Radio Garden
Hacker ApprovedRanked 3 of 9 internet radios by recommenders
People recommend it for browsing and listening to live radio stations around the world on a spinning globe, free in the browser.
14 people recommended Radio Garden in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 16 comments.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- mixed feelings
- 2
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 7 of 12 months
In 9 different threads.
- 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: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 9 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 21% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 16 of the 17 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Listen to stations worldwide
“it gave me tingles to think that in Lagos at that same moment, some bus driver was surely listening to the same music”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “It's a shame what's happened to radio” “I do like firing up https://radio.garden/ on occasion and rotating through international channels”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “It's a shame what's happened to radio” “I used to have the Radio Garden app where I could listen to stations across the world”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Nabokov's guide to foreigners learning Russian” - Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “The lost joy of music piracy”
- Comment from 19 May 2026 in “We let AIs run radio stations”
- Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “The lost joy of music piracy”
Fun to browse and explore
“For the same reason (plus curiosity of what people are listening to in weird places) I recently switched to Radio Garden”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “First, Make Me Care” “is of course wicked fun to browse generally”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “It's a shame what's happened to radio” Works in browser, no VPN
“radio.garden works just fine at the same exact browser settings”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: GeoRadios – Spin a globe, hear what's on the radio there”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Wish for more features
“I have used radio garden for long and wished it could have a few more features.”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “You can now enjoy TUI Radio with all the best features” Alternatives only by region
“Best alternative is only by region”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: What was the world listening to? Music charts, 20 countries (1940–2025)”
Other internet radios people recommend
The four most recommended other internet radios, 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 | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SomaFM | 28 | 0 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| KEXP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Radio GardenThis page | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Radio Paradise | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| NTS Radio | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
Also compared with BBC Radio 4.
What people said
16 of the 17 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I have used radio garden for long and wished it could have a few more features.”
“radio.garden works just fine at the same exact browser settings”
“See also the Indian / Sri Lankan region of https://radio.garden”
“it gave me tingles to think that in Lagos at that same moment, some bus driver was surely listening to the same music”
“I do like firing up https://radio.garden/ on occasion and rotating through international channels”
“is of course wicked fun to browse generally”
“radio.garden has been great for me.”
“It's a lovely thing, verging on art, and should be treasured.”
“don’t even need a VPN. I can stream/listen from anywhere in the world on radio.garden”
“find crazy local stations around the world”
“harms the existing wonderful sites like https://radio.garden/”
“This is another gem by Amsterdam based Studio Moniker, the guys behind “Radio Garden”
“If there are non around you just pick a random place in the world here and listen”
“Best alternative is only by region”
“For the same reason (plus curiosity of what people are listening to in weird places) I recently switched to Radio Garden”
“I used to have the Radio Garden app where I could listen to stations across the world”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.