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Top 3 Worldbuilding Podcasts

Jan 12, 2026

The Best Worldbuilding Podcasts from millions of podcasts available on the Goodpods platform and ranked by listens, ratings, comments, subscriptions and shares.

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Ramen Packet Gaming

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Ramen Packet Gaming

28 Episodes

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Avg Length 32mins

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Latest Episode 1 year ago

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Introducing "Ramen Packet Gaming Podcast," a captivating and flavorful journey into the realm of tabletop role-playing games. Each week your hosts and seasoned game masters Richard Kevis & William Luna (and Leah MacLaughlin when she feels like it), guide listeners through the enthralling world of TTPGs (Tabletop Role-Playing Games). With a delightful blend of expertise and entertainment, they bring their playtesting adventures to life in a unique semi-live radio show format. Visit fantastical realms, where heroes rise, quests unfold, and friendships are forged. As cozy to listen to as it is to eat ramen!

Top 10 Best Ramen Packet Gaming Episodes
Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast

242 Episodes

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Avg Length 70mins

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Latest Episode 2 years ago

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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.
Top 10 Best Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast Episodes

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Heroes & Thieves

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Heroes & Thieves

73 Episodes

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Avg Length 59mins

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Latest Episode 2 years ago

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A creative world building exercise led by brothers Michael and Greg Starks, in which they attempt to build fantasy and sci-fi worlds every week using only three words as the basis. Good, bad, and ugly ideas are all welcome here.

Top 10 Best Heroes & Thieves Episodes

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Game Master's Journey

330 Episodes

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Avg Length 74mins

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Latest Episode 2 months ago

Game Master’s Journey is a discussion podcast for GMs and players of Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs hosted by Lex Starwalker. The show explores strategies players and GMs can use to enhance the gaming experience for everyone at the table. Lex also discusses the creation of his homebrew D&D setting, Primordia, providing a valuable worldbuilding resource for DMs creating their own setting.

Top 10 Best Game Master's Journey Episodes
Der Götterkomplex

85 Episodes

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Avg Length 49mins

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Latest Episode 5 months ago

Der Götterkomplex ist ein Science-Fiction-Worldbuilding-Podcast, der sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, ein eigenständiges und in sich konsistentes Science-Fiction-Erzähluniversum zu erschaffen. Wir laden alle ein, die Lust haben, ihre Sci-Fi-Fantasien mit uns zu teilen. Taucht mit uns ab in die Welt der (spekulativen) Wissenschaft und des Nerdtums – und helft mit, ein brandneues Open-Source-Universum zu erschaffen. Ein Abo lohnt sich allemal – hier gibt’s regelmäßig frischen Nerd-Nachschub! 😊 Wir freuen uns auf euch. Energie!
Top 10 Best Der Götterkomplex Episodes
Worldbuilding Blueprints

23 Episodes

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Avg Length 29mins

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Latest Episode 8 days ago

Worldbuilding Blueprints is brought to you by Just In Time Worldbuilding! This podcast aims to guide you through step by step world building. Each season of the podcast will close out with a book that collects the information of the podcast as well as a series of worksheets in one easy to digest and use resource.

Top 10 Best Worldbuilding Blueprints Episodes
Roleing Imperfection

166 Episodes

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Avg Length 49mins

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Latest Episode 2 years ago

Our podcast features two friends with over fifteen years of gaming experience chatting about tabletop role playing games. Our philosophy involves complex character design integrated with fully fleshed out worlds. We aim to help people write characters, play tabletop rpgs, and run their own games. Each episode will break down a different roleplaying topic with stories from our past games and suggestions for how to make your games better.New episodes launch Thursdays! Remember to play what you love, and, may your characters do something epic!
Top 10 Best Roleing Imperfection Episodes
Story Soil - Worldbuilding Science Fiction and Fantasy

