35 Best American Audio Drama Podcasts

1. Six Minutes

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Discover the most downloaded family audio drama in history. Eleven-year-old Holiday is pulled from the icy waters of Alaska with no memory of who she is or where she comes from. And when she begins to develop incredible abilities, she'll soon learn she's not alone in the world.From Peabody Award-winning Gen-Z Media, creators of The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel and The Big Fib, Six Minutes is a thrilling adventure for the whole family.Produced by Gen-Z Media. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free visit http://gzmshows.comMORE Hosts Chris Tarry, David Kreizman
Producer/Network GZM Shows
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Location United States
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 168.4KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 152K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. We're Alive

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We're Alive is an award-winning audio drama that follows a group of Survivors in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles now ruled by the 'Infected.'It begins with 'A Story of Survival' which spans from Chapters 1-48. Our survivors band together, fortify a safe haven known as the Tower, and discover that the Infected are far from the biggest threat they will have to face.The adventure continues with:'Lockdown' - A small group of inmates and prison guards are trapped in the T-block at Twin Towers Jail...MORE Host Kc Wayland
Producer/Network Wayland Productions Inc
Email ****@waylandproductions.com
Location Orange County, California, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 40.8KTwitter 11.7KInstagram 5.9K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. The Leviathan Chronicles | The Rapscallion Agency

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Set shortly after the events of the award-winning podcast The Leviathan Chronicles, The Rapscallion Agency continues the adventures of its two youngest characters, Lisette Mainsabiles and Paul Lee (aka Cluracan) who moved to Paris and use their unique skills to start a business, navigate young love, and lovingly care for a cybernetic rat...MORE Host Christof Laputka
Producer/Network Realm
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 9.3KTwitter 2.9K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Audio Theatre Central

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We explore family-friendly audio drama through news, reviews, and interviews with cast and crew.Audio drama critic, J.D. Sutter, and a rotating cast of co-hosts discuss new releases from series such as Lamplighter Theatre, Adventures in Odyssey, Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, Heirloom Audio, and Jonathan Park. They will also introduce you to the work of other producers that the team thinks you'll enjoy and address industry topics that are of interest to the fanbase.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/audio-theatre-central--2752762/support.MORE Host J.D. Sutter
Producer/Network Porchlight Family Media
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 611Twitter 603 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. True Vault Escapades: A Fallout Audio Drama

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Silver Award Winner of the 2023 Hear Now Podcast Palooza.Set during the events of 'Fallout: New Vegas', follow the story of a tough-as-nails wasteland detective, and a blonde-bombshell vault girl as they solve some of postwar America's biggest mysteries. From the harsh lands of Texas to the war-torn deserts of the Mojave, Walter & Bunny risk it all to expose sensational murders, crime syndicates, and even cold cases from over 200 years ago. All of it draped in a 1940s noir blanket. The whole package includes Trans-Atlantic accents, vinyl grain, and even era-appropriate music.MORE Host Preston Hardin
Producer/Network Preston Hardin
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Location Austin, Texas, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.4KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 26.4K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Wolf 359

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Life's not easy for Doug Eiffel, the communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently on Day 448 of its orbit around red dwarf star Wolf 359. He's stuck on a scientific survey mission of indeterminate length, 7.8 light years from Earth. His only company on board the station are stern mission chief Minkowski, insane science officer Hilbert, and Hephaestus Station's sentient, often malfunctioning operating system Hera...MORE Hosts Zach Valenti, Gabriel Urbina
Producer/Network Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 4KTwitter 11.5K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2014 Get Email Contact

7. UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas

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Real people, real stories, stirring dramatic accounts of hopelessness…and the hope that changes everything. These are UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas, with the award-winning storytelling that's been unique to UNSHACKLED! Ministries for more than 70 years -- but this time, with a behind-the-scenes look. So join us as we dramatize true stories of transformation and share lesser-known details that have made us the longest running audio drama in history.MORE Hosts Tim Gregory, Elizabeth Kupferschmid
Producer/Network UNSHACKLED! - Pacific Garden Mission
Email ****@pgm.org
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 6.2KTwitter 371Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Starship Excelsior: A Star Trek Fan Audio Drama

