Quantum Foundations Podcast

If you specifically care about quantum foundations, the interpretations debate, measurement problem, and the fundamental questions about what quantum theory actually tells us about reality, this is the podcast you want. Maria Violaris hosts in-depth conversations with active researchers working on exactly these problems, and the result is one of the most focused and technically satisfying quantum podcasts available. Recent guests include Tim Palmer discussing nonlocality through fractals and counterfactuals, Tony Short on deriving probability in quantum many-worlds, Will Zeng on testing quantum observers using quantum computers, and Chiara Marletto on conservation laws. These are people publishing papers on the topics they're discussing, and Maria asks the kind of questions that get them to explain their actual research rather than just offering the standard popular overview. The show is relatively new, with 13 episodes since 2024, but it's already earned a perfect 5.0-star rating. Episodes run about 75 to 90 minutes, which gives the conversations room to breathe. There are no ads. The pace is unhurried and academic in the best sense, like sitting in on a really good seminar. For anyone who has gotten frustrated with surface-level treatments of quantum weirdness and wants to hear from the people actually working on these open questions, Quantum Foundations is the real thing.