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24 alternatives to 99% Invisible - On Average

An episode about why no one is average.

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 - On Average launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Invisible Office Hours▲132
A podcast for unconventional thinkers
2015 · its alternatives →
2
99% Invisible – Half a House▲55
After devastating earthquakes; give people half of a house
2016 · its alternatives →
3
You Are Not So Smart - 072 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect (Rebroadcast)▲55
We lack the skill to tell how unskilled and unaware we are
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
4
99% Invisible - The Magic Bureaucrat▲62
How overgeneralized correlational data influenced US welfare
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
99% Invisible Episode 202 - Mojave Phone Booth▲58
The story of a lone phone booth in the middle of the desert
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Tim Ferriss Show - Challenging Reality w/ Eric Weinstein▲65
Quite possibly one of my favorite podcast episodes ever.
2016 · tim.blog · its alternatives →
7
Data Skeptic Podcast▲64
Data/Stats/ML podcast with a great Mini series
2015 · dataskeptic.com · its alternatives →
8
99% Invisible - The Landlord’s Game▲74
Every game is a designed system. Even a certain board game.
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
9
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know▲56
A new trivia-like series from the Freakonomics folks
2016 · freakonomics.com · its alternatives →
10
This American Life - Something Only I Can See▲77
This week: people trying to show others what they see
2016 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
11
FiveThirtyEight - Totally Subjective Odds▲72
A pre-launch experiment for their new politics podcast
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
NTMY The Show - 1: Pieter Levels▲142
The inaugural episode of Tobias van Schneider's new podcast
2015 · vanschneider.com · its alternatives →
13
Hunt the Truth — S1E1: A hairline fracture▲88
The intro to Microsoft's "Serial"-style Halo podcast
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
14
Planet Money▲153
A podcast covering the global economy
2014 · its alternatives →
15
a16z Podcast: Health Data▲57
A feedback loop for humanity
2016 · a16z.com · its alternatives →
16
99% Invisable▲3
99% Invisible is a tiny radio show about design, architectur
2015 · 99percentinvisible.org · its alternatives →
17
Ideas Are Worthless - #2 Bob Ross▲102
A show about all the ideas we'll probably never build
2016 · ideasareworthless.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
18
Freakonomics▲97
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Hidden Brain: Ep. 41: Defeated: Losing Hurts (In Surprising Ways)▲55
A conversation about life's unseen patterns
2016 · its alternatives →
20
99% Invisible: Ep. 225 - Photo Credit▲58
The unknown photographer of the Bauhaus.
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Freakonomics - Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?▲65
An episode about "Early Education"
2015 · freakonomics.com · its alternatives →
22
Radiolab Podcast - The Bad Show▲57
The dark side of human nature
2016 · radiolab.org · its alternatives →
23
99% Invisible - The SoHo Effect▲57
What do you call your neighborhood?
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Dudes of Disruption: Episode 40 - Watch Your Mouth: Things Men Should Never Hear (or Say!)▲54
How men are perceived and the impact those beliefs have.
2016 · podomatic.com · its alternatives →

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