Literature Podcasts

LearnOutLoud.com presents the Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson Podcast. Born in 1803, Emerson was renowned during the mid 19th century as a philosopher, writer, public orator, naturalist, and spiritual trailblazer.

Join the World Book Club and listen to the globe’s great authors discuss their best known works of literature. The BBC's Harriett Gilbert has been hosting this monthly radio show since 2002 with over 200 podcast episodes on the feed...

A fast-paced, entertaining, and educational collection of narrated short stories and tales for all ages.

A monthly reading and conversation.

Aesop's Fables Podcast collects the timeless moral fables of the Greek storyteller Aesop.

Book TV's After Words features the author of a recently published hardback non-fiction book interviewed by a guest host with some knowledge, background, or connection to the subject matter of the book. After Words airs on Book TV every Sunday, at 6pm ET.

LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to provide the Lit Summary Podcast. Each episode contains an abbreviated yet complete audio summary of a classic book in western literature.

With this series we will investigate the gods, heroes, and myths that formed bedrock of belief in the ancient Greek and Roman world.

Lose yourself in a great story with LeVar Burton Reads. In each episode, host LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek, Roots) hand-picks a different piece of short fiction, and reads it to you.

It's story time for adults with NPR's award-winning series of short fiction read by the stars of stage and screen.