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24 alternatives to a16z Podcast: Automation, Jobs, & the Future of Work (and Income)

Automation is taking over more and more aspects of work

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. a16z Podcast: Automation, Jobs, & the Future of Work (and Income) launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Mind Drippings Podcast - The Future of Work - w/ Angus Nelson▲54

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   a16z Podcast: An Economics Take on the Sharing Economy▲68

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   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Product People ▲239

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   The Future of Work: My Co-Worker Is A Bot▲54

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Chat to the Future▲69

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   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Planet Money▲153

   A podcast covering the global economy

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Masters of Automation▲4

   A podcast on entrepreneurs who change the future of work.

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   Immutable Podcast▲150

   A short, weekly show about design and development

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Art of Manliness Podcast #196: The Science of Self Motivation & Productivity▲60

   Becoming more productive thanks to science!

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stuff to Blow Your Mind▲100

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    Prehype Podcast▲107

    Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

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12. 12
    Dudes of Disruption - Episode 2: Disrupting the Automatics▲55

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    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Full Stack Radio▲128

    A podcast for devs interested in building great products.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Britstrapped▲87

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15. 15
    This Week In Startups - Ep 626 with Wade Foster▲100

    Jason and Zapier CEO/Co-founder on the future of work

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Invisibilia▲112

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Future Is Podcast▲104

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    a16z Podcast: How Microservices Change the Future▲63

    Incremental change may be good theory...

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    a16z Podcast: It's Complicated▲58

    Computing systems have become increasingly complex

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Remotely Interested▲203

    Weekly interviews with remote workers and freelancers.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Invisible Office Hours▲132

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    Context Matters▲102

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23. 23
    The Creator Economy▲126

    Podcast that covers the techier side of creators.

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    #HowIWork by B12▲84

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