Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My Talks in the Wild launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Parasocial▲204

   Listening to podcasts should be a joy. So let's get started.

   Aug 2026 · parasocial.fm · its alternatives →

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   Speakerdex▲106

   A place for speakers to share talks

   2017 · speakerdex.co · its alternatives →

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   Talks by UI Patterns▲164

   A library of talks by UX experts

   2015 · talks.ui-patterns.com · its alternatives →

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   The Podcast Universe▲111

   Visualization of podcast networks

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   RealTalk▲201

   A friendly place to exchange anonymous videos with strangers

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Meetings Podcast: Team Collaboration And Communication Tools For Event Pros▲52

   Meeting and event industry news

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   AppStories▲147

   A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.

   2017 · macstories.net · its alternatives →

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   Show Me Your Mic - 108: 3 Podcasts For the Rest of Your Life▲56

   Great suggestions for new shows to listen to here.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Remarks▲128

   Discuss a podcast while you listen

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Meetings Podcast -Essential Items To Have For Successful Conferences▲54

    Meeting and event industry news

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    ReplyAll▲55

    Podcasting meets blogging - embeddable conversations.

    2014 · replyall.me · its alternatives →

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    Knomad▲90

    A social platform to share and discover podcasts

    2015 · knomad.com · its alternatives →

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    a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140

    Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Good Podcasts▲84

    Hand-picked collection of good podcasts from the internet

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    narrated.org▲144

    Great audio articles you didn't know existed

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    PSTMRK▲116

    Meet people from around the world (Frontback w/ penpals)

    2014 · 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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    Slackroulette▲122

    Chat with Slackers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Meetings Podcast - Interesting Guy who runs Super Pet Expo▲53

    Just an interesting Interview on putting on the Pet Expo.

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · 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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    Meetings Podcast - Tyra Hill▲53

    Educator, speaker, lawyer and meeting planner

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Speakup▲71

    Real conversations with people everywhere.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Many strangers give us their take on podcasting

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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