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24 alternatives to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil joins Faith Salie and others

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - Neil deGrasse Tyson launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Pluto Files▲70

   Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about Planets

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   StarTalk Radio - A Conversation With Edward Snowden (Part 2)▲77

   Neil deGrasse Tyson’s exclusive conversation with Snowden.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StarTalk Radio - A Conversation with Edward Snowden (Part 1)▲71

   Neil deGrasse Tyson talks with Edward Snowden

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Star Talk Radio - A Conversation with Edward Snowden (Part 1)▲17

   Neil deGrasse Tyson chats with Edward Snowden

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   StarTalk Radio - A Conversation with Edward Snowden (Part 1)▲56

   Neil deGrasse Tyson chats with Edward Snowden via robotic t…

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Real Illuminati▲90

   Get introed to someone awesome

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - Jewel▲58

   Jewel joins panelists Luke Burbank, Tom Bodett, and Iliza S…

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   VB Engage 029 - Seth Besmertnik, being brutally original, and making Spectacles of yourselves▲76

   The one where we're confused before becoming enlightened

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   StarTalk Radio - The Science of Illusion with Penn & Teller▲59

   Learn the secret of magic

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
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    Don't tell people what to do, show them.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Prehype Podcast▲107

    Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Unthinkable - The Muse Is An Excuse (ft. Chase Jarvis)▲56

    Creative inspiration debunked. Plus Chase's big announcement

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Let's Talk: The Anchor Podcast - Is the Universe a Simulation?▲76

    Are we all waiting for the red pill?

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Going Deep #118 - Kevin Kelly▲70

    Kevin Kelly talks artificial intelligence, economic systems

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    StarTalk Radio - The Science of Love▲58

    A cosmic queries episode

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Skeptics Guide to the Universe - ep# 548▲56

    This is the best podcast out there for science enthusiasts

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - Jeff Daniels▲71

    Special guests: Maz Jobrani, Adam Felber, ...

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Reply All - 44: Shine On You Crazy Goldman▲113

    PJ takes LSD at work... for science.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Tell Me Something I Don’t Know▲56

    A new trivia-like series from the Freakonomics folks

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Moment - Seth Godin on Increasing Tension, Scaling Expectations, and Buzzer Management▲57

    Seth talks about the importance of increasing tension to ke…

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    I Told You So▲69

    Public proof for your predictions

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Staked▲100

    The place for predictions

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    a16z - Belief: an interview with Oprah Winfrey▲90

    Oprah joins Ben Horowitz for a fascinating chat

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Ice Cube joins Greg Proops, Amy Dickinson, & more!

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