iOS-Development Podcasts

The following is a list of podcasts of interest to iOS developers and other habitués of the Apple ecosystem.

Podcast frequencies are approximate. Average length is of the past three episodes.

Corrections and suggestions, via pull request or email to vermontcoder AT gmail DOT com, are welcome.

Inactive podcasts are periodically culled but are happily re-added when appropriate.

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Description: A Perl/JavaScript developer, a Swift/SharePoint developer, and a PHP developer discuss news from the Apple ecosystem and other topics.
• Website: http://atp.fm/
• Feed: http://atp.fm/episodes?format=Feed
• Twitter: @atpfm
• Frequency: weekly
• Average Length: 1:39:15

AppForce1

• Description: "[D]iscussing the latest updates, tools[,] and events relevant to iOS app developers." Includes interviews with "peers, teachers, [and] bloggers".
• Website: https://appforce1.net
• Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1414396.rss
• Twitter: @AppForce1
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 37:42

Build Failed Podcast

• Description: This Portuguese podcast is "about iOS, Swift and Computer Engineering. Every week, [the hosts discuss] quotidian topics [from their] work as developers and give tips on how to develop [one's] iOS career."
• Website: https://soundcloud.com/build-failed-podcast
• Feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:765654994/sounds.rss
• Twitter: @BuildFailedCast
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 34:44

CacaoCast

• Description: Two Quebecois software developers discuss their work and news from the Apple ecosystem.
• Website: http://cacaocast.com/
• Feed: http://cacaocast.com/Feed
• Twitter: @cacaocast
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 1:02:43

Code Completion

• Description: The hosts "are a group of iOS developers and educators hoping to share what [they] love most about development, Apple technology, and the life of a developer in today's marketplace. ... [They] discuss topics important to the Apple development community, as well as sometimes diving deep into technical topics and providing advice on how to complete ... code projects."
• Website: https://codecompletion.fireside.fm
• Feed: https://feeds.fireside.fm/codecompletion/rss
• Twitter: @CodeCompletion
• Frequency: about three times a month
• Average Length: 52:13

Compile Swift

• Description: This podcast "discusses everything from Swift news and tools to the news and anything else that covers the programming language."
• Website: https://www.compileswift.com
• Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/bd86b38/podcast/rss
• Twitter: @CompileSwift
• Frequency: intermittent but frequent
• Average Length: 17:55

CoRecursive: Coding Stories

• Description: "Each episode someone shares the fascinating story behind" how a piece of software, for example SQLite or Unix, were built.
• Website: https://corecursive.com
• Feed: https://corecursive.libsyn.com/feed
• Twitter: @corecursive
• Frequency: monthly
• Average Length: 44:58

Core Intuition

• Description: A social-network impresario and a macOS developer discuss business and, less frequently, more technical subjects.
• Website: http://www.coreint.org/
• Feed: http://www.coreint.org/podcast.xml
• Twitter: @coreint
• Frequency: nearly weekly
• Average Length: 1:03:47

Cup of Tech

• Description: This is "a casual conversation about tech, Apple, programming, and sometimes unrelated topics".
• Website: http://cupof.tech
• Feed: https://pinecast.com/feed/so-cast
• Twitter: @cupof_tech
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 1:52:43

Infinitum

• Description: An iOS developer and a 4D ninja discuss, in Serbian, Apple and related technologies.
• Website: http://www.infinitum.rs
• Feed: http://simplecast.com/podcasts/320/rss
• Twitter: @infinitumcast
• Frequency: two or three times a month
• Average Length: 2:20:20

Kopec Explains Software

• Description: Rebecca and David Kopec explore a variety of computing and software-development topics, including game-console emulators, operating systems, and text representation.
• Website: http://kopec.live
• Feed: https://pinecast.com/feed/kopec-explains-software
• Twitter: @kopecexplains
• Frequency: biweekly
• Average Length: 28:02

More Than Just Code

• Description: This "is the perfect source for iOS and Swift developers looking to stay up-to-date on the latest news and trends in the field".
• Website: https://mtjc.fireside.fm
• Feed: https://feeds.fireside.fm/mtjc/rss
• Twitter: @mtjc_podcast
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 1:42:03

Programming Throwdown

• Description: Two developers discuss one software-development topic per episode, sometimes with guests. The hosts also recommend books and technologies of general software-developer interest.
• Website: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com
• Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ProgrammingThrowdown
• Twitter: @NeuralNets4Life
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 1:09:12

Race Condition

• Description: An extremely handsome and intelligent iOS developer shares learnings from his work on side-project iOS apps while making the the listener laugh.
• Website: https://racecondition.software
• Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2077882.rss
• Twitter: @vermont42
• Frequency: TBD but more frequent in late 2023
• Average Length: 9:42

Software Engineering Radio

• Description: Various software-developer hosts talk to various software-developer guests about a variety of software-development topics. To quote the About page, "Episodes are either tutorials on specific topics or interviews with well-known experts from the software engineering world."
• Website: http://www.se-radio.net
• Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/se-radio
• Twitter: @seradio
• Frequency: biweekly to quadraweekly
• Average Length: 52:22

Stacktrace

• Description: A weekly podcast by Guilherme Rambo and John Sundell about Apple news & rumors from a developer's perspective.
• Website: https://stacktracepodcast.fm
• Feed: https://stacktracepodcast.fm/feed.rss
• Twitter: @stacktracepod
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 1:14:07

Swift Package Indexing

• Description: "Join Dave and Sven, the creators of the Swift Package Index open-source project, as they talk about progress on the project and discuss a new set of community package recommendations every episode."
• Website: https://swiftpackageindexing.transistor.fm
• Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/swift-package-indexing
• Twitter: @swiftpackages
• Frequency: biweekly
• Average Length: 41:55

The Talk Show with John Gruber

• Description: A former Perl developer discusses with a guest news from the Apple ecosystem, often addressing topics of interest to developers. Interviews with Apple executives are particularly enlightening.
• Website: http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/
• Feed: http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/Feed
• Twitter: @thetalkshow
• Frequency: intermittent but typically three times a month
• Average Length: 1:56:40

Under the Radar

• Description: Two indie iOS developers discuss the business, nuts, and bolts of indie iOS-app development.
• Website: https://www.relay.fm/radar/
• Feed: https://www.relay.fm/radar/feed
• Twitter: @_DavidSmith
• Frequency: biweekly
• Average Length: 29:24

Waiting for Review

• Description: An iOS-development coach and the developer of Telemetry Deck catch up fortnightly.
• Website: https://waitingforreview.com
• Feed: https://waitingforreview.com/feed/podcast/
• Twitter: @wfrpodcast
• Frequency: fortnightly
• Average Length: 35:55

Dearly Departed Podcasts

• All Things Git
• App Dev Diary
• Bitsplitting
• Build and Analyze
• Build Phase
• Buffer Overflow
• CastKit
• Contravariance
• CocoaConf
• CocoaRadio
• Concepts in Code
• Consult
• Debug
• Developing Perspective
• Edge Cases
• Einfach iOS
• Fatal Error
• Fireside Swift
• Friday Q&A
• iDeveloper Podcast
• iOS Building Blocks
• iOS Lead Essentials Podcast
• The iPhreaks Show
• Hallo Swift
• Hello Code
• History of Rome
• Hypercritical
• Identical Cousins
• Import Foundation
• Inside iOS Dev
• Iterate Microcast
• iOhYes
• iOSBytes
• iOS Dev Break
• iOS Dev Diary
• Janie Rants
• Launched
• The Learn Swift Podcast
• Lyft Mobile Podcast
• Mobile & Beer
• Mobile Couch
• Mobile DevOps Is a Thing
• Notification Center
• NSBrief
• Not Another Swift Podcast
• The Omni Show
• Playgrounds
• El Podcast de Aprende iOS
• raywenderlich.com Podcast
• The Record
• Release Notes
• The Run Loop
• Runtime
• Software World with Candost
• Springboard
• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers
• Supertop Podcast
• Swift by Sundell
• Swift Code Review Podcast
• Swift Community Podcast
• Swift Life
• Swift over Coffee
• Swift Playhouse
• Swift Teacher
• Swift Unwrapped
• SwiftCairo
• SwiftCoders
• SwiftCraft Podcast
• Swiftly Speaking
• Topical
• Verbose Podcast
• Worst Case Scenario
• Xcoders

Credits

Thanks to all the podcasters for creating this content.

Thanks to iOS Dev Weekly, Indie iOS Focus Weekly, Import Foundation, Launch Therapy, Michael Tsai, Sean Allen, and iDeveloper Podcast for helping to publicize this list.

Thanks also to the list contributors.