80 Best Storytelling Podcasts

1. This American Life

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Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it's like to be alive right now. It's the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast.MORE Host Ira Glass
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1MTwitter 396.2KInstagram 79.6K Avg Length 58 min Video Podcast YouTube
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2. Serial

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Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. 'Serial' began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show 'This American Life.' In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.MORE Host Sarah Koenig
Producer/Network Serial
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 427.4KTwitter 279.6KInstagram 59.4K Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2013 Get Email Contact

3. Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People

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1 phone call. 1 hour. No names. No holds barred. That's the premise behind Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, hosted by comedian Chris Gethard. Every week, Chris opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and he can't hang up first, no matter what. From shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen! Theme song by Shellshag.MORE Host Chris Gethard
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 83 min Get Email Contact

4. Revisionist History

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Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.MORE Host Malcolm Gladwell
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 844.1KTwitter 671.8KInstagram 382K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

5. Casefile True Crime

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Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A's, our exclusive show 'Behind the Files', and more.MORE Host Casey
Producer/Network Casefile Presents
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 74KTwitter 57.8KInstagram 82.4K Avg Length 70 min Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact

6. Myths and Legends

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Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous and wonderful place.MORE Hosts Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
Email ****@jasonweiser.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 15.1KTwitter 15.3KInstagram 10.8K Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact

7. The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice

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New Yorker fiction writers read their stories.
Host Deborah Treisman
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 4.7MTwitter 8.5MInstagram 8.6M Avg Length 46 min Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

8. Magic Island Storytelling Theatre

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Storyteller & audio dramatist Marty Ross (BBC, Audible, Wireless Theatre, Big Finish, Kisses In The Dark podcast) presents and performs a series of magical, mysterious and sometimes creepy tales from the Scottish Isle of Arran, where he lives, in a series of shows that started life as presentations for his weekly show Winter's Tales on ArranSound radio. Listeners have requested the chance to listen to the stories over and above their twice weekly broadcasts. So here they are!MORE Host Marty Ross
Producer/Network Marty Ross
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 1.9K Avg Length 57 min Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

9. Lore

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The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.MORE Host Aaron Mahnke
Producer/Network Aaron Mahnke
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 80.2KTwitter 67KInstagram 85.6K Avg Length 34 min Video Podcast YouTube
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10. Better Call Daddy

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Reena loves a story, and she's fascinated by the people behind them. She loves to bring stories to life. Her appetite for storytelling has taken her from the Jerry Springer Show to the legal drama of the courtroom. From influential players to reality stars, nothing is censored here. Reena interviews people whose stories haven't been told, at least not through her unique lens, and then gets daddy's advice afterward like a good daughter does.MORE Host Reena Friedman Watts
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.4KTwitter 5.1KInstagram 2K Avg Length 64 min Get Email Contact

11. Snap Judgment

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Snap Judgment (Storytelling, with a BEAT) mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap's raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.MORE Host Glynn Washington
Producer/Network Snap Judgment and PRX
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 118.8KTwitter 25.2KInstagram 7.6K Avg Length 46 min Video Podcast YouTube
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12. Terrible, Thanks For Asking

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Subscribe within Apple Podcasts for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and access to our full archive. For all those perks and more, including a supportive community of Terrible listeners, mail surprises and live sessions with our team, join us on Patreon.com/ttfa! — It's a question we ask (and get asked) all the time: 'How are you?' And normally we just respond with 'Fine!' even if we're totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day...MORE Host Nora McInerny
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13. Selected Shorts

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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy.MORE Host Meg Wolitzer
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 22.6KTwitter 10.3KInstagram 10.6K Avg Length 50 min Since Jan 2021 Video Podcast YouTube
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14. Reply All

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''A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it.' - The Guardian. Hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi from Gimlet.MORE Hosts Alex Goldman, Emmanuel Dzotsi
Producer/Network Gimlet
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 26.4KTwitter 116.8K Avg Length 43 min Since Oct 2014 Get Email Contact

15. Here Be Tygers

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Beyond the stories that we write to *sell*, there are three fundamental tales in work, play, and life that we *tell*: who you are (and what you create), why people come to you, and where you'll help them arrive. Hosted by a professional writer, strategist, and storytelling guide, Jarod Cerf, Here Be Tygers follows creatives and entrepreneurs alike, those who 'take life by the tale': as they reach out to their market, audience, or tribe; connect what they make to what we want out of life; and discover the trust, impact or legacy that provides.MORE Host Jarod Cerf
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 483 Avg Length 65 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

