Your twenties are a decade of figuring it out: careers, relationships, friendships, money, and the occasional existential crisis at 2 a.m. The right podcast can feel like a wise older sister, a hype squad, and a brutally honest friend all rolled into one, offering advice, laughs, and the reassuring reminder that everyone else is winging it too.
From candid conversations about dating and mental health to sharp takes on building a career and growing into yourself, there’s a show out there for whatever this chapter is throwing at you. To make the search a little easier, I’ve rounded up the best podcasts for women in their 20s right now, covering everything from personal growth and ambition to pop culture and pure entertainment, so you can find the voices that get exactly where you are.
Giggly Squad
Welcome to Giggly Squad. Each week, Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo poke fun at everything, but most importantly themselves. They cover pop culture, fashion trends, television, horoscopes, mental health, and dating, while spilling details about their personal lives. And they can’t be managed.
Truth for your Twenties
Your go-to podcast for fun-loving, big-sis, adopted-aunt real talk to survive your twenties! Co-hosts Katie Bulmer and Shayna Webb have a passion for Gen Z—Shayna is a big sis to 5 girls and a Gen Z herself, while Katie is a mom of girls and a sorority speaker. Together they interview experts, do the research, and seek Jesus each episode to bring you the best Truths for your Twenties.
Girls Gotta Eat
Consider this your (comedic) education in dating, sex, and relationships. Girls Gotta Eat has been a top podcast since 2018, co-hosted by Ashley Hesseltine and Rayna Greenberg and covering everything from breakups to bedroom topics, finances to fetishes. New episodes drop every Monday so listeners can start the week EATING, then dig into The Snack—a lighter pop culture episode, on Thursdays!
Not Skinny But Not Fat
From the Kardashians to Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, and your favorite reality stars, Amanda Hirsch settles in for a laid-back., but juicy, hang with the people you love. Tune in every Tuesday and feel like you’re hanging out with your best friends in Hollywood!
Do You F*cking Mind?
Mindset hacks for a badass life, hosted by cognitive neuroscientist Alexis Fernandez. On Mondays, her episodes blend neuroscience and psychology, diving deep into everything from habit formation and living a carefree life to friendships and heartbreak. On Fridays, there’s Head Noise, where she answers listener questions!
The Psychology of your 20s
A podcast that explains how everything is psychology, even your 20s. Hosted by Jemma Sbeg, each Tuesday and Friday it dives deep into the science and psychology behind a topic, concept, or universal experience that defines our 20s, from dating to mental health, career anxiety, friendship, finances, and all the growing pains that come with this decade.
Happy Place
Fearne Cotton talks to remarkable people about life, love, loss, and everything in between as she uncovers what happiness means to them.
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Each month, Dua takes listeners into the world of a book she loves and talks with the writer who created it, expect reads that make you laugh, cry, and rethink things. With no rules on what she picks, Dua shares favorites straight from her bookshelf. Each month also opens up the archive of her past conversations with beloved authors. Whether you read a book a week or haven’t finished one in a year, there’s something for everyone.
The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi
The Clever Girls Know Podcast is your go-to space for real, relatable conversations about money, business, and building wealth, without shame, judgment, or confusion. Bola Sokunbi, founder of Clever Girl Finance, created the podcast to help listeners take control of their finances, build confidence, and create lasting wealth with practical strategies that actually work. She shares actionable tips and interviews incredible guests navigating real money decisions. Whether you’re investing, saving, or paying off debt, you’ll find the guidance and motivation to keep going.
I Hate It But I Love It
Hateful optimists and loving pessimists Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie break down movies, TV shows, music, and whatever else they completely despise, but also deeply adore at the same time.
The Pre-Game with Kayla Nicole
Everyone knows the best part of any night out is the pre-game—that hype session in the bathroom mirror, group chat debriefs, and deep dives into the latest headlines, drink in hand. The Pre-Game with Kayla Nicole is exactly that: the party before the party. Each week dives into everything you and your homegirls actually talk about—from pop culture tea and beauty secrets to those ‘what would you do?’ scenarios that have you screaming at your phone.
