# Odd Lots podcast

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Odd Lots podcast and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for in-depth economics episodes on niche markets and current events, and its large Discord. Critics say hosts avoid costs to ordinary people and rarely challenge guests.

## Why people recommend it

- Good interviews and discussions on topics (3 comments): "Good interview on the subject on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast a few months back" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50249600)) "Good discussion about this in recent Odd Lots podcast." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46128962)) "had a good show about speculation in hazelnuts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45784831))
- Well liked overall (2 comments): "i like the show and i tune especially for the chip chippy chip chips show" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46943900)) "Odd Lots is great overall." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947830))
- Surprising, thought-provoking episodes (2 comments): "I really enjoyed this oddlots podcast episode that covered similar points and had a lot of "wat" moments for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720130)) "had a good show about speculation in hazelnuts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45784831))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Odd Lots podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/odd-lots-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).