A good podcast balances entertainment with education to produce content perfectly suited for a morning run, lunchtime break, or long drive home. Yet, so many podcasts are now produced daily that finding a good one can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Even within a niche market like the medical device space, there are dozens of options, and sampling even a small subset can take a ton of time.
We spent hours listening to different medical device podcasts, summarized and ranked each one to help you cut through the noise and find your favorites faster.
The following are the best medical device podcasts of 2024.
1. Med Device Today
Despite being a relative newcomer to the scene, Med Device Today is already setting the bar for all other medical device podcasters with neatly edited and polished episodes that generally run around 30 minutes. This makes each episode consumable in a single sitting and creates a more satisfying experience that leads to better retention of the ideas presented.
Med Device Today shines the spotlight on founders, CEOs, and other industry leaders so that they might share their insights and expertise with the Medical Device community.
- Where to start: What better place to start than a brand new season? Med Device Today season 2 starts off with a bang as host Christine Dobbyn is joined by Providence Medical Technology Co-founder & CEO, Jeff Smith.
2. The Global Medical Device Podcast
For more than eight years, the Global Medical Device Podcast team at Greenlight Guru has been hosting experts from around the medical device industry, alongside members of their own talented team, to talk about the most compelling topics in the world of medical device manufacture.
The Global Medical Device Podcast will hold you captive with its trending topic selection and insightful guests.
- Where to start: With such an expansive library, we recommend not going back too far into the archives unless you want to fall down a deep rabbit hole.
Episode 355, Mastering the Pitch: MedTech Innovations from Concept to Market is a great place to start as getting medical innovations to market is top of mind for anyone in the medical device manufacturing field.
3. DeviceTalks
DeviceTalks is a medical device podcast that takes a broader approach when tackling the subjects of the day.
Attracting some of the top minds in MedTech, DeviceTalks is as much a forum of ideas as it is facts. You will learn about the lives and passions of the show’s guests and gain insight from their experiences in the medical device industry and beyond.
- Where to start: Picking an episode of DeviceTalks comes down to finding a topic that interests you from the vast library of content available.
What the spaceMIRA Mission Means for Surgical Robots; Cyborgs, Drill Pills & Other Cool Harvard Tech is a fun listen that covers an array of cutting edge topics.
4. Med Tech Gurus
The Med Tech Gurus Podcast is aimed at the top of the corporate ladder, offering advice and expertise to the leaders in medical device manufacturing. Executives and directors can gain valuable insights from interviews with the thought leaders and innovators who are paving the way forward in the Medtech industry.
Despite its leadership focus, the almost philosophical approach to the topics discussed in these interviews leads to open-ended discussions that go beyond the nuances of specific technologies, regulations, and roles, making each episode broadly reaching enough to appeal to a wide range of listeners.
- Where to start: Med Tech Gurus has some of the best episode titles in the business (It’s an Arms Race, The Benefit of Trimming the Roses, Keep Your Head on a Swivel), and that can make choosing one to start with a challenge.
Always Think of How You Can Help 1 Billion People is an interesting episode that offers insights into developing a winning mindset, a topic that can be of interest to all of us.
5. Device Nation
Device Nation is popular for its entertaining and enlightening interviews with the US’s top doctors and medical minds.
Host Kevin Brown is a friendly and welcoming presence that has a way of pulling deep insights from his guest’s experiences. While there is much to be learned about the medical device space by listening to this podcast, you will learn just as much about sports, travel, culture, and life.
- Where to start: Every interview in the Device Nation library has something to offer, but the 100th Episode Celebration with Dr. Bill Harris! is an especially good launch point for new listeners.
6. Mastering Medical Device
With the Mastering Medical Device Podcast, host Pat Kothe leverages his years of industry experience to help others navigate the ever-shifting world of medical device manufacture and regulation.
A wide range of guests provides unique insights from across the Medtech industry, making this podcast a valuable listen for anyone in the medical device space.
- Where to start: How a Serial Entrepreneur Identifies and Evaluates Product Ideas and Brings Them to Market offers an intriguing perspective from an industry expert and is a great introduction to the in-depth content you can expect from the Mastering Medical Device podcast.
7. Medical Device Made Easy Podcast
If you are a MedTech company looking to bring your medical device to market, the Medical Device Made Easy Podcast is an excellent resource.
This podcast focuses on the regulations and processes that make medical device manufacture so challenging and simplifies them in a way that only a true industry expert like Monir El Azzouzi can.
- Where to start: The Medical Device Made Easy Podcast covers a range of regulatory topics that will vary in relevance for the listener.
The Medical Device News – Regulatory Update episodes are released monthly and offer valuable pieces of industry news. We suggest adding them to your recurring listening lineup.
8. MedTech Matters
Since 2017, MedTech Matters has been exploring the world of medical device manufacturing in a podcast that does not shy away from complex topics about industry technology, regulations, and trends.
Despite a library that leans on the technical side, Medtech Matters is popular even among casual listeners because it keeps every topic relevant and interesting.
- Where to start: With topics ranging from cybersecurity, to medical device recall, and everything in between, there is sure to be something to interest you in the Medtech Matters playlist.
Leading Issues from FDA Inspections (or History Repeating Itself) is an informative episode that could save you time and money. Definitely worth a listen.
9. Healthcare Rap
While not specifically a medical device podcast, the Healthcare Rap is one of top consumer focused podcasts in the healthcare industry and covers a wide range of topics — many of which are applicable to medical device manufacturing.
Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail provide meaningful insights alongside a variety of guests from all over the healthcare space, as they explore consumer innovations, marketing trends, and the future of direct to consumer healthcare.
- Where to start: With over 300 episodes released to date, finding a good spot to jump in can seem daunting. We recommend The Future of Marketing Series part 1 with Kyle Smith as a starting point as Kyle’s story is fun and insightful and there is a lot to learn from the experiences of him and his team.
10. The Medical Sales Podcast
As the name implies, the Medical Sales Podcast shares a sales centric point of view that can prove valuable for many in the medical device industry. From interviews with top sales leaders and executives to in-depth conversations with the sales reps on the frontlines, the Medical Sales Podcast provides expert guidance and insight for anyone in the medical device sales space regardless of experience or specialty.
- Where to start: Episodes of the Medical Sales Podcast tend to focus on the area of expertise of the guest. That said, the issues and challenges discussed are so universal across the industry that there is value for anyone in medical device sales. Will A.I. Replace the Medical Sales Workforce and Surgeons? With Edouard Saget is an interesting episode with broad appeal and is a great place to start.
