What’s better than drifting off to the sound of a smooth-talking podcast host with a buttery, soothing voice? Or maybe you just want to do the dishes and sip your coffee while quiet sounds murmur from your phone speakers. Or walk among the trees with some calming company.

Whatever you’re looking for, we have some suggestions for podcasts with soothing voices to calm your mind and help you relax and unwind. So take your pick, go somewhere quiet, and press play.

Ghosthoney’s Dream Machine

Fire up the dream machine and hop aboard with Ghosthoney. Each week, he reveals magical worlds filled with goblins, ghosts, and untold tales. The perfect way to unwind after a long day.

Clarkesworld Magazine Podcast

Science fiction fans, this one’s for you. Clarkesworld, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine, has a podcast that features a single work of fiction from the pages of their magazine. Zone out to the lovely voice of host Kate Baker.

Sleep With Me

Silly bedtime stories for grownups. Take your mind off whatever is keeping you awake with a welcome distraction that progressively gets more boring until you fall to sleep.

99% Invisible

Roman Mars likely needs no introduction. The award-winning host of one of the most popular podcasts, his narration is equal parts soothing and informative. 99PI is a sound-rich narrative podcast about all the thought that goes into the unnoticed architecture and design that shapes our world.

The Allusionist

A podcast about language by English podcaster and writer Helen Zaltzman. Check out this special episode, Tranquillusionist: Your Soothing Words, in which Zaltzman reads out 10 minutes of listener-submitted words that they find most soothing in alphabetical order (abide, aesthetic, albatross…) And then dig into the back catalogue!

On Being with Krista Tippett

What does it mean to be human? Turn on this Peabody Award-winning public radio show and find out. Host Krista Tippett presents a new discovery each week about the immensity of our lives, but in a good way. You’ll feel connected to the host and guest putting together the pieces of what it means to be human.

Nocturne

Nocturne is essay radio — a hybrid form of audio storytelling that blends documentary, fiction, and sound art. Produced by Vanessa Lowe, it’s a contemplative sound-rich podcast about nighttime. Monthly episodes explore a vast range of stories that take place in the darkness. I particularly liked the below episode about a surfer stranded in the Irish Sea.

What’s your go-to podcast when you want to wind down? Let us know in the comments below, tweet at us, or send us a message on Instagram! We’d love to hear your suggestions.

Podcasts with Soothing Voices