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Top Podcasts for Road Trip Stories in 2026

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The road trip stories space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 56 of the best, including Crime Junkie, Morbid, and Stuff You Should Know.

  1. Crime Junkie
    Crime Junkie
    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime ...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsCultureEntertainmentForensic ScienceRoad Trip Stories
    +9
    Audience:
    College StudentsGen ZTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    At The GymCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveQuick Listen
    +1
  2. Morbid
    Morbid
    It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technicia...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsComedyDark FictionEntertainmentRoad Trip Stories
    +8
    Audience:
    Gen ZTrue Crime FansYoung Adults
    Goal:
    Following A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Long DriveQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  3. Stuff You Should Know
    Stuff You Should Know
    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look n...
    Content:
    ComedyCreative AttentionCultureEducationElder CareRoad Trip Stories
    +15
    Audience:
    Christian WomenCollege StudentsCreative EntrepreneursCreatorsEngineers
    +8
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasEmotional WellnessGetting Expert InsightsImproving HealthLearning New Skills
    +4
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalInterviewQ And A
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +4
  4. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
    My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
    My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling tr...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesComedyDark FictionExplicit ContentMature ThemesRoad Trip Stories
    +6
    Audience:
    CouplesStudentsTrue Crime FansYoung Adults
    Goal:
    Emotional ResilienceFollowing A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    At The GymBackground NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresLong Drive
    +1
  5. SmartLess
    SmartLess
    "SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared...
    Content:
    Celebrity GossipComedyCultureElite LifestyleEntertainmentRoad Trip Stories
    +4
    Audience:
    CreatorsYoung Adults
    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    EducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewQ And A
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +4
  6. 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 CareRoad Trip Stories
    +11
    Audience:
    College StudentsRetireesStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    +1
    When:
    Background NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  7. Radiolab
    Radiolab
    Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you throu...
    Content:
    BiologyComp Neuro SciCultureEducationLocal StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    +6
    Audience:
    College StudentsDoctorsEducatorsStudentsTeachers
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsMarriage Support
    +5
    Style:
    DebateDocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterview
    +3
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommuting
    +4
  8. Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
    Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
    One of the most essential ingredients to success in business and life is effective communication. Join Matt Abrahams, best-selling author and Strat...
    Content:
    Executive LeadershipFamily TriviaKids TriviaLeadershipMarketingRoad Trip Stories
    +2
    Audience:
    CEOsMarketersNew ManagersParent-Child LearningStudents
    Goal:
    Getting Expert InsightsImproving Public SpeakingLearning New SkillsProfessional DevelopmentSolving Problems
    +1
    Style:
    EducationalInteractive Kids Podcasts
    When:
    Focused LearningWeekend Deep Dive
  9. Serial
    Serial
    Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasMystery StorytellingNewsPersonal StorytellingRoad Trip Stories
    +8
    Audience:
    LawyersStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StorySolving Problems
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingQ And A
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  10. Ologies with Alie Ward
    Ologies with Alie Ward
    Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket...
    Content:
    BiologyCritical ThinkingEducationEntertainmentGut HealthRoad Trip Stories
    +4
    Audience:
    College StudentsEngineersRecent GraduatesStudentsWomen In Stem
    Goal:
    Burnout PreventionDiscovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsImproving HealthLearning New Skills
    +1
    Style:
    EducationalInterviewQ And A
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +3
  11. Wow in the World
    Wow in the World
    Wow in the World is the #1 science podcast for kids and families, sharing the most amazing stories in science, technology, and new discoveries happ...
    Content:
    EducationHomeschoolingKids Math LearningKids ScienceNew ParentsRoad Trip Stories
    +3
    Audience:
    Parent-Child LearningParentsStudentsTeachers
    Style:
    EducationalInteractive Kids Podcasts
    When:
    Long Drive
  12. The NoSleep Podcast
    The NoSleep Podcast
    The NoSleep Podcast is a multi-award winning anthology series of original horror stories, with rich atmospheric music to enhance the frightening ta...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FictionEntertainmentFictionGhost StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    +5
    Audience:
    Horror CreatorsSci-Fi Fans
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
    When:
    Background NoiseLong Drive
  13. How I Built This with Guy Raz
    How I Built This with Guy Raz
    Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimat...
    Content:
    American Industry TransformationBusinessBusiness Growth CoachingBusiness MasteryCreative AttentionRoad Trip Stories
    +33
    Audience:
    AccountantsAmbitious Women CareersAspiring EntrepreneursCEOsClinician Entrepreneurs
    +21
    Goal:
    Building A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsGetting MotivatedGraduate School Success
    +7
    Style:
    EducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewQ And A
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +3
  14. Circle Round
    Circle Round
    Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully selected folktales from around the world into sound- and mu...
    Content:
    Bedtime Stories KidsChildren'S Story AdventuresHomeschoolingKindness MovementRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Parent-Child Learning
    Style:
    Interactive Kids Podcasts
    When:
    Long Drive
  15. Six Minutes
    Six Minutes
    Discover the most downloaded family audio drama in history. Eleven-year-old Holiday is pulled from the icy waters of Alaska with no memory of who s...
