Storytelling Podcasts
Myths and Legends
367 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21.8K ratingsJason Weiser tells 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 kn...
Sharon Says So
137 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12.6K ratingsHave you ever heard a story that has left your mind blown? The kind of story that sounds like a pure exaggeration? The kind of story that you want to turn around and tell to all your friends, fami...
DISGRACELAND
223 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11.1K ratingsDisgraceland is a music and true crime podcast that tells the jaw dropping stories of musicians behaving very badly… and some even getting away with murder. Named “Best Podcast” by the Webb...
Snap Judgment
522 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9.8K ratingsSnap 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 s...
Circle Round
255 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsCreated and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 4 to 10. Each 1...
Modern Love
284 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 7.4K ratingsFor 18 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 a...
Death, Sex & Money
290 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6.7K ratingsDeath, Sex & Money is a podcast about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Host Anna Sale talks to celebrities you've heard of—and to regular people yo...
RISK!
989 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.1K ratingsIf you like The Moth, This American Life or Snap Judgment, take a walk on the wilder side with RISK! Your colorful host Kevin Allison (of the legendary comedy group The State) helms this surprising...
The Truth
175 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3.4K ratingsTHE 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 pl...
Meditative Story
154 episodes - Latest episode: about 18 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsMeditative Story combines extraordinary human stories with meditation prompts embedded into the storylines — all surrounded by breathtaking music. Think of it as an alternative way into a m...
The Thing About Helen & Olga
8 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsHelen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed...
Trashy Divorces
238 episodes - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsA Good Podcast About Bad Relationships. Every Wednesday and Sunday, Alicia and Stacie take you on a comedic ride through stories of marital misconduct and love gone wrong, blending biography, pop c...
You Had Me at Black
129 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 965 ratingsYou Had Me at Black is where Black Millennials tell the true-life stories you won't see on TV.
Black History Year
64 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 913 ratingsLearning your history makes you - and your people - stronger. As Black people, we know we’re left out of the history books. That the media images are skewed. That we need access to experts, informa...
Bawdy Storytelling
233 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 614 ratingsBawdy Storytelling – dubbed 'The Moth for pervs' by the LA Weekly – is the nation’s original sex and storytelling series. Founded, emcee’ed and curated by sexual folklorist Dixie De La Tour, Bawdy...
Things Police See: First Hand Accounts
246 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsMassachusetts police officer Steve Gould interviews a variety of law enforcement officers about their most intense moments on the job. Shocking moments, humorous moments and terrifying moments are ...
Story Worthy
689 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 563 ratingsCelebrating 12 years podcasting in July 2022 and over 730 episodes as producer and host of the weekly storytelling podcast Story Worthy, Christine Blackburn has interviewed some of the biggest nam...
Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast!
19 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 456 ratingsIn a fantasy futuristic world, Vega Rex is employed by her government to kill off the world's worst criminals. She's never met a criminal she couldn't catch...until now. Join Vega as she journeys t...
Extraordinary Stories Podcast
252 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 444 ratingsDon't you just love a crazy story? I do. Each episode of ESP covers those stories you just can't help but love. The stories that shock but are always real. They might be...true crime, surviv...
Sean of the South
138 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 387 ratingsColumnist and novelist Sean Dietrich delivers homespun stories that might make you smile or cry. Tales of common people, rural places, small towns, and life in the American South. Based on the popu...
Ya F#cked It
221 episodes - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsBrian Six and Ryan Shaner tell tales from their lives to make you feel better about yours.
Not Today
92 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 372 ratingsDo you enjoy unbelievable but TRUE stories of survival?! Join Steph and Alex as they discuss real incredible people who survived against all odds. Buckle up because shit's about to go down.
Bedside Rounds
78 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 371 ratingsBedside Rounds is a storytelling podcast about medical history and medicine’s intersections with society and culture. Host Adam Rodman seeks to tell a few of these weird, wonderful, and intensely ...
Tales of Taboo
244 episodes - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 369 ratingsTales of Taboo is an ANONYMOUS confessions show investigating - and celebrating - what happens behind closed doors. Native New York performer & writer Ali Weiss (as seen on Vice) dissolves the bou...
War Stories
36 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsWar Stories is a narrative show that takes the broad arcs of warfare and shares the stories behind crucial points their development. In each season, the show revolves around a single topic and trac...
Goop Tales — An Engaging, Entertaining, and Educational Storytelling Podcast for Kids
137 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 357 ratingsGoop Tales is a favorite storytelling podcast among parents. Visit gooptales.com and discover over 100 original audio stories for kids filled with whimsy and wonder for young listeners ages 3 to 9,...
Origin Stories
67 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 325 ratingsThis award-winning show combines science and narrative to explore our human story and explain why we are the way we are. Listen and explore human evolution one story at a time.
Makers & Mystics
197 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 321 ratingsMakers & Mystics is the podcast for the art-driven, spiritually adventurous seekers of truth and lovers of life.
Big Questions with Cal Fussman
234 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 320 ratingsAs a bestselling author, speaker and one of the greatest interviewers of this generation, Cal Fussman has sat down with some of the world’s most influential individuals: Muhammad Ali, Mikhail Gorb...
Flyest Fables
15 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 292 ratingsFlyest Fables brings you anthology style and critically acclaimed hopepunk fables for the 21st century. Created by Morgan Givens.
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