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24 alternatives to Out on the Wire

Storytelling advice from This American Life, RadioLab & more

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Out on the Wire launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Serial Podcast▲177

   From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76

   Stories of people climbing to be number one.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Maker Stories▲303

   Discover the stories behind products

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lean Out▲101

   25 stories from the underrepresented in tech

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Readwave▲69

   Share 3-minute stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tales Untold▲128

   Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)▲147

   How to do more with less

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Talk Like TED▲92

    The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Epic Content Marketing▲95

    How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, a…

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    60dB▲104

    Today's best short audio stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    New Market Wizards▲70

    Conversations with America's top traders

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Epic!▲156

    Netflix for kids books

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Less Doing, More Living▲64

    Optimize, Automate, and Outsource Everything in Your Life

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter▲96

    How today's smartest businesses grow themselves

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    How We Listen Now▲63

    Essays and conversations about music and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    60dB▲94

    Brings you today's best short audio stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →