Top road trip podcasts for travel, crime, laughs and family fun. Ideal for Aussie RV adventures.
Podcasts are becoming increasingly popular as people move away from radio to listen to more curated content. Today, you can download podcasts on any given topic from crime to comedy. Here, we've found a range of podcasts to help pass the time when you're on the road.
Best Road Trip Podcasts for Travel Lovers
The Thoughtful Travel podcast
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is a weekly show by travel writer Amanda Kendle that helps travellers think about how your travels can be good for both you and the world. Kendle discusses how to make ethical decisions on your trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, and how you can bring back what you learn from the people and cultures you meet.
Extra Virgin Travel
Food and travel journalist Natascha Mirosch takes you around the world as she chats with food experts, cooks and producers. You'll hear from everyone from celebrity chefs to small producers, and there's a good dose of generic travel inspiration thrown in too.
The World Awaits
The World Awaits is a weekly travel podcast, dropping on a Thursday on every major podcast platform. Co-hosted by Melbourne-based journalists, colleagues and friends Kirstie Bedford and Belinda Jackson, who have a joint 50+ years in the travel industry, each episode is curated to inspire your wanderlust, with travel trends, interviews and tips to help you travel better. They interview everyone from the big guns in the industry to small travel tour operators and those who just have a great travel yarn to tell.
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Stay Informed: News Podcasts for RV Travellers
ABC News Daily
In each episode, Samantha Hawley walks through one story – with the help of an ABC colleague or expert – in under 15 minutes. You'll hear about everything from the Donald Trump administration to real estate and the housing crisis. This is your ticket to understanding the issues affecting the world in a short burst.
Full story
Guardian Australia's daily news podcast helps listeners delve deeper into understanding the news in Australia and beyond. Stories include everything from Gaza, trade wars and the chaos of Trump to 'where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back'.
True Crime Road Trip Listens
Mamamia True Crime Conversations
True Crime Conversations explores the stories and the people behind some of the world's most notorious crimes. It covers everything from 'the man who knows what happened to the Beaumont children' to the Lindt café siege – always carefully told with experts who have been involved in the cases.
Crime Insiders
Hosted by former police officer Brent Sanders and GP-turned-best-selling author Kathryn Fox, they talk to some of the world's most experienced experts about the world of policing and forensics.
play.listnr.com/podcast/crime-insiders
Australian True Crime
Meshel Laurie covers some of Australia's most disturbing true crime cases. This podcast features interviews with victims, perpetrators, authors of true crime books, and people working in society to address issues of crime and punishment.
australiantruecrimethepodcast.com
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Motivational and Inspirational Podcasts for Travel
The Mel Robbins Podcast
This is a motivational podcast by lawyer-turned-author Mel Robbins, who uses research-backed advice to help you create a better life. Robbins has millions of followers online, with her podcast now syndicated in 194 countries.
That's helpful with Ed Stott
A self-improvement podcast by Australian-based journalist, presenter and producer Edwina Stott with ideas from how to change your life to how to invest and build a community of like-minded people.
Family-Friendly Podcasts for Travel Days
Shirtloads of Science, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Science lovers will enjoy this eternal optimist as he discusses weird facts, has amazing conversations and always reminds us that it's never too late for a happy childhood.
History Podcasts That Travel Well
Empire
William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empires throughout history. Episodes include everything from a chat about building the Taj Mahal to the Birth of Britain.
Forgotten Australia
Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, this podcast delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction.
The Rest is History
Award-winning historians Tom Holland and Domninic Sandbrook cover everything from the bloody assassination of the 28-year-old Emperor Caligula, where Rome found itself without a leader, to the assassination of Martin Luther King.
therestishistory.supportingcast.fm
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How to Listen to Road Trip Podcasts
To listen on an iPhone, search for the podcast app and simply type the name of the podcast in the search engine. For both Android and iPhones, you can listen via Spotify. Most podcasts also have links to listen via their website.
