15 Best California Storytelling Podcasts

1. Snap Judgment

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Snap Judgment (Storytelling, with a BEAT) mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap's raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.MORE Host Glynn Washington
Producer/Network Snap Judgment and PRX
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 118.8KTwitter 25.2KInstagram 7.6K Avg Length 46 min Video Podcast YouTube
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2. The California Report Magazine

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Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.MORE Host Sasha Khokha
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 202.8KTwitter 90KInstagram 186.1K Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact

3. Wrote Podcast

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Join Vance Bastian, SA Collins, and their guests in weekly podcast discussions about LGBTQ storytelling in all genres and mediums
Hosts Vance Bastian, 'Baz' Collins
Producer/Network Vance Bastian
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 536Twitter 295Instagram 270 Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

4. Story Worthy

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Each week Hollywood's most talented people in the entertainment industry share true, personal stories on the Story Worthy Podcast. Story Worthy celebrated 13 years of podcasting in July 2023 and has over 800 episodes recorded. Christine Blackburn is the creator, host and producer of Story Worthy, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, and My Life in 3 Songs exclusively on Spotify. Listen to the entire episode wherever you hear podcasts. If you get a chance, will you please give Story Worthy 5 stars and a good review on Apple Podcasts?MORE Host Christine Blackburn
Producer/Network Christine Blackburn
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Twitter 2.3KInstagram 3K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

5. Lantern Theatre

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Lantern Theatre, based in Dana Point, California, is a professional theatre company that focuses on experimental, absurdist, and post-structuralist works. Their podcast series, 'City of Dana,' showcases science-art fusion stories and showcases up-and-coming playwrights. The company also highlights past works, comedies, and dramas that they believe are under-performed by other theatres. The series aims to reinvent theatre and expand the limits of theatrical arts.MORE Producer/Network Lantern Theatre
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 135 Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

6. Aux on Fire Radio

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Located right off of Hops Highway in beautiful Vista, California-- Aux on Fire Radio is an exploration in storytelling, and local music broadcasting. We invite guests to participate in storytelling, along with the opportunity to share narratives that revolve around a monthly theme. Hosted by Victor Arnoldo Perez, Aux on fire Radio is a Podcast that records live broadcasts in San Diego, California and beyond!! This platform forms partnerships with local businesses, restaurants, wineries, and lounges in Southern California.MORE Email ****@yahoo.com
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7. Plan And Story

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'Plan And Story' podcast hosted by Carman Tyra continues storytelling traditions in a generation driven by emergent strategies and change. Rooted and broadcasting from the Muwekma Ohlone Bay Area in California, some stories will intersect, diverge, or be heard as they are still developing. May hearing these stories spark joy and community.MORE Host Carman Gaines
Producer/Network Carman Tyra
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Instagram 83 Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

8. LeVar Burton Reads

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The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story. LeVar's narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Nnedi Okorafor, Kurt Vonnegut, Ken Liu and more to life. So, if you're ready, let's take a deep breath...MORE Host Levar Burton
Producer/Network LeVar Burton and Stitcher
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 19.7KTwitter 46.9KInstagram 29K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

9. SportStories

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SportStars Magazine is a high school sports media company based in Northern California. And for its first podcast, it's turning the storytelling over to its sources. Each episode we'll take aim at finding the best anecdotes involving a specific athlete, coach, team or classic game. What was really said in the huddle with 15 seconds left? What's a coach's favorite memory about a player? What's the best prank played on a rival? Listen as we find the story BEHIND the story.MORE Producer/Network SportStars Magazine
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 8KInstagram 7.7K Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

10. UnFictional

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In this season of Unfictional, Stories of Transformation, and the ways in which the world — and all of us — have fundamentally changed since the pandemic began. One man watched his children suddenly turn into grown-ups, while another upended every part of his life. Someone else had to learn to live with hardship and found their true identity along the way, all while living in two worlds. Meanwhile, a subculture ascends, one reporter explores Olvera Street, and another finds an old notebook filled with memories from his time in a cabin. It's UnFictional, hosted by Bob Carlson.MORE Host Bob Carlson
Producer/Network KCRW
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Facebook 4.4KTwitter 2.9KInstagram 189.6K Avg Length 27 min Since Sep 2010 Get Email Contact

11. Place and Purpose

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Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann are storytellers for whom the chaos of the modern world is tempered by a deep connection to land, home and community. In this ground-breaking, 12-part, video-podcast, these two esteemed chroniclers of California's ancient wonder, explore the deepest questions of hope, culture, beauty, justice, time, and ecology. Recorded and broadcast live once per month, themes of the series revolve around the passing seasons and reflect on whether or not so many patterns of the past are unraveling in wake of a fast-approaching future.MORE Hosts Greg Sarris, Obi Kaufmann
Producer/Network Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 139Instagram 616 Avg Length 75 min Get Email Contact

12. Excursions in History, by Ken Bruce

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Kenneth R Bruce was known as 'Mr. Bruce' to thousands of history students who attended his classes at DeAnza College in Cupertino, California. His storytelling teaching style and unique perspectives on American history not only made his classes the largest and most popular lectures but led to numerous awards and accolades.MORE Host Ken Bruce
Producer/Network Ken Bruce
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13. It's Funny Now Storytelling

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Stories you are glad didn't happen to you.The best storytellers and comedians tell their stories they don't wish on anyone else. The pathetic, the cringe, the embarrassing, disgusting, shameful, terrifying, ridiculous; you name it, our performers have it all and it's funny now.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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