These Women-Centric Podcasts Will

Make Your Career and Life Better

What’s not to love about a good podcast?

You get the thrill of a good story from anywhere, anytime, without having to
schlep a heavy hardcover book with you onto the subway. And while we love a
good rerun of Serial and we’re diehard fans of The Daily, there are a ton of other
podcasts out there that deserve a little love.

That’s particularly true of the podcasts cool women like us are putting out on all
sorts of topics—from dating advice to exploring the side hustle generation. So
let’s show our support, shall we? Here are some of our favorites:

1. Help Me Be Me

Not going to lie—pretty sure this podcast sort of changed my life. This January I
was in a total slump and trying to figure out what I need to do to make me be
happy. These days, I’ve got much more direction. Don’t get me wrong, not all of
that came from Help Me Be Me, which host Sarah May describes as “self-help for
people who hate self-help.” But it did give me some great insights that I used to
get started moving forward. And often, that’s the hardest part.

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2. Call Your Girlfriend

We’re pretty much obsessed with anything and everything that Ann Friedman
writes, so there’s not much of a surprise here: we love the podcast she puts on
with her long-distance bestie Aminatou Sow. This show is a cult favorite for a
reason in intellectual lady circles, and we’re not complaining that we found it. You
should know about it, too.

3. THE FEMAILS

Can we take a moment to humblebrag? Career Contessa launched a podcast

called The Femails where we cover all things women, work, and what it takes to
build a successful career on your terms. Our CEO, Lauren McGoodwin, chats with
leading women—from authors to creatives, CEOs to happiness
psychologists—about redefining a new conversation about women and work.
Binge listen our debut season: Meltdowns and Comebacks and join us for Season
2 in February.

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4. Love is Like a Plant

If you’re listening as you go, you’ll recognize one of the voices on this podcast
already—yep, it’s Sarah May again from Help Me Be Me. Except on this podcast,
along with the help of Ellen Huerta (who is also the founder of the breakup app
Mend), we’re just talking romance. Whether you want advice on exploring the
netherworld that is Tinder or breaking the cycle of fights you’re having with your
long-term S.O., this is a great one for you.

5. Still Processing

This podcast, from The New York Times, is hosted by Jenna Wortham and Wesley
Morris. Still Processing brings an incredibly smart mix of pop culture, personality,
and education. At the top of every episode, Wortham and Morris take time to
work through current (and often touchy) issues.

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6. Two Inboxes

Gotta love Forbes, but gotta love a Forbes podcast dedicated to people who
balance day jobs and side hustles even more. And the best part? It’s hosted
by—you guessed it—a rad woman, Molly Beck, who’s also a member of the side
hustle generation and who has some unique insights of her own.

7. Heroine: Women’s Creative Leadership, Confidence, Wisdom

This podcast, hosted by Majo Molfino, a writer and women’s leadership coach,
aims to “debunk the myth of ‘overnight success’ and support women listeners in
their own creative leadership.” Essentially, the show embraces the classic concept
that we’re all in this together. Through interviews with women leaders in all sorts
of industries including business, design, and tech, the show focuses on talking
about the hard stuff like confidence, self-help, and mistakes.

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