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24 alternatives to CTRL + Walt + Delete - Nilay owes Walt $100

The debut episode of The Verge's new podcast with Walt Moss…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CTRL + Walt + Delete - Nilay owes Walt $100 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Re/code Decode - Shyp CEO, Kevin Gibbon▲128

   This podcast is the Uber for “Why?”

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt wants better ads▲56

   Walt and Nilay talk about the state of ads today

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ctrl-Walt-Delete - Walt offers Nilay Marriage advice▲61

   Walt reviewed the Toshiba Radius 12 4K this week

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Planet Money▲153

   A podcast covering the global economy

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Re/code Decode podcast▲131

   Kara Swisher's weekly podcast

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Vergecast - A threatening Greg▲57

   Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times joins Dieter Bohn and N…

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   "What Nick Does" — Make Money Online [Ep #31]▲67

   Kai interviews Nick about what he does.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hunt the Truth — S1E1: A hairline fracture▲88

   The intro to Microsoft's "Serial"-style Halo podcast

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hello Tech Pros: Announcing the IMDB of Podcasting▲54

   Matthew Rehm from PodXRef on Entrepreneurship

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    "What Kai Does" — Make Money Online [Ep #30]▲61

    Nick interviews Kai about what he does.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UX and Growth Podcast — Startup Growth Tactics with Brian Balfour (VP of Growth at HubSpot)▲67

    They discuss different user acquisition / growth tactics, a…

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97

    Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    This Week in Startups - Ep 291 with Chris Sacca▲20

    An incredible, honest interview with Lowercase Capital's Ch…

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Oversubscribed - #4: The Future of AI, #RIPTwitter, and Content Monetization with Mark Johnson▲75

    Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Pitch - 32: Nexcast▲71

    Brian Sanders pitches his upcoming podcast app to Shaan Puri

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Building Nexcast Part 13 - False Start▲60

    How we got dropped from the new Apple TV show 😥

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Planet Money - #Episode 386: The Power of Free▲68

    If you think about every other price in the world — a dolla…

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    UCast▲97

    The best listening experience for podcasts

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Britstrapped▲87

    A podcast about bootstrapping

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Podcatch▲81

    A good podcast listen, now.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Accidental Tech Podcast - Uncomfortable in My Pants▲54

    iPhone batteries, WebKit on Apple TV, over-criticism of App…

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    [Array] Podcast▲88

    Hacks on AI/ML and data from founders and investors

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Exponent — #052 All About Ads▲63

    From the iOS Content Blocker debate to the business of adve…

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Building Nexcast: Intermission - A Talk with Harry Stebbings & Beta Announcement▲61

    I chat with host of The 20 Minute VC and our beta is ready

    2016 · its alternatives →

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