24 Best Youth Empowerment Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

A podcast from Rebel Girls focused on building confidence in girls everywhere. Each episode explores the lives of real-life extraordinary women, from record-breaking athletes to fearless leaders. With empowering stories, interviews, news, and advice this show will inspire listeners to believe in themselves and take on the world. Formerly called Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. more

Welcome to Leaders of Today: Teens to Titans, the podcast where we dive into the experiences of current Titan leaders to uncover how their teenage years shaped their paths to success and how a coach might have helped them along the way. Hosted by Lorraine Connell, Teen Leadership Coach and founder of Peers Not Fears, this show offers parents, teens, and aspiring leaders invaluable insights and practical advice. In each episode, we candidly talk with leaders who reflect on their challenges, triumphs, and pivotal moments from their youth. We explore how mentorship and coaching helped or could have impacted their journey, and we invite them to become mentors for our program teens, sharing their wisdom and experiences. Whether you're a parent seeking to empower your child, a teen navigating the complexities of adolescence, or an aspiring leader looking for guidance, Leaders of Today: From Teens to Titans provides the tools and inspiration needed to cultivate leadership skills, foster resilience, and embrace potential. Join our community dedicated to nurturing the next generation of leaders. Subscribe now and embark on a transformative journey towards unlocking your teen's leadership potential! more

Building Utah Youth (BUY), a non­profit organization, was established in 2007 by area companies in Northern Utah to provide powerful leadership training to the youth of our communities. BUY strongly believes that the investment in our youth will positively and powerfully impact our families, communities, and businesses. What each individual learns about themselves in relation to who they can truly become provides them with a skill set that will guide them into taking responsibility and accountability for their success. more

STEAM Box youth take on the world and this is where we discuss throughout the school year.  Check out our Mangu con Salami special in February where youth discuss healthy relationships.  Check out our Joyful Rebellion series in May where our youth innovate mental wellness. more

The mission of the Alaska Teen Media Institute is to provide teens with the tools and training needed to produce stories and with the opportunity for their stories - told in their own voices - to be shared through a variety of media. ATMI believes the teen perspective is valuable and under-represented. The Alaska Teen Media Institute is a program under the umbrella of Spirit of Youth, 501 (c)(3). more

You're a parent or maybe you work with young people in your job - but either way, you have a desire to inspire the young people in your life. Hi, my name is Chris Tompkins, a 20 plus years veteran of youth development. Both on the front lines and leading the youth development organization, Muskoka Woods. I'm also a dad. Shaping Our World is a podcast that invites you into a conversation that will leave you more confident in inspiring and understanding the young people in your life. more

Keeping You Alive and Free

Awaken the Hero within! Tune in to be part of conversations with The Impact Society and experts in social-emotional learning, education, mental health, leadership, adolescent development, positive psychology and more! For 30 years the Impact Society has been developing programs that improve resilience and mental well-being that enable youth, caregivers, and educators to live from their strengths! Watch our Podcasts on Youtube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlsGfdNxEaDL5kMf4edy-fzdNo7f1gZg4&si=kJal-97SRl0zf-G4  more

Check in for a dose of stigma-break, humor-filling, empowerment building life hacks and motivation for all the 'medically-adult-ish' young people. The InvisiYouth Chat Sessions, is part of InvisiYouth Charity. This international nonprofit helps teens and young adults with various chronic illnesses and disabilities gain the right lifestyle programs, empowerment and interactive activism to learn how to keep living life. Twice a month, our founder, Dominique Viel, will bring guest experts from all illness/disability fields to have a chat show video podcast series, and our quick Audio Flash Files of 15 minutes of Self-Improvement techniques. Join this series, as it will be a one-of-a-kind chat show that clusters motivation and advocacy, entertainment and humor, and life hacks and tips. more

Welcome to the Youth P.O.W.E.R. Podcast, hosted Kirk Berry. As a 'Youth Empowerment Educator', Kirk speaks all over the country, teaching others how to empower our youth. This podcast will feature guests that have created programs empowering youth in their communities and highlight those that are doing a phenomenal job connecting with this generation. Kirk will share concepts from his book '5 Powerful Tips for Motivating Youth' as a way to help others who desire to connect with the youth in their lives. more

Hi! I'm Leo. Welcome to Generation Change, a podcast where I share inspiring interviews with Gen Zs who are speaking out on the issues they care about, organizing their communities to fuel change, and making incredible creative works that start conversations. If you're in tune with the social issues affecting our world today, and you'd like to hear from the young people who are leading the change, you've come to the right place! https://linktr.ee/genchangewithLF more

