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Top Podcasts for Weird And Unusual in 2026

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The weird and unusual space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 50 of the best, including Last Podcast On The Left, Criminal, and The Magnus Archives.

  1. Last Podcast On The Left
    Last Podcast On The Left
    The Last Podcast on the Left covers all the horrors our world has to offer, both imagined and real. From demons and slashers to cults and serial ki...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCapitalism CritiqueConspiracy TheoriesDark FictionGhost StoriesWeird And Unusual
    +10
    Audience:
    Horror CreatorsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Improving My Marriage
    When:
    Long Drive
  2. Criminal
    Criminal
    Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe ...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsCultureDark FictionElder CareWeird And Unusual
    +11
    Audience:
    College StudentsRetireesStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    +1
    When:
    Background NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  3. The Magnus Archives
    The Magnus Archives
    “Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction audiodrama podcast examining what lurks in the archives of th...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesWeird And Unusual
    +5
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansSci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  4. Welcome to Night Vale
    Welcome to Night Vale
    Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never ...
    Content:
    Audio FictionBizarre HistoryClassic Pulp FictionConspiracy TheoriesDark FantasyWeird And Unusual
    +8
    Audience:
    Book LoversFantasy FansGen ZSci-Fi FansWriters
    Goal:
    Following A StoryTo Fall Asleep To
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
    When:
    Background NoiseLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  5. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
    Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
    From UFOs to psychic powers and government cover-ups, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the Stuff They Don...
    Content:
    Conspiracy TheoriesEducationParanormal InvestigationsStrange HistoryUfo PodcastsWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    StudentsTeachers
    When:
    Focused LearningWeekend Deep Dive
  6. Lore
    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 FictionFictionWeird And Unusual
    +16
    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
  7. Articles of Interest
    Articles of Interest
    Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear.Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman
    Content:
    ArtsCollecting CultureCultureFashion IndustryLuxury LifestyleWeird And Unusual
    +2
    Audience:
    College StudentsDesignersHistory Buffs
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Commuting
  8. Mysterious Universe
    Mysterious Universe
    Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Joe Hodgdon and Brandon Thomas as they investigate the latest in reality, futurology, weird scie...
    Content:
    Ghost StoriesMystery StorytellingParanormal InvestigationsSpiritualitySupernatural HorrorWeird And Unusual
    +6
  9. Unexplained
    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 PlacesWeird And Unusual
    +11
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  10. You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
    You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
    Everybody has secret weirdness, Pete Holmes gets comedians to share theirs. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/
    Content:
    Film AnalysisRaw ConversationsWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    Spiritual Transition
    Goal:
    Unwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Interview
  11. Hello From The Magic Tavern
    Hello From The Magic Tavern
    Arnie Niekamp fell through a dimensional portal behind a Burger King into the fantastical land of Foon. He's still getting a slight wifi signal, so...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingAudio FictionBizarre HistoryComedyDark FantasyWeird And Unusual
    +6
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansGamers
    Goal:
    Following A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
  12. Odd Trails
    Odd Trails
    Odd Trails is a weekly anthology of real ghost stories and true paranormal encounters. Narrated by Andy and Brandon Lanier, each episode features f...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  13. Astonishing Legends
    Astonishing Legends
    The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice...
    Content:
    Cryptid InvestigationsGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesParanormal InvestigationsStrange HistoryWeird And Unusual
    +4
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    Long Drive
  14. The Canadian Gothic
    The Canadian Gothic
    The Canadian Gothic uncovers Canada’s most mysterious, unusual, and fascinating stories. The show dives deep into true crime, unsolved disappearanc...
    Content:
    Unsolved MysteriesWeird And Unusual
  15. The Black Tapes
    The Black Tapes
    The Black Tapes is a weekly podcast from the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a seri...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesWeird And Unusual
    +7
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  16. Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
    Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
    Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, ...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesParanormal InvestigationsSerial KillersWeird And Unusual
    +3
  17. Love and Radio: Blood Memory
    Love and Radio: Blood Memory
    Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the su...
    Content:
    Poetic StorytellingReal-Life StoriesTaboo TopicsWeird And Unusual
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
    Style:
    In-Depth InterviewsInterviewNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    CommutingDoing Chores
  18. TANIS
    TANIS
    Tanis is a bi-weekly podcast from the Public Radio Alliance, and is hosted by Nic Silver. Tanis is a serialized docudrama about a fascinating and s...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionMystery StorytellingWeird And Unusual
    +4
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
  19. Desert Skies
    Desert Skies
    On a lonely highway between life and the next life there's one last stop that we all have to make. Desert Skies Astral Plane Fuel and Service Stati...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
  20. Rabbits
    Rabbits
    When Carly Parker's friend Yumiko goes missing under very mysterious circumstances, Carly's search for her friend leads her headfirst into a ancien...
    Content:
    Audio FictionFictionSmall Town HorrorWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  21. Weird Studies
    Weird Studies
    Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art ...
    Content:
    Existential QuestioningFilm AnalysisLiterary TheoryMedia PhilosophyWeird And Unusual
  22. This Might Get Weird
    This Might Get Weird
    Grace and Mamrie talk nonsense, common sense and make jokes at their own expense all the while trying to provide you with 30+ minutes of your day y...
    Content:
    NostalgiaWeird And Unusual
  23. True Weird Stuff
    True Weird Stuff
    True Weird Stuff is the award-winning podcast hosted by Sheri Lynch.  Surprising, odd, bizarre - and sometimes insane. Always true. Let us tel...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  24. The Box of Oddities
    The Box of Oddities
    The Webby Award-winning “Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging f...
    Content:
    Strange HistoryUnsolved MysteriesWeird And Unusual
  25. The Orbiting Human Circus
    The Orbiting Human Circus
    Discover a wondrously surreal world of magic, music, and mystery. This immersive, cinematic audio spectacle follows the adventures of a lonely, sta...
    Content:
    Audio FictionFictionWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  26. Everything is Alive
    Everything is Alive
    Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells us it...
    Content:
    ArtsCollecting CultureImprov ComedyReflective ConversationWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    CreatorsDesigners
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasEmotional WellnessFollowing A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    InterviewNarrative StorytellingQ And A
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +1
  27. The Cryptid Factor
    The Cryptid Factor
    Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring ...
    Content:
    Cryptid InvestigationsHaunted PlacesParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    Bigfoot Enthusiasts
  28. The Weird Tales Podcast
    The Weird Tales Podcast
    Tycho Alhambra, a lover of the weird and bizarre, reads his favorite weird fiction stories. Lovecraft, Machen, Blackwood, Chambers. They’re all here.
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  29. The Strange History Podcast
    The Strange History Podcast
    The Strange History Podcast explores the forgotten, bizarre, and mysterious stories that history left behind. Each episode uncovers strange but tru...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryCultureDark FictionHaunted PlacesHistoryWeird And Unusual
    +3
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  30. Umwelt
    Umwelt
    A podcast about what it’s like inside other minds.
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  31. Twin Flames
    Twin Flames
    Do you find yourself quoting the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial?  Do you think that Coachella weekend should be a federal holiday? Have you ever de...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  32. Well... That’s Interesting
    Well... That’s Interesting
    Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting, a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your...
    Content:
    ComedyScienceWeird And Unusual
    Audience:
    Women Over 40
    Goal:
    Unwinding And Laughing
  33. The system
    The system
    Gambling on sports is like the stock market so study the trends alongside us so you can diversify your portfolio. Everyone knows you make money off...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  34. Newts!
    Newts!
    A sea captain barges into the office of a shipping merchant, dragging in a barrel of water. He’s here on business, with a humble proposition. He op...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  35. Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast
    Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast
    Welcome to the most quick-witted and inappropriate podcast of all time hosted by comedian Howie Mandel and his cohost (and daughter) Jackelyn Shult...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  36. The Strange and Unusual Podcast
    The Strange and Unusual Podcast
    The unknown. It lies at the root of all fear, and has inspired legends, superstition, folklore, customs, hysteria, and even murder throughout histo...
    Content:
    Paranormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorWeird And Unusual
  37. The Story Must Be Told
    The Story Must Be Told
    Surreal fiction anthology, framed as a church service. Join Brother Reid, Pastor Andrew, and Sister Callista as we worship the Story. Behold the ha...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  38. Weird AF News
    Weird AF News
    Comedian Jonesy covers weird news 5 days/week and on Friday it's only Florida.
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  39. Minutia Men Celebrity Interview on Radio Misfits
    Minutia Men Celebrity Interview on Radio Misfits
    Rick Kaempfer and David Stern (Chicago publishers at Eckhartz Press) interview celebrities every week. As the name “Minutia Men” implies, the inter...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  40. Spine Chillers and Serial Killers
    Spine Chillers and Serial Killers
    Spine chillers and serial killers is a comedy podcast where three friends (Bex, Tash and Emma) talk about true crime and the paranormal but also la...
    Content:
    Serial KillersWeird And Unusual
  41. Hysteria 51
    Hysteria 51
    Hysteria 51 is your offbeat weekly podcast destination for all things weird and wonderful! We navigate the cosmic highways of UFOs, the alien-infes...
    Content:
    Ghost StoriesSpace ConspiraciesUfo Conspiracy TheoriesUfo DisclosureUfo PodcastsWeird And Unusual
    +1
  42. CAMP STRANGE
    CAMP STRANGE
    Welcome to CAMP STRANGE, a comedy podcast of the occult. Join Alex Tobin and David Stokes, by the campfire, as they discuss the strange, weird, and...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  43. The Weird History Podcast
    The Weird History Podcast
    The Weird History Podcast explores the out-of-the-way, obscure, weird, and overlooked corners of history. New episodes appear every Thursday.
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryStrange HistoryWeird And Unusual
  44. The Ominous Archives
    The Ominous Archives
    These two cousins, born almost a decade apart, developed a love for the mysterious separately; together, however, they are bringing their curiosity...
    Content:
    Ghost StoriesParanormal InvestigationsTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWeird And Unusual
  45. The Saucer Life
    The Saucer Life
    The Saucer Life is a podcast exploring the history and lore of flying saucer and UFO culture, running the gamut from Contactees to the Men In Black...
    Content:
    UfologyWeird And Unusual
  46. Project Moonbase – The Historic Sound of the Future | Unusual music show | Podcast | Space cult | projectmoonbase.com
    Project Moonbase – The Historic Sound of the Future | Unusual music show | Podcast | Space cult | projectmoonbase.com
    Project Moonbase is filled with music to surprise, delight and occasionally horrify you. Made by someone who really cares (and his prisoner). We br...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  47. The With Jay Burke Show
    The With Jay Burke Show
    It won’t always be a straight line, but take the journey and escape a while for thoughtful excursions into the world of ideas across media, politic...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  48. Elder Sign
    Elder Sign
    As a naive human race goes about their business, the shadow of evil is growing in Washington. A dark god is rising, monsters roam the night, dreams...
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual
  49. FDR's Wheelchair
    FDR's Wheelchair
    FDR's Wheelchair is a political podcast with hosts Dave Martin and Brandon Zigler, giving you commentary on current events with a laugh. Join us, y...
    Content:
    Political SatireWeird And Unusual
  50. Keep It Weird
    Keep It Weird
    Podcast Keep It Weird
    Content:
    Weird And Unusual