12 Best Polytechnic Institute Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

Welcome to the PhDCast! We are a group of PhD students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that are here to discuss everything grad school, bringing in personal experiences to give unsolicited advice on issues that we face. more

Welcome to The Rensselaer Rant — the unfiltered podcast by RPI students, for RPI students.Enjoy our exclusive segments such as:'The ReFizz' - Weekly Fizz review and opinion'Meme Review' - I mean, if you need a description for this that's lowkey sad'Rank That!' - our (totally un-biased) opinionated tier listThe 'Rant Podcast Interview' (RPI) - Our weekly guest interview and MANY more to comeNew episodes drop weekly — smash that subscribe + notifications ON so that you never miss an episode. Let's Rant#rpi #Rensselaer #StudentLife #CollegeRants #RensselaerRant more

The WPI Podcast is the university's award-winning flagship podcast. It offers a front-row seat to anyone who's curious about the future of technology, science, and engineering—and the leading edge of STEM education. The podcast won Episode of the Year in the 2026 HigherEd PodCon awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in higher education podcasting. Episodes help listeners keep up with the fast pace of changing technology through discussions with Worcester Polytechnic Institute's experts on innovations and research in fields including life sciences, artificial intelligence, financial technology, advanced materials, and more. Thoughtful interviews with faculty, students, and staff explore what it's like to live and study at a top-tier research university and demonstrate how our project-based experiential learning uniquely prepares students to be future-ready leaders. more

Why Not Change the World? brings leading experts from different disciplines together on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to discuss the global and interconnected challenges facing humanity. more

Welcome to In Production, conversations on the research and development of time-based artworks.Hosted by EMPAC's engineering and curatorial staff, we talk to artists, technicians, curators, scholars, and makers associated with the production of new work here at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Through interdisciplinary exchange, this podcast series contributes insight into the creative and technical act of producing artistic works by those who work backstage and behind the camera. more

Bridge to the Future is a 20 minute promotional film released in 1951 by Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It is the fictional story of Bob Lansford as he visits WPI, becomes a student, gets a loyal girlfriend, graduates, and then nearly jumps off a bridge. It is narrated by one of the characters who claims to be a WPI graduate, often repeats himself, doesn't reveal his name, and often repeats himself... more

The official podcast of Purdue Polytechnic, one of the 10 academic colleges at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. more

Welcome to the 'Crashing the Faculty Lounge' podcast, hosted by Dr. Jonathan Wexler, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Each episode will include conversations with distinguished RPI faculty, giving you exclusive insight into the remarkable developments occurring on campus, innovative student research, and much more.RPI is located in historic Troy, NY, and is the oldest technological university in the United States. To learn more about our institute, please visit rpi.edu. more

As we're all inside from COVID-19, students of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute should have a source of news and entertainment from their own peers. This is the answer! Listen to Josh, Susan, and Eric chat with numerous guests about current events and various topics. Welcome to the Polytechnic Podcast People, and we hope you enjoy our show. more

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Curious Conversations is a series of free-flowing conversations with Virginia Tech researchers that take place at the intersection of world-class research and everyday life. Produced and hosted by Virginia Tech Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications Travis Williams, university researchers share their expertise and motivations, as well as the practical applications of their work in a format that more closely resembles chats at a cookout than classroom lectures. more

These episodes are created by students at Purdue Polytechnic Institute to explore connections between engineering, arts, and humanities. more