# Acquired podcast: Costco episode

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Acquired podcast: Costco episode and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Listeners recommend this Acquired episode as a thorough history of Costco, from its origins to today, and a good primer on the company.

## Why people recommend it

- Thorough history from genesis to today (2 comments): "The Costco episode on the Acquired podcast was really good, imo. It covered the trajectory from genesis till today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062234)) "Acquired did a fantastic podcast about the history of Costco." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48054123))
- Excellent, well-liked episode (3 comments): "The Costco episode on the Acquired podcast was really good, imo. It covered the trajectory from genesis till today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062234)) "Acquired has an excellent episode on Costco" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48484422)) "I love that podcast and that episode" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443139))
- Fantastic primer on the company (2 comments): "Acquired did a fantastic podcast about the history of Costco." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48054123)) "the Acquired podcast's episode is a fantastic primer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49642935))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Dwarkesh Podcast](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dwarkesh-podcast.md): 29 recommend
- [Oxide and Friends](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oxide-and-friends-podcast.md): 26 recommend
- [Acquired podcast](https://hackerapproved.com/p/acquired-podcast.md): 25 recommend
- [Behind the Bastards podcast](https://hackerapproved.com/p/behind-the-bastards-podcast.md): 18 recommend
- [Mindscape podcast by Sean Carroll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mindscape-podcast.md): 18 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Acquired podcast: Costco episode", https://hackerapproved.com/p/acquired-podcast-costco-episode/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).