Odd Lots podcast
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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.
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.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Good interviews and discussions on topics
“Good interview on the subject on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast a few months back”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “US designates helium as a critical material” “Good discussion about this in recent Odd Lots podcast.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off” “had a good show about speculation in hazelnuts”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 in “Nutella maker in hazelnut stand-off with Turkish dealers” Well liked overall
“i like the show and i tune especially for the chip chippy chip chips show”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Every book recommended on the Odd Lots discord” “Odd Lots is great overall.”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Every book recommended on the Odd Lots discord” Surprising, thought-provoking episodes
“I really enjoyed this oddlots podcast episode that covered similar points and had a lot of "wat" moments for me”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Helium Is Hard to Replace” “had a good show about speculation in hazelnuts”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 in “Nutella maker in hazelnut stand-off with Turkish dealers”
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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.
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| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
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| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Odd Lots podcastThis page | 12 | 3 | 80% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
11 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Good interview on the subject on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast a few months back”
“Odd Lots is a podcast about the economy, and has a massive Discord”
“I really enjoyed this oddlots podcast episode that covered similar points and had a lot of "wat" moments for me”
“almost as good as Odd Lots if you're fine with listening to stuff at 2x speed on commutes”
“Odd Lots is great overall.”
“i like the show and i tune especially for the chip chippy chip chips show”
“the hosts never question or push back on people talking their book”
“They do everything they can to avoid the topic of what the cost is to regular people.”
“Good discussion about this in recent Odd Lots podcast.”
“worth a listen if you're interested in the subject”
“had a good show about speculation in hazelnuts”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.