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# Board Game Podcasts | Listen to Elevated Boardgames and More

# Board game podcasts for your next game night.

Last updated: June 2026

If you want podcast listening that stays close to tabletop games, start with Elevated Boardgames by Shiz. The latest episode plays on our dedicated show page, and The Podcast App keeps board game shows organized, downloaded, and ready between sessions.

## Worst Case Scenario (Yes, again) -- Part 1

June 21, 2026 · 32:56

The dedicated Elevated Boardgames page has the playable episode and more recent RSS artwork.

## Start with Elevated Boardgames.

Elevated Boardgames is a good starting point if you want a board game show built around actual play, reactions, rulebook detours, scoring swings, and the kind of conversation that happens during a game night.

1. ![Elevated Boardgames cover art](https://thepodcastapp.dev/og/podcasts/elevated-boardgames.png)

## A podcast queue built for real routines.

### Keep game shows together

Follow board game shows alongside gaming, culture, and comedy podcasts without mixing them into a music-first home feed.

### Download before travel or game night

Offline downloads help when you are commuting, setting up a table, or listening where connectivity is unreliable.

### Use Brain only when it helps

Optional Premium Podcast Brain features can help with eligible transcript-backed episodes. Core listening stays free and uncluttered.

## What makes a board game podcast worth following?

The best tabletop shows are useful before, during, and after game night. Look for episodes that explain the teach clearly, describe where a session became tense or funny, and leave you with a practical sense of whether the game fits your group.

### Rules talk without losing the table

A good board game episode gives enough mechanics to orient you, then moves quickly into the decisions, player interaction, and moments that made the play memorable.

### A queue for shopping, teaching, and replaying

Save review episodes before buying a game, download teach-friendly episodes before travel, and keep older discussions in your queue when a title comes back to the table months later.

### Separate the niche from the noise

Follow board game shows alongside RPG, video game, culture, and comedy podcasts, then use search and saved episodes to keep tabletop recommendations easy to revisit.

## Following board game shows without losing them in a general feed

Board game podcasts are a narrow niche, so the main practical problem is not discovery, it is keeping a handful of specific shows from getting buried under bigger charts. Subscribing directly to a show like Elevated Boardgames keeps it in your dedicated library alongside other niche interests, and the queue lets you line up a new episode next to older backlog episodes you have not gotten to yet, instead of the two competing for the same feed slot.

Downloads matter more for this genre than most, because board game listening often happens during setup time or a drive to a friend's house where wifi is not guaranteed. Downloading an episode ahead of a game night means the audio is ready even if the venue's connection is unreliable, and it also saves data if you are listening to a 45-minute actual-play episode on a data plan rather than at home. It is a one-tap action from the episode list, so there is no separate app or file manager to think about before you head out the door.

Chapters and episode metadata, when a publisher includes them, let you jump to a specific segment, such as the point where a game's final scoring gets tallied, without listening to the whole rules explanation again on a re-listen. Not every board game show publishes chapter markers, since many indie podcasts run a single continuous file, so this depends on what the publisher provides in their feed rather than anything the app can add on its own. When chapters are missing, the queue and download list still let you skip straight to a specific episode rather than the exact minute inside it.

The optional Premium Podcast Brain can search across eligible transcript-backed episodes you have already heard, useful if you want to recall which past episode covered a specific game before buying it, but coverage is limited to shows with compatible transcripts and to episodes you have actually listened to. Independently produced shows are not guaranteed to publish a transcript-friendly feed, so this feature works better for some board game podcasts than others, and it is worth checking before relying on it for a specific niche show. Core listening, downloads, and the queue stay free with no app-inserted ads, though sponsor reads baked into a show's own audio remain untouched.

## Sources and further reading

- [Edison Research](https://www.edisonresearch.com/) Leading US audio/podcast audience research firm
- [Podnews](https://podnews.net/) Daily global podcast-industry news of record
- [The Podcast Academy (The Ambies)](https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/) Membership body behind the Ambies awards
- [Podcast Index](https://podcastindex.org/) Open, independent podcast index and API
- [Apple Podcasts](https://www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/) Apple's official podcasts app/platform homepage
- [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/) Spotify homepage (podcasts + music listening)
- [Pocket Casts](https://pocketcasts.com/) Cross-platform podcast player (Automattic)
- [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/) Podcast search engine and API

## Board game podcast questions, answered.

### What board game podcast should I try first?

Try Elevated Boardgames if you want a show where Shane and Liz play board games and talk through the experience.

### Is The Podcast App free for board game podcasts?

Yes. The Podcast App is free for core podcast listening. Premium features are optional.

### Does the app add its own ads?

No. The app does not insert ads into the app UI, player, queue, or feed. Podcast publishers may still include ads inside their own audio.

## Bring board game podcasts into a dedicated podcast app.

Download The Podcast App free on iOS and Android. Follow your shows, control your queue, and add Premium AI features only when you need them.

## Continue with closely related guides.

Use these pages to compare nearby features, listening routines, and app-switching paths.

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