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SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection

A curated collection of podcasts that sometimes venture into science or philosophy, among many other topics. Also see the Science Podcast Collection and the Philosophy Podcast Collection.

Updated: 2026-May-23 17:12 UTC. Podcasts listed: 38. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.

Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):

These podcasts are largely built around long-form conversations and roundtable discussions that connect big-picture ideas to current controversies and personal experience. A major throughline is science and technology, especially the foundations and limits of knowledge: episodes delve into mathematical logic and undecidability, cosmology and topology, black holes and holography, and the practical infrastructure that underpins modern computing (from chips and large language model training to video codecs and open-source software). Across this material runs a persistent question about what can be proven, measured, or trusted—whether in formal systems, scientific institutions, or expert culture more broadly.

Artificial intelligence appears from multiple angles: capability forecasts, labor displacement, alignment and “rogue” deployment risks, regulation, predictive algorithms that shape life outcomes, and the implications of AI for art and music. Several discussions also address misinformation, conspiracism, and the social dynamics that form around contested beliefs, including UFO culture and debates over declassification and evidence.

Another cluster focuses on politics and history, with attention to British electoral volatility, labor history, European and Middle Eastern geopolitics, and the ways ideology, nationalism, and corruption take hold in institutions and cities. Cultural and psychological themes recur as well: attention and distraction in the digital economy, awe and wonder, ritual, the meaning of work, grief and mourning, parenting, happiness, and moral development. Literature, film, food, and fairy tales are treated as lenses for identity, ethics, and social change. Overall, these podcasts emphasize interdisciplinary inquiry, often moving between empirical research, philosophical argument, and narrative storytelling to examine how people make sense of a rapidly changing world.

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Wonder Cabinet Image Arts & Ideas Image Ideas Image Dwarkesh Podcast Image The Gray Area with Sean Illing Image Robert Wright's Nonzero Image Intelligence Squared Image Know Time Image Making Sense with Sam Harris Image 80,000 Hours Podcast Image Past Present Future Image The Michael Shermer Show Image Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal Image Conversations with Coleman Image Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Image Converging Dialogues Image Good Is In The Details Image Big Brains Image Lives Well Lived Image Within Reason Image Conversations with Tyler Image Context with Brad Harris Image Lex Fridman Podcast Image Point of Inquiry Image The Human Podcast Image Moral Maze Image Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds Image MULTIVERSES Image

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ANOMALY Image The Neuromantics Image

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Paradigm Image

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Futuremakers Image Four Thought Image

Last updated in 2021:

Rationally Speaking Podcast Image MeaningofLife.tv Image Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS Image

Last updated in 2020:

The Big Idea Image Think Again - a Big Think Podcast Image