Ask HN: Which tech podcasts would you recommend to a friend?

#1

Post by ekpyrotic » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 5:38 PM UTC

There are a huge number of tech podcasts, but the quality is very hit & miss.

Which podcasts do you go out of your way to listen to? Which podcasts keep you up to date on the latest trends & subjects?

Which podcasts introduce you to new concepts & subjects in an engaging, informed, & intelligent way? Which tech podcasts do you trust?

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#2

Post by paulcole » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:07 PM UTC

Accidental Tech Podcast is a good mix of informative and entertaining. Daring Fireball is also a regular listen for me for similar reasons.

For both of these, I like that the hosts are clearly biased.

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#3

Post by andrefuchs » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:12 PM UTC

Darknet Diaries is my favorite podcast. (darknetdiaries.com)

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#4

Post by joblazny » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:16 PM UTC

Lex Fridman. He does long form interviews (~4 hours) on more than just tech, and all of the guests he interviews are fascinating. He simultaneously approaches his interviews from a scientific background (MIT AI lecturer) and a love for humanity. If you like tech, one episode I'd like to recommend is episode #309 with John Carmack.

https://youtu.be/I845O57ZSy4

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#5

Post by blakesterz » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:18 PM UTC

I don't know if this is exactly what you had in mind, but The Verge has a bunch of interesting podcasts that I go out of my way for and that are "tech" focused.

https://www.theverge.com/podcasts

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#6

Post by wdroz » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

Darknet Diaries

Test & Code

Rustacean Station

Talk Python to me

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#7

Post by janalsncm » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:23 PM UTC

Not necessarily tech specifically but Radiolab is science focused and has had a few great episodes on tech subjects. “Post No Evil” is a few years old but I still recommend it.

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#8

Post by hashstring » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:25 PM UTC

@tpatcek, what happened to “Security, Cryptography, Whatever”? I’m missing it.

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#9

Post by sreedhark » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:26 PM UTC

Daily news

- https://linktr.ee/tboypod

- https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing

Discussion about the trends

- https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

- https://sharptech.fm/

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#10

Post by janalsncm » Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 6:26 PM UTC

joblazny wrote: post #4

Lex Fridman. He does long form interviews (~4 hours) on more than just tech, and all of the guests he interviews are fascinating. He simultaneously approaches his interviews from a scientific background (MIT AI lecturer) and a love for humanity. If you like tech, one episode I'd like to recommend is episode #309 with John Carmack. https://youtu.be/I845O57ZSy4

People love to bash Lex but he really is great. He consistently gets interesting guests and often understands something about the subject which is more than can be said for some other long-form podcasters. And I can tell he is improving as well.