We’ve curated a roundup of some of the best podcasts out there covering data, analytics and business intelligence topics. In our list we’ve tried to include a broad mix from around the world, including some which are accessible to everybody and others that are of a more technical nature.
We hope you find some new sources of inspiration.
Hosted by Ed Chalstrey, Jo Dungate, Bea Costa Gomes and Rachel Winstanley, The Turing Podcast is a relatively new show from The Alan Turing Institute – the UK’s national institute for Loading...data science and Loading...artificial intelligence. The podcast discusses all things data science, AI and Loading...machine learning with a focus on real-time research taking place at the Turing. Listeners can hear from researchers who use data science, AI and machine learning to advance projects covering broad areas such as air traffic control, the discovery of exoplanets and citizen democracy.
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Leading women in data science share their work, advice and lessons learned along the way with Professor Margot Gerritsen from Stanford University. It’s a great opportunity to hear how data science is being applied and having impact across a wide range of sectors, from healthcare and finance to cosmology and human rights. The podcast is created by the Stanford Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering (ICME) and Stanford Data Science.
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Hosted by Antonio Borges and Jordy Estevez, this casual podcast covers data science, analytics, big data and machine learning related topics in a light accessible way. One of our favourite episodes was the recent ‘How storytelling helps you remember‘ with guest, USA memory champion, John Graham.
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A long-running podcast covering the latest and most important machine learning, artificial intelligence and data-related topics from across academia and industry. Whether you’re a technical expert or just curious about getting started in a data career, this podcast has something for everyone. Hosted by Jon Krohn the podcast also covers practical tools, techniques and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modelling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications and commercialization.
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From bestselling author, speaker and workshop guru, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic this pod covers topics related to data storytelling, better presentations and all things data visualization. We particularly love the show’s tagline: “Rid your world of ineffective graphs and mediocre presentations, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time! There is a story in your data – get the skills and power to tell it!”
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Now in its fifth season, The Business of Data Podcast provides a voice to the Global Data and Analytics community, providing inspiration from senior data and analytics leaders on how they are tackling challenges and accelerating their organization’s recovery and transformation. Each episode is focused on a specific topic area, uncovering the most pertinent issues facing global data and analytics leaders. The podcast is part of Corinium’s wider Business of Data content platform.
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This podcast explores the relationship between data strategy and business strategy. It’s based on a fireside chat format between host Samir Sharma and executives from across industries touching on all things to do with data strategy and how it drives business growth. It’s a great source of insight into how organizations drive their strategic growth objectives using data.
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A pod dedicated to sharing the tried-and-true strategies that make analytics more human to inspire data-driven decisions across companies. Narrative Science, the platform behind the podcast, claims: “If you have ever wished to be a fly on the wall during insightful and transformative conversations from data and analytics thought leaders, this is the show for you.”
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Not forgetting our German friends on International Podcast Day, this German language podcast hosted and produced by Dr. Bernard Sunshine highlights the most important topics related to data value creation and data science applications in business, with a focus on artificial intelligence. In each episode Bernard speaks to executives, academics and decision-makers from large and medium-sized companies, start-ups and research teams involved in the processing of data.
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In the German language Datenkasper podcast, experienced data start-up founders Lennard Stoever and János Moldvay, and their guests discuss a wide range of topics related to data and analytics with a particular focus on the retail and e-commerce sectors.
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There are so many more great data podcasts out there, we’ve barely scratched the surface. We’d definitely encourage you to do your own digging. Do let us know of any that pique your interest.
Of course we couldn’t finish a blog on International Podcast Day without mentioning Exasol’s own DataXpresso podcast where we interview expert guests including the likes of Adah Parris, Dr Sally Eaves and Suki Fuller, to bring you fresh insights and stories from the world of data. Clearly we’re biased, but we think it’s a great listen – we hope you will too.