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24 alternatives to The Probe #1: The Teaser

Satirical take on popular magazine-style news podcasts

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Probe #1: The Teaser launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Inside Podcasting▲126

   Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2TP
   The Program – A fictional podcast inspired by Hacker News stories▲162

   2018 · programaudioseries.com · its alternatives →

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   Radar by Particle▲145

   The Podcast Search Engine

   14d ago · radar.particle.pro · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tung▲96

   A social podcast player

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Podglomerate▲70

   A hybrid podcast network and production house

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Radiotopia▲112

   A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Podcatch▲81

   A good podcast listen, now.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Podcast Universe▲111

   Visualization of podcast networks

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Invisible Office Hours▲132

    A podcast for unconventional thinkers

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Castbacker▲88

    Kickstarter for podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Intelligence Squared▲74

    A podcast of Oxford-style debates on complex topics

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Knomad▲90

    A social platform to share and discover podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hunt the Truth — S1E1: A hairline fracture▲88

    The intro to Microsoft's "Serial"-style Halo podcast

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Laughable▲99

    Discover podcasts through comedians you love!

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Building Nexcast Part 6: What's Up With Podcasting?▲62

    Many strangers give us their take on podcasting

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Podcats – a podcast discovery app▲11

    2014 · podcatsapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hello Tech Pros: Announcing the IMDB of Podcasting▲54

    Matthew Rehm from PodXRef on Entrepreneurship

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Repod – A podcast discovery app (Apple Podcasts meets Twitter)▲7

    2020 · repod.io · its alternatives →

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    Product Hunt for Niche Podcasts▲8

    2020 · listennotes.com · its alternatives →

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    Chicken▲76

    Easy podcast player

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hello Tech Pros: Tools to Create 100+ Podcast Episodes▲54

    The gear I've used to create this here podthingy

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Loud – Podcast-first feed syndication protocol▲7

    2021 · loud-feed-format.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Interviewed.io – A growing database of podcast interviews▲14

    2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

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