Must-Hear WordPress Podcasts With Fresh Episodes for 2019

We’ve updated our list of must-hear WordPress podcasts for 2019. If you haven’t joined the podcast party yet, you’re missing out on intelligent and entertaining information from the brightest minds in WP.

But first, fun-fact. The name podcast was coined way back in 2004, by BBC journalist Ben Hammersley when he combined the words iPod and broadcast to create the gem that is podcast.

Here we are 15 years later, and podcasts are taking over while iPods have gone the way of their Microsoft Zune brethren.

We’re definitely mid-trend. It seems like everyone and their mother is starting a podcast now. But somehow if feels like I still can’t get enough. #bingelisten

In this post, we bring you an up-to-date list of the best WordPress podcasts for 2019 so you can keep your iPod full ;)

• WP Gears

  

  Podcasts are great to listen to when you’re doing other things, like getting ready to go to work or commuting. But if you work from home, like I do, then you’re probably not spending a lot of time on either of those things. Also, some podcasts are too long when you have the attention of a goldfish.

  That’s where WP the Podcast comes in. It’s a daily WordPress podcast hosted by David Blackmon and Tim Strifler. And the best part? Even though it is a daily show (it even airs on weekends), most episodes are short. Super short. 5 minutes short. David and Tim talk about a variety of WordPress topics in a nice quick succinct format that feels more like a blog post.

  If you want to hear the story of how Hello WP came about, listen to the two part interview on WP the Podcast with Micah and Josh Dailey.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Hello WP: A New WordPress Podcast You Need to Listen To
  • Can I use WordPress Multisite to Host Client Sites
  • The 5 Step Recipe for Fast Loading WordPress Websites

• WP Tavern WordPress Weekly

  

  WP Tavern is one of the most trusted WordPress publications on the web. Every Wednesday at 3PM Eastern Time, they air their live video podcast WordPress Weekly.

  While other podcasts are released a few weeks after they’re recorded so they can be edited, WordPress Weekly is LIVE. It’s a longer podcast as a result, episodes are over an hour, but you’ll get the latest WordPress news without delay.

  In addition to WordPress news, WordPress Weekly also has special interviews.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Introduction to BigCommerce with Topher DeRosia
  • Truth, Misinformation and Good Ideas
  • Building a Sustainable Web

• BobWP WordPress eCommerce and Do the Woo

  

  There’s a move to “productize” popular WordPress services. If you’re ready to jump on the bandwagon, Bob Dunn has two podcasts devoted to eCommerce.

  Do the Woo is focused on WooCommerce while BobWP WordPress eCommerce covers everything else related to eCommerce, monetization and WordPress.

  Bob has discussions on monetization, but also dives into UX design and content strategy. That way you can design a store tailored to your customers’ journey.

  Our very own James Farmer, CEO of WPMU DEV, was asked about the future of eCommerce in 2019 for the WordCamp episode. His response:

  I think you’re going see two main developments, specifically about immediacy, you know? People are starting to accept the fact that an order should be delivered in an hour, or two hours, or three hours. It’s becoming a norm.

  The second one is custom. As in, I mean we’re over here next to a jet pack store, you know they’re making unique items that people want to have that reflects who they are and what they are, rather than necessarily just buying into some generic kind of chain.

  I couldn’t agree more.

• The Matt Report

  

  The Matt Report began in 2012 and is now wrapping up its 8th season. That’s over 200 episodes!

  Matt Medeiros focuses on providing actionable advice for those building a business with WordPress. We’re talking big name freelancers, agency owners, WP product creators.

  If you’re working on growing your client base or coming up with new ways to bring in revenue, this is the podcast you’re looking for.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Why Exiting Solopreneurship is the Right Move
  • How WordPress Business Owners Measure Success in Life and Business
  • How Tom McFarlin Manages a Product and Services Business

• The Agency Trailblazer

  

  Running a web or design agency is a long-term commitment and it’s easy to fall into a miserable rut.

  The Agency Trailblazer, formerly WP Innovator, is a community and a podcast to give you the inspiration to fall in love with your agency again so you can make it for the long haul.

