20250713 - 22 Fiction Podcasts this week
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:10 pm
LIBRARIAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Crime Of the Week - Cyberpunk, Crime and Mystery Serial Audio Drama
Crime Of the Week is an 8-episode cyberpunk true crime podcast set in So-Lar City. Each week, Iggy Sever breaks down the weirdest and wildest crimes across all corners of the sprawling megacity, all in under 15 minutes!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250704-01
Out of Time - Science fiction, Thriller and Psychological Serial Audio Book
What kind of man would attend his own funeral? What kind of courage does it take to investigate your own death? Out of Time is a thriller sci-fi narrative in which a man travels through time and space to find his own killer. Expect a calm and foreboding atmosphere culminating in thrilling action, perfect for studying and your commute to campus!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250515-05
Roll4Real - Fantasy, Science fiction Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
Five players. One cutting-edge VR game. A world beyond the screen. When a group of beta testers step into World of Zumundo, they expect a next-level RPG experience. What they get is something else entirely. Locked in their avatars, stranded in a war-torn fantasy realm, and pursued by forces they don’t understand, they must fight to survive, uncover the truth, and find a way home, if one even exists. Together as they uncover the mysteries of the world, they discover that their arrival heralds much more than a step between worlds. Join Frederick, Alexander, Grant, Lilith, and Andrew in this gripping actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast. When the fantasy stops being a game, what lengths will they go to find their way home?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250707-01
Smoke & Mirrors: A Davenport & Griffin Adventure - Steampunk Serial Audio Drama
A Victorian steampunk audio adventure!The British Ministry of Intelligence is a known and respected part of the government but it's also an agency that often works in the shadows. Their special agents are the best of the best, and they know their craft.When one of their best agents goes missing and there's barely a lead to follow, Minister Cyrus Aldridge sends Agents Spencer Davenport and Desdemona Griffin to find her.The catch?Davenport is used to working alone and resents having to take a partner.Griffin has only read about Spencer's exploits, but she knows his reputation.Neither of them are keen on working together, but they'll do what they have to in order to complete the mission.Along the way they'll uncover a mystery unlike anything they have faced before.This original content has been created by and is owned by Rhonda Parker / Words By Parker. No permission for this content to be distributed, copied, shared, or plagiarized is granted to any person, organization, or entity. The use of this original content to train any kind of artificial intelligence/AI (generative or otherwise) is strictly prohibited.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250528-03
OTHER NEW RELEASES
5WN-Zero: Signal Window: Null Øffset - Science fiction Serial Audio Drama
A lone voice wakes up broadcasting from a radio station at the edge of all reality. With no memory, no name, and no clear purpose, “The Talent” delivers strange news from across infinite worlds, plays haunting music from places that may not exist, and answers calls from beings that probably shouldn’t. Welcome to Pirate 5WNØ - your signal window into the unknown, the forgotten, and the not-yet-happened.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250518-03
Bailey Tempest in: A brush with Death - Crime and Mystery Serial Audio Drama
A genderqueer murder mystery set on the cornish coast. Join Detective Bailey Tempest as they investigate a stolen portrait, in a case that quickly snowballs into conspiracy and murder.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250703-02
Blood on the Sand - Historical, Adventure Standalone Audio Book
Blood on the Sand is a sweeping adventure set in 1830s South Africa, where exiled European James Hellanbach finds love, betrayal, and redemption in a land wilder than he imagined. As the lowveld burns with colonial greed and ancient power, James is forced to choose between two women, two loyalties—and the man he was and the man he must become. But in a place where the lions watch from the grass and the past is never silent, survival comes at a cost.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250529-06
Bodsgang - Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Psychological Serial Audio Book
Bodsgang er et action - og spændingsfyldt audiodrama, skrevet af Henrik German og oplæst af David Sakurai. Over 10 episoder fortælles historien om et blodigt hævntogt gennem Københavns underverden. Bodsgang er sat i samme univers som Henrik Germans krimiserie Tabernes klub og actionfilmen Bodsgang, som David og Henrik arbejder på at få realiseret. Læs mere om Bodsgang på henrikgerman.dk/bodsgang
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250521-05
Border Games - Science fiction Serial Audio Book
Editato e Narrato dalla voce di FabioGhiso (linktr.ee/fabioghiso) ecco a Voi BORDER GAMES: Una biografia di ScarletAxel scritta come gioco narrativo psicologico (https://www.wattpad.com/story/393744982-border-games). In Border Games sei intrappolata in una realtà distorta, dove il confine tra identità, ricordi e follia è sottile. Ogni scelta può salvarti o condannarti. Vestirai i panni di una giovane anima in cerca di redenzione, in una mente affetta da un disturbo sempre più comune, mentre le ombre del passato prendono forma e parlano appropriandosi della tua voce.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250626-02
City of Phear - Horror Serialised anthology Audio Book
City of Phear is a fictional horror podcast with stories narrated by Brennan Jordan.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250520-02
ECLIPSE - Horror Longform Call of Cthulhu Audio RPG
Welcome to the world of ECLIPSE, KBVR's premiere actual play podcast. Delve into the glitz and glamor of Hollywood and follow six celebrity heroes as they unravel the supernatural mysteries behind America's most televised event. Tune in every other Friday for new episodes. All eyes on ECLIPSE!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250530-03
Hook, Line and Livestream - Comedy, Realistic Serial Audio Drama
Hook, Line and Livestream is a dark comedy fictional story podcast that follows an oddball bunch of social media influencers and their divisive management as they work within an underground internet streaming factory farm. Anything goes within the Hook, Line and Livestream walls for views, likes and subscribers are the commodity.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250601-01
Las brasas de la traición - Horror Serial Audio Book
En las gélidas tierras de Nordenlicht, la mansión Sternenlicht—una fortaleza gótica de piedra y vitrales—esconde un secreto terrible. Lina Sternenlicht, de catorce años, despierta por un silencio antinatural y descubre a sus padres, Alaric y Elara, enfrentando a Adriano Vescari, un antiguo amigo de la familia ahora poseído por una daga maldita. Cuando Adriano asesina a Alaric y desata el caos, Lina y su mejor amiga Freya huyen entre los escombros de la mansión. La historia termina con la mansión en ruinas, Adriano en medio de llamas violetas, y Lina comprendiendo que sus padres están muertos... pero la pesadilla apenas comienza.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250613-03
Math Rocks and Mayhem - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
Just a group of late teen buddies playing Dungeons and Dragons as they best know how. They aren't afraid to crack a joke, tell a sad tale, describe what they are doing in the most comical way possible, or make more "Your mom" references than Vine did in 2016. This is Math Rocks and Mayhem... are you ready to experience chaos?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250620-05
MDxA Audio Stories - Gay / BL Romance Dramas - Romance Serial Audio Book
Voice-only microdramas from MDxA Studio. Each story is a slow-burn journey, full of tension, longing, and gay romance told in silence and sound. From strangers with switched bags… to late-night confessions across time and space, these are gay and BL love stories made to be heard. Genre: Fiction / Gay Audio Drama / BL Romance / Slow Burn Romance.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250519-03
NAT Happens: Theater of The Mindless - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
NAT Happens: Theater of the Mindless!4 shameless randos, cursed dice rolls, and DND ridiculously tragic adventures. Max fun + minimum dignity. Sub now for crit 20s!tldr; The ONLY DND Podcast in the world where every "Nat 4" roll brings MOOARR chaos.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250523-02
Rivers of London - Urban fantasy Longform Rivers of London Audio RPG
Join the Stream of Chaos as they play Rivers of London!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250522-03
The Adorned - Fantasy Serial Audio Drama
The Adorned — a Victorian-fantasy audio drama by Broke Bard Productions. In a world shadowed by dark magic and ancient prophecies, watch as the aristocracy unravels from within. A fierce revolution ignites, and from the ashes, a mysterious white fawn rises—destined to claim a shattered throne.Secrets, betrayal, and power collide as three noble houses fight for survival. Every choice could spark war… or salvation. Will you dare to witness the fall—and the rise?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250607-02
The Archive Never Ends - Fanfiction, Horror Serial Audio Drama
A young researcher known as Highland "Loxial" Veirl has survived many encounters with the paranormal and horrific anomalies of the world, and wants to share their experiences. They explain the history of what they were searching for, including reading legends and articles and stories, then talking about their encounters that they barely survived. But maybe the monsters aren't the only unnatural thing in Loxial's life?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250614-01
The Byrne Institute. - Occult and Supernatural Serial Audio Drama
Officially opened in 1827,. The Byrne institute is an asylum for the violently disturbed, the forgotten, and the possessed. By modern times its reputation has been soaked in silence, whispers, and tragedy. Officially, it's a mental health facility. Unofficially, it's a prison for the things that shouldn't exist. When long time head of staff Abraham Fieldstein suddenly dies, his son Lucas takes over to follow in the footsteps of his father's twenty eight year legacy. Armed with his fathers notes, Lucas begins to uncover what really goes on between the walls of this hallowed institution.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250704-02
True Hero - Fantasy Longform Gates of Krystalia Audio RPG
This Is True Hero—an epic tale brought to life through the Gates of Krystalia system, a JRPG-inspired TTRPG with anime-style action and a unique twist: success or failure is determined by a standard 52-card deck. In this story, a group of ordinary people from our world are summoned by divine forces to save a realm teetering on the brink of darkness. An unknown power threatens to consume everything, and if they fail, the devastation won’t stop—it will reach our own world next. But they are not sent unprepared. Gifted with extraordinary abilities, they must rise to the challenge, uncover the truth, and battle against fate itself.Blending comedy, adventure, and high-stakes drama, this show is both a journey into an exciting new system and a story of heroism, discovery, and the cost of power. Join us as we learn, play, and bring this world to life—one card at a time.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250530-04
Wanderfool - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
WanderFool is a storytelling podcast where dice meet destiny. Our goal is to tell a wonderful story through systems like Dungeons & Dragons, Daggerheart, and Draw Steel. Welcome—there’s a seat at our table for you.Your DM/GM: Jackie ThaoYour Players: Jour Vang, Kent Chang, Christopher VueDisclaimer: We are new players and gamemasters, there will be a lot of mechanical mistakes. This is a work of fiction and an improvised game of storytelling with many inspirations being taken from our own cultures and our favorite stories. The world, characters, and events are created collaboratively and may include house rules and creative liberties.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250614-02
Crime Of the Week - Cyberpunk, Crime and Mystery Serial Audio Drama
Crime Of the Week is an 8-episode cyberpunk true crime podcast set in So-Lar City. Each week, Iggy Sever breaks down the weirdest and wildest crimes across all corners of the sprawling megacity, all in under 15 minutes!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250704-01
Out of Time - Science fiction, Thriller and Psychological Serial Audio Book
What kind of man would attend his own funeral? What kind of courage does it take to investigate your own death? Out of Time is a thriller sci-fi narrative in which a man travels through time and space to find his own killer. Expect a calm and foreboding atmosphere culminating in thrilling action, perfect for studying and your commute to campus!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250515-05
Roll4Real - Fantasy, Science fiction Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
Five players. One cutting-edge VR game. A world beyond the screen. When a group of beta testers step into World of Zumundo, they expect a next-level RPG experience. What they get is something else entirely. Locked in their avatars, stranded in a war-torn fantasy realm, and pursued by forces they don’t understand, they must fight to survive, uncover the truth, and find a way home, if one even exists. Together as they uncover the mysteries of the world, they discover that their arrival heralds much more than a step between worlds. Join Frederick, Alexander, Grant, Lilith, and Andrew in this gripping actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast. When the fantasy stops being a game, what lengths will they go to find their way home?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250707-01
Smoke & Mirrors: A Davenport & Griffin Adventure - Steampunk Serial Audio Drama
A Victorian steampunk audio adventure!The British Ministry of Intelligence is a known and respected part of the government but it's also an agency that often works in the shadows. Their special agents are the best of the best, and they know their craft.When one of their best agents goes missing and there's barely a lead to follow, Minister Cyrus Aldridge sends Agents Spencer Davenport and Desdemona Griffin to find her.The catch?Davenport is used to working alone and resents having to take a partner.Griffin has only read about Spencer's exploits, but she knows his reputation.Neither of them are keen on working together, but they'll do what they have to in order to complete the mission.Along the way they'll uncover a mystery unlike anything they have faced before.This original content has been created by and is owned by Rhonda Parker / Words By Parker. No permission for this content to be distributed, copied, shared, or plagiarized is granted to any person, organization, or entity. The use of this original content to train any kind of artificial intelligence/AI (generative or otherwise) is strictly prohibited.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250528-03
