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24 alternatives to Amnesty's In a Nutshell - ISIS in a Nutshell

How much do you know about ISIS?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Amnesty's In a Nutshell - ISIS in a Nutshell launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Quick Brief On The Islamic State▲72

   Learn enough about ISIS to have an educated conversation.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Planet Money - #667: Auditing ISIS ▲53

   How does the "Islamic State" spent its money?

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Reply All - Decoders▲55

   Eavesdropping on ISIS & the first-ever No/No/No

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Planet Money - Auditing ISIS▲71

   When ISIS takes a town, they control its economy

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Us & Them - Islamophobia▲62

   An honest look at American suspicion of Muslims.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NPR Politics - President Barack Obama▲72

   Steve Inskeep interviews Obama about ISIS, legacy, and more

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Start Making Sense - The Arab World and ISIS; The New York Times and Bernie Sanders▲53

   A new podcast from The Nation magazine

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Common Sense – Immigration Breakdown▲62

   Dan Carlin breaks down the current immigration and refugee …

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   American Submitter - The Key To Knowledge▲54

   An unlikely journey of finding Islam

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Common sense with Dan Carlin - The war on bad thoughts▲64

    Important perspectivesIn the wake of the last terror attack

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Polarized - A Systemic Issue of Fear▲54

    The Syrian refugee crisis.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Polarized - Christian Terrorism▲52

    The pervasiveness of radical right-wing terrorism

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tech News Today - #1390 Anonymous takes on ISIS▲54

    Anonymous takes on the terrorists

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Longform - Rukmini Callimachi (part 1)▲4

    NYT chief reporter on ISIS

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Ask the NSA▲68

    "The NSA Transparency Initiative was undertaken in response to the recent unauthorized disclosure of classified information. This website will answer your questions about the NSA's programs."

    2013 · askthensa.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Only Human - Listen Up! The Big Turkey in the Sky▲51

    Tips from crisis negotiators on surviving Thanksgiving

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Radical: My Journey Out Of Islamist Extremism▲55

    Maajid Nawaz's amazing story out of Islamist extremism

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    This American Life - #567: What's Going On In There?▲81

    From the outside, we think we know exactly what’s going on.…

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hardcore History - Blueprint for Armageddon▲68

    First in an amazing series of podcasts about World War One.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Choosr▲149

    Discover what the world thinks

    2025 · choosr.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Longform - Rukmini Callimachi (part 2)▲4

    NYT chief reporter on ISIS

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fresh Air - Making Sense Of Our Arcane And Convoluted ‘Primary Politics’▲65

    Somebody understands primaries...right?

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Learn Educate Discover: US Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation explains his job in detail▲54

    What does the US Special Envoy to OIC do?

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Reply All - 77: The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe▲64

    Racist frog memes, lost photos, and shitposting

    2016 · its alternatives →

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