As independent creatives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when faced with hurdles. Feelings of doubt are normal so it’s important to engage with like-minded thinkers to relate with.

Here is a list of podcasts which share an unfiltered view of the creative landscape and beyond. Listen in the studio, on a commute, or as you wind down. For more, check out our ‘Pod Listening’ playlist on Spotify!

01. Behind the Bins with Trash Club

We live in a time when creative voices driven by social, cultural and climate justice are becoming louder and louder in the art and design industries. Behind the Bins is a conduit to these conversations and invites creatives from multidisciplinary practices around the world to discuss what it means to be creative: the ups and downs and how our successes and failures shape who we are both personally and professionally.

Released in December 2023 to celebrate the milestone of 100 Trash Talks reached, the Behind the Bins Podcast Series 1 is comprised of 4 episodes with members and friends of Trash Club in discussion. Episode 1, ‘Trust the Void’, Episode 2 ‘Growth’, Episode 3 ‘Letting Go’ and Episode 4 ‘ Coexistence’ were topics based on our C-R-A-P value pillars: ‘Consciousness’, ‘Responsibility’, ‘Authenticity’ and ‘People’, ranging from trusting periods of unknown and the importance of coexistence. Our values can be read in detail here.

02. How to Fail with Elizabeth Day

How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right and what we might learn from them along the way. Elizabeth’s guests explores their own failures and what these have taught them about how to grow and succeed. Listeners are invited to send in their own failures for Elizabeth and her guests to give advice and share wisdom. 

03. Diary of a C-E-O with Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett hosts this UK No.1 podcast. Speaking with some of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers, these conversations take us on an unfiltered journey into their stories whilst discovering untold truths, unlearned lessons and important insights.

04. Happy Place with Fearn Cotton

Fearne Cotton talks personal, spiritual and the big picture with her guests as she reveals what happiness means to them. Engaging with humourous and forward-thinking minds, these conversations bring wit and wisdom as they talk about life, love, loss and what happiness means to them. 

05. The Green Room with Deloitte

The Green Room hosted by Deloitte, the largest professional services network, explores the topics that matter most in business. Each episode asks one question about the world around us that’s affecting business: from climate to technology, to inclusion and the future of work alongside a group of experts and extensive research. They ask questions like: Can AI help us be more human? Is technology our planet’s best hope? Are leaders born or made? And do elections change anything?

06. Shoulda Woulda Coulda with BLIQ Magazine

BLIQ Magazine is a digital publication celebrating young Black creatives across the UK. In their podcast, they discuss some of the things you should’ve, would’ve, or could’ve done. These conversations aim to tackle some of those entertaining but nonetheless, tricky conversations.

07. The Toile Review with Navneet Virk

Trash Club member, Navneet Virk hosts this podcast which creates open conversations with a wide range of creatives from the fashion industry, to pause and review their paths and give advice to aspiring fashion creatives drawing from their own experiences. Created for early creatives, the podcast aims to give you an immediate taste of how our experiences as students and early-career professionals can support your personal, creative and professional journey. Guests are from the fashion and creative industries from different backgrounds, who value raw, honest, and insightful conversations on careers in fashion and experiences.

08. Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press

The Wardrobe Crisis is a fashion podcast about sustainability, ethical fashion and making a difference in the world. Hosted by the first Vogue sustainability editor, Clare Press interviews global fashion change makers, industry insiders, activists, artists, designers and scientists who are shaping the future of fashion. 

09. Why Change? A Podcast for the Creative Generation with Creative Generation

This podcast brings listeners around the globe to learn how arts, culture, and creativity — as applied by young people — can change the world, one community at a time. Produced by Creative Generation, the hosts share timely news and dive deep into the work of young creatives who catalyse social change and those who are committed to cultivating their creativity. Listeners are invited each week to learn and laugh while envisioning new futures through the question, “why change?”

10. Scratching the Surface with Jarrett Fuller

Jarrett Fuller hosts Scratching the Surface, exploring the intersection of design criticism and practice. Covering design, theory, and creative practice, Fuller interviews designers, architects, writers, academics, artists, and theorists. intersection of design criticism and practice and began interviewing people who operated in both spaces.

11. The Creative Boom Podcast with Katy Cowan

Katy Cowan sits down with creatives as the candidly conversate about uncovering the secrets to success and all of the practical advice, funny stories and honest wisdom.