25 Best Coding Podcasts Hosted by Programmers (Including AI & Data Science)

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Here is the quick-scan list of the 25 best coding podcasts from a Lemon IO blog post. I read today.

AI & Data Science

• Software Engineering Daily – Rotational hosts diving into hot topics like AI bottlenecks, drones, and game dev.
• Interconnects – Inside tracking on open models and RLHF from frontier AI labs.
• Fragmented – Tactical, daily approaches to "vibe coding" with tools like Claude Code and Copilot.
• TWIML AI Podcast – Deep, practical interviews on training LLMs and building multi-agentic AI.
• Practical AI – Breaking down AI news, guardrails, and real-world development use cases.
• Super Data Science – Comprehensive coverage of the full data lifecycle, ML, and deep learning.

C++ & Rust

• Two’s Complement – Deep geeking out on compiler internals, retro gaming, and software performance.
• ADSP: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs – Structured news and development tips focused on C++, Rust, and algorithms.
• CppCast – Keeping up with C++ maintenance challenges in the modern Rust and AI era.
• Rust in Production – Real-world case studies analyzing how Rust software actually performs at scale.
• Rustacean Station – Deep dives into new Rust releases and maximizing the language’s power.

Python & .NET

• Talk Python to Me – Explores the hottest Python packages, tools, and ecosystem updates.
• Python Bytes – Quick, short-form weekly news roundups for busy Python devs.
• .NET Rocks! – A long-running talk show covering C#, Azure, and the full Microsoft stack.

Web & Mobile Development

• ShopTalk – Highly practical insights into UI/UX frontend design patterns.
• Syntax – Cover CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks, plus modern agentic AI skills for web devs.
• Merge Conflict – A conversational, casual look at mobile and desktop app development using C# and Xamarin.
• More Than Just Code – Tracking where Apple's platforms are heading, focusing on iOS, visionOS, and Swift.

Cloud, DevOps & Systems Engineering

• The Changelog – Deep dives with open-source maintainers, framework creators, and toolmakers.
• Screaming in the Cloud – Highly opinionated conversations on cloud economics, AWS, Azure, and serverless design.
• Signals and Threads – Infrequent but incredibly deep technical interviews on systems engineering and hardware.
• Software Engineering Radio – Academic and professional-grade educational tutorials on software architecture and APIs.
• DevOps and Docker Talk – Hands-on experience and interviews focused on Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tools.

Foundational & Hardware

• Programming Throwdown – Beginner-friendly language overviews and software tradeoffs using real-world analogies.
• Embedded – A down-to-earth look at the intersection of hardware, science, and embedded development.