My Top 10 Podcasts of 2023
The best thing about a podcast is you never have to only listen to podcasts, it’s the best addition to anything that you’re already doing… it not only is a great learning tool, but there are entertaining podcasts too, or funny, or even those that are of a specific interest to you. Having listened to about 14,000 minutes of podcasts in this year, and that extending to a range of different types of podcasts, you get an understanding of, yes there are good episodes here and there, but only with consistency do you get great podcasts that you can recommend too.
Here are my top 10 podcasts of 2023:
1. WTF is with Nikhil Kamath
“WTF is” is a podcast series where Nikhil Kamath hosts friends and industry experts and holds casual yet intellectually stimulating conversations.
Check it out here.
2. Science Vs
Science Vs takes on fads, trends, and the opinionated mob to find out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between.
Check it out on Spotify here.
3. On with Kara Swisher
Direct questions, real answers. Where “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist” gets to the heart of what makes powerful people tick. “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Plus, it’s fun.
Check it out here.
4. Lex Fridman Podcast
Conversations about the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power with Lex Fridman.
Find it on Spotify here.
5. Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala
“Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala” is a podcast to learn, share and unlock insights to survive and thrive in life as an adult, leader, parent and human being.
Listen to it here.
6. The Streaming Show
Through a series of conversations with actors, artists, filmmakers, producers and platform heads, Suchin Mehrotra sets out to answer these questions to help navigate and provide a narrative to the beast of streaming.
Check it out here.
7. Akimbo: a podcast from Seth Godin
Akimbo’s a podcast about our culture and about how we can change it. About seeing what’s happening and choosing to do something. The culture is real, but it can be changed. You can bend it. Hosted by Seth Godin.
Find it on Spotify here.
8. Decoder with Nilay Patel
Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policy makers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
Check it out here.
9. Awards Chatter
‘Awards Chatter’ is a podcast that features in-depth interviews with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business. Created and hosted by: Scott Feinberg.
Check it out here.
10. Rest is Football
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join for a new podcast bringing strong opinions on all the latest stories from the world of football.
Check it out here.
Honorary Mentions –
(those that I’ve been listening to for a while now and are the go-to)
– Huberman Lab
– The Ranveer Show
– Our Last Week with Anuvab and Kunaal
– The School of Greatness
– SmartLess