11 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcasts

1. Snap Judgment

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Snap Judgment mixes real stories with beats to produce cinematic, dramatic audio. Snap's raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.more Host Glynn Washington
Producer/Network Snap Judgment and PRX
Email ****@snapjudgment.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 12.6KFacebook 116.4KTwitter 25.2KInstagram 8.6K Avg Length 46 min Format Long 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. What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

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A storytelling podcast, with first-hand amazing stories presented by Scott Johnson and Meredith Hackwith Edwards. Each storyteller tells their own personal true story, with all the details of what happened. Animal attacks, plane crashes, mass shootings, and more you'll hear what happened directly from the person who experienced it, and the inspirational outcome of how they came out on the other side. more Hosts Scott Johnson, Meredith Hackwith Edwards
Producer/Network Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.
Email ****@whatwasthatlike.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.2KFacebook 2.1KTwitter 768 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Hear-Tell

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Hear-Tell: a podcast about telling true stories from the Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program at the University of Georgia.
Producer/Network heartell
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 146Instagram 179 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Narratively Out Loud

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The diverse human storytelling of Narratively.com, spoken out loud. www.narratively.com
Producer/Network Narratively
Email ****@substack.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 27 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Chronicles of the Old West

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Chronicles of the Old West is a narrative history podcast that dives deep into the true stories of the American frontier. Each episode explores the people, places, and pivotal events that defined the era—from legendary Native leaders and frontier battles to forgotten figures and untold struggles. While the storytelling brings drama and cinematic pacing, every tale is rooted in real history. Whether you're a history buff or just love a good story, Chronicles of the Old West invites you to step into the dust and shadow of a time that shaped a nation.more Producer/Network Iron Troubadour Media
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

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The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara is a weekly podcast that showcases leaders in narrative journalism, essay, memoir, documentary film, radio and podcasts about the art and craft of telling true stories. Follow the show @creativenonfictionpodcast on Instagram and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!more Host Brendan OMeara
Producer/Network Brendan O'Meara
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 189Twitter 2.5KInstagram 700 Since Mar 2013 Get Email Contact

7. Paint the Sun: A Boy's Journey

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When Chris was born, the youngest of seven sons, his father (Joel) was 64 years old. Joel was the child of immigrants and grew up poor in a cement factory town in western Pennsylvania. He was a bomber pilot in World War II. Then an ad man who went by another name. Then, when Chris was 16, Joel died of brain cancer.Paint the Sun: A Boy's Journey tells the story of Chris's quest to discover who his father really was, reconstruct his life and reflect on his long lingering grief.A blend of narrative nonfiction and memoir, each episode weaves together the past and present in a dance of voice-driv..more Producer/Network Chris Kursel
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Nirantar Radio: Audio Documentaries

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The recorder is not merely a tool of documentation, but rather a creative instrument that demands we rethink, re-listen, and reflect on our listening patterns. In asking who the recorder is placed in front of, what it catches that we miss, and what we weave together that it cannot pick up, our team at The Third Eye deepens its obsession with the recording of knowledge. Our 'Audio Documentaries' are sound-and-narrative explorations voiced from the field. These nonfiction narratives are held in a feminist recitation that moves through the personal, the collective and the political...more Producer/Network Nirantar Trust
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9. Dedication: A Centennial Story

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Nonfiction narrative on Rev. Mary Baker Eddy's influence in Seattle and the building of iconic Christian Science churches. Read by author Cindy Safronoff.
Host Cindy Safronoff
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 468 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Ghost Frame

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The animation podcast that's.. not really about animation. Ghost Frame is a narrative nonfiction podcast exploring the creative industry through storytelling, sound-rich scenes, and personal reflection—all framed by one creator's career crossroads.more Producer/Network Sarah Beth Morgan
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 83 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. The Last Diagnosis

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The Last Diagnosis is a narrative nonfiction podcast about real medical cases where science reached its limits. Symptoms mislead, patterns fail, and decisions are often made before understanding arrives. These stories don't end with resolution or relief. They end when medicine does.more Producer/Network Elias Ward
Email ****@lastdiagnosis.com
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Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact