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The best fiction podcasts

The best fiction podcasts

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Audio dramas and scripted fiction podcasts are as varied as novels. They come in every genre imaginable, including mysteries and thrillers, contemporary drama, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, and comedy. And as we are living in a Golden Age of podcasts, whether you're craving aliens, romance, humor, family drama, suspense, magic, or something else altogether, there’s bound to be something that fits your interests. This list includes some of the best story podcasts out there, but it's only a drop in the bucket. So beware: once you start listening, you're never going to want to stop. Here are 15 of the best fiction podcasts available for your listening pleasure.

The Sea in the Sky
Letters from Camp
Alien: Out of the Shadows
Vroom Vroom
The Chronicles of Now
Welcome to Night Vale
Hell Cats
High Strangeness
Eat Sh*t Kenny Daniels
Adventures in New America
Boom: A Serial Drama
Black Widow Podcast
The Magnus Archives
The Truth
The Cleansed: A Post-Apocalyptic Saga

Laura Sackton is a writer based in rural Massachusetts. She loves all things queer lit, and has a particular fondness for audiobooks.