What it is
The Cognitive Revolution is an English-language podcast hosted by Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg (Apple Podcasts credits both as publishers). Its Apple Podcasts page lists 380 episodes as of 30 September 2026. The show interviews people building and studying AI, with a strong strand on safety, policy and labour.
What a typical episode looks like
Most episodes are a single long conversation, often between roughly 1 hour and 3 hours, with some over 3 hours. Recent guests include Garrison Lovely on stopping the race to replace human labour, Zapier's CEO Wade Foster on headless tools and MCP, Halcyon's Mike McCormick on launching AI safety organisations, and Anton Leicht on AI politics. The feed also carries "AI:AM" episodes and highlights that discuss recent AI news and frontier models, and at least one fiction audiobook (The Receipt Horizon).
Cadence
The show describes itself as biweekly on Apple Podcasts and as weekly on its own site. The feed does not match either: it showed eight episodes between 12 and 29 September 2026, so expect several a week at present.
Who it suits
Listeners who already follow AI and want unhurried, detailed conversation rather than headlines. It suits people working in AI, safety or policy more than beginners. Episodes are long, so it works best for commutes or dedicated listening time.
Cost
The Apple Podcasts page shows no paywall. The show's site has a newsletter signup ('Subscribe now for exclusive insights'); no paid tier, price or contents are shown.