16 Episodes

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Avg Length 38mins

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Latest Episode 4 years ago

Each episode, long-time worldbuilding duo Lauren Harris and Adryn Erickson pair with Farm to Taber's plant medicine PhD, Dr. Sarah Taber to interview experts on topics like Ancient Trade Routes or 3D Printing in Space, then use what they learned to brainstorm a sci-fi or fantasy world listeners can use and make their own.
Top 10 Best Story Soil - Worldbuilding Science Fiction and Fantasy Episodes
Hook Cooks

36 Episodes

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Avg Length 43mins

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Latest Episode 6 months ago

Dubbed 'The spiritual successor to Will it Blend?' by some, and 'Definitely a podcast' by others, the Hook Cooks take a random prompt every episode and blind-bake it into a story, a world, an adventure, and a whole lot of fun. Each meal is paired with a side-salad and plated up in a dizzying and dramatic radio-play. Send us your prompts, listen in, and steal as many ideas as you like!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top 10 Best Hook Cooks Episodes
Ashen Snow

20 Episodes

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Avg Length 45mins

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Latest Episode 1 year ago

Join Vin, Varren, Mia, and Freya on an extraordinary journey through the mysterious Missing Moment in the captivating Pathfinder 2e adventure path "Gatewalkers." Get ready for thrilling encounters, epic quests, and unimaginable discoveries. Don't miss a single moment of this thrilling show!
Top 10 Best Ashen Snow Episodes
Insider Worldbuilding

27 Episodes

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Avg Length 23mins

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Latest Episode 1 year ago

Hi!
I’m Fox Keyes.
Shortly after my fourteenth birthday, I was tricked into passing through an inter-dimensional gateway to a world called Dunari.
Years later, I’m still here.
And ready to talk about it.
From killer toilets to killer Spirit Storms, and just about everything in between, I will describe how I learned to survive living in another world.
This podcast is for creatives who think outside the box.
Perhaps you are a role-playing gamer searching for a unique character angle? Or maybe you’re a games master designing something cool. Or are you a world builder or author seeking inspiration to bring your unique, inner vision to life?
If so, my insights and experiences in Dunari may help.

Twice monthly, I will relate aspects of my life here, and provide context which may help you world build.
For more info, visit my website: https://www.worldofdunari.com

Top 10 Best Insider Worldbuilding Episodes
Tales from the Low City

18 Episodes

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Avg Length 23mins

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Latest Episode 24 days ago

Deep beneath the soil of a dead world, there is life.

Tales From The Low City is a collection of tales from a strange, bleak, and beautiful world where all creatures great and small, ambitious and content, bipedal and tripedal and quadrupedal must come together and make something like "civilisation".


Created by Dom Guilfoyle.

Support the show:

www.patreon.com/domguilfoyle

Discord:

https://discord.gg/BF5Ar6pNny


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top 10 Best Tales from the Low City Episodes
Dice and Quills

20 Episodes

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Avg Length 27mins

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Latest Episode 4 months ago

Where storytelling and dice rolls collide. Join professional Game Master Darren Ruckle for tips, tales, and inspiration to level up your TTRPG worlds and games.

Top 10 Best Dice and Quills Episodes
Permanently Moved

305 Episodes

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Avg Length 5mins

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Latest Episode 5 months ago

Permanently Moved is a weekly 301-second long podcast by Jay Springett. Since 2018, this long-running microcast has explored internet culture, AI, world-running, and the creative process—from the shifting tides of social media to life in the shadow of the stack. In just over five minutes, Jay shares personal reflections, poetic turns, and fresh insights into how we live and think online. New episodes every week, about the same length as Smells Like Teen Spirit. Supporters receive Start Select Reset, a physical zine sent by post four times a year.
Top 10 Best Permanently Moved Episodes
Just In Time Worldbuilding

78 Episodes

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Avg Length 26mins

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Latest Episode 5 days ago

Welcome to Just in Time Worldbuilding! I build fantasy worlds by drawing on real world history and knowledge. I share that random historical and sometimes science knowledge with you and I also suggest how you can use that knowledge in a fantasy context.
This podcast is hosts audio only versions of my YouTube video channel. New episodes on Tuesday, re-upload of the old catalogue on Saturdays, until the episodes are caught up.

Top 10 Best Just In Time Worldbuilding Episodes
GM box

30 Episodes

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Avg Length 34mins

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Latest Episode 3 years ago

This is a podcast where one veteran game master and one green game master discuss the ins and outs of GM-ing. We give tips on how to be a better GM, or at least how to avoid some pitfalls. The focus isn't on one system of rules but rather general ideas.We are an inclusive podcast. Is means we're very LGBTQ+ friendly, have a feminist approach, speak out on issues such as racism, ableism, and more. If you're not on board with this, don't be an ass and move on to a more suitable podcast.
Top 10 Best GM box Episodes
The Pod Called Quest

237 Episodes

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Avg Length 108mins

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Latest Episode 2 days ago

The Pod Called Quest is here to bring you the best long-form actual play podcast around. Die-hard players of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, the PCQ is dedicated to telling great stories while also fully utilizing the incredible ruleset that the Pathfinder RPG provides. All of this coupled with ardent devotion to quality audio and community engagement. So grab a drink and take a seat. For today, we quest!
Top 10 Best The Pod Called Quest Episodes
RealmJumpers

20 Episodes

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Avg Length 41mins

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Latest Episode 6 months ago

Realmjumpers is your portal to the boundless worlds of fantasy and anime. Join Andrew and Jordan as they explore legendary tales, dissect captivating books, dive into manga and anime, and unravel anything that connects to the fantastical. From epic adventures to hot takes and deep dives into worldbuilding, each episode is crafted to spark your imagination and fuel your passion for storytelling. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just starting your journey, step into the RealmJumpers' world—where every story is an adventure waiting to unfold!

Top 10 Best RealmJumpers Episodes
I Need A Miracle

17 Episodes

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Avg Length 11mins

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Latest Episode 9 months ago

Every episode is a prayer, some prayers are answered, and a prayer granted can upend the world.

Each episode, each prayer, is a single desperate moment of a life in another world. A world shaped by the divine. The voices we hear know an omnipotent being is listening. They know not all pleas are granted – but some are. And they believe in the benevolence of their god. Desperation and calculation, need and desire render each new character in vivid shades. And episode by episode, a miraculous yet tumultuous world is assembled in glimpses.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top 10 Best I Need A Miracle Episodes
World Builders Anonymous

42 Episodes

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Avg Length 38mins

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Latest Episode 5 years ago

Vito and John are two brothers with a problem; world building addiction. They've decided to take action, kick their habit, and actually finish their fantasy novels, offering some accidentally educational tips and methods along the way. If you've ever spent days agonizing over how many banners should fly on the main mast of the Imperial flagship, then this is the place for you. Come with us on this journey of healing and recovery. You too can finish your novel. Let's do it together!
Top 10 Best World Builders Anonymous Episodes
DnD Game Master's Academy

72 Episodes

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Avg Length 21mins

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Latest Episode 1 year ago

Your one stop shop for tips and tricks to help you get better at GM'ing your own, TTRPG game.
Designed for Beginners and veterans alike. Join me each week as we discuss worldbuilding, storytelling and other game management techniques.
Find me on X (twitter): @GMGreg1
Come play DND with me on discord:
https://discord.gg/GdQ4z56fY9
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=102070255

Top 10 Best DnD Game Master's Academy Episodes
The Fall of Vhul

4 Episodes

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Avg Length 38mins

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Latest Episode 1 year ago

A Fantasy Worldbuilding Audio Narrative.
Let me tell you of my world, Vhul.

Its history, the memories of its people, they drift upon the black sea roiling just outside these walls.

And if I am lucky, I may pluck something worth telling from those depths.

We'll start at Rham Sek, the Great City of the Swamp.

Then we'll meet a group of friends at play in a dusty plaza of that city and follow them as they go on an adventure.

Sushya Sek will come next, and all the mysteries of the God Mage who rules it.

So, sweet listener, come with me as I weave these visions into the story of the end of my world - The Fall of Vhul.

Top 10 Best The Fall of Vhul Episodes