Hard Fork is a weekly tech news podcast from The New York Times about "the future that's already here," with heavy AI coverage. It launched in September 2022 with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton as hosts.
Both original hosts left the show in 2026. Per the show's October 2026 feed, guest host Max Read and Times reporters are hosting for the next few months.
Hard Fork is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.
Each week a panel talks through the biggest stories in tech, and AI takes up a large share of the airtime. The format is conversational news analysis rather than long single-guest interviews.
We could not verify a typical episode length because the public RSS feed only exposes a handful of recent episodes.
Our take: Hard Fork suits general listeners and professionals who want an accessible weekly read on tech and AI news from mainstream journalists. If you want one show to keep up without going deep on research papers, it is an easy pick. For more shows like it, see our best AI news podcasts list.
Because the hosting lineup is changing, the feed is the best place to check who is hosting in a given week. The archive from the Roose and Newton years is still there, including the early 2023 episodes below.
The latest episode in the public feed when we checked was dated October 2, 2026.
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Show details on this page come from the public listings and feeds below, checked on October 4, 2026.
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton hosted Hard Fork from 2022 until they 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.
Yes. Hard Fork is produced by The New York Times and has run weekly since September 2022.
Weekly. The latest episode in the public feed when we checked was dated October 2, 2026.
Hard Fork is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and The New York Times website.