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The Federation has opened the far reaches of the galaxy to exploration, with the Starship Excelsior as its standard-bearer. These are her stories. Find special episodes and bonus material at starshipexcelsior.com.MORE Host James Heaney
Producer/Network Excelsior Productions
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 3.7KTwitter 880 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. X-Men: The Audio Drama

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X-Men The Audio Drama retells the adventures of the Uncanny X-Men from the very beginning, using the comic book history and stories as a template while retelling and modernizing the tales. Season One told the classic stories of the 'First Class,' Season Two now delves into the 'All New, All Different' era.MORE Host Karl Dutton
Producer/Network Karl Dutton
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Meet Cute Originals

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Meet Cute Originals: your go-to, ever-growing library of romantic comedies, fantasies, and dramas. Discover a new serialized, addictive audio series every month, with episodes released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Want to binge the entire series at once? Get the full series in a convenient single-episode-feed on the last Friday of the series' run: like an audiobook, but better. Only an earbud away, you can take Meet Cute Originals anywhere, anytime for free. It's no-payment entertainment because at Meet Cute, stories are on us, always...MORE Host Steph Sanderson
Producer/Network Meet Cute
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 513Twitter 1.8KInstagram 7K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. Kids Corner 'Liz and Friends'

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This half-hour adventure for kids (ages 6-12) follows Lizarardo 'Liz' Lacerta and his reptilian friends in the little town of Terrene. In the quest for fun, Liz and his pals often get themselves into trouble! With the help of their parents and other grown-up lizards like Grandpa Anole and Granny Gecko, they wrestle with the challenges and drama of childhood, finding real answers in the Bible. Designed to help children find their own roles in God's big story, the program is supported by a lively website (kidscorner.net) featuring audio Bible stories, episode devotions, and more.MORE Producer/Network ReFrame Ministries
Email ****@kidscorner.net
Location Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 19.1K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Untold Tales

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Authored and led by Dr. J. A. Robinson, technologist and author, and narrated by Melissa Del Toro Schaffner, The UNTOLD TALES Audio Anthologies is a collection of original science fiction short stories of the highest caliber, perfect for your commute or unexpected downtimes. These bite-sized audio dramas come in different flavors and highlight the works of new authors. Victorian Sci-Fi, parallel realities, cautionary tales, horror, time travel - each episode of UNTOLD TALES is an independent short story drenched in the luscious promises of danger, technology, love, hope, discovery, & mystery.MORE Hosts Melissa Del Toro Schaffner, Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson
Producer/Network Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson and Melissa Del Toro Schaffner
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Location Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 122Twitter 109Instagram 2.4K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Retrospection Radio Theatre | Cosmic Horror Audio Drama

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Retrospection Radio Theatre is an acclaimed and award-winning audio drama. Inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, RRT has been producing episodes since its inception in 2018. We honor classic radio through our storytelling and setting, all the while updating stories for modern day. Stories explore mental health through the lens of horror and drama. Start from any season and get a full, complete and unique story...MORE Host Noah Martin
Producer/Network Retrospection Multimedia
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Kakos Industries

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A deeply entertaining, R-rated, darkly satirical, sex-positive comedy audio drama with elements of horror. Congratulations! You are now a shareholder in Kakos Industries, a megacorporation that specializes in helping its clients to Do Evil Better. You are now entitled to listen to the shareholder announcements that keep you up to date on all of the advancements made in Evil and the bizarre occurrences inside of Kakos Industries itself. For fans of Welcome to Night Vale, Douglas Adams, Better Off Ted, the Venture Brothers, and Archer.MORE Host Conrad Miszuk
Producer/Network Kakos Industries
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.1KTwitter 1.4KInstagram 298 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2014 Get Email Contact

15. Dirt - An Audio Drama

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A strange letter. An impossible sender. Secrets hidden in the ground. From STUDIO5705, a scripted fiction podcast set in present-day Washington State about a man's journey to unlock a family mystery—and find things long ago buried. 1.5 million downloads. Season 4 now underway. Part of the Fable & Folly Network.MORE Host Kris Kaiyala
Producer/Network STUDIO5705
Email ****@dirtaudiodrama.com
Location Seattle, Washington, United States
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 68Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Greater Boston

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Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it.Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason.A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.MORE Hosts Alexander Danner, Jeff Van Dreason
Producer/Network Fable and Folly Network
Email ****@greaterbostonshow.com
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 512Twitter 3.4KInstagram 716 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

17. Harlem Queen

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'Harlem Queen' is a Black historical fiction audio drama based on the life and times of Black, woman, 'gangster' Madame Stephanie St. Clair during the Harlem Renaissance (the story takes place around 1926-32). Madame St. Clair had a powerful impact on building the Harlem community underground and aboveground and defining the Harlem Renaissance. Our goal is for you to be entertained, educated, empowered and uplifted after hearing this amazing story! Written and independently produced by Yhane Washington Smith an A' Lelia Bundles Scholar at Columbia University...MORE Host Yhane Washington Smith
Producer/Network Yhane Washington Smith
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Location Harlem, Georgia, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 166Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

18. The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Hot Copy, Broadway's My Beat, Mr. and Mrs. North, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week...MORE Host Adam Graham
Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. ADWIT: The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit

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Want there to be more good audio drama? Lindsay and Sarah do. Each episode, they'll discuss an aspect of audio drama, examples from current audio drama podcasts, and writing exercises so writers can play along. Join Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel on a voyage of discovery on the seas of audio drama podcasts. MORE Hosts Sarah Golding, Lindsay Harris Friel
Producer/Network 6630 Productions
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Location Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 166 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

20. Radiotopia Presents: Red for Revolution

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Radiotopia Presents: Red for Revolution is an audio drama centering intergenerational stories of Black women, queer love, and liberation, starring Jordan Hull, Loretta Devine, S. Epatha Merkerson, Rutina Wesley, Renée Wilson, Alimi Ballard, Jennifer Beals, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Danny Glover, Vanessa E. Williams, adrienne maree brown, Caro Guzmán, Don Daniels, and many others.The heart of the story follows the passionate love affair between jazz singer Lorraine Giovanni and activist Ella Ali...MORE Producer/Network Radiotopia
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Apple Rating 4.3/5 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Omen | A Fantasy Audio Drama

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Can three unlikely heroes keep from arguing long enough to thwart a diabolical conspiracy? From the producers of Girl in Space comes Omen, a fantasy audio drama that explores ancient ruins, sails the high seas, and questions whether friendship truly is magic—all while cracking pirate skulls and dabbling in high explosives!MORE Host Tim Krause
Producer/Network Tim Krause
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 1.5K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. The Kingery sci-fi crime audio drama

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Welcome to the Kingery Road Resort and Casino, the galaxy's premiere vacation destination. Stop by the casino, take a stroll down to Shenanigans or visit the famous Saley, Onks and Liddle for a trip you'll never forget. Just watch your step, because if you cross the boss, the Kingery will chew you up and spit you out, a broken shell of what you once were. A full-cast, serial, ongoing sci-fi crime drama.MORE Host Tilly Bridges
Producer/Network Pendant Productions
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Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 988Twitter 2.5K Since Mar 2007 Get Email Contact

23. The Pendant Shakespeare audio drama anthology

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'The Pendant Shakespeare aka The Wild Bill Variety Show' is an ongoing presentation of the works of William Shakespeare.
Host Pendant Audio
Producer/Network Pendant Productions
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Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 988Twitter 2.5K Get Email Contact

24. I Am Echo

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When a sheltered young woman, Catherine, finally moves away from home for college, she begins to investigate her family to finally get at the answers behind her father's mysterious death, possibly connected to her mother, Barbara, who controls one of the largest trusts in the country and is an extreme narcissist. In the process, she discovers repressed memories... that may be someone else's memories. A new audio drama from Voyage Media, I Am Echo can be compared to a YA Succession with a sci-fi twist.MORE Producer/Network Voyage Media
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Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

25. MOTHER, She Wrote: An EarthBound Podcast

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Set out on a sense-shattering, tear-jerking journey where psychic children brave alien invasion, magical lands, corrupt politicians, and homesickness. The beloved cult video game series, EarthBound, is brought to life in this genre-bending blend of audio drama and documentary that explores these eccentric stories like never before. Created by the award-winning team behind The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, and hosted by adorable and insightful pizza-loving girlfriends, Cat Blackard and Jessica Mudd, 'MOTHER,' She Wrote is a literal love letter to Shigesato Itoi's iconic Nintendo games.MORE Producer/Network Fable and Folly Network
Email ****@omniverse.media
Location Orlando, Florida, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 147Twitter 2.1K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

26. Crystal Blue

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Crystal Blue is a sci-fi audio drama about fifteen military outcasts that evade dishonorable discharge and are instead sent to a remote grouping of planets known as the Theras. Thera II houses the base known as Crystal Blue, where each member is forced to work a specific job such as building air purifier towers, maintaining the base, or monitoring space travel. It's a boring job, but someone as to do it. But things get crazy when a mysterious shuttle crash lands on the planet, holding some secret information about an alien race...MORE Producer/Network Bloody FM
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 6.9KTwitter 3.5KInstagram 12.3K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

27. The Bright Sessions

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The Bright Sessions is a science fiction audio drama that follows a group of therapy patients. But these are not your typical patients - each has a unique supernatural ability. The show documents their struggles and discoveries as well as the motivations of their mysterious therapist, Dr. Bright. The show was created by Lauren Shippen and is a production of Atypical Artists. The show has seven seasons, including the previously paywalled Seasons 6 and 7, The AM Archives and The College Tapes...MORE Host Lauren Shippen
Producer/Network Atypical Artists
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Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 6.4KTwitter 16.3K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2015 Get Email Contact

28. Narada Radio Company Audio Drama

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Pulp-Pourri Theatre is an all-new audio drama anthology series that has its origins in vintage pulp fiction but presents its stories - a mix of original stories and adaptations - in the modern way. Produced and directed by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company.MORE Host Pete Lutz
Producer/Network Pete Lutz
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Location Texas, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 563Twitter 765 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Jun 2016 Get Email Contact

29. The Penumbra Podcast

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At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships. Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they've fallen in love with. These audio dramas and more await you in the Penumbra, dear traveler...MORE Hosts Harley Takagi Kaner, Kevin Vibert
Producer/Network Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

30. Fever Dreams: A Pulp Collection

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An anthology of pulp fiction stories - horror, crime, sci-fi, thriller - unified by a pulp theme, these stand-alone stories are edgy, dark, twisted, and strange. Each episode features a fully-scripted audio drama story, with original music, stellar actors, and nerve-jangling sound design. New episodes releasing biweekly. From Voyage Media in association with 7 Lamb Productions.MORE Producer/Network Voyage Media
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Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

31. Love and Noraebang

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Jaesun, an heir to a Korean chaebol, and Ana, a Mexican American entrepreneur, fall in love in modern day LA. After months of innocent flirting and one passionate karaoke session later, Ana finds out that Jaesun must return to Korea for his two-year military service. And when her business hits an unexpected roadblock, miscommunications ensue. Ana must decide whether she's going to go at it alone or have some faith in her love. Will their relationship survive the distance? Love and Noraebang is the first romcom, K-drama, telenovela podcast series...MORE Producer/Network Sonoro | The Mash-Up Americans
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Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

32. Alpha 8 - A Sci-Fi Adventure Audio Drama

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E.T. meets The Princess Diaries with a Freaky Friday twist is this new series from award-winning writer Stephanie Elie.Alpha 8 is a sci-fi adventure fiction podcast that explores what happens when a desperate alien from another planet swaps places with a struggling mom to understand the meaning of family so she can save her own kind from extinction...MORE Producer/Network Bizzie Media Group
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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

33. Time:Bombs

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Created, written, recorded, produced, and released in just one week, Time:Bombs is a new audio drama podcast about the hilarious world of bomb disposal. From the team behind the Webby Award nominated sci-fi audio drama Wolf 359, ride along with EOD technician Simon Teller on the busiest night of the year for him and his team - when business is, quite literally, booming. Learn more at http://timebombs.show & more about this and other creative experiments at http://fearofpublicshame.comMORE Producer/Network Long Story Short Productions
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

34. Maxine Miles: Volume I

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A young adult whodunit with a choose-your-own-adventure twist from audio drama creator Lauren Shippen.It's the fall of 1997 in Hastings, New Hampshire and autumn is the time of year this small town shines. Apple cider, pumpkin patches, farmer's markets...its idyllic New England. Picturesque, plaid-filled, and, for fifteen-year-old, Maxine Miles, plodding. Suddenly, Max's school year starts to look a bit more interesting when a fellow student vanishes. With the help of her misanthropic classmate, Ross, Max starts to look into the disappearance...MORE Host Lauren Shippen
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact