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24 alternatives to Hardcore History
Dan Carlin's outside-the-box thinking applied to the past
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hardcore History launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Reinterpreting something overlooked from the past
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Your Chrome Browsing history. Better.
2014 · better-history.com · its alternatives →
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The stories behind wonderful old school businesses
2015 · thedistance.basecamp.com · its alternatives →
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First in an amazing series of podcasts about World War One.
2015 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →
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Curating the resurgence of the spoken word
2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →
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Levitin's book on making systems that work for your brain
2014 · daniellevitin.com · its alternatives →
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Your living time capsule for the memories that matter most
2015 · enwoven.com · its alternatives →
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Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Important perspectivesIn the wake of the last terror attack
2015 · its alternatives →
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Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame
2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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