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Top Podcasts for Literary Adventure Fiction in 2026

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The literary adventure fiction space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 30 of the best, including The Adventure Zone, We Fix Space Junk, and Selected Shorts.

  1. The Adventure Zone
    The Adventure Zone
    Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. Join the McE...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingAudio FictionDark FantasyFantasy WritingFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +3
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansGamersNight Shift Workers
    Goal:
    Emotional WellnessFollowing A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  2. We Fix Space Junk
    We Fix Space Junk
    'We Fix Space Junk' follows seasoned smuggler Kilner and reluctant fugitive Samantha as they travel the galaxy, dodging bullets and meeting strange...
    Content:
    Audio FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Solving Problems
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  3. Selected Shorts
    Selected Shorts
    Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects ...
    Content:
    Author InterviewsBook ClubLiterature AdaptationWriting CraftLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Book Lovers
    When:
    Quick Listen
  4. Midst
    Midst
    Taking place several decades after the events of Midst and Moonward, UNEND focuses on a supernatural ship and a remarkable crew set forth on an exp...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyFictionSensory ExperienceLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansSci-Fi Fans
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
    When:
    Long Drive
  5. Wolf 359
    Wolf 359
    Life's not easy for Doug Eiffel, the communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently on Day 448 of its orbit around re...
    Content:
    Alien EncountersAudio FictionDark FictionFictionPolitical Sci FiLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +1
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
  6. The Lovecraft Investigations
    The Lovecraft Investigations
    Julian Simpson's mystery thriller/horror fiction series, based on several works by H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos.
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFemale SleuthsFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +11
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansSci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  7. 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 FantasyLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +7
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansGamers
    Goal:
    Following A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
  8. We're Alive
    We're Alive
    We're Alive is an award-winning audio drama that follows a group of Survivors in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles now ruled by the "Infected."It begi...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingAudio FictionCrisis Reaction StoriesDark FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +1
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Emergency PreparednessFollowing A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
    When:
    Long Drive
  9. The Penumbra Podcast
    The Penumbra Podcast
    At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dang...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FantasyFictionSupernatural HorrorLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansSci-Fi FansWriters
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  10. The Leviathan Chronicles
    The Leviathan Chronicles
    Welcome to Leviathan Audio Productions, home of The Leviathan Chronicles, The Rapscallion Agency, The Invenios Expeditions, and more! At the heart ...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingAudio FictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansSci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  11. 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 FictionFamily HorrorFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +11
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  12. Escape Pod
    Escape Pod
    The Original Science Fiction Podcast
    Content:
    Dark FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
  13. DUST
    DUST
    New to DUST? Start with Season Three: CHRYSALIS, starring Corey Hawkins, Toni Collette, and more!DUST is the premier destination for immersive scie...
    Content:
    Audio FictionDark FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
  14. 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 PodcastsLiterary Adventure Fiction
    +6
    Audience:
    Sci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  15. LeVar Burton Reads
    LeVar Burton Reads
    The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots,...
    Content:
    ArtsBook ClubFictionLiterature AdaptationLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Book LoversFantasy FansSci-Fi Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StoryRelaxingSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep ToUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    Background NoiseBefore BedCommutingLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  16. 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
    1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
    Content:
    Literary Adventure Fiction
  17. The Thrilling Adventure Hour
    The Thrilling Adventure Hour
    The world's favorite new time podcast in the style of old-time radio. The Thrilling Adventure Hour anthologizes the thrilling adventures of space c...
    Content:
    Old Time RadioLiterary Adventure Fiction
    When:
    Long Drive
  18. The Reading Bug Podcast - Original Adventures, Bedtime Stories and Music for Kids
    The Reading Bug Podcast - Original Adventures, Bedtime Stories and Music for Kids
    Love our podcast and bookstore? Get the app — available for Apple or Android. Go to thereadingbug.app 🌟 Let’s fly! ✨ The Reading Bug Podcast is a c...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingChildren'S Story AdventuresHumanity PodcastsLiterary Adventure Fiction
  19. Tumanbay
    Tumanbay
    A vast empire threatened by rebellion. A fiction podcast on an epic scale set in the most powerful city on earth... Visit www.tumanbay.com to see f...
    Content:
    Dark FantasyLiterary Adventure Fiction
  20. Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction Podcasts
    Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction Podcasts
    Audio podcasts of short stories from Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine.
    Content:
    FictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
  21. 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 RomanceKids And FamilyRoad Trip StoriesLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  22. Strange Horizons
    Strange Horizons
    Speculative fiction and poetry, literary criticism, and interviews from award-winning Strange Horizons magazine, updated weekly on Mondays/Tuesdays...
    Content:
    FictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
  23. Starcalled
    Starcalled
    Starcalled is a science-fiction, action-adventure audio drama. Set in the galactic frontier, Starcalled follows the dangerous lives of Lieutenant S...
    Content:
    Literary Adventure Fiction
  24. Wyrd Woman
    Wyrd Woman
    Start with Night 1. All episodes available now! When an isolated woman starts recording her dreams of strange women, things get weird. Over nine ni...
    Content:
    Audio FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction
  25. Storytellers Telling Stories
    Storytellers Telling Stories
    A podcast harkening back to the Golden Age of Radio, creating a “theatre of the mind” with writers, actors, and musicians, hosted by Jude Brewer.
    Content:
    Barroom StoriesLiterature AdaptationPersonal MemoirsLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Book LoversWriters
  26. Revelation at Tikal | Literary Adventure Fiction Podcast
    Revelation at Tikal | Literary Adventure Fiction Podcast
    Revelation at Tikal is a literary adventure podcast that releases full, unabridged chapters of a character‑driven road novel with a strong mystery ...
    Content:
    Audio FictionTravelLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Goal:
    Following A Story
  27. Imaginary Advice
    Imaginary Advice
    Experiments in audio fiction | Anthology series by Ross Sutherland Tribeca Independent Fiction Award 2025 (for “They Will / They Won’t”) British Po...
    Content:
    Audio FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
  28. Epic Fantasy Adventures, Books, Lore, and More!
    Epic Fantasy Adventures, Books, Lore, and More!
    I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author, and I narrate chapters from my adventure books, talk about fantasy books with fantasy authors and tr...
    Content:
    Literary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
  29. KNIGHTS
    KNIGHTS
    KNIGHTS is a fantasy fiction Audio Drama podcast. A hidden, merciless evil festers in the Realms as Ark's knights face impossible choices, grace lo...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
  30. Aethuran Dark Saga - A Dark Fantasy Audio Fiction
    Aethuran Dark Saga - A Dark Fantasy Audio Fiction
    Imagine Game of Thrones merged with Witcher but with a horror spin. Aethuran Dark Saga has often been branded a dramatized audiobook as the richnes...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingDark FantasyDark FictionFictionLiterary Adventure Fiction
    Audience:
    Fantasy Fans
    Style:
    Serialized Fiction