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The TWIML AI Podcast

The TWIML AI Podcast, formerly This Week in Machine Learning & AI, is Sam Charrington's long-running interview show with ML and AI researchers and practitioners.

The TWIML AI Podcast, formerly This Week in Machine Learning & AI, is hosted by Sam Charrington and produced by TWIML. It launched in May 2016, comes out roughly every one to two weeks, and episodes typically run 55-66 minutes.

The TWIML AI Podcast is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 426 ratings on Apple Podcasts, as of October 2026.

HostsSam Charrington
Network or producerTWIML
LaunchedMay 2016
Cadenceroughly every 1-2 weeks
Typical length55-66 minutes
FormatInterview

What The TWIML AI Podcast covers

Sam interviews ML and AI researchers and practitioners on machine learning, deep learning, NLP and applied AI. The interviews tend to be technical and specific to the guest's work.

With a run going back to 2016, it has a long archive to dig through.

Who it's for

Our take: TWIML suits ML researchers, data scientists and engineers who want technical interviews. For more shows like it, see our best machine learning podcasts list.

The three episodes below cover image models (Nano Banana), agents at OpenAI and AI risk with Yoshua Bengio, which shows the range. At about an hour, episodes are a manageable length for technical interviews.

Episodes to start with

We have built with Nano Banana on the show; see our Nano Banana page.

Where to listen

The latest episode in the public feed when we checked was dated September 29, 2026.

Similar podcasts

If you like The TWIML AI Podcast, these shows are worth a listen:

  • Gradient Dissent: Weights & Biases founder Lukas Biewald on bringing AI models into production.
  • Practical AI: Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson on real-world AI implementation, weekly.
  • Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast: A technical show by and for AI engineers, led by swyx, mixing builder interviews with news and paper discussion.
  • Built This Week (our show, with Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler): TWIML goes deep on how models work; we build something with AI on air every week, test new tools and interview a founder, in episodes of about 21-28 minutes.

Sources

Show details on this page come from the public listings and feeds below, checked on October 4, 2026.

FAQ

What does TWIML stand for?

This Week in Machine Learning & AI, the show's former name. It is now The TWIML AI Podcast.

Who hosts the TWIML AI Podcast?

Sam Charrington hosts it.

How often does TWIML come out?

Roughly every one to two weeks, with episodes of about 55 to 66 minutes.

Where can I listen to the TWIML AI Podcast?

On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and twimlai.com.