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Storytelling
What audio can do that nothing else can.
Narrative shows, audio essays, and the medium at its most cinematic.
117 episodes tracked 32 Hidden Honey42 from shows you know
Hidden Honey
Episodes you'd never find on a chart
These come from podcasts with small audiences, but the community has spoken louder than the algorithm. Episode-level scores in the 85th+ percentile from shows with under 250k listeners.
Indie show, strong reception
Buzz that outruns the view count — reaction louder than the algorithm.
More than one viral clip
We look for episodes that earn real, sustained attention — not a single fluke moment.
Real listener praise
Genuine listener reaction behind the score — not just raw play counts.
84%Rainbow Valley, Part 13 of 16
The Sleepy Bookshelf · 48m
84%MTO Season 4 – Episode 2: “Read from the Beginning”
Moonbase Theta, Out · 25m
83%Tale of Two Cities, Part 29 of 29
The Sleepy Bookshelf · 57m
82%King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table, Part 17 of 21
The Sleepy Bookshelf · 53m
82%I Woke Up From Cryosleep On Our Colony Ship. The Crew Isn't Human Anymore | Sci-Fi
Galactic Horrors · 1h 16m
82%Episode 86: Curious Empire
On a Dark, Cold Night · 21m
81%Episode 228: Desire Path
On a Dark, Cold Night · 36m
81%NoSleep Podcast S8E01
The NoSleep Podcast · 1h 12m
81%Part 17 "The Fall"
Malevolent · 45m
80%Summer at the Library, Part 1
Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep · 34m
80%#18 Sven
Heavyweight · 32m
80%We Travel Space In Massive Asteroid Cathedrals. The Secrets Inside Are Unspeakable
Galactic Horrors · 57m
80%I Broke Into The Billionaire Space Station. I Uncovered The Horrifying Secret Of Their Extinction
Galactic Horrors · 1h 01m
79%NoSleep Podcast S4E19
The NoSleep Podcast · 50m
79%In the Library
Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep · 22m
79%S24 Ep5: NoSleep Podcast S24E05
The NoSleep Podcast · 1h 09m
79%Winter Walk
Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep · 23m
78%The Sandwich
Sleepy History · 50m
78%Relax at the Woodland Spa (Premium)
Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories · 7m
78%2025 Update: Joey
Heavyweight · 46m
78%The Cave of Cosmic Crystals
Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories · 53m
76%The Boy Who Talks to Cats
Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories · 47m
76%A Day On The Range With Ben Stoeger: 20 Years of Experience in 45 Minutes
Dalton Fischer Podcast · 46m
76%The Part of Combat Nobody Warns You About | Ex-Delta Operator Josh Burton
Dalton Fischer Podcast · 17m
76%What I Never Said to My Mom | Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf
Dalton Fischer Podcast · 16m
75%The Roman Festival of Floralia
Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories · 1h 02m
75%The Alchemist under the Mountain
Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories · 1h 19m
74%Review of the Periodic Table of Elements (13 to 29), Bedtime Sleepy Science
Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries · 1h 03m
73%Rogue Transmissions: Claudia Elvidge
Moonbase Theta, Out · 14m
73%99: Keep Sending Ops Until They Fix It
Octothorpe · 56m
71%Episode 187: Falling, Lifting, Rising
On a Dark, Cold Night · 37m
71%3+ HOURS (no music) | Christmas Magic Sleep Stories
Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories · 3h 07m
Mainstream
From shows you already know
The best episodes from the household-name shows in this topic.
88%How to Win Friends and Influence Baboons
Radiolab · 29m
88%Neither Confirm Nor Deny
Radiolab · 29m
88%Lauren Mahon on Cancer, Identity and Speaking the Unspeakable
On The Mend · 50m
88%Millie Gooch: Alcohol Addiction, Blackouts and Hangover Anxiety
On The Mend · 56m
87%Dispatch 3: Shared Immunity
Radiolab · 38m
87%What We Get Wrong About Addiction and the War on Drugs with Johann Hari
On The Mend · 27m
86%887: Two Is One, One Is None!
This American Life · 59m
83%The Unique Impact Of ‘Griselda’ With Aurora Cossio
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration · 45m
83%We the People: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Throughline · 47m
83%Lehman Brothers | The Reckoning | 4
American Scandal · 35m
83%Pt 1: Lessons From The Single Woman Who Had a Baby With Her Best-Friend | Nicola Slawson
Figuring It Out · 30m
83%Pt 2: Is it Shameful to Be a Man in 2025? | Caitlin Moran
Figuring It Out · 31m
83%Pride, Prejudice, and Peer Pressure
Throughline · 52m
83%889: There’s Something About Hail Mary
This American Life · 1h 06m
83%The Tax Collector
Throughline · 51m
83%Pt 2: What I Wish Sighted People Knew About Going Blind | Claire Sisk
Figuring It Out · 26m
83%Deepwater Horizon | The Insidious War | 4
American Scandal · 37m
83%888: Not Today, Hades!
