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24 alternatives to Soundings From The New York Review - A Conversation w/ President Barack Obama

Another presidential podcast

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Soundings From The New York Review - A Conversation w/ President Barack Obama launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
WTF with Marc Maron - Ep 613 w/ Obama▲152
The first presidential podcast
2015 · wtfpod.com · its alternatives →
2
Let's Talk: The Anchor Podcast - Unfavorable Ratings▲65
>50% of Americans dislike both presidential candidates
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Remarks▲128
Discuss a podcast while you listen
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Parasocial▲204
Listening to podcasts should be a joy. So let's get started.
Aug 2026 · parasocial.fm · its alternatives →
5
Talk Obama To Me▲6
Obama saying what you want him to say
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Planet Money▲153
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2014 · its alternatives →
7
Start Making Sense - The Arab World and ISIS; The New York Times and Bernie Sanders▲53
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8
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2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
9
Ground Ego - 9: Plata O Plomo▲60
Fun and entertaining podcast discussing current issues.
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
10
NPR Politics - President Barack Obama▲72
Steve Inskeep interviews Obama about ISIS, legacy, and more
2015 · its alternatives →
11
Off Message - Glenn Thrush interviews President Obama▲55
Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and the 2016 race
2016 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
With her - Ep 1: "Hi, Hillary"▲101
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2016 · hillaryclinton.com · its alternatives →
13
Re/code Replay - President Barack Obama: The Kara Swisher Interview▲70
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2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →
14
Opinion▲144
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2014 · opinionpodcasting.com · its alternatives →
15
a16z - Talking Humans and Machines with NYT’s John Markoff▲71
Our changing relationship with technology and machines
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
16
Longform Podcast▲78
A weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer or editor.
2014 · longform.org · its alternatives →
17
Oversubscribed #6: Yelp & Open Letters, FBI vs. Apple, and Donald Trump's Media Power▲73
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2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
18
Tim Ferriss Show - Challenging Reality w/ Eric Weinstein▲65
Quite possibly one of my favorite podcast episodes ever.
2016 · tim.blog · its alternatives →
19
The Message - Episode 1▲64
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20
a16z - Belief: an interview with Oprah Winfrey▲90
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21
Inside Podcasting▲126
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2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →
22
Re/code Decode podcast▲131
Kara Swisher's weekly podcast
2015 · recode.net · its alternatives →
23
Only Human - Listen Up! Day 1: Face-to-Face▲55
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24
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