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24 alternatives to Rationally Speaking - Andrew Gelman on "Why do Americans vote the way they do?"

Episode on why Americans vote, and if voting is rational.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rationally Speaking - Andrew Gelman on "Why do Americans vote the way they do?" launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Some Noise - The Trump Minority▲60

   A podcast episode about minorities voting for Trump

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Planet Money▲153

   A podcast covering the global economy

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Freakonomics - This Is Your Brain on Podcasts▲60

   Scientific evidence that podcasts are good for your brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   How America Voted▲96

   The voting habits of Americans like you

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dudes of Disruption - Episode 44: To Vote or Not To Vote: It Doesn’t Matter Anyway▲60

   Does it make a difference by getting engaged & voting?

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Talking With Alexa - Presidential Elections▲53

   A podcast co-hosted by Amazon's Alexa

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FiveThirtyEight - Totally Subjective Odds▲72

   A pre-launch experiment for their new politics podcast

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ‘The Gregory Nesmith Show’ - A Special Delivery Of UNderdogStuff™▲60

   Episode "Election Reflection" #TheBlameGame

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   rationalfiction.io – host, share, discuss rationalist stories▲11

   2015 · rationalfiction.io · its alternatives →

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    Ballotter, an Online Video Debating Platform for Our Discussions▲30

    2017 · ballotter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Reply All - #58 Earth Pony▲79

    Carl Diggler, the most successful election forecaster

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WTF with Marc Maron - Ep 613 w/ Obama▲152

    The first presidential podcast

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell: Ep. 8 Blame Game▲63

    How we are willing to fault everyone except ourselves

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tim Ferriss Show - Challenging Reality w/ Eric Weinstein▲65

    Quite possibly one of my favorite podcast episodes ever.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Let's Talk: The Anchor Podcast - Unfavorable Ratings▲65

    >50% of Americans dislike both presidential candidates

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    James Altucher Show #165: Dr. Ron Paul▲57

    How voting for yourself creates wealth and freedom

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Candidate Crunch▲67

    Voter engagement through a mobile game

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

    A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    a16z Podcast: The Why, How, and When of Sales▲84

    Why do we even need sales?

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Votechimp▲61

    Understand society and yourself in numbers

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Building Nexcast Part 6: What's Up With Podcasting?▲62

    Many strangers give us their take on podcasting

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Serial Podcast▲177

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

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Tim Ferriss Show - How Seth Godin Manages His Life: Rules, Principles, and Obsessions▲87

    I expected this episode to be amazing, and Seth 10x’d it.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Freakonomics - Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?▲65

    An episode about "Early Education"

    2015 · its alternatives →

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