  With topics for agency leaders such as project management, lead generation and agency growth, you can work smarter not harder and scale back on those 18 hour days.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • How to Travel and Run an Agency
  • How to Deal with Growing Pains
  • How to Succeed Despite Your Past

• WP Watercooler

  

  In the wild, most WordPress professionals are solitary creatures, working away alone in their home offices. But what are they like in a pack? WPwatercooler is your chance to find out.

  WPwatercooler brings a diverse group of WordPress pros together to have a lively and lighthearted conversation. There is a lot going on, but the podcast is quick, just 30 minutes.

  Jason Tucker leads a changing group, with some regulars to discuss how WordPress is changing business and our lives.

  WPwatercooler is recorded Friday at 11:00 am Pacific on YouTube Live.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Replacing Social Media with Your Own Website
  • WordCamp Leadership and Speaker Diversity
  • I Find This Episode Shallow and Pedantic

• How I Built It

  

  Fleshing out a whisper of an idea into a full-fledged product and then turning that product into a business is no easy feat. Every path is a little different.

  On How I Built It, Joe Casabona interviews product owners and developers to see how they built specific products.

  How I Built It is unique in that it examines how one person was able to bring their idea to life, from idea to execution. Hear the stories first hand from the people who built some incredible stuff and get in a making mood.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Kim Gjerstad on building MailPoet
  • Anton Kraly on Building a Dropshipping Business
  • Chris Lema on Building WooCommerce Hosting

• LMScast

  

  Want to be the next Codecademy or Lynda? One way to get started is by to share your own classes on WordPress using an LMS or Learning Management System.

  LMScast is a podcast to help you grow your online course so you can make an impact on your students.

  Host Chris Badgett interviews special guests on topics ranging from how to build your learning community to how to create better courses.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Navigating the Digital Ecosystem, Preselling, and the Problems with the Culture of Free with Robin Harris
  • Helping Women Get Their Groove Back by Building Communities and Strong Support Networks from Rural Areas with Rebecca Undem
  • Productizing SEO Services into a Course, Making Results Focused Courses, and the Need for Website Speed with Brendan Tully

• Turn up the Signal

  

  This one, I am just excited about. It’s brand new, but Tom McFarlin is no stranger in the WordPress development space.

  In his new podcast, Tom will answer listener questions and talk about the various aspects of being a self-employed developer working with WordPress.

  We’ll get to listen and see how it develops but it should be both insightful and educational.

  Episode one now available!

• WPMMR: WordPress Monthly Recurring Revenue

  

  Keeping your income stable as a freelance WP professional is tough. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a podcast dedicated to helping you grow your monthly recurring revenue?

  There is! And it’s called WPMRR for WordPress Monthly Recurring Revenue. Christie Chirinos of Caldera Forms and Joe Howard from WP Buffs come together to interview well-know WordPress personalities, but they focus specifically on improving the bottom line.

  There’s also more Star Wars references than you can shake a stick lightsaber at so that keeps things light and fun.

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • Background Ewok #5 on thriving as an independent designer (Michelle Schulp, Marktime Media)
  • Han Solo on being acquired (John Turner, SeedProd)
  • Should you use Facebook groups or Slack for community building?

• Women in WP

  

  What do you call a group of 2 or more men? A podcast! >_<

  All jokes aside, there aren’t a lot of podcasts with women hosts. In this list, only WPMRR has a female co-host. Lucky for us, Amy Masson, Tracy Apps and Angela Bowman decided to do something about it and created Women in WP.

  Women in WP is a bi-monthly podcast about women who blog, design, develop, and market in the WordPress community. Check out episode 4, with yours truly :)

  Some Recent Episodes:

  • 002: Talking Leadership with Tara Claeys
  • 003: Serverless Hosting and more with Miriam Schwab
  • Content Creation with Felicia Ceballos-Marroquin

Podcast Mic Drop

Interested in starting your own WordPress podcast? Give it a go! As you’ve seen from the list above, there’s so many podcast styles and WordPress niches. There’s really no wrong way to go about it, as long as you don’t try reading code out loud :)

And don’t forget to check out WPMU DEV’s Hello WP! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite purveyor of fine podcasting.