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24 alternatives to The Jay & Farhad Show: Peter Thiel’s Mission to Destroy Gawker

The case between VC Peter Thiel & Gawker Media

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Jay & Farhad Show: Peter Thiel’s Mission to Destroy Gawker launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Information's 411 — "Tech-Media Overlords"▲76

   Amir & Reed debate the uproar over Thiel bankrolling Gawker

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Peter Thiel: Players, Companies, Life▲77

   Unauthorized microbiography of tech's greatest entrepreneur

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TCBC by TechCrunch - Kate Conger▲53

   Defcon, the end of Gawker and hacking the NSA

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   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 →

5. 5
   The Information's 411 — "Funny Money"▲66

   Peter Thiel, Snapchat, VR and Ryan Lochte

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue▲6

   A stunning story about how power works in the modern age

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Jay & Farhad Show: Peter Kafka Tells Farhad Why He's Wrong▲58

   Why online live streaming could be bad for cable news.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Jay & Farhad Show: The End of the Era of Optimism▲57

   The current negativity in the tech industry

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   Collapse Comments on Hacker News▲93

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10. 10
    Full Monty Show #19: Facebookpedia▲61

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11. 11
    Story in a Bottle - Elizabeth Spiers▲63

    Gawker's founding editor talks media, Trump & #HulkvsGawk

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12. 12
    Recode Replay - Nick Denton▲62

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13. 13
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14. 14
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    Shooting the sh*t with Parr & Baptiste

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15. 15
    Re/code Decode - Shyp CEO, Kevin Gibbon▲128

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    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Internet History Podcast #113 - Joel Johnson of Gawker▲62

    Joel Johnson on Gawker and the Rise of Professional Blogging

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17. 17
    The Full Monty - Episode 06: Olympic-Sized Gaffes & Social Media Gurus▲70

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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

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

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    The Probe #1: The Teaser▲65

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

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    Infinite Monkeys – Pooling the Wisdom of Hacker News Comments▲93

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