# Rational Reminder podcast

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Rational Reminder podcast and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for thorough, nuanced finance discussions, often with the authors of research papers as guests.

## Why people recommend it

- Thorough, nuanced finance discussions (2 comments): "a very thorough and nuanced discussion by a bunch of smart investment / finance guys in Canada" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48407357)) "a very thorough and nuanced discussion by a bunch of smart investment / finance guys" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48407435))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Rational Reminder podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rational-reminder-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).