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Good frontend developers read a lot.

Our fast-paced industry compels them to—especially when it comes to JavaScript.

But stepping away from the screen doesn’t mean you can’t keep learning:

It’s 2020, and top-notch podcasts are always three finger taps away!

The medium has probably reached a peak mainstream appeal, thus the multiplication of listening options in the last few years.

Plus, their audio format lets you optimize time spent exercising, commuting, or cleaning up.

Now the tricky part is, you guessed it, finding the right ones.

Good news is I already skimmed through the noise and found the signals.

I spent hours researching JavaScript podcasts for beginners and experts alike. I discarded all of the dead or sunsetted ones (LOTS of these). I hand-picked and sorted through the rest.

The result? 16 quality JS-related web shows you’ll draw value from.

Let’s get to it.

How these podcasts were selected

You’ll find all of our best JavaScript podcasts for 2020 below. But first, I wanted to share how exactly I built this list.

Podcast selection

Podcast must be still running—no dead or sunsetted shows.

Podcast doesn’t have to be strictly JS-related but should cover JavaScript regularly .

JS-related but should cover JavaScript . Podcast must have social proof (Google/iTunes rankings, featured in publications, personally recommended by seasoned developers).

List methodology

Ratings and stars are fetched from iTunes directly.

Description is fetched either from iTunes or official site.

Featured episode must be JS-related or recent + relevant to web development.

Featured review is fetched from iTunes when available. No negative reviews features—these shows made the list for a reason.

Podcast platforms linked to, when available, are Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Stitcher.

Contribution

Use the comments to request addition of new shows or podcast platforms.

Note that I’ve added framework-specific shows for Vue, React & Angular, AND two cool JAMstack-focused ones.

16 JavaScript podcasts for web developers





Bonus: team picks!

I thought I’d leave you guys with our very own favorite, non-dev-related podcasts at the moment at Snipcart:

Mathieu's addicted to the in-depth news reporting of The Daily by the New York Times

François starts his week smiling thanks to the Spitballers Podcast

Charles nourishes his inner hacker with Darknet Diaries

Francis learns the stories behind the world's best-known companies with NPR's How I Built This

JeanSeb's not a big podcast listener, but he loves the BBC's 13 Minutes to the Moon

And Michael isn’t listening to podcasts, so he gets this gif:

Closing thoughts

I hope you find both value and entertainment in the JavaScript podcasts listed above.

Oh, and if you’re a JavaScript beginner, I highly recommend you check out the following:

→ JavaScript Beginner? Start Here (Exercises Included)

→ You SHOULD Learn Vanilla JavaScript Before JS Frameworks

→ Open source list of resources to learn vanilla JavaScript - GitHub

The first two are among our most popular posts on the blog, and the last one is a battle-tested list of resources to get started with JS.

Happy listening/reading/coding! ✌️

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