{"id":6954,"date":"2021-09-29T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T09:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:26:15","slug":"best-podcasts-web-designers-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/best-podcasts-web-designers-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"The best podcasts for web designers and developers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Podcasting is big business and in 2024 it seems that everywhere you look someone is making a podcast.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcasts are a great way to remain productive at those times when you\u2019re not at work or play. You can learn something new while you\u2019re on the go, or just enjoy listening to some of your favourite hosts discuss topics you\u2019re equally passionate about.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked our team what some of their favourite podcasts are, covering everything from UX design, WordPress, programming and all things tech and digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WP Builds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The WP Builds<\/a> podcast is a weekly WordPress discussion podcast, with regular special guests, business advice, reviews of new tools and more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s presented weekly by Nathan Wrigley who runs a web agency in the UK called Picture and Word.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018This Week in WordPress\u2019 is their sister show, which is presented live on Mondays, covering all the latest WordPress news alongside guests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out WP Builds here: https:\/\/wpbuilds.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women In WP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Women In WP<\/a> is a bi-monthly podcast about women who blog, design, develop, and \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It tends to follow a guest-based format and is presented by WordPress professionals Tracy Apps, Angela Bowman and Amy Masson.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their mission is to celebrate the women who are using WordPress every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Women In WP here: https:\/\/womeninwp.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UX\/ Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Design Details <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Design Details<\/a> has been running for over 6 years and has built up an archive of over 300 episodes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covering mainly the principles of design, they also delve into everything from development to interfaces to games and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s great for someone new to the design business or running an agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenters Bryn Jackson and Brian Lovin both have a rich background in the industry, with Marshall leading design at YouTube Gaming and Brian working on GitHub\u2019s native mobile apps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside the addition of regular special guests, it means no episode is like the other.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Design Details here: https:\/\/designdetails.fm\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UI Breakfast <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The home of UI\/UX content since 2014, UI Breakfast<\/a> takes the form of interviews with inspiring digital product designers and design experts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s aimed at designers, marketers, SaaS developers and similar creators of digital products.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented by Jane Portman who also runs \u2018Better Done Than Perfect\u2019, she is joined by industry experts who share their advice and actionable knowledge that you can apply in your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out UI Breakfast here: https:\/\/uibreakfast.com\/category\/podcast\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Developer Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Developer Tea<\/a> began back in 2015 by host Jonathan Cutrell, to give developers something to listen to over their tea break!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each episode averages around 10 minutes long, with some being as short as 5 minutes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s designed to \u2018help engineers find clarity, perspective, and purpose in regular short bursts of high-value content.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It covers ways to improve your working life, problem solving, soft skills and more in an easily digested short format.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Developer Tea here: https:\/\/developertea.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Front End Happy Hour <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Front End Happy Hour<\/a> is a software engineering podcast featuring a panel of Software Engineers from Netflix, Twitch and Atlassian talking over drinks discussing Frontend, JavaScript, and career development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In each episode special guests discuss a theme, but they will also include a related keyword. Every time that keyword is mentioned, everyone must take a drink\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show releases a new episode weekly and is both fun, engaging and formative.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Front End Happy Hour here: https:\/\/www.frontendhappyhour.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

General tech <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rocket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the Rocket<\/a> podcast, three female hosts discuss all things technology, comics, gaming and geek culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosts make up Senior Tech Correspondent and Media Specialist Christina Warren, Game Development and Tech Feminist Brianna Wu, and Family Gaming and Diversity Writer Simone de Rochefort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the podcast finished only last year, there is 9 years’ worth of podcasts to get stuck into! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Rocket here: https:\/\/www.relay.fm\/rocket<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accidental Tech Podcast <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Accidental Tech Podcast<\/a> brings together three \u201cself-proclaimed nerds,\u201d all of whom are developers and really know their stuff.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They discuss weekly anything from programming languages, Apple, the latest tech and popular industry news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Accidental Tech Podcast here: https:\/\/atp.fm\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you listening to?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re constantly searching for new podcasts to listen to, so we\u2019d love to hear your recommendations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you listen to podcasts while working, or do you prefer music? Or maybe you just enjoy silence.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’d love to hear what you prefer! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Podcasting is big business and in 2024 it seems that everywhere you look someone is making a podcast.   …","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ub_ctt_via":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49,60],"tags":[57,79,76],"class_list":["post-6954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business-tips","category-web-design-dev","tag-web-design","tag-web-development","tag-wordpress","cs-entry"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-designer-podcast-title-scaled.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Richard Chambers","author_link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/author\/richardchambers\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6954"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18224,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6954\/revisions\/18224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}