No matter what type of engineer you are, or where you are in your career, sometimes you need a little inspiration. Or maybe you want to learn something new, brushing up on the latest bits of advice, tricks and tips in your particular corner of the industry.

Don’t limit yourself to what’s available in your local library or the current course offerings at your area college or vocational school. Turn to the wonderful and ever-expanding world of podcasts to get your fix!

Here are some great podcasts to add to your playlists.

Level-Up Engineering: This weekly podcast, running 30-60 minutes, features some of the best industry tips from leaders in the field of technology. Learn about software engineering from leaders at Facebook, Shopify and Uber among others and get insight into how they reconfigured and thought their way through technological hiccups and unexpected problems while gaining insight into how some of the biggest companies in the country approach their engineering needs.

Unprofessional Engineering: This weekly podcast, with average episodes running between 30 and 40 minutes, brings you topics from just about every aspect of the industry and beyond, discussing science, technology, machinery and the history of things you interact with daily, and, of course, engineering. Everything is discussed in an easygoing, conversational tone and the short duration of each episode makes it a great option for inspirational listening on the way to work or as a fun way to wind down at the end of the day.

The Structural Engineering Channel: This weekly podcast, with episodes running between 30 and 60 minutes, is designed for structural engineers who want to stay in the loop on all the current technical trends. Each episode shares advice and insight along with professional development themes, covering topics from tsunami modeling to earthquake engineering and other design-based safety concerns.

The Amp Hour Electronics: For electrical engineers, this podcast, running between one and two hours long, is a deep dive into your world. This is the largest and most respected electronics-oriented show in the podcast world, a non-scripted program that airs every Sunday evening and is a great way to fill your brain with ideas and new information before starting the work week feeling inspired. From hobbyists to circuit designers and everything in between, this podcast is great for people who love to tinker and get a charge out of all things electronic.

Soft Skills Engineering: For software and computer engineers, this 20-30 minute weekly podcast brings together the best advice on the non-technical aspects of being a software engineer, addressing a need that isn’t met by the dozens of software-oriented podcasts available on the usual channels. These discussions are filled with humor and advice in equal parts, making for a fun listen that could help provide great insight into your challenges and projects.

Causality: Everyone makes a big mistake at some time or another. It’s a learning experience! Causality is a 30-60 minute monthly podcast in which the “hows” and “whys” of engineering disasters happened and how to fix them. Consider it a tutorial on what not to do, or how to fix things when it all goes wrong. Want to learn more about the physics of engineering? This is for you!

Hackaday Podcast: If you just like to learn and enjoy hearing engineers talk about technology and their pet projects, Hackaday Podcast, a 40-60 minute show with new episodes each week, might be your next favorite pod. This is like listening in to friends talk about their hobbies and latest toys, from robots to 3D printers to machine tools, there’s something for everyone, from makers and tinkerers to professional career engineers.

There are countless podcasts in the world on just about every imaginable topic! This is by no means a complete list; rather, this is just a guide on how to get started finding the conversations that make the most sense to you as an engineer and to help you find new voices to inspire you.

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