The best podcasts for web designers and developers

Podcasting is big business and in 2024 it seems that everywhere you look someone is making a podcast.   

Podcasts are a great way to remain productive at those times when you’re not at work or play. You can learn something new while you’re on the go, or just enjoy listening to some of your favourite hosts discuss topics you’re equally passionate about.  

We asked our team what some of their favourite podcasts are, covering everything from UX design, WordPress, programming and all things tech and digital.

WordPress

WP Builds

The WP Builds podcast is a weekly WordPress discussion podcast, with regular special guests, business advice, reviews of new tools and more.  

It’s presented weekly by Nathan Wrigley who runs a web agency in the UK called Picture and Word.  

‘This Week in WordPress’ is their sister show, which is presented live on Mondays, covering all the latest WordPress news alongside guests. 

Check out WP Builds here: https://wpbuilds.com/ 

Women In WP

The Women In WP is a bi-monthly podcast about women who blog, deisgn, develop, and  

It tends to follow a guest-based format and is presented by WordPress professionals Tracy Apps, Angela Bowman and Amy Masson.  

Their mission is to celebrate the women who are using WordPress every day. 

Check out Women In WP here: https://womeninwp.com/ 

UX/ Design

Design Details

Design Details has been running for over 6 years and has built up an archive of over 300 episodes! 

Covering mainly the principles of design, they also delve into everything from development to interfaces to games and more. 

It’s great for someone new to the design business or running an agency. 

Presenters Bryn Jackson and Brian Lovin both have a rich background in the industry, with Marshall leading design at YouTube Gaming and Brian working on GitHub’s native mobile apps. 

Alongside the addition of regular special guests, it means no episode is like the other.  

Check out Design Details here: https://designdetails.fm/ 

UI Breakfast

The home of UI/UX content since 2014, UI Breakfast takes the form of interviews with inspiring digital product designers and design experts.  

It’s aimed at designers, marketers, SaaS developers and similar creators of digital products.  

Presented by Jane Portman who also runs ‘Better Done Than Perfect’, she is joined by industry experts who share their advice and actionable knowledge that you can apply in your business. 

Check out UI Breakfast here: https://uibreakfast.com/category/podcast/ 

Programming

Developer Tea

Developer Tea began back in 2015 by host Jonathan Cutrell, to give developers something to listen to over their tea break!  

Each episode averages around 10 minutes long, with some being as short as 5 minutes.  

It’s designed to ‘help engineers find clarity, perspective, and purpose in regular short bursts of high-value content.’  

It covers ways to improve your working life, problem solving, soft skills and more in an easily digested short format.  

Check out Developer Tea here: https://developertea.com/ 

Front End Happy Hour

Front End Happy Hour is a software engineering podcast featuring a panel of Software Engineers from Netflix, Twitch and Atlassian talking over drinks discussing Frontend, JavaScript, and career development. 

In each episode special guests discuss a theme, but they will also include a related keyword. Every time that keyword is mentioned, everyone must take a drink… 

The show releases a new episode weekly and is both fun, engaging and formative.  

Check out Front End Happy Hour here: https://www.frontendhappyhour.com/ 

General tech

Rocket

On the Rocket podcast, three female hosts discuss all things technology, comics, gaming and geek culture. 

The hosts make up Senior Tech Correspondent and Media Specialist Christina Warren, Game Development and Tech Feminist Brianna Wu, and Family Gaming and Diversity Writer Simone de Rochefort. 

Although the podcast finished only last year, there is 9 years’ worth of podcasts to get stuck into! 

Check out Rocket here: https://www.relay.fm/rocket 

Accidental Tech Podcast

The Accidental Tech Podcast brings together three “self-proclaimed nerds,” all of whom are developers and really know their stuff.  

They discuss weekly anything from programming languages, Apple, the latest tech and popular industry news. 

Check out Accidental Tech Podcast here: https://atp.fm/ 

What are you listening to?

We’re constantly searching for new podcasts to listen to, so we’d love to hear your recommendations. 

Do you listen to podcasts while working, or do you prefer music? Or maybe you just enjoy silence.  

We’d love to hear what you prefer!