Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers
By: Alex Mitchell
Tags: Tech, Podcast, Product Management, Technology, Startup

Top 10 Tech Podcasts for Product Managers

Honorable Mention: The Modern Product Manager

Note: This podcast is produced by the writer of this blog post (Alex Mitchell)

The Modern Product Manager is your deep dive into important and relevant Product topics and questions:

How can you thrive as a Remote Product Manager? What design skills do Product Managers need today?

My recommendation: “The 5 P’s of Product Management”

iTunes Link: The Modern Product Manager

Spotify Link: The Modern Product Manager

How can a podcast (largely) about behavioral economics be relevant for Product Managers? How can it not?

Listen to Freakonomics to learn more about the world around you and the way people behave in it. The lessons you learn will help you build, target, and market your product (whether consumer or business facing) more effectively.

My recommendation: 4/12/17 “What would our economy look like? (Earth 2.0 Series). Freakonomics ran a multi-part series in mid 2017 that explored what major parts of our world and society would look like if we started over from scratch.

iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?mt=2

P.S. If you haven’t read the Freakonomics books, check those out too!

This weekly roundup of everything in tech is worth the (weekly) wait. Everything from Bitcoin to DeepMind to the Top 10 YouTube earners is fair game for TWiT.

My recommendation: Episode 644 “This Is Fine” In a week where Bitcoin touches $20,000 before pulling back to $15,000, everything else feels pretty normal. Get your weekly dose of tech delivered to your ears from TWiT.

iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-tech-mp3/id73329404?mt=2

Y Combinator (YC), is passionate about finding, investing in, and developing great ideas. They are equally passionate about sharing what they’ve learned with whoever will listen. Subscribe to their podcast to learn an incredible amount about their portfolio companies and graduates.

My Recommendation: #53 “Be Wary of Solving a Small, Rare Problem” with Des Traynor of Intercom. Wait, you’re recommending listening to Des on YC’s podcast instead of on the Inside Intercom podcast? Yes. This episode offers great insight into learning how to say no and how to develop a true product strategy.

iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/y-combinator/id1236907421?mt=2

Nathan Latka is a podcasting and marketing machine. On his podcast you’ll find an incredible number of interviews with small and mid-sized companies.

The unique thing about Nathan’s podcast is that he gets his guests to share a surprising amount about their business and their key metrics. From margins to revenues to subscribers, Nathan reveals what makes these companies so successful and their growth so rapid. If you’ve ever wanted to improve your understanding of SaaS metrics, Nathan is your guy.

My Recommendation: #868 “The Argument for Spending 100% LTV on CAC”. Listen to Nathan and guest Jan Lukacs (Paymo CEO) talk through acquisition costs and their relationship to Lifetime Value (LTV).

iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-top-entrepreneurs-in-money-marketing-business-and-life/id1023761733?mt=2

P.S. Check out Nathan’s recently released book: How to Be a Capitalist Without Any Capital

In 2017, TED split up their incredibly popular podcast into 10 category-specific podcasts. In the TedTalks Technology podcast, you can find lightening talks on some of the hottest topics in the industry.

My Recommendation: 12/11/17 “Free yourself from your filter bubbles.” A very topical conversation with Joan Blades and John Gable on how our highly curated real-world and social networks can lead to the creation of filter bubbles where we believe everyone thinks the same way as us.

iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tedtalks-technology/id470624027?mt=2

Intercom continued it’s impressive growth trajectory in 2017. See how they continued to keep the rocketship on course over the past year with their insider podcast.

My (NEW!) Recommendation: 12/6/17; Conversation with Fergal Reid, Machine Learning Strategist. Talk about a job title that didn’t exist a few years ago! See what you can expect from ML in the next couple of years and how you can integrate the tech. into your company.

iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-intercom-podcast/id996103731