(Compiled by Joe Lauer, June 2020)
Special Category
1) Hiroshima University’s English Podcast（新サイトへ移行中）
YouTube
2) English News Weekly（新サイトへ移行中）
Temporary website
Best Audio Podcasts for Lower-Level Students
1) ECC 英会話 Podcasting
https://podtail.com/ja/podcast/ecc-英会話-podcasting-知ってる単語でこ/
2) CNN English Express: 毎日ちょこっとリスニング特訓
http://asahi-press.seesaa.net
3) エイゴの時間
https://promptbox.net/eigonojikan/
Best Audio Podcasts for Intermediate-Level Students
1) Hapa Eikaiwa
https://hapaeikaiwa.com/tag/ポッドキャスト/
2) BBC World Service: 6-Minute English
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english
3) 勝手にEnglish Journal
https://www.kej.tokyo/podcast
4) Arts & Culture: VOA Learning English
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/986
4) As It Is: VOA Learning English
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/3521
4) Science & Technology: VOA Learning English
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/1579
7) Speak English Now Podcast
https://speakenglishpodcast.com
Best Audio Podcasts: Higher-Level
1) Ted Talks Daily
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ted-talks-daily/id160904630
2) Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-archive
3) Adept English Podcast
https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/
Best Video Podcasts
1) Gaba G Style
https://www.gaba.co.jp/podcast/
2) マット竹内のEnglish Square
https://matt-english.com/category/podcast
3) English in a Minute: VOA Learning English
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/3619
Best Business Podcasts for Intermediate-Level Students
1) Let’s Read the Nikkei Weekly
http://www.radionikkei.jp/podcasting/lr/archive.html
2) 外資系裏技英語
https://www.okomedyaki.com/gaishikei
3) Business English Pod
https://www.businessenglishpod.com/business-english-podcast-lessons/
Students’ Top Ten English Podcasts
(91 Hirodai Students Surveyed, 2020)
- Hiroshima University’s English Podcast
- BBC World Service: 6-Minute English
- CNN English Express
- ECC 英会話 Podcasting
- Ted Talks Daily
- Gaba G Style
- English News Weekly
- バイリンガルニュース：英会話Podcast (https://bilingualnews.libsyn.com)
- British Council: Premier Skills (https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/podcasts)
- Hapa Eikaiwa