Best 4 Australian Audio Drama Podcasts

The Shiver Show brings you the most spine-tingling tales of crime, horror, and sci-fi from the golden age of radio. This was an era before TV, before screens—when families huddled around the radio, hearts pounding, as stories of suspense crackled through the airwaves. From the 1930s to the 1960s, these Old Time Radio dramas captured imaginations like nothing else—and you can hear them now. Carefully curated and lovingly remastered to cut the static but keep the chills, The Shiver Show brings you the very best of that haunting era. Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn prise open the coffin lid on what made these vintage dramas so unforgettable: eerie scores, masterful voice acting, immersive soundscapes, and themes that still resonate today. Press play, close your eyes, and get ready to shiver. more

Japanese true crime and Japanese folklore. Each episode pairs one real criminal case with the myth that shares its structure. Sada Abe and the jorogumo. The Saitama kennel murders and the inugami. Inokashira Park and the noppera-bo. Stories Fables Ghostly Tales has been running since 2017, with more than 1000 episodes and over one million listens. Hosted by the Tale Teller. Alongside the Japanese series you will find creepypasta, NoSleep, Let's Not Meet, ghost stories, urban legends, Old Time Radio, Project Gutenberg classics and original horror audio drama. New episodes every week. There is a story here for everyone. Stay curious. Stay a little scared. more

The award winning short fiction podcast on village life - In no particular order.Three Corners is just your average small town. But like all small towns, scratch the surface, and you'll be surprised at what you find underneath. In that sense Three Corners is really no different to any other small town I know, except perhaps, for some of the characters you might meet. more

Thunder's Mouth Theatre are delighted to present: a whole new comic drama of the audio fiction variety, to be broadcast via the podcast medium.'Baked Off!' follows the lives of a group of would-be home-bakers based in England and Scotland, who meet up for a regular online baking class under the tutelage of a retired Australian chef in Brisbane, Australia.Over the course of eight fully scripted (20-30 minutes) episodes, we learn about their lives, work and family relationships, as they are learning how to make sourdough bread. Each week they strive, fail and strive better, supporting and challenging themselves and each other as their private lives take unexpected twists and turns. more