The best podcasts for a well rounded podcast experience

I'm a lifelong learner who enjoys talking about work and psychology together. I’m passionate about helping mission-driven professionals reflect, grow, and lead more effectively—without losing sight of the “human” side of the work. Whether I’m unpacking research or talking with guests, I aim to make big ideas feel practical and relevant to everyday nonprofit life. Outside my professional work, I'm a husband, father, and friend who enjoys sarcasm, wit, staying up to date on current events, and nerding out with cameras and taking photos and videos of whatever or whoever presents an opportunity. I have spent my entire full-time career in the nonprofit world, primarily in the area of supported employment—promoting employment as a vehicle for people with disablities and other barriers to employment to achieve life sustainability. Most recently, I started my own consulting business geared toward helping nonprofits with everything people-related. My professional milestones of leadership, national board member and subject matter statuses, combined with my master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology and soon to be doctorate in learning and organziational change to bring a unique perspective to the intersection of psychology, work, and nonprofit dynamics.

Mission 501: The Podcast is about exploring the psychology of work, with a nonprofit twist. I discuss workplace psychology theories, practices, and other aspects of working in the nonprofit world. I love being a resource for missions and organizations that work differently and put humanity first. The scrappy nature of many nonprofits is how I think of my own way of doing things, and I aim to help people feel good about the work they do. I would say my podcast more complements my list as opposed to fitting into it—I like variety over consistency where I can.

The podcasts I've chosen reflect the many ways I use podcasts for all aspects of my life. Work, general leisure, entertainment, technology, learning, self-care and psychology...each podcast brings a different aspect. I think of it as having a podcast for just about any mood I find myself in. While two of the podcasts are dormant, they have substantial back episodes that I am still listening to today for the first time, and the active podcasts keep me productive, grounded, and tech savvy.