Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast

Latent Space is the podcast that AI engineers actually talk about at work. Hosted by Swyx (Shawn Wang) and Alessio Fanelli, it sits at the intersection of building real software and understanding where foundation models are headed. These two bring genuine technical chops -- Swyx from his developer advocacy background and Alessio as a venture-backed founder at Kernel Labs -- and it shows in the caliber of conversations they pull off. Most episodes run between an hour and 90 minutes, which gives guests room to go deep. And they do go deep. The show has featured leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Meta, alongside founders from companies like Sierra, Databricks, and Modular. A recent episode had Jeff Dean from Google talking about the future of AI research. They record mostly in person, which gives the conversations a more natural, less scripted feel than your average Zoom-recorded pod. Fair warning: this show assumes you already know your way around terms like MCP, RAG, and mixture-of-experts. If you're brand new to AI, you might feel lost in the jargon. But if you're an engineer, researcher, or technical PM working with AI tools daily, there's really nothing else like it. Over 10 million readers and listeners found their way to Latent Space in 2025 alone. The companion Substack newsletter adds written depth to each episode, making it a two-for-one resource. Rated 4.6 stars on Apple Podcasts across 93 ratings.