The best business podcasts in 2026, ranked.
Business podcasts on founders, operators, and the companies they build. Each one is ranked by how often its episodes fed our newsletters over the last 12 weeks.
Best Business Podcasts, 2026
- 1
20VC with Harry Stebbings
Hosted by Harry Stebbings
16 of 21 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 4.8 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller disputes the popular claim that modern AI data centers drain local reservoirs, pointing to closed-loop liquid cooling designs. Read the write-up
- 2
My First Million
Hosted by Sam Parr and Shaan Puri
13 of 17 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 3.9 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Ancient eastern philosophies described simulation theory thousands of years before computers existed, using the technological metaphors available in their eras. Read the write-up
- 3
Founders Podcast
Hosted by David Senra
4 of 5 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 5.8 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Josh Kushner visited music producer Rick Rubin during a winning streak with Thrive Capital to ask one question: "What do I do if I lose the magic?" Read the write-up
- 4
Lenny's Podcast
Hosted by Lenny Rachitsky
12 of 22 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 4.8 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Feature lists mislead teams because consumers hire products to solve hyper-specific emotional and physical problems. Read the write-up
- 5
Cheeky Pint
Hosted by John Collison
2 of 2 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 5.5 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Shopee resolves over 80% of customer support inquiries entirely through automated AI chat systems, hitting customer satisfaction scores higher than human agents. Read the write-up
- 6
Complex Systems
Hosted by Patrick McKenzie
2 of 2 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 5.5 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: In January 2026, political proposals surfaced in the United States targeting a temporary one-year cap on consumer credit card APRs at 10%. Read the write-up
- 7
TBPN
Hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays
20 of 42 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 4.6 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: MongoDB expanded its growth trajectory by shifting to Atlas, its managed cloud service that bills customers directly for consumption rather than selling static licenses. Read the write-up
- 8
All-In Podcast
Hosted by Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg
12 of 23 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 4.5 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Institutional LPs reject celebrity-led funds because backing famous talent creates direct career risk for the investment officer if the fund fails. Read the write-up
- 9
How I Built This
Hosted by Guy Raz
3 of 5 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 4.6 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Alan Newman founded Magic Hat Brewing in Vermont after leaving Seventh Generation, carrying forward hard lessons about premature expansion. Read the write-up
- 10
Odd Lots
Hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway
4 of 9 episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4 · 4.7 write-ups per episode
Recent takeaway: Bill McBride points out that accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in California are clogging neighborhood streets by adding density without adding off-street parking spots. Read the write-up
How we rank
We write up every episode of the shows we cover. Over the 12 weeks to Oct 4, that came to 298 episodes from 30 shows, and we published 24 newsletters (The Throughline and The Carry). A show ranks higher when more of its episodes had ideas that made one of those newsletters.
The score is the share of a show's episodes that made a newsletter, adjusted so a show with only a few episodes needs a higher share to rank high (3 of 3 counts for less than 10 of 10). A show needs at least two episodes in the window to be ranked. The order updates every time the site rebuilds, and the window moves forward each Sunday. Nobody pays to be on this list, and it only includes shows we cover.
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What are the best business podcasts in 2026?
By our data, the top of the list is 20VC with Harry Stebbings, My First Million and Founders Podcast. The ranking counts how often each show's episodes made our newsletters in the 12 weeks to Oct 4.
How is this list ranked?
By the share of each show's episodes whose ideas made The Throughline or The Carry, adjusted so a show with only a few episodes needs a higher share to rank high.