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Journalist Earl Swift has written seven books and hundreds of major features for newspapers and magazines, all distinguished by evocative language and deeply immersive reporting. Since 2012, he has been a fellow of Virginia Humanities at the University of Virginia. Swift has a 26-year-old daughter, Saylor, who is his neighbor in the Blue Ridge mountains west of Charlottesville.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • Hell Put to Shame

    • The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery
    • Written by: Earl Swift
    • Narrated by: Mark Deakins
    • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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    • Language: English
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    • Across the Airless Wilds

    • The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
    • Written by: Earl Swift
    • Narrated by: Adam Verner
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 2021-07-06
    • Language: English
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    • Chesapeake Requiem

    • A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
    • Written by: Earl Swift
    • Narrated by: Tom Parks
    • Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 2018-08-07
    • Language: English
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    • The Big Roads

    • The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways
    • Written by: Earl Swift
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2011-12-21
    • Language: English
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    • Auto Biography

    • A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream
    • Written by: Earl Swift
    • Narrated by: Greg Itzin
    • Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 2014-05-06
    • Language: English
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