LibGuides: Occupational Therapy Practice: Podcasts

Podcasts A to Z

New to podcasts? Podcasts, like radio programs, are topical discussions, stories, news or other content produced by an individual or group and made available to listen to via the Internet. Many radio programs offer a podcast version.

You can:

Listen to a podcast whenever you want, rather than at a scheduled time like a radio show
Download a podcast to your computer or mobile device
Listen to a podcast using your Internet browser

You can listen to a single episode of interest or subscribe (usually free) to get new content when it is available. There are a number of ways to subscribe to a podcast. You may want to subscribe if you listen to regular episodes, or if the podcast is about a topic that interests you. If you are subscribed to a podcast, your podcast downloading software can show you when a new episode is available, so you don't need to check.

A good way to subscribe to podcasts is through a podcast manager, such as:

iTunes (Apple)
BeyondPod (Android)
gPodder (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Blackberry 10)

To find out which podcasts are available on those platforms, click on a podcast title below. Available platforms will be displayed.

AOTA Occupational Therapy Podcast
The American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) Occupational Therapy Channel covers the most current evidence-based practice, with their Everyday Evidence series of episodes published weekly. The podcast covers everything OT, from pediatrics through older adults and everything in between. AOTA’s podcast is also the most regularly updated OT podcast on this list.
OT Conversations That Matter: the Podcast
Each month, the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists' (CAOT) OT Conversations That Matter podcast hosts an occupational therapist who may work clinically or non-clinically, in management, leadership or among other areas of practice to discuss relevant issues and topics from an OT perspective. The episodes are 25-35 minutes long to encourage listeners to be able to tune in on their lunch break or other small window of time.
How To OT
An occupational therapy podcast striving to narrow the research gap and help practitioners translate research into practice as simply as possible. Shifting perspectives in OT research and practice from what happened, to how to make good things happen.
Occupied
The Occupied podcast was created by Brock Cook, an OT from Australia whose mission is to cover all things occupation in this regularly updated podcast. This podcast not only covers occupation, but also has a huge emphasis on mental health and a variety of interviews with other OTs from around the world.
On the Air
On the Air was created by Stephanie Lancaster, an OT with over 25 years of experience. Stephanie has been podcasting regularly since 2017 and works as an OT educator specializing in assistive technology and instructional design. This podcast covers a variety of topics, including alternative career options, international OT, telehealth, burnout, advocacy and more.
OT Potential
Each week, Sarah Lyon covers a new journal article in podcast form to help you learn about relevant studies and their outcomes.
OT Flourish
This podcast is geared towards OT students and OT practitioners working with older adults, and features a variety of episodes interviewing OT practitioners in a variety of settings.