21 best road trip podcasts for couples

The van’s packed, you’re fuelled up and there’s a few hours of driving ahead with your partner. Now all you need is something to listen to. Preferably something you’d both enjoy. Lucky for you, you’ve just stumbled upon a comprehensive list of the best road trip podcasts for couples!

There’s something for everyone on this list, regardless of whether you’re a couple of comedy connoisseurs or a pair of true crime pundits. Plus we’ve included a link to each podcast!

But before you press play on the best podcasts for a couples road trip, you need to find the perfect campervan, motorhome or caravan in the UK for your adventure.

Best road trip podcasts for couples

True crime podcasts

The Missing Cryptoqueen

Team up with your partner and uncover the true story of Dr Ruja - an Oxford-educated businesswoman who vanished after making millions selling cryptocurrency OneCoin. Who is she, how did she do it and where is she now?

Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast

My Favourite Murder

Put on your detective hats and solve some of the world’s strangest murders, disappearances and occurrences. The world’s second most popular podcast is a lot more fun than it sounds, providing hours of discussion for curious couples on a road trip!

Listen to the My Favorite Murder podcast.

Unpacked: Britney Spears

Unpacked is a hot new investigative podcast that dives into strange and unique stories from around the world. Their first season unpacks the story of Britney Spears, with each episode revealing how different factors such as the media, her family and her fans caused her to lose control of her life.

Listen to the Unpacked: Britney Spears podcast.

News and investigative podcasts

The Unexplained With Howard Hughes

If you want something to talk about on your couples road trip, this one will keep you chatting for hours. Unexplained is a long-running podcast about strange and mysterious real-life events that have never been properly explained. You’ll be on the edge of your seat, with nearly 200 story based episodes to sink your teeth into.

Listen to the Unexplained with Howard Hughes podcast.

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Maybe you and your partner just want to catch up on some world news? Hear about a range of political and cultural news stories that have recently been covered in The New Yorker, straight from the mouth of the writers and staff. Don’t be fooled though, it’s not all stern and serious. This podcast takes a relaxed but well-informed approach to discussing global issues.

Listen to The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast.

Wired Podcast

Learning together on your road trip doesn’t have to be boring. Especially when you’re discussing all things tech and science! Take a deep dive into compelling subjects such as “The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery team”, “Should you ditch Google Chrome?” and “The ambitious plan to resurrect the animals we can’t save”.

Listen toThe Wired Podcast.

Pop culture podcasts

Grounded With Louis Theroux

If you enjoy watching Louis’ television docos as a couple, you’re both going to love this podcast. These are not your normal celebrity interviews. In each episode, Louis uses his humorous yet cunning style of journalism to pry out new stories and information from guests such as Sia, KSI and Helena Bonham Carter.

Listen to the Grounded With Louis Theroux podcast.

No Such Thing As A Fish

In each episode, the research team behind the show QI share the weird and wonderful facts they’ve learned in the past week. You’ll smash every trivia night on your couples road trip if you can remember fun facts like this: the International Space Station travels 500 miles (then 500 more) in the time it takes to listen to the Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).

Listen to the No Such Thing As A Fish podcast.

Reply All

This podcast delves into strange internet rabbit holes, such as disappeared Tik Tok stars and online dating nightmares. If you and your partner spend hours at a time on YouTube, Reddit or Twitter, this is the perfect podcast for your couples road trip.

Listen to the Reply All podcast.

Comedy podcasts

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

There are times on a couples road trip where you both just want to tune out and have a laugh. Each week, comedians and best friends Gamble and Acaster invite a special guest to choose their perfect restaurant order: a starter, main, side, dessert and drink. It’ll have you in stitches and offers funny insights into the personal lives of guests like Martin Freeman, Katherine Ryan and Joe Lycett. The perfect way to relax on long driving stints.

Listen to the Off Menu podcast.

The Adam Buxton Podcast

Join comedian Adam Buxton as he spends an hour or more chatting with some of the people he admires most, including guests like Billy Connolly, Paul McCartney, Eric Andre and Phoebe Bridgers. This is an easy listen on long road trips and offers real insight into the personal and working lives of some of the world’s biggest stars.

