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24 alternatives to Planet Money - Can a Game Show Lose?

The economics of game shows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Planet Money - Can a Game Show Lose? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Happy Mitten - 38: Board Games, Business, and Lessons Learned▲52
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2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · hitreply.co · its alternatives →
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Planet Money▲153
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Trade virtual stocks
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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12
The Economics of Seinfeld▲92
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2014 · yadayadayadaecon.com · its alternatives →
13
A Theory of Fun▲57
Why do some games remain fun for years?
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Exponent - 59: Fashion in PC Gaming▲57
The fascinating way in which PC gaming monetizes
2015 · exponent.fm · its alternatives →
15
Game About Squares▲178
Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…
2014 · gameaboutsquares.com · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 21: Board Games, Business, and Dan Hsu▲53
What can the board game industry can learn from video games?
2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
17
Primetime▲156
New programming experiment by YouTube Gaming
2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
18
Competing Against Time▲57
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 27: Board Games, Business, and Michael Coe of Gamelyn Games▲51
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2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 37: Board Games, Business, and Protospiel Ann Arbor▲51
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