15 Best Big Tech Podcasts
Big Tech Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Big Tech Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. Machines Like Us
Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Machines Like Us is a technology show about people. We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction will become our reality: robot best friends, bespoke gene editing, brain implants that make us smarter.Every other Tuesday Taylor Owen sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future. He'll speak with entrepreneurs building world-changing technologies, lawmakers trying to ensure they're safe, and journalists and scholars working to understand how they're transforming our lives.MORE Ranking #20 in Apple Charts (CA)
Host Taylor Owen
Producer/Network The Globe and Mail
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 92Facebook 14.3KTwitter 35K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. Tech Won't Save Us
Play Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won't Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It's not your usual tech podcast.MORE Ranking #91 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Paris Marx
Producer/Network Paris Marx
Email ****@parismarx.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 403Twitter 36.8K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Decoder with Nilay Patel
Play Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they're navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.MORE Host Nilay Patel
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 3.9KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 15.7K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Since Jun 2015 Get Email Contact
4. Calling All Platforms Tech and Gaming News
Play
Website Spotify YouTube
We're just a few guys talking about our favorite hobby. And that just happens to be tech! We cover everything from Apple to Google to PC to console gaming. We give viewpoints from all sides.Landen: All things Google. Big into the mobile tech. Prefers Apple computers but usually uses Windows. Caleb: All things Apple. Uses a Windows PC for gaming. Wes: All things Microsoft. Even uses a Windows Phone. Big gamer.MORE Hosts Landen Hardy, Caleb Spendlove, Wes Hardy
Producer/Network Wes Hardy, Caleb Spendlove, Landen Hardy
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 53Twitter 20 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
5. TechTank
Play Video
Website Spotify
TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world...MORE Hosts Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West
Producer/Network Brookings Institution
Email ****@brookings.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 405.7KTwitter 445.8KInstagram 73.1K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
6. Tech Deciphered
Play
Website Apple Spotify
Tech DECIPHERED brings you the Entrepreneur and Investor views on Big Tech, VC and Start-up news, opinion pieces and research. We decipher their meaning, and add inside knowledge and context. Being nerds, we also discuss the latest gadgets and pop culture news. To understand what's really happening behind the surface, join our hosts, Nuno Goncalves Pedro, investor, co-founder and managing partner at Strive Capital, and Bertrand Schmitt, entrepreneur, co-Founder & Chairman at App Annie...MORE Hosts Bertrand Schmitt, Nuno Goncalves Pedro
Producer/Network Bertrand Schmitt & Nuno G. Pedro
Email ****@visentis.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 46Facebook 3 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
7. Land of the Giants
Play
Website Apple Spotify
Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants The Disney Dilemma focuses on Disney's ability to weather the ups and downs of the business cycle and changing tastes and explores what has kept it successful for over 100 years. The entertainment giant has leveraged nostalgia and its intellectual property to build a beloved brand, but after an acquisition spree that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, can it sustain high quality and brand loyalty on a scale that keeps it growing? Who is Disney now, and can it c..MORE Hosts Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Lakshmi Rengarajan
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
Email ****@voxmedia.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
8. Big Phish: Adventures in Tech
Play
Website Spotify YouTube
Welcome to the Big Phish: Adventures in Tech podcast and join host Aileen Ward as she explores the changing landscape of cybersecurity, driven by intelligence and innovation. From pioneering technologies to real-world cybersecurity outcomes, she speaks with experts from a variety of backgrounds sharing their insights, experiences, and visions for a safer digital world. In an era defined by cyber threats, navigate the convergence of technology, and security with a focus on intelligence on the Big Phish.MORE Host Aileen Ward
Producer/Network Centripetal
Email ****@centripetal.ai
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 41Twitter 474 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
9. The Big Tech Watchdog
Play
Website Apple Spotify
Veteran technology executive Nigel Kent explores the the Big Technocracy, interviews Big Tech whistleblowers as well as censored freethinkers while uncovering controversial facts about the corporate-controlled metaverse.MORE Host Nigel Kent
Producer/Network Agency W
Email ****@agency-w.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
10. Future Sandwich
Play
Website Spotify YouTube
Unpacking the big trends in tech, business and media.