Listen to TheAdam Buxton Podcast.

Parenting Hell

Comedians Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett originally started this podcast as a chance to whinge about the pandemic. Now, it’s one of the UK’s fastest-growing podcasts, with the pair sharing funny stories about fatherhood and the good old days at the pub!

Listen to the Parenting Hell podcast.

History podcasts

The Last Archive

History’s a lot more fun when it’s told like an old-school radio drama. Harvard historian Jill Lepore pieces together historical records to paint a portrait and tell a true story. Throw in some dramatic effects and scary soundscapes and you’ve got yourself a very entertaining hour of history!

Listen toThe Last Archive podcast.

Revisionist History

Malcolm Gladwell is a master at making history understandable. In each episode, he uses anecdotes and hindsight to re-examine an event, person, idea or song from the past. Was humanity on the right side of history or were we way off? Chew through a few podcasts and you’ll feel a whole heap wiser by the time you get home from your couples road trip.

Listen to the Revisionist History podcast.

Stuff the British Stole

Tattooed Maori heads, an Aboriginal shield and a toy tiger - just a few of the things the British Empire stole back in the day! Award-winning host Marc Fennell studies the backstory behind foreign objects in UK museums and reveals how they got there. This is a great road trip podcast for couples who like their history raw and in-depth.

Listen to the Stuff the British Stole podcast.

Self-help podcasts

Under the Skin

Want to work on your wellbeing whilst also having a laugh? In every episode, Russell Brand tries to better understand what makes us tick as individuals and as a society. He is joined by a range of guests, from academics like Yuval Noah and Jordan Peterson to pop culture icons like Jake Paul and Matthew McConaughey.

Listen to the Under the Skin podcast.

Anna Faris is Unqualified

If you’re on a couples road trip, you probably don’t need much dating advice. But it’s always funny to hear about the predicaments that some single folk find themselves in. Especially when the podcast host is Anna Faris! Join her and a series of rotating guests such as Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks and Kobe Bryant, as they offer hilarious dating advice to desperate listeners.

Listen to the Anna Faris is Unqualified podcast.

Unique podcasts

The Habitat

This is a podcast about travel of a different kind: space travel. It’s the true story of how NASA sent six people to live inside the dome of a Hawaiian volcano in 2017 for a whole year. Why? Because they wanted to test what life would be like on Mars. Now you and your partner can listen to their interviews and audio diaries in this amazing documentary podcast series.

Listen to The Habitat podcast.

Something Rhymes with Purple

Can’t find the right words to tell your partner how much you love them? This podcast from Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth is a fun and fascinating deep dive into the origins and meanings behind words and phrases that we use every day. Each episode, they cover a new topic and offer a few words of the week, so by the time you complete your couples road trip, you’ll have vocabularies like Shakespeare.

Listen to the Something Rhymes with Purple podcast.] Awards

Film and television podcasts

Office Ladies

If you’re the kind of couple that spend their weeknights catching up on old episodes of The Office, you’re going to love this rewatch podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesly) and Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin). Join these two co-stars as they share banter and provide a behind-the-scenes look into Dunder Mifflin. Along the way, they are also joined by guests like Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute) and Stephen Merchant.

Listen to the Office Ladies podcast.

The Rewatchables

Is staying at home and rewatching old movies your idea of a great couples date night? If so, this podcast is a must-listen on your road trip! Each week, the team analyses every aspect of their old favourite films, such as Mrs Doubtfire, Superbad, Toy Story and Goodfellas. They try to figure out what makes these movies so rewatchable whilst gaining insight from special guests like Quentin Tarantino.

Listen toThe Rewatchables podcast.

Hire the right van for your couples road trip

So, you now have a full list of all the best road trip podcasts for couples. But have you thought about which rental vehicle is best for you and your partner?

Camplify makes it super simple to find and hire the perfect campervan, motorhome or caravan for your couples road trip.

Start by searching your preferred pick up location, such as Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland or London. Then simply adjust the optional filters and choose from heaps of unique listings. And don’t forget to browse our blog for more fun ideas for long road trips and a detailed list of what to bring on a long road trip!

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