swap_horiz StartUp Podcast Alternatives

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S-Town

S-Town is a compelling narrative podcast examining the life of John B. McLemore, an Alabama resident known for his unusu...

Podcast Long Form Nonfiction Biography

9.2 Excellent

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Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle is a critically acclaimed podcast originating from within San Quentin State Prison. It provides unique nonfic...

Podcast Social Justice Nonfiction Prison

9.0 Excellent

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Slow Burn

Slow Burn is a Slate narrative podcast exploring significant moments in American history through detailed investigation...

Podcast History Political Nonfiction

9.0 Excellent

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Dolly Parton's America

“Dolly Parton’s America” is a WNYC podcast exploring themes of American culture through the life and work of country mus...

Podcast Music Culture Nonfiction

9.0 Excellent

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Heavyweight

The Heavyweight podcast explores deeply personal stories of regret, missed opportunities, and unresolved situations. Hos...

Podcast Comedy Nonfiction Personal Narrative

8.9 Great

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99% Invisible

Design and architecture podcast hosted by Roman Mars, launched in 2010, examining the unnoticed design decisions embedde...

Podcast Design Culture Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Belgian-American therapist Esther Perel's podcast features real, anonymized couples therapy sessions to illuminate relat...

Podcast Therapy Nonfiction Relationships

8.8 Great

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Believed

NPR and Michigan Radio investigative podcast about gymnast Larry Nassar's decades of abuse and the survivors who fought...

Podcast True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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Bear Brook

New Hampshire Public Radio podcast from 2018 that used genetic genealogy to identify four unidentified murder victims di...

Podcast True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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Maintenance Phase

Podcast launched in 2020 by Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes debunking wellness myths and diet culture through historica...

Podcast Health Analysis Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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The Moth Radio Hour

NPR-distributed storytelling show founded in 1997 by George Dawes Green, featuring true personal stories performed live...

Podcast Nonfiction Personal Narrative Live Storytelling

8.7 Great

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Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's

CBC podcast hosted by Carly Weeks examining the 2018 hazing and sexual assault scandal at St. Michael's College School,...

Podcast Indigenous Investigative Nonfiction

8.5 Great

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Uncivil

Gimlet Media podcast from 2017 hosted by Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika, reexamining the U.S. Civil War through margi...

Podcast History Nonfiction Civil War

8.0 Great

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The Habitat

The Habitat is a documentary podcast produced by Gimlet Media that chronicles a year-long NASA-funded Mars simulation is...

Podcast Space Documentary Nonfiction

8.0 Great

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Crimetown

Gimlet Media documentary podcast exploring organized crime in a single American city each season, beginning with Provide...

Podcast True Crime Organized Crime Nonfiction

7.9 Good

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Science Vs

Podcast hosted by Wendy Zukerman, originating in Australia and later produced by Gimlet Media, that tests popular health...

Podcast Science Nonfiction Debunking

7.8 Good

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How to Save a Planet

Gimlet Media climate podcast launched in 2020, co-hosted by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and journalist Alex...

Podcast Environment Nonfiction Gimlet

7.8 Good

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Every Little Thing

Gimlet Media podcast hosted by Flora Lichtman that answered quirky listener questions about everyday topics through expe...

Podcast Culture Curiosity Nonfiction

7.5 Good

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Masters of Scale

Masters of Scale is a business podcast hosted by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman that interviews entrepreneurs about ho...

Podcast Business Narrative Entrepreneurship

7.5 Good

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Business Wars

Wondery podcast hosted by David Brown examining fierce rivalries between iconic companies such as Nike vs. Adidas and Ne...

Podcast Business Narrative Nonfiction

7.3 Good