Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

#1

Post by rkalla » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 4:43 PM UTC

My current list looks like:

  - Tech Zing [1]
  - Java Posse [2]
  - Mixergy [3]

I enjoy TZ the most with its combination of tech ("let's drill down on this Node.JS event system for half an hour") combined with humor and great chemistry between the hosts. Java Posse, for the first 5 years, was a stable but has really strayed considerably from its roots into a show of 3-5 guys sitting around, drinking and interrupting each other constantly.

Mixergy is solid when talking with tech founders, but understandably Andrew doesn't want to spend all day drilling them on implementation details.

I also tried This Developer's Life and found it a little too high level.

Any other recommendations and maybe a quick "why I like this" would be much appreciated.

[1] http://techzinglive.com/

[2] http://javaposse.com/

[3] http://mixergy.com

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by swanson » Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 5:02 AM UTC

I listen almost exclusively to TechZing and 5by5's Back to Work[1] these days. Maybe mix in a Changelog[2] episode if I'm interested in the project being covered.

Back to Work isn't really tech or programming related, but both hosts do have tech backgrounds. They mainly talk about things like dealing with fear, workplace issues and personal productivity. There is humor and chemistry so I'd say it might be right up your alley. The first couple episodes aren't that good (it seems like they are circle-jerking each other until you get to know them), but stick with it till at least Episode 5 (one of my favorite podcast episodes ever).

If you find that you like Back to Work, maybe try Build & Analyze after.

Changelog has the technical detail, if you are looking for more of that. They seem to be releasing less often these days (or maybe I'm just not following it as closely) and the whole "we love sass, we love ruby" recurring theme is kind of annoying.

But I really love Tech Zing the most, so I'd be keen to find any other recommendations that are similar.

[1] http://5by5.tv/b2w [2] http://thechangelog.com/

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

#3

Post by rkalla » Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 5:07 AM UTC

swanson wrote: post #2

I listen almost exclusively to TechZing and 5by5's Back to Work[1] these days. Maybe mix in a Changelog[2] episode if I'm interested in the project being covered. Back to Work isn't really tech or programming related, but both hosts do have tech backgrounds. They mainly talk about things like dealing with fear, workplace issues and personal productivity. There is humor and chemistry so I'd say it might be right up yo…

Matt, I appreciate the heads up, I wasn't familiar with any of those and you are right, if a couple of hosts have great chemistry it makes up for the lack of tech so B2W sounds like it might be a good fit for me.

Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by swanson » Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 5:14 AM UTC

rkalla wrote: post #3

swanson wrote: post #2

I listen almost exclusively to TechZing and 5by5's Back to Work[1] these days. Maybe mix in a Changelog[2] episode if I'm interested in the project being covered. Back to Work isn't really tech or programming related, but both hosts do have tech backgrounds. They mainly talk about things like dealing with fear, workplace issues and personal productivity. There is humor and chemistry so I'd say it might be right up yo…

Matt, I appreciate the heads up, I wasn't familiar with any of those and you are right, if a couple of hosts have great chemistry it makes up for the lack of tech so B2W sounds like it might be a good fit for me. Thanks!

Also I forget I wrote these posts:

http://swanson.github.com/blog/2011/05/16/podcast-roundup-ii... http://swanson.github.com/blog/2010/10/28/podcast-roundup.ht...

It's got reviews for all the podcasts I've listened to in the past year.

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

#5

Post by LVB » Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 7:18 AM UTC

I'll second the 5by5 network. Dan has created some great shows. In addition to those already listed, check out The Talk Show (w/John Gruber) and Hypercritical (w/John Siracusa).

http://5by5.tv/talkshow http://5by5.tv/hypercritical

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by royalghost » Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 11:55 AM UTC

I mostly listen to Java Posse and Stack Overflow podcast. I used to listen to Pragmatic Programmer podcast but I don't find any new one these days.

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by rkalla » Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 5:56 PM UTC

LVB wrote: post #5

I'll second the 5by5 network. Dan has created some great shows. In addition to those already listed, check out The Talk Show (w/John Gruber) and Hypercritical (w/John Siracusa). http://5by5.tv/talkshow http://5by5.tv/hypercritical

Thanks for the suggestions, hadn't heard of those two.

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

#8

Post by JacobOscarson » Mon, Sep 19, 2011, 9:19 AM UTC

If you want something that's more about how live is as a developer, This Developers Life is very good, and with a solid knowledge about how to create good radio. http://thisdeveloperslife.com/

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by 2nd_planet » Mon, Sep 19, 2011, 8:25 PM UTC

* Ruby Show * JavaScript Show * Ruby Rogues * Software Engineering Radio * The Changelog

As you can see, I like podcasts; but all of them are fascinating and fun! :-D

Re: Ask HN: What tech podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by rkalla » Mon, Sep 19, 2011, 8:48 PM UTC

2nd_planet wrote: post #9

* Ruby Show * JavaScript Show * Ruby Rogues * Software Engineering Radio * The Changelog As you can see, I like podcasts; but all of them are fascinating and fun! :-D

Thanks for the list, will take a look.