20 Best Canada Storytelling Podcasts

1. The NoSleep Podcast

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The NoSleep Podcast is a multi-award winning anthology series of original horror stories, with rich atmospheric music to enhance the frightening tales.
Host David Cummings
Producer/Network Creative Reason Media Inc.
Email ****@thenosleeppodcast.com
Location Canada
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 16.3KFacebook 36.9KTwitter 37.7K Avg Length 91 min Format Extended Since Jun 2011 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. Atlantic Voice

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Atlantic Voice is the home of east coast documentary storytelling. Settle in for thoughtful radio docs and interviews that dive deep into the people of Atlantic Canada and what they're up to.MORE Host Lindsay Bird
Producer/Network CBC
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 1.2KTwitter 1.4K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Books & Ideas Audio

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Exhilarating conversations and ideas from the world's greatest storytellers and luminaries. From the esteemed vaults of the Vancouver Writers Fest, located in beautiful British Columbia.
Host Ian Hanomansing
Producer/Network Vancouver Writers Fest
Email ****@writersfest.bc.ca
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Facebook 9.8KTwitter 8.7KInstagram 15.4K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. no Boring Stories

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Alex is here to make sure there's no B.S. in your brand story. You know that storytelling is the best way to engage your ideal audience today, but finding and sharing your brand story can be a confusing process. My friend, if you're confused, you better believe your audience is, too. And a confused customer will not buyThat's why I'm here, each episode bringing you expert storytellers, transformative Founders stories, and my signature storytelling tools all to help you use storytelling to grow your business and impact like never before...MORE Host Alex Street
Producer/Network Alex Street
Email ****@madeforthis.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 348Twitter 531Instagram 4.7K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Storyteller

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The Storyteller is a 15-minute weekly radio broadcast and podcast featuring true stories from Native American - First Nations people across North America who are following Jesus Christ without reservation. Don't be fooled, this is not some religious, feel good program. This is real life. It's raw, direct and personal. If you're tired of the way things are, or wonder if there really is hope for something better, you may want to listen to some folks who understand...MORE Producer/Network Without Reservation
Email ****@withoutreservation.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 8.4KTwitter 236 Get Email Contact

6. The Admit One Radio Hour

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Welcome to the Admit One Radio Hour! We pride ourselves on entertaining the serious audio story junkies out there. My name is Courtney James... I'm a storyteller based in Toronto Canada. I've been working in the film and television industry for 25 years now. I run a production company with my producing partner and wife Jen, called Admit One Productions. We promise to entertain you with a wide variety of genres, episodic content, and immersive audio experiences ... Get ready ladies and gents, it's time to start the SHOW!MORE Producer/Network Courtney James
Email ****@admitone.ca
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10Facebook 401Instagram 793 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Canadian Love Map

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Charm Diamond Centres proudly presents The Canadian Love Map.This podcast is on a mission to tell Canada's love stories. Everyday stories of discovery, loss, curiosity, and love. Real people overcoming differences, distance, and doubt. Stories that are rich in character, colourful in setting, raw in honesty and inspiring in their complexity.Love isn't a straight line. It's complex. It's a journey. And everyone needs a good love story.Join author, former news anchor, and lifelong storyteller Nancy Regan as she shares the extraordinary love stories from across Canada.MORE Host Nancy Regan
Producer/Network Charm Diamond Centres
Email ****@nancyregan.ca
Location Canada
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 83Facebook 961Instagram 964 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Storylines

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A weekly documentary show for people who love narrative podcasts. These are stories you can't stop thinking about. That you'll tell your friends about. And that will help you understand what's going on in Canada, and why. Every week a journalist follows one story, meets the people at its centre, and makes it make sense. Sometimes it's about people living out the headlines in real life. Sometimes it's about someone you've never heard of, living through something you had no idea was happening. Either way, you'll go somewhere, meet someone, get the context, and learn something new...MORE Host Acey Rowe
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 418Facebook 4.4KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. On the Line: Stories of BC Workers

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Canadian labour history storytelling podcast, produced by volunteers & staff of the BC Labour Heritage Centre on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories. Hosted by labour reporter & author Rod Mickleburgh.MORE Host Rod Mickleburgh
Producer/Network BC Labour Heritage Centre
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Apple Reviews 9Facebook 2.3KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 962 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Recall: How to Start a Revolution

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The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, there were soldiers in the streets, communities on edge, kidnapping and terror in the headlines. But those frightening weeks were just the crescendo of a wave of terror and violence that was nearly a decade in the making...MORE Host Geoff Turner
Producer/Network CBC Discover & Learn
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 354Facebook 24.6KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 26.4K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Arcane Ninja RPG

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Follow the adventures of three graduating Ninja from Claybelt Ninjitsu Academy, the largest in Canada, as the dice dictate just how successfully they face the challenges that are threatening the world.MORE Hosts Fede Holten Andersen, Max Anderson, Jonas Smidt, Roselyn Kelada-Sedra, Colin
Producer/Network The Arcane Ninja Gang: Fede, Roselyn, Jonas, Colin and Max.
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 1/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 35Twitter 71 Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Balado: The StorySave Podcast

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Producers from Storytellers of Canada - Conteurs du Canada's StorySave Program explore the rich lives and curious minds of Canada's master storytellers.
Producer/Network Storytellers of Canada – Conteurs du Canada
Email ****@storytellers-conteurs.ca
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Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. The Screen Composer's Studio

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Welcome to The Screen Composer's Studio, a podcast about the musical storytellers behind some of your favorite films, series, video games, and more. In each episode we'll be taking you behind the screen and talking to the musical magicians who bring these stories to life. These hidden giants may not often bask in the limelight, but you've definitely felt the power of their work. Join us to find out how composers shape emotional journeys, give color and shade to beloved characters and worlds, and enhance the viewer's experience in a way only music can...MORE Producer/Network The Screen Composers Guild of Canada
Email ****@screencomposers.ca
Location Canada
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Apple Reviews 13Facebook 1.6KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 1.8K Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

14. Defining Moments Canada Podcasts

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Defining Moments Canada / Moments Déterminants Canada (DMC) is a Canadian heritage organization commemorating 'definitional moments' in our shared histories through the diverse stories that make them significant. In this feed you can find a variety of podcast series produced by DMC as part of ongoing and past projects, which create pedagogical and classroom resources to make these stories more accessible for students and educators. Each series offers innovative perspectives on Canadian history and heritage topics, and features a range of engaging guests, storytelling, and archival content.MORE Hosts Bobby Henry, Elder Randy Fred
Producer/Network Defining Moments Canada
Email ****@canhist.ca
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Apple Reviews 6Facebook 816Twitter 967 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Gold Mountain (金山)

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Bryan Mo & Yollanda Zhang bring you the extraordinary stories of ordinary Chinese-Canadians, from those that have settled here for generations, to those that are new immigrants to the Canada.Each person's story is beautiful, special, and extraordinary in their own way and deserves to be told.MORE Email ****@pandamandarin.ca
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Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Indigenous Screen Office presents Storytellers

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Storytellers is a six part podcast from the Indigenous Screen Office. Filmmakers, writers, producers and actors share their work and insights about the Indigenous film sector in Canada.
Producer/Network Kim Wheeler
Email ****@iso-bea.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Reviews 2Facebook 5.4KTwitter 3.5KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Just One More Story by George Walters

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George Walters is a storyteller and writer of multiple books. He is admired for his ability to draw the reader into his world as he sees it. He has been telling and writing stories for over 30 years; along with being a columnist writing for numerous newspapers and magazines across Canada and the United States. George has inspired generations of readers to use their knowledge to produce their own books. To date he has written eight books with more in the works. He is regarded as one of the top storytellers of all times for his ability to hold a reader or listener's attention...MORE Producer/Network George Walters
Email ****@keepingnotes.com
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Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact