Best Ultrasound & POCUS Podcasts for 2026
Eight useful listening picks for evidence updates, bedside technique, specialty scanning, sonography, education, and program building.
This is an independent editorial ranking by learning use case, not a claim that any podcast should replace primary literature, supervised scanning, or local clinical policy.
Start with what you want to improve
Use these shortcuts to filter the full list. Audio is strongest for reasoning, evidence discussion, and expert perspective; probe skills still require scanning and feedback.
Eight podcast picks, ranked by usefulness
The ordering weighs POCUS relevance, recent activity, clinical utility, source transparency, and the depth of the available catalog. Release schedules can change; each official feed remains the source of truth.
8 of 8 podcasts shown
Best overall for evidence
Ultrasound G.E.L.
By Michael Prats and the Ultrasound G.E.L. team
A focused audio journal club that reviews recent point-of-care ultrasound literature and pairs many episodes with concise notes and infographics.
Best for bedside technique
Ultrasound Podcast
By Core Ultrasound
A long-running clinical series covering image acquisition, cases, procedures, resuscitation, and advanced bedside-ultrasound decision making.
Best newer POCUS conversation show
POCUS Pulse
By Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Groups
Frontline conversations on acute-care POCUS, implementation, global training, and the people building ultrasound communities across Australasia and beyond.
Best for regional anesthesia
Block It Like It's Hot
By Jeff Gadsden and Amit Pawa
Practical discussion of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, regional anesthesia, pain medicine, perioperative POCUS, workflow, and emerging evidence.
Best seasonal emergency-ultrasound series
Unmute Your Probe
By Emergency Ultrasound Section of AAEM
A seasonal series on emergency-ultrasound research, AI, controversies, cardiac arrest, credentialing, and fellowship development. Episodes live inside AAEM's broader feed.
Best for sonographers
The Sonography Lounge
By Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
A broader diagnostic-ultrasound show covering careers, protocols, ergonomics, technology, professional development, and industry perspectives.
Best for MSK ultrasound
It's Only MSK Ultrasound
By The Ultrasound Site
Specialty conversations about musculoskeletal ultrasound, clinical reasoning, scanning practice, training, and the realities of building expertise.
Best for author interviews
POCUS Journal Podcast
By POCUS Journal
Editors interview authors about papers published in POCUS Journal. The source articles are peer reviewed; the audio discussion itself is educational commentary.
No exact match
Try a broader term or reset the filters.
Podcast cover art is embedded for identification. Ultrasound Fanatic is not affiliated with these publishers, and inclusion is not an endorsement of every clinical statement made in an episode.
Useful beats popular
A show can have a small audience and still be unusually valuable. We score the educational fit, not follower counts or paid promotion.
POCUS relevance
Ultrasound must be a central part of the show or series, not an occasional side topic.
Clinical utility
Episodes should improve reasoning, technique, evidence literacy, or program development.
Current access
The official page or feed must be reachable, with active and irregular series labeled clearly.
Transparency
Publisher and commercial ownership are stated so listeners can judge context for themselves.
Older does not always mean obsolete
These are not in the active ranking, but selected episodes may still be useful. Confirm dates, evidence, and current guidance before applying older clinical content.
- FOCUS on POCUS: a 72-episode clinician-interview archive; last verified release March 2023.
- PoCUS Under the Spotlight: short cross-specialty conversations from BMUS; last verified release October 2023.
- The PoCUS Podcast: a completed five-part GE HealthCare series on adoption and workflow.
Before you press play
How were these podcasts ranked?
The editorial order considers ultrasound relevance, recent activity, clinical utility, source transparency, and catalog depth. It is a practical learning guide, not a popularity contest.
What does publishing in 2026 mean?
At least one 2026 episode or an official 2026 series schedule was verified. A show can still publish irregularly, so check its official feed for the newest episode.
Can a podcast teach me how to scan?
It can improve conceptual understanding and clinical reasoning, but acquisition requires hands-on practice, image review, supervision, and a local competency process.
Are vendor-produced podcasts excluded?
No. Commercially produced material can still be useful, but publisher ownership is labeled and never treated as independent evidence.
Listen, verify, then scan
Use podcasts to discover an idea. Recheck the source, practice with feedback, and connect the concept to deliberate scanning.
Prefer a searchable companion you can annotate between episodes? Compare our best ultrasound books and POCUS references.
Source check completed August 9, 2026. Episode availability and release cadence can change.
