What it is
Practical AI is a weekly podcast hosted by Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson. Apple Podcasts UK lists the publisher as "Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson" and files it under Technology. The show describes itself as making AI "practical, productive & accessible to everyone".
What an episode looks like
Episodes are conversations of roughly 35 to 56 minutes, usually with a guest who builds or deploys AI. Recent titles show the range: "From AGENTS.md to Enterprise Deployment" (24 September 2026), "How to get discovered in AI search" (17 September), "Computer-Use Agents and the Future of the Agentic Internet" (10 September) and "Less about Models; More about Architecture" (3 September). Topics lean towards agents, model infrastructure and getting systems into production rather than headline news.
Cadence and back catalogue
Feed dates seen on 30 September 2026 show one episode most weeks, though there was a gap between 6 August and 25 August. Apple Podcasts UK showed 375 episodes on 30 September 2026, with a 4.3 out of 5 rating from 30 ratings.
Who it suits
Engineers, data scientists and technical managers who want to hear how practitioners approach AI work. It is less suited to readers wanting daily news, since it is a weekly interview show. practicalai.show shows no paywall and lists free platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube). The feed is public and the show is listed on Apple Podcasts. The Transistor feed offers transcripts for recent episodes (VTT, SRT, JSON, text, HTML).
