The truck cab is the most under-used learning environment in field service. The average plumber spends two to three hours a day behind the wheel, which adds up to the equivalent of a four-year college degree of audio time over the course of a career. Podcasts are the lowest-effort way to put that time to work. The eight shows below are the ones actually worth subscribing to today for plumbing technicians, foremen, and business owners. The list is built around shows that are currently active, publish on a regular cadence, and deliver something a working tech or owner can use the same week.
The mix below covers business operations, sales, marketing, technical training, and industry news. Most plumbing operators end up subscribing to three or four of these rather than all eight, picking the ones that match where the business is in its life cycle.
1. Potty Talk
Hosted by Richard Behney, "The Million Dollar Plumber." 260+ episodes. Business owner focus.
Potty Talk is the longest-running plumbing-business podcast on the list and the one most often recommended by owners to other owners. Richard Behney has nearly 30 years in the trade and built his own plumbing operation before becoming a coach. Episodes cover the unglamorous decisions that actually move a plumbing business: tech pay structures, work-life balance for owners, hiring and firing, and the operational discipline that separates a real business from a one-truck job. The companion site at themilliondollarplumber.com extends the coaching content.
2. The Plumbing Sales Coach
Hosted by Chris Fresh. Service-over-sales philosophy. Tech and front-office focus.
The Plumbing Sales Coach is built around the idea that a tech who serves the customer well earns more revenue than a tech who pushes for sales. Chris Fresh interviews industry experts and walks through the mechanics of writing tickets that customers actually want to pay for. Strong fit for operations trying to improve average ticket size without sliding into the high-pressure sales tactics that produce one-time revenue at the cost of repeat business.
3. Plumbing & HVAC SEO
Hosted by Josh Nelson of Plumbing & HVAC SEO. Marketing and growth focus.
Plumbing & HVAC SEO is the deepest dive into marketing strategy for plumbing operations on this list. Josh Nelson interviews the top plumbing businesses in the country about what is actually working in their customer acquisition: paid search, local SEO, Google Local Services Ads, customer-review systems, and the operational changes that make those channels convert. Pairs well with The Plumbing Sales Coach because Nelson covers getting the call and Fresh covers winning the customer once the call comes in.
4. The Plumbing SEO Podcast
Hosted by Nolen Walker and Jason Landry of Plumbing Webmasters. Digital marketing focus.
The Plumbing SEO Podcast covers the digital marketing side at a granular tactical level: how to rank a plumbing website on Google, how to structure service-area pages, how to handle Google Business Profile, how to measure what is working. Nolen Walker and Jason Landry run Plumbing Webmasters, which means the advice comes from people who manage hundreds of plumbing websites. The episodes are shorter than most on this list and are useful as commute-length listening.
5. To the Point Home Services
Hosted by Chris Yano of RYNO Strategic Solutions. Home services and contractor focus.
To the Point Home Services Podcast is hosted by Chris Yano, co-founder and CEO of RYNO Strategic Solutions, a digital marketing agency that works with contractors across plumbing, HVAC, and electrical. The show interviews owners and operators across the home services category, with tactical takeaways the listener can implement without spending money. Good cross-trade exposure for plumbing operators who want to see what is working in adjacent verticals.
6. The Home Service Expert
Hosted by Tommy Mello of A1 Garage Door Service. Home services owner focus.
The Home Service Expert is the highest-production-value show on this list. Tommy Mello built A1 Garage Door Service from a one-truck operation into one of the largest privately-held home services companies in the country, and the show is essentially the operational playbook he used. Weekly interviews with leaders across home services cover recruiting, branding, sales systems, financing, and the operational mechanics of scaling past the owner-operator stage. Not plumbing-specific, but the operational lessons translate directly.
7. The Plumbing Podcast
Produced by the Plumbing Contractors of America. Industry expert and manufacturer focus.
The Plumbing Contractors of America Podcast is the trade-association show. Industry experts, manufacturer engineers, and association leadership discuss innovative new products, code updates, water-heater technology, and the technical side of the plumbing trade. Less business-focused than the other shows on this list but the right pick for anyone who wants to stay current on the technical and regulatory side of the industry.
8. In The House
Hosted by Mike Wilson of Any Hour Services. Multi-trade residential service focus.
In The House covers plumbing, electrical, and HVAC at the residential service level. Mike Wilson of Any Hour Services brings on expert guests to discuss specific service categories like drain cleaning, garbage disposal repair, tankless water heaters, and the customer-facing side of residential work. The cross-trade format makes it especially useful for operations that offer multiple services or are considering expanding past pure plumbing.
Press Play
If you are subscribing for the first time, start with Potty Talk for the operator's perspective and The Plumbing Sales Coach for the tech-facing side. Add Plumbing & HVAC SEO and The Home Service Expert once you are thinking about growing the business. The Plumbing SEO Podcast, To the Point Home Services, The Plumbing Podcast, and In The House are the deep-bench picks once your subscription queue has room. Most of these shows publish weekly, which means a plumbing operator who listens during the truck cab and the lunch break will move through the back catalog of the most-relevant show in a few months. A few companion reads on this blog: a guide to plumbing interview questions for the hiring side of growing the team, the playbook for buying a plumbing business if growth is going to come through acquisition, and the broader field service management overview for the operational stack as the business scales.
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