5 Best Sad Audio Drama Podcasts

1. VAST Horizon

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Nolira is an agronomist tasked with establishing agriculture in a new solar system, but when she wakes up on a now- empty colony ship, the whole of her plan disappears. The ship has been set adrift, with numerous mission-critical problems requiring immediate attendance outside of her area of expertise. Nolira is aided by the ship's malfunctioning AI, which acts as her confidant and companion during the fight for survival.MORE Producer/Network Fool & Scholar
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2. Otzi The Iceman Must Die

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A what-if scripted audio drama based on the oldest unsolved cold case in human history: the murder of 'Otzi The Iceman', found perfectly preserved in ice after 5,300 years... with an arrowhead mysteriously lodged in his shoulder.A production of Voyage Media, starring Ethan Suplee (Remember the Titans, American History X, The Wolf of Wall Street).Based on the novel Relic: The Copper Ax: The Tragic Story of Otzi the Iceman by Bill Copeland, available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Rélic-Copper-Ax-Tragic-Iceman/dp/1649086768/)MORE Producer/Network Voyage Media
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 60 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. The Tower

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A young woman leaves behind her isolated, suffocating existence to climb The Tower, an abandoned relic of a forgotten age, built by a proud king who wanted to rule the sky as well as the land. It stretches up into the sky, through the smog. An experimental audio drama series from Tin Can Audio. Official Selection - Miami Web Series Festival 2022 Official Selection - Apulia Web Fest 2022 Official Selection - New Jersey Web Festival 2022 Official Selection - Minnesota WebFest 2022 Official Selection - New Zealand WebFest 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Tin Can Audio
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 231 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. 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
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 168 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. 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
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact