The best podcasts for voice technology and conversational user interfaces
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Thanks to the meteoric rise of conversational assistants such as Amazon Alexa, the voice technology industry is going from strength to strength, with more researchers, developers, companies and investors becoming involved in the space. At the same time, podcasting is also experiencing huge growth in popularity, with both consumers and content producers embracing the on-demand format. Being a #voicefirst format, podcasts are the obvious choice for those in the voice industry to both share their ideas, and to keep up with everything that’s going on.
Here I present my pick of the best podcasts that cover voice technology and conversational user interfaces. If you have any podcast recommendations that I’ve missed, let me know in the comments, or on Twitter @VoiceTechCarl !
Voicebot Podcast
This is the original granddaddy of voice technology podcasts. Host Bret Kinsella interviews a wide range of high-profile business leaders and technologists from the voice industry, including CEOs, founders, and product designers. Bret has a background in marketing, and his team at Voicebot.ai actually conduct their own market research, the results of which are often presented on the show. Voicebot also has an Alexa skill that you can enable on your Amazon device.
I think Bret’s a great interviewer who really understands the industry and gets the most out of his guests. A new show has been regularly released once a week since July 2017, and episodes usually last around 1 hour. Essential listening.
Voice Tech Podcast
By listening to this show you will gain a good general understanding of the voice tech ecosystem, and stay up to date on the latest developments. My aim is to make these conversations entertaining, inspirational, and informative, so that they not only give you ideas for new voice applications that you can build, but also introduce you to some of the tools and techniques you’ll need in order to build them.
At the time of writing, I’m releasing one or two episodes a month, with each interview usually lasting around 1 hour. There is also an Alexa skill available, where you can listen to all the episodes of the podcast (just say ‘Alexa, start Voice Tech Podcast’). Get it now!
Voicefirst.fm
Bradley’s sense of humour and relaxed southern accent always adds some fun to the show. A new episode has been regularly released once a week since July 2017, and episodes usually last between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
Bradley also hosts a number of other, less-frequently-released shows on the network: the Voicefirst roundtable features interviews with high-profile business leaders in voice technology firms; the Alexa podcast features the latest news on Amazon’s voice assistant; and the Voice of Healthcare features interviews with doctors and founders involved in building voice-enabled healthcare applications.
VUX World
If you want to discover the latest voice apps and startups, or develop your skills as a voice app designer, then this is the podcast for you. Kane and co-host Dustin Coates have put out a high quality episode every week since November 2017. Episodes usually last around 1 hour.
Voice Entrepreneur
Ben has an earnest and intimate style of addressing his audience, so you feel he’s talking directly to you and only you. Very motivating stuff. He has consistently put out an episode every single day for more than 100 days at the time of writing. Each episode is quite short and to the point, usually lasting 5 to 20 minutes, with the occassionaly hour long interview in there. Check it out.
Alexa in Canada
I do like the upbeat tone of this podcast, and Teri’s general enthusiasm for Alexa. Since November 2017, Teri has released a weekly episode that usually lasts between 15 and 20 minutes, but can occasionally go on for up to an hour.
Robopsych
I really like the natural freeform discussion format of this show, which leads to some great insights being shared. Tom and his team put out between one and three episodes a month, each lasting around 1 hour. High quality, mind expanding stuff.
NLP highlights
I’m not entirely convinced that podcasting is the best way to explain these complex ideas, but if you want to discover the latest groundbreaking ideas in NLP (the technology at the core of voice interfaces), this podcast may be just what you’re looking for. Since November 2017, episodes have been released roughly once a week, and are usually between 10 and 35 minutes long.
Have I missed one?
If you have any podcast recommendations that I’ve missed, let me know in the comments or on Twitter @VoiceTechCarl !
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