OTHER NEW RELEASES
5WN-Zero: Signal Window: Null Øffset - Science fiction Serial Audio Drama
A lone voice wakes up broadcasting from a radio station at the edge of all reality. With no memory, no name, and no clear purpose, “The Talent” delivers strange news from across infinite worlds, plays haunting music from places that may not exist, and answers calls from beings that probably shouldn’t. Welcome to Pirate 5WNØ - your signal window into the unknown, the forgotten, and the not-yet-happened.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250518-03
Bailey Tempest in: A brush with Death - Crime and Mystery Serial Audio Drama
A genderqueer murder mystery set on the cornish coast. Join Detective Bailey Tempest as they investigate a stolen portrait, in a case that quickly snowballs into conspiracy and murder.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250703-02
Blood on the Sand - Historical, Adventure Standalone Audio Book
Blood on the Sand is a sweeping adventure set in 1830s South Africa, where exiled European James Hellanbach finds love, betrayal, and redemption in a land wilder than he imagined. As the lowveld burns with colonial greed and ancient power, James is forced to choose between two women, two loyalties—and the man he was and the man he must become. But in a place where the lions watch from the grass and the past is never silent, survival comes at a cost.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250529-06
Bodsgang - Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Psychological Serial Audio Book
Bodsgang er et action - og spændingsfyldt audiodrama, skrevet af Henrik German og oplæst af David Sakurai. Over 10 episoder fortælles historien om et blodigt hævntogt gennem Københavns underverden. Bodsgang er sat i samme univers som Henrik Germans krimiserie Tabernes klub og actionfilmen Bodsgang, som David og Henrik arbejder på at få realiseret. Læs mere om Bodsgang på henrikgerman.dk/bodsgang
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250521-05
Border Games - Science fiction Serial Audio Book
Editato e Narrato dalla voce di FabioGhiso (linktr.ee/fabioghiso) ecco a Voi BORDER GAMES: Una biografia di ScarletAxel scritta come gioco narrativo psicologico (https://www.wattpad.com/story/393744982-border-games). In Border Games sei intrappolata in una realtà distorta, dove il confine tra identità, ricordi e follia è sottile. Ogni scelta può salvarti o condannarti. Vestirai i panni di una giovane anima in cerca di redenzione, in una mente affetta da un disturbo sempre più comune, mentre le ombre del passato prendono forma e parlano appropriandosi della tua voce.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250626-02
City of Phear - Horror Serialised anthology Audio Book
City of Phear is a fictional horror podcast with stories narrated by Brennan Jordan.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250520-02
ECLIPSE - Horror Longform Call of Cthulhu Audio RPG
Welcome to the world of ECLIPSE, KBVR's premiere actual play podcast. Delve into the glitz and glamor of Hollywood and follow six celebrity heroes as they unravel the supernatural mysteries behind America's most televised event. Tune in every other Friday for new episodes. All eyes on ECLIPSE!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250530-03
Hook, Line and Livestream - Comedy, Realistic Serial Audio Drama
Hook, Line and Livestream is a dark comedy fictional story podcast that follows an oddball bunch of social media influencers and their divisive management as they work within an underground internet streaming factory farm. Anything goes within the Hook, Line and Livestream walls for views, likes and subscribers are the commodity.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250601-01
Las brasas de la traición - Horror Serial Audio Book
En las gélidas tierras de Nordenlicht, la mansión Sternenlicht—una fortaleza gótica de piedra y vitrales—esconde un secreto terrible. Lina Sternenlicht, de catorce años, despierta por un silencio antinatural y descubre a sus padres, Alaric y Elara, enfrentando a Adriano Vescari, un antiguo amigo de la familia ahora poseído por una daga maldita. Cuando Adriano asesina a Alaric y desata el caos, Lina y su mejor amiga Freya huyen entre los escombros de la mansión. La historia termina con la mansión en ruinas, Adriano en medio de llamas violetas, y Lina comprendiendo que sus padres están muertos... pero la pesadilla apenas comienza.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250613-03
Math Rocks and Mayhem - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
Just a group of late teen buddies playing Dungeons and Dragons as they best know how. They aren't afraid to crack a joke, tell a sad tale, describe what they are doing in the most comical way possible, or make more "Your mom" references than Vine did in 2016. This is Math Rocks and Mayhem... are you ready to experience chaos?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250620-05
MDxA Audio Stories - Gay / BL Romance Dramas - Romance Serial Audio Book
Voice-only microdramas from MDxA Studio. Each story is a slow-burn journey, full of tension, longing, and gay romance told in silence and sound. From strangers with switched bags… to late-night confessions across time and space, these are gay and BL love stories made to be heard. Genre: Fiction / Gay Audio Drama / BL Romance / Slow Burn Romance.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250519-03
NAT Happens: Theater of The Mindless - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
NAT Happens: Theater of the Mindless!4 shameless randos, cursed dice rolls, and DND ridiculously tragic adventures. Max fun + minimum dignity. Sub now for crit 20s!tldr; The ONLY DND Podcast in the world where every "Nat 4" roll brings MOOARR chaos.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250523-02
Rivers of London - Urban fantasy Longform Rivers of London Audio RPG
Join the Stream of Chaos as they play Rivers of London!
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250522-03
The Adorned - Fantasy Serial Audio Drama
The Adorned — a Victorian-fantasy audio drama by Broke Bard Productions. In a world shadowed by dark magic and ancient prophecies, watch as the aristocracy unravels from within. A fierce revolution ignites, and from the ashes, a mysterious white fawn rises—destined to claim a shattered throne.Secrets, betrayal, and power collide as three noble houses fight for survival. Every choice could spark war… or salvation. Will you dare to witness the fall—and the rise?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250607-02
The Archive Never Ends - Fanfiction, Horror Serial Audio Drama
A young researcher known as Highland "Loxial" Veirl has survived many encounters with the paranormal and horrific anomalies of the world, and wants to share their experiences. They explain the history of what they were searching for, including reading legends and articles and stories, then talking about their encounters that they barely survived. But maybe the monsters aren't the only unnatural thing in Loxial's life?
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250614-01
The Byrne Institute. - Occult and Supernatural Serial Audio Drama
Officially opened in 1827,. The Byrne institute is an asylum for the violently disturbed, the forgotten, and the possessed. By modern times its reputation has been soaked in silence, whispers, and tragedy. Officially, it's a mental health facility. Unofficially, it's a prison for the things that shouldn't exist. When long time head of staff Abraham Fieldstein suddenly dies, his son Lucas takes over to follow in the footsteps of his father's twenty eight year legacy. Armed with his fathers notes, Lucas begins to uncover what really goes on between the walls of this hallowed institution.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250704-02
True Hero - Fantasy Longform Gates of Krystalia Audio RPG
This Is True Hero—an epic tale brought to life through the Gates of Krystalia system, a JRPG-inspired TTRPG with anime-style action and a unique twist: success or failure is determined by a standard 52-card deck. In this story, a group of ordinary people from our world are summoned by divine forces to save a realm teetering on the brink of darkness. An unknown power threatens to consume everything, and if they fail, the devastation won’t stop—it will reach our own world next. But they are not sent unprepared. Gifted with extraordinary abilities, they must rise to the challenge, uncover the truth, and battle against fate itself.Blending comedy, adventure, and high-stakes drama, this show is both a journey into an exciting new system and a story of heroism, discovery, and the cost of power. Join us as we learn, play, and bring this world to life—one card at a time.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250530-04
Wanderfool - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG
WanderFool is a storytelling podcast where dice meet destiny. Our goal is to tell a wonderful story through systems like Dungeons & Dragons, Daggerheart, and Draw Steel. Welcome—there’s a seat at our table for you.Your DM/GM: Jackie ThaoYour Players: Jour Vang, Kent Chang, Christopher VueDisclaimer: We are new players and gamemasters, there will be a lot of mechanical mistakes. This is a work of fiction and an improvised game of storytelling with many inspirations being taken from our own cultures and our favorite stories. The world, characters, and events are created collaboratively and may include house rules and creative liberties.
AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250614-02