The best business podcasts in 2026 are Built This Week, Acquired, How I Built This, The Diary Of A CEO, Masters of Scale, The Prof G Pod, Founders, Invest Like the Best, My First Million and The Knowledge Project. They range from four-hour company histories to 27-minute daily commentary, so the right one depends on how much time you have and what you want to learn.
Built This Week is our show, so we put it first; here's how we picked the rest.
Looking for something more hands-on? Our list of the best podcasts for entrepreneurs focuses on practical shows for people starting and running smaller businesses.
Built This Week is hosted by Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler, co-founders of Ryz Labs. It has come out weekly since June 2025, with 56 episodes so far. Each episode we build something with AI on air, test new AI tools, interview a founder or operator and cover the AI news, so it is the pick for business people who want to see AI applied to real work rather than discussed in the abstract.
Examples include a portfolio macro scenario simulator, a BOM price-shock scenario tool and a Monte Carlo pipeline forecast dashboard.
Start with: Episode 31: How AI Is Replacing 100-Hour Due Diligence. See all episodes.
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal have made Acquired independently since October 2015. Each episode is a long narrative on the history and strategy of one company, with occasional interviews; recent subjects in its feed include Seinfeld, The Home Depot and Disney. It publishes about monthly as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 229 minutes, so it suits listeners who want the whole story in one sitting. It is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Start with: Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) (944K views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of Acquired.
Guy Raz interviews well-known entrepreneurs about how they built their brands, including their moments of doubt and failure. It is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, and alongside full interviews the feed carries shorter "Advice Line" episodes with founders. It publishes two to three times a week as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 52 minutes. It is for anyone who likes founder origin stories told in depth.
Start with: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League (2023), re-released in its feed in October 2026. Full profile of How I Built This.
Steven Bartlett hosts The Diary Of A CEO, which describes itself as raw, human conversations with experts, storytellers, thinkers and business leaders. Topics reach well beyond business into health, psychology and current affairs, and the feed mixes full interviews with "Most Replayed Moment" episodes. It publishes two to three times a week as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 104 minutes. It suits listeners who want long personal conversations with a business-leader host.
Start with: ChatGPT Whistleblower: They Offered Me $2m To Keep Quiet, No One Is Ready For What's Coming! (21M views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of The Diary Of A CEO.
Masters of Scale, from WaitWhat, has business leaders share the lessons and strategies that helped them grow their companies. Its founding host is LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and the show now has a set of hosts. It publishes two to three times a week as of October 2026, with episodes of about 31 minutes, which makes it one of the shorter shows here. It fits founders and managers who want growth lessons in a compact format.
Start with: Angela Duckworth on her new book, the limits of grit, and her advice to founders (93K views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of Masters of Scale.
Scott Galloway, the author and professor, covers business, tech, culture and life on this Vox Media Podcast Network show. It is daily, with about 65 episodes in the last 90 days as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 27 minutes. The feed mixes weekly news reviews, interviews and listener questions, so it works as a short daily habit for people who want an opinionated take on markets and companies.
Start with: Scott Galloway & Morgan Housel on the Art of Spending Money, one of its most-viewed full episodes (482K views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of The Prof G Pod.
On Founders, David Senra reads a biography of an entrepreneur every week and pulls out ideas you can use in your own work. Recent episodes in its feed cover Sam Walton, Mark Zuckerberg and "The Tycoons: Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gould & Morgan". It publishes weekly as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 52 minutes. It is for listeners who learn best from history and want one book's worth of lessons per episode.
Start with: How Elon Works (668K views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of Founders.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy hosts conversations with investors and business leaders about their ideas, methods and stories, produced by Colossus. Recent guests in its feed include David Vélez of Nubank and Christina Cacioppo. It publishes weekly as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 70 minutes. The show says it is made for professional investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs and business strategists.
Start with: Legendary Trader Paul Tudor Jones on AI Risk, Bubbles and Buffett (417K views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of Invest Like the Best.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm business ideas based on trends and opportunities they see in the market, sometimes with guests, on this HubSpot Media show that started in June 2019. AI tools and AI businesses come up often. It publishes two to three times a week as of October 2026, episodes usually run about 56 minutes, and it is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026. It suits people who want a steady stream of business ideas.
Start with: This Guy Copy-Pasted Warren Buffett’s Strategy (And Became A Billionaire) (3.3M views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of My First Million.
Shane Parrish hosts The Knowledge Project, whose stated goal is to master the best of what other people have already figured out. Guests come from investing, business and performance; recent episodes in its feed feature Ryan Serhant and Bill Ackman. It publishes weekly as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 68 minutes. It is for listeners who like decision-making and principles more than news.
Start with: Morgan Housel: What You Need to Master (And Avoid) to Get Rich, Stay Rich, and Build Wealth (2M views on YouTube as of October 2026). Full profile of The Knowledge Project.
Schedules and lengths come from each show's own feed as of October 2026. More lists: the best startup podcasts, the best venture capital podcasts, the best AI podcasts for business and the best tech podcasts, or browse all our podcast lists.
Our list: Built This Week, Acquired, How I Built This, The Diary Of A CEO, Masters of Scale, The Prof G Pod, Founders, Invest Like the Best, My First Million and The Knowledge Project. Each covers business from a different angle, from company histories to daily commentary.
Acquired. Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal tell the full story of one company per episode, and recent episodes usually run close to four hours. It publishes about monthly as of October 2026.
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway publishes daily, with about 65 episodes in the last 90 days as of October 2026, and episodes usually run about 27 minutes.
How I Built This with Guy Raz interviews entrepreneurs about how they built their brands, and Founders has David Senra read a biography of an entrepreneur each week and pull out ideas you can use.
On Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler build something with AI on air every week, test new AI tools, interview a founder or operator and cover the AI news.
