# The Rest Is Science podcast

7 Hacker News commenters recommended The Rest Is Science podcast and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Informative and entertaining science podcast with Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens, easy to listen to. Critics find the hosts giggly and grating over many episodes.

## Why people recommend it

- Informative, entertaining, and easy to listen to (2 comments): "Informative and entertaining as well as being easy to listen to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49044657)) "a lot of fun to watch while doing dishes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49045190))

## What people warn about

- Giggly, nerdish hosting style (1 comments): "Hannah is a bit too giggly at times. Michael has some nerdish intonations." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49046272))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Rest Is Science podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rest-is-science-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).