ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Truth makes short, cinematic stories meant to be listened to closely, like short films for your ears. Each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go.
If you're new, some good starting places are: The Joke, Operation Skillshot, Here I Am, Dark End of the Mall, Silvia's Blood, or Can You Help Me Find My Mom.
Listening with headphones is recommended!
If you're new, some good starting places are: The Joke, Operation Skillshot, Here I Am, Dark End of the Mall, Silvia's Blood, or Can You Help Me Find My Mom.
Listening with headphones is recommended!
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 12 days
Average audio length:
24 minutes
English
United States
232 episodes
since Feb. 1, 2012
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~59.52% of listeners are from United States.
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US
59.52%
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IE
10.27%
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CA
5.30%
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GB
4.07%
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SG
2.65%
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KE
2.38%
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TW
2.16%
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PH
1.92%
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CL
1.74%
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DE
1.28%
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AU
1.28%
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IN
0.52%
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HK
0.52%
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TH
0.50%
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ZM
0.48%
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LU
0.38%
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JP
0.38%
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LV
0.37%
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NL
0.29%
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SE
0.28%
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AE
0.26%
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BR
0.20%
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ZA
0.19%
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NG
0.15%
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PL
0.14%
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KR
0.14%
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CH
0.14%
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NO
0.12%
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ES
0.12%
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ID
0.11%
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BE
0.11%
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FR
0.11%
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RO
0.11%
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IQ
0.10%
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MX
0.10%
Others
1.61%
* Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. real-time
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Jason has a werewolf problem, and he needs eight weeks of therapy to get his career back on track.
Written by David Bluvband, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by James Dwyer, Matt Pozzuolo, Danielle Delgado, David Carl, Alex Nader, Mary McDonnell, and Michael Cullen.
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
It was the perfect plan for a heist. Until it all fell apart.
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Jake is on a flight to an important business conference, but it turns into an increasingly strange and surreal journey that challenges everything he believes about getting ahead.
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We’ll have some brand new stories for you in September. But for this episode, we're introducing you to a podcast that I really love, the writing is very inventive, thoughtful and at times bizarre.
It’s called Higgenbaum’s Mitzvah, which tells you nothing about the show. So to help you understan…
We’ll have some brand new stories for you in September. But in the mean time, here's an episode about where these stories come from and the ideas inside them.
In the first half, Jonathan talks with writer Mary McDonnell about our story "Do-Over." If you haven't heard the story yet, this episode c…
Tom Ligon, one of the core performers of The Truth, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 85.
In this episode, we remember Tom's remarkable career on stage, in film, and on television, and share his final performance for The Truth, Robocalls.
After the story, you'll also hear my favorite thing To…
We're taking a break from producing new stories, so in this episode we're featuring John Dryden's BBC series There's Something I Need to Tell You. It's a smart, suspenseful thriller that follows an ordinary couple whose vacation takes a very unexpected turn.
After the first episode of the story, J…
A woman with severe social anxiety discovers that an AI therapy tool designed to prepare her for life may be keeping her from living it.
Written by Mary McDonnell, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Tallie Medel, Joy Lyn Shaw, Kimberly Chatterjee, Peter McNerney, Donald…
Jonathan talks with writer Mac Rogers about our story "Let's Not and Say We Did." If you haven't heard the story yet, this episode contains SPOILERS, so you'll want to listen to the story first.
Order your vinyl copy of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti HERE. The records will only be availa…
Jeff's open marriage is thriving, except for one problem: he can't bring himself to have sex with anyone other than his wife. Fortunately, his date has some ideas.
Written by Mac Rogers, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Dennis Pacheco, Ann Carr, and Julia Schroeder.
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