# All-In Podcast

6 Hacker News commenters recommended All-In Podcast and 12 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for insider palace intrigue, arguably privileged access to information, and entertainment. Critics say it has become a partisan, pro-Trump podcast with self-serving hosts.

## Why people recommend it

- Palace intrigue and insider access (2 comments): "They have some value in that they have palace intrigue + arguably asymetric access to information." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48540700)) "Because they're bad information sources. They're terrific entertainment." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409156))
- Terrific entertainment (1 comments): "Because they're bad information sources. They're terrific entertainment." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409156))
- Interesting suggestions (1 comments): "I found what they suggested pretty interesting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031209))

## What people warn about

- Partisan, pro-Trump MAGA slant (4 comments): "since two of the 'besties' joined Team Trump, it has become clear to me just how self serving they are" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47199808)) "They sold out all credibility for political wins for wanna-be fascists." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46367643)) "The All In podcast is basically a MAGA podcast now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46720342))
- Self-serving hosts profiting from access (2 comments): "since two of the 'besties' joined Team Trump, it has become clear to me just how self serving they are" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47199808)) "now those four guys mostly lie (my opinion) in ways to profit themselves and their rich friends" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48179186))
- Gloating over harm to workers (2 comments): "these guys started gloating with glee about all the breakage that Musk and Trump were causing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48536571)) "All round glee on that podcast with things that negatively impact the working classes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46365092))
- Bragging, gushing, promotional tone (2 comments): "It is completely censored now with only gushing AI-written one-liner posts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49330707)) "too much bragging in general, and too much politics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48050028))

## 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, "All-In Podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/all-in-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).