The best podcasts for inspiration to start a podcast

Hard Feelings is a podcast by former actress turned author Jennette McCurdy. She talks about her life and the way she feels about things, like style, mental health and social media and how those things affect her, either positively or negatively. To me, listening to her episodes, that are about 10-15 minute long, keeps me grounded and I can relate to a lot of what she's saying; like feeling pressured to look a certain way or behaving in a way that just isn't authentic to oneself. That made me feel a lot better about myself in a sense that I know that I'm not alone, and whether or not you're famous, anyone can feel this way. She gives a lot of advice to her fans about surviving whatever issue is going on in life, which to me feels very genuine and admirable.

Sarah Silverman is one of my favorite comedians. She gets very honest with people about what she feels about the world and issues going on. In this very episode, I make an appearance calling into the show and ask Sarah if she's got any good advice recently. Me being very passionate about topics like mental health, I felt Sarah would be a good person to ask this question. She answers me and talks about what her shrink recently had told her about letting go of one's ego, which I think is very courageous to talk about openly.

This is a podcast I discovered during the pandemic when I felt I needed a little laughter in life. Two siblings are reviewing reviews of ordinary places, like restaurants and other businesses, on Yelp and criticize it because of how poor the reviews are written or how ridiculous they are. When I did an episode of my podcast Art is Alive with JJ Ramberg, co-founder of Goodpods, we talked about this show and how funny I think it is. It's definitely something I think everybody should hear.

Hollywood Crime Scene is a true crime/comedy mixed podcast starring Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin. In every episode they discuss a notable scandal in Hollywood history. Me being a huge fan of blonde bomb shell Jayne Mansfield, I discovered their podcast because of that episode. They talk about her career and life and the ups and downs about it, giving details about her I never even knew.

Ever wondered what life was like for a 90s child star? On Art is Alive I had the chance of interviewing actress Angelique Bates, known for All That on Nickelodeon for which she was an original cast member. We talked about her first modeling gig at only a few months old and how a career in showbiz started so early led her star on All That. She gives insight onto the behind the scenes moments of All That's set on Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando Florida, like hanging out with the R&B icon Aaliyah on set of the show to me telling her that her podcast The Evening Showdown led me to start Art is Alive. It's a full circle moment.