If my screen time report is to be believed, I spend a lot of time listening to podcasts.
Cleaning, commuting, cooking, lying on the couch, and pretending I’m going to get up soon.
Podcasts are just built different as a form of content, and finding the right ones has honestly changed the way I think about advice, relationships, and just life in general.
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I’m in my 30s now, and I genuinely wish some of these had existed when I was in my 20s, navigating everything at once with very little guidance and a lot of questionable decisions. *Sigh*
Consider this the list I would have sent my younger self.
So here are 13 of the best podcasts for women in their 20s right now. Real advice, honest conversations, and a few that will make you feel significantly less alone in whatever you’re currently going through.
1. We Can Do Hard Things – Glennon Doyle
Glennon Doyle sits down with her wife Abby Wambach and sister Amanda Doyle to talk about the hard, honest, uncomfortable parts of being a human woman. It’s the kind of podcast that makes you feel less alone in about ten minutes flat, and the episodes on anxiety, identity, and relationships are the ones I keep coming back to. If you’ve ever felt like you were the only one struggling with something, this one will quickly prove otherwise.
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2. Call Her Daddy – Alex Cooper
Love it or hate it, Call Her Daddy is a cultural moment. Alex Cooper covers relationships, sex, dating, and life with a confidence that is genuinely contagious, and the celebrity interviews have gotten seriously good in recent years. It’s the kind of podcast that makes you want to walk into a room like you own it.
3. The Skinny Confidential Him & Her – Lauryn Bosstick & Michael Bosstick
Equal parts wellness, business, relationships, and real talk. Lauryn is the kind of woman who makes you want to get your life together in the best possible way, and the dynamic between her and Michael makes it genuinely fun to listen to. The guest episodes are consistently excellent and cover everything from biohacking to building a brand from scratch.
4. Anything Goes – Emma Chamberlain
Emma just talks. About life, about anxiety, about growing up, about nothing in particular. It sounds simple and it is, but somehow it’s also one of the most comforting podcasts out there for women in their 20s trying to figure things out. There’s something about her honesty that makes the messiness of this decade feel a lot more normal.
5. The Toast – Hannah Pilkes & Jordyn Benattar
If you need something that will actually make you laugh out loud while folding laundry, this is it. The Toast is funny, chaotic, and feels like eavesdropping on your two funniest friends who also happen to have great taste in pop culture. It’s the podcast equivalent of a really good girls’ brunch.
6. Girls Gotta Eat – Rayna Greenberg & Ashley Hesseltine
Dating, relationships, and all the messy stuff in between, delivered with a lot of humor and zero sugarcoating. If you’ve ever needed advice on your love life from two women who genuinely tell it like it is, this one’s for you. I wish I had this in my early 20s when I was making some truly baffling romantic decisions.
7. Pursuit of Wellness – Mari Llewellyn
Mari built this podcast around real wellness, not the performative kind. She covers mental health, fitness, gut health, relationships, and personal growth with a refreshing honesty that stands out in a very crowded wellness space. The episodes on mindset and emotional health are particularly worth a listen if you’re working on yourself right now.
8. The Psychology of Your 20s
Exactly what it sounds like, and exactly what a lot of us need. Each episode breaks down a psychological concept that actually applies to real life in your 20s, from attachment styles to quarter-life crises to why we self-sabotage. It’s the kind of content that makes you pause mid-listen to text a friend and say, “You need to hear this.”
9. Normal Gossip – Kelsey McKinney
Gossip about completely anonymous people you will never meet, delivered with the energy of your most entertaining friend retelling a story at brunch. It is so much more addictive than it has any right to be, and the storytelling is genuinely brilliant. Perfect for a walk, a commute, or any time you just need something fun with zero emotional investment required.
10. Sofia with an F – Sofia Franklyn
Unfiltered, funny, and occasionally chaotic in the best way. Sofia talks about dating, friendships, life decisions, and whatever else is on her mind with a candor that is both refreshing and deeply entertaining. It feels like a long phone call with a very honest friend who has absolutely no filter and somehow always makes you feel better about your own life choices.
11. Balanced Black Girl – Lestraundra Alfred
A wellness podcast specifically for Black women, covering everything from mental health and self-care to career and relationships. The conversations are thoughtful, the advice is practical, and the community around it is genuinely special. It’s one of those podcasts that fills a gap that really needed filling and does it with so much warmth.
12. The Life Coach School Podcast – Brooke Castillo
If you’ve ever felt stuck in your own head, this podcast is worth bookmarking. Brooke breaks down mindset, habits, and the mental patterns that keep us from living the life we actually want in a way that is practical, no-nonsense, and genuinely life-changing for a lot of women. The episodes on self-confidence and emotional processing are a great place to start.
13. My Favorite Murder – Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark
True crime meets comedy in a way that really shouldn’t work but absolutely does. Karen and Georgia have built one of the most loyal podcast communities out there, and the friendship between them is as much a part of the appeal as the actual stories. Once you start listening, you’ll understand exactly why people are so obsessed.
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