Conversations with Tyler
Shares rank 33 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
People recommend this podcast for its creative, wide-ranging interviews with a polymath host and its distinctive style. No critical or mixed quotes raised a caveat.
People recommend this podcast for its creative, wide-ranging interviews with a polymath host and its distinctive style. No critical or mixed quotes raised a caveat.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Creative, interesting questions from host
“he tends to ask some of the most creative and interesting questions”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “What podcasts are you listening to?” Wide-ranging interviews with polymath host
“Wide ranging, polymath host, distinctive, hard to describe style”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?” Distinctive, hard-to-describe interview style
“Wide ranging, polymath host, distinctive, hard to describe style”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?” Enjoyable listen with interesting guests
“This podcast between Tyler and Dan was a great listen”
Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston” “Good interview with him here. Interesting dude.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Conversations with TylerThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Good interview with him here. Interesting dude.”
“he tends to ask some of the most creative and interesting questions”
“This podcast between Tyler and Dan was a great listen”
“Wide ranging, polymath host, distinctive, hard to describe style”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.