Between Rock and a Hard Place alternatives: newsletters like it

15 newsletters in the NewsletterFIT index cover the same topics as Between Rock and a Hard Place (US politics and elections, documentary film criticism and copyright infringement lawsuits). The closest matches are The Jim Acosta Show, The Making Of and Yashar Ali | The Reset. They are ranked by how many topics they share with it, then by publicly shown subscribers.

Updated Nov 14, 2026 · ranked by shared topics, then publicly shown subscribers · methodology

About Between Rock and a Hard Place

Award-winning author and film director ranges widely: from politics and media to music and movies, and features the best political cartoons almost daily.

  • US politics and elections
  • documentary film criticism
  • copyright infringement lawsuits
  • media commentary
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    The Jim Acosta Show305K subscribers

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    From recent posts: The Jim Acosta Show publishes the Jim Acosta Morning Memo (JAMM), a political commentary newsletter focused on Donald Trump, U.S. politics, and midterm elections, alongside a Daily Update video companion for social…

    Likely audience: Political analysts

    1 shared topic

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    The Making Of274K subscribers

    SubstackWeekly · last post 2 days ago

    "The Making Of" explores the creative pros behind-the-scenes of today's top films and TV shows.

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    1 shared topic

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    Yashar Ali | The Reset62K subscribers

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    From recent posts: Yashar Ali | The Reset publishes news articles on copyright disputes, political advertising, and cultural events. The publication is for readers interested in legal issues within government communications and current…

    Likely audience: Legal professionals and copyright attorneys

    1 shared topic

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    Likely audience: Political enthusiasts

    1 shared topic

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    1 shared topic

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    1 shared topic

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    The Scorpio Room5K subscribers

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    1 shared topic

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    1 shared topic

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