70 Best Road Trip Podcasts

1. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Hi, I'm Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people's stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human 'truths' without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Host Dax Shepard
Email ****@armchairexpertpod.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 68.9KTwitter Followers 72.5KInstagram Followers 784.4K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 94 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me

NPR's weekly news quiz. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians. And if you can't get enough, try our new mid-week show, Everyone & Their Mom. Each Wednesday, host Emma Choi takes the story everyone's talking about and uses it as an excuse to hang out with culture makers, Wait Wait panelists, and hilarious new comedians.Hate free content? Try a subscription to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Peter Sagal, Emma Choi
Email ****@npr.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.8MInstagram Followers 6.8M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 48 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. Serial

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. 'Serial' began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show 'This American Life.' In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Host Sarah Koenig
Email ****@serialpodcast.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 427.5KTwitter Followers 318.6KInstagram Followers 56.7K Frequency 9 episodes / quarter Avg Length 51 min Since Oct 2013 Listen on Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Lore

The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.
Podcast lorepodcast.com
Host Aaron Mahnke
Email ****@lorepodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 78.2KTwitter Followers 70.8KInstagram Followers 85.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. True Crime Obsessed

The true crime / comedy podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime documentaries with humor, sass, and heart. FROM VULTURE: 'It's not wrong to laugh when you're listening to a true-crime podcast. Or at least I hope it isn't, because if almost crashing my car while listening to True Crime Obsessed is wrong, I don't want to be right.' Hear our take on 'Abducted in Plain Sight,' 'The Ted Bundy Tapes,'Dirty John: The Dirty Truth' and so many more.
Podcast audioboom.com
Hosts Patrick Hinds, Gillian Pensavalle.
Email ****@truecrimeobsessed.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 63.1KTwitter Followers 1.9KInstagram Followers 130.3K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 63 min Since May 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. 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, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds.New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays for free. Listen 1-week early and to all episodes ad-free with Wondery or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
Podcast wondery.com
Host Guy Raz
Email ****@unitedtalent.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 20.3KInstagram Followers 85.7K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 58 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. 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 tales.
Podcast audioboom.com
Host David Cummings
Email ****@thenosleeppodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 35.9KTwitter Followers 37K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 78 min Since Jun 2011 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Casefile True Crime

Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A's, our exclusive show 'Behind the Files', and more.
Podcast audioboom.com
Host Casey
Email ****@casefilepodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 71.6KTwitter Followers 51KInstagram Followers 78.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 57 min Since Jan 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Desert Island Discs

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Lauren Laverne
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 925.9KTwitter Followers 533.9KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Revisionist History

Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.
Podcast pushkin.fm
Host Malcolm Gladwell
Email ****@pushkin.fm
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 845.5KInstagram Followers 256.5K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. 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, songwriters, and frequent celebrity guests, the Story Pirates inspire kids to create, bringing laughter to kids and grownups of all ages with hilarious sketches, catchy original songs from all genres, and interviews with the creative geniuses behind the stories… kids!
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Hosts Katie Kerins, Lee Overtree, Rebecca Sheir, Eric Shimelonis
Email ****@storypirates.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 13.2KTwitter Followers 8.2KInstagram Followers 18.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. Sawbones

Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
Podcast maximumfun.org
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 31.5KTwitter Followers 75.9K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 43 min Since Jun 2013 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. Newcomers: Marvel, with Nicole Byer

In Newcomers, Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer take a deep dive into cultural staples they haven't gotten around to just yet. So far, they have covered Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Tyler Perry's body of work, and the Fast & Furious franchise (with guest host Jon Gabrus). This season, Lauren returns and together she and Nicole tackle the long-awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe (abridged).
Podcast headgum.com
Hosts Nicole Byer, Lauren Lapkus, Jon Gabrus
Email ****@headgum.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 74 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

14. Even the Rich

Our lives can be crazy, but you can take a break from it all with Wondery's new series, Even the Rich, where co-hosts Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams pull back the curtain and chat about someone else's craziness for a change. They tell stories about some of the greatest family dynasties in history, from the Murdochs to the Royals to the Carters (Jay-Z and Beyoncé, that is). Because as Queen Elizabeth once said, 'A good gossip is a wonderful tonic.'New episodes come out Tuesdays for free. Binge new full seasons early and ad-free on Wondery or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription
Podcast wondery.com
Hosts Brooke Siffrinn, Aricia Skidmore-Williams
Email ****@wondery.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 162.5KInstagram Followers 78.2K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 26 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. 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 experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation filled with laughter and newfound knowledge to feed the SmartLess mind.New episodes on Mondays for free. Listen 1-week early and to all episodes ad-free with Wondery or Amazon Music with a Prime membership .
Podcast wondery.com
Hosts Sean Hayes, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett
Email ****@wondery.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Instagram Followers 336.2K Frequency 5 episodes / month Avg Length 51 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. PseudoPod

Pseudopod is the world's first audio horror magazine. We deliver bone-chilling stories from today's most talented authors straight to ears.
Podcast pseudopod.org
Host Alasdair Stuart
Email ****@escapeartists.net
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 6.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 36 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

17. 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 music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
Podcast wbur.org
Email ****@wbur.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 3.7KTwitter Followers 1.4KInstagram Followers 36.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 24 min Since Jun 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. The Magnus Archives

'Make your statement, face your fear.' A weekly horror fiction podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back.
Podcast rustyquill.com
Host Jonathan Sims
Email ****@rustyquill.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 9.4KTwitter Followers 32.1K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 27 min Since Mar 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle, from Radiotopia, brings you stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it. The podcast is a partnership between Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and Nigel Poor, a Bay Area artist. The team works in San Quentin's media lab to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny, and always honest, offering a nuanced view of people living within the American prison system.
Podcast earhustlesq.com
Hosts Ear Hustle, Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
Email ****@radiotopia.fm
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 29KTwitter Followers 27.9KInstagram Followers 71.9K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 39 min Since May 2017 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. Sidedoor

More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian's vaults. But where the public's view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian's side door, telling stories that can't be heard anywhere else.
Podcast si.edu/sidedoor
Host Lizzie Peabody
Email ****@prx.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 16.5KTwitter Followers 3.2KInstagram Followers 7.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Since Oct 2016 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

21. Doughboys

The podcast about chain restaurants. Comedians Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review fast food/sit-down chains and generally argue about food/everything.
Podcast headgum.com
Hosts Mike Mitchell, Nick Wiger
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 6.2KTwitter Followers 29.6KInstagram Followers 30.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 126 min Since May 2015 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. 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 listened before? It's an ongoing radio show. Start with the current episode, and you'll catch on in no time. Or, go right to Episode 1 if you wanna binge-listen.
Podcast play.prx.org
Email ****@welcometonightvale.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 341.4KTwitter Followers 351.7KInstagram Followers 96.6K Frequency 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 25 min Since Jun 2012 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It's a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world.
Podcast vermontpublic.org
Host Jessica Ware
Email ****@butwhykids.org
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 5.4KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 28 min Since Apr 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. Unexplained

Unexplained is a bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A show about the space between what we think of as real and what is not. Where the unknown and paranormal meets some of the most radical ideas in science today. When something is inexplicable, that mystery in itself can become the story. In many ways, it is often the lure of the mystery that keeps us coming back for more.. Maybe, ultimately, some things are just better left unexplained.
Podcast unexplainedpodcast.com
Host Richard MacLean Smith
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 5.2KTwitter Followers 8.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Since May 2018 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. Knifepoint Horror

These tales of supernatural suspense by Soren Narnia adhere to the most primal element of storytelling: a single human voice describing events exactly as it experienced them. The stories, stripped of even proper titles, spill forward as taut, uninterrupted confessions. Knifepoint Horror leaves nothing but the story's riveting spine to compel and chill you to the core. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Podcast knifepointhorror.libsyn.com
Host Soren Narnia
Email ****@aol.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 1.6K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 59 min Since Nov 2010 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

26. Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a new audio drama from HartLife NFP. Releases every other week during the season. Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Host Lillian Harper
Email ****@ourfaircity.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4KTwitter Followers 3.2K Frequency 15 episodes / year Avg Length 29 min Since Jan 2019 Play Get Email Contact

27. How Did This Get Made?

Have you ever seen a movie so bad that it's amazing? Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas want to hear about it! We'll watch it with our funniest friends, and report back to you with the results.
Podcast earwolf.com
Hosts Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
Email ****@earwolf.com
Facebook Followers 82.6KTwitter Followers 81.5K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 66 min Since Dec 2010 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

28. Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

Join host Scott Aukerman for a weekly podcast that blends conversation and character work from today's funniest comedians. While Scott begins by traditionally interviewing the celebrities, the open-door policy means an assortment of eccentric oddballs can pop by at any moment to chat, compete in games, and engage in comic revelry. With all that, and regular bonus episodes, we bet your favorite part will still be the plugs!
Podcast earwolf.com
Host Scott Aukerman
Email ****@earwolf.com
Facebook Followers 24.6KTwitter Followers 137.8KInstagram Followers 45K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 85 min Since May 2009 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

29. This is Love

Love is more than you think.From the creators of Criminal. New episodes every month.
Podcast thisislovepodcast.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 6KInstagram Followers 16.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

30. Travel Tales by AFAR

Travel, at its best, changes the way we see the world. Join us each week as we dig into stories from people who took a trip and came home transformed. Travel Tales by AFAR is your ticket to the world, no passport is required.
Podcast afar.com
Email ****@afar.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 175.2KInstagram Followers 297.5K Frequency 8 episodes / year Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact