25 Best Historical Fiction Podcasts

1. Lore

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The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.MORE Host Aaron Mahnke
Producer/Network Aaron Mahnke
Email ****@aaronmahnke.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 54.2KFacebook 79.1KTwitter 67KInstagram 85.1K Avg Length 20 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. Aspects of History

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The editor of Aspects of History, Ollie Webb-Carter, interviews historians and authors on the past - from the ancient world right up to the modern day. In each episode, Ollie seeks to get to the bottom of a story or scrutinise a figure from history. There are bonus episodes too, from current events and anniversaries to the Aspects of History Film Club.MORE Host Oliver Webb-Carter
Producer/Network Oliver Webb-Carter
Email ****@aspectsofhistory.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 103Facebook 459Twitter 6.7KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Historical Happy Hour

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Jane Healey is the bestselling author of several books of historical fiction and the host of Historical Happy Hour, a live interview and podcast featuring premiere historical fiction authors and their latest novels: 'One of my favorite things as a writer is to talk to other writers. In each episode, I will interview a historical fiction author with a brand new book coming out. We'll talk all about their latest novel, but also discuss their writing process and research, and their life beyond being an author...MORE Host Jane Healey
Producer/Network Jane Healey
Email ****@janehealey.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16Twitter 3.4KInstagram 4.2K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. History N' Games

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A podcast where host Meghan Sullivan plays historical fiction games and talks about the REAL stories behind gaming.
Host Meghan Sullivan
Producer/Network Meghan Sullivan
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Twitter 15.9K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. New Books in Historical Fiction

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Interview with Writers of Historical Fiction about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/historical-fiction
Host Marshall Poe
Producer/Network Marshall Poe
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 3.4/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 9KTwitter 16K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Mar 2012 Get Email Contact

6. History Through Fiction - The Podcast

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History Through Fiction founder and editor Colin Mustful talks with historical novelists about their craft of weaving history and fiction to create engaging, historically detailed stories.
Host Colin Mustful
Producer/Network History Through Fiction
Email ****@colinmustful.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 1.3KTwitter 2.1KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Christian Historical Fiction Talk

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Reviews, author interviews, and discussion about the best in Christian historical fiction.
Host Liz Tolsma
Producer/Network Liz Tolsma
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 20Twitter 2.8KInstagram 2.5K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Historical Bookworm

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The Historical Bookworm Podcast is for lovers of history and fans of Inspirational Historical Fiction. It's a unique interview show with a historical spin! Find out more at HistoricalBookworm.comMORE Hosts KyLee Woodley, Darcy Fornier
Producer/Network KyLee Woodley and Darcy
Email ****@historicalbookworm.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 668Twitter 15Instagram 636 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

9. Imagining The Past

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The Imagining the Past podcast series is brought to you by the Historical Novel Society Australasia . We feature authors appearing at our biennial conferences or have been recognised in our $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize . Our HNSA hosts, Greg Johnston and Kelly Gardiner, discuss researching, writing and publishing historical fiction with acclaimed writers of the genre in its many forms from crime to fantasy to literary fiction, set in eras stretching from ancient times to the Swinging Sixties, and for readers of all ages...MORE Hosts Greg Johnston, Kelly Gardiner
Producer/Network Imagining The Past
Email ****@hnsa.org.au
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Time Traveler's Digest

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Time Traveler's Digest is a layered, Afrocentric speculative fiction project that explores alternate timelines, ancestral technology, quantum ritual, and mythic memory. It blurs the boundaries between linear time, history, and future potential through the eyes of characters like Demetrius the Wise, a Khemetic philosopher and one of the first sanctioned time travelers trained by the god, Thoth. The podcast and anthology honors the oral tradition of African storytelling through a hybrid format of short fiction, philosophical monologue, cinematic visual storytelling, and immersive sound design.MORE Host Amara Eden
Producer/Network Time Traveler's Digest
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 56Twitter 41Instagram 126 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

11. The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

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A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.MORE Producer/Network Heather Rose Jones
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29Facebook 184Twitter 391Instagram 552 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Ruth is Stranger Than Fiction

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Historical tales of mystery and horror from the East of England, accompanied by copious amounts of booze and silly chat.
Host Ruth McPhee
Producer/Network Ruth McPhee
Email ****@hotmail.com
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Apple Reviews 19 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. 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.
Producer/Network Baker Street Digressions
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 127 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

14. Voluminous: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft

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In addition to his famous classics of horror and science fiction, H.P. Lovecraft wrote tens of thousands of fascinating letters. In each episode Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society read one of those letters and then discuss it.MORE Producer/Network HPLHS Inc.
Email ****@cthulhulives.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 231Facebook 50.8KTwitter 2.5KInstagram 4.9K Avg Length 76 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. SNAFU

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It's March 1944, and the world remains engulfed in war. The United States is locked in a fierce battle to establish air superiority over Europe. Over the past year and a half, the Eighth Air Force has conducted bombing missions primarily targeting coastal cities. However, the focus is now shifting deeper into Nazi-occupied Europe.The death toll among the Eighth Air Force continues to rise, with most bomber crews failing to complete even half of their 25-mission tour. Flak fields have become denser and more accurate, posing a grave threat to any plane that dares to fly through them...MORE Producer/Network Canto34 Studios
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 30 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Unmei: The Following Path

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Audio Manga: When the daimyo falls ill the young heir discovers the true burden of the throne when he's forced to decide between his duty and his friendshipsThis audio manga is a historical fiction set in the Sengoku Jidai era of Japan. Keywords historical fiction.MORE Producer/Network JLee
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. English History Fact and Fiction » Podcast

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This podcast is a linear telling of English History through the lives of each of their Monarchs. For lovers of historical fiction, it will fill in the gaps left by authors as well as explore the historical accuracy of those novels.MORE Producer/Network Dick Newman
Email ****@bigpond.com
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 40Facebook 678 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. It's Just Historical

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A podcast dedicated to the joys of reading and writing historical fiction.
Producer/Network Susanne Dunlap,
Email ****@susanne-dunlap.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 1.7KInstagram 1.8K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

19. AfroReads Podcast

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Celebrating African literature by discussing Historical fictional books written about Africa by African authors
Producer/Network AfroReads Podcast
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Twitter 60 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. UnderStudies

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Bringing historical figures and fictional characters from the sidelines to the spotlight.
Producer/Network Cady Ramlow
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 258 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Lyfe Plot Podcast by Jacqui Diggs

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A podcast using fictional history to tell the tale of black cultures past and present and to spark the imagination to design a limitless future for all through historical fiction.
Producer/Network Jacqui Diggs
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 34Instagram 874 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

22. Historical Fiction: Unpacked

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Author Alison Treat hosts this weekly podcast focused on her favorite genre. Listen in to her conversations with historical fiction authors about their work. They unpack how the medium of story draws us in, ignites our curiosity, and informs us about the past, so that we can better live in the present.MORE Producer/Network Alison Treat
Email ****@alisontreat.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 38Facebook 820Twitter 378Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact