In 2023, we delivered a range of content through our podcasts, including advice for new graduates, advocacy updates, and stories of transformative moments in members' lives. We also leveraged our podcasts to explore APTA's landmark report, "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States."

Here are five of the most listened-to APTA podcasts of 2023, and five more podcasts that are on the rise.

[Editor's note: These are just some of the podcasts APTA offers — check out our podcast webpage to browse the complete collection. APTA Podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify.]

1. 'It's Not About Having This 25-Point Plan.' PTs Share Advice for New Grads
Four PTs share their advice for new grads and what they wished they had known when they graduated — everything from negotiating your first job offer to avoiding burnout. Listening time — 56:20

2. Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis: Clinicians and Authors Discuss the New Clinical Practice Guideline From APTA
Two lead authors of APTA's new clinical practice guideline for glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis share highlights from the resource and answer questions from three member PTs. Listening time — 30:52

3. Productivity measures should include quality and quantity. Insight from the APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee
APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee member Becca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, interviews Dolly Swisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about ways to rethink ethics as an everyday consideration in practice, including the challenge of addressing productivity measures. Listening time — 28:34

4. 35 Years of the APTA Minority Scholarship Award: The First and a Recent Winner Discuss Their Experiences as Black Physical Therapists
Two winners of the APTA Minority Scholarship Award speak about their experiences as Black physical therapists and why they think recognition of PTs from racial and ethnically underrepresented populations is important. Listening time — 55:28

5. A Look at the Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
APTA staff experts discuss highlights from the proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Cuts, but also potential good news around misvalued codes, PTA supervision, telehealth, and more. Listening time — 27:48

Up and Coming: Five Podcasts on the Rise

Sometimes, popularity is achieved over time — the longer a podcast is available, the more listens it gets. That can make it difficult for a podcast produced later in the year to rise to a top spot. Here are five podcasts, produced later in 2023, that are getting increasing attention from listeners.

Exploring APTA's 'The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States' — Part 1: The Big Picture
Two co-chairs from the APTA work group guiding the development of APTA's groundbreaking report join APTA's senior director of brand strategy to talk about how "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" was developed, general findings, and how those findings could be leveraged with payers, policymakers, the public, and employers. Listening time — 26:08

Exploring APTA's "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" — Part 2: Using the Report With Policymakers and Payers
A co-chair from the APTA work group guiding the development of the report is joined by a prominent state advocacy expert and two APTA government affairs staff members to talk about "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" as a resource for pressing for change at the federal, state, and commercial payer levels. Listening time — 22:03

Defining Moment: Lending a Helping Hand
Defining Moment podcasts are back! A regular feature of APTA Magazine, Defining Moments share PTs', PTAs’, and students’ stories of their professional and personal transformations in their own words. In this episode: Kateleen Hall, PT, DPT, describes a chance encounter at an indoor climbing event that helped her see the myriad ways PTS can support patients. Listening time — 7:24

Defining Moment: Opening a New Door
Tom Walters, PT, DPT, found that taking a teaching job on a lark helped him discover his passion for teaching others about rehab. Listening time — 5:52

What Is the State of the Physical Therapy Workforce? Highlights From APTA Reports on Wages and Demographics
APTA staff experts discuss findings from two key APTA reports — one on wages in the profession, and another on demographics — as well as share updates on a variety of useful resources for members. Listening time — 16:17