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24 alternatives to This American Life - Prom

The un-natural disaster that is prom

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

1
This American Life - 572: Transformers▲57
People undertaking major life transformations
2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
2
This American Life - My Damn Mind▲68
The brain can betray you or benefit you. Act I w/ the NYT
2016 · its alternatives →
3
This American Life - 562: The problem we all live with▲89
First of a two-part series rethinking and reinvent education
2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
4
The Shock Doctrine▲62
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
This American Life - Something Only I Can See▲77
This week: people trying to show others what they see
2016 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
6
Only Human - Listen Up! The Big Turkey in the Sky▲51
Tips from crisis negotiators on surviving Thanksgiving
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
7
This American Life - I Thought I Knew You▲57
What happens when the ground shifts underneath you
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
8
This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76
Stories of people climbing to be number one.
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
9
My Wonderful Life▲53
Preplan your own funeral. :(
2014 · mywonderfullife.com · its alternatives →
10
Black Swan▲80
The impact of the highly improbable
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
This American Life - That's One Way to Do It▲58
People who come up with innovative (& unusual) solutions
2016 · its alternatives →
12
This American Life - 556: Same Bed, Different Dreams▲66
People that imagine radically different futures.
2016 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
13
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine▲77
Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14LC
Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week▲116
2022 · life-cal.com · its alternatives →
15
Mortified- How Not to be Grateful▲55
In honor of Thanksgiving, a teenager's gratitude journal
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
16
Unscientific America▲54
How scientific illiteracy threatens our future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Heart - Hurricane▲2
An ode to the short and sweet moments in life
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
18
Planet Money - 654: When the boats arrive▲61
What Miami can teach us about the Syrian refugee crisis
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Boo Hoo▲78
A dot.com story from concept to catastrophe
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Deep Simplicity▲62
Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives▲62
How can messiness lead to more creativity and new ideas?
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Contagious▲74
Why things catch on
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Resilience ▲55
Why things bounce back
2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable▲87
The extreme impact of rare and unpredictable events
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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