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24 alternatives to Ordinary Heroes - Where Legends Begin

New podcast from billion-dollar strategist Dan Waldschmidt

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ordinary Heroes - Where Legends Begin launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Planet Money▲153
A podcast covering the global economy
2014 · its alternatives →
2
3W6 – Rollenspiele und Superhelden▲60
A Biweekly German Podcast About RPGs and Storytelling
2016 · 3w6-podcast.com · its alternatives →
3
Longform Podcast▲78
A weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer or editor.
2014 · longform.org · its alternatives →
4
Know Your Audience Podcast - 1: Art of Storytelling▲74
Melanie Deziel - Director of Creative Strategy at Time Inc.
2016 · getkya.com · its alternatives →
5
Tim Ferriss Show - Challenging Reality w/ Eric Weinstein▲65
Quite possibly one of my favorite podcast episodes ever.
2016 · tim.blog · its alternatives →
6
Founder Calls Podcast ▲118
New podcast from Box CEO Aaron Levie
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
7
Hatching - 17: How to meet your heroes▲93
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
8
The Giant Beastcast - Episode 18▲70
Voice actors, kickstarters, and digital goods.
2015 · giantbomb.com · its alternatives →
9
Supermanagers Podcast▲113
The podcast for managers who want to become great leaders 🦸
2020 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
10
Prehype Podcast▲107
Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
#thePawdcast with Dan Hanrahan at Sigstr▲63
Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity
2016 · chopdawg.com · its alternatives →
12
HackToStart▲82
A podcast on interesting people & how they achieve success
2015 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →
13
Daniel Radcliffe - WTF with Marc Maron ▲67
Great episode of the always great podcast
2015 · wtfpod.com · its alternatives →
14
Hello Tech Pros: Announcing the IMDB of Podcasting▲54
Matthew Rehm from PodXRef on Entrepreneurship
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
15
The Adventure Zone - The Great Switcheroo of 2015▲63
The hosts of The Flop House Podcast play D&D.
2015 · maximumfun.org · its alternatives →
16
The Podcast History of our World▲65
4000 years of history in an entertaining format.
2016 · podcasthistoryofourworld.com · its alternatives →
17
Data Skeptic Podcast▲64
Data/Stats/ML podcast with a great Mini series
2015 · dataskeptic.com · its alternatives →
18
Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
Know Your Audience Podcast - 10: Chase Your Dreams▲60
Gerard Adams, Co-Founder of Elite Daily
2016 · getkya.com · its alternatives →
20
Chess In The Eclipse - Episode 1▲51
A Podcast Fantasy Series
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Exponent - The Amazon of Podcasts▲74
Ben and James discuss the costs of success
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
22
Biz Please - The Biz Awakens▲59
Debut episode of Mashable's new podcast about money & tech.
2016 · mashable.com · its alternatives →
23
Social Strategy Podcast - Why You Should Start A Podcast With Cliff Ravenscraft▲52
Sound advice from the Godfather of Podcasting
2016 · vernonross.com · its alternatives →
24
NTMY - Ep 6: Eric Bandholz▲88
Tobias interviews another bearded entrepreneur & storyteller
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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