Hard Fork - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Kevin and Casey are both thoughtful and insightful journalists on their own — each a leader on the tech beat. Their collaboration for Hard Fork is excellent, making tech news accessible to anyone from tech insiders to people with only a passing curiosity. They book incredible guests, engage in genuine conversation, and ask insightful questions, while maintaining a great energy between them. Sometimes the humor is over the top, especially Casey, but I wouldn’t dial it back at all. With the polish of the NY Times podcast team, it’s one of my can’t-miss weekly podcasts.

I loved this show when it launched, and I still enjoy Kevin and Casey’s banter and chemistry, but I feel the coverage is increasingly too credulous — tech execs come on and hawk their products without really answering hard questions, and hosts are often dismissive of legitimate concerns like AI’s impact on the climate. Also, not for nothing, but NFTs as a top 100 invention of all time? C’mon now!