Host Tommy McCubbin
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Facebook 120Twitter 224Instagram 6.8K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
11. Tech4Evil
Play
Website Apple Spotify
From artificial intelligence and data mining to social media and dating apps, tech has touched our lives on every level. In Tech4Evil podcast we talk about the impact of Big Tech on our minds, planet and liberties. We also expose what Big Tech doesn't want you to know and what you can do about it.MORE Producer/Network Manal al-Sharif and Reinhardt Sosin
Email ****@tech4evil.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 2/5Apple Reviews 14Twitter 572 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
12. The TechCrunch Podcast
Play
Website Spotify YouTube
The TechCrunch Podcast wraps this week's top tech news every Friday with Managing Editor Darrell Etherington and the experts behind the bylines. Meet new reporters from across the TechCrunch newsroom as they help make sense of everything from startups, venture capital, and big tech to AI, apps, and hardware We aim to keep you in the tech news loop every Friday with the TechCrunch Podcast. You can catch up on everything you need to know about the week's top tech stories by hearing from the people who wrote them...MORE Host Darrell Etherington
Email ****@techcrunch.com
Estimated listeners
Twitter 9.8MInstagram 1.8M Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
Big Tech shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Owen | Host | cigionline.org/big-tech | 1 | Male | @taylor_owen | 7K | Canada | |
| Paris Marx | Host | buzzsprout.com/1004689 | 5 | Male | @parismarx | 55.1K | St. Johnu0027s, NL, Canada | |
| Nilay Patel | Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/recodedecode | 107 | Male | @reckless | 186.5K | Brooklyn, NY, United States | |
| Landen Hardy | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calling-all-platforms-tech-and-gaming-news/id1170348452 | 21 | Male | ||||
| Caleb Spendlove | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calling-all-platforms-tech-and-gaming-news/id1170348452 | 21 | Male | ||||
| Wes Hardy | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calling-all-platforms-tech-and-gaming-news/id1170348452 | 21 | Male | ||||
| Dr. Nicol Turner Lee | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtank/id1526725061 | 17 | @drturnerlee | Washington, D.C., United States | |||
| Darrell M. West | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtank/id1526725061 | 17 | Male | ||||
| Bertrand Schmitt | Co Host | decipheredshow.com/episodes | 5 | Male | @bschmitt | 1.4K | WA, United States | |
| Nuno Goncalves Pedro | Co Host | decipheredshow.com/episodes | 5 | Male | @ngpedro | 2K | San Francisco, CA, United States | |
| Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz | Co Host | theverge.com/podcasts | Female | @sangeetaskurtz | 2.9K | NY, United States | ||
| Lakshmi Rengarajan | Co Host | theverge.com/podcasts | Female | @shmi_so_far | 1.2K | NY, United States | ||
| Aileen Ward | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-phish-adventures-in-tech/id1669363683 | 2 | |||||
| Nigel Kent | Host | spreaker.com/podcast/the-big-tech-watchdog--5543898 | 2 | @nigelkent239 | ||||
| Tommy McCubbin | Host | futuresandwich.com/podcast | Male | @tmccubbin | 1.5K | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | ||
| Darrell Etherington | Host | techcrunch.com/tag/the-techcrunch-podcast | 1 | Male | @etherington | Toronto, ON, Canada | ||
| Manal Al-sharif And Reinhardt Sosin | tech4evil.castos.com/podcasts/30316/episodes/australia-vs-the-world-in-digital-rights-with-angus-murray | 25 | @tech4evil | 572 |
See Also
- Best 100 Global Podcasts
- Best 100 Canadian Tech Podcasts
- Best 30 Bay Area Technology Podcasts
- Best 5 The Verge Podcasts
- Best 10 Globe And Mail Podcasts
- Best 15 Console Gaming Podcasts
- Best 10 Brookings Institution Podcasts
- Best 10 TechCrunch Podcasts
- Best 15 Canada Artificial Intelligence Podcasts
- Best 10 Brian Merchant Podcasts