Top 9 Design and Architecture Podcasts to Tune Into

Original article posted at dwell by Kate Reggev.

Whether you’re tuning in while prepping dinner or on your daily commute, podcasts are a great source of news and entertainment—and with so many shows out there, you’re bound to find something binge-worthy.

99% Visible From Radiotopia

This design-centric podcast hosted by Roman Mars has covered everything from graphic design and typography to fashion design and architectural materials. We love the fresh perspective the show brings to the seemingly mundane and innocuous items around us, and the way its stories connect to broader questions about design and its impact on the world.

US Modernist Radio

For the midcentury modern design lovers out there, US Modernist Radio is the podcast for you. The podcast is both entertaining but informative, and hosts George Smart and Frank King spend each episode interviewing architects, designers, historians, preservationists, advocacy experts, museum curators, home owners, and others—just about anyone who "owns, creates, dreams about, preserves, loves, and hates Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world."

RM-3 (Raw Materials 3 Ways) From Dwell

We would be remiss not to plug our very own podcast hosted by architect Dan Maginn, which looks at how different materials like dirt, logs, and even clams (yes, you read that right!) have personalities and properties that impact our homes—and ultimately, how we live. Expect deep dives into how materials are sourced and processed—from their earliest uses to subsequent innovations and regional deviations—and interviews with architects and designers who are masters of those materials.

Design and Architecture From KCRW

Based in Los Angeles, design reporter Frances Anderton hosts a weekly show that covers design and architecture from all angles, including news surrounding major conferences, shows, museum openings, and exhibitions; and issues like natural disasters and the U.S. housing crisis. Although the show has a Los Angeles focus, its coverage, topics, and presentation make it worth listening to no matter where you live.

The Urbanist From Monocle

The Urbanist has a distinctly global focus and looks not only at architecture but also at urban planning, government, urban design, sustainability, transportation, preservation, and other related fields. This broad focus makes it a cerebral but digestible listen. The show comes out with two episodes a week: one that is only five minutes long, and another that is closer to 30 minutes.

Sessions From Archinect

Archinect’s podcast Sessions will fill your ears with architecture-related discussions that speak to a community of practicing architects, academics, and students, particularly those who are in the profession. Although the focus of the podcast can be a bit narrow in its specificity to architects, its depth into issues affecting the field makes it a must-listen for the working or aspiring architect.

Design Matters With Debbie Millman

After starting a radio show in 2005 called Design Matters (in fact one of the world’s very first podcasts!), Debbie Millman has continued to present exciting, interesting content in her award-winning podcast that focuses on branding, graphic design, and cultural anthropology. Listeners can also subscribe to the archives to hear older stories.

Clever From Design Milk

From Design Milk comes Clever, a podcast about design and the creative minds that it comes from. Structured through interviews and conversations with designers in a range of fields (think everyone from Google’s VP of hardware design to fashion designers), the podcast seeks to make the connection between objects, people, and their environment.

Young House Love Has a Podcast

The founders of the blog Young House Love debuted their podcast in 2016 and have continued to produce it on a nearly weekly basis ever since. Husband-and-wife duo Sherry and John Petersik hold lively conversations on home improvement, design, decorating advice, DIY stories, and occasional interviews with industry experts that make for fun, easy listening.