# Tech Talks Weekly

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Tech Talks Weekly and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free weekly email collecting recently published software engineering podcasts and conference talks, so readers don't miss good ones.

## Why people recommend it

- Collects recent engineering talks and podcasts (7 comments): "a free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering podcasts and conference talks in the past 7 days" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46228234)) "where my readers get one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46882121)) "my readers get one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46579611))
- Saves time finding good talks (3 comments): "I spend about five minutes a week and quickly find the really good ones." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065144)) "Started it as a side project to stop missing good talks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45838824)) "This might fix my issue of finding new talks to watch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45880602))
- Free weekly email (2 comments): "a free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering podcasts and conference talks in the past 7 days" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46228234)) "free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering conference talks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47333350))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tech Talks Weekly", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tech-talks-weekly/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).