Generation Justice's mission is to inspire youth to become multidimensional leaders committed to social transformation. more

The #BeyondHAE Podcast is a series dedicated to amplifying the voices of young people affected by Hereditary Angioedema and raising awareness about the disease. Hear from a different host each episode as they share stories of perseverance, activism, and support. We hope that you find strength in listening to stories from HAEA community members. Everyone has a story and this podcast series is just that, an opportunity for young people affected by HAE to share their unique stories with you! Visit www.haea.org for Hereditary Angioedema support, information and resources. more

Power Your Story is produced by high school students in the Podcast Tech & Production programs of After School Matters in Chicago. We represent diverse voices, telling our real life stories through the power of podcasting.Each season features a new group of student producers under the mentorship of producer, Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. We share personal stories, interviews, and round table discussions about the topics that matter most to us.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. We hope you learn something new by listening. Peace. more

'There's POWER in shifting your thinking!' MindShift Power Podcast is the world's only international platform dedicated to teen perspectives and the next generation of leaders. With voices from all over the world, the show creates conversations that go beyond borders and reflect the realities shaping young people today. Each episode brings together a powerful mix of voices. Teens share their lived experiences alongside educators, innovators, and professionals who work directly with youth. Together, these conversations explore the issues that matter most right now, including mental health, education, technology, leadership, and global challenges affecting the next generation. What sets this platform apart is its approach. Conversations are unfiltered and grounded in real experiences. Guests speak openly about what they are navigating, what they are questioning, and what they are building. The goal is not to control the narrative, but to understand it. With active listeners in over 100 countries and availability across more than 60 streaming platforms, MindShift Power Podcast has become a global hub for understanding teen perspectives and the future they are stepping into. more

Empathy to Impact is a podcast designed for educators dedicated to global citizenship education. We explore themes of sustainability, service learning, student leadership, and community engagement, empowering students to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable future.While educators grasp the 'why' and 'what' of global citizenship, this podcast delves into the 'how'. Through engaging storytelling and student voices, we provide authentic connections to curriculum, and showcase practical tools and frameworks that you can implement in your classroom.By viewing learning experiences through the lens of Empathy to Impact, we can inspire students to take meaningful steps toward becoming global citizens and transform the culture of education in our schools. Join us as we amplify the voices and stories of students who take ownership of their learning and make a difference in their communities.This podcast is brought to you by Inspire Citizens. more

Outreach's 'Teens Tap In' podcast is a peer-to-peer resource to help teens navigate through the typical challenges of being a teenager. Hosted by members of our Youth Advocacy Committee, the topics addressed and the professionals interviewed share insights that are beneficial to not only youth, but their parents, mental health providers and the community at large. more

Welcome to the podcast where Black and Brown urban high school students 'talk about anything and everything!' The students behind the mic are 11th and 12th graders at Martin Luther King High School in Philly! Hit us up on twitter, the gram, or TikTok @BEOYouth more

New educational podcast for the classroom EVERY Monday!

You've Got a Voice, Kid! Use It! Youth podcasters explore, create, and advocate. More at Connectopod.net

StitchCast Studio is a podcast produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective in Saint Louis, Missouri. It's a show about the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The voices of youth of color are important to hear at this critical time. StitchCast Studio creates a series of leveled conversations about issues that concern youth related to health, safety and violence. This is the place to come to hear real conversations about what's on the minds of 16-25 year old St. Louis teens and young adults and catch some powerful new ideas for solutions. Programs include original spoken word and music produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a nationally recognized Artists Collective know for high quality art ad innovative youth violence prevention programs. StitchCast Studio has received supported from the National Endowment for the Arts, On the web at arts dot gov. Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women's Fund, The Lewis Prize for Music Accelerator Award, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention, March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance, Deaconess Foundation, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities Council, Arts and Education Council, and The Divided City, Washington University in St. Louis. To learn more visit storystitchers.org. more

A youth inspired and youth led podcast that explores mental health and youth serving systems. We recognize the power of lived experience and are bringing important youth topics to the table. more

Teen Connect sees teen hosts explore local to global issues impacting young adults and our community through connections with experts in their respective fields, as well as teens speaking with fellow teens about about the problems and perspectives they are confronting. more

ATTP Conversations is a podcast from A Talented Tribe with Purpose: a Lagos-born movement raising young Nigerians through principled conversations about purpose, character, career, and identity. Each episode draws from the ATTP Coffee series: live conversations facilitated by Akintunde Idowu and team, where young people gather to think through the principles that govern a meaningful life. Just honest conversations about what it actually takes to build a life that works. For young Africans who are serious about becoming who they were made to be. Subscribe and join the tribe. more