16. Ear Hustle

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Ear Hustle, from Radiotopia, brings you stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it. The podcast is a partnership between Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and Nigel Poor, a Bay Area artist. The team works in San Quentin's media lab to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny, and always honest, offering a nuanced view of people living within the American prison system.MORE Hosts Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
Producer/Network Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 31.4KTwitter 24.5KInstagram 72.2K Avg Length 44 min Since May 2017 Get Email Contact

17. Documentary on One Podcast

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Multi-award-winning documentaries from Ireland telling real-life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 340 national and international awards. Producer of podcast series 'Tiger Roll, The People's Horse', 'GunPlot', and 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story, and character.MORE Email ****@rte.ie
Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

18. Tales Yet Told

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Tales Yet Told is an actual play podcast, dedicated to telling weird and fun stories full of imagination, thoughtful characterization, and inclusivity.
Host Kendrick Smith
Producer/Network Tales Yet Told
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19. Invisibilia

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Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.MORE Hosts Yowei Shaw, Kia Miakka Natisse
Producer/Network NPR
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20. Wrote Podcast

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Join Vance Bastian, SA Collins, and their guests in weekly podcast discussions about LGBTQ storytelling in all genres and mediums
Hosts Vance Bastian, 'Baz' Collins
Producer/Network Vance Bastian
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 536Twitter 295Instagram 270 Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

21. 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, and WTF stories are delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning.MORE Hosts James Barnett, Luke Kondor
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.4KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 1.9K Avg Length 18 min Video Podcast YouTube
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22. The Write and Wrong Podcast

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A podcast for writers, storytellers and creatives. Every episode we catch up with amazing guests from across the world of professional storytelling. Authors, agents, directors, game devs, editors, journalists, screenwriters and everything in between!MORE Host Jamie Greenwood
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 1.7KInstagram 905 Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

23. 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 340.7KTwitter 331.4KInstagram 99.5K Avg Length 28 min Since Jun 2012 Video Podcast YouTube
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24. Committed

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Join host Jo Piazza as she delves into the hilarious, heartbreaking, and inspiring stories of couples of all kinds who've soldiered through unimaginable circumstances, and after the longest of days, still want to wake up next to one another in the morning.MORE Host Jo Piazza
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 1.8KTwitter 575Instagram 4.6K Avg Length 35 min Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

25. Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast

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650 Episodes of Advert free storytelling, three times a week! Supported by lovely listeners the Tale Teller brings you a mixed bag of horror, fantasy, sci-fi, custom remastered old time radio stories, folk tales, true crime, and plenty more from different fiction genre's. The Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast has something for everyone.MORE Producer/Network Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.1KTwitter 570Instagram 667 Avg Length 44 min Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact

26. Heavyweight

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Maybe you've laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine. From Spotify Studios.MORE Host Jonathan Goldstein
Email ****@gimletmedia.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 29.4KInstagram 13K Avg Length 33 min Since Sep 2016 Get Email Contact

27. StoryCorps

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Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really important in life: love, loss, family, friendship. When the world seems out of hand, tune in to StoryCorps and be reminded of the things that matter most.MORE Host Kamilah Kashanie
Email ****@storycorps.org
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 5.9KTwitter 4.8KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 17 min Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

28. Radiolab

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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.MORE Hosts Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

29. The Game On Glio Podcast

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Game On Glio, a third-season media platform, tells the stories of those diagnosed with brain cancers like Glioblastoma. The show explores grief, loss, brain cancer education, and provides inspiration, hope, second chances. Guests include caregivers, scientists, therapists, patients, widows(ers), non-profits, personalities, and authors. The mission is to provide a voice to those in need, educate and advocate for brain cancers, and remind people that second chances exist. Host-- Shannon Traphagen.MORE Host Shannon Traphagen
Producer/Network Shannon Traphagen (S.M. Traphagen)
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 6.5KTwitter 136Instagram 27K Avg Length 61 min Video Podcast YouTube
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30. Story Worthy

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Each week Hollywood's most talented people in the entertainment industry share true, personal stories on the Story Worthy Podcast. Story Worthy celebrated 13 years of podcasting in July 2023 and has over 800 episodes recorded. Christine Blackburn is the creator, host and producer of Story Worthy, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, and My Life in 3 Songs exclusively on Spotify. Listen to the entire episode wherever you hear podcasts. If you get a chance, will you please give Story Worthy 5 stars and a good review on Apple Podcasts?MORE Host Christine Blackburn
Producer/Network Christine Blackburn
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Twitter 2.3KInstagram 3K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

