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24 alternatives to HOME: Stories From L.A. -- Growing Up 818

Untangling the legacy of the essential American suburb.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HOME: Stories From L.A. -- Growing Up 818 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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HOME: Stories From L.A. -- Episode 1, The House On The Hill▲52
A story about the Golden Age of Hollywood, and after.
2015 · its alternatives →
2
There Goes The Neighborhood - Episode 1: Mouth to Ear▲52
Gentrification is a hot topic, but what really is it?
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Limetown - Episode 1: What We Know▲81
Hear the fictional story about an alluring place called Lim…
2015 · its alternatives →
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HOME: Stories From L.A. - Unmaking a Home▲51
In the Season 2 premiere: Is it stuff that makes a home?
2016 · its alternatives →
5
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 →
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This American Life - 583: It'll Make Sense When You're Older▲66
Stories about growing up and gathering knowledge.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Stories from L.A. - Unmaking a Home▲3
Life, death, loss, Christmas, and how to unmake a home
2016 · its alternatives →
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Serial Podcast▲177
From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season
2014 · its alternatives →
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Some Noise — It Ain't Easy ▲54
These cars matter: The backstory of Oakland's car culture
2016 · its alternatives →
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This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76
Stories of people climbing to be number one.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Total Recall▲66
The greatest immigrant success story of our time
2015 · its alternatives →
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Digg Podcast - What The Hell Happened in East New York, Part 1: Obsession▲62
A reporter finds himself tangled up this ny neighborhood
2016 · its alternatives →
13
City of Dreams▲6
The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56
Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Backstory with the American History Guys - Now He Belongs to the Ages▲55
This episode honors the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincol…
2015 · its alternatives →
16
I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography▲66
Autobio from one of the first New York punks
2015 · its alternatives →
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Home Of The Brave - Some summer stories▲53
Stories from summers past
2015 · its alternatives →
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Ghettoside▲58
A true story of murder in America
2016 · its alternatives →
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This American Life - 319: And the call was coming from the basement▲68
Haunted houses and a story from David Sedaris
2015 · its alternatives →
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance▲66
The story of Barack Obama
2015 · its alternatives →
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Audiologs x Tibz - 025: Growing up eating food!▲53
A personal origin story told through food.
2016 · its alternatives →
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In the Country: Stories▲61
Immigrant tales of life after leaving the Philippines
2015 · its alternatives →
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York▲62
Amazing detail on the level of impact one man had on NYC.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Better Know Your Area▲131
Explore social, housing, and economic data across the U.S.
2018 · its alternatives →

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