IBM
Mentioned in 179 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A multinational technology company historically dominant in enterprise computing and mainframes, IBM is referenced in podcasts as both a historical case study in organizational transformation and a contemporary player navigating AI-driven business reinvention. Recent discussions focus on the company's quantum computing strategy, hybrid cloud investments, and partnerships like its collaboration with NASA on geospatial AI models, alongside controversy over explicitly announcing workforce replacement through AI rather than employee upleveling. IBM also serves as a cultural touchstone for enterprise brand authority and a cautionary example of established companies struggling to lead technological revolutions across generations.
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Episode Mentions
The Glenn Beck Program · May 19, 2026
Critical Evidence Against Luigi Mangione Was Just THROWN OUT?! | 5/19/26
“Mentioned as company whose intellectual property was allegedly used by Bill Gates in early Microsoft development”
In The Loop · May 14, 2026
Why the companies cutting junior headcount are making a decade-long mistake
“Tripled entry-level intake in 2026, one of few companies actively investing in junior talent pipelines despite AI adoption trends”
Founder's Story · May 13, 2026
"AI Isn't Under Control": The Founder Solving a $20 Trillion Problem | Ep. 397 with Brandon Card CEO of Terzo AI
“Brandon worked at IBM Cloud and IBM Watson at age 25 as part of his enterprise tech company experience”
Miracle Mentality with Tim Storey (Motivation, Self Help, and Mental Health) · May 11, 2026
#1 Executive Coach: Leadership Lessons from Coaching the World’s Best CEOs | Marshall Goldsmith | Motivation | E39
“Company that offered Goldsmith a job after his MBA, which he declined to pursue PhD studies instead”
YPO Technology Network AI Brief · May 8, 2026
The Humans Behind The Automation
“Research on scaling agentic AI cited for KPI frameworks measuring both workforce and agent contributions with human checkpoints”
What's Next｜科技早知道 · May 8, 2026
探访 Hacker House：硅谷年轻人，正在搬进「AI 创业宿舍」| S10E10
“Nick Link, Residency co-founder, worked on machine learning research at IBM before leaving to start company”
Software Engineering Daily · May 7, 2026
SED News: Anthropic’s Mythos, Supply Chain Hacks, and the AI Spending Surge
“Released Granite 4.1 8B model matching 32B performance; tripling entry-level engineering hires; hosting Think conference”
Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF · May 6, 2026
The Meme Economy: How Tank Sinatra Turned Internet Jokes into a Multi Million Dollar Business
“Employer of Tank's cousin for 15 years; referenced in discussion about job security and career risk”
The Run-Up AI · May 5, 2026
Cerebras IPO: Insights and Expectations
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate agentic control plane at Think 2026; launched IBM Bob developer agent; targeting governance layer for regulated enterprises”
The Last Invention is AI · May 5, 2026
Government & AI: Unreleased Models Explored
“Announced Watson X orchestrate as enterprise AI governance layer; positioning as compliance and policy layer for regulated firms”
Claude AI · May 5, 2026
Key Moments from Anthropic's Wall Street Day
“Announced Watson X orchestrate as agentic control plane for Fortune 500 companies; positioning as governance layer between enterprises and model providers”
ChatGPT News · May 5, 2026
DeepMind’s Unionization Move: Industry Impact
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate as agentic control plane for enterprise AI governance; launched IBM Bob developer agent”
Anthropic · May 5, 2026
Understanding AI Models: Government Interests
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate as agentic control plane for multi-model deployment across Fortune 500 companies”
AI Breakdown · May 5, 2026
DeepMind Takes Steps Towards Unionization
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate as agentic control plane for deploying agents from multiple labs; repositioning as governance layer”
The AI Podcast · May 5, 2026
Anthropic's Wall Street Day, US Gov Wants Unreleased Models, DeepMind Unionizes, Cerebras IPO
“Announced Watson X orchestrate as agentic control plane for deploying agents from multiple vendors; positioning as governance layer”
Personal AI · May 5, 2026
Behind the Scenes of Anthropic's Day
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate as agentic control plane for multi-model deployment; launched IBM Bob developer agent; repositioning as governance layer”
No Priors AI · May 5, 2026
The Significance of AI Unionization
“Announced Watson X orchestrate as agentic control plane for enterprise multi-vendor agent deployment; repositioning as governance layer”
Latent Space AI · May 5, 2026
The Importance of AI Model Release Agreements
“Announced Watson X orchestrate agentic control plane for enterprise multi-model agent deployment with governance layer”
Global News Podcast · May 5, 2026
The Future of AI Model Regulations
“Announced Watson X orchestrate as 'agentic control plane' for Fortune 500 companies to deploy multi-provider agents; launched IBM Bob developer agent”
Building AI: News on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini and xAI's Grok · May 5, 2026
DeepMind's Unionization: Implications for AI
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate agentic control plane for Fortune 500 companies to deploy agents from multiple labs with unified governance”
The Daily AI · May 5, 2026
DeepMind's Unionization: Trends Defined
“Announced Watson X Orchestrate as 'agentic control plane' for Fortune 500 multi-model agent deployment; launched IBM Bob developer agent”
TBPN · Apr 30, 2026
Tech Earnings Quadkill, Red Button vs Blue Button | Diet TBPN
“Reported strong earnings recently; cited as evidence that AI concerns are not broad-based”
YPO Technology Network AI Brief · Apr 29, 2026
MCP Is The Plug. You Still Need The Outlet Cover.
