6 Best Docudrama Podcasts

1. Crimetown

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Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit's history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit's a tough town, and its residents are even tougher...MORE Hosts Marc Smerling, Zac Stuart-Pontier
Producer/Network Spotify Podcasts
Email ****@gimletmedia.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 16.2KFacebook 7.4KTwitter 7KInstagram 3.6K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium 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. The Magnus Archives

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'Make your statement, face your fear.' The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction audiodrama podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back… New episodes every Thursday produced by Rusty Quill , featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more. The long awaited continuation The Magnus Protocol launched in January 2024...MORE Hosts Jonathan Sims, Alexander J Newall
Producer/Network Rusty Quill
Email ****@rustyquill.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 13.7KFacebook 13.4KTwitter 49.5KInstagram 37.4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. TANIS

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Tanis is a bi-weekly podcast from the Public Radio Alliance, and is hosted by Nic Silver. Tanis is a serialized docudrama about a fascinating and surprising mystery: the myth of Tanis. Tanis is an exploration of the nature of truth, conspiracy, and information. Tanis is what happens when the lines of science and fiction start to blur... SMORE Host Nic Silver
Producer/Network Public Radio Alliance
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 10.2KFacebook 14.7KTwitter 14.3KInstagram 3.9K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2015 Get Email Contact

4. The Black Tapes

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The Black Tapes is a weekly podcast from the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for truth, her subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both. Do you believe?MORE Host Alex Reagan
Producer/Network Pacific Northwest Stories
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 17.5KFacebook 28.6KTwitter 25.6K Get Email Contact

5. Tunnels

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The Tunnels is a serialized docudrama about the mysterious tunnels that can be found underneath a small town in Georgia. What are they? What is their history? What are those mysterious sounds heard within them? Find out what's just below the surface of the town, because if you look underneath, there is so much more.MORE Hosts Charlie Dukes, Robert Chauncey
Producer/Network Haunted Griffin Entertainment
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 305Facebook 519Twitter 4.2K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Sherlock Holmes Is Real

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A fictional docudrama about a supposed conspiracy to turn Sherlock Holmes from a historical figure to a fictional character over the last hundred years by person or persons unknown.
Host Talon King
Producer/Network Baker Street Digressions
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 127 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact