Podcasts are an essential resource for language learners. If you’re looking for podcasts to learn Korean, you’re lucky because there’s lots of choice. You’ve got an abundance of podcasts for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Here’s my favourites.

I’ve ordered the Korean podcasts below by level to help you decide which podcasts are worth trying for you.

Do scan over them all though as I’ve listed them for the level they ‘start’ being good for. Some go beyond that too. For example, some that I’ve listed as beginner are also great for intermediate and advanced learners.

Want to know more about how to find new podcasts & how to use them best for your language learning? Check out my Ultimate Guide to Language Learning Podcasts here.

Best Podcasts to Learn Korean for Beginners

Innovative Languages – Survival Phrases

Average length: 1-5 minutes

Level: Beginner

The Survival Phrase series is no longer updated. However, it’s still very useful for getting to grips with a new language.

KoreanClass101 (my affiliate link)

Average length: 5-15 minutes

Level: Beginner to advanced

Another of my favourites and normally the first place I look when I’m starting a new language. You might think that because of the range of languages on offer, that dilutes the quality, but not so.

If you want to go further and get access to everything (we’re talking transcripts, quizzes, full video and audio content) then you can subscribe to KoreanClass101.

If that’s not what you’re after, they’re still got a huge range of free lessons in podcast form. Woop! Click here to go to the iTunes page for Innovative Language.

Talk to Me in Korean Podcasts

Average length: Varies between shows
Level: Beginner, intermediate, advanced

Great range of content not only on the podcast but also on their website and YouTube channel. They have a choice of podcasts covering natural conversation for listening practice, grammar lessons, beginner lessons and more.

Choisusu’s Easy Korean

Average length: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner to intermediate

Each episode is labelled with the level so you know if it’s right for you before listening.

Essential Korean

Average length: 20-30 minutes
Level: Beginner

This podcast from Kay, a Korean teacher covers the nuances of Korean grammar and essential words and phrases.

Korean With David

Average length: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner to intermediate

Korean-English conversation podcast between English-speaking Jacob and his Korean speaking daddy!

Learn Korean with David

Average length: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner to intermediate

Episodes cover lots of useful basic words and phrases.

Joayo Korean by Learn Korean with Gillian

Average length: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner

Great podcast for beginners with useful sentences and phrases for certain scenarios.

Fluent Fiction – Korean

Average length: 15 minutes
Level: Beginner to advanced

Bilingual Korean and English stories ideal across levels.

Best Podcasts to Learn Korean for Intermediate Learners

SpongeMind Podcast

Average length: 30 minutes
Level: Intermediate, advanced

Not uploading since 2021, but a great archive so keeping here. 2 episodes posted at a time – one in Korean and one in English so you can listen in English after if you’re struggling with the Korean episode. Great resource.

Heeya Korean

Average length: 15 minutes
Level: Intermediate

Transcripts available via their Patreon. Episodes cover a range of topics.

Tayoni’s Korean Podcast

Average length: 10 minutes
Level: Intermediate

Short listening practice on a range of topics.

A Piece of Korean

Average length: 5-10 minutes
Level: Intermediate

A mixture of topics making for short listening practice with a Korean teacher.

Best Podcasts to Learn Korean for Advanced Learners

You’ll notice I’m listing all here as intermediate to advanced. This is because I believe there’s value in listening and getting comfortable with Korean you don’t understand before you’re ready.

However, generally, the themes and conversations include more advanced vocab than the previous podcasts listed.

So these are great for advanced learners who want to enjoy content mostly made for native speakers.

SBS

Average length: 5-20 minutes

Level: Intermediate to advanced

I couldn’t quite believe the range of languages when I found this for Indonesian and searched back to where it came from. And of course, there’s a Korean feed!

NHK

Average length: 15 minutes

Level: Intermediate to advanced

News feed that tends to be Japan and Asia focused.

KBS

Average length: Varies between shows

Level: Intermediate to advanced

Lots of well organised shows available in different languages from KBS, the Korean broadcaster.

VOA

Average length: Varies podcast to podcast
Level: Intermediate, advanced

At first, I thought VOA had a reasonable range of languages…then I used iTunes on my computer to double-check my language list and discovered there’s loads more I hadn’t found on the app! There’s some short episodes for some languages and longer ones for others. I’ve added a couple of their Indonesian feeds to my regular week’s podcast listening.