Every year, I like to take a moment and reflect on what I actually consumed in terms of podcasts, websites, and video content. Not as a polished recommendation list, more as a personal snapshot. Here is my 2025 edition.

Podcasts

Looking at my podcast player, I think I slightly lowered my podcast consumption in 2025. But I still listened a lot, just maybe a bit more selectively.

Geschichten aus der Geschichte

Still my all-time favorite. I listened to a ton of episodes this year. Two historians telling stories from history in the most entertaining and well-researched way. If you understand German, this is an absolute must. geschichte.fm

Lanz & Precht

Another one I almost always listen to. Markus Lanz and Richard David Precht discussing politics, society, and philosophy. It has become a weekly constant for me. lanz-precht.podigee.io

Lex Fridman

I keep listening to Lex, even though he published noticeably fewer episodes in 2025. I am not sure why. When he does publish, the conversations are still worth it: long-form, deep, and thoughtful. lexfridman.com

The Diary of a CEO

This one is new for me. I started listening to Steven Bartlett's podcast and I have mixed feelings. I kind of like it, but I also kind of don't. The topics often overlap with things I care about, and there were definitely some very interesting episodes. But sometimes I feel it does not go deep enough on the technical side. Still, worth having in the rotation.

Sternstunde Philosophie & Zimmer 42

I also started listening to Zimmer 42 by Barbara Bleisch. It is a podcast from SRF, the Swiss public broadcaster. Barbara is known from Sternstunde Philosophie, which I have been listening to for years, though a little less in 2025. Her new podcast brings a fresh, more personal angle to philosophical questions, and I enjoy it.

Websites & Social Media

Reddit

I really became a daily Reddit reader in 2025. I am actively engaged in several subreddits, mostly around technology. I still find Reddit to be a surprisingly comfortable place to exchange ideas and have real discussions. It has become one of my main sources for staying up to date.

X (Twitter)

Quite recently, I started using X again, even though I really do not like the platform. The reason is simple: in the AI space, everything is happening on X. News breaks there first, discussions happen there, and many researchers and builders share their work there. So I am basically joining back, while also cleaning up my feed quite aggressively. The AI slop and people just trying to create sensations is very, very annoying. I really do not enjoy that side of it. But for now, it feels necessary.

YouTube

I am a heavy YouTube user. I follow a lot of channels, again, mostly tech-focused. YouTube has become incredibly important for me as a learning tool, and I think the quality of content keeps growing. That said, attention-seeking clickbait videos are popping up everywhere, which is frustrating. However, if you stick to your subscriptions and filter carefully, you can find genuinely high-value creators and content.

Final Thought

This is really just a personal log. A way for me to keep track of what shaped my media diet in 2025. If any of this is interesting to you, great, these are my honest recommendations. See you next year.