10 Best Immersive Stories Podcasts

1. Welcome to Night Vale

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Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never listened before? It's an ongoing radio show. Start with the current episode, and you'll catch on in no time. Or, go right to Episode 1 if you wanna binge-listen.MORE Host Cecil Baldwin
Producer/Network Night Vale Presents
Email ****@welcometonightvale.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 339.9KTwitter 331.4KInstagram 103.5K Avg Length 29 min Since Jun 2012 Video Podcast YouTube
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2. The Magnus Archives

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'Make your statement, face your fear.' A weekly horror fiction 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 continutation The Magnus Protocol launched in January 2024. Season 2 of TMP coming February 27th 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast...MORE Host Jonathan Sims
Producer/Network Rusty Quill
Email ****@rustyquill.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 12.4KTwitter 49.6KInstagram 28.6K Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

3. The Amelia Project

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The Amelia Project is a secret agency that fakes its clients' deaths, then lets them reappear with a brand new identity! A black comedy full of secrets, twists... and cocoa. The series starts as a succession of interviews with clients who want to fake their deaths, then slowly a larger narrative begins to emerge... Each episode tells its own story, but we recommend starting with Season 1.MORE Hosts Philip Thorne, Øystein Ulsberg Brager
Producer/Network Imploding Fictions
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.1KTwitter 6.9KInstagram 3.4K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

4. Old Gods of Appalachia

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In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake...MORE Host Steve Shell
Producer/Network DeepNerd Media
Email ****@oldgodsofappalachia.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 40.1KTwitter 27KInstagram 36K Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

5. We're Alive

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We're Alive is an award-winning audio drama that follows a group of Survivors in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles now ruled by the 'Infected.'It begins with 'A Story of Survival' which spans from Chapters 1-48. Our survivors band together, fortify a safe haven known as the Tower, and discover that the Infected are far from the biggest threat they will have to face.The adventure continues with:'Lockdown' - A small group of inmates and prison guards are trapped in the T-block at Twin Towers Jail...MORE Host Kc Wayland
Producer/Network Wayland Productions Inc
Email ****@waylandproductions.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 40.9KTwitter 11.7KInstagram 5.7K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

6. The White Vault

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Explore the far reaches of the world's horrors in the audio drama podcast The White Vault. Follow the collected records of a repair team sent to Outpost Fristed in the vast white wastes of Svalbard and unravel what lies waiting in the ice below. This Fool and Scholar production is intended for mature audiences.MORE Host Travis Vengroff
Producer/Network Fool & Scholar
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 4.4KTwitter 8.5KInstagram 4.4K Avg Length 30 min Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

7. Midst

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Taking place several decades after the events of Midst and Moonward, UNEND focuses on a supernatural ship and a remarkable crew set forth on an expedition to explore the highest heights, deepest depths, and furthest reaches of the known Cosmos. But their journey is fraught with peril as they discover truths and realities far stranger than any of them could ever imagine…MORE Producer/Network Critical Role
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact

8. The Truth

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THE TRUTH makes movies for your ears. They're short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always intriguing. Every story is different, but they all take you to unexpected places using only sound. If you're new, some good starting places are: Silvia's Blood, That's Democracy, Moon Graffiti, Tape Delay, or whatever's most recent. Listening with headphones is encouraged! We're a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.MORE Host Jonathan Mitchell
Producer/Network Radiotopia
Email ****@thetruthpodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 8.2KTwitter 9KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 24 min Since Nov 2011 Get Email Contact

9. The Orbiting Human Circus

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Discover a wondrously surreal world of magic, music, and mystery. This immersive, cinematic audio spectacle follows the adventures of a lonely, stage-struck janitor who is drawn into the larger-than-life universe of the Orbiting Human Circus, a fantastical, wildly popular radio show broadcast from the top of the Eiffel Tower. WNYC Studios presents a special director's cut of this joyous, moving break from reality. Starring John Cameron Mitchell, Julian Koster, Tim Robbins, Drew Callander, Susannah Flood, and featuring Mandy Patinkin and Charlie Day...MORE Host Night Vale Presents
Producer/Network WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 22.3KTwitter 7.8KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 21 min Get Email Contact