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Hacker Podcasts

The podcasts Hacker News keeps telling each other to listen to.

121shows
2,670HN comments
2009–2026of HN
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History

Ranked by how many separate months someone on HN recommended it

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
#7

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin
280 people · 135 months
The History of Rome
#16

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan
120 people · 86 months
In Our Time
#24

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4
132 people · 75 months
Behind the Bastards
#31

Behind the Bastards

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
98 people · 64 months
Revolutions
#33

Revolutions

Mike Duncan
109 people · 63 months
Revisionist History
#37

Revisionist History

Pushkin Industries
93 people · 59 months
Fall of Civilizations
#47

Fall of Civilizations

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
95 people · 50 months
The History of English Podcast
#50

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud
63 people · 46 months
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
#57

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

Peter Adamson
35 people · 39 months
On The Metal
#58

On The Metal

Oxide Computer Company
59 people · 38 months
Jocko Podcast
#72

Jocko Podcast

Jocko DEFCOR Network
45 people · 32 months
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
#77

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries
42 people · 30 months
Lexicon Valley
#86

Lexicon Valley

Lexicon Valley
29 people · 28 months
The Rest Is History
#96

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger
34 people · 25 months
Internet History Podcast
#99

Internet History Podcast

Brian McCullough
22 people · 25 months
Future of Coding
#105

Future of Coding

25 people · 24 months
The Art of Manliness
#107

The Art of Manliness

The Art of Manliness
22 people · 24 months
Tides of History
#109

Tides of History

Audible Original / Patrick Wyman
27 people · 23 months
The History of Byzantium
#110

The History of Byzantium

thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com
26 people · 23 months
The Dollop
#115

The Dollop

All Things Comedy
29 people · 22 months
Common Sense with Dan Carlin
#126

Common Sense with Dan Carlin

Dan Carlin
19 people · 21 months
Futility Closet
#127

Futility Closet

Greg Ross
18 people · 21 months
ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast
#129

ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast

7 people · 21 months
Advent of Computing
#132

Advent of Computing

Sean Haas
24 people · 20 months
The British History Podcast
#138

The British History Podcast

Jamie Jeffers
16 people · 19 months
Blowback
#146

Blowback

Blowback
21 people · 18 months
Omnibus
#149

Omnibus

Omnibus
17 people · 18 months
The Memory Palace
#155

The Memory Palace

Nate DiMeo
20 people · 17 months
Gastropod
#159

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley
16 people · 17 months
Well There's Your Problem
#162

Well There's Your Problem

WTYP is Justin Roczniak, November Kelly, Liam McAnderson, and friends.
25 people · 16 months
War on the Rocks
#166

War on the Rocks

Ryan Evans
17 people · 16 months
More Perfect
#186

More Perfect

WNYC Studios
19 people · 14 months
Sawbones
#211

Sawbones

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
12 people · 13 months
Empire
#213

Empire

Goalhanger
17 people · 12 months
Business Wars
#224

Business Wars

Audible Original
12 people · 12 months
Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast
#226

Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast

Earl Fontainelle
10 people · 12 months
BackStory
#227

BackStory

BackStory
7 people · 12 months
The Song of Urania
#230

The Song of Urania

Joe Antognini
5 people · 12 months
The Bugle
#231

The Bugle

The Bugle
17 people · 11 months
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
#235

50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

BBC World Service
15 people · 11 months
Last Podcast on the Left
#240

Last Podcast on the Left

The Last Podcast Network
12 people · 11 months
Our Fake History
#244

Our Fake History

PodcastOne
11 people · 11 months
Command Line Heroes
#248

Command Line Heroes

Red Hat
10 people · 11 months
Drilled
#251

Drilled

Pushkin Industries
8 people · 11 months
13 Minutes to the Moon
#254

13 Minutes to the Moon

21 people · 10 months
Damn Interesting
#260

Damn Interesting

DamnInteresting.com
11 people · 10 months
Articles of Interest
#263

Articles of Interest

Avery Trufelman
11 people · 10 months
History on Fire
#270

History on Fire

Daniele Bolelli
10 people · 10 months
Malicious Life
#272

Malicious Life

Malicious Life
10 people · 10 months
Founders
#274

Founders

David Senra
10 people · 10 months
Apple Time Warp
#278

Apple Time Warp

John Romero and Craig Johnston
4 people · 10 months
The Lazarus Heist
#280

The Lazarus Heist

13 people · 9 months
12 Byzantine Rulers
#293

12 Byzantine Rulers

Lars Brownworth
9 people · 9 months
The Fall of Rome
#302

The Fall of Rome

Cody
8 people · 9 months
Fighter Pilot Podcast
#304

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot
8 people · 9 months
Martyr Made
#312

Martyr Made

Darryl Cooper
7 people · 9 months
Literature and History
#335

Literature and History

Doug Metzger
8 people · 8 months
Throughline
#336

Throughline

NPR
8 people · 8 months
Eaten By A Grue
#342

Eaten By A Grue

Carrington Vanston and Kay Savetz
7 people · 8 months
SpyCast
#361

SpyCast

SpyCast
8 people · 7 months