Top Podcasts for World Mythology in 2026

The world mythology space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 45 of the best, including Lore, World of Secrets, and Stuff You Missed in History Class.

Lore

The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...

Content:
Bizarre CrimesBizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionEntertainmentWorld Mythology
+20

Audience:
Fantasy FansHistory BuffsStudents

Goal:
Following A StoryLearning New SkillsRelaxingSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To

Style:
DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSolo Commentary

When:
Background NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing ChoresLong Drive
+1
World of Secrets

Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets. Latest season: DNA detectives track dow...

Content:
Everyday MagicSerial KillersTarotTrue CrimeWorld Mythology

Audience:
Astrology For Women
Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Content:
Bizarre HistoryChristian LivingEducationEntertainmentFolk TalesWorld Mythology
+6

Audience:
College StudentsHistory BuffsOlder WorkersRetireesRunners
+3

Goal:
Discovering New IdeasLearning New Skills

Style:
DocumentaryEducationalQ And A

When:
At The GymCommutingFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories...

Content:
FictionFolk TalesLegends FolkloreMythologyPoetic StorytellingWorld Mythology
+1

Audience:
Fantasy Fans

Goal:
Following A StorySleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To

Style:
Narrative Storytelling

When:
At WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedLong Drive
Unexplained

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A stor...

Content:
Bizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesWorld Mythology
+13

Goal:
Following A Story

Style:
DocumentaryNarrative Storytelling

When:
Doing ChoresWeekend Deep Dive
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

The most entertaining and enraging stories from 'Classical' mythology (and, often, ancient history of the wider Mediterranean!) told casually, cont...

Content:
Folk TalesMythologyWorld Mythology
Living Myth

Mosaic presents Living Myth, a podcast with Michael Meade, renowned mythologist and storyteller. Meade presents mythic stories that offer uniquely ...

Content:
Existential QuestioningMythologyWorld Mythology
For The Wild

For The Wild is a slow media organization dedicated to land-based protection, co-liberation, and intersectional storytelling. We are rooted in a pa...

Content:
Land PoliticsNature ConnectionPlant MedicineTrail StewardshipWorld Mythology
Mythology

Ancient myths, modern twists. This episodic audio drama brings history’s greatest stories to life, analyzing their origins and giving insight into ...

Content:
MythologyWorld Mythology

Style:
Narrative Storytelling
Garner's Greek Mythology

A unique view of mythology ... Join best-selling author and mythologist Patrick Garner as he explores the Greek gods — Zeus, Apollo, Artemis, Aphro...

Content:
MythologyWorld Mythology
Ancient History Fangirl

An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it’s like if Hardcore History ...

Content:
World Mythology
Emergence Magazine Podcast

Emergence Magazine is an award-winning magazine exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture and spirituality. Our podcast features exclusive ...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationNature ConnectionPoetic StorytellingSustainable LivingWorld Mythology
Myth Matters

Welcome to Myth Matters, a thought-provoking exploration of myth in contemporary life and the intersection of myth, creativity, and consciousness. ...

Content:
World Mythology
Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

We are a group of storytellers, performers, and musicians. We tell Irish myths to a live audience with live music. Candlelit Tales was founded by b...

Content:
Folk TalesLegends FolkloreMythologyWorld Mythology
In the Borderlands

Two performance storytellers with a shared interest in liminal spaces explore topics in the borderlands between creativity, mythology and magic.int...

Content:
World Mythology
Nordic Mythology Podcast

Have you ever wondered "What is a Viking?", "Were Vikings tattooed?" or "Did they ever REALLY use the Blood Eagle? If so, then this is the right po...

Content:
MythologyWorld Mythology
Overly Sarcastic Podcast

Red and Blue of Overly Sarcastic Productions keep the learnin' rollin' with a biweekly after show! Join the OSP crew as we chat about all the anecd...

Content:
MythologyWorld Mythology
FOLKLORE

When Tamsin Wheatley receives a series of mysterious cassette tapes from her late University Professor, she finds herself drawn into a world of gho...

Content:
Folk TalesWorld Mythology
Mythunderstood : A Greek (& other) Mythology Podcast

Paul Bianchi sits down with his best friend and comedic writing partner Sarah Oliver to teach her everything there is to know about Greek Mythology...

Content:
World Mythology
Colored Folklore

Mythology extends past the Greek and Roman pantheon, and European fairy tales are only one section in the worldwide folklore lexicon. Every other M...

Content:
Folk TalesMythologyWorld Mythology
Loremen Podcast

Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.

Content:
Folk TalesLegends FolkloreWorld Mythology
Mitos y más

Un viaje alrededor de los mitos, leyendas y folclore de todo el mundo. Descubre las verdaderas historias que se esconden tras los cuentos que creía...

Content:
CultureHistoryWorld Mythology
Tales

Tales, c'est une émission qui vous présente un jeu de rôle sous tous ses aspects (univers, auteur, système de jeu, matériel etc...). Tales est prés...

Content:
World Mythology
Women and Mythology

Women and Mythology is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives. This podcast sits at the intersection of ancestra...

Content:
World Mythology
Ladies of Lore

Ladies of Lore is dedicated to the women of mythology and folklore, from goddesses, monsters, queens, witches, seers, and everything in between.Eac...

Content:
Legends FolkloreMythologyWorld Mythology
Mythillogical

Mythillogical is the podcast where two enthusiasts of mythology, history and folklore try and make sense of the wide variety of fantastic tales tol...

Content:
World Mythology
Kids Myth Plus

Critically curated, mythology focused stories for kids and grown-ups. Combing the depths of our collective ocean of mythology, lore and legend for ...

Content:
World Mythology
House of Legends: World Myths & Legends

World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the wo...

Content:
Folk TalesMythologyWorld Mythology
No Be Juju! An African Mythology Podcast

It’s the podcast you never asked for. We are no mythologists (shoutout Wikipedia), just two young Nigerians eager to discover the richness of Afric...

Content:
World Mythology
KnotWork Myth & Storytelling

On KnotWork, we explore the mythology and folklore of Ireland, and beyond. Episodes begin with a story, followed by a deep dive conversation about ...

Content:
Poetic StorytellingWorld Mythology
Folkloring

In the ancient forest of the past, the roots of our family trees intertwine. Deep within the heartwood of our lineages, the stories and folkways of...

Content:
Folk TalesLegends FolkloreWorld Mythology
Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast

This is the Myths Your Teach Hated, a weekly podcast where I tell the stories of cultures around the world in all of their original, bloody, uncens...

Content:
World Mythology
Myth Madness: A Mythology Podcast

Myths from around the world with some history on the people and civilizations that told them.

Content:
World Mythology
Between Two Ravens: A Norse Mythology Podcast

A podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology Expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst but h...

Content:
World Mythology
Celtic Myth Podshow

The Celtic Myth Podshow will tell you ancient tales, stories, legends, folklore and mythology of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and t...

Content:
Folk TalesWorld Mythology
The Skald’s Circle: Stories of Myth, Folklore, and Legend

Myths, Stories, Folklore, and More!

Content:
Folk TalesWorld Mythology
Mythsterhood of the Travelling Tales

Welcome to Mythsterhood of the Travelling Tales. We welcome you to join us as we explore the mystical and magical. Season one will be a journey acr...

Content:
World Mythology
Blades of Mayari

Dive into 'Blades of Mayari,' an award-winning Filipino-Canadian led, fantasy actual play podcast inspired by pre-colonial Filipino mythology. Powe...

Content:
World Mythology
Skeleton Keys

SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a...

Content:
MythologyWorld Mythology
Mythological

Their bond began long before either of them understood the patterns the Fates had woven. She was born of mortal blood, a healer whose touch soothed...

Content:
World Mythology
Spirits

My podcast is a collection of me talking to people in my life about witch craft, ghosts, spirts, deititys, and other thing in my thing.

Content:
Folk TalesGhost StoriesLegends FolkloreMythologyYA BooksWorld Mythology
Mythologies of the World

Mythologies of the World will talk about some different mythologies. Also Mythologies of the World will help simplify it if there is any difficulty...

Content:
World Mythology
Emerald Podcast

This is the YouTube channel “TheEmeraldchannel” podcast. We are just here hanging out

Content:
Poetic StorytellingWorld Mythology
Chinese Mythology Podcast

Content:
World Mythology
Talking Stories

Talking Stories is a short narrative podcast hosted by Navin Sam Regi that unpacks one transformative life story per episode. Through intimate inte...

Content:
World Mythology