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24 alternatives to Oversubscribed S2E1: Gawker's End, Self-Driving Cars, NBC's Olympic Faceplant, and Trump

Shooting the sh*t with Parr & Baptiste

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Oversubscribed S2E1: Gawker's End, Self-Driving Cars, NBC's Olympic Faceplant, and Trump launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Oversubscribed - #1: NBC's Delusions and Foursquare's Future▲96

   Tech, startups & media w/ Jason L. Baptiste and Ben Parr

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Serial Podcast▲177

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ‘The Gregory Nesmith Show’ - A Special Delivery Of UNderdogStuff™▲60

   Episode "Election Reflection" #TheBlameGame

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Exponent: Ep. 88 - The Dark Side of the Facebook▲63

   Ben and James discuss Facebook’s latest run-in w/ the media

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fake The Nation - Trailer▲54

   Funny, smart, political conversations w/ Negin Farsad

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Jay & Farhad Show: Peter Thiel’s Mission to Destroy Gawker▲57

   The case between VC Peter Thiel & Gawker Media

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Overcast▲350

   The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flipboard for the Web▲189

   Catch up on the stories and people that matter to you.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Tear Down Show: Talking Gawker, Childhood Pets and the Flip Phone Comeback▲55

   Long time tech/media nerds talk Gawker, flip phones & more

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Re/code Decode podcast▲131

    Kara Swisher's weekly podcast

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Oversubscribed - 14: The Present and Future of Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Apple▲80

    Shooting the sh*t with Parr & Baptiste

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

    A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    #NuggsForCarter▲115

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

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Information's 411 — "Tech-Media Overlords"▲76

    Amir & Reed debate the uproar over Thiel bankrolling Gawker

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Full Monty - Episode 06: Olympic-Sized Gaffes & Social Media Gurus▲70

    The latest 15-minute commentary on digital issues

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Podcatch▲81

    A good podcast listen, now.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tumbleweed▲263

    Daily videos of people sharing their POV on today's issues

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Timesify▲100

    Whatever TMZ and Buzzfeed you read disguise it with NYT look

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    tweetTV▲61

    A social TV guide based on what's trending

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inc. Uncensored - #77: Drone Racing Could Become the Next Billion-Dollar Spectator Sport▲60

    A podcast about entrepreneurship and startups

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Intelligence Squared▲74

    A podcast of Oxford-style debates on complex topics

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    spoilr▲88

    Spoiler-free way to talk about TV shows

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97

    Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Diginauts #0001: Autonomous Cars, Weaponized Drones, Your Children’s Pictures on Facebook▲58

    Covering the Intersection of society and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

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