Sign In Get Started Free

Top Podcasts for Outdoor Storytelling in 2026

Curated by PodSEO

The outdoor storytelling space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 28 of the best, including National Park After Dark, Outside/In, and The Dirtbag Diaries.

  1. National Park After Dark
    National Park After Dark
    Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie expl...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingEducationHaunted PlacesSportsTravelOutdoor Storytelling
    +3
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  2. Outside/In
    Outside/In
    Outside/In: Where curiosity and the natural world collide. Look around, and you’ll find everything is connected to the natural world. At Outside/In...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingOutdoor Storytelling
    When:
    Long Drive
  3. The Dirtbag Diaries
    The Dirtbag Diaries
    This is what adventure sounds like. Climb. Ski. Hike. Bike. Paddle. Run. Travel. Whatever your passion, we are all dirtbags. Fitz Cahall and the Du...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingExtraction CampingMicro-AdventureMountain AdventuresSurvival SkillsOutdoor Storytelling
    +1
  4. Outside Podcast
    Outside Podcast
    Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners. We launc...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingExtraction CampingMicro-AdventureMountain AdventuresSportsOutdoor Storytelling
    +1
    Audience:
    Athletes
  5. Scotland Outdoors
    Scotland Outdoors
    A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
    Content:
    Survival SkillsOutdoor Storytelling
  6. Backpacker Radio
    Backpacker Radio
    From the Appalachian Trail to the Pacific Crest and everything in between. Backpacker Radio is a show all about the wonderful world that is thru-hi...
    Content:
    Extraction CampingMountain AdventuresSurvival SkillsOutdoor Storytelling
  7. Out and Back
    Out and Back
    Rory Linkletter and Jacob Thomson are professional marathoners chasing fast times and big goals on the roads. Training out of Flagstaff, Arizona, t...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  8. Armchair Explorer
    Armchair Explorer
    Award-winning podcast featuring travel documentaries recorded on location, immersive adventure stories, deep dives into cultures around the world, ...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMicro-AdventureTravelTravel And CultureTravel StoriesOutdoor Storytelling
    When:
    Long Drive
  9. Camp Monsters
    Camp Monsters
    These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America. We’ll travel the country, sit aro...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  10. The Adventure Podcast
    The Adventure Podcast
    An ongoing series of long-form conversations with individuals at the forefront of exploration and adventure in which filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks ...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMicro-AdventureMountain AdventuresSurvival SkillsOutdoor Storytelling
  11. The 46 of 46 Podcast
    The 46 of 46 Podcast
    The premiere podcast that brings the mountains, trails, lakes, and stories of the Adirondack Park to life—one adventure at a time.
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  12. Out There
    Out There
    Out There is a podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories in the great outdoors.
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMicro-AdventureOutdoor Storytelling
  13. She Explores
    She Explores
    Come find inspiration with women in the outdoors. Interviews, in-the-field recordings, and listener submissions make up a tapestry of episodes cove...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMicro-AdventureMountain AdventuresProfessional Women TravelSurvival SkillsOutdoor Storytelling
    +1
  14. Trail Correspondents
    Trail Correspondents
    Trail Correspondents is a teleportation machine to the trail- in audio form. Every other week, a select handful of thru-hikers on the Appalachian T...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  15. Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine
    Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine
    A podcast for hillwalkers and climbers about the people we share the hills with. Get to know some of the other users, managers, and owners of our u...
    Content:
    Mountain AdventuresSurvival SkillsOutdoor Storytelling
  16. The Firn Line
    The Firn Line
    A podcast about the lives of mountain climbers.
    Content:
    Mountain AdventuresOutdoor Storytelling
  17. The Mind Mountain Podcast
    The Mind Mountain Podcast
    Jake Johnstone from The Mind Mountain delves deep into the inner psyche, tools, and tactics of Mountain Bikers from all walks of life to uncover wh...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMicro-AdventureOutdoor Storytelling
  18. The River Radius Podcast
    The River Radius Podcast
    This is a river podcast, and a great story, boating, science, adventure and conservation podcast.
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  19. The Flippin' Sticks and Throwin' Lead Podcast
    The Flippin' Sticks and Throwin' Lead Podcast
    Flippin' Sticks and Throwin' Lead is an outdoor storytelling podcast focused on hunting, fishing, and the people behind the pursuit.Each episode fe...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  20. The Broad Beta Podcast
    The Broad Beta Podcast
    The Broad Beta Podcast and BroadBeta.com are spaces to share experiences of climbing, skiing, and other mountain adventures, from the ordinary to t...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  21. The Joy Report - Intersectional Environmentalist
    The Joy Report - Intersectional Environmentalist
    The Joy Report is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories about climate solutions and environmental justice, grounded in intersectionality and optim...
    Content:
    Positive NewsOutdoor Storytelling
  22. Foot Stuff Podcast
    Foot Stuff Podcast
    Hey Gang and welcome to Foot Stuff Podcast - THE Outdoor Recreation Comedy! Hosted just outside of New York state's largest Wilderness Area, Foot S...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  23. Outside Voices Podcast
    Outside Voices Podcast
    Outside Voices is a podcast driven by one simple idea: the outdoors belongs to all of us. Our aim is to celebrate and amplify those who don’t alway...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
  24. Adventure Diaries
    Adventure Diaries
    In this podcast, I am going to my personal experiences. Adventures, comedy, horror type stories. Come here every Tuesday and Sunday with a cup of d...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMicro-AdventureTravelTravel StoriesOutdoor Storytelling
    When:
    Long Drive
  25. Looking Sideways
    Looking Sideways
    Conversations about maker culture, design, craft, and technology
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMountain AdventuresSkateboardingOutdoor Storytelling
  26. Terra Incognita
    Terra Incognita
    Terra Incognita lance « Après nous, le refuge », le podcast pour faire émerger la vision d’une société plus accueillante pour les générations à venir.
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingMountain AdventuresOutdoor Storytelling
  27. The Sharp End
    The Sharp End
    Host T.Lee discusses all things life, news, culture, history. We gonna have juicy conversation, and debates about everything , also tap in about ho...
    Content:
    Mountain AdventuresOutdoor Storytelling
  28. Tooth & Claw
    Tooth & Claw
    VOLUME 1 OF AN 11 ISSUE AUDIO-COMIC BOOK. AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT https://toothclaw.bandcamp.com/releases From the beaches of Sydney and the marsh...
    Content:
    Outdoor Storytelling
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    Long Drive