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24 alternatives to 99% Invisible - A Sea Worth its Salt

The Salton Sea in California was formed by mistake

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 99% Invisible - A Sea Worth its Salt launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
99% Invisible: Making Up Ground▲58
More ships buried under the streets of SF & Moving Sand
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Salt of the Earth - Marty Raney▲56
Marty runs the Alaska Stone and Log Company
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
3
99% Invisible – Half a House▲55
After devastating earthquakes; give people half of a house
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Only Salt▲67
Naturally microplastic & toxin-free spring salt
2020 · onlysalt.co · its alternatives →
5
Trawl▲66
Discover the secrets hidden the depths of the sea
2015 · houseofwire.itch.io · its alternatives →
6
Salt of the Earth - Luke's Lobster founders▲72
$30K in initial investment to $10M+ annually
2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
7
Salt of the Earth - Aaron Draplin▲55
Aaron designs Field Notes and runs Draplin Design Co.
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
8
Salt▲62
The strange and colorful history of a mineral
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
99% Invisible - Best Enjoyed By▲68
Expiration dates are completely arbitrary #sorrynotsorry
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
10
99% Invisible - Reefer Madness▲75
Birth and life story of the reefer - refrigerated shipping …
2015 · its alternatives →
11
99% Invisible - Tube Benders▲76
How a nobel gas signaled luxury, seediness, and now...cool?
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
The Memory Palace - Lost lobsters▲79
The story of the lobster from sea pest to delicacy
2015 · thememorypalace.us · its alternatives →
13
Where does the moon come from?▲111
An illustrated story, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Salty▲66
Simple tide and weather information for boaters
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Salt of the Earth - Paula Varsalona, NYC Bridal Designer▲63
Missourri small town to one of NYC's biggest designers
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
16
VirtOcean▲107
Build your own unique ocean for relaxation or productivity.
2017 · virtocean.com · its alternatives →
17
Terra Firma, a playable erosion simulation▲229
It's free to play on steam, but you'll need a computer with a dedicated graphics card. I just released a new version after first releasing it 18 months ago. It's been a hard slog to scrounge time as it's not my day job but that's life. There's a ton of obvious improvements in the future (weather systems, temperature, varying rainfall, ice/snow, more biomes, more plate tectonics, lava, etc) but all suggestions/feedback is welcome.
2023 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
18
99% Invisible - The Landlord’s Game▲74
Every game is a designed system. Even a certain board game.
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
19
99% Invisible - Milk Carton Kids▲76
How missing kids ended up on milk cartons
2015 · its alternatives →
20
Life at Sea▲62
Observations of a Modern Mariner
2015 · coevalinc.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
21
99% Invisible - Pagodas and Dragon Gates▲69
The history of San Francisco's China Town
2015 · its alternatives →
22
Naut▲60
Is there life on Mars? Don't wait for Elon to tell you.
2015 · titouanmillet.itch.io · its alternatives →
23
Even the Ocean▲61
An environmentalist platformer about cities and oceans.
2016 · seanhtch.itch.io · its alternatives →
24
SALT▲102
The simple, beautiful way to bookmark and share great places
2015 · trysalt.com · its alternatives →

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