The 12 Best AI Podcasts in 2026, Sorted by What You Need

AI podcasts have a bigger potential audience than ever: 58% of Americans aged 12 and up now listen to a podcast every month, and 93% recognize at least one generative AI brand (Source: The Infinite Dial 2026, Edison Research). Every lab, fund and consultancy seems to have one now, and a lot of them sound the same.

So I sorted this list by what you want out of it. Some people need the day’s AI news in 30 minutes. Others want to hear how a Fortune 500 company rolled out AI, or a two-hour conversation with a researcher. Go to the section that fits and ignore the others.

Key Takeaways

• 12 AI podcasts across four groups: news, business, interviews, technical.
• Every show published a new episode in October 2026.
• Business leaders should start with The AI Daily Brief and Me, Myself, and AI.
• Long-form interview shows run one to two hours per episode.
• Technical shows suit CTOs and data leaders, not everyone.

How These AI Podcasts Were Chosen

Every show had to be publishing. All 12 released at least one episode in October 2026, and I checked each feed. AI moves too fast for a list built on shows that went quiet last spring.

The show also had to focus on AI. General tech shows that cover AI some weeks didn’t qualify. That’s why chart leaders such as Hard Fork and Acquired aren’t here. They’re covered in Biggest Tech Podcasts: 6 Top Shows on Apple Podcasts.

One show was left out on purpose. The Digital Executive regularly features AI founders, but Coruzant produces it, so ranking it here wouldn’t be a fair comparison.

Best AI News Podcasts

AI news breaks daily. These three keep you current without an hour of reading.

1. The AI Daily Brief

Host: Nathaniel Whittemore | Cadence: Daily, about 25 to 35 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

My pick for a daily AI show. Each episode covers the day’s model releases, enterprise deals and policy news, then spends most of its time on what it means for companies. Nathaniel Whittemore reads the business side well, which is rarer than it should be.

2. Last Week in AI

Hosts: Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris | Cadence: Weekly, about 75 to 105 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

A weekly roundup for people who want more detail than a daily brief gives them. The hosts cover research papers, product launches, policy and safety news, and they explain why each item matters. Episodes run long, so most listeners skip to the segments they care about. One warning: a different podcast uses the same name. The one you want is from Skynet Today, hosted by Kurenkov and Harris.

3. AI Inside

Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis | Cadence: Weekly, about 50 to 90 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis go through the week’s AI news and regularly bring on guests from the big labs. Jarvis is a journalism professor and an outspoken AI commentator, so expect opinions as well as headlines. It’s the most accessible show in this section if you’re new to AI news.

Best AI Podcasts for Business Leaders

These shows answer the question executives keep asking: what are other companies doing with AI, and is it paying off?

4. Me, Myself, and AI

Host: Sam Ransbotham | Publisher: MIT Sloan Management Review | Cadence: Every two weeks during each season, about 20 to 40 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

The closest thing to a peer conversation. Guests are leaders at large companies explaining how they rolled out AI, what didn’t work, and how they measured it. Episodes are short. If you’re trying to answer your board’s AI ROI questions, this is where you’ll hear how others handle them.

5. The Artificial Intelligence Show

Hosts: Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput | Publisher: Marketing AI Institute | Cadence: About twice a week, 45 to 95 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Made for business and marketing leaders who have to put AI to work this quarter. Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput run a weekly news episode plus interviews and specials, always with a “so what do you do about this” angle. If you lead a marketing or commercial team, I’d put this one near the top of your list.

6. No Priors

Hosts: Sarah Guo and Elad Gil | Cadence: Weekly, about 35 to 70 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Two AI investors interviewing founders and researchers. Sarah Guo and Elad Gil ask where the value will end up, what’s defensible and what changes next. It’s the best show here for understanding where the AI market is heading, which matters if you’re deciding what to build versus buy.

Best Long-Form AI Interview Podcasts

These are the shows you save for a long drive or a flight. Expect one to two hours per episode.

7. Dwarkesh Podcast

Host: Dwarkesh Patel | Cadence: Irregular, roughly one to three episodes a month, 80 to 140 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Dwarkesh Patel prepares for interviews more thoroughly than almost anyone in podcasting. His AI episodes with lab leaders and researchers go deep on scaling, compute and what the next few years could look like. He also runs history episodes, which are good but off-topic for this list. Start with the AI interviews.

8. The Cognitive Revolution

Host: Nathan Labenz | Cadence: Several episodes a week, about 60 to 140 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Nathan Labenz interviews AI builders and researchers and also runs shorter news-analysis episodes. He asks follow-up questions most hosts skip. The pace is high, with several episodes most weeks, so I’d dip into episodes that match your interests and not try to hear them all.

9. Eye on AI

Host: Craig S. Smith | Cadence: Twice weekly, about 35 to 60 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Craig Smith, a former New York Times correspondent, talks with researchers and executives from across the AI industry, from chip makers to applied AI companies. He takes his time and lets guests explain things properly. Episodes are shorter than the two shows above, which makes it the easiest entry point in this section.

Best Technical AI Podcasts

For CTOs, heads of data and anyone who has to judge whether an AI project will work in production.

10. Practical AI

Hosts: Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson | Cadence: Weekly, about 45 to 55 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

The most approachable technical show on the list. The hosts talk with people running AI in production about data pipelines, model choice, testing and governance. Topics like whether to use an open model and fine-tune it with LoRA come up often. You don’t need to be an engineer to follow it.

11. The TWIML AI Podcast

Host: Sam Charrington | Cadence: Weekly to every 10 days, about 55 to 90 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

One of the longest-running machine learning podcasts, now past 780 episodes. Sam Charrington interviews researchers and engineers about how models are built, tested and deployed. Some episodes get very specific. Search the archive when your team is about to make a technical call. There’s usually an episode on it.

12. Latent Space

Host: swyx and guests | Cadence: Several episodes a week, about 30 to 110 minutes | Listen on Apple Podcasts

Latent Space is written for AI engineers: the people building agents, evaluation systems and AI products. It’s the most technical show here. Leaders who manage AI engineering teams will find it useful for understanding what their teams are reading and arguing about.

How Long Are These AI Podcasts?

A 30-minute daily show fits a commute. A two-hour interview needs a long drive or a few sittings.

A simple setup that works for most leaders: one daily news show, one business show, and one long-form show for weekends. Speed up the news show to 1.25x or 1.5x and keep interviews at normal speed. If AI models themselves are your area, add a technical show, and read up on how open-weight models differ from open-source AI, since it comes up constantly on those shows.

Conclusion

You only need two or three AI podcasts. Start with The AI Daily Brief for news and Me, Myself, and AI for business context, then add a long-form show once you know which topics you want to go further on.

Check your list every few months. AI shows change format, change hosts and sometimes go quiet. If you haven’t played a show in three weeks, drop it and try another from this list.

Read Next

For more on the AI topics these shows cover:

• AlphaSense Review: Pricing, Features, and Best Alternatives
• What Are Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models?
• Coruzant AI Coverage

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