Chain of Thought is a technical AI podcast. The audience: engineers, CTOs, and founders who evaluate and buy AI infrastructure and developer tools.
Discuss sponsorshipTop listener cities: San Francisco, San Jose, New York, Seattle, London.
Chain of Thought is hosted by Conor Bronsdon. 71+ episodes, publishing 1–2 episodes per week.
Recent guests from AI leaders at:
And leaders from ServiceTitan, Twilio, Cohere, Scaled Cognition, and others.
Episodes get replayed and shared within teams. Top episodes see 6-8x replay depth per listener and keep getting plays for 12+ months after release.
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Galileo (AI observability) backed Chain of Thought as founding sponsor across Seasons 1–3 — from launch through May 2026.
"We had an amazing partnership with Chain of Thought across 3 seasons — this sponsorship was worth its weight in gold."
Jackson Wells, Sr. Integrated Marketing Campaigns Manager, Galileo
Presenting Sponsors
Walrus Memory solves agent amnesia with a portable memory layer for agents, Svix provides secure, enterprise-ready webhooks as a service, with $12,000 in free credits available for startups, and Inngest powers durable workflow orchestration for AI and background jobs. Together, they present Season 4 of Chain of Thought.
Choose a month or range of months. Your package includes a fixed number of sponsored episodes delivered within the agreed period, subject to package and category availability.
Availability reviewed . Confirm package and category fit when booking.
Everything in Starter, plus:
Everything in Value, plus:
For teams shipping something — a product launch, major feature release, or funding announcement. Planned around your launch period, with embargo requirements agreed before booking.
Bespoke packages available. Tailor commitment length, deliverables, and category exclusivity to your specific goals.
Reach out about a custom package →Every sponsored episode reaches your audience across multiple channels:
Every episode becomes a page on chainofthought.show with the conversation transcribed and speaker-labelled. Your name, your link, and what your product does stay online alongside the episode.
Episode 69 launched on 24 August 2026 alongside Thomson Reuters’ legal model, with Svix and Walrus Memory as presenting sponsors. Their placements included:
Asked to describe this show, a fresh instance of Claude Opus 4.8 called it "often associated with the Galileo AI evaluation platform." Galileo was our founding sponsor through Season 3, and their flight ended in May 2026. The association outlasted the contract.
Your sponsorship keeps working after the campaign ends: in the episode, its transcript, and the surrounding catalog. That gives search engines and AI assistants more material connecting your brand to a technical conversation. It doesn’t guarantee a recommendation.
Rated 5.0 across 145+ ratings and reviews — Apple Podcasts (36) and Spotify (109).
★★★★★"Most AI podcasts drown you in really deep technical jargon or just rehash the same surface-level takes but Chain of Thought has found the perfect in between. Conor clearly knows the space well and asks the kinds of questions that make for interesting conversations..."
★★★★★"It is so refreshing to listen to a podcast that goes beyond clickbait headlines and actually considers the real world implications of the most significant technological changes of our time. Knowledgeable insiders are given the space to talk about what they have seen and what they are expecting."
★★★★★"New to the AI space and this podcast has been a game changer. Conor brings in leading experts and breaks down complex topics in a way that actually makes sense. Whether you're a college student just discovering AI, a curious newcomer, or already deep in the field — Chain of Thought fills a real gap."
★★★★★"Always a pleasant and informative listen. Do I want to drift off to sleep to the sound of Conor's voice? Absolutely! But can I? NO! Because I'm absolutely riveted by the education and insight."
★★★★★"This podcast goes over very relevant changes in technology with some of the biggest pioneers of our era. The host, Conor, has a great voice and does an amazing job leading the conversation..."
★★★★★"Conor does a great job of bringing the most relevant convos to the table, proving that timing + quality wins every time. Have this on auto-download."
Category exclusivity is included on the Presenting Sponsor tier for the full flight and applies only to paid sponsorships. It does not restrict independent editorial interviews or coverage, including coverage of competitors. We agree on what counts as a "direct competitor" on the kickoff call so there's no ambiguity later. Starter and Value tiers don't include exclusivity, but we'll flag any adjacent-industry deals before committing.
You provide the talking points, value prop, and any hard "do not say" lines. Conor writes the ad in his voice, reads it live into the episode, and sends a preview for your sign-off before publish. All ads are host-read — no pre-produced audio.
We'll share aggregate downloads and YouTube views at the end of your flight. For newsletter sponsorships we report reads and link click-through directly — a recent sponsored feature saw 647 reads and a 3% click-through rate, on a list about half its current size. Podcast show-notes link clicks come through on your side via the UTM parameters on your sponsor link, so you can track those directly in your analytics. We'll also pass along qualitative signal we pick up (listener replies mentioning the brand, guests asking about the product).
Value and Presenting Sponsor packages include clips distributed on Chain of Thought's LinkedIn and YouTube. Presenting Sponsors also receive custom-branded clips identifying them as presenting sponsors, with files and captions for reuse on their own organic and paid channels.
Yes — here's a host-read mid-roll ad, and a sponsored newsletter feature. Schedule a call to walk through more examples and performance.
Choose a month or range of months and a package. We confirm capacity, category fit, and a placement period before booking, then deliver your contracted placements within that period. We publish 1–2 episodes per week, so packages can span multiple months. Individual episode release dates may vary. Ad copy and approvals are completed ahead of your campaign period.
Yes. Share your preferred month or range of months. "Partially booked" means some inventory is committed; we'll confirm availability for your package and category before booking.
Your campaign goal, target audience, preferred placement period, product URL, and key talking points. We'll agree on deliverables and creative approvals before the campaign begins.
Yes. Our Launch Package combines a dedicated interview, newsletter feature, additional episode sponsorships, and promotional clips. We agree on embargo requirements and a campaign period before booking.
Tell us your preferred campaign period. We'll confirm availability and find the right package.
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