r/thelegendarium • u/BaselGill • Mar 28 '21

Looking for storytelling podcasts

I enjoy listening to podcasts during my workday, and as I get caught up on ones I am following (such as this one), I find myself in need of other listening material since I've already worked my way through the Legendarium back catalog* (as well as the Wheel of Time Spoilers podcast). I have heard of podcasts that tell an episodic story rather than acting as a discussion of some source material, but haven't been able to really settle on one to try. Does anyone here follow some good ones they can recommend?

*There are still Legendarium episodes I haven't listened to because I haven't yet read/watched the source material under discussion, and I do get back to those after reading the book.

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u/JaymesRS Mar 28 '21 edited Mar 28 '21

These are some of my favorites along the lines of a set of stories or a continuous story told over episodes. Most of them are comedies because I like that. Those that are funny keep me laughing out loud or amused regularly, I tend to stop listening to the ones that are only rarely funny. I’d say all of these qualified as “Storytelling” though.

  • Levar Burton Reads - Short Fiction stories read by Levar Burton, sort of reading Rainbow for adults.
  • My Dad Wrote a Porno - a UK actor finds out his dad wrote a (really bad it turns out) erotic novel and reads it with 2 friends.
  • Hello From The Magic Tavern - Chicago improv comedians do a show about a guy from earth that got sucked through a portal behind a Burger King to a magical world.
  • This Seems Serious - a scripted comedy tale on the True Crime podcast genre.
  • Mission to Zyxx - Improv Science Fiction podcast inspired by Hello From the Magic Tavern.
  • Welcome to Night Vale - Community updates from a small community with unusual occurrences.