Best 50 Novel Podcasts in the US

A curated list of the best Novel podcasts to listen to or connect with for podcast outreach initiatives. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. Overdue

Overdue
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Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they

Hosts

Andrew Cunningham (Male), Craig Getting (Male)

Producer/Network

Headgum

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Podcasters, Busy Professionals, Academics

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

2180

Avg Length

73 mins
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2. Hail Reaper: A Red Rising Podcast

Hail Reaper: A Red Rising Podcast
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Hail Reaper is a podcast dedicated to the Red Rising universe, where we explore the book series through

Hosts

Philip (Male), Jeremy (Male)

Producer/Network

Deepgrave Studios

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Creative Writers, Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

235

Avg Length

64 mins

3. Books On Air

Books On Air
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Books On Air is a conversation with today's new authors of the best new books. Hear about their backgrounds,

Producer/Network

Suzanne Harris

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

1

Avg Length

25 mins

4. Treat Your Shelf

Treat Your Shelf
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Welcome to Treat Your Shelf! Treat Your Shelf is a monthly book club podcast. Each month you will get to

Hosts

Hannah Stevens (Female), Christina (Female)

Producer/Network

Treat Your Shelf

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

3.7/5

Apple Review

9

Avg Length

50 mins

5. Heaving Bosoms

Heaving Bosoms
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Melody Carlisle and Sabrina Bradley love romance and they do it out loud! Every Monday, these long-distance

Hosts

Melody Carlisle (Female), Sabrina Bradley (Female)

Producer/Network

Heaving Bosoms Productions, Bleav

Email

****@bleav.com

Listener Type

Social Media Influencers, Pop Culture Fan

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

1185

Avg Length

71 mins

6. Lit Society: Books and Drama

Lit Society: Books and Drama
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LIT Society is the hilarious weekly book podcast that's making a global community of listeners fall in love

Hosts

Alexis Honoria (Female), Kari Herrera (Female)

Producer/Network

Kari Herrera and Alexis Honoria

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, Students, Literature Enthusiasts

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

239

Avg Length

46 mins

7. Bite at a Time Books | Classic Novel Audiobooks

Bite at a Time Books | Classic Novel Audiobooks
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Welcome to Bite at a Time Books where we read you your favorite classics one bite at a time. Join host Bree

Host

Bree Carlile (Female)

Producer/Network

Bite at a Time Books

Email

****@biteatatimebooks.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

5

Avg Length

12 mins

8. Book Reviews Kill

Book Reviews Kill
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Join Evan and Chad as they delve deep into the world of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror Novels. Book reviews,

Hosts

Evan Leikam (Male), Chad Klein (Male)

Producer/Network

E. Leikam, C. Klein

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Authors, Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

144

Avg Length

73 mins

9. The Bookstore

The Bookstore
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It's like a book club, but we actually read the book. Join hosts Becca and Corinne as they recreate their

Hosts

Becca (Female), Corinne (Female)

Producer/Network

Awkwardly Social Media

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, Students, Authors

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.2/5

Apple Review

98

Avg Length

50 mins

10. Friends & Fiction

Friends & Fiction
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We're four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent

Hosts

Mary Kay Andrews (Female), Kristin Harmel (Female), Kristy Woodson Harvey (Female), Patti Callahan Henry (Female), Ron Block (Male)

Producer/Network

Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav

Email

****@friendsandfiction.com

Listener Type

Book Lovers, Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

187

Avg Length

51 mins

11. The Wheel Reads: A Wheel Of Time Podcast

The Wheel Reads: A Wheel Of Time Podcast
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Alan guides Ian and Chris through their first Wheel of Time read through.

Hosts

Alan Witt (Male), Ian Harris (Male), Chris (Male)

Producer/Network

Alan Witt

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

106

Avg Length

88 mins

12. Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors
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What does it take to succeed as a writer? Join host J.D. Barker and a panel of industry experts as they pull

Hosts

J.D. Barker (Male), Christine Daigle (Female), Jena Brown (Female), Kevin Tumlinson (Male), James Blatch (Male)

Producer/Network

J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle

Email

****@writersinkpodcast.com

Listener Type

Authors

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

52

Avg Length

62 mins

13. Thriller 101

Thriller 101
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A podcast for readers and writers of thriller, mystery, suspense, and crime fiction. 

Producer/Network

David

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

22

Avg Length

24 mins

14. Online For Authors Podcast

Online For Authors Podcast
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Winner of the 2025 American Writing Awards Podcast of the Year in Fiction and the 2024 Positive Change

Producer/Network

Teri M Brown

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

19

Avg Length

26 mins

15. Rereading the Stone

Rereading the Stone
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Rereading the Stone is a weekly discussion of historical Chinese literature, philosophy, and poetry,

Hosts

Kevin Wilson (Male), William Jones (Male)

Producer/Network

Kevin Wilson, William Jones

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

22

Avg Length

56 mins

16. Burned By Books

Burned By Books
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A podcast for writers and readers who are obsessive about their books. Interviews with established and

Host

Chris Holmes (Male)

