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24 alternatives to TED Radio Hour - The Hero's Journey

Why are we drawn to stories about heroes?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TED Radio Hour - The Hero's Journey launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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TED Radio Hour - Adaptation▲55
Inspiring stories about our capacity to adapt.
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Hatching - 17: How to meet your heroes▲93
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
3
Know Your Audience Podcast - 1: Art of Storytelling▲74
Melanie Deziel - Director of Creative Strategy at Time Inc.
2016 · getkya.com · its alternatives →
4
TED Radio Hour - The Meaning of Work▲65
Explore our values and motivations in the workplace
2015 · its alternatives →
5
Ignite Show: Scott Berkun - "Why and How to Give an Ignite Talk"▲53
Stories are the heart of a talk.
2015 · scottberkun.com · its alternatives →
6
The Hero with a Thousand Faces▲88
Understanding the universal hero journey across mythologies
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Ordinary Heroes - Where Legends Begin▲60
New podcast from billion-dollar strategist Dan Waldschmidt
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Ted Radio Hour - What Makes Us ... Us▲60
Bringing us closer to the question: "Who are we?"
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Guardian Radio▲53
We are a podcast dedicated to Bungie's game Destiny.
2016 · theguardiansofdestiny.com · its alternatives →
10
The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love▲71
How can we use story to improve quality of user engagement?
2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →
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Narratively ▲73
A platform devoted to untold human stories
2014 · narratively.com · its alternatives →
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Story Wars▲83
Writing stories together
2014 · storywars.net · its alternatives →
13
reddit's upvoted podcast▲190
A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Dukkan Podcast: E039 Every Story Matters▲52
Pull up a seat and pass the time.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
15
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human▲63
A unified theory about why storytelling evolved
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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WeWrite▲90
Crowdsourced Storytelling
2014 · its alternatives →
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It's Your Universe - Why We Explore▲54
A new podcast from TIME Magazine & Panoply
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
18
Balloon▲82
Collaborate w/friends on stories. Discover & follow stories.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Let Me Tell You A Story▲80
A new approach to healing through the art of storytelling
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Know Your Audience Podcast - 5: A Journalist's Experience▲62
Caitlin Kelly, Veteran Journalist On Storytelling
2016 · getkya.com · its alternatives →
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Winning the Story Wars▲63
Why those who tell the best stories will rule the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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3W6 – Rollenspiele und Superhelden▲60
A Biweekly German Podcast About RPGs and Storytelling
2016 · 3w6-podcast.com · its alternatives →
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The Story Behind▲5
A short-form, narrative history podcast
2017 · its alternatives →
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StoryTime.us▲87
Create stories told one line at a time
2014 · its alternatives →

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