Damn Interesting
Hacker ApprovedRanked 8 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
Readers recommend it for long-running, thorough writing on surprising topics, and many have followed it for years through the blog or its podcast.
Readers recommend it for long-running, thorough writing on surprising topics, and many have followed it for years through the blog or its podcast.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Long-running, original and influential
“This blog was the precursor of an entire genre of "generally interesting shit"”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” “there seem to be few projects as thorough and long-lived as this one”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” “Great site. I’ve been reading since the beginning.”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “WordPress 7.0” - Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting”
Thorough, high-quality writing and content
“I love your website. I stumble upon it again every other year and I'm always amazed by the quality of the content and writing.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell” “there seem to be few projects as thorough and long-lived as this one”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” “has long been one of my favorite articles on the internet”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” - Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting”
Popular podcast version
“I've been reading (then listening) to DI forever.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” “Ditto on the podcast...still subscribed here.”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” “Wife and I adore the podcast.”
Comment from 10 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting” Loyal readers and RSS subscribers
“I love your site. I've been an RSS subscriber for a long time”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “Fermi Paradox” “Great site. I’ve been reading since the beginning.”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “WordPress 7.0” “Ditto on the podcast...still subscribed here.”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “A Possible Future for Damn Interesting”
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 |
| Damn InterestingThis page | 14 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
11 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I love your site. I've been an RSS subscriber for a long time”
“Ditto on the podcast...still subscribed here.”
“Wife and I adore the podcast.”
“there seem to be few projects as thorough and long-lived as this one”
“your site really is damn interesting”
“has long been one of my favorite articles on the internet”
“I've been reading (then listening) to DI forever.”
“This blog was the precursor of an entire genre of "generally interesting shit"”
“Great site. I’ve been reading since the beginning.”
“no affiliation, just a huge fan”
“I love your website. I stumble upon it again every other year and I'm always amazed by the quality of the content and writing.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.