If you want clear, expert coverage of Big Tech antitrust and regulation, start with Brookings’ TechTank podcast, the legal deep dive in Antitrust 3: Big Tech, and other podcasts that may offer practitioner, economic, or technology-policy perspectives. The lineup offers a range of perspectives on antitrust. Start with the TechTank episode on remedies, then move to Antitrust 3: Big Tech for a discussion of competition enforcement.
TL;DR:
- TechTank’s remedies episode features guests with direct enforcement experience debating structural remedies and behavioral relief in the Google and Meta cases.
- Antitrust 3: Big Tech pairs Lina Khan and Scott Hemphill in a plainly presented legal discussion of competition enforcement involving Facebook, Amazon, and Google.
- The CPI Podcast offers a practitioner perspective; its Digital Markets Act episodes are a useful entry point for European competition enforcement and regulation.
- The American Bar Association’s antitrust episodes suit practitioners seeking detailed treatment of Sherman Act Section 2 and Clayton Act Section 7, rather than narrative storytelling.
- Treat podcast commentary as a starting point, then check claims about case outcomes or regulatory scope against the relevant complaint or ruling.
Table of Contents
- Curated Shortlist of Podcasts and Starter Episodes
- How to Subscribe and Keep Up With New Episodes
- How We Chose These Podcasts
- Why Podcasts Matter for Following Antitrust Debates
- FAQ
- Sources
Curated Shortlist of Podcasts and Starter Episodes
Antitrust coverage ranges from courtroom procedure to economic theory, so the strongest lineup mixes policy roundtables, legal analysis, and long-form interviews. Here are the shows worth your subscription, along with the episode to open with.
TechTank (Brookings) anchors this list because it pulls in people who have actually run enforcement actions, not just commentators. The episode Big Tech Monopoly Maintenance: Is a “Go and Sin No More” Remedy Sufficient? features guests with direct enforcement experience weighing structural remedies against behavioral conduct relief, a debate at the center of the current Google and Meta cases. If you only add one show to your feed, this is the one.
Antitrust 3: Big Tech, produced through Public Radio East, is built for listeners who want the legal argument laid out plainly. The episode brings in Lina Khan and Scott Hemphill to discuss competition and enforcement involving Facebook, Amazon, and Google.
Competition Policy International (CPI) Podcast may suit listeners interested in practitioner perspectives on competition policy. Episodes about the Digital Markets Act are a useful entry point for exploring European enforcement.
EconTalk may suit listeners looking for economic perspectives alongside legal analysis. Search its catalogue for discussions relevant to antitrust theory.
Decoder may interest listeners following technology policy. Search its catalogue for episodes about AI safety coordination and competition policy.
Competition Lore and the American Bar Association’s antitrust podcast collection round out the list for listeners who want doctrinal depth. These CLE-style episodes are built for practitioners, so expect more statute-level discussion of Sherman Act Section 2 and Clayton Act Section 7 than narrative storytelling.
- TechTank: start with the remedies episode featuring guests with enforcement experience.
- Antitrust 3: Big Tech: start with the Lina Khan and Scott Hemphill interview.
- CPI Podcast: search for episodes about DMA enforcement or cross-border merger review.
- EconTalk: search for episodes relevant to platform economics or monopoly theory.
- Decoder: search for episodes about AI safety coordination and competition policy.
How to Subscribe and Keep Up With New Episodes
Following these shows takes a few minutes of setup, and after that the episodes come to you.
- Open Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Pocket Casts, search the show name, and tap subscribe or follow.
- For shows without a mainstream app presence, copy the RSS feed link from the publisher’s site into your podcast app’s “add by URL” feature.
- Search within your app using terms like “antitrust,” “Lina Khan,” “Google remedies,” or “Digital Markets Act” to surface episodes buried in a show’s back catalog.
- Follow institutional publishers directly, since Brookings and law school programs often post new TechTank or panel episodes to their own pages before they hit podcast platforms.
- Turn on new-episode notifications in your podcast app, and subscribe to publisher newsletters for advance notice of panel discussions.
Pro Tip: Use the transcript search feature in Apple Podcasts or Spotify to jump straight to the minute where a guest discusses a specific case, rather than listening through an entire hour-long panel.
How We Chose These Podcasts
We prioritized shows with a clear, consistent focus on competition policy and Big Tech cases rather than general tech news coverage. That meant favoring episodes that appear relevant to competition policy over shows that cover antitrust as one topic among many.
- Topical focus: does the show regularly cover competition law and major tech cases, not just mention them in passing?
- Guest expertise: do episodes offer perspectives on regulatory, academic, or litigation issues?
- Relevance to major cases: does the show address the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or frameworks like the EU’s DMA and DSA?
- Accessibility: can a new listener find and follow the show without a law degree?
Episode picks prioritize direct coverage of the Google, Meta, and related DOJ and FTC actions, since those cases are where current antitrust theory is being tested in real time.
Why Podcasts Matter for Following Antitrust Debates
Podcasts fill a gap that written reporting often leaves open: hearing the people who argued these cases explain their own reasoning, in their own words, without a reporter’s paraphrase in between. A TechTank panel or an interview with Khan can offer tone and emphasis that a court filing summary may not convey.
That said, a podcast is a starting point, not a verdict. When a guest makes a claim about a case’s outcome or a regulation’s scope, it is worth checking that claim against the actual complaint or ruling. Comparing a policy discussion like TechTank with other legal or economics perspectives can offer different lenses on the debate.
Listeners who want their antitrust coverage paired with a broader conservative read on tech policy might also find our tech censorship podcast roundup useful, since many of the same companies at the center of antitrust cases are also at the center of content moderation fights.
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FAQ
What are the top podcasts for Big Tech antitrust coverage?
The strongest lineup includes Brookings’ TechTank, the legal-focused Antitrust 3: Big Tech, the Competition Policy International Podcast, EconTalk, and Decoder. Each covers a different angle, from enforcement strategy to economic theory to investigative interviews.
How do antitrust laws relate to Big Tech companies?
Antitrust cases against major platforms typically rely on Section 2 of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act to allege that a company unlawfully maintained monopoly power. Companies including Meta, Google, and Amazon have faced claims under these provisions for conduct regulators argue blocked competitors from gaining a foothold.
Are there podcasts that cover Supreme Court antitrust cases?
Several of the shows on this list touch on Supreme Court precedent, since cases like United States v. Philadelphia National Bank still shape how merger review works today. Shows like Competition Lore and the American Bar Association’s antitrust episodes go deepest into case law, while TechTank and EconTalk reference precedent in the context of current enforcement.
What are the main antitrust laws that apply to tech regulation?
U.S. antitrust cases can involve the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the FTC Act, with claims depending on the conduct at issue. In Europe, the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act are central to debates about global digital regulation.
How do I find specific antitrust episodes quickly?
Search your podcast app using terms like “antitrust,” “Lina Khan,” “Google remedies,” or “Digital Markets Act” to surface relevant episodes without scrolling an entire back catalog. Many shows also publish transcripts, which let you search for a specific case name or regulator before committing to a full listen.
Sources
For readers who want to verify claims or go deeper into the primary material behind these episodes, these pages are a good starting point.
- Blogs
- Big Tech monopoly maintenance: Is a ‘go and sin no more’ remedy sufficient? | The TechTank Podcast | Brookings