# The best business podcasts in 2026, ranked. Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/best/business-podcasts/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy. [Best podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/) · Updated Oct 23, 2026 We follow 59 long-form podcasts and cut the minutes worth watching from their episodes. These are the shows we follow about investing, startups and running a company, now that AI is in all three. This list ranks the 17 we’ve cut from, 160 moments in all, and changes as we cut more. **How we rank:** Each moment we’ve cut from a show earns a point, plus one when an AI builder is the one talking and one when its episode cleared our views bar, and a moment’s points halve every 90 days after its episode came out. 1. News shows · A few times a week **[All-In](https://realalpha.app/shows/all-in/)** A tech news show, hosted by Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg, with a new episode a few times a week. 20 moments cut from 7 episodes, 5 with an AI builder talking, mostly on enterprise AI and AI business models. Top guests [Alex Karp](https://realalpha.app/builders/alex-karp/), [Arvind Krishna](https://realalpha.app/builders/arvind-krishna/), [Ben Horowitz](https://realalpha.app/people/ben-horowitz/), [Billy Evans](https://realalpha.app/people/billy-evans/) [Start with CoreWeave’s main risk is refinancing its fixed-price contracts](https://realalpha.app/s/coreweaves-main-risk-is-refinancing-its-fixed-price/) 2. Investing and business · Daily **[a16z Podcast](https://realalpha.app/shows/a16z/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Erik Torenberg, with a new episode every day. 22 moments cut from 9 episodes, 11 with an AI builder talking, mostly on AI agents and chips & GPUs. Top guests [Alex Karp](https://realalpha.app/builders/alex-karp/), [Jad Naous](https://realalpha.app/builders/jad-naous/), [Nathan Lambert](https://realalpha.app/builders/nathan-lambert/), [Matt Garman](https://realalpha.app/builders/matt-garman/) [Start with Military technology helps deter attacks and bring warfighters home](https://realalpha.app/s/military-technology-helps-deter-attacks-and-bring/) 3. Lab and founder interviews · A few times a week **[Sourcery](https://realalpha.app/shows/sourcery/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Molly O'Shea, with a new episode a few times a week. 14 moments cut from 5 episodes, 8 with an AI builder talking, mostly on AI agents and building AI products. Top guests [Guillermo Rauch](https://realalpha.app/builders/guillermo-rauch/), [Alex Karp](https://realalpha.app/builders/alex-karp/), [Aravind Srinivas](https://realalpha.app/builders/aravind-srinivas/), [Jim Lanzone](https://realalpha.app/people/jim-lanzone/) [Start with Palantir builds for what clients need, not what traps them](https://realalpha.app/s/palantir-builds-for-what-clients-need-not-what-traps-them/) 4. Lab and founder interviews · Weekly **[Lenny's Podcast](https://realalpha.app/shows/lennys-podcast/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Lenny Rachitsky, with a new episode every week. 9 moments cut from 3 episodes, 9 with an AI builder talking, mostly on building AI products and AI startups. Top guests [Emmanuel Ameisen](https://realalpha.app/builders/emmanuel-ameisen/), [Josh Woodward](https://realalpha.app/builders/josh-woodward/), [Tibo Sottiaux](https://realalpha.app/builders/tibo-sottiaux/) [Start with Most internet actions will soon be taken by agents](https://realalpha.app/s/most-internet-actions-will-soon-be-taken-by-agents/) 5. Lab and founder interviews · Weekly **[Training Data](https://realalpha.app/shows/training-data/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Sonya Huang and Pat Grady, with a new episode every week. 15 moments cut from 5 episodes, 6 with an AI builder talking, mostly on training data and talent & hiring. Top guests [David Silver](https://realalpha.app/builders/david-silver/), [Ali Ghodsi](https://realalpha.app/builders/ali-ghodsi/), [Josh Gao](https://realalpha.app/people/josh-gao/), [Luca Ferrari](https://realalpha.app/people/luca-ferrari/) [Start with Great enterprise sellers are aggressive, high-EQ and not technical](https://realalpha.app/s/great-enterprise-sellers-are-aggressive-high-eq-and-not/) 6. Research and big ideas · Every two weeks **[The Knowledge Project](https://realalpha.app/shows/knowledge-project/)** A long-form conversation show on research and big ideas, hosted by Shane Parrish, with a new episode every two weeks. 13 moments cut from 5 episodes, mostly on investing in AI and AI startups. Top guests [Ryan Serhant](https://realalpha.app/people/ryan-serhant/), [Tobi Lütke](https://realalpha.app/people/tobi-lutke/), [Brad Jacobs](https://realalpha.app/people/brad-jacobs/), [Gio Valiante](https://realalpha.app/people/gio-valiante/) [Start with Climb out of a drawdown by making small money again](https://realalpha.app/s/climb-out-of-a-drawdown-by-making-small-money-again/) 7. Investing and business · A few times a week **[Founders](https://realalpha.app/shows/founders/)** An investing and business show, hosted by David Senra, with a new episode a few times a week. 12 moments cut from 4 episodes, 3 with an AI builder talking, mostly on big Tech's AI bets and consumer AI. Top guests [Alexandr Wang](https://realalpha.app/builders/alexandr-wang/), [Kurt MacAlpine](https://realalpha.app/people/kurt-macalpine/), [Ben Wilson](https://realalpha.app/people/ben-wilson/), [Ari Emanuel](https://realalpha.app/people/ari-emanuel/) [Start with Meta bet on personal agents while rivals crowded into coding](https://realalpha.app/s/meta-bet-on-personal-agents-while-rivals-crowded-into-coding/) 8. Lab and founder interviews · Weekly **[Cheeky Pint](https://realalpha.app/shows/cheeky-pint/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by John Collison, with a new episode every week. 8 moments cut from 3 episodes, 2 with an AI builder talking, mostly on data centers & energy and robotics. Top guests [Alexandr Wang](https://realalpha.app/builders/alexandr-wang/), [Mark Zuckerberg](https://realalpha.app/builders/mark-zuckerberg/), [Toto Wolff](https://realalpha.app/people/toto-wolff/), [Will O’Brien](https://realalpha.app/people/will-obrien/) [Start with Training a frontier model means committing $100B before you know it works](https://realalpha.app/s/training-a-frontier-model-means-committing-100b-before-you/) 9. Investing and business · Every three weeks **[BG2](https://realalpha.app/shows/bg2/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley, with a new episode every three weeks. 17 moments cut from 6 episodes, 8 with an AI builder talking, mostly on data centers & energy and investing in AI. Top guests [Jensen Huang](https://realalpha.app/builders/jensen-huang/), [Satya Nadella](https://realalpha.app/builders/satya-nadella/), [Andrew Fox](https://realalpha.app/people/andrew-fox/), [Gavin Baker](https://realalpha.app/people/gavin-baker/) [Start with Why even free ASICs lose to NVIDIA when power is the limit](https://realalpha.app/s/why-even-free-asics-lose-to-nvidia-when-power-is-the-limit/) 10. Lab and founder interviews · Weekly **[No Priors](https://realalpha.app/shows/no-priors/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Sarah Guo and Elad Gil, with a new episode every week. 7 moments cut from 3 episodes, 4 with an AI builder talking, mostly on cybersecurity and enterprise AI. Top guests [Misha Laskin](https://realalpha.app/builders/misha-laskin/), [Greg Brockman](https://realalpha.app/builders/greg-brockman/), [George Kurtz](https://realalpha.app/people/george-kurtz/) [Start with AI gives defenders a window to find and fix security flaws](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-gives-defenders-a-window-to-find-and-fix-security-flaws/) 11. Investing and business · A few times a week **[20VC](https://realalpha.app/shows/20vc/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Harry Stebbings, with a new episode a few times a week. 5 moments cut from 3 episodes, 2 with an AI builder talking, mostly on investing in AI and AI startups. Top guests [Harrison Chase](https://realalpha.app/builders/harrison-chase/), [Jason Lemkin](https://realalpha.app/people/jason-lemkin/), [Rory O'Driscoll](https://realalpha.app/people/rory-odriscoll/), [Max Freeman](https://realalpha.app/people/max-freeman/) [Start with Useful model routing needs to understand the agent harness](https://realalpha.app/s/useful-model-routing-needs-to-understand-the-agent-harness/) 12. Lab and founder interviews · Every two weeks **[Grit](https://realalpha.app/shows/grit/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, with a new episode every two weeks. 3 moments cut from one episode, 3 with an AI builder talking, mostly on enterprise AI and AI agents. Top guests [Jeanne Grosser](https://realalpha.app/builders/jeanne-grosser/) [Start with Never accept a founder's forecast without the pipeline math](https://realalpha.app/s/never-accept-a-founders-forecast-without-the-pipeline-math/) 13. Lab and founder interviews · Weekly **[Lightcone](https://realalpha.app/shows/lightcone/)** An interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Garry Tan, Harj Taggar, Diana Hu and Jared Friedman, with a new episode every week. 5 moments cut from 2 episodes, 1 with an AI builder talking, mostly on building AI products and AI startups. Top guests [Alex Danilowicz](https://realalpha.app/builders/alex-danilowicz/), [Aaron Epstein](https://realalpha.app/people/aaron-epstein/) [Start with Solo founders hit 19% of YC as knowing what to build matters most](https://realalpha.app/s/solo-founders-hit-19-of-yc-as-knowing-what-to-build-matters/) 14. Investing and business · Twice a week **[My First Million](https://realalpha.app/shows/my-first-million/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, with a new episode about twice a week. 4 moments cut from 3 episodes. Top guests [Jeff Harmon](https://realalpha.app/people/jeff-harmon/) [Start with Movie studios spend more on marketing than on making the film](https://realalpha.app/s/movie-studios-spend-more-on-marketing-than-on-making-the/) 15. Investing and business · Weekly **[Silicon Valley Girl](https://realalpha.app/shows/silicon-valley-girl/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Marina Mogilko, with a new episode every week. 2 moments cut from one episode, mostly on AI business models and open-weight models. Top guests [Daron Acemoğlu](https://realalpha.app/people/daron-acemoglu/) [Start with The money in AI is in data and applications, not models](https://realalpha.app/s/the-money-in-ai-is-in-data-and-applications-not-models/) 16. Investing and business · Weekly **[The Tim Ferriss Show](https://realalpha.app/shows/tim-ferriss/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Tim Ferriss, with a new episode every week. one moment cut from one episode. Top guests [Kevin Rose](https://realalpha.app/people/kevin-rose/) [Start with Simple premises sell books, and too much information fails](https://realalpha.app/s/simple-premises-sell-books-and-too-much-information-fails/) 17. Investing and business · Monthly **[Acquired](https://realalpha.app/shows/acquired/)** An investing and business show, hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, with a new episode about once a month. 3 moments cut from one episode. [Start with Bogle's firing and the legal loophole that created Vanguard](https://realalpha.app/s/bogles-firing-and-the-legal-loophole-that-created-vanguard/) ## The same shows, by what they cover ### Best investing podcasts 1. 01 [All-In](https://realalpha.app/shows/all-in/) 2. 06 [The Knowledge Project](https://realalpha.app/shows/knowledge-project/) 3. 09 [BG2](https://realalpha.app/shows/bg2/) 4. 11 [20VC](https://realalpha.app/shows/20vc/) 5. 17 [Acquired](https://realalpha.app/shows/acquired/) ### Best podcasts for entrepreneurs 1. 04 [Lenny's Podcast](https://realalpha.app/shows/lennys-podcast/) 2. 07 [Founders](https://realalpha.app/shows/founders/) 3. 08 [Cheeky Pint](https://realalpha.app/shows/cheeky-pint/) 4. 12 [Grit](https://realalpha.app/shows/grit/) 5. 13 [Lightcone](https://realalpha.app/shows/lightcone/) 6. 14 [My First Million](https://realalpha.app/shows/my-first-million/) 7. 15 [Silicon Valley Girl](https://realalpha.app/shows/silicon-valley-girl/) 8. 16 [The Tim Ferriss Show](https://realalpha.app/shows/tim-ferriss/) ### Best venture capital podcasts 1. 02 [a16z Podcast](https://realalpha.app/shows/a16z/) 2. 03 [Sourcery](https://realalpha.app/shows/sourcery/) 3. 05 [Training Data](https://realalpha.app/shows/training-data/) 4. 10 [No Priors](https://realalpha.app/shows/no-priors/) 5. 11 [20VC](https://realalpha.app/shows/20vc/) ## Also on this list, not cut yet We follow these too, and they’ll be ranked once we’ve cut one of their episodes: [Invest Like the Best](https://realalpha.app/shows/invest-like-the-best/), [Relentless](https://realalpha.app/shows/relentless/), [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://realalpha.app/shows/logan-bartlett/), [Uncapped](https://realalpha.app/shows/uncapped/) and [Upstarts](https://realalpha.app/shows/upstarts/). ## More lists, ranked the same way - [Best AI podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/ai-podcasts/) MTS, Latent Space, All-In and 36 more - [Best tech podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/tech-podcasts/) Latent Space, All-In, a16z Podcast and 16 more