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24 alternatives to What Hurts with Dave Pell and Phil Bronstein: Keeping it Unreal

A discussion of virtual reality, mosh pits, and Joe Biden.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. What Hurts with Dave Pell and Phil Bronstein: Keeping it Unreal launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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What Hurts - Keeping it unreal▲70
Talking news, virtual reality and life above the mosh pit.
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Let's Talk: The Anchor Podcast - Is the Universe a Simulation?▲76
Are we all waiting for the red pill?
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Real Virtual Show 008: Virtual & Augmented Reality for Real Life Solutions w/ Steve Dann▲64
Where real people talk live about virtual reality + podcast
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Real Virtual Show 047▲60
Where real people talk about VR/AR.
2016 · its alternatives →
5
WakingApp Realities▲126
Easy DIY AR / VR content creation platform
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Real Virtual Show 007: Business, Retail, and the Future of E-Commerce with Virtual Reality w/ Kym Porter▲59
Where real people talk live about virtual reality + podcast
2016 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show▲63
Where real people talk live about virtual reality + podcast
2016 · its alternatives →
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RealVirtualShow▲60
Where real people talk live about virtual reality + podcast
2016 · its alternatives →
9
a16z Podcast: Truce for Mobile, Battle for VR▲66
Deep dive on all the gear and players in the VR ecosystem
2016 · its alternatives →
10
a16z - Writing a New Language of Storytelling with Virtual Reality▲69
Chris Milk calls VR the “ultimate empathy machine”
2015 · its alternatives →
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The @VRScout Report Ep22: an Interview w/ @CymaticBruce in Virtual Reality▲63
Special feature! Live interview w/ Bruce Wooden in Altspace
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Will VR make us better humans?▲105
An illustrated explainer, from Hardbound.
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Too Embarrassed To Ask - Virtual reality works for games. But what about real life?▲60
It might even make you more empathetic
2016 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show - 31: Developing Arena-Scale Multiplayer Virtual Reality Technology w/ Mike Murdock▲60
Where real people talk about virtual.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show 019: Solving Problems with Virtual Reality w/ @DoraCheng cofounder of @uForis▲62
Where real people talk live about virtual + podcast
2016 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show 035: Playtesting for Virtual Reality with Geoff Skow, CEO of @FishbowlVR▲58
Where real people talk about VR/AR #realvirtual
2016 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show 011 - How Virtual Reality Can Be Social w/ @Ruuubick_ of Altspace▲57
Where real people talk live about virtual + podcast
2016 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show 045 - Creating New Interactive Stories & Gameplay with @InnerspaceVR▲54
Where real people talk about VR/AR
2016 · its alternatives →
19
Going Deep 175 - Robert Scoble on AR & VR▲82
Tech blogger talks Apple, AR/VR and HoloLens.
2017 · its alternatives →
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Real Virtual Show 039: Fashion and Virtual Reality with @AngelaHaddad, Creative Director of @OneThirdBlue▲55
Where real people talk about VR/AR.
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Tim Ferriss Show - Challenging Reality w/ Eric Weinstein▲65
Quite possibly one of my favorite podcast episodes ever.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Zineth▲71
An indie version of Jet Set Radio
2015 · its alternatives →
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New School VR Podcast - Nathanael Andreini▲60
Empathy and experiential learning
2016 · its alternatives →
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Oversubscribed - #4: The Future of AI, #RIPTwitter, and Content Monetization with Mark Johnson▲75
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · its alternatives →

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