Best Technology Podcasts (2026)
Keeping up with tech is a full-time job. New AI models every week, antitrust rulings, product launches, security breaches — it never stops. These 10 podcasts cut through the noise and actually help you understand what matters, whether you're a developer, founder, or just someone who wants to know what's coming next.
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1. Hard Fork
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton from The New York Times break down the biggest tech stories every week with a mix of sharp reporting and genuine humour. They're particularly strong on AI — they've been tracking the industry closely since the ChatGPT wave and bring real nuance to a topic that attracts a lot of hype. Episodes drop every Friday.
2. Acquired
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal produce the most thoroughly researched tech podcast going. Each episode is a deep dive into one company — how it was built, how it makes money, and why it matters. Episodes regularly run three-plus hours, and every minute is earned. It's the number one technology podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for a reason.
3. Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman does long-form interviews with scientists, engineers, CEOs, and occasionally world leaders. The conversations are unhurried and genuinely deep — he's not afraid to spend four hours on a single topic. If you want to understand AI, robotics, or computer science from the people actually building it, this is the show.
4. The Vergecast
Nilay Patel and David Pierce from The Verge record twice a week — a midweek deep dive and a Friday news roundup. They cover everything from smartphone launches to antitrust cases with the kind of context you only get from people who've been on the beat for years. Consistently one of the best gadget-and-Big-Tech shows around.
5. All-In
Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg — four Silicon Valley investors who argue about technology, markets, and politics with zero filter. The dynamic between the hosts is what makes it work. They disagree constantly and don't smooth over the edges. You won't agree with everything, but you'll think about it.
6. Pivot
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway bring decades of tech journalism and business analysis to twice-weekly episodes on tech, business, and politics. Swisher has the sources and Galloway has the market analysis — together they're fast, opinionated, and frequently ahead of the news cycle. Drops every Tuesday and Friday.
7. Darknet Diaries
Jack Rhysider tells true stories from the world of hacking, cybercrime, and information security. Each episode reads like a thriller — corporate espionage, nation-state attacks, social engineering cons — but everything is real and meticulously reported. If you've ever wondered how breaches actually happen, start here.
8. Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast
Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) and his team talk consumer tech, gadgets, and the tech industry with the same clarity and production quality you'd expect from his YouTube channel. They cover product launches, review follow-ups, and industry trends in a way that's accessible without being dumbed down. New episodes weekly.
9. No Priors
Sarah Guo and Elad Gil interview the founders, researchers, and investors building the AI industry right now. The guest list is exceptional — CEOs of frontier labs, heads of AI research at major companies, and the people writing the papers everyone else cites. If you want to understand where AI is actually headed, not where the hype says it is, this is essential.
10. Accidental Tech Podcast
Marco Arment, Casey Liss, and John Siracusa have been doing this since 2013, and the chemistry is bulletproof. They cover Apple, programming, and tech culture with the depth of people who actually write code for a living. It's nerdy, opinionated, and consistently one of the best independent tech shows on the internet.
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