- In an AI-saturated content landscape, accounting podcasts remain one of the most reliable sources of real-world insights, lived experience, and practical wisdom.
- The best accounting podcasts go beyond news updates, offering guidance on firm leadership, tech adoption, practice growth, and the future of the profession.
- Whether you’re an associate, firm owner, or an exec, the right podcast can sharpen your thinking, expose you to new perspectives, and help you make better decisions in less time.
In the accounting world, human expertise and experience are valuable. Yet they’re becoming scarce as AI content floods everyday apps like Google. You’re more likely to read an AI overview versus a human-written article (like this one!). To find sources of lived wisdom from real expert accountants, consider accounting podcasts.
Podcasts are a great way to glean insights from experts, thought leaders, and other seasoned accountants and firm owners you might not be able to meet in person. Best of all? They’re almost always free.
Accountancy podcasts cover everything from news and industry updates to thought leadership and business development. Below, we share the nine best accounting podcasts that will help you become a sharper, smarter, and more confident accounting and finance professional. All of these are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts.
News and Industry Insights Podcasts
1. The Accounting Podcast (CPE Eligible)
The Accounting Podcast does a weekly roundup of accounting news, analysis, and interviews. It’s hosted by Blake Oliver, CPA, and David Leary. Oliver specializes in accounting technology and has experience as an entrepreneur, author, and marketer. Leary is an accounting strategy expert with over 22 years of QuickBook experience. Together, they debate the state of the profession.
Some of their recent episodes break down topics like:
- The CPA workload controversy
- The decline in trust of accountants
- Intuit’s $100M deal with OpenAI
We recommend The Accounting Podcast for all accountants, bookkeepers, tax professionals, and firm owners who want to stay abreast of economic, legal, and social changes and trends driving the industry. Listening also earns you NASBA-approved CPE credits if you listen through the Earmark app.
With actionable 7 Figure Accountant Tactics delivering immediate results, it’s precisely what accounting firms need to overcome stubborn revenue plateaus and learn directly from the industry’s most successful leaders.
2. Journal of Accountancy
The Journal of Accountancy Podcast discusses key issues and current events within the accounting industry. For example, one of their recent episodes addressed how prepared CPA firms are for cybersecurity threats.
It’s hosted by Neil Amato, a writer and editor for management accounting. The podcast is owned by the Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Listening to it means you get a respected organization’s official take on policy changes as soon as possible.
Firm-branded Podcasts
3. PwC Accounting
Look no further than this Big Four podcast to get your daily fix of accounting news and insights. Heather Horn, PwC’s Strategic Thought Leader, hosts the podcast with rotating PwC specialists. Each episode tackles pressing accounting, reporting, and business issues.
Thought Leadership Podcasts
4. Accounting Best Practices
Steve Bragg, CPA and former Chief Financial Officer of four companies, hosts The Accounting Best Practices Podcast. The podcast covers accounting best practices and accounting standards, accounting technology, acquisitions, controls, closing the books, financing, investor relations, metrics, payroll, and much more.
We recommend this for accounting firm leaders and executives, especially those in the growth and scaling stages of their businesses.
5. Jason on Firms
Jason on Firms is a daily podcast hosted by Jason Staats, CPA. It’s one of the few accounting podcasts that have managed to keep going since its establishment. To date, it’s got over 500 episodes.
Before the podcast, he ran a $5M accounting firm, launched and sold a SaaS company, and helped develop AICPA’s AI toolkit. Jason On Firms covers practical tips to run more profitable and less hectic accounting firms.
Unlike other scripted podcasts, Staats discusses accounting news off-the-cuff. His recent episodes tackle everything from a case study of a particular firm “dying” and the best AI apps for accounting.
We recommend this podcast for accounting firm leaders, owners, and executives who are looking to streamline their operations and scale their businesses.
6. Accounting Today
In this podcast, Accounting Today’s various editors have conversations with thought leaders and changemakers from across the public accounting profession. Their topic breadth is wide, with recent topics ranging from private equity to hiring Chief Growth Officers (CGOs).
Because this podcast rotates hosts from a professional editorial team, you get a wide range of perspectives and topic coverage.
We recommend this to all accountants. Whether you’re an associate, a firm leader or executive, or even a content creator, the information from this podcast will be eye-opening.
Practice Growth and Business Development Podcasts
7. Accounting High
Accounting High is both an educational and entertaining accountancy podcast. Hosted by rapper and CPA Scotty Scarano, Accounting High helps accounting and tax practitioners become strategic firm owners.
Scarano started at a small tax practice, bought the firm, and scaled it to seven figures. The podcast features conversations with other firm owners on how to scale an accounting business in the cloud. Scarano also likes to break down technical concepts through original raps.
He organizes episodes like school classes. For example, episodes about operating your firm are tagged as #ShOperations, and #TechTime for those about technology.
We recommend this podcast for all accounting professionals at any stage of their career. Whether you’re starting out as an associate or are working on growing your own firm, the podcast is an unusually formatted but valuable platform to learn more about the profession.
8. Future Firm
The Future Firm Accounting Podcast is a no-nonsense podcast for accounting firm owners and partners. Each episode provides listeners with one actionable lesson to help them scale their firms and improve their lifestyles. It’s hosted by Ryan Lazanis, CPA, who scaled and sold a 7-figure accounting firm in just five years.
This is perfect for firm owners who want to scale without sacrificing all of their time.
9. Accounting Voices
Rob Brown hosts Accounting Voices to explore unspoken tensions shaping the profession. Brown conducts in-depth conversations and offers his own thoughts and analyses to help accounting leaders think more clearly about the decisions and trade-offs they face.
We recommend this podcast for accounting firm executives, leaders, and senior decision-makers.
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