs and discuss their journey, business ideas and opportunities, and even market trends. You'll learn a ton about entrepreneurship, and on top of that, you'll get motivated and inspired like never before!

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5. Indie Hackers

Again, if you're an entrepreneur, or, more precisely, a "bootstrapper" or "indie hacker," meaning an entrepreneur building a business without venture capital funds, this show, Indie Hackers, is yours! In this podcast show, the host, Courtland Allen, talks with aspiring and successful entrepreneurs about their journey and the thoughts behind building an online business.

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6. The Naval Podcast

Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur and angel investor. On his podcast, the Naval Podcast, he shares his thoughts on everything that moves within the market of startups and the psychology behind starting and scaling a business or growing as a humanbeing and entrepreneur.

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7. Smart Passive Income

If you're locked on your 9 to 5 job but want to experience what it's like to make money on the internet, the podcast show Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn is for you! In this show, he talks with business owners that have successfully built and scaled an online business as a side hustle to now full-time job.

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8. The Colin and Samir Show

If you're a creator, the Colin and Samir show is for you! In this show, Colin Rosenblum and Samir Chaudry talk about the creator economy and how creators can grow online on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. They invite both famous as super interesting guests you probably never heard of, like the manager of the MrBeast YouTube channel.

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9. Indie Bites

In 15-minute episodes, you'll learn from the stories of entrepreneurs building their businesses. The host James, is a fantastic and energetic host that seems to get something interesting out of everyone. Indie Bites stands for "indie hacking" and thus you'll be inspired by building your business the indie hacker or bootstrapper way: with your idea, your determination, and your own creative resources, without any external capital.

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10. The Bootstrapped Founder

This Podcast is hosted by Arvid Kahl, who sold his SaaS business FeedbackPanda back in 2019 and then started sharing his lessons learned on his blog and later on this marvelous podcast. He has also written 2 books: Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entrepreneur.

In his podcast show, The Bootstrapped Founder, he often shares his lessons learned as a founder or as a now full-time creator, mainly on Twitter. We love his monologue episodes in which he basically rants on various topics around entrepreneurship.

However, he recently also started interviewing and thereby sharing the most important lessons learned from other creators, entrepreneurs, and authors.

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That's it!

I hope you enjoy listening ✌️