# Storytelling podcasts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 26, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449 "2011-12-26T18:56:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/1 "2011-12-26T18:56:47Z")
I am a huge fan of [The Moth](http://themoth.org/) podcast, but one 15-20 minute story a week is simply not enough! I’ve been downloading [Snap Judgment](http://snapjudgment.org/) podcasts, and they are OK but a little over-produced (sound effects, music, etc.) for my taste. However, they’re an hour long, which is good, since I like to listen to these when I’m running. Anyone have recommendations for some other podcasts that are of the “real stories told by real people” ilk? ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/2 "2011-12-26T19:17:10Z")
You might check the out [Risk!](http://risk-show.com/) podcast. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/3 "2011-12-26T19:29:25Z")
I too love the Moth. I also enjoy This American Life, which is more narrative by Ira Glass, but does have large chunks of audio by the person who is being portrayed, generally. I look forward to seeing what else gets suggested in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/4 "2011-12-27T01:17:24Z")
**QtM** , our local public station carries “This American Life,” so I usually catch the broadcast but the podcast suggestion is a good one, as I do miss the broadcast sometimes. **zombywoof** , I will give Risk! a try. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/5 "2011-12-27T01:58:38Z")
I’ve recently started listening to the NPR [Hearing Voices](http://hearingvoices.com/news/series/podcast/) podcast. It’s a little bit different from The Moth, but it’s still more about real people. Now if you want podcasts of STORIES, I listen to lots of them. Apparently I like to be read to. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/6 "2011-12-27T15:41:40Z")
Excellent! The Risk podcast is exactly what I’ve been looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytelling-podcasts/607449/7 "2011-12-28T01:02:15Z")
I like [Story Collider](http://storycollider.org) and [RadioLab](http://www.radiolab.org/).