Best 50 Oral History Podcasts in the US

Here is our list of top Oral History podcasts you can listen to or contact them for your outreach campaign. Find hosts, booking agents and producers info for each podcast for collaboration.

1. StoryCorps

StoryCorps
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Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really

Host

Kamilah Kashanie

Producer/Network

NPR

Email

****@storycorps.org

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

3825

2. Radio Diaries

Radio Diaries
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First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe

Host

Joe Richman

Producer/Network

Radiotopia

Email

****@radiodiaries.org

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

1217

3. Cold War Conversations

Cold War Conversations
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Experience the Cold War like never before through award-winning, real-life stories told by those who lived

Host

Ian Sanders

Producer/Network

Ian Sanders

Email

****@coldwarconversations.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

409

4. Voices of Oklahoma

Voices of Oklahoma
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Voices of Oklahoma.com is dedicated to the preservation of the oral history of Oklahoma. Voices and stories

Producer/Network

Voices of Oklahoma

Email

****@johnerling.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

30

5. South Bend's Own Words

South Bend's Own Words
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People's stories recorded from the Oral History Collection of the Civil Rights Heritage Center at the Indiana

Host

George Garner

Producer/Network

IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center

Email

****@iusb.edu

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

6

6. Saving Stories

Saving Stories
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Doug Boyd, director of the UK Libraries' Nunn Center for Oral History shares stories.

Producer/Network

WUKY

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

7. Strange Family Folklore

Strange Family Folklore
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My great grandfather, Jessee Strange, was born a slave and freed in his 20s. His 12 children were born free,

Host

Teresa Roberson

Producer/Network

Teresa Roberson

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

8. Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories
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The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI

Host

Ken Harbaugh

Producer/Network

Evergreen Podcasts | The Honor Project

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

618

9. Gravy

Gravy
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Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is

Host

Tina Antolini

Producer/Network

Southern Foodways Alliance

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

537

10. East Bay Yesterday

East Bay Yesterday
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East Bay history podcast that gathers, shares & celebrate stories from Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and other

Host

Liam ODonoghue

Producer/Network

East Bay Yesterday

Email

****@salon.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

417

11. Reimagining Soviet Georgia

Reimagining Soviet Georgia
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We are a multigenerational, multilingual, Tbilisi based collective. Our goal is to reexamine and rearticulate

Hosts

Bryan Gigantino, Sopiko Japaridze

Producer/Network

Reimagining Soviet Georgia

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

37

12. Slumberland

Slumberland
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This audio drama invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with

Host

Tom Mansell

Producer/Network

Slumberland Productions

Email

****@outlook.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

30

13. Starting Line 1928

Starting Line 1928
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Starting Line 1928 is an oral history project documenting the lived experiences of female distance running

Host

Cara Hawkins-Jedlicka

Producer/Network

Running Historians (Various)

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4

14. Rumble Strip

Rumble Strip
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Good conversation that takes its time, hosted by Erica Heilman.

Host

Erica Heilman

Producer/Network

Erica Heilman / Rumble Strip, Erica Heilman

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

1105

15. Recording Artists

Recording Artists
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Artists in their own words from the Getty Research Institute archives

Producer/Network

Getty

Email

****@getty.edu

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

188

16. Veterans Chronicles

Veterans Chronicles
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Veterans Chronicles tells the stories of America's greatest heroes in their own words.

Host

Greg Corombos

Producer/Network

Radio America

Email

****@americanveteranscenter.org

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

183

17. Echoes of the Vietnam War

Echoes of the Vietnam War
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Even after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam War echoes across generations. Hear the stories of service and

Hosts

Michael Croan, Adam Arbogast, Jim Knotts, Viktor Zikas

Producer/Network

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Email

****@vvmf.org

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

108

18. Breaking Walls

Breaking Walls
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Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting.

Host

James Scully

Producer/Network

James Scully

Email

****@thewallbreakers.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

105

19. Death in Cambodia, Life in America

Death in Cambodia, Life in America
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A father-daughter podcast where I interview my father, Robert Chau, on exactly how he survived and escaped

Host

Dorothy Chow

Producer/Network

Dorothy Chow

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

89

20. American Songcatcher

American Songcatcher
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Tracing the roots of American music from its cultured past to artists playing it forward, folk musician,

Host

Nicholas Edward Williams

Producer/Network

Nicholas Edward Williams

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

87

21. Galley Stories®

Galley Stories®
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Dedicated to capturing and sharing the oral history of commercial fishing and other maritime tales. Going on

Host

Mark Caylor

Producer/Network

Mark Caylor

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

77

22. New Books in Asian American Studies

New Books in Asian American Studies
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Interviews with Scholars of Asian America about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member!

Host

Marshall Poe

Producer/Network

Marshall Poe

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

25

23. Tales from the Reuther Library

Tales from the Reuther Library
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Archivists and researchers at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs share stories from its

Host

Dan Golodner

Producer/Network

Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

Email

****@wayne.edu

Rating

5/5

Reviews

21

24. Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State

Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State
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Connecting the Docs is a podcast from the State Archives of North Carolina where archivists connect documents

Host

John Horan

Producer/Network

connectingthedocsnc

Rating

5/5

Reviews

15

25. What's Your Legacy?

What's Your Legacy?
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Pennsylvania estate planning attorney Yvette E. Taylor, Esq. explores the extraordinary legacies of ordinary

Host

Yvette E. Taylor

Producer/Network

Yvette E. Taylor

Email

****@taylorhachoose.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

13

26. Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast
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Yá'át'ééh (Hello)!Welcome to Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, a podcast where we celebrate the power of

Host

Vickie K. Oldman

Producer/Network

Vickie K. Oldman

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

15

27. Black Lives Matter Podcast ✋?#BlackLivesMatter - Black History | Black Ethics | Black Power

Black Lives Matter Podcast ✋?#BlackLivesMatter - Black History | Black Ethics | Black Power
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Black Lives Matter Podcast ✋?#BlackLivesMatter - Black History | Black Ethics | Black PowerBlack Lives

Producer/Network

Black Lives Matter Podcast ✋🏿

Email

****@protonmail.ch

Rating

3.8/5

Reviews

10

28. Immigrant Stories

Immigrant Stories
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What would it be like to be an immigrant, to leave your home, family, culture, and country to face the

Producer/Network

Walter Gallacher

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

7

29. Lifelines with John Augustine - Delta College Public Radio

Lifelines with John Augustine - Delta College Public Radio
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John Augustine reviews biographies and recounts the lives of the people featured in them. From Delta College

Producer/Network

Delta College Public Radio

Email

****@delta.edu

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4

30. Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history

Host

Eric Marcus

Producer/Network

Eric Marcus

Email

****@makinggayhistory.org

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

1344

31. Black in Appalachia

Black in Appalachia
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Having long been in this region, Black Appalachians remain mostly invisible, while the dominant narratives of

Hosts

Enkeshi El-Amin, Angela Dennis

Producer/Network

Black in Appalachia

Email

****@easttennesseepbs.org

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

225

32. Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art

Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art
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Since 1958, the Archives of American Art's oral history program has preserved the distinct voices and human

Producer/Network

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

27

33. SOHP

SOHP
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Since 1973, the Southern Oral History Program has worked to preserve the voices of the southern past. We have

Producer/Network

Southern Oral History Program

Email

****@unc.edu

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

10

34. NYC Trans Oral History Project

NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Podcast by NYC Trans Oral History Project

Producer/Network

NYC Trans Oral History Project

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

4

35. Public Historians at Work

Public Historians at Work
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Welcome to 'Public Historians at Work,' a podcast series from the Center for Public History at the University

Host

Dr. Mark Allan Goldberg

Producer/Network

Center for Public History @ University of Houston

Email

****@central.uh.edu

Rating

5/5

Reviews

3

36. Cowboy Stories

Cowboy Stories
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Welcome to the COWBOY STORIES podcast. Throughout my childhood, I always enjoyed listening to different

Host

Lindsay

Producer/Network

Cowboy Stories

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

178

37. The Sweet Smell of Sagebrush

The Sweet Smell of Sagebrush
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Listen to Wyoming's West come alive with untold stories researched by Wyoming native and historian, Clay

Host

Clay Gibbons

Producer/Network

Clay Gibbons

Email

****@hotmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

46

38. FAMILY HISTORY DRAMA : Unbelievable True Stories

FAMILY HISTORY DRAMA : Unbelievable True Stories
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When we look over someone else's life, we are amazed, we are awed, we are emotionally bedazzled at the

Host

Travis M. Heaton

Producer/Network

Travis M. Heaton

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

27

39. Indigenous Voices from Fort Nisqually

Indigenous Voices from Fort Nisqually
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In 2021, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum brought together a panel of historians to discuss the legacy of

Producer/Network

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Email

****@tacomaparks.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

16

40. AfriWetu

AfriWetu
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Rooted In Our Story.Celebrating Africa's History, People, Culture & Folklore. Follow us @AfriWetu on Twitter

Producer/Network

AfriWetu

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

9

41. American Indian Airwaves

American Indian Airwaves
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American Indian Airwaves (AIA), an Indigenous public affairs radio porgram and, perhaps, the longest running

Producer/Network

American Indian Airwaves

Email

****@verizon.net

Rating

4/5

Reviews

9

42. Evolution Of AloHā Podcast

Evolution Of AloHā Podcast
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Evolution Of AloHā is about sharing stories. Storytelling is a tool for making sense of sophisticated

Host

Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnell

Producer/Network

Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnell

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

7

43. Self Narrate: The Podcast | Gainesville Florida Storytelling

Self Narrate: The Podcast | Gainesville Florida Storytelling
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Grow Your Story, Grow Your Self! The Self Narrate Podcast tells the stories of residents of Gainesville

Producer/Network

Self Narrate

Email

****@selfnarrate.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

5

44. Connectopod™

Connectopod™
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What is right, wrong or missing from the narrative? How does a narrative help or harm a community? How did

Producer/Network

Betsy Foldes Meiman

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4