20 Best Worldbuilding Podcasts

1. Friends at the Table

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Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. Find us (and a listener guide) @Friends_Table on Twitter.MORE Host Austin walker
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 1.1KTwitter 15.8K Avg Length 126 min Since Sep 2014 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.(Export Full Database)Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Worldbuilding for Masochists

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A podcast by three fantasy authors who love to overcomplicate things for themselves.
Hosts Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris
Producer/Network worldbuildingformasochists
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 1.8K Avg Length 75 min Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact

3. Does A 20 Hit?

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Another actual play podcast focused on worldbuilding and Improv amongst friends, living out fully fleshed-out worlds.Current Campaign: Backspin Dai-height (Ran By Mic, Players include Danny, Dio, Jas,)Dio: Twitter.com/pmunivevoDanny: https://twitter.com/RainingRoses_/Mik: https://www.instagram.com/issyaboimic/Kenny: https://twitter.com/eldr1tchmoonJas: https://twitter.com/GoopieGhostMORE Hosts Dio, Danny, Mik, Kenny, Jasper
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 95 min Get Email Contact

4. The Worldbuilder's Tavern

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At The Worldbuilder's Tavern podcast, we like to kick back with a drink and chat about the storytelling in science fiction and fantasy books, movies, and TV shows. Your hosts are three nerds—writer Emma Maione, editor Allison Alexander, and academic Christiana Jones—who love breaking down tropes, examining plot, and questioning the status quo. If you write novels or just enjoy discussions about worldbuilding, you're in the right place.MORE Hosts Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, Christiana Jones
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 299Twitter 1.3KInstagram 261 Avg Length 43 min Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Your Rivers Are Wrong

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Two people across the ocean talk worldbuilding and storytelling!'The possibilities are truly infinite within the worlds built by one's imagination. Two very easily distracted people ponder on the impact and art form of worldbuilding in every medium of creativity, from TV to tabletop games. From New York to the Netherlands, every week we a new topic to the transatlantic table, and afterwards round out the episode with an improvised worldbuilding prompt.'The Hosts:- Merle https://merlefindhammer.com- Dante https://youtube.com/@WintryRPGContact us at: yourriversarewrong@gmail.comMORE Producer/Network Merle and Dante
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 10 Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

6. Worldbuild With Us

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Where we create fantastical worlds with help from you, our listeners!
Hosts Rob Hilferty, Daniel Quinn, Courtney Staples
Producer/Network Worldbuild With Us
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 254Twitter 148 Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact

7. Lex Out Loud: Writing Science Fiction

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Lex Out Loud is a podcast for writers, readers and all lovers of speculative fiction. I'm writing my third novel, and I'm taking you along for the journey. Whether you're a writer or game master, or you're just curious about the creative writing process, this show is for you! I discuss my writing process, and I share the insights I learn, as my experience grows.MORE Host Lex Starwalker
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 66 min Get Email Contact

8. Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast

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Lorekeepers is a worldbuilding podcast about two friends chronicling the journey of an ever-expanding tapestry of interwoven lore.While other podcasts may start a new world with each episode, Carter and Frank return to Halûme each week, determined to create the deepest, grandest, and most nuanced fictional setting ever. Never forget that in an infinite world, there are always more tales to tell.MORE Hosts Carter, Frank
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 119 Avg Length 84 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

9. Dungeoneered

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Are you feeling uninspired? Can't think of the next encounter your party should face? Can't imagine a fascinating origin story for a city, nation, or universe? Then Dungeoneered may be right for you. With just one dose of our weekly podcast your creative shortcomings will burst into a fiery passion of imagination, breaking the chains of writer's block like an evil god summoned by his cult. Soon your world will be teeming with ancient living volcanos, flying sky fortresses, and Big Bad Evil Guys. Unleash your fountain of creative energy today by listening to Dungeoneered.MORE Hosts Aaron, Josh
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 8 Avg Length 66 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

10. Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

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Have you ever wondered what life would be like on a planet different from our own, or how writers create your favorite fictional worlds? Well, wonder no more because we have the facts for you! Every other week, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how special our planet really is.MORE Host Dr. Moiya Mctier
Producer/Network Multitude
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 890 Avg Length 56 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Worldcasting Podcast

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Join us for some casual discussions about the craft of worldbuilding aimed at giving general advice, best practices, and support on the meta topics in the craft.If you enjoy Worldcasting, check out Worldbuilding Magazine for free-to-download worldbuilding articles, inspiration, interviews, and artwork.Worldcasting is an affiliate production of Worldbuilding Magazine.MORE Producer/Network Worldbuilding Magazine
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.3KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 915 Avg Length 76 min Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

12. Unstoppable Authors

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Indie authors Angeline Trevena, Holly Lyne and Julia Scott discuss their adventures in self publishing and writer life. Episodes every Monday, juggled around their limited child-free time.
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 262Twitter 270Instagram 1.5K Avg Length 44 min Since Jul 2018 Get Email Contact

13. Rifts & Rules: A 5e Dungeons and Dragons Podcast

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We cover the rules of 5e D&D and how to worldbuild with our two hosts, Nathan, creator of Riftwake, and Josh, current DM of Riftwake. This show airs every Wednesday at 8am CST.
Producer/Network Nathan Wong, Remy Lerner
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 307 Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

14. Worldbuilding With Burk

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It can be difficult knowing where to start with worldbuilding your own campaigns. Join Burk every other week, Dungeon master of 10 years and avid worldbuilder, as he walks through his process of building worlds and gives advice for new and experienced Dms. We cover many different TTRPGS.MORE Producer/Network Burk
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 53 Avg Length 12 min Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

15. Worldbuilder's Anvil

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Do you have visions of fantasy world's dancing through your head? Are you a gamemaster that wants to tell stories in your world? Are you a fiction writer who wants your next setting to be your best? Do you want to build better fantasy worlds?Then the Worldbuilder's Anvil podcast is for you. Learn to create the physical world, characters, cultures, kingdoms, races, species and monsters. Learn it all, with some banter to boot.Join Michael and Jeffery on the weekly podcast that looks at storytelling, game mastering, pop culture and life through the lens of fantasy world building...MORE Host Jeffery W. Ingram
Producer/Network Jeffery W. Ingram And Michael Miller
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 231Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 33 min Since Jan 2015 Get Email Contact

16. World Explores: A World Building Podcast

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This is a world building podcast in which Cassie and Isaac world build unique worlds for creative writing ideas and creative writing prompts. These ideas are free to use for your personal creative writing projects and world building needs, such as D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) RPG, or any fantasy world needs you might have.MORE Hosts Cassandra Smith, Isaac
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Twitter 17 Avg Length 38 min Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact