# The 15 best coding podcasts in 2026. Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/best/coding-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 As of Oct 23, 2026, Real Alpha’s ranking of 5 coding podcasts puts Latent Space, Behind the Craft, AI & I, The Pragmatic Engineer and The Peterman Pod at the top, by the minutes worth watching cut from each. We follow 68 long-form podcasts and cut those minutes from their episodes. These are the shows we follow about how software gets built, which now mostly means building it with AI. This list ranks the 5 we follow that fit it: the 5 we’ve cut 58 moments from. Then come 10 more we don’t follow, A to Z. It 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 year after its episode came out. Each show is scored on its five best episodes by those points, so posting more often doesn’t lift it. Shows we follow but haven’t cut from yet come after, by the views their episodes usually get on YouTube. 1. **[Latent Space](https://realalpha.app/shows/latent-space/)** Latent Space is an interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Shawn Wang (swyx) and Alessio Fanelli, with a new episode every day. Top guests: [Erik Bernhardsson](https://realalpha.app/builders/erik-bernhardsson/), [Ian Quigley](https://realalpha.app/builders/ian-quigley/), [Evan Conrad](https://realalpha.app/builders/evan-conrad/) [Start with: Agents hacked their scorer and chained exploits to communicate](https://realalpha.app/s/agents-hacked-their-scorer-and-chained-exploits-to/) 2. **[Behind the Craft](https://realalpha.app/shows/behind-the-craft/)** Behind the Craft is an interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Peter Yang, with a new episode every week. Top guests: [Sam Stephenson](https://realalpha.app/builders/sam-stephenson/), [Ras Mic](https://realalpha.app/people/ras-mic/), [Lauren Tan](https://realalpha.app/people/lauren-tan/) [Start with: Build trust in a bot by turning observed runs into skills](https://realalpha.app/s/build-trust-in-a-bot-by-turning-observed-runs-into-skills/) 3. **[AI & I](https://realalpha.app/shows/ai-and-i/)** AI & I is an interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Dan Shipper, with a new episode every week. Top guests: [Boris Cherny](https://realalpha.app/builders/boris-cherny/), [Willie Williams](https://realalpha.app/builders/willie-williams/), [Cat Wu](https://realalpha.app/builders/cat-wu/) [Start with: Turn past code and mistakes into compounding leverage](https://realalpha.app/s/turn-past-code-and-mistakes-into-compounding-leverage/) 4. **[The Pragmatic Engineer](https://realalpha.app/shows/pragmatic-engineer/)** The Pragmatic Engineer is an interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Gergely Orosz, with a new episode every week. Top guests: [Uday Kiran Medisetty](https://realalpha.app/people/uday-kiran-medisetty/), [Sam Newman](https://realalpha.app/people/sam-newman/) [Start with: Uber reused cloud workspaces to give agents ready-to-build repos](https://realalpha.app/s/uber-reused-cloud-workspaces-to-give-agents-ready-to-build/) 5. **[The Peterman Pod](https://realalpha.app/shows/peterman-pod/)** The Peterman Pod is an interview show with the people building AI, hosted by Ryan Peterman, with a new episode every week. Top guests: [Boris Cherny](https://realalpha.app/builders/boris-cherny/), [Scott Aaronson](https://realalpha.app/people/scott-aaronson/) [Start with: Build for the model that will exist six months from now](https://realalpha.app/s/build-for-the-model-that-will-exist-six-months-from-now/) ## 10 more coding podcasts we don’t follow We don’t follow these, so they aren’t ranked. Here they are A to Z, each linking to where you can listen. - **[Accidental Tech Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468)** Accidental Tech Podcast is a show where three developers talk about Apple, programming and tech, hosted by Marco Arment, Casey Liss and John Siracusa. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468) - **[The Changelog](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-changelog-software-development-open-source/id341623264)** The Changelog is a weekly news brief, technical interviews and talk show on software and open source, hosted by Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-changelog-software-development-open-source/id341623264) - **[CoRecursive](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512)** CoRecursive is a show of the stories and people behind the code, hosted by Adam Gordon Bell. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512) - **[Hanselminutes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hanselminutes-with-scott-hanselman/id117488860)** Hanselminutes is a weekly show for developers on new technology and new voices, hosted by Scott Hanselman. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hanselminutes-with-scott-hanselman/id117488860) - **[Oxide and Friends](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oxide-and-friends/id1625932222)** Oxide and Friends is a weekly show from Oxide Computer on computer history, startups and building hardware and software, hosted by Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oxide-and-friends/id1625932222) - **[Practical AI](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/practical-ai/id1406537385)** Practical AI is a weekly show on putting AI to work, with expert guests, hosted by Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/practical-ai/id1406537385) - **[Software Engineering Daily](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-engineering-daily/id1019576853)** Software Engineering Daily is a show of technical interviews about software. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-engineering-daily/id1019576853) - **[Software Unscripted](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-unscripted/id1602572955)** Software Unscripted is a weekly show of casual conversations about code, hosted by Richard Feldman. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-unscripted/id1602572955) - **[The Stack Overflow Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stack-overflow-podcast/id1483510527)** The Stack Overflow Podcast is Stack Overflow’s show on what it means to be a developer and how software engineering is changing. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stack-overflow-podcast/id1483510527) - **[Syntax](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syntax-tasty-web-development-treats/id1253186678)** Syntax is a web development show from two full-stack developers, hosted by Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski. [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syntax-tasty-web-development-treats/id1253186678) ## The same shows, by what they cover ### Best AI engineering podcasts 1. 01 [Latent Space](https://realalpha.app/shows/latent-space/) 2. 02 [Behind the Craft](https://realalpha.app/shows/behind-the-craft/) 3. 03 [AI & I](https://realalpha.app/shows/ai-and-i/) 4. Practical AI ### Best software engineering podcasts 1. 04 [The Pragmatic Engineer](https://realalpha.app/shows/pragmatic-engineer/) 2. 05 [The Peterman Pod](https://realalpha.app/shows/peterman-pod/) 3. Accidental Tech Podcast 4. The Changelog 5. CoRecursive 6. Hanselminutes 7. Oxide and Friends 8. Software Engineering Daily 9. Software Unscripted 10. The Stack Overflow Podcast 11. Syntax ## Questions ### What is the number one coding podcast? Latent Space is the number one coding podcast in Real Alpha’s ranking of 5, as of Oct 23, 2026. It has 28 moments cut from 10 episodes, 16 with an AI builder talking, mostly on AI business models and AI agents. ### What is the best daily coding podcast? Latent Space, No. 1 of 5 in Real Alpha’s ranking, is the best-ranked one with a new episode every day. ### What is the best podcast to learn coding? In Real Alpha’s ranking, the best of the software engineering podcasts is The Pragmatic Engineer (No. 4), and of the AI engineering podcasts, Latent Space (No. 1). ### How does Real Alpha rank coding podcasts? 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 year after its episode came out. Each show is scored on its five best episodes by those points, so posting more often doesn’t lift it. Shows we follow but haven’t cut from yet come after, by the views their episodes usually get on YouTube. Then come the shows we don’t follow, unranked, A to Z. ## More lists, ranked the same way - [Best AI podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/ai-podcasts/) Sources, Latent Space, All-In and 61 more - [Best tech podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/tech-podcasts/) Sources, Latent Space, All-In and 42 more - [Best business podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/business-podcasts/) All-In, a16z Podcast, Training Data and 44 more - [Best investing podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/investing-podcasts/) All-In, a16z Podcast, Training Data and 23 more - [Best finance podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/finance-podcasts/) All-In, BG2, Inside Blackstone and 14 more - [Best interview podcasts](https://realalpha.app/best/interview-podcasts/) Sources, Latent Space, All-In and 65 more