Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Intelligence Squared
A podcast of Oxford-style debates on complex topics
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Intelligence Squared launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1
Curating the resurgence of the spoken word
2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →
- 2
A hybrid podcast network and production house
2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →
- 3
Radiotopia▲112A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio
2014 · radiotopia.fm · its alternatives →
- 4
- 5
Data/Stats/ML podcast with a great Mini series
2015 · dataskeptic.com · its alternatives →
- 6
A short, weekly show about design and development
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
- 7
- 8
Podcast by the writers at How Stuff Works
2015 · iheart.com · its alternatives →
- 9
- 10
Product People ▲239Podcast focused on great products and their makers
2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →
- 11
- 12
Interviewed▲189A growing database of podcast interviews about startups
2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
Context Matters▲102Podcast on intersection of business, technology & culture
2015 · its alternatives →
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
Also compare
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →