---
title: "Best Product Management Podcasts to Follow"
description: "Twelve product management podcasts checked on Apple Podcasts, with host, focus, update frequency and listener rating, plus which show to start with by role."
canonical_url: "https://builderscamp.com/guides/resources/best-product-management-podcasts"
date_published: "2026-10-23"
date_modified: "2026-10-23"
author: "Andre Albuquerque"
publisher: "Builders Camp"
guide_class: "resources"
---

# Best product management podcasts

**TL;DR:** Lenny's Podcast is the strongest all-round pick for product managers: Apple Podcasts lists it as updated weekly with a 4.9 rating on 23 October 2026. Add Product Thinking or All Things Product for discovery, How I AI for hands-on AI workflows, and one business-history show such as Acquired for strategy context.

Lenny's Podcast describes itself as "Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product", and on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lennys-podcast-product-career-growth/id1627920305) it showed a 4.9 rating from 1.4K ratings, updated weekly, when this list was checked. That combination of a clear brief and a steady publishing rhythm is what separates a podcast worth subscribing to from one you sample once.

A rating is a weak signal on its own. It measures how much existing listeners like a show, not whether it fits your job, and a show with 2 ratings can be more useful to you than one with 30,000. Read the table for facts, then pick by the problem you have.

Last verified: 23 October 2026. Hosts, update frequency and ratings come from each show's Apple Podcasts page on that date; ratings change daily.

## How were these podcasts chosen?

Each show had to meet three tests. It publishes regularly today (Apple Podcasts lists a current weekly, semiweekly or biweekly schedule, or new episodes appear on the show's own site). Its subject is product work or the strategy decisions around it. And it is not run by a company that sells product management courses or certifications, so no episode is a sales pitch for a programme. Business-history shows made the list only where they help a PM understand how products win.

## Which product management podcasts compare at a glance?

| Podcast | Host(s) | Focus | Apple Podcasts schedule | Apple Podcasts rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny's Podcast | Lenny Rachitsky | Product, growth, careers | Weekly | 4.9 (1.4K) |
| How I AI | Claire Vo | Practical AI workflows | Weekly | 4.8 (254) |
| The Product Experience | Lily Smith, Randy Silver | Product practice | Weekly | 4.7 (35) |
| Product Thinking | Melissa Perri | Strategy, product ops, discovery | Weekly | 4.8 (151) |
| All Things Product | Teresa Torres, Petra Wille | Short topic episodes | Weekly | 5.0 (2) |
| Behind the Craft | Peter Yang | AI tools, product leadership | Weekly | 4.6 (11) |
| The Growth Podcast | Aakash Gupta | AI product management, growth | Semiweekly | 4.6 (36) |
| Supra Insider | Marc Baselga, Ben Erez | Hiring and careers | Weekly | 5.0 (9) |
| The Pragmatic Engineer | Gergely Orosz | How engineering teams work | Weekly | 4.9 (102) |
| Acquired | Ben Gilbert, David Rosenthal | Company histories | Biweekly | 4.7 (5.5K) |
| How I Built This | Guy Raz | Founder stories | Mondays and Thursdays (show description) | 4.7 (30K) |
| Masters of Scale | Reid Hoffman and co-hosts | Scaling companies | Semiweekly | 4.6 (4K) |

## Which podcasts cover the core product management job?

- **Lenny's Podcast**, Lenny Rachitsky. Long interviews with product and growth leaders, plus career episodes; the most broadly useful show here. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lennys-podcast-product-career-growth/id1627920305)
- **The Product Experience**, Mind the Product. Hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver, with new episodes weekly; Mind the Product also publishes Now Shipping, a weekly 20-minute AI briefing. [Mind the Product](https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-experience/)
- **Product Thinking**, Melissa Perri. Perri, author of Escaping the Build Trap, interviews product leaders and answers listener questions; the show's site says it runs to 270+ episodes with guests from companies like GitHub, LinkedIn, Shopify and 37signals. [Show site](https://www.productthinkingpodcast.com/)
- **All Things Product with Teresa and Petra**, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille. Each episode takes one topic, with no long interviews, according to the show description. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-product-with-teresa-and-petra/id1794203808)

Torres is also the author of Continuous Discovery Habits; our [summary of the book](https://builderscamp.com/guides/other/continuous-discovery-habits-summary) is a good companion if her episodes are your way into discovery.

## Which podcasts are best for AI product work?

- **How I AI**, Claire Vo. Apple Podcasts describes it as "for anyone wondering how to actually use these magical new tools to improve the quality and efficiency of their work". [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-ai/id1809663079)
- **Behind the Craft**, Peter Yang. Expert interviews and guides aimed at product leaders and creators. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-craft/id1736359687)
- **The Growth Podcast**, Aakash Gupta. Deep dives on AI and product management, with interviews of PM experts, published semiweekly. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growth-podcast/id1763555775)

## Which podcasts help with PM careers and working with engineers?

- **Supra Insider**, Marc Baselga and Ben Erez. Conversations about hiring, interviews and careers for product leaders. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supra-insider/id1737704130)
- **The Pragmatic Engineer**, Gergely Orosz. Software engineering at big tech and startups from the inside; useful for understanding the constraints your engineering partners work under. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pragmatic-engineer/id1769051199)

## Which business podcasts sharpen product strategy?

- **Acquired**, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. Long company histories built around the playbooks that shaped them. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261)
- **How I Built This with Guy Raz**. Guy Raz interviews well-known entrepreneurs about how they built their companies. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297)
- **Masters of Scale**. Founders and CEOs on how they grew their companies, with founding host Reid Hoffman among the hosts. [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-scale/id1227971746)

## Which podcast should a new product manager start with?

Start with The Product Experience or Product Thinking. Both stay close to the day-to-day job, and neither assumes you already run a team. Once the vocabulary feels familiar, move to Lenny's Podcast for depth. If you are still deciding whether product management is the right move, our guide to [the role of a product manager](https://builderscamp.com/guides/resources/best-resources-on-the-role-of-a-product-manager) gathers the reading that explains what the job actually involves.

## Which podcast suits a senior PM or product leader?

Product Thinking and Lenny's Podcast carry the most leadership material: org design, strategy and product operations. Add Acquired if you set direction, because its company histories show how timing and positioning decided outcomes. For deeper reading in the same direction, see our list of [product management books](https://builderscamp.com/guides/resources/best-product-management-books).

## What can't a podcast teach you?

Podcasts are passive. You hear how a guest ran discovery at a famous company, but you never practise it, and nobody checks your work. The honest limitation of this whole list is that listening builds vocabulary and taste faster than it builds skill. Pick one idea from each episode, try it in your next week of work, and drop any show that stops producing ideas you use. If you prefer reading, our [product management newsletters](https://builderscamp.com/guides/resources/best-product-management-newsletters) list covers several of the same hosts in written form.

## How does Builders Camp add live conversations to this?

Builders Camp's Membership includes monthly live masterclasses with guest practitioners, plus the full on-demand archive of 82 recorded sessions, so you can ask the guest a question instead of only listening. Past guests have come from companies including Spotify, Google, Revolut, N26, Lovable and Amazon. The Membership costs €199 a month or €749 one-time, and also includes all bootcamps and tracks.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the best podcast for product managers?

Lenny's Podcast is the default pick: it is updated weekly, interviews product and growth leaders, and showed a 4.9 rating from about 1.4K ratings on Apple Podcasts on 23 October 2026. If your work is mostly discovery, Product Thinking or All Things Product will be more directly useful week to week.

### Which product management podcast is best for beginners?

Start with The Product Experience from Mind the Product or Product Thinking with Melissa Perri. Both cover the core of the job (discovery, strategy, teams) through conversations with working product people, and Product Thinking also answers listener questions. Lenny's Podcast is excellent too, but many episodes assume you already work in product.

### Is there a good podcast about AI for product managers?

How I AI, hosted by Claire Vo, is built around guests showing how they actually use AI tools in their work. Behind the Craft by Peter Yang and The Growth Podcast by Aakash Gupta also cover AI product work regularly.

### Are business podcasts like Acquired worth a product manager's time?

Yes, as a second layer. Acquired, How I Built This and Masters of Scale tell the story of how companies were built, which sharpens your sense of strategy and timing. They will not teach you how to run a sprint or write a spec, so pair them with one PM-specific show.

### How many podcasts should a product manager follow?

Two is plenty: one broad PM show and one that matches your current problem (AI, discovery, growth or career moves). Following more usually means skimming episodes instead of applying anything from them.

### Do any of these podcasts focus on PM careers and interviews?

Supra Insider is described on Apple Podcasts as conversations about hiring, interviews and careers for product leaders, hosted by Marc Baselga and Ben Erez. Lenny's Podcast also runs regular career episodes.

### Why are some well-known product podcasts missing?

Shows published by companies that sell product management courses or certifications were left out on purpose, so the list does not double as an advert for a paid programme. Shows that had stopped publishing were also excluded.

## Sources

- [Apple Podcasts: Lenny's Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lennys-podcast-product-career-growth/id1627920305)
- [Apple Podcasts: How I AI](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-ai/id1809663079)
- [Mind the Product: The Product Experience](https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-experience/)
- [Apple Podcasts: The Product Experience](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-product-experience-a-mind-the-product-podcast/id1447100407)
- [Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri](https://www.productthinkingpodcast.com/)
- [Apple Podcasts: Product Thinking](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/product-thinking/id1550800132)
- [Apple Podcasts: All Things Product with Teresa and Petra](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-product-with-teresa-and-petra/id1794203808)
- [Apple Podcasts: Behind the Craft](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-craft/id1736359687)
- [Apple Podcasts: The Growth Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growth-podcast/id1763555775)
- [Apple Podcasts: Supra Insider](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supra-insider/id1737704130)
- [Apple Podcasts: The Pragmatic Engineer](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pragmatic-engineer/id1769051199)
- [Apple Podcasts: Acquired](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261)
- [Apple Podcasts: How I Built This with Guy Raz](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297)
- [Apple Podcasts: Masters of Scale](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-scale/id1227971746)

## How this guide was made

Researched from Builders Camp's bootcamp, track and masterclass material and the sources listed on this page, drafted with AI, and fact-checked against every source cited.