Top-10 Resources for Business English Podcasts (ESL)

TED Business Podcast

Description:

TED Business Podcast presents the TED Business series, in which the host Modupe Akinola, a professor at Columbia Business School, introduces a TED talk about work and then discusses what it means in practice. The page describes the series, introduces the host and her field, and links to the services where the episodes can be followed.

100% Free (unlimited): The page opens without an account and without payment, and every episode plays free on the podcast services it links to. No part of the series is held behind a payment.

Access: 100% Free Level: Advanced (C1-C2) Format: Audio / Podcast Written for: Business English (for native speakers) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

The page presents TED Business: each episode takes a TED talk about work and follows it with a discussion of how the idea applies. It introduces the host, Modupe Akinola, a professor at Columbia Business School whose field is the workforce and the effects of stress on employees, and lists the services where the series can be followed.

How to use this resource:

The talks are given at natural pace to a general audience, so use this when you are ready to step past material made for learners. Listen to the talk first and hold the main idea, then listen to the discussion that follows and compare it with your own reading. The subjects are ones your colleagues already know, which makes the vocabulary easy to reuse.

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Last verified — Oct. 25, 2026