She’s So Lucky
She’s So Lucky is a chart-topping weekly podcast dedicated to women who create their own luck against all odds. Host Les Alfred and special guests share compelling conversations, wins, losses, and lessons from successful entrepreneurs, creatives, and wellness experts, to inspire listeners to live life on their own terms. Each episode helps you uncover new ways to create your own luck and harness the magic you already have.
The Broke Generation
Feel good finance podcast delivers candid, no-nonsense discussions about money, paired with actionable advice to help listeners improve their financial habits.
The Gal’s Guide
Welcome to The Gal’s Guide, a weekly dating and lifestyle podcast built to empower radical self-love and bold relationships. Long distance best friends Hannah Adams and Emily Aleece Burton host amusing, vulnerable conversations with insightful guests on love, dating, self-love, healing, spirituality, and the importance of gal pals. Blunt, vulnerable, and always your best gal, they’re committed to helping you become a better partner, a more compassionate friend, and a happier person.
Call Her Daddy
Since 2018, Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, the podcast women tune into more than any other, has kept people talking. Whether the episode turns toward raw, candid conversation or moments that leave listeners laughing out loud, Cooper skips the nonsense, bringing on compelling guests and tackling daring subjects. Discover the best episodes of Call Her Daddy.
Girls with Goals
AnnCatherine and Caroline are 23-year-old twins who embrace healthy, positive, and confident living. By sharing candid personal stories and exploring health, happiness, relationships, and beyond, they encourage everyone to push past their struggles and chase their boldest dreams. Tune in every Monday and become part of the Girls with Goals community!
Two Degrees Hotter
Hey hottie! welcome to Two Degrees Hotter, the gen-z lifestyle and self-development podcast you’re about to fall for. we’re Anya and Kylie, your hosts and besties, bringing you the post-grad wisdom you didn’t know you needed and the real talk you’ve been craving, straight from our Boston couches. careers, mental health, money, and everything in between, we’re your guides to twenty-something life.
Almost 30
Welcome to Almost 30, a supportive space for your conscious growth. Best friends Krista Williams + Lindsey Simcik bring heartfelt, funny conversations and raw interviews with brilliant guests, covering everything from spirituality and wellness to self-development, dating, and relationships. Their mission: empower you, expand your sense of possibility, and make you laugh a lot. Honest, open, and human, they’re learning right alongside their millions of listeners worldwide.
Talking Fast
Talking Fast is a podcast from Toronto-based creator Sarah Jenkins. Each week, she and co-host Jacob Morris welcome guests to explore the kinds of topics and conversations you’d share with your closest friends. Careers, relationships, money, and everything in between, nothing is off the table, as long as listeners can keep up.
Because We Said So
Because We Said So is a podcast from Zama Marubelela and Landzy Gama, two 20-something South African women working life out in real time. Whether they’re navigating friendships, love, careers, or the chaos of growing up, no topic is off-limits. It’s girlhood, unfiltered, listeners come for the laughs and stay for the realness.
The Everygirl Podcast
Welcome to The Everygirl Podcast, a resource and community inspiring women to become their best selves while loving who they already are. Host Josie Santi, holistic health coach and The Everygirl’s wellness editor, sits down with health experts, entrepreneurs, and pop-culture stars for insightful conversations on well-being, careers, and relationships. Knowing that betterment burnout is real, she offers a relatable approach that puts self-love first. More than just inspiration, it’s a real toolkit for an intentional, fulfilling life—the friend you turn to for unfiltered advice you won’t find anywhere else.
Chicks in the Office
On Chicks in the Office, Ria and Fran keep listeners up to speed on everything pop culture. The Chicks serve as the go-to source for entertainment news, TV and film recaps, and interviews with some of today’s favorite celebrities.
Financial Feminist
Fight the patriarchy. Get Rich. Every Tuesday, money expert Tori Dunlap shows listeners how to earn more, spend less, and build financial confidence in a world run by rich white men. Through solo episodes and special guest interviews, listeners come away with the resources to get, save, and grow their money, gaining financial freedom while kicking some patriarchal ass along the way.
