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24 alternatives to New Yorker Radio Hour - Maria Bamford, and Fighting for Baltimore

“The Wire” creator, mental illness and comedy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. New Yorker Radio Hour - Maria Bamford, and Fighting for Baltimore launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   NYRD Radio▲152

   Alexis Ohanian's new weekly podcast show

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   New Yorker Radio Hour - The Koch Brothers, the Ninth Planet, and an Undefeated Female Boxer▲77

   Investigating Koch Industries, the DR, & Heather Hardy

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Radiotopia▲112

   A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Women Who Startup Radio▲113

   A podcast to celebrate, connect & empower women who startup

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   cmd.fm▲256

   Command-line radio for geeks

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Reboot podcast▲205

   CEO's discuss psychological challenges w/ Jerry Colonna

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Startup School Radio▲300

   Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Swell▲81

   News Radio Rebooted

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NPR One▲190

   Public radio made personal.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Product Hunt Radio▲274

    A podcast about products (surprise!)

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Call to Action Podcast▲82

    Podcast by Unbounce

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The New Yorker Today▲81

    Quality journalism & writing; still all about the cartoons!

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    New Yorker Radio Hour - Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy▲61

    Laura Poitras of “Citizenfour”, Blackstar's band, & more

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Full Stack Radio▲128

    A podcast for devs interested in building great products.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dash Radio ▲95

    A curator-led digital broadcasting MCN, redefining radio

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stuff to Blow Your Mind▲100

    Podcast by the writers at How Stuff Works

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The New Yorker Radio Hour - Lin-Manuel Miranda, Marc Maron, and the Broads of 'Broad City'▲67

    Stars of the stage, screen, and earbuds.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    #NuggsForCarter▲115

    Carter's about to pass Ellen's most RT'd tweet of all-time 😲

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NYT Now▲132

    Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Oversubscribed #7: Tech Media, Relevant Advertising, and Livestreaming with Caroline McCarthy▲72

    Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Exvangelical Episode 4: On Mental Health: A Conversation w/ Nate Crawford▲55

    Coming to terms w/ a messed up subculture.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AppChat Radio▲89

    A podcast about the latest and hottest apps on all platforms

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The New York Times Podcast Club▲84

    Discover and discuss new podcasts

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ExponentFM #084 — A New World Order▲61

    The rise and fall of the TV industry

    2016 · its alternatives →

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