Top Podcasts for Midwest Stories in 2026

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.

Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

Horror Hill is a horror fiction podcast, spun off from Chilling Tales for Dark Nights and its popular YouTube channel of the same name. The show st...

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Dark FictionGhost StoriesMidwestern StoriesSupernatural HorrorMidwest Stories
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...

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Strange HistoryMidwest Stories

When:
Quick Listen
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...

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Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesMidwest Stories
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Audience:
Fantasy Fans

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Serialized Fiction

When:
Commuting
Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

Dakota Spotlight is a true crime series investigating unsolved murders, cold cases, and missing persons in North Dakota and the Midwest. Hosted by ...

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Cold Case InvestigationsMidwestern StoriesMissing PersonsSmall Town HorrorTrue CrimeMidwest Stories
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Audience:
True Crime Fans

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Investigative
7 Minute Stories w/ Aaron Calafato

7 Minute Stories is the leading short-form autobiographical storytelling podcast in the world, reaching over 30 million listeners through weekly un...

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
The Cabin

Welcome to The Cabin, the official podcast of Discover Wisconsin! Join hosts Andrea Boehlke and Megan Christian as they dive into all things Wiscon...

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
Bronzeville

Starring Laurence Fishburne, Larenz Tate and Tika Sumpter, and written by Academy Award(r) and BAFTA nominee Josh Olson ("A History of Violence"), ...

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FictionHistoryMidwest Stories
The Cripescast Podcast

Emmy winning comedian, Charlie Berens interviews musicians, artists, comedians, creators, and more to talk about their story and connections to the...

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Midwest Stories
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...

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Food And CookingMidwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
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...

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
Stream of Consciousness with Dan: Stories from the Midwest

Stream of Consciousness is a Midwest-rooted podcast where honest, inspiring conversations take center stage. Hosted by Dan in Omaha, Nebraska, each...

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CultureEntrepreneur InterviewsMidwest Stories

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AthletesEntrepreneursSmall Business Owners
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...

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
Heartland History

A scholarly association devoted to Midwestern history The Midwestern History Association, created in the fall of 2014, is dedicated to rebuilding t...

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Midwest Stories
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...

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Midwest Stories
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...

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Midwest Stories
Midwesternish

A podcast for people who ♥ the heartland. Hosted by writer, storyteller and public radio journalist Gina Kaufmann, a Midwesterner born and raised.

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
Midwest Madness

Two Midwestern sisters talk about true crime, cults, conspiracies and cryptids in the Midwest.

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
Midwest Weird

Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. From strange styles to unique identities,...

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
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...

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Midwest Stories
Wait You're Mad?

Wait, You’re Mad? is a cozy, funny, and refreshingly honest podcast hosted by Madi and Lexie—two 30-somethings from Iowa who love pop culture, mean...

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Midwest Stories
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 ...

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories
Midwest Mayhem

true crime podcast native to central Illinois and the whole midwest, duh!

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Midwest Stories
Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest

Mid-Americana explores the history and identity of the Greater Midwest through the lives and stories of individual people. Our second season, Immig...

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Midwest Stories
Midwest Mysteries

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Midwestern StoriesMidwest Stories