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24 alternatives to New York Times Audio
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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. New York Times Audio launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The best narrative journalism spoken by talented narrators
2020 · apple.news · its alternatives →
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Top NYT stories presented in an immersive bite-sized format
2018 · simon-li.com · its alternatives →
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NYT Cooking▲278iPhone app with 17,000 free recipes from The New York Times
2015 · cooking.nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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SpeechKit▲152The best way to make your news stories available in audio
2017 · speechkit.io · its alternatives →
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An ongoing conversation about the news
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Listen to your favorite Medium stories
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket Listen▲425Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.
2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
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Listening.io▲243Turn articles into audio and listen in your podcast app
2022 · listening.com · its alternatives →
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Live audio chat rooms to discuss anything on the internet
2021 · its alternatives →
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Human voice reading news stories for Android, iOS
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Wake up with The Times, anywhere in the world.
2018 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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15 minutes daily news summary podcast from NY Times
2017 · art19.com · its alternatives →
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Fonogram▲73Social audio app to create podcasts, courses & audio content
2022 · fonogram.app · its alternatives →
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