Podcasts are a great way to catch up on the state of HPC and quantum computing when you’re commuting, walking between meetings, or need perspective outside of PowerPoint decks. They give you direct access to practitioners, analysts, and architects who are shaping how quantum processors may sit alongside CPUs and GPUs in tomorrow’s clusters. The shows highlighted here bring both the “market signal” and the “operations detail” that HPC managers need: what’s real progress, what’s noise, and how hybrid HPC–quantum systems might actually be scheduled, cooled, and justified.

🎙 The Superposition Guy’s Podcast (Yuval Boger)

Neutral, practitioner-focused interviews at the intersection of quantum and HPC.

• Episode: Dominik Ulmer (ParTec) — Virtualizing QPUs as HPC Nodes (June 10, 2024) — A clear walkthrough of treating quantum processors like HPC accelerators, exploring virtualization and scheduler integration.
• Episode: Shahin Khan (OrionX) — Where Quantum Fits in the HPC Stack (Jan 27, 2025) — A strategic discussion from an industry veteran on how HPC managers should evaluate and position quantum alongside traditional accelerators.

🎙 @HPCpodcast (OrionX)

Weekly coverage of HPC, AI, and quantum—analyst-level insights and “HPC News Bytes” for quick updates, plus guest evaluations.

• Episode: Hyperion Research on HPC, AI, Quantum — In Depth (Feb 27, 2025) — Bob Sorensen offers macro trends in HPC/AI/Quantum adoption and supplier signals.
• HPC News Bytes (weekly): June 23, 2025 includes highlights on PQC timing and hybrid roadmap developments.

🎙 This Week in HPC (Intersect360 / HPCwire)

News-driven analysis, with regular quantum segments that connect breakthroughs to supercomputing roadmaps.

• Episode: Ep. 382: Advancing the Integration of HPC and Quantum (May 21, 2025) — Insight into co-locating QPUs in HPC centers and advancing workflow integration.
• Episode: Quantum Continues to Progress; Intel Continues to Slip (2024) — A critical look at quantum milestones versus semiconductor performance trajectories.

🎙 Quantum Tech Pod (Inside Quantum Technology)

Quantum-first discussions with explicit HPC/quantum crossover insights.

• Episode: Tim Costa (NVIDIA) — HPC & Quantum Integration with CUDA-Q (July 30, 2022) — One of the best vendor-side breakdowns of how quantum accelerators could slot into classical GPU-centric environments.

🎙 The Post-Quantum World (Protiviti)

Enterprise-centric discussions with frequent framing of quantum within supercomputing contexts.

• Episode: DARPA’s Quantum Proving Ground — with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

🎙 insideQuantum (independent)

Academic and institutional voices that explore QC/HPC program convergence.

• Episode: Dr. Alba Cervera-Lierta (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) — Combining Quantum Computers with Supercomputing Facilities (Nov 14, 2022) — A nuanced view into colocating quantum resources in public HPC environments.