We Met At Acme
We Met At Acme is the OG dating podcast and a lifestyle tool for the next generation of adults. In every episode, host Lindsey Metselaar covers attachment styles, dating do’s and don’ts, red flags, the importance of therapy, and more, with dating experts, licensed professionals, celebrities, and influencers sharing their insights and experiences. Most of all, you’ll boost your confidence and self-worth, laugh a little, and learn not to take yourself too seriously.
Every Outfit
After years of dispensing bitchy fashion commentary on their viral Instagram account Every Outfit on Sex and the City, hosts Chelsea Fairless and Lauren Garroni realized they hold highly specific opinions about plenty of other things, too. Every Outfit is a weekly show born from their deeply unhealthy, lifelong obsession with fashion and popular culture. Think The View (but less geriatric) meets Fashion Police, from two best friends who have spoken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art but have also done SponCon for vibrators.
Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain
Emma prefers sharing her thoughts with a microphone rather than an actual human being, so thank god she has a podcast. Recorded from the comfort of her bed, and some other fun spots, Emma talks at length about whatever’s on her mind each week. Anything really does go here: sometimes philosophy, sometimes a random story from 10 years ago, sometimes advice, sometimes fun interviews, and sometimes nothing at all. You never know what you’ll get, but that’s exactly what keeps it interesting.
Binchtopia
If Plato and Aristotle had internet addictions and knew what “gaslighting” meant, they’d probably make this podcast. Hosts Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb break down our cultural hellscape, bring sociological and psychological takes on pop culture, and deconstruct everything you’ve ever loved. Come laugh through the end times of late stage capitalism!
Dear Gabby
Dear Gabby is a weekly show where #1 New York Times bestselling author and international speaker Gabby Bernstein delivers real-time coaching, straight talk, and BIG LOVE. Episodes feature unscripted Q&A sessions where she coaches listeners through life-changing transformations, plus free-flowing conversations about personal growth and spirituality with inspiring guests.
Do We Know Them?
Longtime creators and friends Jessi Smiles and Lily Marston have seen a lot in their nearly decade-long internet careers, giving them a unique take on internet drama. Join them every Monday and Friday for their insight and opinions on the latest internet happenings in their podcast “DO WE KNOW THEM?” Because let’s be honest, they probably do.
What We Said
Intended to inspire and entertain, best friends Jaci Marie & Chelsey Jade talk candidly about health, business, relationships, life, and more. Listeners can expect the girls to be joined by occasional guests, read stories from friends and fans, and offer unsolicited but heartfelt advice.
Ladies, We Need To Talk
Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women’s health and relationship issues setting your group chat on fire. Hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes for a candid, non-judgemental, and often hilarious look at the personal stuff that’s hard to bring up, even with your closest mates. You’ll meet incredible experts to help you boost your wellness, manage the mental load, survive break-ups, and prioritise your mental health. With sensitivity, real women’s stories, and serious smarts, this show is for women feeling the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor.
Note to Self
From Q&A’s and break-up tips to navigating every stage of life, influencer-turned-entrepreneur Payton Sartain brings the sisterly advice you didn’t know you needed and the honest conversations you’ve always wanted. Whether solo or chatting with a friend, Note to Self is a space to get grounded, explore new perspectives, and empower yourself and others. Grab some wine or a mocktail and enjoy!
House Guest with Kenzie Elizabeth
House Guest with Kenzie Elizabeth (formerly the ILYSM podcast) is the go-to podcast for your twenties. Kenzie and her guests dive into life, relationships, the different stages of growing up, friendship, career, and more. Listeners feel like they’re on the couch in a friend’s living room and come away empowered and grounded.
Room to Grow Podcast with Emily Gough
The Room to Grow™ Podcast goes DEEP. Curiously exploring relationships, connection, and the complexities of the human experience, every episode blends wisdom and humour with rare openness and honesty. Join host and founder Emily Gough, a relationship coach, author, and speaker, as she explores how to take ownership of your life, transform your relationship with yourself, and build thriving connections with others..
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