This American Life · 59m
82%Episode 276
Sword and Scale · 1h 12m
82%What We Can Learn From Horses With Christy Cashman
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration · 38m
82%Obsessed Minisode - The One About The Law of Action (ft. Femcasters)
Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life · 4m
82%Episode 352
Sword and Scale · 1h 14m
82%The Plague of San Francisco | The Golden City | 4
American Scandal · 37m
81%Obsessed Minisode - The One About Your Zone Of Genius
Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life · 4m
81%Obsessed With Your Girlfriends and Having Real Conversations
Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life · 16m
81%Episode 304
Sword and Scale · 1h 02m
81%How Not to Age: Dr. Michael Greger on Longevity, Protein Myths, and Plant-Based Health
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration · 34m
80%The Truth About Caregiving No One Talks About
Mind If We Talk? · 54m
79%Decameron Days (Part One)
Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse · 45m
79%Embracing Queer Identity & Healing from Bullying with Margaret Cho
Mind If We Talk? · 49m
79%How to Deal with Loneliness and Build Meaningful Connections
Mind If We Talk? · 47m
78%Bruce McArthur Part 2
True Crime All The Time · 1h 08m
78%Denise Didn't Come Home | 6. A Word That Starts With C
The Binge Cases: What She Buried · 36m
78%Arthur Shawcross Part1
True Crime All The Time · 1h 34m
77%Introduction
True Crime All The Time · 4m
77%Did AI Awaken the Next Messiah?
Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse · 42m
77%Puppy Kingpin | 1. Follow the Puppies
The Binge Cases: What She Buried · 50m
76%6. Arbiters of Truth
Everything Is Fake · 31m
76%Tia Miseria
Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse · 56m
76%Deadly Cure | 5. Operation Quack Hack
The Binge Cases: What She Buried · 38m
75%1. We Are as Gods
Everything Is Fake · 29m
73%2. Blitzscaling
Everything Is Fake · 29m
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68%Mahabharata Episode 38: The Story of Savitri and Satyavan
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56%Part 44 "The Deliverance"
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56%MTO Phases - Story 2: Cas and Pol
Moonbase Theta, Out · 12m
55%Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino
American Greed Podcast · 25m
55%Haute Couture
Sleepy History · 42m
54%Queen Elizabeth I
Sleepy History · 56m
54%Mahabharata Episode 37: The Abduction of Draupadi
The Stories of Mahabharata · 18m
54%Part 19 "The Prison"
Malevolent · 51m
53%Laundry Man: The Wild Ride of the Pig Butcher's Banker
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53%Brian Can't Stop Fact-checking His Mother-In-Law
Proxy with Yowei Shaw · 51m
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51%109: But Also a Worrying One
Octothorpe · 1h 05m
51%Go back and Fetch - Part 1
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38%ep05 - the just in case soldier
Cold Shift · 17m
38%Episode 041 - Tomah Tigers vs. Cadillac Cars
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38%Being both | Episode 14
The Log Books · 29m
38%Chapter 17 - The Accident
Desert Skies · 33m
38%Episode Sixteen: Living In Grief ~ Part two
The Digital Sisterhood · 50m
37%Active listening | Episode 12
The Log Books · 28m
37%Mahabharata Episode 64: Arjun Vows Revenge
The Stories of Mahabharata · 16m
37%Mr 10 Percent: The Suburban Dad Who Fleeced Global Soccer
Chameleon · 38m
37%Chapter 28 - Those Are Some Of My Favorite Parts
Desert Skies · 37m
37%BONUS: Prelude to Mutiny 12-MP01
Girl In Space · 13m
36%Catching Up | Rediscovering Yoga & Exploring Spirituality
Quiet Hours · 25m
36%Chapter 3 - Corsonopoly
Desert Skies · 28m
36%Episode 037 - South Haven Ravens vs. Big Rapids Timbers - The Timber Race Returns!
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36%Barbers beyond gender - 017
The Log Books · 38m
34%The Group That Gets It
Proxy with Yowei Shaw · 52m
34%Self Talk | Accepting Where You Are in Life
Quiet Hours · 24m
33%ep10 - do sirens wiggle their fins in ice?
Cold Shift · 15m
32%106: High-Functioning Flesh
Girl In Space · 43m
32%Ebb & Flow
Quiet Hours · 10m
32%ep13 - the mysterious daytime working bee
Cold Shift · 14m
31%110: When Did You Last Experience Fear
Girl In Space · 43m
Hidden Honey= Episode score ≥ 85 from a podcast with under 250k monthly listeners.