Producer/Network

New Books Network

Email

****@ithaca.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

49

Avg Length

49 mins

17. Save Me From My Shelf

Save Me From My Shelf
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We're friends and academics who take classic literature off its pedestal by making fun of it. Hosted on

Hosts

Abigail Boucher (Female), Daniel Jenkin-Smith (Male)

Producer/Network

Abigail Boucher and Daniel Jenkin-Smith

Email

****@aston.ac.uk

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

25

Avg Length

52 mins

18. Shit We've Read

Shit We've Read
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Shit We've Read is a sci-fi & fantasy book podcast hosted by geeky friends Laura Benson, Jason Rico, and

Hosts

Laura Benson (Female), Jason Rico (Male), Bella Romero (Female)

Producer/Network

Laura Benson, Jason Rico, Bella Romero, and Emma Skies

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

11

Avg Length

76 mins

19. War & Peace Podnotes, A Study Guide

War & Peace Podnotes, A Study Guide
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A chapter by chapter guide to Tolstoy's War & Peace. These are Summaries/Cliffnotes on a podcast, hence

Host

Sean Roman (Male)

Producer/Network

Sean Roman

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

9

Avg Length

10 mins

20. Let's Deconstruct a Story

Let's Deconstruct a Story
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Let's Deconstruct a Story: A podcast for the story nerds! Aspiring writers need to understand the components

Producer/Network

Kelly Fordon

Email

****@substack.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

4

Avg Length

45 mins

21. Page One Podcast

Page One Podcast
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Master storytellers discuss the stories and struggles that go into writing the first page of their books.

Host

Holly Lynn Payne (Female)

Producer/Network

Holly Lynn Payne

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

17

Avg Length

43 mins

22. Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum

Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum
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From New Hampshire Public Radio and the PEN/ Faulkner Foundation, Check This Out is a literary series where

Host

Rachel Barenbaum (Female)

Producer/Network

Rachel Barenbaum

Email

****@wmeentertainment.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

2

Avg Length

50 mins

23. Book Spider

Book Spider
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Book Spider (previously known as The God Setebos) is a book-of-the-week podcast primarily covering novels,

Host

Patrick Barney (Male)

Producer/Network

Xi Draconis Books

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.3/5

Apple Review

7

Avg Length

63 mins

24. Questioning the Canon

Questioning the Canon
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A little podcast that loves big books. You don't need to have read with us to enjoy the show as we always do

Producer/Network

Ben Rathert, Felicia Dieguez

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

6

Avg Length

85 mins

25. Judging More Than Just The Cover's Book Club Podcast

Judging More Than Just The Cover's Book Club Podcast
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Podcast with in-depth book reviews and book discussions for fiction with strong female leads. Chats cover all

Producer/Network

Amber Gregg, Kate Ota, and James Moore

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4/5

Apple Review

4

Avg Length

37 mins

26. The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast
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Founded in 2017, The Losers' Club® is an award-winning weekly series that chronologically digs through the

Hosts

Michael Roffman (Male), Randall Colburn (Male)

Producer/Network

Bloody FM

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Creative Writers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

1233

Avg Length

125 mins

27. Totally Booked with Zibby

Totally Booked with Zibby
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In my daily show, I interview today's latest, bestselling, buzziest, or underrated authors whose work I think

Host

Zibby Owens (Female)

Producer/Network

Zibby Owens

Email

****@bookendsmemoir.com

Listener Type

Educators, Parents, Influencers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

555

Avg Length

29 mins

28. Book Cheat

Book Cheat
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The book club podcast where Dave Warneke has read the book so you don't have to. Each episode Dave tells two

Host

Dave Warneke (Male)

Producer/Network

Do Go On Media

Email

****@davewarneke.com

Listener Type

Students, Academic Researchers, Literature Enthusiasts

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

564

Avg Length

86 mins

29. Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club

Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club
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Imagine reading your favorite steamy romance novel... with your mom reading over your shoulder. Ellen and her

Hosts

Ellen Lloyd (Female), Ellens Mom

Producer/Network

Ellen and Mom

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

208

Avg Length

78 mins

30. Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews

Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews
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Get the ultimate insider's scoop on the best new books. The editors at Kirkus Reviews interview your favorite

Hosts

Kit Gray (Male), Alan Santiago (Male), Alistair Walford (Male), Brandon Ruta (Male), Brett Neas (Male), Cathy Langley (Female)

Producer/Network

PodcastOne

Email

****@podcastone.com

Listener Type

Authors, Book Lovers, Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

3.9/5

Apple Review

82

Avg Length

55 mins

31. Books and Boba

Books and Boba
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Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide

Hosts

Marvin Yueh (Male), Reera Yoo (Female)

Producer/Network

Potluck Podcast Collective

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, Community Organizers, Students

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

119

Avg Length

61 mins

32. Page of the Wind

Page of the Wind
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An examination of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, one page at a time. Get in touch, support the

Hosts

Nick Alexander (Male), Jordana Heney (Female), Jeremy Large (Male)

Producer/Network

Nick Alexander, Jordana Heney, & Jeremy Large

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

44

Avg Length

21 mins

33. fiction/non/fiction

fiction/non/fiction
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Hosted by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan, fiction/non/fiction interprets current events through the