31. Short Cuts

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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
Host Josie Long
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 8.2MTwitter 527Instagram 5.9M Avg Length 30 min Since Jun 2013 Get Email Contact

32. Love + Radio

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Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke firsthand. Or spend time with an artist who gives away her life savings every night. You've never heard anything like it before.MORE Host Nick van der Kolk
Producer/Network Love and Radio
Email ****@loveandradio.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 15.6KTwitter 15.1KInstagram 4.9K Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

33. The Mortified Podcast

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The Mortified Podcast is a storytelling series where adults share the embarrassing things they created as kids—diaries, letters, lyrics & beyond—in front of total strangers. PS: It totally likes you. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.MORE Hosts Neil Katcher, David Nadelberg
Producer/Network Radiotopia
Email ****@getmortified.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 31KTwitter 9.4KInstagram 6.7K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

34. The memory palace

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The Memory Palace is a storytelling podcast and public radio segment about the past. It was named a finalist for a Peabody Award in 2016.
Host Nate DiMeo
Producer/Network Radiotopia
Email ****@thememorypalace.us
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 13.3K Avg Length 22 min Since Nov 2008 Get Email Contact

35. Radio Diaries

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First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe Richman and the Radio Diaries team. From teenagers to octogenarians, prisoners to prison guards, bra saleswomen to lighthouse keepers.MORE Host Joe Richman
Email ****@radiodiaries.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 12.2KTwitter 11.2K Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact

36. The Moth Podcast

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The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, the Moth Podcast features stories from our Mainstage, StorySLAM and Community programs.MORE Email ****@themoth.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 46 min Since Mar 2008 Get Email Contact

37. Modern Love

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For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast.Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify...MORE Host Anna Martin
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Apple Rating 4.3/5 Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

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

39. The Stoop Storytelling Series

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The Stoop showcases the extraordinary true stories of 'ordinary' people, told in front of live audiences as large as 1,400. Stoop stories are weird, wonderful, hilarious, and heartbreaking, and, above all, intimate. Founders Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin host the podcast.MORE Hosts Laura Wexler, Jessica Henkin
Producer/Network WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 2.3K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

40. Future of StoryTelling

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The Future of StoryTelling is a passionate community of people from the worlds of media, technology, and communications who explore how storytelling is evolving in the digital age. Each year we host a two-day summit in New York City that brings together top executives, world-renowned creatives, and cutting-edge technologists to have conversations about the changing landscape of media. During the course of the podcast, we will be releasing a series of conversations between FoST founder and director Charlie Melcher.MORE Host Charlie Melcher
Email ****@futureofstorytelling.org
Apple Rating 3.9/5Facebook 33.4KTwitter 10.3KInstagram 12.6K Avg Length 31 min Video Podcast YouTube
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41. Goop Tales

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Goop Tales is a favorite storytelling podcast among parents. This podcast for kids is a great way to engage the other senses while escaping the screen zombies and experiencing entertainment and education in a new way. Let Maria's clear and slow voice beguile the youngsters with age-appropriate stories for kids, songs, and music that foster independent play and use of imagination, as well as broaden their horizons in a pandemic-safe way.MORE Host Maria Calanchini
Producer/Network Maria Calanchini
Email ****@gooptales.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 524Twitter 38Instagram 2.7K Avg Length 34 min Since Aug 2016 Get Email Contact

42. Storytelling School

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One significant change in business and the world-at-large in the past couple of decades is the rise of the storyteller. Join International Speaking Strategist and Detective of Story Kymberlee Weil each week as she, along with her notable guests, take you behind the curtain to explore the world of first-person high-stakes storytelling. Each episode is designed to give you tools, techniques, and tactics that you can put to use immediately.MORE Host Kymberlee Weil
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 24 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

43. Campfire at Home

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Almost every month, we gather at the Campfire to hear stories about life and how we live it from the everyday voices that live around us. Campfire at Home is how we bring that live storytelling experience to you, wherever you are.MORE Producer/Network Campfire
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 1.5KInstagram 891 Avg Length 23 min Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

44. The Storytelling Lab

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The Storytelling Lab covers everything you need to know to tell a story in the most authentic, effective way. The Storytelling Lab is hosted by Rain Bennett, a professional filmmaker, and competitive storyteller, and is a Six Second Stories production.MORE Host Rain Bennett
Email ****@sixsecondstories.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 888Twitter 1.1KInstagram 4.7K Avg Length 43 min Video Podcast YouTube
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45. 2nd Story

