Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by adriancooney » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 2:57 PM UTC

The Rest is Politics, Leading, Philosophize This and Stratechery (paid) are the podcasts that stood out the most in 2025. Curious what other HNers listen to.

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by thenaturalist » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 2:59 PM UTC

BetterOffline [0] by Ed Zitron [1] dissecting AI hype and boosters. By a long shot.

The information density and clarity are outstanding.

0: https://www.betteroffline.com/

1: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by linsomniac » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 3:46 PM UTC

My gotos for listening while I do chores or drive this year have been:

    - Stuff You Should Know https://stuffyoushouldknow.com/
    - How to do Everything https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510384/how-to-do-everything

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by dauertewigkeit » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:37 PM UTC

The Rest is History is good, depending on the topic. Both guests have a bit of bias which you have to sort of take into account, not that different from The Rest is Politics. Mishal Husain has a new podcast on Bloomberg TV which so far was excellent. Also from Bloomberg TV, Big Take is often interesting. I still enjoy Lex Fridman, again depending on the guest. Dwarkesh Patel same shit as Lex, but he pretends he knows something about AI.

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by hnu0847 » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:47 PM UTC

Hardcore History 73 - Mania for Subjugation III [1]

Fall of Civilizations 20 - Persia - An Empire in Ashes [2]

[1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-73-mania-...

[2] https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by LeonardoTolstoy » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:58 PM UTC

Most of my podcasts are movie related. If I had to purge them all and start with just 5 though I would go with.

Blank Check The Flophouse 99% Invisible Cautionary Tales The Rewatchables

I maintain The Flophouse is the funniest podcast around.

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by aorth » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:20 PM UTC

hnu0847 wrote: post #5

Hardcore History 73 - Mania for Subjugation III [1] Fall of Civilizations 20 - Persia - An Empire in Ashes [2] [1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-73-mania-... [2] https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/

Thanks. I didn't realize Dan Carlin was still producing new episodes. Ten years ago I was enthralled by his series on the Persian Empire and then I forgot about him.

Fall of Civilizations is excellent too.

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by realityfactchex » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

Advent of Computing:

  https://adventofcomputing.com/

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/advent-of-computing/id1459202600

  https://adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/rss

  https://www.youtube.com/@adventofcomputing4504/videos

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by deanebarker » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:46 PM UTC

Call me simple or provincial, but I really enjoyed "Good Hang" from Amy Poehler. It's a breezy interview with interesting people (doesn't hurt that I'm a long-time SNL fan).

Re: Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?

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Post by roumenguha » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:57 PM UTC

Citations Needed: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/