Best 30 Poverty Podcasts in the US

A curated list of the best Poverty podcasts to listen to or connect with for podcast outreach initiatives. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. Poverty Research & Policy

Poverty Research & Policy
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The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for

Host

Judith Siers-Poisson (Female)

Producer/Network

Institute for Research on Poverty

Email

****@wisc.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

24

Avg Length

33 mins
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2. Podcast From A Poverty Skola -#1

Podcast From A Poverty Skola -#1
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Podcast From A Poverty Skola from the Unhoused Nation called amerikkklan- The introduction to the podcast

Host

Lisa Tiny Gray Garcia (Female)

Producer/Network

Lisa Tiny Gray-Garcia

Email

****@poormagazine.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

5

Avg Length

4 mins

3. Homeless in San Diego

Homeless in San Diego
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Homeless in San Diego: Real People, Real Stories, is a podcast created by Interfaith Community Services, a

Host

Greg Anglea (Male)

Producer/Network

Interfaith Community Services

Email

****@interfaithservices.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

37

Avg Length

42 mins

4. The Scott Santens UBI Enterprise

The Scott Santens UBI Enterprise
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Author, public speaker, and Unconditional Basic Income advocate. Explorer of all things UBI. Here you will

Host

Scott Santens (Male)

Producer/Network

Scott Santens

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

40

Avg Length

86 mins

5. IFPRI Podcast

IFPRI Podcast
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to

Producer/Network

International Food Policy Research Institute

Email

****@cgiar.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

1

Avg Length

119 mins

6. Charter Cities Podcast

Charter Cities Podcast
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The Charter Cities Podcast explores how charter cities can help solve some of the largest challenges of the

Host

Mark Lutter (Male)

Producer/Network

Mark Lutter

Email

****@cci.city

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

16

Avg Length

42 mins

7. Four Degrees to the Streets

Four Degrees to the Streets
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The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast explores neighborhood design and urban policy topics through the

Hosts

Nimotalai (Female), Jasmine (Female)

Producer/Network

Four Degrees to the Streets

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

29

Avg Length

46 mins

8. World Bank | The Development Podcast

World Bank | The Development Podcast
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The Development Podcast brings together the latest data, research and cutting-edge solutions that can pave

Host

Sarah Treanor (Female)

Producer/Network

World Bank

Email

****@worldbank.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

27

Avg Length

27 mins

9. Policy for the People

Policy for the People
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Welcome to Policy for the People, a show that explores the public policies that can lift up all Oregonians.

Host

Juan Carlos Ordóñez (Male)

Producer/Network

Oregon Center for Public Policy

Email

****@ocpp.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

12

Avg Length

28 mins

10. Evidence First

Evidence First
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Policymakers talk about solutions, but which ones really work? MDRC's Evidence First podcast features

Host

Leigh Parise (Female)

Producer/Network

MDRC

Email

****@mdrc.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

17

Avg Length

23 mins

11. Informal Economy Podcast: Social Protection

Informal Economy Podcast: Social Protection
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Globally, 2 billion people work in the informal economy. This means that 61% of workers rely on work that

Host

Cyrus Afshar (Male)

Producer/Network

Wiego

Email

****@wiego.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

2

Avg Length

32 mins

12. Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
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We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new

Hosts

Nick Hanauer (Male), David Goldstein (Male)

Producer/Network

Civic Ventures

Email

****@pitchforkeconomics.com

Listener Type

Investors, CEOs, Educators

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

1436

Avg Length

42 mins

13. New Books in Public Policy

New Books in Public Policy
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Producer/Network

New Books Network

Email

****@newbooksnetwork.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.1/5

Apple Review

22

Avg Length

51 mins

14. Food Dignity Podcast

Food Dignity Podcast
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Clancy Cash Harrison, founder of The Food Dignity Project, believes everyone has the right to healthy food at

Host

Clancy Cash Harrison (Female)

Producer/Network

Clancy Cash Harrison, MS, RDN, FAND

Email

****@clancyharrison.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

29

Avg Length

29 mins

15. Collective Impact Forum

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The Collective Impact Forum is here to share resources, tools, and stories to support social change makers

Hosts

Jennifer Splansky Juster (Female), Courtney Williams Robertson (Female)

Producer/Network

Collective Impact Forum

Email

****@collectiveimpactforum.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

24

Avg Length

55 mins

16. Mend the Gap: Equity in Medicine

Mend the Gap: Equity in Medicine
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A Healio podcast that explores disparities in health care and seeks to move the needle toward equity.

Producer/Network

Healio

Email

****@healio.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.3/5

Apple Review

6

Avg Length

32 mins

17. All Power To The Developing!

All Power To The Developing!
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A podcast of the East Side Institute, an international center for social change efforts that reinitiate human

Producer/Network

The East Side Institute

Email

****@eastsideinstitute.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

3

Avg Length

49 mins

18. ROCKING OUR PRIORS

ROCKING OUR PRIORS
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Dr Alice Evans and leading experts discuss growth, governance, & gender inequalities.Alice is a Senior

Host

Dr. Alice Evans (Female)

Producer/Network

Dr Alice Evans

Email

****@kcl.ac.uk

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

28

Avg Length

60 mins

19. High Energy Planet

High Energy Planet
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A podcast on about new ideas to solve global energy poverty — and the people behind them. Hosted by Katie

Hosts

Katie Auth (Female), Rose Mutiso (Female)

Producer/Network

Katie Auth & Rose Mutiso

Email

****@energyforgrowth.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

8

Avg Length

41 mins

20. Nèg Mawon Podcast

Nèg Mawon Podcast
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As of April 2025, all new episodes are at rasanblaj.org. By the end of 2025, all old episodes will migrate to

Host

Patrick Jean-Baptiste (Male)

Producer/Network

Patrick Jean-Baptiste

Email

****@neg.fm

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

14

Avg Length

63 mins

21. Together for Change

Together for Change
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Together for Change is brought to you by StriveTogether, a national movement with a clear purpose helping

Producer/Network

StriveTogether

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

25

Avg Length

43 mins

22. Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast

Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast
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The official podcast of The Freedom & Virtue Institute. A place for those interested in ideas and who are

Producer/Network

The Freedom & Virtue Institute

Email

****@fvinstitute.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

7

Avg Length

16 mins