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24 alternatives to The Kerfuffle - The Common Narrative

Talking about the ideas we subscribe to—but needn’t.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Kerfuffle - The Common Narrative launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Kerfuffle - The Idea Machine▲61
Getting ideas and what gets in the way
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
2
The Kerfuffle - Bringing Home the Bacon▲55
Getting attention for the things you make
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
3
The Kerfuffle - Hubris and Stupidity▲57
A tangential conversation with @hsaefkow and @karj.
2016 · thekerfuffle.com · its alternatives →
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The Kerfuffle - Creative Gluttony▲60
What if focus isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?
2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The Kerfuffle - Changing Your Lens▲55
Your perspective transforms your situation
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The Kerfuffle - Death in the time of Facebook▲56
It seems like everyone’s dying… but are they?
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The Kerfuffle - Ho Ho Ho▲60
A whole episode dedicated to this strange annual ritual
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The Kerfuffle - Hacker News▲11
Fake news is a startup hack.
2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
10
Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲64
Reinterpreting something overlooked from the past
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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In Defense of Food▲79
An eater's manifesto
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Pop Rocks And Home Brew: A Family Tale▲52
Stories from the future of food.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13
The Critical Path - #159: The Appification of TV, Revisited▲56
Horace and Anders revisit Apple TV and answer listener ques…
2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →
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Mindless Eating▲93
The “hidden persuaders” that make us overeat.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲58
Food Fight: closing the gap between rich and poor
2016 · pushkin.fm · its alternatives →
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99% Invisible - 186: War and Pizza▲73
The revolution of food preservation
2015 · its alternatives →
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Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite▲72
Turning logic and common sense on its head
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Prehype Podcast▲107
Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Meaningful▲69
The story of ideas that fly
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Snack Overflow - The OG San Francisco Treat▲67
Street food, existential questions on the nature of snacks
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's▲67
Ray Kroc's story, the man behind McDonald's
2015 · books.google.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83
Candid conversations with 30 leading designers
2015 · kernandburn.com · its alternatives →
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"The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62
TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Predictably Irrational▲96
The hidden forces that shape our decisions
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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