15 Best Existentialism Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

The Absurd World is a podcast that dives headfirst into the chaos of existence, exploring life's biggest (and weirdest) questions through the lens of existentialism, absurdity, and a healthy dose of humor. Hosted by existential psychotherapist Jesse Gill, LCSW, this show unpacks the meaning(lessness) of life, authenticity, and human nature—while also embracing the ridiculousness of it all. Whether you're questioning reality, laughing at the void, or just trying to make sense of being alive, you're in the right place. Because if life is absurd… we might as well have fun with it. more

'The Father of Existentialism' Danish writer, poet, philosopher, and Christian thinker Soren Kierkegaard, has much to teach us about our lives. Join me weekly as we take on his writings and think about how his brilliant and profound insights illuminate our way in a complicated and confusing world. I contribute a considerable amount of my own processing of Soren's ideas and add my own personal experiences. As Soren would wish his readers to do. This is spiritual insight and truth for the real world. more

Exploring the timeless ideas of history's greatest thinkers, one lecture at a time. Philosophers must be eternal beginners, according to Edmund Husserl. In this podcast, we invite you to begin with us, accompanied by great lectures. Every episode dives into the rich world of phenomenology, existentialism and hermeneutics, posing and answering profound questions concerning human existence. Through these episodes, you'll get familiar with Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, Levinas, and many others. Our first season centers around Awee Prins and his lecture series Human Conditions. To accompany you through this journey, Sonia Shvets and Kas Molenaar will provide brief interludes, insights, and introductions. Let's begin, finally! P.S. If you could do us a kindness, please press the follow button; we are very obliged! You know, for the algorithms and such. Or, if you liked our podcast, you could rate it with a few—let's, for argument's sake, say five—stars. Read more on www.StilleGeluiden.nl more

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained. more

A podcast about Nietzsche's ideas, his influences, and those he influenced. Philosophy and cultural commentary through a Nietzschean lens. Support the show at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/untimelyreflectionsA few collected essays and thoughts: https://untimely-reflections.blogspot.com/ more

In Pursuit of Meaning. This content is human-made, not AI-generated. There are no ads/sponsors. Eternalised relies on your support. Thanks for everything. more

Eric Kaplan, a comedy writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory) and doctor of philosophy, and Taylor Carman (Barnard College, Columbia University), a philosophy professor specializing in phenomenology, existentialism, and hermeneutics, host a podcast that addresses unsettling questions concerning human existence and the order of things with the goal of finding a path to courage using comedy, imagination, and dialogue. Along the way they occasionally grapple with the deep uncanniness of being. more

The Existential Stoic Podcast is a podcast where great friends Danny & Randy regularly discuss existentialism, stoicism, philosophy, and living the good life! more

Your Favorite Existentialist-Anarchist Internet Badass Commentary and Interviews about anarchism, existentialism, and the broader fields of study including the former. more

Who are you when you drop the mask? Join Rich as he explores the intersection of depth psychology, existential philosophy, and authentic identity. This isn't self-help or motivation, it's a step into the unconscious patterns, shadow work, and existential questions that shape who we really are. Drawing from Jungian psychology, existentialist thought, and raw personal reflection, each episode examines the fractured spaces where our authentic selves hide beneath societal conditioning. For those ready to question not just what they believe, but why they exist at all.  more

https://evankaufman.org Hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman , located in Eugene Oregon. The Existential Lens explores the deeper questions that shape our inner lives—meaning, identity, freedom, anxiety, and the ongoing work of living authentically. Grounded in an existential-humanistic therapy perspective and supported by contemplative practice, each episode offers a quiet space for reflection. It's an invitation to slow down, think more deeply, and engage your life with greater awareness, presence, and intention. more

Becoming Existential is a podcast about the journey of becoming a therapist and what that process reveals about the human condition.Hosted by Max Karlin, a trainee existential therapist at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling in London, together with peers and leading figures in existential therapy, the show explores the questions at the heart of every life: freedom, meaning, finitude, relationship and the courage to face what cannot be fixed. The show is not about techniques or quick fixes, but about learning to sit with uncertainty — in therapy and in life. more

Podcasted process pieces from my course Black Existentialism. The course introduces one of the most important and potent mid-century intellectual movements - the existentialist movement - through a series of black Atlantic thinkers. Our keystone will be Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks, which is arguably the most important work of Black existentialism from this period. Across the semester we will see why existentialism, with its focus on the ambiguities and ambivalences of lived-experience, had such a deep impact on Black thinkers across the diaspora. We will see these existentialist insights register in literature, philosophy, and film. Old and new. more

The French activist, novelist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) is more popular than ever. In this podcast, we ask how her political commitments have shaped her writing as well as her public interventions: existentialism, Marxism, anti-colonialism and, finally feminism. This podcast, starting from Beauvoir's social and political engagement, asks to what extent De Beauvoir provides important tools for diagnosing the present and offering a prognosis for the future. Her life and work provide a toolkit offering both a conceptual apparatus as practical examples of acts of resistance. more

Doug and a range of guests explore themes of  existentialism, philosophy, and questions of morality. Most importantly, Doug Talks highlights the perspective of the interviewee and their look on life and its nature. Thanks for listening!  more