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24 alternatives to The Story Behind

A short-form, narrative history podcast

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Story Behind launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Podcast History of our World▲65

   4000 years of history in an entertaining format.

   2016 · podcasthistoryofourworld.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

   A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Daily Source Code - 1▲45

   Podcast history

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Inside Podcasting▲126

   Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

   2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   3W6 – Rollenspiele und Superhelden▲60

   A Biweekly German Podcast About RPGs and Storytelling

   2016 · 3w6-podcast.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Message - Episode 1▲64

   Cyphercast, the podcast within a podcast

   2015 · w.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Know Your Audience Podcast - 1: Art of Storytelling▲74

   Melanie Deziel - Director of Creative Strategy at Time Inc.

   2016 · getkya.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Podglomerate▲70

   A hybrid podcast network and production house

   2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   AppStories▲147

   A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.

   2017 · macstories.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hardcore History - Blueprint for Armageddon▲68

    First in an amazing series of podcasts about World War One.

    2015 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Longform Podcast▲78

    A weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer or editor.

    2014 · longform.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Parasocial▲204

    Listening to podcasts should be a joy. So let's get started.

    Aug 2026 · parasocial.fm · its alternatives →

13. 13
    a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140

    Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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

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

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The West Wing History Class - "A Proportional Response"▲77

    Part West Wing love-fest / part historical podcast

    2016 · hwcdn.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    With her - Ep 1: "Hi, Hillary"▲101

    The first episode of Hillary Clinton's podcast series

    2016 · hillaryclinton.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Data Science Storytime - Ep. #2, The Pre-Keen Years▲71

    A podcast about data, science, stories, and time.

    2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Distance podcast▲114

    The stories behind wonderful old school businesses

    2015 · thedistance.basecamp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Planet Money▲153

    A podcast covering the global economy

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Podcast Universe▲111

    Visualization of podcast networks

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Founder's Journey Podcast▲108

    A weekly podcast about building a startup from the ground up

    2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Building Nexcast Part 6: What's Up With Podcasting?▲62

    Many strangers give us their take on podcasting

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Web Platform Podcast - 67: Keeping Fluent with Web Technology▲59

    A podcast that dives deep into ‘all things’ web

    2015 · thewebplatform.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

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