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

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

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
• 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

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: roughly 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: intermittent
• Average Length: 28:02

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

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

Swift over Coffee

• Description: "a podcast that helps you keep your Swift skills up to date, hosted by Paul Hudson and MiKaela Caron"
• Website: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502
• Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/572fc68/podcast/rss
• Twitter: @swiftovercoffee
• Frequency: intermittent
• Average Length: 41:55

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
• 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
• AppForce1
• Bitsplitting
• Build and Analyze
• Build Failed
• Build Phase
• Buffer Overflow
• CastKit
• Contravariance
• CocoaConf
• CocoaRadio
• Code Completion
• Concepts in Code
• Consult
• Core Intuition
• Cup of Tech
• 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
• More Than Just Code
• Notification Center
• NSBrief
• Not Another Swift Podcast
• The Omni Show
• Playgrounds
• El Podcast de Aprende iOS
• Race Condition
• raywenderlich.com Podcast
• The Record
• Release Notes
• The Run Loop
• Runtime
• Software World with Candost
• Springboard
• Stacktrace
• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers
• Supertop Podcast
• Swift by Sundell
• Swift Code Review Podcast
• Swift Community Podcast
• Swift Life
• 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.