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24 alternatives to Longform - Ira Glass

Ira Glass, creator of This American Life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Longform - Ira Glass launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76
Stories of people climbing to be number one.
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
2
Longform Podcast▲78
A weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer or editor.
2014 · longform.org · its alternatives →
3
Longform - Cheryl Strayed▲65
Cheryl Strayed discusses her success, her friendship with O…
2015 · longform.org · its alternatives →
4
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin - Ira Glass▲62
Two great interviewers interviewing. Broad range of topics.
2015 · feedproxy.google.com · its alternatives →
5
For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67
America's socio-economic history through the "glass"
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Longform Podcast #161: Karina Longworth▲57
Karina Longworth is a film writer and the podcast creator
2015 · longform.org · its alternatives →
7
This American Life - My Damn Mind▲68
The brain can betray you or benefit you. Act I w/ the NYT
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Booklights▲169
Make America Read Again 📖
2017 · its alternatives →
9
Audm▲87
The world's best longform journalism, read aloud.
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Serial▲69
Creators of This American Life. One story. Told week by week
2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
11
How to American, by Jimmy O. Yang▲187
An immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents 📚
2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Shortcut▲63
Create and share clips from This American Life
2016 · its alternatives →
13
This American Life - 572: Transformers▲57
People undertaking major life transformations
2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
14
Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream ▲56
The extraordinary inside story of an American icon
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
This American Life - Something Only I Can See▲77
This week: people trying to show others what they see
2016 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
16
Alcoholics Anonymous▲70
aka "The Big Book"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Andy Grove▲76
The life and times of an American
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Influencer Economy - 72: Farbod Shoraka of BloomNation with Ryan Williams ▲70
The Pivot From Investment Banking to Startup CEO
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
19
Longform (Beta)▲11
Spotify for Articles
2014 · its alternatives →
20
Live The Questions - #5 - The Forgotten Art of Taking The Long Cut▲55
A conversation with Drift's Dave Gerhardt
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
21
This American Life - That's One Way to Do It▲58
People who come up with innovative (& unusual) solutions
2016 · its alternatives →
22
On Books - Phil Libin (CEO of Evernote)'s Life-Changing Book: The Clock of the Long Now▲62
Each week on the podcast we discuss life-changing books
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
23
The House of Morgan▲57
An American danking dynasty and the rise of modern finance
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
The Tim Ferriss Show - with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg▲98
Deconstructing world-class comedians
2015 · tim.blog · its alternatives →

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