On the Metal podcast
Shares rank 25 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
Recommended for structured interviews about computing history with legends of the field, and a good balance between guests and hosts.
Recommended for structured interviews about computing history with legends of the field, and a good balance between guests and hosts.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not 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: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 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.
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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
Structured interviews with computing legends
“I enjoyed the more structured interview style podcast about history of computing quite a bit.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Oxide raises $200M Series C” “The interviews they had with computing legends are just fantastic.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Oxide raises $200M Series C”
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 |
| On the Metal podcastThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Having followed this since the first On the Metal Podcast episodes”
“their original "On The Metal" show”
“I loved On the Metal and it was a bummer to fall behind on the new show.”
“I found the 'On the Metal' to be great balance between the guest and the hosts”
“I enjoyed the more structured interview style podcast about history of computing quite a bit.”
“miss on the metal so much. It should be quarterly at least”
“The interviews they had with computing legends are just fantastic.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.