25 Best Coding Podcasts Hosted by Real Programmers

We skipped the celebrity tech podcasts, such as Dwarkesh’s or Lex Fridman’s, and podcasts that don’t produce any new content for a year or more, such as CodeNewbie hosted by Saron Yitbarek, Coding Blocks, or Full Stack Radio. Instead, we went straight to the frequently updated shows hosted by hands-on devs who help other devs learn to code. This list of 25 best coding podcasts was built from Reddit recommendations and a survey of the Lemon.io developer community.

1. Software Engineering Daily

Each episode brings different hosts (e.g., engineers like Erik Dubbelboer, Principal Engineer at Poki, or security technologist Gregor Vand) who pick a hot topic and dig into it from the inside. Episodes range from web development approaches in game dev and AI hardware bottlenecks to autonomous drone delivery and new advancements in React Native.

2. Two’s Complement

Hosted by two hands-on programmers and video game lovers, Matt Godbolt and Ben Rady. Matt and Ben geek out about compiler internals, programming languages, software performance, retro gaming, and AI coding tools, and you can tell they’d be having this conversation whether or not anyone was listening.

3. ADSP: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs

A podcast that several Reddit users called one of the most useful. Hosted by three software engineers, Conor Hoekstra, Bryce Adelstein Lelbach (Principal Architect at NVIDIA), and Ben Deane. They mostly cover news and development tips and tricks in C++ and Rust, and as the name suggests, also discuss algorithms and data structures. The style is well-structured, and each episode is a unique treasure trove of their experience.

4. Interconnects

Hosted by Nathan Lambert, post-training lead at Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and author of the RLHF Book. In his most recent podcast episode, he talks about leaving Ai2, where he was working on improving Olmo models. Here you’ll get audio essays and interviews from inside the frontier AI labs. The best single feed for open model news, RLHF, and post-training coverage.

5.Fragmented – AI Developer Podcast

Hosted by Kaushik Gopal and Iury Souza, who discuss the real challenges of daily vibe coding and software engineering with AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot. Clear, tactical approaches to AI development, from prompting to application testing and debugging.

6. TWIML AI Podcast

The podcast has been running since 2016 and has more than 700 episodes. The host, Sam Harrington, interviews ML engineers and data scientists to get a real-life perspective on building and training LLMs, agentic- and multi-agentic AI, and performing ML research. Listeners call this podcast technical yet practical.

7. Practical AI 

Another practical podcast about AI development hosted by engineers, Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson. Daniel and Chris break down AI news and practical use cases of AI development. They address the most pressing questions like whether we’re in the AI bubble, which AI guardrails work and which don’t, and what’s there to learn after Anthropic’s recent code leak.

8. Super Data Science

A podcast with almost a thousand episodes, hosted by Dr. Jon Krohn, a data scientist and author of a book on deep learning. He focuses on ML, AI, and data science topics from both academia and industry: tools, techniques, and implementation across the full data lifecycle. Along with the knowledgeable guests, Jon explains data science in real-life applications. He enlightens his audience of AI engineers and data scientists on how to make data work for their AI/ML projects.

9. CppCast

Hosted by Mathieu Popert and Jason Turner, who have kept the channel active for 11 years. They interview other programmers on the tech news and discuss the practical challenges of the C++ programming language and how to maintain C++ code in the Rust and AI era.

10. Talk Python to Me

Hosted by Michael Kennedy for 11 years, this podcast is suitable for Python learners and experienced devs alike. The episodes revolve around the hottest Python packages and tools. One of the latest episodes discussed how to make AI agents comprehend Python documentation. 

11. Python Bytes

Hosted by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken, this podcast includes short-form episodes on Python and data science news. Skilled Python developers can quickly catch up on what shipped this week without a 70-minute commitment.

12. Rust in Production

Hosted by Matthias Endler, a backend developer in Rust and Go. This podcast is a gem for developers who build in Rust and want to see how real-world software is performing. Is Rust really so blazingly fast, and for which development use cases is it the right choice? Listen to discover. 

13. Rustacean Station

Podcast hosts Allen Wyma, Jon Gjengset, and Ben Striegel discuss the latest Rust releases, what they mean for Rust engineers, and how to maximize the language’s power. To achieve the latter, they interview startup founders and other Rust enthusiasts.

14. .NET Rocks! 

Hosted by .NET developers Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell, both with more than 20 years of experience in the language. The hosts run a talk show for .NET developers, where they cover C#, Azure, and the full Microsoft stack. It’s one of the longest-running dev podcasts, active since 2006.

15. ShopTalk

Hosted by Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert, this is one of the most practical web design patterns and web development podcasts. They deliver unique tips, insights, and news in frontend development and UI/UX. Dave and Chris prepare actionable, wide-ranging, and modern content that helps frontend devs of different experience levels hone their skills.

16. Syntax – Tasty Web Development Treats

Hosted by full-stack developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski, Syntax covers CSS, Ruby, JavaScript frameworks like React, and PHP frameworks like Laravel. With 1,000+ episodes in the archive, they still keep the content fresh: recent episodes tackle agentic AI skills web developers need.

17. The Changelog

The hosts, Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo, interview open source maintainers, framework creators, and toolmakers to gather practical software engineering insights. Their shows span discussions of emerging technologies and tech stack deep dives with clear practical development tips. 

18. Screaming in the Cloud

Corey Quinn, a Chief Cloud Economist, leads productive conversations with cloud experts on AWS, GCP, Azure, and learns how they make cost-efficient and secure cloud decisions in the modern reality. This is a highly opinionated show on all things cloud, serverless architectures, and DevOps.

19. Signals and Threads

Ron Minsky talks with engineers on clock synchronization, building systems, reliable multicast, and reconfigurable hardware. Episodes are infrequent but technically deep. 

20. Merge Conflict

Hosted by friends and mobile developers, Frank Krueger and James Montemagno. Partly, they share their experience as mobile devs producing apps in C# and Xamarin. The hosts also give concrete dev advice on mobile development, desktop platforms, and artificial intelligence. Listeners say that their podcast feels so genuine, like two friends chatting at a coffee shop.

21. More Than Just Code

Hosted by Jaime Lopez, Mark Rubin, and Tim Mitra, who discuss iOS, visionOS, and Swift development news and trends. One of the few shows tracking where Apple’s platform is heading.

22. Software Engineering Radio 

Hosted by Brijesh Ammanath, Gregory M. Kapfhammer, Priyanka Raghavan, and Giovanni Asproni, this podcast produces educational content to primarily target experienced software developers. Episodes span interviews with software engineering professionals and practical tech tutorials on functional programming, software architecture, and APIs.

23. Programming Throwdown

A beginner-friendly podcast that covers a new programming language, an AI coding tool, or software engineering tradeoffs in memory or security in every episode. The show’s hosts, Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci, produce consistent, long-form, and yet fun content that explains complex concepts with real-life analogies.

24. Embedded

A unique podcast on embedded and hardware development. Hosts, Elecia White and Christopher White, masterfully blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) topics with embedded development practical tips. Such an approach makes their content engaging and down-to-earth rather than boring or complex.

25. DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and Tooling

Hosted by an experienced DevOps consultant, Bret Fisher, this show is a source of hands-on experience with Docker, cloud computing, Kubernetes, Swarm, and other DevOps and DevSecOps tooling. Listeners repeatedly say that each episode contains unique practical insights that you won’t find anywhere else.