Best 30 US Game Design Podcasts

A curated list of the best us game design podcasts to listen to. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. MYTHICast. Mythicos Studios MYTHIC EARTH Podcast

MYTHICast. Mythicos Studios MYTHIC EARTH Podcast
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MYTHICast is a bi-monthly presentation by the Mythicos Studios Design team. Hosts Lord Mortis, Father Time

Hosts

Nelson Martinez (Male), Chris Remetz (Male)

Last Episode Date

Email

****@mythicosstudios.com

Listener Type

Tabletop Gamer, RPG Enthusiast, Fantasy Storytelling Fan

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Review

(US) 20

Avg Length

47 mins
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2. Mastering Dungeons

Mastering Dungeons
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RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a

Hosts

Teos Abadia (Male), Shawn Merwin (Male)

Producer/Network

Mastering Dungeons

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Game Designer, RPG Enthusiast, Dungeon Master (DM)

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

(US) 167

Avg Length

93 mins

3. In The Scene: Indie Arcade Wave

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Indie Arcade Wave is diving into the scene to show you how arcades are evolving. Exploring Indie game design,

Host

Joe Wagner

Producer/Network

Indie Arcade Wave

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Game Designer, Indie Game Developer, Arcade Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

AE-AR

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(AE-AR) 5

Avg Length

36 mins

4. The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

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A series of in-depth conversations between video game makers on the business and craft of interactive

Host

Ted Price

Producer/Network

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Last Episode Date

Email

****@interactive.org

Listener Type

Entrepreneur, Game Developer, Video Game Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 186

Avg Length

90 mins

5. Building the Game

Building the Game
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Join Jason Slingerland and his fellow game design friends as they discuss the ins and outs, and ups and downs

Host

Jason Slingerland (Male)

Producer/Network

Jason Slingerland

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Board Game Enthusiast, Tabletop Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(US) 51

Avg Length

64 mins

6. One Stop Co-Op Shop

One Stop Co-Op Shop
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One Stop Co-Op Shop is a podcast about cooperative boardgames. Game designers & publishers, Peter Gousis &

Hosts

Peter Gousis (Male), Michael Kelley (Male), Steve Kingsley

Producer/Network

Peter Gousis, Michael Kelley, Steve Kingsley

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Board Game Enthusiast, Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.4/5

Apple Review

(US) 103

Avg Length

45 mins

7. Spiritual Successor

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Spiritual successor is a comedy, video game design podcast inspired by Polygon's CoolGames Inc. Spiritual

Hosts

Blake Raya (Male), AJ Hart (Male)

Producer/Network

Spiritual Successor

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(US) 38

Avg Length

57 mins

8. Think Like A Game Designer

Think Like A Game Designer
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In Think Like a Game Designer, award-winning designer and Stone Blade Entertainment CEO Justin Gary speaks

Last Episode Date

Listener Type

Entrepreneur, Creative Professional, Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Review

(US) 82

Avg Length

76 mins

9. Deep Listens

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A bi-weekly video game book club that takes a deep look at one game every episode. We discuss the literary

Hosts

Gino Grieco (Male), Braden, Chris

Producer/Network

Deep Listens

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Gamer, Literary Enthusiast, Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(US) 15

Avg Length

78 mins

10. The Game Design Round Table

The Game Design Round Table
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Covering the full breadth of digital, tabletop, and role playing games, The Game Design Round Table inspires

Hosts

Dirk Knemeyer (Male), David V. Heron (Male)

Producer/Network

Dirk Knemeyer & David V. Heron

Last Episode Date

Email

****@knemeyer.com

Listener Type

Board Game Enthusiast, Game Designer, Tabletop Game Player

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 146

Avg Length

57 mins

11. The Dice Tower

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Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and

Hosts

Tom Vasel (Male), Eric Summerer (Male)

Producer/Network

Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Board Game Enthusiast, Game Designer, Casual Gamer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

(US) 1130

Avg Length

63 mins

12. Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication
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Game Design Unboxed features interviews with tabletop game designers on specific games or series of games

Host

Danielle Reynolds (Female)

Producer/Network

Danielle Reynolds

Last Episode Date

Listener Type

Board Game Enthusiast, Tabletop Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.2/5

Apple Review

(US) 6

Avg Length

172 mins

13. The Maniculum Podcast

The Maniculum Podcast
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Maniculum: little hand, pointing finger; often found in manuscript marginalia. Hi! We're Mac and Zoe, a

Hosts

Mac Boyle (Male), Zoe Franznick (Female)

Producer/Network

The Maniculum Podcast

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Historian, Game Developer, TTRPG Player

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(US) 39

Avg Length

90 mins

14. Knox Game Design

Knox Game Design
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Knox Game Design is a monthly discussion by game creators in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. We share our

Hosts

Dylan Wolf (Male), Levi D. Smith (Male)

Producer/Network

Knox Game Design

Last Episode Date

Email

****@dylanwolf.com

Listener Type

Game Developer, Indie Game Creator

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4/5

Apple Review

(US) 7

Avg Length

32 mins

15. Design Doc

Design Doc
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Come along with Hannah and Evan in a living documentation of the game design process, from the first spark of

Hosts

Hannah Shaffer (Female), Evan Rowland (Male)

Producer/Network

Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Video Game Enthusiast, Game Designer, Indie Game Developer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(US) 26

Avg Length

48 mins

16. Role Playing Public Radio

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Role Playing Public Radio is a tabletop RPG podcast for all gamers! Our shows feature gaming advice, reviews,

Host

Ross Payton (Male)

Producer/Network

Ross Payton

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Game Designer, Tabletop Gamer, RPG Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

(US) 167

Avg Length

81 mins

17. GameMakers

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The GameMakers podcast publishes current, entertaining, and in-depth discussions on F2P game development.

Host

Joseph Kim (Male)

Producer/Network

Joseph Kim

Last Episode Date

Email

****@gamemakers.com

Listener Type

Entrepreneur, Investor, Game Developer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 6

Avg Length

65 mins

18. Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead is the leading strategy game themed podcast on the internet. Every week a panel of

Hosts

Troy Goodfellow, Tom Chick, Bruce Geryk, Julian Murdoch

Producer/Network

Idle Thumbs

Last Episode Date

Email

****@idlethumbs.net

Listener Type

Game Designer, Strategy Game Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 465

Avg Length

75 mins

19. The Jocular Junction

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Leveling up as Game Masters!! Discussing Table-Top RPG news, systems, and design! Live on YouTube Saturday

Host

Jordan Peterson (Male)

Producer/Network

TTRPG News and more!

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Game Designer, Fantasy Fiction Lover

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(US) 31

Avg Length

100 mins

20. Feed The Ball

Feed The Ball
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In the Feed the Ball podcast, Golf Digest architecture editor Derek Duncan discusses golf course design,

Host

Derek Duncan (Male)

Producer/Network

Derek Duncan

Email

****@comcast.net

Listener Type

Golf Enthusiast, Landscape Architect

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 173

Avg Length

108 mins

21. Monster Mash

Monster Mash
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Monster Mash is an irreverant weekly podcast about the various monsters of the Monster Hunter games; their

Hosts

Luke Summerhayes (Male), Matt

Producer/Network

The Fated Four

Email

****@hotmail.com

Listener Type

Video Game Enthusiast, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Fans

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

(US) 16

Avg Length

25 mins

22. Panda's Talking Games

Panda's Talking Games
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Queer gamers talking about table top role playing games and making outtakes! Join pandas Phil and Senda every

Hosts

Senda Linaugh (Female), Phil Vecchione (Male)

Producer/Network

Senda Linaugh and Phil Vecchione

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Game Designer, TTRPG Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(US) 58

Avg Length

58 mins

23. Will It Game? Podcast

Will It Game? Podcast
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We pitch crappy board games so you don't have to. Join Ric and Ryan as they share misguided board game

Hosts

Ric White (Male), Ryan Gutowski (Male)

Producer/Network

One Board Family

Email

****@oneboardfamily.com

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

(US) 15

Avg Length

28 mins

24. Standard Edish: A video game, book club podcast

Standard Edish: A video game, book club podcast
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Standard Edish is a video game, book club podcast currently focused on Baldur's Gate 3. From lore to game

Hosts

Billy Krolick (Male), Jackie Sharp (Female), Kayleigh Mitchell (Female), Alan Segama (Male)

Producer/Network

Standard Edish

Email

****@gmail.com

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(US) 73

Avg Length

74 mins

25. The Board Game Design Lab

The Board Game Design Lab
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The Board Game Design Lab was created for one purpose: to help you design great games people love. To

Host

Gabe Barrett (Male)

Producer/Network

Gabe Barrett

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Entrepreneur, Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

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Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

(US) 198

Avg Length

68 mins

26. Journal Updated

Journal Updated
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Journal Updated is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on exploring the design of choice within the

Hosts

Nora Blake, Molly Rhinebeck

Producer/Network

Nora Blake & Molly Rhinebeck

Email

****@abnormalmapping.com

Listener Type

Game Designer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

(US) 15

27. The Clockwork Game Design Podcast

The Clockwork Game Design Podcast
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A show about games and game design by Keith Burgun.

Host

Keith Burgun (Male)

Producer/Network

The Clockwork Game Design Podcast

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Game Designer, Indie Game Developer

Most Listeners in

United States

Estimated listeners

Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

3.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 19

Avg Length

60 mins
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