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2nd Story is dedicated to creating and crafting story-sharing experiences that foster meaningful connections between individuals and communities. We craft story-sharing experiences in the form of both performances and workshops and classes. A typical show or event consists of several stories dispersed throughout the evening like courses of a meal. The stories range from earnest and serious to light-hearted and humorous, and can simultaneously provoke and entertain.MORE Producer/Network Max Spitz
Email ****@2ndstory.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 3.4KTwitter 1.7KInstagram 1.9K Avg Length 18 min Get Email Contact

46. The Odyssey Storytelling Podcast

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Every month, a group of people are invited to tell ten minute personal stories on a theme to a live audience. The stories are not read or memorized, they are told from the life experiences and creativity of the teller.MORE Host Steven Braun
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.4K Avg Length 46 min Since May 2017 Get Email Contact

47. Uncharitable

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A narrative storytelling podcast about third sector scandals, non-profit crimes and heinous acts that the world seems to have forgotten a little too soon. Charity has become a business, the business has forgotten the people and as always money is the root of all this evil. Listen to anonymous host Odeya, as she introduces her episodes with insights about her past life that correspond with the story about to be told. MORE Host Odeya
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 24Instagram 691 Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact

48. Criminal

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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Host Phoebe Judge
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
Email ****@thisiscriminal.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 41.9KTwitter 37.3KInstagram 55.7K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

49. 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

50. Storytelling with Puck

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At the start of each year, Puck Creations hosts a week long initiative for people to share their stories across social media called #StorytellingWithPuck. This podcast continues in that style. We'll be sharing stories, chatting about stories, and becoming the next story about stories. We'll also be seeing why stories are so powerful in business, branding, and marketing.MORE Producer/Network Puck Creations
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51. Seriously...

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Seriously is home to the world's best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations, and host Vanessa Kisuule brings you two fascinating new episodes every week.
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Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 61.1MTwitter 41.2M Avg Length 29 min Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

52. Tell The Bartender

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Tell the Bartender is a bi-weekly storytelling podcast hosted by Katharine Heller, featuring tales from everyday people with unique stories.
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Producer/Network Katharine Heller
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 2.5K Avg Length 55 min Since Jan 2013 Get Email Contact

53. Longform

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Interviews with writers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters about how they do their work. Hosted by Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, and Evan Ratliff.
Hosts Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, Evan Ratliff
Producer/Network Longform
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact

54. Forward Into the Past

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Narrating classic tales of suspense, mystery, Sci-Fi and fiction, J.C. Rede lends his voice to the past to bring these stories into the future. All of the stories featured in Forward Into the Past were originally written as featured stories in various Dime Novels, Story Papers and Magazines of the late 1890s to the early 1930s. In the mid to late 1930s, Dime Novels began to shift in tone, but still continued through the early 1950s. Most of the focus on this podcast will be from the early stages of the Dime Novel (1890-1930)MORE Host J.C. Rede
Producer/Network J.C. Rede
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 112Twitter 52Instagram 127 Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

55. UnFictional

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In this season of Unfictional, Stories of Transformation, and the ways in which the world — and all of us — have fundamentally changed since the pandemic began. One man watched his children suddenly turn into grown-ups, while another upended every part of his life. Someone else had to learn to live with hardship and found their true identity along the way, all while living in two worlds. Meanwhile, a subculture ascends, one reporter explores Olvera Street, and another finds an old notebook filled with memories from his time in a cabin. It's UnFictional, hosted by Bob Carlson.MORE Host Bob Carlson
Producer/Network KCRW
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Facebook 4.4KTwitter 2.9KInstagram 189.6K Avg Length 27 min Since Sep 2010 Get Email Contact

56. Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids aims to invite podcast listeners to reflect on their own lives, to connect with who they used to be, and to draw a line that connects the past and the present.MORE Host Dan Misener
Producer/Network Dan Misener
Email ****@grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 8.4KTwitter 1.7KInstagram 1.7K Avg Length 34 min Since Jan 2015 Video Podcast YouTube
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57. Crossroads of Inspiration

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Inspirations cause creations. Every Inspiration has multiple paths it can take. Join me Davis Gilbert and my guest host as we share the stories, we create from the writing prompts that inspired us, travel along the mental path we took to finish them. Join us at the Crossroads of inspiration and explore creation with us.MORE Host Davis Gilbert
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58. Collected

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Fast-paced, long-form storytelling with music, immersive sound, and a team of voice actors. The beginning of a community-drive multiverse and creator-first audio platform.
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59. Every Family's Got One

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Every Family's Got One (EFGO) is devoted to telling true family stories. Hosted by funny people Barbara Herel & Tony Mennuto, EFGO brings you family stories, from amazing storytellers, that are hilarious, cringeworthy, and unexpected.MORE Hosts Barbara Herel, Tony Mennuto
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60. Pillow Talking

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Pillow Talking: a narrative podcast about real-life bedroom conversations. Narrated and produced by Violeta Balhas, these first-person accounts reveal the many facets of intimacy and relationships - including our own.MORE Host Violeta Balhas
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61. Storyteller with Lisa Golden

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Storyteller explores how and why we tell stories. From writers to musicians, therapists to architects, we are all engaged in building the world we live in through the stories we tell about ourselves, others and the world. A podcast for the curious, host Lisa Golden interviews this wide range of storytellers to explore the nuance, beauty and quirky edges of how and why a story has been told, exploring how the way power, art, otherness and belonging continues to change across time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Lisa Golden
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62. Him and I

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Him & I is a storytelling podcast inspired by true events of a love story that went horribly wrong between a girl next door and a charming handsome boy. He won her heart then tried to stop it from beating permanently.MORE Host Ava Tutsi
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63. 2 Lives

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We all have two lives. The second begins the moment we realize we have only one. A storytelling podcast about people who faced darkness and how those incidents transformed them.
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64. Stories Found

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Stories Found features funny stories, plays, and sketches from some of the most talented humorists in the country. Every other week, we offer a new hilarious episode featuring the work of an emerging comedy writer and we chat with them about their background, their writing process, and how they find their stories...MORE Host Ava Love Hanna
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65. Porchlight Storytelling Series

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Selected stories from Porchlight, San Francisco's longest-running storytelling series, hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Co-founders Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte invite six people from different backgrounds to tell ten-minute true stories without using notes or memorization.MORE Hosts Arline Klatte, Beth Lisick
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66. Story Tellers and Story Sellers with Vineet Kanabar

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Storytellers and Storysellers Podcast gives you a front-row seat to find out how the best stories are told and sold. Tune in for strategy & storytelling perspectives from the brightest minds in entertainment, in conversation with Vineet Kanabar. From music to movies, from gaming to podcasts, from platforms to technologies.MORE Producer/Network IVM Podcasts
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67. Our Hero's Journey

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This is not the story of a common hero or an ordinary heroine, this is our story!In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell illustrates the 17 stages of the hero's journey, a trace hidden in the weave of history and always present: the hero, the heroine and their stories change, but the moments that mark the rhythm of their journey remain unchanged.If it is true that life is an adventure and we are the protagonist of our story then what does our hero's journey look like? Here I am retracing these 17 stages by reflecting on our daily lives. A light reflection to pique our curiosity.MORE Host Emanuele Blasi
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68. Talking to myself

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Storytelling has been an integral part of civilization. Teaching us, entertaining us, and helping us share and bond. These are our stories told in a fictional manner every week join me as we listen to comedic and joyful stories from myself and other listeners around the world. Welcome to 'Talking to myself.' Names and places are changed to create an air of fiction, and keep us anonymous. we hope you enjoy!MORE Host Michael Stevens
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69. Stories on Sleepless Nights

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Stories and thoughts lull you to sleep. Or not. The choice is yours.
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70. BackStory with the American History Guys

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BackStory with the American History Guys is a nationally syndicated, hour-long, weekly public radio show. We're based in Charlottesville, Virginia at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are talking about, and explore it's roots in American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversation with our listeners, we turn the things Americans take for granted inside out.MORE Email ****@virginia.edu
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71. The Corporate Storytellers' Club Podcast

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Welcome to The Corporate Storytellers' Club Podcast - The business storytelling podcast for business leaders and experts who'd like to tell stories like a boss brought to you by Eamonn O'Brien and special guests. Discover storytelling secrets to help you speak with greater authenticity and impact that will inspire any audience. You'll find out how to find, hone, and use real stories about real people for real influence. You'll learn storytelling strategies, tips, and techniques that will enliven your talks, wow any audience, and generate the results you're after.MORE Host Eamonn O'Brien
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 7K Avg Length 20 min Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact

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