15 Best 1920s Podcasts
1920s Podcasts
Here are 15 Best 1920s Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. Decades of Horror The Classic Era
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The Gruesome Magazine podcast about classic horror and sci-fi films from 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Host Jeff Mohr
Producer/Network Jeff Mohr
Email ****@gruesomemagazine.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 55Facebook 3.5KTwitter 884Instagram 3.2K Avg Length 97 min Format Extended Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. Film Geek Time Machine
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Welcome to Film Geek Time Machine! The Podcast where Austin Kennedy and Tim Kizer literally travel back in time to random dates of the past to watch movies in the theater, then talk about them. As they travel back to all decades from the 1920s to the 1990s, Austin and Tim will watch and discuss movies from every era and genre, taking a look at known classics, as well as hidden gems. You can also check out our website below. https://akfilmgeek.wixsite.com/filmgeektimemachine/MORE Hosts Austin Kennedy, Tim Kizer
Producer/Network Austin Kennedy and Tim Kizer
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Instagram 181 Avg Length 104 min Format Extended Get Email Contact
3. Rapidly Rotating Records
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Glenn Robison's weekly, hour-long radio program of 'toe-tapping music from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and 30s' broadcast Sunday evenings at 6 on KISL 88.7 FM, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California.MORE Host Glenn Robison
Producer/Network Glenn Robison
Email ****@glennrobison.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
4. Let's Talk Monsters
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Let's Talk Monsters is a podcast that primarily discusses the Universal Monster movies that were produced from the 1920s through the 1940s, but also expands to include all movies and TV shows from the horror genre. Michael and Allison don't review the movies as much as they zoom-in on certain scenes from the films, discussing oddities, flaws, and eyebrow-raising moments.MORE Hosts Michael, Allison
Producer/Network Dr. Fragomeni
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
5. Master the 40: The Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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In 1929 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote Ernest Hemingway that because his short stories now earned $4000 a pop he was 'an old whore' who had 'mastered the 40 positions' when 'in her youth one was enough.' But were the upwards of 180 stories he cranked out when not writing The Great Gatsby really the work of a literary prostitute selling out his talent for a fast buck? Kirk Curnutt and Robert Trogdon don't think so...MORE Hosts Robert W. Trogdon, Kirk Curnutt
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 2.4KTwitter 4KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
6. The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era is a free podcast about the seismic transitions that took place in the United States from the 1870s to 1920s. It's for students, teachers, researchers, history buffs, and anyone who wants to learn more about how our past connects us to the present. It is hosted by Michael Patrick Cullinane, a professor of U.S. history and the author of several books about American politics and international relations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Michael Patrick Cullinane
Producer/Network Michael Patrick Cullinane
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 129 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
7. The Happy MonsterCast
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The Happy MonsterCast is an actual play Savage Worlds Role Playing Game podcast that follows four mystic martial artists fighting the unruly dead in the Legend of Ghost Mountain. Past campaigns include a popular uprising of mountain folk in Holler, an epic quest on RIFTS Earth, adventures in the warped 1920s Chicago of Deadlands Noir, and superpowered battles in the Revolutionary War in Legion of Liberty: Superheroes of 1776.MORE Host Scott Marchand Davis
Producer/Network Happy Monster Press
Email ****@happymonsterpress.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 205Twitter 268Instagram 33 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
8. This Week in 1920s Baseball
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Bethlehem Area Public Library podsmen Matt and Josh bring you 'This Week in 1920s Baseball.' They break down the hot takes on the season that was 100 years ago, using the library newspaper archives for research on the games and all the off-season action as it was reported.MORE Producer/Network Podsmen Matt and Josh
Email ****@bapl.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 8.3KTwitter 1.7KInstagram 4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
9. The Talking Machine Hour
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A curated selection of 78rpm records from the 1920s and 30s, played as they were intended on period acoustic phonographs
Host David Atlas
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 500 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
10. The Flamethrowers
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'The Flamethrowers' captures the punch-you-in-the-mouth energy and sound of right-wing talk radio. Host Justin Ling takes us from the fringe preachers and conspiracy peddlers of the 1920s to the political firestorm that rages today. With humour and candour, Ling examines the appeal of broadcasters like Rush Limbaugh, who found a sleeping audience, radicalized it, and became an accidental kingmaker — culminating in the election of Donald Trump.MORE Host Justin Ling
Producer/Network CBC
Email ****@cbc.ca
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 403Facebook 26.9KTwitter 758.6KInstagram 730.2K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
11. Processing the Past
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Welcome to processing the past, where we will be talking about history but not the typical classroom kind, you'll be expecting me to talk about, pop culture, music, art and fashion but I'll be going all the way back in time 100 years ago to talk about the 1920s then the 30s and so on. We'll be following the next decades leading us up until now the 21st century...MORE Producer/Network HV Podcasting Network
Email ****@hvrsd.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Twitter 40 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
12. Johnnie's Song: A 1920s Style Radio Hour Drama
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At nearly 17, Johnnie knows love: love for his family and for his biggest passion, playing the piano. But when alcohol is outlawed, making work harder on his police officer father, life in 1920s Atlantic City isn't as simple as it used to be. With the help of some friends, both new and old, Johnnie must find his place and his voice in the sometimes dangerous world of jazz and prohibition. 'Johnnie's Song' was written by award-winning playwright DC Cathro and produced by ERALôR NFT...MORE Producer/Network EraLore Studios
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 42 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
1920s shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
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| Jeff Mohr | Host | decadesofhorror.com/episodes | 127 | Male | @morejmohr | 93 | Roland, IA, United States | |
| Austin Kennedy | Co Host | akfilmgeek.wixsite.com/filmgeektimemachine/episodes | 42 | Male | ||||
| Tim Kizer | Co Host | akfilmgeek.wixsite.com/filmgeektimemachine/episodes | 42 | Male | ||||
| Glenn Robison | Host | glennrobison.com | 203 | Male | ||||
| Michael | Co Host | cfragomeni.podbean.com | 67 | Male | ||||
| Allison | Co Host | cfragomeni.podbean.com | 67 | Female | ||||
| Robert W. Trogdon | Co Host | buzzsprout.com/1254287 | 58 | Male | Kent, OH, United States | |||
| Kirk Curnutt | Co Host | buzzsprout.com/1254287 | 58 | Male | @kirkcurnutt | 489 | Montgomery, AL, United States | |
| Michael Patrick Cullinane | Host | shows.acast.com/gildedageandprogressiveera | 120 | Male | @michaelcullina2 | 1.5K | Ireland | |
| Scott Marchand Davis | Host | podcasts.com/the-happy-monstercast-4f1c91903 | 184 | Male | ||||
| David Atlas | Host | stereoatlas.com/podcast | 57 | Male | ||||
| Justin Ling | Host | cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1026-the-flamethrowers | 13 | Male | @justin_ling | 130.1K | Montreal, QC, Canada | |
| Lizzie | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elizabeth9740 | |||||||
| Podsmen Matt and Josh | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-1920s-baseball/id1509059674 | 26 | @pabapl | 1.7K | ||||
| The Roaring Trainers | theroaringtrainers.com/podcasts | |||||||
| EraLore Studios | rss.com/podcasts/johnniessong | 9 | @eralornft |
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