The midwest stories space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 24 of the best, including Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast, Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities, and Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery.
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
From Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the hit podcast Lore, Cabinet of Curiosities is an audio tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarr...
Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a new audio drama from HartLife NFP.Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for...
The Cabin
"Welcome to The Cabin, the official podcast of Discover Wisconsin! Join host Andrea Boehlke and her co-hosts Eric Paulsen, Megan Christian, and Apu...
7 Minute Stories w/ Aaron Calafato
7 Minute Stories is a short-form autobiographical podcast. Told in about seven minutes with no script, each episode delivers a true story from Aaro...
Midwest Legends
Hey there! Midwest Legends is not a show about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, or Sasquatch, but you will hear lots of great stories from the modern...
Bronzeville
Starring Laurence Fishburne, Larenz Tate and Tika Sumpter, and written by Academy Award(r) and BAFTA nominee Josh Olson ("A History of Violence"), ...
The Cripescast Podcast
Emmy winning comedian, Charlie Berens interviews musicians, artists, comedians, creators, and more to talk about their story and connections to the...
Homemade
Allrecipes podcast, Homemade, celebrates good food, the people who make it, and the stories and traditions of beloved recipes. On the show, hosts S...
Midwest Murder
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘that kind of thing doesn’t happen in our town’, but here on Midwest Murder, we will shatter that false reality. In fact...
Wait You're Mad?
Wait, You’re Mad? is a cozy, funny, and unapologetically real podcast hosted by Madi and Lexie- two 30-somethings with strong opinions, soft hearts...
Minnesota Native News
Minnesota Native News is a weekly radio segment covering ideas and events relevant to Minnesota’s Native American communities. Made possible by the...
Ope, Whatchya Think?
Ope, Whatchya Think is a bite sized paranormal, conspiracy, cryptid, and true crime podcast that focuses on the Midwest. Join our hosts weekly as t...
Midwest Madness
Two Midwestern sisters talk about true crime, cults, conspiracies and cryptids in the Midwest.
Heartland History
A scholarly association devoted to Midwestern history The Midwestern History Association, created in the fall of 2014, is dedicated to rebuilding t...
Midwesternish
A podcast for people who ♥ the heartland. Hosted by writer, storyteller and public radio journalist Gina Kaufmann, a Midwesterner born and raised.
Midwest Weird
Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. From strange styles to unique identities,...
Stories from the Heartland
Did the good ol’ days really exist? What was it like to live through the loss of family farms and reliable factory work? And who is left out when w...
Question Quest
Have you driven past something — maybe a building, monument or sign — and thought, "What's going on with that?" That's exactly what Question Quest ...
Midwest Mayhem
true crime podcast native to central Illinois and the whole midwest, duh!
How this list is built
Shows are selected from PodSEO topic associations and matched AI recommendations. They are ordered by their average PodSEO score over records dated since seven days ago, with ties ordered by show name. The score combines podcast-platform search visibility, editorial placements, and chart performance, with adjustments for Apple listing status. AI recommendations help identify candidates; their frequency does not determine the order. Each list includes up to 100 shows with an Apple Podcasts ID and updates when regenerated.
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