“Offers Langflow, a visual builder for enterprise agent workflows built on MCP”
The GaryVee Audio Experience · Apr 27, 2026
Why AI is the Greatest Equalizer Since the Internet
“Mentioned as incumbent company vulnerable to displacement by AI-native competitors”
Mick Unplugged · Apr 27, 2026
You’re Solving the Wrong Problem: Scaling Genius with Jason Wild
“Jason Wilde's pivotal early career experience where he learned customer-centricity from CEO Lou Gersner and developed innovation philosophy”
Sarah Westall - Business Game Changers · Apr 25, 2026
Socrates Now Signals War Escalation | Martin Armstrong
“Lost $1 billion on Watson AI project; example of failed neural network approach to AI”
GeekWire · Apr 24, 2026
Bonus: Microsoft's surprise retirement offer — breaking it down on KIRO Newsradio
“Referenced as historical precedent for voluntary retirement programs common in traditional tech and manufacturing industries.”
The Clark Howard Podcast · Apr 24, 2026
04.24.26 Clark Answers His Critics on Clark Stinks / PROM Pummels Purse!
“Clark's former employer that reimbursed tuition for graduate school, enabling debt-free education”
CNBC's "Fast Money" · Apr 23, 2026
Intel On The Move After Reporting Results… And “Nonchalant” Market Warning 4/23/26
“Tumbling alongside other software names due to sector-wide subscription revenue challenges”
Cult of Mac · Apr 23, 2026
Tim’s done, now it’s John’s Ternus
“Historical computer manufacturer; mainframe systems discussed during museum visit segment”
Motley Fool Money · Apr 23, 2026
Earnings Season Ramps Up -- And We've Seen Some Surprises
“Beat earnings expectations but stock down 10%; consulting revenue grew only 4% YoY amid AI disruption concerns”
Bloomberg Tech · Apr 23, 2026
Tesla Plans Additional $25 Billion in Spending
“Posted strong margins and profit but declined to raise full-year revenue guidance due to macro concerns”
YPO Technology Network AI Brief · Apr 23, 2026
The Campfire Protocol: Replacing Your Old Salty Guy Before He Retires
“Watson at MD Anderson cautionary tale: $62M spent with zero clinical deployment, demonstrating shadow phase importance”
No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups · Apr 23, 2026
SAP: Bringing the ‘Operating System’ of a Company into the AI Era with CTO Philipp Herzig
“SAP founders worked at IBM in the 1970s before recognizing the need for standardized enterprise software”
Vital Dawn · Apr 23, 2026
Vital Dawn Podcast for Thursday April 23
“Software revenue came in below expectations, contributing to broader software sector weakness”
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition · Apr 23, 2026
Deadlock in US-Iran Peace Talks; Navy Secretary Fired
“Posted quarterly software sales in line with estimates but shares down 7.5% amid investor concerns about AI disruption to business”
The Dave Gerhardt Show (from Exit Five) · Apr 23, 2026
Real Talk from Three CMOs: Attribution, Paid Media, and Why B2B Is More Emotional Than You Think
“Kim Storen's previous employer; large transformation company where she led marketing in enterprise infrastructure”
This Week in Bitcoin · Apr 22, 2026
101: Stress Test
“Launching digital assets platform for banks to offer stablecoins and digital assets via SaaS and on-premise models”
WSJ What’s News · Apr 22, 2026
Can a Chatbot Be Charged With Murder?
“Scheduled to report earnings alongside Boeing and Southwest Airlines”
America In The Morning · Apr 22, 2026
Ceasefire Extended TFN, Virginia Approves Redistricting, Another Member of Congress Resigns, SPLC Indicted
“Earnings report due on analyst watch list for April 22, 2026”
Stuff To Blow Your Mind · Apr 22, 2026
Smart Talks with IBM: Brewing Smarter: How HEINEKEN Is Using AI To Revolutionize Its Global Operations
“Long-standing technology partner since 2013; supporting Heineken's digital transformation, ERP, and AI strategy”
Vital Dawn · Apr 22, 2026
Vital Dawn Podcast for Wednesday April 22
“Major earnings report scheduled for after U.S. market close today”
FactSet U.S. Daily Market Preview · Apr 22, 2026
Financial Market Preview - Wednesday 22-Apr
“Earnings release scheduled after market close on April 22”
Sword and Scale · Apr 22, 2026
Episode 348
“Diane Hollick worked as a supervisor at IBM for 24 years, managing new employee training programs; Ray Clancy also worked there as a programmer”
Expert Intelligence with Paul Estes · Apr 21, 2026
The Job That Looks Perfect … but Feels Empty — with Ozlem Brooke Erol
“Ozlem's former employer where she worked in her 20s before leaving in 1990 to pursue career coaching”
Bloomberg Surveillance · Apr 21, 2026
Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: Alexis Crow & Ed Ludlow
“Referenced as part of Tim Cook's career history before joining Apple, where he gained operations expertise”
TechStuff · Apr 21, 2026
Brewing Smarter: How HEINEKEN Is Using AI To Revolutionize Its Global Operations
“Long-standing technology partner since 2013 supporting Heineken's IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, data platforms, and digital core development”
The Tim Dillon Show · Apr 18, 2026
492 - Eric Swalwell, The Great Layoff, & We Endorse Katie Porter
“Referenced as example of office job culture that was promoted over skilled trades and union work”
Masters in Business · Apr 15, 2026
At The Money: Tax Day Special
“Sponsor highlighting AI integration in HR systems, resolving 94% of employee HR questions with 300,000 global workforce”
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe · Apr 14, 2026
Does science fiction inspire real tech?
“Created Shoebox in 1962, a verbal calculator recognizing 16 spoken English words, advancing voice recognition technology”