Traversal
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.
Best Sellers
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The Universe in Verse
- 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
- Written by: Maria Popova, Ofra Amit
- Narrated by: Maria Popova, Lili Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4
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In this audiobook Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian, presents a celebration of the human search for truth and beauty through the lenses of science and poetry. Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it...
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A rare gem of writing made better with voice
- By Ben Geminii on 2025-04-15
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The Universe in Verse
- 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
- Narrated by: Maria Popova, Lili Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 2024-10-01
- Language: English
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Traversal
- Written by: Maria Popova
- Narrated by: Natascha McElhone
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Marginalian creator and bestselling author Maria Popova, a bold exploration of what makes a meaningful life. "It's difficult to imagine a better narrator than Natascha McElhone for this...McElhone's soft voice and poetic cadence guide listeners into the personal and professional lives...
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Traversal
- Narrated by: Natascha McElhone
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2026-02-17
- Language: English
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Figuring
- Written by: Maria Popova
- Narrated by: Natascha McElhone
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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Story17
Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries—beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine...
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Really really long but beautifully told
- By Zita K. Ranics on 2023-02-04
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Figuring
- Narrated by: Natascha McElhone
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-05
- Language: English
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