I love curating lists for the global health community! It is my small contribution toward making the field a bit more equitable.

Those who follow me already use my lists of great  books in global health, inspiring  films in global health, and global health  blogs to read and pitch to.

In this post, I am curating a new list - of wonderful podcasts on global health. These podcasts are not only a great source of knowledge, they have no paywalls, and reach more people than scientific journals do. Furthermore, many are working hard to platform Global South practitioners, Black, Indigenous and people of color working in this space, and those who are doing great work in the community, outside of academia. Thus, in a small way, they are contributing to epistemic justice.

Some are entirely focused on elevating Global South voices, and that is sorely needed in a field that is dominated by elites in the Global North. But the podcasts profiled below are all in English, and that is a limitation that deserves more attention.

Global Health Unfiltered, a podcast that was launched in 2022, shines a light on the contributions of Africans to global health challenges and discusses decolonization from the perspective of African researchers and practitioners. This podcast is hosted by four young, thoughtful African leaders - Desmond Jumbam, Ella Amoko, Ulrick Kamounye, and Yaw Bediako. This podcast has published 40+ episodes with listeners in 160 countries/territories. Season five launches in February 2026.

Global Health Matters podcast is a forum by TDR/WHO for discussing diverse global health issues. Garry Aslanyan is the Executive Producer and the Host. It is now in its 5th season (about 60 episodes so far), and has showcased diverse experts from around the world. The podcast was started in 2021, and there are currently 3 types of episodes (signature, dialogues, trailblazers) and a new episode type on current affairs is expected soon. Garry has also offered helpful tips on how to create podcasts.

Global Health Uncensored is a popular (260,000 followers/listeners across 20+ countries) podcast & video series by host Banda Khalifa, a dynamic public health professional, spotlighting bold conversations at the intersection of global health, higher education, leadership, and real-world impact. This podcast has 16 episodes thus far, and includes high quality videos which makes it suitable for classroom use.

Global Health Politics Podcast is a podcast hosted by Joseph Harris, a professor of sociology. This podcast tackles issues at the intersection of politics, society, and global health. The Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing crisis in the United States clearly underscore the value of discussing power and politics and their critical importance in global health. GHPP is a fast-growing monthly podcast that  just released its 20^th episode and is nearing the end of Season 2. GHPP is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and other leading podcast platforms.

The Lancet Global Health in conversation with is a podcast hosted by the Editors at The Lancet Global Health, in conversation with the journal’s authors, where they explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy. The Lancet Voice is a sister podcast that focuses on a wider range of medical issues, beyond global health.

Global Health Insights is a podcast by IHME, where their health researchers explain the significance of new studies, share data related to current events, and help us understand the story behind the Global Burden of Disease numbers. Anyone who has read GBD publications would agree that they can be dense and challenging to read. So, this knowledge translation effort is worthwhile.

Needless to say, there are many podcasts dedicated to public health (e.g. Sick Society, Public Health Insight, Public Health On Call) that I will not cover in this list. Some of them do tackle topics of global health relevance.

If you would like me to add other global health podcasts to this list, do shoot me an email!