11 Best Effective Altruism Podcasts

1. 80,000 Hours Podcast

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Unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them. Subscribe by searching for '80000 Hours' wherever you get podcasts.Hosted by Rob Wiblin and Luisa Rodriguez.more Hosts Rob Wiblin, Luisa Rodriguez
Producer/Network Rob, Luisa, and the 80,000 Hours team
Email ****@80000hours.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Yoshua Bengio, Will MacAskill +37 more
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2. EA Forum Podcast (Curated & popular)

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Audio narrations from the Effective Altruism Forum, including curated posts and posts with 125 karma.If you'd like more episodes, subscribe to the 'EA Forum (All audio)' podcast instead.
Producer/Network EA Forum Team
Email ****@type3.audio
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Topaz, Alexandra Bates +9 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. EA Forum Podcast (All audio)

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Audio narrations from the Effective Altruism Forum, including curated posts, posts with 30 karma, and other great writing.If you'd like fewer episodes, subscribe to the 'EA Forum (Curated & Popular)' podcast instead.more Producer/Network EA Forum Team
Email ****@type3.audio
Recent Guests Andrew Snyder-Beattie, Ben Williamson +1 more
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4. Future Perfect

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Future Perfect explores provocative ideas with the potential to radically improve the world. We tackle big questions about the most effective ways to save lives, control new and potentially dangerous technology, and address world poverty to create a more perfect future. Good Robot is a new series about AI from Unexplainable and Future Perfect.Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.more Hosts Dylan Matthews, Sigal Samuel
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
Email ****@vox.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 789Twitter 943KInstagram 1M Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

5. Hear This Idea

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Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism. Each episode has an accompanying write-up at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes.
Producer/Network Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti
Email ****@heartisidea.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 46Facebook 117Twitter 807 Avg Length 105 min Format Extended Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

6. 80k After Hours

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Resources on how to do good with your career — and anything else we here at 80,000 Hours feel like releasing.
Producer/Network The 80000 Hours team
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Hugh White, Beth Barnes +7 more
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7. Doing Good Better

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We all want to make a difference — but knowing exactly what we should do with our limited time, money and energy is an extremely hard question. Doing Good Better is a podcast about using reason and evidence to figure out how we can do the most good, using the ideas of effective altruism. We talk to researchers, development economists, philosophers, journalists, charity workers, entrepreneurs, and social scientists to try to figure out what works — and just as importantly, what doesn't...more Producer/Network Centre for Effective Altruism
Email ****@effectivealtruism.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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8. The Giving What We Can Podcast

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Join us as we explore how to use our resources to do the most good. Learn more about effective giving, high impact charities, philanthropy, and effective altruism.
Producer/Network Giving What We Can
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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9. EA Talks

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Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways you can best help others, whether through your charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Talks features presentations and discussions that can help you find something you're excited about. Lately, we've been focusing a lot on new opportunities in pandemic prevention, charity entrepreneurship, and AI safety. But we also have talks on other important topics like animal welfare, global health, nuclear security, climate change, and cause prioritization research...more Producer/Network Patrick Brinich-Langlois
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Sep 2014 Get Email Contact

10. Effecting Our Altruism

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The Effecting Our Altruism Podcast is a portal into the lived experience of people committed to doing their best to serve others. Whether inspired by effective altruism or not, our guests confront immense problems with an effectiveness mindset.The core question of effective altruism isn't owned by anyone. It's an ongoing conversation that may last lifetimes. And the answers do not lie with one person; I believe they come from collective experiences. This podcast is intended as a gathering place of people who are putting their ideals into action...more Producer/Network Elliot Billingsley
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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11. GiveWell Conversations

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Welcome to GiveWell's podcast sharing the latest updates on our work. Tune in for conversations with GiveWell staff members discussing current priorities of our Research team and recent developments in the global health landscape.more Email ****@givewell.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Elie Hassenfeld, John Macke +8 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact