# Hardware Podcast Directory

> A curated directory of podcasts about building physical products — electronics, embedded systems, product development, manufacturing, and the business of hardware.

Every show below was chosen for the directory. Episode dates are refreshed from each
show's RSS feed, so "latest episode" reflects the feed, not a guess. A show
with no new episode in 12 months moves to the archive
automatically and is listed separately.

Ratings are Apple Podcasts' own figures, reproduced for reference; this
directory does not collect ratings of its own.

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## Still publishing (41)

- [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this): Interviews with entrepreneurs and innovators about how they built their companies, including hardware startups. (Founder Stories, Startups, Consumer Products & CPG, Sales & Marketing, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-12; 29708 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.7/5; feed https://rss.art19.com/how-i-built-this)
- [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it): Three makers discuss their experiences making things, running businesses, and their personal journeys in the maker world. (Design, Mechanical, Sales & Marketing; latest episode 2026-10-09; 1680 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://makingitpodcast.libsyn.com/rss)
- [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live): Fine Woodworking magazine's editors and contributors answer listener questions and share woodworking tips, techniques and tools. (Design, Mechanical; latest episode 2026-10-02; 1318 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.7/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/39488/destinations/113998.xml)
- [The Startup CPG Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast): Founders, buyers and operators of consumer packaged goods brands on co-packers, sourcing, retail buyers, pricing and scaling a physical product on the shelf. (Consumer Products & CPG, Sales & Marketing, Startups, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-13; 639 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://feeds.transistor.fm/startupcpg)
- [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst): Latitude Media's weekly interview show on the energy transition, covering the technologies, costs and investment behind clean power, the grid, fuels and decarbonization. (Climate & Energy, Supply Chain & Operations, Startups, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-08; 281 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://feeds.megaphone.fm/catalyst)
- [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour): Electronics design, manufacturing, and entrepreneurial discussion with a focus on hardware development. (Hardware, Electronics, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-07; 233 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://theamphour.com/feed/podcast/)
- [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm): Discussions with experts about embedded systems, electronics, and hardware development. (Electronics, Embedded, Engineering, Hardware; latest episode 2026-10-01; 188 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/44177/destinations/141180.xml)
- [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive): Joe Sullivan talks with the leaders driving midsized manufacturers forward, alongside B2B sales and marketing experts, about growth strategy, industrial marketing, and modernising the shop floor. (Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-13; 158 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/the-manufacturing-executive-podcast)
- [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour): Chris Luecke interviews makers, founders, and manufacturing leaders about the trends and technologies reshaping modern manufacturing, going past the buzzwords into real tactics. (Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-13; 108 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://feeds.captivate.fm/manufacturing-happy-hour/)
- [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast): Greenlight Guru's interviews with medical device founders, engineers and regulatory experts on design controls, quality systems and getting a device cleared and to market. (Medical Devices, Manufacturing, Product Development, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-13; 96 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://api.riverside.com/hosting/8GyjCuKS.rss)
- [Oxide and Friends](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/oxide-and-friends): Bryan Cantrill, Adam Leventhal and friends from Oxide Computer Company on building a rack-scale computer from the board up: hardware bring-up, firmware, debugging war stories and running a hardware startup. (Hardware, Engineering, Embedded, Startups; latest episode 2026-09-16; 75 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://feeds.transistor.fm/oxide-and-friends)
- [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast): Interviews with the people building connected products, covering IoT hardware, embedded design, connectivity choices, and what it takes to get a device deployed at scale. (Electronics, Embedded, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-06; 57 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://anchor.fm/s/e7a96ab8/podcast/rss)
- [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast): Hackaday's editors go through the week's most interesting hacks: circuit boards, robots, reverse-engineered consumer electronics and the odd feat of mechanical cleverness. (Electronics, Engineering, Hardware; latest episode 2026-10-09; 66 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/305027/destinations/2437685.xml)
- [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer): Aaron Moncur of Pipeline Design & Engineering talks with engineers and engineering leaders about mechanical design, product development, medical devices and what it takes to grow in an engineering career. (Engineering, Product Development, Mechanical, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-09; 61 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://rss.buzzsprout.com/995575.rss)
- [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet): Host Dylan Garrett explores the physical technologies being built to fight climate change, pairing one climate challenge with one emerging hardware solution each episode. (Climate & Energy, Product Development, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-01; 46 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://feeds.fame.so/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- [The Circuit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit): Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg on the business and market of semiconductors: chip makers, memory, AI silicon and the supply chain behind them, with interviews from across the industry. (Electronics, Hardware, Supply Chain & Operations, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-12; 45 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-circuit)
- [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast): We're two engineers on a mission to make interesting technology easy to understand. In each episode, we explore tech that is going to change the world – and keep it entertaining along the way. (Robotics, Engineering, Product Development; latest episode 2026-09-28; 41 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://feeds.simplecast.com/uia6Xs8o)
- [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast): The Robot Report's weekly show on the robotics industry, in conversation with roboticists and the companies building robots for warehouses, factories, construction and other physical work. (Robotics, Manufacturing, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-09; 39 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:830627836/sounds.rss)
- [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast): A podcast on reverse engineering hardware, covering projects, tools and methods with guests from the hardware hacking community. (Electronics, Teardowns, Interviews; latest episode 2026-05-09; 40 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/103623/destinations/552832.xml)
- [Thoroughly Considered](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered): Dan Provost, Tom Gerhardt, and Myke Hurley on product design, entrepreneurship, and the ups and downs of running a small indie physical-product business. (Design, Consumer Products & CPG, Product Development, Startups; latest episode 2026-10-08; 34 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.6/5; feed https://relay.fm/tc/feed)
- [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging): Conversations with people across the packaging industry, from packaging suppliers and designers to founders of consumer brands, on how products are packaged, bought and brought to market. (Consumer Products & CPG, Design, Supply Chain & Operations, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-13; 29 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1060538.rss)
- [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby): Host Daniel Bogdanoff talks with the engineers and executives behind the industry's biggest technology trends, telling the human stories behind the circuits. (Electronics, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2026-09-22; 25 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/263636/destinations/2003405.xml)
- [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current): EE Times on the electronics industry, from semiconductors and AI hardware to design tools, for design engineers and other technology professionals. (Electronics, Engineering, Hardware; latest episode 2026-10-07; 28 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/aspencore.xml)
- [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack): Altium's podcast on PCB design and hardware development, in conversation with the engineers and designers who lay out, simulate and ship boards. (Electronics, Engineering, Design, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-07; 22 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://feed.podbean.com/podcast.altium.com/feed.xml)
- [Go/No-Go](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/go-no-go): Lumafield on the calls that make or break a product — designing, manufacturing and shipping hardware, plus recall news and industrial CT scans of how things were really built. (Manufacturing, Engineering, Teardowns, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-08; 16 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://media.rss.com/go-no-go/feed.xml)
- [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast): A show about the craft of building embedded products, from architecture, testing and requirements to team process and AI tools, with an eye on safety-critical fields such as medical devices. (Embedded, Engineering, Product Development; latest episode 2026-10-13; 12 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.9/5; feed https://feeds.simplecast.com/rNXmD7y7)
- [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack): EOS's podcast on additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing, with interviews and real-world stories from engineers, specialists and users of the technology. (Manufacturing, Design, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-13; 13 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.transistor.fm/additive-snack)
- [The Builder Circle](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-builder-circle): Designed to empower hardware entrepreneurs, engineers and builders to overcome challenges, reduce risk and succeed in bringing their products to market through expert insights, practical advice, and engaging discussions on relevant topics. (Manufacturing, Founder Stories, Product Development, Interviews; latest episode 2026-02-10; 9 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.8/5; feed https://media.rss.com/thebuildercircle/feed.xml)
- [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show): Electromaker's weekly round-up of maker electronics: new boards and modules, DIY projects and crowdfunding campaigns. (Electronics, Hardware; latest episode 2026-03-20; 8 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/143504/destinations/907163.xml)
- [Just Gonna Send It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it): Jim Belosic, CEO of SendCutSend, with the people behind the machines: welders, fabricators, builders and founders, and the events that put them on the path to manufacturing, fabrication and hands-on trades. (Manufacturing, Founder Stories, Interviews; latest episode 2026-08-26; 5 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2522644.rss)
- [Lights Out](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out): MakingChips' show on automating machine shops, from robots and pallet systems to machine monitoring and the data needed to run CNC production unattended. (Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations, Mechanical, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-09; 4 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/545947/destinations/4707502.xml)
- [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk): Claire Asher's weekly interviews with robotics researchers and companies on robotics, AI and autonomous machines, with bonus episodes recorded at the European Robotics Forum. (Robotics, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-09; 4 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.3/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/292433/destinations/2292818.xml)
- [Let's Combinate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate): Subhi Saadeh with industry guests on drug-device combination products: development, regulatory strategy, human factors and quality for products such as injectors, inhalers and on-body devices. (Medical Devices, Product Development, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-12; 4 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://anchor.fm/s/6770b9a0/podcast/rss)
- [NPI Sherpa](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/npi-sherpa): A tactical NPI survival manual for the brutal middle between a working prototype and high-volume profitability, covering DFM, production scaling, and operational resilience. (Manufacturing, Product Development, Supply Chain & Operations; latest episode 2026-03-24; 3 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://media.rss.com/dd-1-on-1-series-concept-to-commitment-why-no-one-summits-alone/feed.xml)
- [Designing in the Wild](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild): Industrial designers and inventors on turning messy real-world constraints into products that can be made and sold. (Design, Product Development, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-14; 3 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4/5; feed https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1903003.rss)
- [TRADEOFFS](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/tradeoffs): A podcast about the difficult choices and compromises made during hardware product development and engineering. Each episode explores real-world trade-offs faced by product teams. (Product Development, Startups, Hardware, Interviews; latest episode 2026-09-16; 2 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.transistor.fm/trade-offs)
- [Built 2 Scale](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale): Founders Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox on building high-growth startups at the edge of business, tech, AI, and robotics, from bootstrapped chaos to VC-backed scale. (Startups, Product Development, Hardware; latest episode 2026-09-10; 2 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 3/5; feed https://feeds.captivate.fm/b2spod/)
- [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level): Interviews with executives of electronics manufacturing services companies on their businesses, their customers and the state of the contract electronics manufacturing industry. (Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations, Electronics, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-11; feed https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1251833.rss)
- [Coredump Sessions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/coredump-sessions): Memfault's podcast for embedded engineers and teams building connected devices, with stories and technical deep dives on firmware, OTA updates, connectivity and shipping reliable products. (Embedded, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-05; feed https://anchor.fm/s/102eaee78/podcast/rss)
- [Build 2 Create: Hardware Founder Stories](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/build-2-create-hardware-founder-stories): Analogy Design Studio on hardware founder journeys: the prototypes that failed, the pivots that worked, and the decisions that made products manufacturable. (Founder Stories, Product Development, Design, Interviews; latest episode 2026-02-10; feed https://anchor.fm/s/10c275f58/podcast/rss)
- [The Robo Success Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast): Jesica Chavez of Robo Success with robotics founders, operators and investors on moving from a working prototype to robots that scale: deployment, go-to-market, customer adoption and robots as a service. (Robotics, Startups, Manufacturing, Interviews; latest episode 2026-10-06; feed https://feed.ausha.co/ZdYY2IXOgD7r)

## Archive — no longer publishing (12)

- [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air): Very’s podcast on IoT, connected devices, and AI — unfiltered conversations with the executives and engineers building connected hardware products. (Product Development, Startups, Hardware; latest episode 2025-12-01; 58 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://anchor.fm/s/f7df44d4/podcast/rss)
- [Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast): The Opulo team on taking an open source hardware product from idea to stable production, manufacturing in-house, and shipping thousands of machines worldwide, with interviews from other open hardware makers. (Manufacturing, Startups, Sales & Marketing, Hardware; latest episode 2025-11-14; 11 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64a3414fccdc64001192533c)
- [It's Only a Prototype](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/its-only-a-prototype): Tom Constable and Phil Staunton of product design agency Design 2 Market on the real stories behind physical product innovation, from the first idea and prototype to manufacturing and the shelf. (Product Development, Founder Stories, Interviews, Manufacturing; latest episode 2025-07-01; 1 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 2/5; feed https://feeds.captivate.fm/its-only-a-prototype/)
- [The Hardware Story](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-story): Apoorv Shankar, former VP of Hardware at Ultrahuman, in long interviews with founders of successful hardware companies on building, the hard parts, and what they would do differently. (Founder Stories, Startups, Hardware, Interviews; latest episode 2025-06-02; feed https://anchor.fm/s/f68272c8/podcast/rss)
- [Tough Tech Vets](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/tough-tech-vets): Chris Ricks, a former submarine officer building small modular reactors, with veteran entrepreneurs solving hard problems at the intersection of hardware and software: energy, critical minerals and defence. (Startups, Founder Stories, Hardware, Interviews; latest episode 2025-02-10; 7 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.transistor.fm/tough-tech-vets)
- [Hard Tech Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast): Interviews with the people building aviation technology, on the engineering and the business of hard tech. (Climate & Energy, Startups, Engineering, Interviews; latest episode 2024-12-13; feed https://media.rss.com/hardtechpodcast/feed.xml)
- [Product Startup](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup): Kevin Mako of MAKO Design + Invent with inventors, product startups and small manufacturers on taking an invention from idea to store shelves: design, prototyping, patents, funding and launch. (Product Development, Startups, Consumer Products & CPG, Interviews; latest episode 2024-07-25; 63 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.captivate.fm/productstartup/)
- [IDology](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology): Designers at the industrial design studio Mindsailors on the specifics of their work, from research and form to prototypes and working with manufacturers. (Design, Product Development, Manufacturing; latest episode 2024-04-30; 2 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.5/5; feed https://anchor.fm/s/c0d5e0d8/podcast/rss)
- [Predictable Designs Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/predictable-designs-podcast): John Teel, a former Texas Instruments chip designer, for hardware startups and entrepreneurs bringing a new electronic product to market: developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling it. (Electronics, Product Development, Startups; latest episode 2023-01-25; 12 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://rss.buzzsprout.com/797510.rss)
- [Core77 Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/core77-podcast): The industrial design publication's podcast: designers, studios and the business of designing physical products. (Design, Product Development, Startups; latest episode 2019-08-23; 1 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:54979166/sounds.rss)
- [The Hardware Entrepreneur](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur): Balint Horvath interviews hardware founders around the world on designing, manufacturing, funding, and selling physical products. (Founder Stories, Startups, Product Development, Interviews; latest episode 2019-05-15; 8 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://feeds.redcircle.com/21e835cb-2c25-4eac-bd94-8450cbaf4e0e)
- [The Spark Gap](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap): Karl and Corey on embedded electronics, from nuts-and-bolts circuit design to industry debates, with detours into 3D printing and CNC routers. (Electronics, Embedded, Engineering; latest episode 2018-01-31; 22 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 5/5; feed https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/55449/destinations/205185.xml)

## Categories

- [Hardware Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/hardware): Podcasts about building physical products, from first breadboard to a pallet leaving the factory. (13 shows)
- [Engineering Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/engineering): Technical shows for practicing engineers — design decisions, failure analysis, and how working systems actually get built. (17 shows)
- [Product Development Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/product-development): Shows about the road from working prototype to shippable product — specs, trade-offs, revisions, and scope. (20 shows)
- [Manufacturing Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/manufacturing): Podcasts on factories, DFM, contract manufacturers, and scaling production without breaking the business. (15 shows)
- [Hardware Interview Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/interviews): Guest-driven shows where founders, engineers, and operators talk through what they actually built. (35 shows)
- [Electronics Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/electronics): Circuit-level shows on analog and digital design, components, test gear, and PCB work. (13 shows)
- [Product Design Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/design): Industrial design and the craft of physical products — form, materials, packaging, and the feel of a finished object. (10 shows)
- [Hardware Startup Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/startups): The business of hardware: raising money, finding a market, and surviving the gap before revenue. (17 shows)
- [Embedded Systems Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/embedded): Firmware, microcontrollers, RTOS work, and the software that runs on constrained hardware. (6 shows)
- [Mechanical Engineering Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/mechanical): Enclosures, materials, tolerances, and the mechanical side of getting a product built. (4 shows)
- [Teardown Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/teardowns): Shows that take products apart — bill of materials analysis, CT scans, and what the inside reveals. (2 shows)
- [Consumer Product and CPG Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/consumer-products): Shows about building consumer brands and packaged goods: formulation, packaging, retail and the shelf. (5 shows)
- [Founder Story Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/founder-stories): Long-form interviews with the people who built product companies: the first unit, the near misses and what they learned. (8 shows)
- [Supply Chain and Operations Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/supply-chain): Sourcing, contract manufacturing, logistics and running factories: the operations side of physical products. (7 shows)
- [Sales and Marketing Podcasts for Product Companies](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/sales-marketing): How physical products find customers: brand, pricing, channels, retail, direct-to-consumer and selling to industry. (5 shows)
- [Robotics Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/robotics): Shows about building and deploying robots: autonomy, warehouses, factories and the business of robotics. (4 shows)
- [Medical Device Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/medical-devices): Building regulated medical hardware: design controls, quality systems, FDA submissions and getting to market. (2 shows)
- [Climate Tech and Energy Podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/category/climate-energy): Hardware for energy and climate: batteries, the grid, heat pumps, aviation and the companies building them. (3 shows)

## Episodes

Every episode with a transcript has its own page, linked from its show's page:
a summary, timed chapters, the topics it covers and related episodes from
other shows. Summaries and chapters are written by this directory from the
episode's audio; the episode itself belongs to its publisher. Each episode
page has a plain Markdown version at its address plus `/text` (for example
https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/<show>/<episode>/text), with the same summary, chapters,
topics and related episodes and none of the page around them.

## Topics

Episodes across every show, by what they cover.

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production): Going from small batches to volume, in-house production and assembly, capacity, production planning and the growing pains of scale. (2326 episodes)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning): AI in products (edge AI, computer vision) and AI used to design, build or run the business, including AI tooling for engineers. (2081 episodes)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics): Pricing a product, cost of goods, BOM cost and cost reduction, margins, cash flow and working capital. (1950 episodes)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit): Finding out whether people want it: customer discovery, demand testing, early customers, pivots. (1928 episodes)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes): Choosing and working materials and processes: injection molding, sheet metal, casting, machining, textiles, composites, wood, food formulation. (1907 episodes)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education): Engineering and product careers, learning and teaching, STEM education, career changes and advice. (1864 episodes)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company): Founding a company that makes physical products: the idea, first steps, co-founders, why hardware is hard, early survival. (1744 episodes)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture): Leading and managing people, company culture, team structure and communication, delegation. (1742 episodes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners): Working with contract manufacturers, co-packers and factories: choosing them, China and overseas production, reshoring, audits, relationships and disputes. (1628 episodes)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand): Brand building, storytelling, content, social media, PR, influencers and B2B marketing. (1580 episodes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design): How a physical product looks, feels and is used: form, ergonomics, CMF (colour, material, finish), user experience of the object. Any product category. (1490 episodes)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain): Finding and buying parts and materials: suppliers, distributors, lead times, shortages, BOM risk, inventory strategy. (1406 episodes)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer): Selling directly online: DTC brands, e-commerce, Amazon, subscriptions and customer acquisition online. (1350 episodes)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms): Choosing processors and modules, and dev boards and ecosystems such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, nRF, STM32. (1251 episodes)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware): Software that runs on the device: firmware architecture, RTOS, toolchains, debugging code on hardware, testing firmware. (1245 episodes)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs): Government and economics affecting physical products: tariffs, trade, industrial policy, incentives, regulation beyond product certification. (1208 episodes)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot): Products that connect to apps and the cloud: IoT architecture and platforms, companion apps, OTA updates, device fleets. (1146 episodes)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping): Getting from idea to working prototype and iterating: breadboards, 3D printing, quick-turn parts, looks-like/works-like builds, user testing of prototypes. (1107 episodes)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce): Recruiting, skills gaps, workforce shortages, training and retaining people, especially in engineering and manufacturing. (973 episodes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering): Mechanisms, enclosures, structures, tolerances, thermal design, CAD models and mechanical failure. (944 episodes)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas): FPGA and ASIC design, RISC-V, semiconductor companies and fabs, the chip industry. (897 episodes)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy): Robots, drones, autonomous vehicles and automation products, from hobby builds to industrial robots. (885 episodes)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design): Schematics and board layout, stack-ups, signal integrity, EMC-aware layout and PCB fabrication choices. (843 episodes)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis): Finding why something does not work or broke: troubleshooting, root cause, post-mortems, field failures. (806 episodes)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance): Getting a product legally to market: FCC, CE, UL, EMC testing, FDA, safety standards, labelling and regulatory strategy. (724 episodes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing): Designing so it can be made, and the prototype-to-production transition: DFM/DFA, new product introduction, pilot runs, tooling. (698 episodes)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution): Getting into stores and channels: retailers, wholesale, distributors, trade shows, big-box and channel economics. (696 episodes)
- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising): Raising money: venture capital, angels, accelerators, grants, debt, bootstrapping as a choice. (692 episodes)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech): Hardware for energy and climate: solar, batteries at grid or home scale, heat pumps, EVs, carbon removal, grid technology. (691 episodes)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy): Securing devices and data, hacking and reverse engineering, privacy of users and their data. (674 episodes)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity): Environmental impact of products and production: materials, repairability, recycling, sustainable sourcing. (662 episodes)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions): Scaling the company, acquisitions, IPOs, selling a business, succession, and companies that failed or shut down. (635 episodes)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community): Makers and hobbyists, makerspaces, maker fairs, conferences, hackathons and community projects. (602 episodes)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools): The software used to design products: KiCad, Altium, Fusion, SolidWorks, Onshape, simulation tools, PLM/PDM, and choosing or switching between them. (599 episodes)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding): Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Crowd Supply and preorder campaigns: planning, running them, and delivering to backers. Not crowdsourcing (designs or ideas from a community) and not fundraising from investors. (592 episodes)
- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield): Quality control and assurance, inspection, yield, defects, returns and recalls. (552 episodes)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors): Sensing the world: sensor choice, MEMS, sensor fusion, calibration of what a product measures. (544 episodes)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf): Radio design and connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRa, cellular, satellite, antennas, RF testing. (543 episodes)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices): Medical, health and wellness devices, clinical use and their regulatory path. (435 episodes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft): Hands-on making: woodworking, metalworking, CNC, laser cutting, 3D printing, electronics projects, shop tools and workshop setup. (402 episodes)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business): Making a living from content about making: YouTube, podcasts, sponsorships, courses and audience building. (366 episodes)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power): Battery chemistry, charging and safety, energy harvesting, and designing for long battery life. (315 episodes)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property): Patents, trademarks, licensing, NDAs, copying and knock-offs, and protecting ideas. (313 episodes)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing): Stress, burnout, mental health, work-life balance and motivation of the people building things. (294 episodes)
- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design): Designing the box, label and unboxing, and packaging that protects, ships or sells the product. Not fulfilment logistics. (285 episodes)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware): Open hardware designs, licenses and communities, and businesses built on open source. (212 episodes)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics): Analog and mixed-signal circuits, power supplies and converters, grounding, noise and data converters. (194 episodes)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement): Test equipment and how to use it (oscilloscopes, meters, analyzers), validation testing and lab setups. (191 episodes)
- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment): Moving product: shipping, freight, warehousing, fulfilment, customs and duties, delivering to customers or backers. (154 episodes)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations): Running a factory: operations, ERP/MES, digital transformation, industrial automation, maintenance, lean and continuous improvement. (123 episodes)

## Monthly reviews

The month's best moments, each a short quote with a link to hear it.

- [September 2026 in hardware podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/review/2026-09): Three moments from 96 episodes: what was said, who said it, and where to hear it.
- [August 2026 in hardware podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/review/2026-08): Four moments from a month of shows: what was said, who said it, and where to hear it.

## Pages

- [Directory home](https://hardwarepodcasts.com): curated highlights — popular, featured, recently updated.
- [All podcasts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/all): the complete list including the archive, with search and sorting.
- [Topics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topics): every topic, with how many episodes cover it.
- [Golden Samples](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/golden-samples): the weekly recap, the week's best moments as short quotes linked to the second they are said; every edition is listed there, the latest is at https://hardwarepodcasts.com/last-week and each past one at https://hardwarepodcasts.com/week/<Saturday it starts>.
- [AI in practice](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/ai): where people on these shows describe actually using AI to design, build, test, ship or sell a physical product, by year, stage and tool, with short quotes.
- [Full catalogue](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/llms-full.txt): the same shows with their recent episodes, each with its summary and page.
- [Sitemap](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/sitemap): every page in the directory on one page, shows and categories alike.
- [sitemap.xml](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/sitemap.xml): the same URLs with the date each last changed.