20 Best Nonfiction Podcasts
Nonfiction Podcasts
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C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour-long conversations.
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Twitter 2.1MInstagram 328.1K Avg Length 64 min Since Sep 2011 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. The Book Pile
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Want to learn about books without actual books? Ever wish non-fiction could be shorter, funnier, and less accurate? Check out The Book Pile, a podcast where comedians summarize non-fiction books so you never have to read. Kellen does standup. Dave writes ads. Together they summarize the world's best non-fiction books, unhampered by things like 'expertise.'MORE Hosts Kellen Erskine, David Vance
Producer/Network Kellen Erskine and David Vance
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 59.3KTwitter 4.3KInstagram 178.1K Avg Length 28 min Since Nov 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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3. Read to Lead Podcast
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If you believe as I do, that intentional and consistent reading is key to success in business and in life, then this is your podcast. My goal each week is to bring you key thoughts and insights from my conversations with those I consider to be among today's brightest minds: our generation's non-fiction authors. We discuss their latest book, as well as their unique perspectives on Leadership, Business, Personal Development, Marketing, Career, and Entrepreneurship. If you love reading, or desire to do more of it, then consider this podcast your audio Cliff's Notes...MORE Host Jeff Brown
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 993Twitter 4.6KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 34 min Since Oct 2014 Video Podcast YouTube
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4. Nick's Non-fiction
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Non-fiction literature summarized and interpreted by your run of mill cis-gendered, white male, unemployed, college graduate. Humor and entertainment as always with radio show/podcast host and comic, Nick Muniz.MORE Host Nick Muniz
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 177 Avg Length 32 min Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact
5. Multispective
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We believe each person has a unique story to tell. Experiences, both good and bad, shape our everyday lives. Many of us go through similar things, yet our stories are never the same. Multispective is a podcast that shares these stories of triumph through tribulations. We invite guests from all over the world to share their life experiences providing their perspective on society and culture today, allowing us to see life through juxtaposing eyes.MORE Producer/Network Jennica Sadhwani | Not Today Media
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6. The Not Your Grandmother's Book Club Podcast
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Welcome to the Not Your Grandmother's Book Club Podcast, where we read right-wing nonfiction so you don't have to. Join us and read along, or more likely don't as we slog through the worst that American publishing has to offer.MORE Producer/Network NYGBC
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Facebook 390Twitter 5.7K Avg Length 64 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact
7. Writer on the Side
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Most employees want to write a book but don't have the time to write or don't know where to start. This podcast will show you how to get your nonfiction book published while working a full-time job. You'll also get simple tips about launching and marketing your book.MORE Host Hassan Osman
Producer/Network Hassan Osman
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 528Twitter 1.7KInstagram 697 Avg Length 42 min Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact
8. The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara
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Brendan O'Meara is an author and journalist. The Creative Nonfiction Podcast is a weekly podcast that showcases leaders in narrative journalism, essay, memoir, documentary film, and radio. Brendan teases out the origins, habits, routines, and tactics these masters Pulitzer Prize winners, New York Times bestsellers use so that listeners can apply those tools to their own work.MORE Producer/Network Brendan O'Meara
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9. Wild Thing
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Wild Thing is a long-form, narrative podcast about the obsessions that capture our imaginations. This sound-rich and deeply reported show examines the relationship between science and society—that point where scientific inquiry collides with our very human desire to find answers, even when there are none. Whether it's seeking out Sasquatch, looking skyward for extraterrestrial life, or probing the power of the atom, exploring the unknown helps us better understand ourselves. Every season, host Laura Krantz tackles a brand new topic, so be sure to start with the first episode for each oneMORE Producer/Network Foxtopus Ink
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.8KTwitter 1.3K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact
10. For Real
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For Real is a biweekly nonfiction podcast that puts the spotlight on new books and old favorites that tell it like it is, or at least try to.
Producer/Network Book Riot
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 883.1KTwitter 264.1KInstagram 300.6K Avg Length 47 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact
11. Non-Fiction Nitroglycerin
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Notes and reviews of the non-fiction titles I listen to.
Producer/Network Harvey Mushman
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 35 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact
12. Cheerful Book Club
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Join Ed Miliband, Geoff Lloyd, and friends for a conversation about the biggest ideas in non-fiction books. Cheerful Book Club features the writers you love and others you need to discover.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 161Twitter 613 Avg Length 31 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact
13. Things That Make You Go Hmmm Book Review Podcast
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Podcast that reviews popular nonfiction books.
Producer/Network Jason Coleman
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14. Guardians of the River
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2021 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcast Award winner at Tribeca Film Festival. This is the story of the guardians of the Okavango water system. These guardians have a monumental task: safeguard a remote, near pristine environment facing threats from all sides. This podcast follows what happens when worlds connect, and at times collide, with the common goal of protecting a placeMORE Producer/Network Wild Bird Trust, NGOWP, House of Pod
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15. Brief Audio Book
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Non-fiction book summary discussed briefly in every episode.
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16. Get Your Book Done
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Join USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, award-winning publisher and book writing coach, Christine Kloser, each week as she brings you deep-dive interviews with New York Times best-sellers, publishing industry leaders, everyday authors, and marketing experts eager to help you make a difference with your message and experience publishing success. If you're a non-fiction author thinking about writing a book or already working on one this podcast is for you!MORE Email ****@turnkeypodcast.com
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17. Smart Women Publish
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This podcast is a collection of useful conversations with business and professional women who have self-published non-fiction books. They are happy to share their experience to help you with yours. You will also find other experts who assist authors in the various aspects of publishing and marketing books and themselves. I am your host, Bev Ryan, author of 'Smart Women Publish'. I also provide book coaching & book production services to non-fiction authors.MORE Host Bev Ryan
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Twitter 348Instagram 1K Avg Length 34 min Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact
18. The Cultured Club Podcast
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Hi, welcome to The Cultured Club Podcast where we review your favorite non-fiction books.
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19. Daily Book Dose
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I am Miten Shah, and I love reading non-fiction and self-development books. Probably like you, I also read books too fast. Many times did not stop to ponder and explore the thoughts and lessons. Daily Book Dose is a passion project, I believe by reading a chapter a day, gathering the thoughts, restructuring them in an easy to understand manner, sharing these lessons and perspective with the universe, will allow us to think more about what we read, and hopefully engage in a conversation with like-minded people from around the world. Check out our podcast.MORE Producer/Network Miten Shah
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Nonfiction shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Kellen Erskine | Co Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1505809 | @kellenerskine | 4.3K | ||
David Vance | Co Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1505809 | ||||
Jeff Brown | Host | readtoleadpodcast.com | 32 | @brownknowsmedia | ||
Nick Muniz | Host | soundcloud.com/user-570445450 | 25 | |||
Hassan Osman | Host | writerontheside.com/category/podcast-episodes | 17 | @hassano | 1.7K | |
Bev Ryan | Host | smartwomenpublish.com/podcast | 2 | @bev_ryan | 348 | |
Vivi Koroma Kala | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theculturedclub | ||||
Brief Audio Book | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/briefaudiobook | 55 | @booksbrief | 3 | ||
Brendan O'Meara | brendanomeara.com | 38 | @brendanomeara | 2.5K | ||
C-SPAN | c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=afterWords | 33 | @cspan | 2.1M | ||
NYGBC | nygbc.podbean.com | 32 | @nygbcpod | 5.7K | ||
Josof Syed | multispective.org | 10 | ||||
Jennica Sadhwani | Not Today Media | multispective.org | 9 | ||||
Jennica Sadhwani and Josof Syed | multispective.org | 1 |