20 Best Short Story Podcasts

1. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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From the creator of the hit podcast Lore comes a new, bite-sized storytelling experience. Each twice-weekly episode features two short tales that take listeners on a guided tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarre.MORE Host Aaron Mahnke
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2. The Tiny Bookcase

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The Tiny Bookcase is a short story writing and interview podcast. In each episode, our hosts (Nico & Ben) and the guest write a story using a shared prompt then read it for their own entertainment, and hopefully yours!MORE Producer/Network Nico Rogers & Ben Holroyd-Dell
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 278Twitter 3KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

3. 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
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 8.2KTwitter 9KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 24 min Since Nov 2011 Get Email Contact

4. Big Campaign Stories

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A repo group in a corporate fantasy setting using pathfinder rules with some homebrew modifications. Think snow crash but with magic involved.We will be doing a bunch of small stories in the setting with different players.MORE Hosts Jeph, Marshall, Jessie
Producer/Network Vancian Investments
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 1.6K Avg Length 56 min Get Email Contact

5. Short Story

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Brand new stories, from today's best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 the home of the Short StoryRadio 4 is the world's leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.MORE Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 2.5/5Facebook 61.1MTwitter 15.4M Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

6. 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases....MORE Host Jon Hagadorn
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Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

7. Short Story Today

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A weekly podcast hosted by Jon DiSavino. It celebrates the enduring and compact literary form known as - you guessed it - the short story. But more importantly, it gives listeners an opportunity to hear the work of some of the best emerging writers of today. Each episode begins with an interview with the week's guest author and ends with a professional audiobook production of a story by that author.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 335Twitter 4.5K Avg Length 64 min Get Email Contact

8. Tiny Tales

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Tiny Tales is a weekly podcast of short stories spanning horror, fantasy, comedy, and everything in between.
Producer/Network R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 17 min Get Email Contact

9. The Other Stories

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These aren't the stories your mother used to tell you ... no, these are The Other Stories. The Other Stories is a weekly short story podcast. A modern take on The Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or The Outer Limits. Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF stories delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning.MORE Email ****@icloud.com
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10. LeVar Burton Reads

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The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story. LeVar's narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Nnedi Okorafor, Kurt Vonnegut, Ken Liu and more to life. So, if you're ready, let's take a deep breath...MORE Host Levar Burton
Producer/Network LeVar Burton and Stitcher
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 19.7KTwitter 46.9KInstagram 29K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

11. Ethics Short Story

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Listen to lively conversations about the morals and values of decisions made in what-if short story examples across genres. Topics covered include the nature of truth, reality, sentience, and goodness. Or, put another way, approachable examples of ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, utilitarianism, aesthetics, moral relativism, and political and economic philosophy.MORE Producer/Network After Dinner Conversation
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.1KTwitter 19.6KInstagram 13.8K Avg Length 36 min Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

12. Stories of Yore and Yours

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Stories of Yore and Yours is a weekly short story podcast. Host Shawn Ennis narrates classic short stories, using sound effects and music to bring them new life. The show also asks for listener submissions. Whether you're an aspiring author or just write as a hobby, you can be a part of the show!MORE Producer/Network Shawn Ennis
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact

13. LitReading

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Humans have shared stories for millennia. For most of that time, telling tales was a verbal process. A storyteller would regale an audience with accounts of adventure, bravery, compassion, despair, enlightenment, and fear. Stories were a shared experience, until the advent of inexpensive mass-printing processes in the 19th century which allowed most of us to read to ourselves. Yet, that desire to have a story read aloud is still ingrained in our collective soul. If you enjoy these stories, please spread the word, subscribe, and leave a review on your favorite podcast service.MORE Producer/Network Don McDonald
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 242Twitter 14 Avg Length 21 min Get Email Contact

14. The Short Story Workshop

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Each week we read aloud a short story - sometimes we've written it ourselves, and sometimes it's from one of our favourite classic authors. Then we discuss our thoughts and give some critical analysis.MORE Producer/Network Matt
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15. Nipe Story

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Nipe Story is a fortnightly Kenyan podcast that gives a voice to written short stories. This podcast is hosted by Kevin Mwachiro.
Producer/Network Podcast by Finger Piano Productions
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 572Twitter 1.2K Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

16. SunLit Story Time

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Your go-to source of feel-good entertainment! Fictional 15 minute short stories that leave you feeling great.
Producer/Network Professional voice actors tell short stories that make you feel great! A new short story every Monday from authors around the world. Leverage the Power of Story by immersing yourself in someone else's short story.
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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact

17. Today in True Crime

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Crime never takes a day off. Every day, we flip back the calendar and examine a true crime event from the same date. It might be the anniversary of an important case being solved, the end of a landmark trial, or a serial killer's birthday whatever the date, there's no ordinary day in true crime history. In each episode, we present a short true crime story, then analyze the impact of that historic day's events. Today in True Crime is a Parcast Original, with new episodes daily.MORE Producer/Network Parcast Network
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18. Spineless Wonders Podcast

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Spineless Wonders is a publisher of short Australian stories. We publish short fiction, novellas, poetry and everything in between. Join Ali and Emma as they listen to and then chat about a short-short story over their morning coffee.MORE Producer/Network Ali Morris and Emma Walsh
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