December 03, 2025
| by Michael McDowellLooking for your next listen? We asked Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty members, including guests from our podcast If/Then, to share some of their favorite shows.
“I recommend the Dwarkesh Podcast for anyone interested in thoughtful, in-depth conversations at the frontier of technology, economics, and science. Dwarkesh asks great and insightful questions; it feels like sitting across from world-class pioneers and getting a peek inside their minds.”
— Yuyan Wang, assistant professor of marketing
“As I think about how to teach and do research on AI and the labor market, I enjoy Hard Fork, a podcast about technology and, especially, AI. The hosts provide a lot of relevant information and do great interviews, without getting overly technical and while keeping it very entertaining.”
— Paul Oyer, the Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor and Professor of Economics, featured in a forthcoming episode of If/Then
“My favorite podcast is Justified Posteriors. It’s the brainchild of two of my favorite former post-docs who dive in deep on the hot topics at the intersection of technology and economics every two weeks. Seth Benzell has an infectious laugh and quirky perspective on almost everything. Andrey Fradkin is a true scholar who isn’t afraid to call things as he sees them.”
— Erik Brynjolfsson, professor, by courtesy, of economics and of operations, information & technology
“A Long Time in Finance is moderated by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins, who’ve produced thoughtful, engaging work for the Financial Times for decades. Jonathan, Neil and their guests offer sharp, historically grounded takes on current events, and I always come away having learned something new.”
— Anat R. Admati, the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics
“It is great to listen to two key political figures on either side of the British political spectrum engage in a respectful and lively discussion on contemporary international politics. Rory was also kind enough to be a guest speaker in my Managing Politically Conflictual Environments class.”
“[Empire] is a fantastic podcast that brings in leading historians to discuss the evolution of empires throughout history.”
— Saumitra Jha, associate professor of political economy
“I’d recommend Tax Chats, for small snippets of interesting tax news with on-point guests. Hosted by two tax scholars at UNC/Duke who merge the best of academic knowledge with plain English questions about tax. Another good one is Taxes for the Masses.”
— Rebecca Lester, associate professor of accounting
“When I drive, I sometimes listen to Jill Lepore’s The Last Archive. She always puts things in an interesting historical perspective.”
— Charles A. O’Reilly, the Frank E. Buck Professor of Management
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