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24 alternatives to The New Yorker Radio Hour - Hacking for the Masses, and Gloria Steinem

Lizard Squad is trying to bring hacking mainstream.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The New Yorker Radio Hour - Hacking for the Masses, and Gloria Steinem launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The New Yorker Radio Hour - 3: Hacking for the Masses▲54

   Talking with a member of the hacker group Lizard Squad

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2HD
   Hacker Daily, a daily podcast for Hacker News readers▲199

   2018 · hackerdaily.co · its alternatives →

3. 3TP
   The Program – A fictional podcast inspired by Hacker News stories▲162

   2018 · programaudioseries.com · its alternatives →

4. 4BA
   Built a Hacker News radio web app I can listen to▲315

   2013 · soundgecko.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6SH
   Show Hacker News Weekly▲38

   2014 · daemonology.net · its alternatives →

7. 7HN
   Hacker News Instant (3 hour project)▲91

   2011 · hninstant.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MackerNews▲84

   Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9HN
   Hacker News, automagically organized▲274

   2010 · metaoptimize.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HE
    Highlighting Efforts of Creation from Hacker News▲149

    2013 · medium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Criminal Podcast▲115

    Real stories behind unbelievable crimes

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    #HackTheMenu▲226

    Secret menu items available at fast-food restaurants.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13TU
    The users behind Hacker News▲193

    2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →

14. 14BH
    Berlin Hacker News▲145

    2014 · berlinhackernews.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Radiolab - Darkode▲80

    A very entertaining story about cybercrime from both perspe…

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker News Comments▲189

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

17. 17WS
    What's hot on Hacker News?▲45

    2012 · patrick-wied.at · its alternatives →

18. 18HN
    Hacker News Radio▲7

    This is a little project I have been working on that lets you listen to Hacker News. Please note that is SERIOUSLY BETA. http://hackernewsradio.com

    2011 · its alternatives →

19. 19HN
    Hacker News IRC channel▲40

    2012 · webchat.freenode.net · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News implemented using the new API▲90

    2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HF
    Hacki for Hacker News▲5

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    I made a podcast featuring true stories about hackers and cyber crime▲55

    A podcast featuring true stories from the dark side of the Internet.

    2018 · darknetdiaries.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    hackster.io▲77

    Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24TH
    The Hacker News Button▲52

    2013 · hn-button.com · its alternatives →

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