22 Best Emotional Audio Drama Podcasts

1. Arc

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Arc is home to premium cinematic audio drama series: sharp, funny, and emotionally honest stories about the moments that change us.Series 1 is People Who Knew Me (2023): Emily Morris uses 9/11 to fake her own death and run away to start a new life in California as Connie Prynne. Starring Rosamund Pike, Hugh Laurie, Kyle Soller, Isabella Sermon and Alfred Enoch...more Hosts Rosamund Pike, Hugh Laurie, Kyle Soller, Isabella Sermon, Alfred Enoch
Producer/Network BBC Sounds
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 1.2KFacebook 484.9KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 146.5K Avg Length 16 min Format Short 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. 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
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Charles Cravey, Randy Weyeneth +10 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 376Facebook 7.7KTwitter 457Instagram 1.6K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Moonbase Theta, Out

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Moonbase Theta, Out a queer emotional sci-fi audio drama by D.J. Sylvis.It is 2098. The Moonbase program has been determined unprofitable. The last base, Theta, is twenty weeks from being decommissioned. Most of the crew is in stasis awaiting retrieval. Five remain Roger Bragado-Fischer, Nessa Cheong, Ashwini Ray, Michell L'Anglois, and Wilder.Join the crew of Moonbase Theta as they reach out to share the beauty, the isolation and frustration, the love and enmity, the humour, and the tragedy, as all count down to the operation's end ... and what comes after.more Host D.J. Sylvis
Email ****@monkeymanproductions.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Raymond Arterbury, Ursula +13 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 252Facebook 584Twitter 1.6KInstagram 478 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Everyone's Happy

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In a dystopian future, Dome-covered cities are controlled by the Happiness Programme - a government-mandated drug that eliminates negative emotions. But not everyone can be made happy. When seventeen-year-old Parker inherits a collection of mysterious tapes from her grandmother, she begins uncovering secrets that could change everything she believes about her family, her city and the world beyond the Dome. Everyone's Happy is a full-cast dystopian audio drama about a teenager uncovering the truth behind a society where happiness is compulsory. Season 1 is available now...more Hosts Joanne Phillips, Mick Haydock
Producer/Network GravyTree Media
Email ****@gravytreemedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 116Twitter 294Instagram 227 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Drama On One

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RTÉ Radio Drama's audio theatre department has for decades proudly brought audiences the very best dramatic writing and performances for radio from Ireland. Listen every Sunday night at 8pm at RTÉ Radio 1, visit rte.ie/dramaonone for more.more Producer/Network RTÉ
Email ****@rte.ie
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Kevin Flood, Barry Cassin +15 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 112Facebook 1.4KTwitter 1.5K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact

6. Tales of the Night Sky

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Original audio drama with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence.more Hosts Geoff Chong, Bibi Jacob
Producer/Network Bibi Jacob, Geoff Chong
Email ****@yahoo.fr
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Gordon Peaston, Doug Rand +3 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 70 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

7. The Grotto

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The Grotto is a liminal horror audio drama series presented by Rusty Quill (The Magnus Archives) about exploring the lines between grief, pain, mourning, and loss. Each episode includes an original song to match the tone as well as full audio sound scaping, and a full cast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Hosts Taylor Michaels, Athan, Lyssa Jay, Natalie Light, Derek Moreland
Producer/Network Athan
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 69 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Wilder Dreams

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Discover the heartwarming and dramatic family podcast, 'Wilder Dreams,' where the themes of resilience, family bonds, and self-discovery come alive through captivating storytelling. Following the tragic loss of their eldest son, Bailey and her family are forced to navigate their grief and find new dreams for their future. Bailey, who always envisioned running the family ranch alongside her brother, now faces an uncertain path...more Producer/Network Storybutton+
Email ****@storybutton.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 57 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. Alpha 8 Audio Drama

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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 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...more Producer/Network Bizzie Media Group
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Andrea Lavender, Serena Smith +13 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 55 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

10. Twilight Meridian

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In 1937, a titan of industry disappeared. To find him his grieving wife, a mysterious detective, and a cop with something to prove must confront dark secrets, and terrifying cosmic forces. Twilight Meridian is a full cast gothic-noir audio drama set in the 1930's fictional city of Jericho, Connecticut that explores themes of grief, loss, duality, and the ability of love to transcend death. You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice. Please rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners...more Producer/Network Wrong Dimension Productions
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 44 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Forbidden Diary: True WWII Prison Survival Story

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Audio-drama based on a WWII diary written by Natalie Crouter during her internment in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines. Three weeks after the first bombings of the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Natalie, her family, and 500 civilians were marched at gunpoint to a deserted U.S. military post (Season One: 1941). Thus began their survival of body and mind from 1942 to 1945. Natalie's story is a fascinating, real-life view of wartime captivity and a gripping tale of courage, tenacity, and hope...more Producer/Network Sai Mun Gani Productions
Email ****@att.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Jim Zobel, Curt Brooks
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Queen of Battle

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Six ordinary women fight for their place in the male-dominated U.S. Army infantry, facing physical and emotional challenges, loss, and the harsh realities of war. Mature audiences only. Story written in 2009/10 by Jay Hazen. All episodes of QUEEN OF BATTLE are available now. Ad-free. For a deeper dive, visit our website at jhpfiction.commore Producer/Network JHP Fiction
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. 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. We meet Jazmine, an 18-year-old grappling with her queer identity, first crush, and the delicate task of mending her relationship with her homophobic mother. As Jazmine seeks solace and guidance from her grandmother, we are transported back to 1971, to follow the passionate love affair between jazz singer Lorraine Giovanni and activist Ella Ali...more Producer/Network Radiotopia
Email ****@prx.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. This Too Was Love: A Scripted Literary Audio Drama

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This Too Was Love is a scripted literary audio drama series about memory, marriage, and the slow erosion of truth. Set between New York and Mumbai, the story follows Muriel, a Black woman navigating love, secrets, and Alzheimer's. What if the deepest love of your life was the only truth your husband never knew? As Harry's mind slips into Alzheimer's, Muriel races against the fog to reach him one last time. In his final chapter, she makes a daring choice: to reveal the fifty-year story of Grainger—the man who quietly lived at the center of her heart. Spanning five decades, this full-cast audio drama explores devotion, dementia, hidden love, and the fragile architecture of memory...more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Wendy Greer, Jacqueline Greer +3 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. When We Were on Fire

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Addie Zierman grew up 'on fire' for God in the '90s, in the era of WWJD bracelets, Acquire the Fire youth conferences, and 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye,' embracing the us-versus-them evangelical Christian faith she'd inherited … until the fire went out. This full-cast, four-part audio drama podcast was created by Lizzie Goldsmith , and is based on the 2013 book ' When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over ' by Addie Zierman...more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Addie Zierman, Lizzie Goldsmith +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Hidden Men

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Hidden Men is an original radio drama written by Malcolm J Hogan, exploring the unseen lives of male carers with warmth, humour and honesty.Set around a small local support group, the play follows men at different stages of caring — husbands, sons and friends — each quietly navigating responsibility, exhaustion and isolation...more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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17. Dancing On Graves

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Dancing On Graves is a 45-minute audio drama that follows two unlikely best friends in a storm of grief who turn unconventional funeral directors, confront death and the turmoil of life with the power of friendship to lift us up.more Producer/Network Georgina Tremayne
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. The Shadow In The Light

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Sometimes the moments that change your life are the ones you never see coming.The Shadow in the Light is an original audio drama exploring memory, connection, hope, and the choices that shape us. Through compelling characters, moments of humour, and emotionally driven stories, the series blends intimate drama with thoughtful science fiction, inviting listeners to question what it means to be human and to find light even in the darkest moments.more Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

19. WEB OF LOVE

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WEB OF LOVE is a cinematic audio musical drama created by Coco Farmani, blending scripted storytelling, original neo-soul music, romance, spirituality, trauma, sensuality, and emotional rebirth into an immersive listening experience.At the center of the story is Nikola, a woman caught between the life she was taught to live and the woman she is becoming...more Producer/Network MIGNON FARMANI, COCO FARMANI
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20. TREACHERY

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Treachery is a supernatural audio-drama that follows Adrian and his partner, Adam, in their normal, everyday lives. But Adrian is keeping a dark secret from the world that has become increasingly harder to hide. Can Adam still love someone who has been lying about who they truly are? Get lost in this story of love, growth and betrayal.This podcast contains explicit language, homophobic slurs and violence. Listener discretion is advised.more Producer/Network Scifishenanigans
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21. The Future Season 2

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The Future Anthology is exactly what you think it is and more. Broken Arts brand is highly emotive, thoughtful cinematic audio drama and features emerging writers alongside professional and emerging performers. You'll want to sit back and listen and let yourself drift away into the future.more Producer/Network Broken Arts Entertainment
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22. Maya: Cosmic Bound

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Maya: Cosmic Bound is a cinematic sci-fi fantasy audio drama. When terminally ill Maya is struck by a mysterious cosmic force, she becomes bound to something ancient—something powerful. As myth and science blur, she must fight to survive a world unraveling around her. Immersive, emotional, and voice-driven, this story explores identity, love, and the fate written in the stars. Follow to stay bound. #SciFiAudioDrama #CosmicFantasy #FemaleProtagonist #AudioSeries #MysticalSciFi#CinematicPodcast #MayaCosmicBound #ScienceMeetsMythmore Email ****@gmail.com
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