15 Best Award-Winning Audio Drama Podcasts

1. 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
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 12.7KFacebook 40.8KTwitter 11.7KInstagram 6.1K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form 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. Wrong Station

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Wrong Station is an award-winning podcast anthology of original horror and weird fiction. Drawing on the tradition of The Twilight Zone and the classic radio serials that inspired it, Wrong Station transports the listener into the darkest corners of appalling new worlds with each episode.Wrong Station is not suitable for anyone. It may however be enjoyed by viewers of David Cronenberg, by readers of Shirley Jackson, and by listeners of Quiet Please.Listen to Wrong Station. Let it Change you.For more about Wrong Station, visit our website at www.wrongstation.com...MORE Hosts Anthony Botelho, Alexander Saxton, Jacob Duarte Spiel
Producer/Network The Wrong Station
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 773Facebook 583Twitter 1.8K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Tales Yet Told

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Tales Yet Told is an award-winning Actual Play podcast, focused on collaboratively telling stories at the intersection of queerness and horror using Indie TTRPGs. Our stories center on troubled characters struggling to be true to themselves in uncompromising worlds that would rather bend and break them than allow them to exist as they are. From cold-hearted killers driving down school hallways to naval soldiers rising from the depths of the ocean, Tales Yet Told is filled with heart-wrenching drama, hair-raising body horror, and enough humor in between to light the darkness...MORE Host Kendrick Smith
Producer/Network Tales Yet Told
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Twitter 1.2KInstagram 378 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 122Facebook 1.4KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 26.4K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

5. The Dex Legacy

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Join Varian, Isra and Ren as they battle to maintain every ounce of their humanity against a despotic regime determined to turn them into monsters. As prototype enhanced soldiers they have been raised in the lab and on the training quad, and now it's time to unleash them on the world. Their adopted father, President of the Dex Industries weapons corporation and the newly formed Dex Island nation, uses every asset at his disposal to steer world politics… but some assets are easier to control than others...MORE Producer/Network Alternative Stories
Email ****@alternativestories.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 74Facebook 233Twitter 513 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Retrospection Radio Theatre | Mental Health Cosmic 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 Producer/Network Retrospection Multimedia
Email ****@retrospectionmultimedia.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. OMINOUS THRILL

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Escape into this gritty, gory, sometimes horny anthology of character-driven dark fiction, thrillers, horror and suspense. Inspired by modern horror and thriller anthologies like Black Mirror and American Horror Story. Listen as exceptional voice actors and stunning sound immerse you in these devious audio delights. Ominous Thrill is a multi-award-winning show created by the acclaimed sound designer and director Jeff Schmidt, the creative force behind the vivid and immersive sounds of fiction-podcast thrillers Blood Ties and Aftershock and true crime mega-hit Dr. Death. If you enjoy OMINOUS THRILL, please leave a positive rating and a short review...MORE Host Jeff Schmidt
Producer/Network Jeff Schmidt
Email ****@jeff-schmidt.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 537 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Cabin Tales

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Cabin Tales is an award-winning horror audio drama. Immersive and terrifying audio experiences, only listen if you dare. Created by Thomas Halle. Produced by THP & Distributed by Spotify.
Host Thomas Halle
Producer/Network THP - Thomas Halle Productions
Email ****@thomashalle.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Alpha 8

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A desperate alien. A struggling mom. One life-changing swap that flips a family upside down. Alpha 8 is an award-winning, family-friendly sci-fi audio drama that blends E.T. , The Princess Diaries , and a Freaky Friday twist into a heartfelt adventure about identity, parenthood, and second chances. When an extraterrestrial being secretly swaps places with a human mother, both worlds spiral into chaos. The alien must learn the meaning of family to save her species from extinction—while the real mom fights to escape, return home, and protect the people she loves. Government secrets, emotional discovery, and domestic comedy collide in this eight-episode cinematic story...MORE Producer/Network Bizzie Media Group
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

10. Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

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Welcome to The Westside Fairytales PodcastDemons, desperate souls, and eldritch horrors…We at the Westside Fairytales have written a story for you. Not you in that broad sense where you just means anybody, but you, Dear Listener. We know all about you. What makes you nervous, what sickens you, what keeps you from leaving your house sometimes for the maddening worry of it. And we've put it in a story. A story we'll read for you.These strange and varied original tales will linger long after you've finished listening...MORE Producer/Network Tyler Bell
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 569Facebook 1.1KTwitter 1.4KInstagram 874 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program

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What dark deeds unfold on the streets of Arkham? And which unwitting souls will succumb to the maddening call... OF CTHULHU?Cosmic horror and black comedy meld in this award-winning audio drama that explores Lovecraftian lore in queer and uncanny ways. Meet unlikely heroes from all walks of life who'll risk their sanity to keep the world spinning as they face down eldritch nightmares, unholy rituals, kindly creatures, and monstrous humans...MORE Hosts Cat Blackard, Luke Stram
Producer/Network Fable and Folly Network
Email ****@omniverse.media
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 386Facebook 1.1KTwitter 743 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact