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The Best Business Podcasts (2026)

Ranked on how much you actually learn per episode: depth of research, honest discussion of failure and luck, and practical value for people running or investing in businesses. Hype, hustle content and guest-of-the-week shows with no preparation were left out. Every show was checked for new episodes in 2026, and one Canadian investing show earns its place on merit.

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Acquired

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal tell the complete history of one company per episode, often for three or four hours: Ferrari, Vanguard, Disney and Home Depot were among 2026's releases. Months of research per episode, and they explain the strategy, not just the story. Fewer episodes now, each one an event.

4 pros · 2 cons

Rational Reminder

Benjamin Felix and Cameron Passmore of PWL Capital run Canada's best evidence-based investing show, weekly since 2018 and past episode 430 in October 2026. Guests are often the academics behind the research itself, and the Canadian tax and account discussion is unusually useful.

4 pros · 2 cons

Odd Lots

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway find the expert on whatever corner of the economy matters this week, from shipping containers to Fed independence to AI coding tools. Several episodes a week. The single best show for understanding markets and the real economy.

4 pros · 2 cons

Founders

David Senra reads one biography of an entrepreneur per episode and distils what he learned, from industrial-era titans to modern founders. Launched in 2016 and profiled by Fortune in July 2026 as a one-person operation earning millions a year. Inspiring, though by design it studies winners.

4 pros · 2 cons

Planet Money

NPR's economics show turns concepts into stories, often by doing something: buying oil, making a T-shirt, launching a satellite. Running since 2008 and still the most accessible show here. The Summer School series is a free economics course in audio.

4 pros · 2 cons

How I Built This

Guy Raz interviews founders about the full arc of building a company, with stories of near-failure the polished press version omits. More than 700 episodes. In September 2026 Raz took full ownership from NPR and partnered with Vox Media, with video episodes coming and twice the episodes planned from early 2027.

4 pros · 2 cons

Invest Like the Best

Patrick O'Shaughnessy interviews investors and operators in long, carefully prepared conversations, from fund managers to AI founders. Part of his Colossus media company, with episode numbers past 480 in 2026. More sophisticated than most investing shows, and sometimes too insider.

4 pros · 2 cons

Business Wars

David Brown, formerly of Marketplace, dramatises corporate rivalries with actors and sound design: Nike vs. Adidas, Netflix vs. Blockbuster and, in September 2026, FanDuel vs. DraftKings. Entertaining and easy, though dramatised scenes blur where reporting ends.

4 pros · 2 cons

Freakonomics Radio

Stephen Dubner explores the hidden side of everything with economists and researchers. Running since 2010, it updates older episodes when the evidence changes, which is to its credit. Less novel than it was, still reliably interesting, and the back catalogue is a good free education in applied economics.

4 pros · 2 cons

My First Million

Shaan Puri and Sam Parr brainstorm business ideas and interview founders and investors (Ray Dalio and Mohnish Pabrai in 2026). Energetic and idea-dense. The hustle energy can grate and the ideas are untested, but it is great fuel for thinking about opportunities.

4 pros · 2 cons

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