17 Podcast Topic Ideas To Explore As Beginners
Do you want to start a podcast show but are lost on the topic to discuss? This sometimes hinders beginners from kick-starting their podcast show. Finding topics you can discuss in each podcast episode is usually challenging. But in this article, I detailed 17 topic ideas you can explore as a beginner and start that podcast show you have always wanted.
Download the first chapter of The Storytelling Series: Beginners’ Guide for Small Businesses & Content Creators by Obehi Ewanfoh.
As a beginner in podcasting, it can be challenging to come up with new ideas for topics to discuss. However, there are several ways to generate ideas. You can brainstorm with a friend or fellow podcaster, ask your audience what topics they are interested in, follow current events and news related to your niche, research your niche to find out what topics are currently trending, listen to other podcasts in your niche, draw from your personal experience, and experiment with different podcast formats. These methods can help you come up with new and engaging topics to keep your listeners interested and engaged.
Here are 17 podcast topic ideas to explore as beginners; let’s look at them closely.
1. Podcast About Places To Visit
People usually think podcasting is basically about discussing issues related to business or podcasting. If you think from that angle, it’s time to change and look from different angles.
People are usually enthused when they see beautiful images of a city when scrolling through their social media feeds. Why don’t you capitalize on this and tell stories of different cities worth seeing around the world?
This will surely make a great podcast topic as thousands of people looking for where to travel for vacation would always like to listen to your podcast to discover places they haven’t heard before.
You can narrow it down to a particular country or city and discuss different scenery that will captivate your listeners and keep them wanting more of your podcast.
2. Discuss Things You Have A Passion For
You must know that we usually excel in those areas we have a penchant for. You can start podcasting about those things you love. Is it history or myth?
Start a podcast that talks about those things that give you joy, and you will see how the juices will keep flowing every day you want to make new episodes.
Many people love myth, they want to hear mythical stories they haven’t heard before, and you can draw thousands of attention when you podcast on topics of this sort.
Talk about history! Of course, people like me want to know what happened in the past and how it affects the present and will affect the future. Talk about things like this you have passion for and see how your fan base will grow.
3. Give Advice
Many people are looking for someone to guide and advise them and if you are very adept in spinning words of Advice, starting a podcast that specializes in advising people is ideal.
You can advise young adults looking to develop their careers, entrepreneurs looking to expand their business, new couples looking to build their homes, etc. When you discover that particular thing you can advise people on, start your podcast and keep spreading the word.
4. Talk About Different Digital Skills
Knowing we are in the digital era, people are struggling to see if they can fit in the online world. People want to earn a living by making money online, and this boils down to having a digital skill.
You can start a podcast show that discusses digital skills. Tell people how to become a good freelancer, copywriter, graphics designer, and lots of other digital skills only a few know about.
5. Talk About Sports
People love to listen to sports news!
Starting a podcast show about sports is another topic you should capitalize on as a beginner.
Tell your listeners what they need to hear about the ongoing football match, golf tournament, and the rest.
Teens love this especially! You are just one step away from your success if you start this.
6. Discuss Trendy News
People want to stay updated with current news, and you can start a podcast that talks about trendy events.
Tell people the current economic situation of different countries. Talk about the recent billionaires in the world. There are many things you can update people with to grow your brand.
7. Talk About Parenting
Many parents are looking to learn something new to help raise their kids. Find out areas where parents are lagging and spin ideas on how they can improve to become better parents.
Tell them stories or probably the effects of bad parenting and help them develop a solution on how to become better parents.
8. Talk About Pets
Starting a podcast show that talks about pets are a fantastic idea! Thousands of people have pets in their homes. People would like to listen to talk and ideas about how to care for their pets. Ways to know when a pet is sick or in good health is just anything related to caring for and raising pets.
9. Talk About Your Experience
We all learn in different ways. Your way of achieving success in a particular thing differs from your neighbors; thus, creating a podcast where you discuss your experience in a particular thing is another great topic idea.
Let people know about your experience as a podcaster. Share your experience so far in running your business.
Far too many people love to learn from other people’s experiences, and if you can specialize in this, more and more listeners will reach out constantly to listen and obtain value from your podcast.
10. Discuss Personal Development.
It’s no doubt we always look for ways to become better people. Start a podcast that discusses personal development – how individuals can maximize their potential, achieve their dreams and aspirations and live the life they have always wanted; your podcast listeners will be massive.
Tell people how to improve themselves emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually to become better individuals.
11. Discuss Health
Of course, we all want to stay healthy, and what better way can we achieve that if not by listening to health experts?
If you are a health expert who can teach people how to care for their health, things to eat, and things they shouldn’t eat, you should start a podcast show about health.
Divulge ways people can keep being in good health.
12. Discuss Finance
We all want to grow financially. People are looking for places to make investments to make more profit.
Talking about finance, how to make investments, how to become a trader, and much more will benefit you as a beginner.
Talk to people about how to make good investments; if possible, you interview other big investors who can help narrow down all their investment experiences to your listeners. By doing this, your podcast show will excel despite the number of podcasts out there.
13. Talk About Food
Talking about food is another topic to explore as a beginner. Talk about the different cuisines of a particular city and its recipe. Expose how yummy it tastes if need be. Listeners who love food talk shows will definitely love listening to your podcast, especially mothers looking to try different recipes at home.
14. Talk About Human Rights
Many people don’t know their human rights, and more often, their rights have been violated.
Start a podcast that talks about human rights. Let people know what human rights are, how to protect themselves, and report when their rights are being violated.
15. Give Book Recommendations
Giving books recommendations is another fantastic idea if you are a book lover and have read hundreds of books, whether fiction or non-fiction, start a podcast show that gives recommendations of books.
Before giving the recommendation, try to provide a synopsis of the book and what people would see. Make it enticing with words that would spur your listeners to look for the book and gain the knowledge you must have attained.
16. Talk About Fitness
Fitness has been on the minds of many people lately. Many people are looking for ways to keep fit and if you are adept at fitness, starting a podcast show is for you.
Talk about what fitness entails and how to keep being fitness listeners looking for podcasts that talk about these things will love to listen to more of your podcast show.
17. Discuss how to promote businesses
Hundreds of entrepreneurs are looking for ways to promote their products and brand. Discuss several ways entrepreneurs can promote their brands using social media, email marketing, and more.
Concluding Note On 17 Podcast Topic Ideas To Explore As Beginners
There are seemingly many topic ideas beginners can explore when starting their podcast show.
When selecting a topic, ensure you know about that topic so you can give your listeners maximum value and keep them coming for more.
These topics, as mentioned above, are some of the best beginners can start with.
Download the first chapter of The Storytelling Series: Beginners’ Guide for Small Businesses & Content Creators by Obehi Ewanfoh.