Hosts

Whitney Terrell (Male), V.V. Ganeshananthan (Male)

Producer/Network

fiction/non/fiction

Email

****@umkc.edu

Listener Type

Journalists, Political Analysts, Academics

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

77

Avg Length

47 mins

34. Reading Jane Austen

Reading Jane Austen
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Ellen and Harriet are a mother and daughter who have been talking about Jane Austen together since Harriet

Hosts

Harriet (Female), Ellen (Female)

Producer/Network

Harriet and Ellen

Email

****@readingjaneausten.com

Listener Type

Pop Culture Aficionados, History Buffs, Literature Enthusiasts

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

64

Avg Length

55 mins

35. Dark Tower Palaver

Dark Tower Palaver
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Join hosts Tadd and Peter for in-depth discussion and analysis of Stephen King's Magnum Opus The Dark Tower

Hosts

Tadd Winter (Male), Peter (Male)

Producer/Network

Tadd & Peter

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Book Club Members

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

59

Avg Length

126 mins

36. Writers of the Future Podcast

Writers of the Future Podcast
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Providing writing and illustrating tips and advice from Contest Judges, Winners and industry professionals

Host

John Goodwin (Male)

Producer/Network

John Goodwin

Email

****@authorservicesinc.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

25

Avg Length

61 mins

37. Westcoast Booksters

Westcoast Booksters
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In the world of entertainment...Someone has to write it first.Kendra and Jess take you in between the pages

Host

Kendra Radke (Female)

Producer/Network

Kendra Radke

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

15

Avg Length

23 mins

38. The Big Read Cast

The Big Read Cast
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Reading too widely and talking too seriously.

Hosts

Joel Cuthbertson (Male), Bill Coberly (Male)

Producer/Network

Joel Cuthbertson and Bill Coberly

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

12

Avg Length

106 mins

39. Novel Pairings

Novel Pairings
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Welcome to Novel Pairings, a podcast dedicated to making the classics readable, relevant, and fun. As two

Hosts

Chelsey F. (Female), Sara Hildreth (Female)

Producer/Network

Novel Pairings

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

550

Avg Length

62 mins

40. Reedsy Live: The Podcast

Reedsy Live: The Podcast
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A community of 1,000,000 authors and publishing professionals. We help authors create and market the best

Hosts

Casimir M. Stone (Male), Lydia Stevens (Female)

Producer/Network

Reedsy

Email

****@reedsy.com

Listener Type

Authors, Entrepreneurs

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

83

Avg Length

25 mins

41. Shelf Pleasure

Shelf Pleasure
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Shelf Pleasure is the podcast for romance readers, by romance readers. Explore everything from sweet and

Hosts

Krista, Kelsey Thompson (Female)

Producer/Network

Shelf Pleasure: A Smut & Romance Podcast

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

22

Avg Length

70 mins

42. Novel Dialogue

Novel Dialogue
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Novel Dialogue: where unlikely conversation partners come together to discuss the making of novels and what

Hosts

Aarthi Vadde (Female), John Plotz (Male)

Producer/Network

Aarthi Vadde and John Plotz

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

20

Avg Length

46 mins

43. Danielle's Reading Nook

Danielle's Reading Nook
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All about books. Book reviews, author news and book release dates

Host

Danielle Marie Coleman (Female)

Producer/Network

Danielle's Reading Nook

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

5

Avg Length

7 mins

44. Libromancy

Libromancy
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I review and talk about Fantasy Books. Sometimes with guests, sometimes by myself but always having a good

Producer/Network

Ceskykure

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

4

Avg Length

16 mins

45. Wicked Good Book Club

Wicked Good Book Club
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Welcome to the Wicked Good Book Club! Grab your iced coffee (or glass of wine) and join the girls for an all

Hosts

Sarah (Female), Delaney (Female)

Producer/Network

Wicked Good Book Club

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.1/5

Apple Review

8

Avg Length

56 mins

46. Hiveworlds: The Psyker Saga

Hiveworlds: The Psyker Saga
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A series of science fantasy novels by indie author Rory Surtain are brought to life by a virtual multi-voice

Host

Rory Surtain (Male)

Producer/Network

Rory Surtain

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4/5

Apple Review

2

Avg Length

17 mins

47. Books From Earth

Books From Earth
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Re-live your favorite Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Post-Apocalyptic book

Hosts

Josh Smith (Male), Jack (Male), Lusu (Female), Maureen Barrett (Female)

Producer/Network

Books From Earth

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

13

Avg Length

74 mins

48. League Of Lit

League Of Lit
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Two friends discussing books, adaptations, and anything else they wish to talk about and tie it back to lit

Hosts

Kara Chatham (Female), Clara

Producer/Network

Kara and Ciara

Email

****@imaginationnerd.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

1

Avg Length

68 mins

49. BookMarked

BookMarked
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Discounted reviews for full priced books. Yammy, Nammy and Goo take on the literary world in this podcast

Hosts

Yammy, Nammy, Goo

Producer/Network

Yammy, Nammy, Goo

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

1

Avg Length

61 mins