    Content:
    Audio FictionChildren'S Story AdventuresDark FictionFictionParentingRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Parent-Child LearningParentsStudents
    When:
    Quick Listen
  16. This is Love
    This is Love
    Love is more than you think. From the creators of Criminal. New episodes twice a month. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
    Content:
    EntertainmentPoetic StorytellingRelationships & DatingRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    CouplesNewlyweds
    Goal:
    Unwinding And Laughing
    When:
    CommutingWeekend Deep Dive
  17. Myths and Legends
    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 FolklorePoetic StorytellingWorld MythologyRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StorySleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseBefore Bed
  18. The Travel Diaries
    The Travel Diaries
    The Travel Diaries is a weekly interview series where journalist Holly Rubenstein chats to a special guest about their adventures around the world,...
    Content:
    Luxury TravelTravelTravel And CultureTravel StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Digital Nomads
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  19. Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examine...
    Content:
    CultureHistoryKissing HistoryNostalgiaRetro Pop CultureRoad Trip Stories
    +1
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
    Style:
    DocumentaryQ And A
    When:
    Long Drive
  20. Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
    Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
    A Common Sense Selection! Exploring stories of science discovery. Tumble is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. Hosted & ...
    Content:
    BiologyHomeschoolingKids ScienceScienceRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Parent-Child LearningTeachers
    Style:
    Interactive Kids Podcasts
    When:
    Focused Learning
  21. Alice Isn't Dead
    Alice Isn't Dead
    A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human ...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    +5
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansSci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
    When:
    At The Gym
  22. The Atlas Obscura Podcast
    The Atlas Obscura Podcast
    An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explo...
    Content:
    TravelTravel And CultureTravel StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To
    When:
    Before BedLong DriveQuick Listen
  23. Story Pirates
    Story Pirates
    The award-winning Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs. Made up of talented comedians, s...
    Content:
    Bedtime Stories KidsChildren'S Story AdventuresEducationRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Parent-Child LearningStudents
    Style:
    Interactive Kids Podcasts
  24. Dr. Death
    Dr. Death
    We’re at our most vulnerable when we go to our doctors. But what happens when we can’t trust them? Dr. Death is the award-winning series hosted by ...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsSerial KillersTrue CrimeRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Healthcare ProfessionalsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Emotional WellnessFollowing A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    At The GymDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  25. Scamanda
    Scamanda
    Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.But Amanda is dying, wi...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsEntertainmentTrue CrimeRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  26. Zero To Travel Podcast
    Zero To Travel Podcast
    ✈️ The Zero To Travel Podcast has been downloaded 12+ million times and named a "Best Travel Podcast" by The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, The...
    Content:
    Digital NomadRemote WorkTravelTravel And CultureTravel HackingRoad Trip Stories
    +2
    Audience:
    Digital NomadsFinancially Savvy TravelersRemote Workers
    When:
    Long Drive
  27. Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
    Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
    When Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, was brutally killed in 1947, it gripped the entire country. More than 70 years later, it rema...
    Content:
    Black Women True CrimeCold Case InvestigationsSerial KillersTrue CrimeRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  28. The Left Right Game
    The Left Right Game
    Tessa Thompson stars as an idealistic young journalist trying to make a name for herself by following a group of paranormal explorers, obsessed wit...
    Content:
    Dark FictionFictionSmall Town HorrorSupernatural HorrorRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  29. Family Road Trip Trivia Podcast
    Family Road Trip Trivia Podcast
    Weekly trivia fun for everyone!
    Content:
    Family TriviaKids TriviaPsychedelicsRoad Trip TriviaRoad Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive
  30. The Shrink Next Door
    The Shrink Next Door
    Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. H...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsRoad Trip Stories
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
  31. The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
    The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
    The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel is a mystery adventure show for kids that the whole family will enjoy. In the show, eleven-year-old M...
    Content:
    Children'S Story AdventuresRoad Trip Stories
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  32. The Big Fib
    The Big Fib
    The Big Fib is a weekly game show for kids and families where kids use their brains to tell what’s true from what’s false. Each week, a kid intervi...
    Content:
    Kids TriviaRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Students
    Style:
    Debate
  33. The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
    The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
    A History Podcast for Kids! Parents love us, Teachers love us, and most importantly, kids do too! History can be amazing, inspiring and relevant to...
    Content:
    HomeschoolingRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Parent-Child Learning
  34. Molly of Denali
    Molly of Denali
    Journey with Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl who helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in the rural village of Qyah! Each season is a b...
