11 Interesting & Informative Podcasts Grown-Ass Women Listen To On Their Morning Commute

If you need some serious life advice, listen to Dear Sugar Radio ASAP. In the show, co-hosts (and best-selling authors) Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond offer up advice to anonymous letter writers, who have reached out for help with all things life and love. By consulting experts on each topic, no stone is left unturned or question left unanswered. By the end of it, you'll feel like you just hung out with your best friend and your therapist.

Speaking of best friends, definitely give Call Your Girlfriend a try, too. It's hosted by real-life BFFs Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow. These ladies cover pretty much every topic imaginable, and are super charming to boot.

According to iTunes, Sophia Amaruso's podcast features interviews with "boundary-pushing women who've made their mark — eschewing polite conversation and extracting solid advice from the lessons they've learned along the way." Perfect listenin' as you head off to work.

If you love the How Stuff Works podcast, then you should check out Stuff Mom Never Told You. According to iTunes, "co-hosts Emilie Aries and Bridget Todd keep it real with a research-driven rundown of the ever-evolving challenges facing women today and throughout history, paired with smart, strategic solutions to further women’s lives, careers, and activism." Sign me up.

If you've yet to hear a This American Life episode, your morning commute is about to change forever. Each week, host Ira Glass expands your brain with top-notch stories and funny anecdotes. So settle in, and have a listen.

Need a little motivation and inspiration on your way to work? Then plug into Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love fame. She interviews creative types, all in the name of offering up advice to aspiring artists.

According to iTunes, "This year’s guest experts include Neil Gaiman, Gary Shteyngart, Amy Purdy, Michael Ian Black, Brandon Stanton, Martha Beck, and Glennon Doyle Melton." Yes please.

If you're a fan of Aisha Tyler (and who isn't?) then you need to check out her podcast. She hangs out with male guests, and covers topics like video games, action movies, comic books, sex, drinking, and bar fights, according to iTunes. Here for it.

Nerdette is the perfect podcast to satisfy the geek inside you, with topics ranging from tech to history to comedy. Their tagline is, "A safe space for nerding out about all the things you're watching, reading, listening to, and encountering IRL." And what better place to do that then during your ride to work?

NPR's Guy Raz hosts How I Built This, where he chats with the entrepreneurs behind some of the biggest names we know, including Airbnb, Cliff Bar, and Zumba. How did these mega brands get started? Raz will tell you. One of the best episodes, is the interview with Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One. If you need a little extra push to get you through this day, that episode will do the trick.

If you want to show up to work feeling informed and ready to have water-cooler debate, listen to Pod Save America. According to iTunes, the show features four former aides to President Obama — Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor — who are joined by journalists, politicians, comedians, and activists to talk all things politics.

You might not think a podcast about money could be interesting, but hear me out. Host Gabby Dunn keeps this topic fun by not being a financial expert, or boring you to death with numbers. Instead, she's a normal woman trying to do her best, just like the rest of us. (And it might even serve as a little reminder as to why you're on your way to work.)

These podcasts really are the perfect way to start the day, and get you pumped on your morning commute.