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Top IoT Podcasts | Top Manufacturing Podcasts | Top Machine Learning & AI Podcasts | Top Engineering & Tech Podcasts | Top Business & Startups Podcasts

Podcasts are a great way to stay informed on the latest news, tips, and trends around almost any topic you can think of, including the internet of things. I listen to IoT podcasts regularly as a way to keep up with the ever evolving technologies around the topic as well as machine learning podcasts, manufacturing podcasts, tech podcasts and more. They’re perfect for my commute to and from work, because I can download them ahead of time and listen on my subway ride.

Below are some of my favorite IoT podcasts (in no particular order), as well as podcasts around other topics that I find interesting and useful like technology and business. If you know of other podcasts that I should check out, tweet them to me @temboo or @jesscalifano and I’ll make sure to tune in!

Top IoT Podcasts

Internet of Things Podcast

The Internet of Things podcast is probably the most well known podcast on the subject of both consumer and industrial IoT. Stacey and Kevin are always on the up and up with the latest news around IoT, and offer a nuanced and informed viewpoint about the topics that they cover. Stacey’s newsletter is great also, if you are more of an email person!

Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays

Length: 1 hour

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Android, Stitcher

IoT Time with Ken Briodagh

Ken Briodagh is the Editorial Director of IoT Evolution and hosts IoT Time, which covers the internet of things in relation to health, industrial applications, consumer products, and more. When we asked him why he started podcasting, he told us, “Podcasting is a wonderful way to have interesting, in-depth conversations with the thought leaders and innovators in an industry, and I started IoT Time because I wanted to bring those voices directly to the IoT Evolution audience. The Internet of Things industry has the potential to improve the lives of people all over the world and the people and companies that are creating IoT solutions have important stories that I’m trying to tell through each episode.” Make sure to subscribe and tune in for an upcoming episode with Temboo’s Head of Product Engineering, Cormac Driver around Bluetooth and IoT.

Schedule: weekly/bi-weekly

Length: 20-30 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher

IoT in Health

In addition to IoT Time, Ken Briodagh also recently launched the IoT in Health podcast which is about, you guessed it, IoT in the healthcare industry.

Length: 20-30 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Soundcloud

The Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy’s show has been around for quite some time now and is nearing it’s 600th episode! In her 21 years in the industry, Peggy has helped thousands of companies in their development of M2M/IoT solutions, products, and devices and therefore has a really strong understanding of what that process is like. Recently, Temboo’s Co-Founder and President, Trisala Chandaria, was a guest on her show where they talked about making emerging technologies more accessible and the best way to get started with an IoT pilot.

When asked why she started podcasting Peggy said, “I really love what I do. I get amazing pleasure out of engaging, entertaining, and educating listeners about emerging technology. Being at the forefront of the IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M and having the luxury of interviewing entrepreneurs, business leaders, and innovators, I get to see where the future is headed. What’s more, I am honored to help people learn, build, and improve their companies. If you like technology like me, it just doesn’t get any better than this.”

Schedule: weekly live show on Tuesdays at 12 PM CT

Length: 1 hour

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, iHeartRadio

IoT-Inc. Podcast

IoT-Inc. is a more business focused podcast and includes interviews with top leaders in the IoT space. In addition to the podcast, they also offer online training, videos, articles, and meetups.

Schedule: weekly on Thursdays

Length: 1 hour

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher

IoT Product Leadership Podcast with Daniel Elizalde

Daniel Elizalde is an expert with nearly 20 years of experience in product management and and various industries. He works today as a coach and advisor to companies building IoT products and solutions and his podcast includes lots of insights and interviews with other experts around the lifecycle of IoT products. Daniel says he created his podcast, “for professionals who want to move past the hype and are looking to learn from leaders in top IoT companies on what it takes to build successful and profitable IoT products.”

Schedule: Twice a month

Length: 30 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Android, Stitcher, Google Play

Industrial IoT Spotlight

Industrial IoT Spotlight covers a specific Industrial use case each episode and interviews an expert who has planned and implemented that type of solution. If you’re looking for a podcast about the challenges and rewards of getting started with IIoT, this is a good place to start.

Erik says he started the IoT Spotlight Podcast because, “…deep dive conversations are interesting to me, and I assumed they would be interesting to enough other people to justify recording them. Most podcasts on the IoT are news oriented. They may be interesting and relevant but they are also shallow. It takes a significant devotion of time to understand a business or solution.”

Schedule: Monthly

Length: 30-50 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher

Top Manufacturing & Industry Podcasts

AEM Thinking Forward Podcast

Thinking Forward is the Association of Equipment Manufacturers‘ monthly podcast about disruptions in construction and agriculture. Each month, AEM interviews experts and leaders about the power of analytics, additive manufacturing, big data, and more in the context of heavy equipment manufacturing.

Host Dusty Weis says AEM started the podcast because, “The Internet of Things, big data analysis and attracting a 21st century workforce are all important topics for our members to understand if they are going to succeed in the future. That’s why we launched our Thinking Forward initiative in 2017—to get equipment manufacturers educated and excited about the potential these technologies have to help them thrive. And, since podcasts are increasingly an important part of the way many people get their information, it only made sense to branch out into this medium to reach our members. Podcasts are a great way for busy professionals to catch up on industry news that they need to stay competitive, and a powerful way to connect listeners to the fascinating stories that are unfolding today in our industry.”

Schedule: Monthly

Length: 30-45 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn

NYS Manufacturing Now

If you are in New York State and interested in learning more about the local manufacturing scene, NYS Manufacturing Now is a great podcast to tune into. Host Steve Melito specifically focuses in on small and medium sized manufacturers and how they can tap into resources like Fuzehub that can help them find solutions to business and technical challenges.

When asked about some of his favorite episodes, host Steve Melito said, “If you want to know what it takes to develop a successful pitch, listen to the podcasts with SparkCharge and Potsdam Sensors. In fact, the SparkCharge podcast is our most popular one. Both of these podcasts also explain how manufacturers are leveraging NYS resources. If you’re an established manufacturer that’s beyond the pre-revenue phase, don’t miss the podcast about NYSTAR.”

Make sure to check out the episode featuring Temboo’s Head of Product Outreach, Vaughn Shinall and me! 🙂

Length: 30 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Soundcloud

The Prepared

The Prepared is not only a great podcast but also a great weekly newsletter with interesting findings, conversations, and interviews with manufacturing engineers and operators.

Length: 50-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Overcast, Google Play, Stitcher

Advanced Manufacturing Now

Advanced Manufacturing Now is the Society of Mechanical Engineers‘ podcast that covers manufacturing news and technology like IIoT, AI, and more. Tune in for in depth interviews with advanced manufacturing experts and professionals from all over the world. The episodes tend to be on the shorter side so they’re perfect if you have a quick commute.

Schedule: new episodes every 1-2 weeks

Length: 15-30 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM

MakingChips

MakingChips is hosted by Jason Zenger and Jim Carr who both have over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. They aim to be a resource for manufacurers on a variety topics like social media management, solving the skills gap, and implementing new ERP systems.

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 30-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, iTunes

Gemba Academy Podcast

Gemba Academy offers training on continuous improvement so their podcast is focused around those topics. If you’re considering implementing Lean or Six Sigma in your operations or want to hear how others have done it, tune in to hear interviews with professionals and tips from the organization.

Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays

Length: 40 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, PodBean, Podtail

Manufacturing Tomorrow

Manufacturing Tomorrow is a podcast from the Ohio Manufacturing Institute at The Ohio State University. Host Kathryn Kelley says, “When I began working at the Ohio Manufacturing Institute, each manufacturer’s story was even more captivating than the next. I pitched a “Manufacturing Monday” show to a local NPR talk radio host.  She said it wouldn’t be popular, so I set out to produce the podcast myself.”

When asked about what technologies are going to affect the future of manufacturing the most, Kathryn replied, “Although the Internet of Things, advanced materials, and additive manufacturing are disrupting traditional manufacturing processes, the investment and implementation in a digitally integrated enterprise is the biggest barrier.  Integrating customer-facing information technology with the operations technology of manufacturing is the next frontier, with many challenges and a lack of standardization that must be dealt with by senior management.”

Some of her favorite interviews from recent episodes include Bronson Jones, CEO and owner of Banner Metals Group where he “outlined how additive manufacturing and robotics are disrupting traditional processes, the need to upskill the current workforce as new technologies are introduced and the (near) future of flying cars,” and Bob Welsh, VP of Breakthrough Innovation for Stanley Black & Decker’s Innovation Accelerator team who discussed “his focus to improve and advance SBD’s global innovation processes and impact through Post-It note crowdsourcing and Makerspaces.”

Schedule: Twice a month

Length: 20 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher

Top Machine Learning & AI Podcasts

O’Reilly Data Show Podcast

The O’Reilly Data Show Podcast covers machine learning, AI, data science, and more. It can be very technical and in-depth but also covers current issues and news and the interviews can be fascinating as well. It’s hosted by Ben Lorica who is the Chief Data Scientist at O’Reilly Media and is the Program Director of both the Strata Data Conference and the Artificial Intelligence Conference.

Schedule: Every 1-2 weeks

Length: 40-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud

This Week In Machine Learning & AI

This Week in Machine Learning & AI covers news, events, and interviews with scientists and professionals. In addition to the podcast, they also have a great weekly newsletter.

Schedule: Mondays and Thursdays Weekly

Length: 40-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify

Talking Machines

Talking Machines bills itself as, “…your window into the world of machine learning. Your hosts, Katherine Gorman and Neil Lawrence, bring you clear conversations with experts in the field, insightful discussions of industry news, and useful answers to your questions. Machine learning is changing the questions we can ask of the world around us. Here, we explore how to ask the best questions and what to do with the answers.”

Schedule: Twice a month

Length: 30-40 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Art19, Soundcloud, PlayerFM, iTunes

Data Stories

Data stories is specifically focused around data visualization and information aesthetics. Recent episodes cover diverse topics such as machine learning for artists, visualizing bitcoin, and storytelling with data.

Schedule: Twice a month

Length: 35-40 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher

Artificial Intelligence in Industry

The AI in Industry podcast is hosted by Dan Faggella, CEO and Founder of TechEmergence, a market research and discovery platform focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Each week Dan interviews executives, investors, and researchers from top companies on the applications and implications of AI in industry. His reason for starting the podcast is also his personal cause – “Uniting the world in determining and moving towards a beneficial trajectory for sentience and intelligence itself.”

Dan’s favorite episodes are Inevitable Transhuman: How Human Nature May Force Itself to Evolve with Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan because it “contains excellent insights about the ethical and social concerns of AI and emerging tech, very concise and well framed by Nayef” and Facebook Artificial Intelligence and the Challenge of Personalization which was recorded at Facebook HQ with their Head of Core Machine Learning, Hussein Mehanna. Says Dan about this episode, “His ideas about the future of personalization and recommendation are far-reaching, and apply to almost any business.”

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 25-30 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, PodBean, PlayerFM

Linear Digressions

Linear Digressions is a weekly podcast hosted by Katie Malone and Ben Jaffe and dives deep into how data can solve problems in a way that is easy for non-data scientists to understand (but still interesting for those who do understand the more technical side!). The show has been around since 2014 so there’s lots to explore if you are interested in machine learning and data science.

Schedule: Weekly on Sundays

Length: 20-25 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Soundcloud, Podbean, PlayerFM

DataHack Radio

Kunal Jain, founder and CEO of Analytics Vidhya started his company five years ago and decided to share his experience talking with data science thought leaders in the form of a podcast. He says, “In each episode of DataHack Radio, we aim to bring our community thought-provoking and knowledge-rich discussions with one thought leader from the industry. We try to cover different industries and facets in each episode, and have so far covered education, academia, self-driving cars, cab aggregators, hospitality, machine learning, competitions, among other things.”

When asked about some of his favorite episodes he cites Marios Michailidis’ Inspiring Story of a Non-Programmer to No. 1 on Kaggle because “there is so much to learn,” as well as The World of Machine Learning Competitions and Algorithms with Anthony Goldbloom.

Length: 1 Hour

Available Platforms: Website, Soundcloud, iTunes, PlayerFM, Podtail, Podchaser

Top Engineering & Tech Podcasts

The Amp Hour

The Amp Hour is an electronics focused podcast that’s been on the air for over 6 years now. According to their site, “It is the worlds largest and most respected electronics oriented radio show. Discussions range from hobbyist electronics to the state of the electronics industry, components, circuit design, and general on and off-topic rants.”

Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays

Length: 1 hour

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Podtail, Stitcher

a16z

a16z covers a wide variety of topics in the tech and culture sector and features industry experts and leaders from all over the world. Recent episodes include How to Manage a PR Agency, Tesla and the Nature of Disruption, and The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail.

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 30-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, PodBean

Most Useful Podcast Ever

The Most Useful Podcast Ever has quite a big name and bills itself as a podcast for getting things done. It’s hosted by Popular Mechanics Editor Jacqueline Detwiler and provides “tips for being smart about life”. Interested in biohacking, camping, or making your own butter? This podcast is for you!

Schedule: 2-3 episodes a month

Length: 40-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, TuneIn

3M Science of Safety

According to its website, The Science of Safety Podcast is, “an informative and practical series where we examine the complexities of daily safety challenges and arm you with a wealth of knowledge, know-how, tips and advice to navigate your way through what at times appears to be a never-ending maze.”

It’s hosted by Mark Reggers, an Occupational Hygienist for 3M with over 15 years experience in the health and safety industry so you know you’ll be getting good advice. “As an occupational hygienist a large part of what we do is educating workers and workplaces on a wide range safety and health related topics,” Mark says.  “As a avid podcast listener myself, I thought doing a safety podcast would be a great format that workplaces and workers can use to help educate themselves to ultimately be more informed when assessing hazardous situations and selecting appropriate controls which includes PPE as the lowest control option to protect workers.”

Length: 20 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Libsyn, iTunes

Reply All

Reply All is one of the most popular podcasts around and gets over 3.5 million downloads a month. The show is not really about technology – it shares interesting stories that haven’t been covered by the mainstream media with a little bit of a tech angle. I suggest starting with this episode about how the Reply All team dove deep into a telephone scamming company. In my opinion, this is one of the best tech podcasts out there in terms of how fun the episodes are!

Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays

Length: 30-90 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, Overcast, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Breaker, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, RadioPublic

IRL: Online is Real Life

IRL is a podcast from Mozilla about how what happens on the internet affects the real lives of people all over the world. From the podcast description, “Host Veronica Belmont explores this disconnect with stories from the wilds of the Web – and gets to the bottom of online issues that affect us all. Whether it’s privacy breaches, closed platforms, hacking, fake news, or cyber bullying, we the people have the power to change the course of the Internet, keeping it healthy, weird, and wonderful for everyone.”

Length: 30-40 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify, RadioPublic

The Hacker Noon Podcast

Hacker Noon is one of the best tech blogs out there so it makes sense that they would produce one of the best tech podcasts too! Hacker Noon’s podcast is one of the newer ones on this list but features veteran podcaster Trent Lapinksi, formerly of Crypto Disrupted. The podcast is focused on technology in general and features interviews with various industry professionals. I’m looking forward to seeing how the show develops as it goes on.

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 30 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, PlayerFM, YouTube, Podfanatic, Podbean

Top Business & Startups Podcasts

Y Combinator Podcast

Y Combinator is one of the most successful and well known accelerators in the US and has spawned companies like Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit. Their podcast features interviews with alumni, talks with founders, and discussions with researchers.  They also offer their “Startup School” lectures as a podcast if you’re interested in an online course on how to start a startup.

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 50-60 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Soundcloud, YouTube

Marketplace Tech

Marketplace Tech offers succinct, 5 minute snippets about the economics of tech. It’s a great way to keep up with the latest news and stories about the digital economy.

Schedule: Weekdays

Length: 5 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM

The Pitch

The Pitch is sort of like Shark Tank in podcast form.  The sometimes cringeworthy podcast is recorded live and features a rotating cast of investors.  According to their  website, “The Pitch delivers on the high-stakes promise of a live pitch without shying away from the nitty gritty details of what happens after everyone shakes hands and walks out of the room.”

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 30-40 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM

How I Built This With Guy Raz

How I Built This features interviews with founders from some of the world’s best known companies like WeWork, Lonely Planet, and Lululemon. It’s really fun to hear the origin stories about how these companies were built from the ground up. Check out this interview with Cisco Systems co-founder Sandy Lerner who eventually went on to launch Urban Decay cosmetics.

Schedule: 45-60 Minutes

Length: Weekly

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, Podbay

Repeat Customer

Repeat Customer is a podcast from Zendesk and features stories of amazing customer experiences. The episodes features stories from founders and leaders of companies like Brooklinen, Sephora, and MoviePass about the memorable experiences they hope to create for their customers and the challenges and successes they’ve encountered along the way.

Schedule: Every two or three weeks

Length: 27 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Stitcher, Podcast Republic, Podtail

Equity Podcast

Equity is TechCrunch’s venture capital focused podcast that features the latest news discussed by industry experts. It’s a great way to keep up with funding rounds, notable acquisitions, and interesting IPOs, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 20-30 minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, PlayerFM, PodBean

StartUp

StartUp bills itself as “A show about what it’s really like to start a business”. It’s been on since 2014 and even had TV adaptation of the first season starring Zach Braff which was cancelled after one season. But don’t hold that against them, the podcast is very interesting and has won a few awards for their coverage of entrepreneurial life.

Schedule: Weekly

Length: 30-40 Minutes

Available Platforms: Website, iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Breaker, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, RadioPublic

Looking for More Top Podcasts?

Let us know what topics you’d like podcast recommendations for or if you’d like this to be a continuing series around other topics. If you want to learn more or stay updated on the podcasts in this post we also made a Twitter list with all of the ones mentioned that you can check out here.

In the meantime, make sure to sign up for Temboo’s Kosmos IoT System if you’re interested in an end-to-end solution for connecting the physical to the digital.

Are you a podcaster looking to interview an expert on any of the above topics? Send an email to press@temboo.com and we’ll be in touch!