Podcasts and Blogs I Recommend.

Aside from the Books I Recommend, I noticed that every two weeks or so someone asks me about good blogs or podcasts to follow. For the longest time I had mixed feelings about it. Books are static. The opinion (and sanity) of bloggers and podcasters might change. I also don’t catch every podcast or blog post. So far, I found the list below helpful.

Science & Consilience

  • Podcast: Sean Carroll’s Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas, “Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1406534739/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas
  • Podcast: The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens, “The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores money, energy, economy, and the environment with world experts and leaders to understand how everything fits together, and where we go from here.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1604218333/the-great-simplification-with-nate-hagens
  • Podcast: The Lex Fridman Podcast, “Conversations about AI, science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1434243584/lex-fridman-podcast
  • Podcast: Your Undivided Attention, “Join us every other Thursday to understand how new technologies are shaping the way we live, work, and think. Your Undivided Attention is produced by Senior Producer Julia Scott and Researcher/Producer is Joshua Lash. Sasha Fegan is our Executive Producer. We are a member of the TED Audio Collective.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1460030305/your-undivided-attention

Venture Capital

  • Podcast: Origins – by Notation, “Origins – A podcast about Limited Partners, created by Notation Capital”: https://notation.vc/#podcast
  • Blog: A VC, “I write something here every weekday and sometimes on the weekends too. I’ve been doing that since September 2003.”: https://avc.com/
  • Blog: Hunter Walker, “Partner @Homebrew. Seed stage venture fund serving founders who enable individuals and small biz to think big”, https://hunterwalk.com/

Startups and Finance

  • Blog: Kellblog, “Kellblog covers topics related to starting, leading, and scaling enterprise software startups, including strategy, marketing, management, SaaS metrics, and venture capital financing.”: https://kellblog.com/
  • Blog: Nir and Far, “plan better, work better, live better”: https://www.nirandfar.com/
  • Podcast: The Solana Podcast, “a discussion between industry leaders in both blockchain and technology, [Solana’s] team, and community developers“: https://podcast.solana.com/

Security, Law, Policy

  • Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast, “issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law”: https://www.lawfareblog.com/topic/lawfare-podcast
  • Podcast: Pod Save America, “Four former aides to President Obama—Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor—are joined by journalists, politicians, activists, and more for a no-bt conversation about politics”: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/
  • Podcast: Strict Scrutiny, “Strict Scrutiny is a podcast about the United States Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it”: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/strict-scrutiny/
  • Show: The Daily Wire Plus, “DailyWire+ is the streaming home of The Daily Wire, Jordan Peterson, Movies, PragerU, and DW Kids. [..] The Daily Wire does not claim to be without bias. We’re opinionated, we’re noisy, and we’re having a good time.” https://www.dailywire.com/watch/jordan-peterson (don’t just tune out yet. It’s good to listen to different opinions. This platform might get hijacked at some point, but for now, I find the alternative story-telling interesting and useful.)

Defense

  • Podcast: War On The Rocks, “Discussions over drinks with security, defense, and foreign policy insiders and experts. The original War on the Rocks podcast series.” https://overcast.fm/itunes682478916/war-on-the-rocks
  • Podcast: Cogs of War, “A new show and vertical focused on defense tech and the defense industrial base, created and produced by WAR ON THE ROCKS and supported by Booz Allen Hamilton.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1818133762/cogs-of-war
  • Podcast: The Defense Tech Underground, “At Defense Tech Underground, our mission is to serve American national security by championing the transformative impact of technology on the common defense. Hosted by Stanford students and alumni with military or national security backgrounds, our podcast is the platform where key leaders in defense technology and national security—including founders, venture capitalists, government leaders, military leaders, and active service members—share their insights and experiences.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1754663879/the-defense-tech-underground
  • Podcast: Defense One Radio, “A show about the technology, strategy, media and business trends defining the future of national security.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1256043663/defense-one-radio
  • Podcast: Mission Critical: Defense Recruiting, “Get ready to breach the boundaries of traditional recruitment with “Mission Critical: Defense Recruiting”! Hosted by Katherine Jerald of Elray Search, this edgy podcast is your go-to source for decoding the secrets behind building killer teams in the defense industry.” https://overcast.fm/itunes1719846342/mission-critical-defense-recruiting

Management and Leadership