APA’s award-winning flagship podcast, “Speaking of Psychology,” made a list of “12 Health Podcasts Worth Listening To” in The New York Timesopens in new window.
“I learn something every time I listen to this lively podcast from the American Psychological Association, hosted by Kim I. Mills,” said Times reporter Jancee Dunn in her writeup. “Episodes tackle fascinating topics like why kids lie, the psychology of superstition, and ‘super-recognizers,’ who never forget a face; the guests are top experts in their fields.”
“Speaking of Psychology” is a weekly audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important, and relevant psychological research being conducted today. The podcast will hit its 10-year anniversary in 2023 and is on the verge of topping 13 million downloads since tracking began in 2018. Originally conceived as a monthly podcast, frequency was increased to weekly in 2021, and the podcast now has a catalog of more than 200 episodes.
Over the years, the podcast has spotlighted interviews with psychologists discussing such wide-ranging topics as what makes love last, why some people can speak dozens of languages, how people with synesthesia experience the world, why humans and other primates care about fairness, and why some people never forget a face. Guests have included such well-known psychologists as Sherry Turkle, Alison Gopnik, Maria Konnikova, Philip Zimbardo, and Martin Seligman.
The podcast consistently ranks at least 4.4 (out of 5) on Apple, one of its many delivery platforms. The podcast has won two Gold Excel Awards from Associations, Media & Publishing Network, in 2021 and 2014. It has also been featured in the The Washington Postopens in new window, on Fox Newsopens in new window in Salt Lake City, on CNBCopens in new window, and in Psychology Todayopens in new window, among other media outlets.
From listener reviews:
“Love! I love this podcast. I listen to many other psychology podcasts and find this one to be very concise and insightful! A lot of info covered in a short amount of time!”
“Favorite podcast so far. I’m a psychology enthusiast for pleasure and it is great to have found a podcast that not only relates day to day life to psychological research, but it does it in a way that anyone could understand. There is a lot of information out there in all of these different social media platforms but most of it presents itself very vaguely and sometimes completely inaccurate. Great job.”
