Best 80 Oral History Podcasts

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

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

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2. Radio Diaries

Radio Diaries

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
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3. Cold War Conversations

Cold War Conversations

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
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4. Voices of Oklahoma

Voices of Oklahoma

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
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5. Cofre de Leyendas

Cofre de Leyendas

Proyecto que rescata y preserva la tradición oral de la República Mexicana a través de leyendas o cuentos

Producer/Network

Podcast OEM

Rating

4/5

Reviews

2
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6. Aire!

Aire!

Aire! és un programa sobre la memòria oral de les Illes Balears, dirigit i presentat per Joan Cabot.

Producer/Network

IB3

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1
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7. South Bend's Own Words

South Bend's Own Words

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
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8. Saving Stories

Saving Stories

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
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9. Strange Family Folklore

Strange Family Folklore

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

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

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
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11. Gravy

Gravy

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
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12. East Bay Yesterday

East Bay Yesterday

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
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13. Reimagining Soviet Georgia

Reimagining Soviet Georgia

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
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14. Slumberland

Slumberland

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
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15. Устная история

Устная история

Беседы о науке, культуре и повседневности ХХ века. Архив

Host

ORALHISTORY.RU

Producer/Network

oralhistory.ru

Email

****@oralhistory.ru

Rating

4/5

Reviews

2
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16. TLC: Tudor's Living Chronicles

TLC: Tudor's Living Chronicles

In TLC: Tudor's Living Chronicles, we record the living histories of the members of Tudor Ward, Anchorage

Host

Heidi Clay

Producer/Network

Tudor Ward

Email

****@gmail.com
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17. Public Historians at Work

Public Historians at Work

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
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18. Starting Line 1928

Starting Line 1928

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
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19. Gdje si bio '91?

Gdje si bio '91?

Moje je ime Borna Marinić, povjesničar sam koji godinama istražuje temu Domovinskog rata. Autor sam

Host

Borna Marinić

Producer/Network

Domovinski rat - Borna Marinić

Email

****@domovinskirat.hr
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20. De Indische Podcast

De Indische Podcast

Tussen 1945 en 1966 arriveerden vele tienduizenden Indische-Nederlanders uit Indonesië in ons land. Zij

Host

Peter van Riel

Producer/Network

Peter van Riel

Email

****@icloud.com
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21. Local History Matters

Local History Matters

Discussion on a wide range of local history themes.

Host

Megan Kelleher

Producer/Network

British Association For Local History (BALH)

Email

****@balh.org.uk
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22. Mutsdas Podcast | Stichting Jouw Verhaal

Mutsdas Podcast | Stichting Jouw Verhaal

De stichting Jouw Verhaal heeft in het bijzonder ten doel het vernemen en vastleggen van persoonlijke

Host

Stefan Vreugdenburg

Producer/Network

Stichting Jouw Verhaal - Levensverhalen

Email

****@stichtingjouwverhaal.nl
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23. Rumble Strip

Rumble Strip

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
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24. Veterans Chronicles

Veterans Chronicles

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
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25. Canadian History Ehx

Canadian History Ehx

Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-colonial

Host

Craig Baird

Producer/Network

Curiouscast

Email

****@canadaehx.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

41
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26. 1001 Stories From the Old West

1001 Stories From the Old West

Welcome to the new 1001 Stories From the Old West.. Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries,

Host

Jon Hagadorn

Producer/Network

Jon Hagadorn

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

170
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27. Recording Artists

Recording Artists

Artists in their own words from the Getty Research Institute archives

Producer/Network

Getty

Email

****@getty.edu

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

188
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28. Cowboy Stories

Cowboy Stories

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
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29. Breaking Walls

Breaking Walls

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
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30. Echoes of the Vietnam War

Echoes of the Vietnam War

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
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31. Death in Cambodia, Life in America

Death in Cambodia, Life in America

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
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32. American Songcatcher

American Songcatcher

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
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33. The Supreme Court: Oral Arguments

The Supreme Court: Oral Arguments

A public good: every Supreme Court Oral Argument since 2010. Making the Highest Court more accessible for a

Host

Brad Neal

Producer/Network

Brad Neal

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

59
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34. Galley Stories®

Galley Stories®

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

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

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
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36. New Books in Asian American Studies

New Books in Asian American Studies

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
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37. What's Your Legacy?

What's Your Legacy?

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
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38. FAMILY HISTORY DRAMA : Unbelievable True Stories

FAMILY HISTORY DRAMA : Unbelievable True Stories

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
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39. The Talking Appalachian Podcast

The Talking Appalachian Podcast

Talking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's language or 'voiceplaces,' 

Producer/Network

Amy D. Clark

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

22
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40. AfriWetu

AfriWetu

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
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41. Moja zgodba

Moja zgodba

Oddaja Moja zgodba nastaja v sodelovanju med Muzejem novejše zgodovine Slovenije, Študijskim centrom za

Producer/Network

Radio Ognjišče

Email

****@ognjisce.si
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42. Face To Face

Face To Face

Face To Face is an interview show that focuses on Indigenous issues. Host Dennis Ward features guests who

Host

Dennis Ward

Producer/Network

APTN News

Email

****@aptn.ca

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1
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43. Tales from the Reuther Library

Tales from the Reuther Library

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
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44. Tell Me Your Story(人生編)あなたの話をきかせてください

Tell Me Your Story(人生編)あなたの話をきかせてください

この番組は、人の話を聴くことが大好きな、ハッシーが様々な人たちの、人生に

Hosts

Sun maigic, Hussie

Producer/Network

sun maigic

Email

****@sun-magic.com
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45. The Family Histories Podcast

The Family Histories Podcast

The Family Histories Podcast is a show that celebrates those of us sat in archives, libraries, and spare

Host

Andrew Martin

Producer/Network

The Family Histories Podcast

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

6
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46. American Indian Airwaves

American Indian Airwaves

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
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47. Heritage Bytes

Heritage Bytes

Welcome to Heritage Mississauga's new podcast Heritage Bytes!Heritage Bytes explores the history, heritage,

Host

Matthew Wilkinson

Producer/Network

Heritage Mississauga

Email

****@heritagemississauga.org
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48. Dis a fi mi History Podcast

Dis a fi mi History  Podcast

This is a podcast about Caribbean History and a good resource for individuals researching their family

Host

Wendy Aris

Producer/Network

Wendy Aris

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1
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49. Bayoulands

Bayoulands

From KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas, this is a collection of some of our favorite conversations from

Producer/Network

KVLU Public Radio

Email

****@lamar.edu
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50. Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State

Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State

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
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51. Por el principio

Por el principio

Una persona, relevante por su trabajo en el ámbito cultural, artístico, literario, o deportivo, habla de su

Producer/Network

SER Podcast

Email

****@prisaradio.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1
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52. Burn The Wagon

Burn The Wagon

Come join as indigenous people come together to verbally burn The Wagon that is Capitalism, Patriarchy and

Producer/Network

Burn The Wagon

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

13
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53. History Workshop Podcast

History Workshop Podcast

Listen to leading scholars, activists and writers talk about the practice of history and reflect on the

Hosts

Marybeth Hamilton, Andrew Whitehead

Producer/Network

History Workshop

Email

****@historyworkshop.org.uk

Rating

4/5

Reviews

1
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54. Voz Off

Voz Off

Apresentado por Antonio Viviani e Nicola Lauletta, o Voz Off apresenta mensalmente entrevistas com algumas

Producer/Network

Rádiofobia Podcast Network

Email

****@gmail.com
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55. Lifelines with John Augustine - Delta College Public Radio

Lifelines with John Augustine - Delta College Public Radio

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
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56. Immigrant Stories

Immigrant Stories

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
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57. Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

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
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58. Frenchie Podcast

Frenchie Podcast

Frenchie features stories of French-speaking Cajun World War II veterans, as told by the veterans themselves.

Host

Jason Theriot

Producer/Network

jpriot

Email

****@hotmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

9
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59. Pick a Tale for Children

Pick a Tale for Children

Story teller, Lesley Dowding, brings story into the world of children, with tales from her imagination and

Producer/Network

Lesley Dowding

Email

****@accessradiotaranaki.com
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60. Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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
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61. Black in Appalachia

Black in Appalachia

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
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62. SOHP

SOHP

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
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63. Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art

Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art

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
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64. NYC Trans Oral History Project

NYC Trans Oral History Project

Podcast by NYC Trans Oral History Project

Producer/Network

NYC Trans Oral History Project

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

4
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65. Audioarchiv Kunst

Audioarchiv Kunst

Stimmen zu den Anfängen der zeitgenössischen Kunst im Rheinland.

Hosts

Sabine Oelze, Marion Ritter

Producer/Network

AudioarchivKunst

Email

****@audioarchivkunst.de
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66. LifeStory

LifeStory

Ordinary people who lived through extraordinary times tell their stories to The Living Memory Association.

Producer/Network

The Living Memory Association

Email

****@googlemail.com
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67. Gathering the Voices

Gathering the Voices

Gathering the Voices podcasts is a limited series of episodes, featuring interviews exploring the stories

Producer/Network

Gathering The Voices
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68. The Sweet Smell of Sagebrush

The Sweet Smell of Sagebrush

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
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69. GILDA MIROS

GILDA MIROS

Broadcaster, actress, author and Smithsonian Museum honoree Puerto Rican/New Yorker, Gilda Miros, presents

Host

Gilda Miros

Producer/Network

Gilda Miros

Email

****@yahoo.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

5
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70. Indigenous Voices from Fort Nisqually

Indigenous Voices from Fort Nisqually

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
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71. Evolution Of AloHā Podcast

Evolution Of AloHā Podcast

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
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72. Oqaluttuarisaanerput alakkarterparput, KNR

Oqaluttuarisaanerput alakkarterparput, KNR

Oqaluttuarisaanerput nutaanerusoq sammillugu atuakkiortut Hans Anthon Lynge aamma Aqqaluk Lynge peqatigalugit

Producer/Network

Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa / Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation

Email

****@knr.gl
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73. Connectopod™

Connectopod™

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
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74. Self Narrate: The Podcast | Gainesville Florida Storytelling

Self Narrate: The Podcast | Gainesville Florida Storytelling

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
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