Curated Collections & Genres of Completed Audio Fiction

All the "to be listened to" stories in our curator's queue.

It's anime. But for your ears. And you don't have to listen backwards.

Comedic fantasy, weird thrillers, and superhero dramas

Escapes and Reflections, Worlds Beyond, or Dystopian Escapism

Clowning around with mysteries and investigations.

Shows that are or sound like they are from the 1990s.

Themes of vengeance, retribution, and settling scores.

Shows from and/or about Australia

Bank jobs, museum pinching, and other well-planned crimes.

Show with settings in the era before 1,000 BCE. Ish.

Think Deep Space Nine and The Expanse.

Shows where drizzle, rain, or raging storms are a centerpiece.

WLW, Lesbian, and other sorts of sapphic stories.

Disenchanted heroes, dark atmosphere, intricate plots - maybe even some dark and stormy nights.

Shadow governments, secret plots, and more.

"But he seemed like such a nice boy..."

Faith-based, religious stories of all denominations, sects, and whatnot.

Shows that will make your brain ache. In a good way!

Anything performed by an actor you may have heard of!

Romantic comedies, both heartwarming and tragic.

Fiction podcasts that include discussions, interviews, and other non-fiction elements in each episode.

Family-friendly shows for general audiences.

Stories told via a series of letters, now in audio form.

Stories not of the dead, but by the dead.

Multi-character shows created by a single person, though you probably wouldn't guess just by listening.

Tales that showcase and highlight the cause of feminism in audio form.

Static, everyday places with magical powers that serve as some form of allegory.

Tales from the perspective of the monster/ghost/baddie.

Stories that feature your mom. Or someone else's mom. It's all about moms, really.

Shows with 20+ hours of previously-completed seasons, but are releasing more seasons or have new seasons coming soon.

Tales of scrappy crew running jobs, working together, getting in and out of trouble, dealing with their interpersonal drama—all while navigating the void of space/time/reality.

Flensing, flaying, and other horrible things that happen to the human body.

Tales of rising waters, burning forests, and mass extinction, all due to climate change.

Tales of a monsters terrifying(?) the villagers. Or spaceship. Or scientists. Or...

Classic vampire tales, reimaginings with a modern twist, and off-the-wall stories featuring those who vant to suck jor blod.

High-tech meets the street. Sometimes dystopian, sometimes hopeful. But always tech unleashed not for, but by the people.

Stories featuring ghost hunters, paranormal investigators, or those whose job it is to seek out things that go bump in the night.

Stories that feature walking, talking, and otherwise civilized animals.

Plays from Shakespeare and other classics in audio fiction form.

Featured recommendations of fiction podcasts, audio dramas, or audiobooks that posted their final (or finale) episode in 2024 as curated by Evo Terra.

Stories about, from, or inspired by Ireland and the Irish.

Stories of trees, forests, and what dwells within.

Single-episode stories. Some long. Some short. But only one episode. That's it.

Erotica, steamy stories, and other tales to get your blood pumping. Adults-only, please.

Tales of dragons, wyrms, serpents and other scaly wealth-hoarding bests.

Space operas, galactic warfare, and journeys to the farthest reaches of the universe.

Desert-based tales of survival, hope, family, horror, and some trippy stuff that could only happen in a desert.

Stories with one or more characters dealing with mental health issues.

Stories of isolation, lonlineness, and the way a single person entertains themself.

Stories of monsters, fey folk, cryptids living with us today.

Retrofuturistic technologies, steam-powered machinery, and loads of shiny brass.

Stories of wizards, witches, warlocks, and other users of magic.

Spy thrillers and other stories featuring espionage, secret agents, and tales of other shadowy figures plotting and scheming.

Ghost stories, vampires, and tales of other things that go bump in the night!

Tales of Kris Kringle, snow men, and other Christmas-inspired tales.

Audiobooks and other mostly-narrated stories, often with audio elements that enhance the story.

Stories about vacations, road trips, and travel to exotic lands.

Ambies, WebFests, Peabodys, Parsecs, AVAs, and other winners of various awards.

Stories of alien abduction, visitors from the stars, ancient aliens, and things that go "pew-pew" in the night.

Radio plays and audio dramas done in the style of radio performances, often with a modern twist.

Stories of the sea, rivers, lakes, and other wet places.

Tales of cosmic, Eldritch, and Lovecraftian horror.

Dungeon crawls, underground cities, critters below us, and other tales from underground.

Tales of zombies, shamblers, walkers, the undead, and other mindless creatures. 🧟

Political thrillers, epic sagas, and other tales of political intrigue.

Superheroes, metahumans, and other people who are litereally better than you.

Murder mysteries, who-done-its, and other ways to find out who killed Mr. Body.

Sitcoms, soap operas, police procedurals, fake reality shows, and other types of storytelling popularized on the small screen.

Tales of the grind, making the bacon, office romance, and generally celebrating(?) capitalism, baby!

Found footage, taped confessions, and other "Hey, read this" tales.

Queer-forward stories of any genre, really.

When playing a game—machine, tabletop, puzzlebox 😱—is central to the plot.

Slice-of-life and other reality-based tales that explore the human condition.

Apocalyptic and post-civilization tales that show life goes on.

Wormholes, police boxes, ancient tomes, and other explorations of jumping around in time.

From Skynet to HAL9000, synthetic sentience was supposed to make our lives better. Yeah, right.

Weird, bizarre, and other trippy tales that defy normalcy.

Stories where some sort of recorder—tape, digital, wax cylinder—is the primary vehicle that tells the story.

Featured recommendations of fiction podcasts, audio dramas, or audiobooks created by people of color.

Featured recommendations of fiction podcasts, audio dramas, or audiobooks that posted their final (or finale) episodes in 2022 as curated by Evo Terra.

Featured recommendations of fiction podcasts, audio dramas, or audiobooks that posted their final (or finale) episodes in 2023 as curated by Evo Terra.