    Content:
    Children'S Story AdventuresRoad Trip Stories
    Style:
    Interactive Kids Podcasts
  35. Meditative Story
    Meditative Story
    Meditative Story combines extraordinary human stories with meditation prompts embedded into the storylines — all surrounded by breathtaking music. ...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingAging PositivelyConsciousness ExplorationCreative AttentionCreative Life MentoringRoad Trip Stories
    +48
    Audience:
    Career ChangersDoctorsHighly Sensitive PeopleIntrovertsPeople With Anxiety
    +5
    Goal:
    Burnout PreventionBurnout RecoveryDiscovering New IdeasEmotional RegulationEmotional Resilience
    +13
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  36. The Allusionist
    The Allusionist
    Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org
    Content:
    Academic PodcastingArtsSelf ImprovementRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    RetireesStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasLearning New Skills
    When:
    CommutingFocused LearningLong Drive
  37. We Love to Hate Everything
    We Love to Hate Everything
    We Love to Hate Everything Podcast - Your Weekly Pop Culture RoastJodie & Amanda are together again, this time dishing on ALL the things they l...
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive
  38. Rumble Strip
    Rumble Strip
    Good conversation that takes its time, hosted by Erica Heilman.
    Content:
    Local StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive
  39. RV Podcast - Stories From The Road
    RV Podcast - Stories From The Road
    RV Lifestyle's RV Podcast – Learn. Travel. Connect. Grow.
    Content:
    Rv TravelTravelRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Digital Nomads
  40. 2 Dope Queens
    2 Dope Queens
    Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams are funny. They’re black. They’re BFFs. And they host a a live comedy show in Brooklyn. Join the 2 Dope Queens...
    Content:
    ComedyEquity And InclusionMental HealthRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Black Women
    Goal:
    Emotional WellnessUnwinding And Laughing
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseDoing ChoresQuick Listen
  41. The Two Princes
    The Two Princes
    Rupert and Amir are finally getting married and this time nothing is going to stop them. Not the handsome new prince who’s rolled into town and onl...
    Content:
    Fantasy RomanceRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  42. Badger and the Blitz
    Badger and the Blitz
    A story of love and hope, inspired by the real-life events of World War II. When Jack’s dog and best friend Badger finds her life on the line, he m...
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
  43. Not Lost
    Not Lost
    When both his popular culture podcast and long-term relationship come to an end, journalist Brendan finds he has the time — and freedom — to pursue...
    Content:
    TravelTravel And CultureTravel StoriesRoad Trip Stories
  44. The Village
    The Village
    Season 4: The untold story of the murder of Darren Bradshaw, a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997 and how the LGBT community fought bac...
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive
  45. The Walk
    The Walk
    A weekly walk with Fr. Roderick during which he shares his thoughts as a priest on the struggles and challenges as well as the joys and surprises o...
    Content:
    FictionTravel StoriesRoad Trip Stories
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong Drive
  46. Young Ben Franklin
    Young Ben Franklin
    Before he was Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman, he was just Ben, a boy in Colonial Boston with an adventurous spirit, a curious mind...and...
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
  47. Eleanor Amplified
    Eleanor Amplified
    Episodes for Eleanor Amplified
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
  48. Imagined Life
    Imagined Life
    What is it like to be famous before you’re famous? What is it like to walk in the shoes of another person? Each episode of Imagined Life takes you ...
    Content:
    Lived ExperienceRoad Trip Stories
  49. Keyshawn Solves It
    Keyshawn Solves It
    Created by Ed Jenkins, the Keyshawn Solves It podcast is an 8-episode serialized mystery about a 10-year-old African-American boy who inherits a se...
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
  50. DTM相談室【DTM ONE ROOM】
    DTM相談室【DTM ONE ROOM】
    初心者の方にもわかりやすい！ DTMに苦手意識がある方必聴！ プロドラマー・作編曲家・DTM講師の３つの顔を持つミュージシャンと100曲リリースを目指すサラリーマンがお届けするDTMインターネットラジオです。 DTMや音楽の困りごとや質問を通して、音楽ライフをより楽しむヒントを見つけていく！ ...
    Content:
    Compassionate RecoveryLow No DrinkerQuit DrinkingSober LivingRoad Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive
  51. Last Seen
    Last Seen
    A collection of mysteries about unexpected people, places and things that have all gone missing.
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  52. Greeking out
    Greeking out
    Interviews and thoughts on learning Koine and Ancient Greek Cover photo by silversea on Unsplash
    Content:
    Children'S Story AdventuresRoad Trip TriviaRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    Parent-Child Learning
  53. The Vanished
    The Vanished
    Join us on a journey into the perplexing world of disappearances, where individuals vanish without a trace, leaving behind a void filled with quest...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTraveler CrimeTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesRoad Trip Stories
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeSerialized Fiction
  54. Road Trip Ready: Road Trip Planning Tips, Inspiration and Getaway Ideas
    Road Trip Ready: Road Trip Planning Tips, Inspiration and Getaway Ideas
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive
  55. True Road Trip Tales
    True Road Trip Tales
    A podcast about the feeling of limitless adventure that the road represents, the cars that get us there, and the indelible memories that result.
    Content:
    Road Trip Stories
  56. 36 Questions
    36 Questions
    Juan and Tracy answer 36 questions that lead to an authentic close relationship. Use these same questions to draw close to those in your family and...
    Content:
    Audio FictionFictionRoad Trip Stories
    When:
    Long Drive