The best AI news podcasts are Built This Week, The AI Daily Brief, Last Week in AI, Hard Fork, Big Technology Podcast, The Vergecast, Everyday AI and Pivot. For daily updates, pick The AI Daily Brief or Everyday AI; for a thorough weekly recap with research, Last Week in AI; for broader tech news with AI in it, Hard Fork, The Vergecast or Pivot.
Built This Week is our show, so we put it first; here's how we picked the rest.
Built This Week is hosted by Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler, co-founders of Ryz Labs, weekly since June 2025, with 53 episodes so far. Each episode covers the most important AI and tech news, and we also build something with AI on air, test new AI tools and interview a founder or operator, in about 21-28 minutes. It is for listeners who want the news plus a first-hand take on whether the new releases hold up.
When new models land, we try them: see Episode 30: Claude Opus 4.6, Codex 5.3, and the Rise of Multi-Agent AI, or Episode 40, where Sam showed three projects he had already made in Claude Design, four days after it came out (see Claude Design vs Figma).
Start with: Episode 13: AI Built My Liver + We 3D Printed Our Podcast (September 2025), which includes Reddit x Google and Lyft x Waymo news. See all episodes.
Nathaniel Whittemore (NLW) hosts this independent daily show of AI news and analysis: new tools, industry moves, impacts on work and the bigger questions about advanced AI. It launched in 2023, and episodes run about 26-31 minutes. It is made for busy professionals who want a short daily briefing, and it is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 864 ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: The Most Important New AI Tools from OpenAI DevDay (September 2026). Read our full profile of The AI Daily Brief.
Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris summarize and discuss the past week's AI news, research papers and policy developments, roughly weekly, from Skynet Today. Episodes are thorough, typically 91-107 minutes, and research gets real airtime alongside product news. It suits listeners who want one complete weekly recap; it is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 354 ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: #258 - Opus 5.5, Sol and Luna, Muse, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, Xi (October 2026). Read our full profile of Last Week in AI.
Hard Fork is The New York Times' weekly tech news panel, with heavy AI coverage. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton hosted it from 2022 until both left the show in 2026; per the October 2026 feed, guest host Max Read and Times reporters are hosting for the next few months. It is an accessible weekly read on tech and AI news from mainstream journalists, and it is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: The Bing Who Loved Me + Elon Rewrites the Algorithm (February 2023). Read our full profile of Hard Fork.
Alex Kantrowitz publishes about twice a week: a weekly news-discussion episode on Big Tech and AI, plus interviews with industry insiders. Episodes typically run 56-62 minutes. It suits professionals who follow Big Tech strategy and the business side of AI; it is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 617 ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth: Our Path To Frontier AI, Renting Models, Consumer AI's Struggles (July 2026). Read our full profile of Big Technology Podcast.
The Verge's flagship show publishes every weekday: a Friday news episode with Nilay Patel and David Pierce, and Monday through Thursday episodes with Verge staffers. It covers gadgets, Big Tech and software, increasingly including consumer AI, in about 31-60 minutes. Consumer-tech fans who want news and context will feel at home; it is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: Apple's plot to crush OpenAI (July 2026). Read our full profile of The Vergecast.
Jordan Wilson's weekday livestream and podcast mixes AI news roundups with how-to episodes and guest interviews, aimed at helping "everyday people" use AI at work. Episodes typically run 33-40 minutes. It is a good daily option for non-technical professionals who want the news and what to do with it; it is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 148 ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: Ep 853: The State of the AI Race. Who will win in 2026: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google Or Anthropic (Start Here Series Vol 12) (September 2026). Read our full profile of Everyday AI Podcast.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway cover the week's biggest stories in tech, business and politics, including AI, every Tuesday and Friday, with predictions and occasional guests. It is from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network, and episodes run about 59-70 minutes. It suits listeners who want opinionated commentary on the news; it is rated 4.2 out of 5 from 9K ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: Zuck's Meta Manifesto, Data Center Wars, and AI Slop Pushback (August 2026). Read our full profile of Pivot.
Want interviews instead of news? See our full list of the best AI podcasts or the broader best tech podcasts.
The AI Daily Brief, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore, publishes daily episodes of about 26-31 minutes. Everyday AI also publishes every weekday and mixes news with how-to episodes.
Last Week in AI, hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris, recaps the week's AI news, research papers and policy in episodes of roughly 91-107 minutes. Hard Fork covers the week's tech and AI news in a shorter panel format.
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton hosted Hard Fork from 2022 until both left in 2026. Per the show's October 2026 feed, guest host Max Read and New York Times reporters are hosting for the next few months.
Built This Week covers the most important AI news each week and also tests new AI tools and builds something with AI on air.
