20 Best Worldbuilding Podcasts

1. Friends at the Table

Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends.
Podcast friendsatthetable.net
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 1.1KTwitter Followers 16.3K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 123 min Since Sep 2014 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.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. Does A 20 Hit?

Another actual play podcast focused on worldbuilding and Improv amongst friends, living out fully fleshed-out worlds.
Podcast summerland.buzzsprout.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 114 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

3. Worldbuild With Us

Looking to get creative? Every week, host Rob Hilferty, Chris Prunty, and Daniel Quinn build fantastical worlds piece by piece with input and feedback from the listeners!
Podcast worldbuildwithus.com
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 195Twitter Followers 155 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 52 min Since Aug 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. Your Rivers Are Wrong

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.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Worldbuilding for Masochists

A podcast by three fantasy authors who love to overcomplicate their writing lives and want to help you do the same.
Podcast worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com
Hosts Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris
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Twitter Followers 1.4K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 72 min Since Jun 2019 Play Get Email Contact

6. Worldbuilding With Burk

It can be difficult knowing where to start while worldbuilding. Join Burk every other week, Dungeon master of 8 years and avid worldbuilder, as he walks through his process of building worlds and gives advice for new Dms.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 50 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 12 min Since Apr 2021 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Dungeoneered

A podcast about creative worldbuilding using what's available and building upon it, mainly focusing on Dungeons and Dragons.
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Twitter Followers 1 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 64 min Since Sep 2020 Play Get Email Contact

8. Exolore

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.
Podcast moiyamctier.com
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Twitter Followers 706 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 58 min Since Apr 2020 Play Get Email Contact

9. Wayfarer's Guide to Worldbuilding

The Wayfarer's Guide to Worldbuilding is a tool to help writers, DMs, and creatives build unique, scientific, and magical worlds. Each episode explores one facet of worldbuilding and gives practical advice on writing these elements. Hosted by the Mythos and Ink staff Kyle Rudge (Marketing Director), Allison Alexander (Editorial Director), and Emma Skrumeda (Publicist) the podcast explores strong examples of worldbuilding from science fiction and fantasy books, TV shows, and movies and offers a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes world of publishing.
Podcast mythosink.com+ Follow
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Facebook Followers 299Twitter Followers 1.4KInstagram Followers 223 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2020 Play Get Email Contact

10. World Explores

Moon and Star (aka Cassie and Isaac) take random ideas and try to create an entire world out of them.
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Twitter Followers 8 Frequency 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 38 min Since Feb 2021 Play Get Email Contact

11. Lex Out Loud

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.
Podcast lexstarwalker.com
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Twitter Followers 1.1K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 66 min Play Get Email Contact

12. Lorekeepers

Lorekeepers is a worldbuilding podcast about two friends who create an intricately detailed world full of magical adventures and deadly strife before your very ears. Each week, Carter and Frank roll up their sleeves and get messy exploring the fictional cosmos of Halûme through friendly chatter and intelligent discussion.
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 51 Frequency 11 episodes / year Avg Length 88 min Since Feb 2018 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. Worldcasting Podcast

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.
Podcast worldbuildingmagazine.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 959Twitter Followers 1.8KInstagram Followers 882 Since Dec 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

14. Unstoppable Authors

Indie authors Angeline and Holly discuss their adventures in self publishing and fantasy worldbuilding. Episodes every Monday, juggled around their limited child-free time. Also hosts of the Indie Fire Writers Conference.
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 172Twitter Followers 266Instagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 20 episodes / year Avg Length 45 min Since Jul 2018 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

15. Rifts & Rules

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 Tuesday and Thursday at 1PM UTC.
Podcast redcircle.com
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 18 Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

16. Worldbuilder's Anvil

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.
Podcast gardul.com
Host Jeffery W. Ingram
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Facebook Followers 231Twitter Followers 1.3K Since Jan 2015 Play Get Email Contact