There’s no denying that podcasts have taken off in recent years. As of December 2021, there were more than 500K active podcasts on Apple Podcasts. 68 million Americans listen to podcasts weekly, and in France as of September 2021, around 3 million people listened to podcasts monthly. So, whether you’re looking to learn something new or just be entertained, there are plenty to choose from. Especially when it comes to tech-focused podcasts.
Whilst Luxembourg is emerging as an interesting tech hub in Europe, there are still only a few home-grown podcasts on this topic. This leaves plenty of opportunities for local tech enthusiasts to fill the gap. In the meantime, here are 10 – local and international – to get you started.
Accidental Tech Podcast
This is one of the most popular tech podcasts, regularly featuring in many top ten lists. Originally starting out as a podcast about cars, it quickly turned to all things tech, covering topics from electric cars, drones and Apple, to more hardcore programming. Hosted by three developers, the podcast addresses technical topics in a humorous way, often with some inside jokes. So, it’s probably a podcast for the more geeky tech-lovers out there.
Listent to the Accidental Tech Podcast podcast series
HITEC Luxembourg
This is a brand new podcast with only one episode available to date, but with the promise of a journey through the world of technology and innovation, it might be worth keeping an eye on it. HITEC Luxembourg offers technology solutions covering different business areas, from satellite ground segment to equipment for testing and measuring of physical properties, to traffic management and mission critical. This first episode looks at carbon black with their Chief Business Developer, Andrea Mirandola.
Listen to the HITECH Luxembourg podcast series
IT Visionaries
This Salesforce presented podcast provides exclusive interviews with leading and innovative CTO’s, CIO’s and CISO’s twice a week. So there’s definitely a steady stream of podcasts to keep you going. Every episode offers stories, trends and actionable insight from the front-lines of technological information. They’ve interviewed tech leaders from across sectors of the industry, including the CEO of Tableau, Head of Customer Success at Amazon and the CIO of Prudential Finance.
Listen to the IT Visionaries podcast series
LuxUnplugged
I’m slightly cheating here, as this is technically a business podcast. But it’s almost impossible to cover the world of business and not consider the impact of technology. As a result, there are a lot of interesting episodes that overlap the two areas, including the future of digital transformation, recruiting talent in the digital age, and a new series focusing on the space industry within the country. This podcast “is here to shed light on Luxembourg’s global influence from the perspective of two Luxembourgers living in London.” They interview a wide range of business leaders in Luxembourg, including our very own Charles-Louis Machuron.
Listen to the LuxUnplugged podcast series
Pivot
This twice weekly podcast from New York magazine, hosted by tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway, offers insight into some of the biggest stories affecting tech, business and politics. They combine sharp commentary and bold predictions with light hearted banter to create an engaging listen. They cover anything from the impact of conspiracy theories to the growth of players within the advertising space.
Listen to the Pivot podcast series
PwC Luxembourg TechTalk
This bi-monthly podcast, hosted by Luis Salerno, Digital Communications Manager and Carla Santos, Digital Communications Officer at PwC Luxembourg, covers all range of tech-related topics, from blockchain to ethical hacking to how technology has changed Christmas. In each episode, they talk to experts across these different fields, to get a deeper understanding of the topics. The conversation is aimed at all levels of knowledge, so whether you’re the savviest techy or a total tech-dummy (or somewhere in between) you should get something from it.
Listen to the PwC Luxembourg Tech Talk podcast series
Reply All
This American podcast is a veteran of tech podcasts, having been around for almost eight years. The hosts and a range of journalists cover everyday topics in an engaging way, from dodgy call-centre scams, to stories about people getting their social media accounts hacked. A regular feature “Yes, Yes, No”, aims to teach their GenX/Boomer boss about internet trends and slang with often hilarious results. According to The Guardian, Reply All is “A podcast about the internet that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it.”
Listen to the Reply All podcast series
Tech Unfiltered
This four-part podcast series produced by Devoteam Luxembourg offers unfiltered perspectives on technology through interviews with technical experts from their local office. Devoteam is a consulting firm focused on digital strategy, platform technologies, cybersecurity and business transformation. And this is shown through the topics they focus on in this short series: AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Service Now and UX/UI.
Listen to the Tech Unfiltered podcast series
TED Tech
Like their events and inspirational presentations, TED Tech shares unique stories that explore the way tech shapes how we think about society, science, design, business, and more. From the potential dangers of surveillance tech and the next step in virtual assistants, to why we have emotional connections with robots. Topic experts from around the world share their knowledge in roughly ten-minute bites every Friday, making it the perfect listen for a short commute or your morning coffee break.
Listen to the TED Tech podcast series
The Technically Human Podcast
Taking a slightly different approach to the tech industry than other podcasts, this one focuses on the ethics of technology. Specifically, how to be human in the age of tech. It’s easy to see the financial opportunities that technology and innovation can bring, but it’s important not to forget who it should ultimately serve, and the values it should seek to follow. Each weekly episode features interviews with industry leaders, thinkers, writers, and technologists, and asks how they understand the relationship between humans and the technologies we create.
Listen to the The Technically Human Podcast podcast series
And, as a bonus…
Silicon Luxembourg
Last but not least, we couldn’t create a list of Luxembourg tech podcasts without including our own offering. Silicon Luxembourg has worked with a number of local tech leaders to bring you a wide offering of different perspectives on the evolving technology and innovation scene. From conversations about cybersecurity with international consultancy PwC Luxembourg, to discussing the future with telecoms giant Orange. You can check out the full range of podcasts on our website.
