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24 alternatives to Internet History Podcast: Rafat Ali of PaidContent and Skift

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Internet History Podcast: Rafat Ali of PaidContent and Skift launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

   A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Hardcore History▲158

   Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast

   2014 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →

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   TIL Reddit Recap - Thu. Jan 28▲80

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   Internet History Podcast #120 - Jason Calacanis▲63

   On silicon valley, the dot-com bubble and web 2.0

   2016 · internethistorypodcast.com · its alternatives →

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   Podcatch▲81

   A good podcast listen, now.

   2015 · dave.podcatch.com · its alternatives →

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   Daily Source Code - 1▲45

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   PodClear▲196

   Record crystal clear podcast interviews

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   Radiotopia▲112

   A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

   2014 · radiotopia.fm · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Inside Podcasting▲126

   Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

   2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat Podcast▲233

    Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.

    2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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    Charged Tech Podcast - 001▲80

    The inaugural episode on Slack, Apple vs. FBI, and Amazon

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Baratun.de▲70

    The best tech essays as podcasts

    2015 · baratunde.com · its alternatives →

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    The Podglomerate▲70

    A hybrid podcast network and production house

    2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

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    The Web Platform Podcast - 67: Keeping Fluent with Web Technology▲59

    A podcast that dives deep into ‘all things’ web

    2015 · thewebplatform.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Planet Money▲153

    A podcast covering the global economy

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    TrapCrunch▲126

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    2014 · hobokencityfc.com · its alternatives →

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    Prehype Podcast▲107

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    2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Britstrapped▲87

    A podcast about bootstrapping

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Internet History Podcast - Martin Nisenholtz on Bringing the New York Times Online▲67

    The guy at the center of all things digital for the NYT

    2016 · feedproxy.google.com · its alternatives →

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    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 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    The Distance podcast▲114

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    2015 · thedistance.basecamp.com · its alternatives →

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    The Podcast Universe▲111

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Bobler▲85

    Record 36 sec podcasts

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