Blog post: Podcasts I enjoy listening to... (part 2)
Tags: podcast, list, recommendation
Published: 2019-06-18 06:20:57

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title: Blog post: Podcasts I enjoy listening to... (part 2) 
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This post picks up from [my earlier post](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9) on podcasts.

And now on to the second part of the shows. This is in alphabetical order so order is not significant.

## 2600 Off the Hook

I am starting out with a somewhat _controversial_ podcast, please do not let this put you off, just keep reading.

**2600 Off the hook** is a radio show, which is relayed to the podcast format. The format is freeform discussion on society, technology, security and hacking. The podcast is quite political, I have listened to it for a long time and I still find it entertaining and educational. I am currently taking a break, to focus on some more development centric podcasts, which you will see reflected in the list below. Anyway **2600** is worth a listen if you are into the mash-up of topics mentioned.

The host is the famous [Emmanuel Goldstein](https://twitter.com/emmangoldstein) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Corley)).

Since it is a radio show, you can contact the show hosts when it is live via phone or IRC, which is a fun idea, but you are then bound to the radioshow schedule and timezone.

Website: https://www.2600.com/node/17585

## Command Line Heroes

This is a sort of a historic account for the open source movement. The story format is most entertaining, one could argue a bit on the high level, but I have had plenty of deja vu moments. I think another season is in the making.

The host: [Saron Yitbarek](https://twitter.com/saronyitbarek), is quite prolific and she has been a guest on many of the other podcasts I mention.

If you are interesting in this kind of podcast, do checkout **Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of it** ([part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9) or **Darknet Diaries** ([part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9)).

Website: https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes

## The Command Line Podcast

This was one of the first podcast I became a regular listener together with **2600**. I do not think the podcast is updated anymore, but I can recommend quite a few of the older episodes.

The host [Thomas Gideon](https://twitter.com/cmdln) touches on topics of career, politics, technology and open source. Sometime with guests, sometimes just with reflections or stories.

A very pleasant and personal podcast, with good advice and interesting reflections.

Website: https://thecommandline.net/

If you are interesting in this kind of podcast, do checkout **IRL** ([part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9)), **Developer on Fire** ([part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9)) or **Test & Code** (also [part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9)).

## Complete Developer Podcast

This is yet another conversational podcast like **Coding Blocks**, it have not consumed so many episodes as of yet, but the few I have listened have been enjoyable. It is on the topics of technology and development.

If you are into this type of podcast, you should checkout **Coding Blocks** ([part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9)), some of the **Changelog** podcasts ([part 1](https://dev.to/jonasbn/blogpost-podcasts-i-enjoy-listening-to-part-1-5fb9)). I am looking forward to listening to more episodes from the hosts: [Will Gant](https://twitter.com/gantsoftsys) and [BJ Burns](https://twitter.com/bowtiebeej).

Website: https://completedeveloperpodcast.com/

## The freeCodeCamp Podcast

Another host-guest interview podcast, out of [freeCodeCamp](https://twitter.com/freecodecamp). Incredibly interesting stories, but the episodes are running a bit long too my taste, which mean I consume it a bit like radio, since I sometime cannot keep focus for so long... but I am entertained and the guests are interesting and stories are honest and insightful.

The host is [Abigail Rennemeyer (Abbey)](https://twitter.com/abbeyrenn)

Website: https://freecodecamp.libsyn.com/

## GraphQL Radio

Very technology centered podcast focused on a single technology. I subscribed to get my head around GraphQL. The podcast provides a lot of good information, but I am consuming the episodes quite slowly, since they are heavy on the technology side. If you want to get some perspective on GraphQL, check it out.

I have not been able to locate a website, but _googling_ or _duck-duck-go'ing_ it, will provide you with subscription links or similar.

## Hanselminutes

Yet another host-guest interview podcast. The host [Scott Hanselman](https://twitter.com/shanselman) is amazing. I really enjoyed **This Developer's Life**, **Hanselminutes** is a bit more traditional. The episodes are short and concise, awesome guests and stories and worth a listen.

Website: https://hanselminutes.com/

## Herding Code

Panel discussion podcast with: [K. Scott Allen](https://twitter.com/OdeToCode), [Kevin Dente](https://twitter.com/kevindente), [Scott Koon](https://twitter.com/LazycoderLinks) and [Jon Galloway](https://twitter.com/jongalloway)

Good discussions, the podcast seems to be _stagnating_, but if an episode pops-up in my list, I surely give it a listen...

Website: https://herdingcode.com/

## Software Architecture Radio

The host [Matt Stine](https://twitter.com/mstine) interviews a variety of guests on the topic of architecture (software). Do checkout the backlog. plenty of good material and interviews in there...

Website: https://soundcloud.com/swarchradio

## Software Engineering Radio

This podcast is also also a technically focused podcast. The podcast is based on interviews with guest doing interesting things with technology, which is applicable in the more enterprise and work related sphere..

Website: https://www.se-radio.net/

## This Developer’s Life

This podcast was quite the _eye-opener_, it was the first podcast where I discovered [Scott Hanselman](https://twitter.com/shanselman). The podcast is reflecting on life and career for someone _like me_. The podcast is not updated anymore, but lucklily many podcasts are touching on the same topics now, but most certainly some very good episodes in the backlog. 

The hosts are [Rob Conery](https://twitter.com/robconery) and [Scott Hanselman](https://twitter.com/shanselman)

Website: http://thisdeveloperslife.com/

## The Vanilla JS Podcast

Finally the vanilla podcast. I found this podcast via it's host: [Chris Ferdinandi](https://twitter.com/ChrisFerdinandi) posting elsewhere or something - I cannot really remember. The episodes are short and concise, if you are into frontend development and Javascript, do give it a listen.

[Chris Ferdinandi](https://twitter.com/ChrisFerdinandi) was the guest on a an episode of "JS Party", one of **Changelog** podcasts, [an episode I can recommend](https://twitter.com/jonasbn/status/1140581295006912512) giving a listen.

Website: https://vanillajspodcast.com/

That was if for now, a few podcasts left out like the O'Reilly podcasts, which are not all no longer updated, but some great episodes in there and then all the podcasts I forgot... If you have any recommendations for podcasts you think I should give a listen, please comment below. I do not care if they are your own or just from your list of favorites.

Happy listening...