The Goblins and Growlers Podcast
Three professional Game Masters, published adventure writers, and TTRPG business owners discuss a wide variety of TTRPG interests. Get into some of the weirder parts of D&D history (and other games too!); learn about new systems and explore things like board games, Kickstarters, and other cool projects!
latest episodes
- PAX East, Creating Chaos, and Updates | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast May 19, 2025Josh tapped out this week, so it's up to Brandon and Inver after what feels like forever since the last recording. Inver's fresh (and tired) from PAX East in Boston and Brandon just finished putting together some prototypes for a new game accessory idea we're trying out. Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins […]
- D&D's New Rules in Creative Commons | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast May 5, 2025Amazingly, Wizards of the Coast is putting the new 2024* rules into Creative Commons! We talk about the implications and issues there, along with a bizarre tangent about "Three's Company." Check us out on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) for bonus Deep Dive videos along with early access to the video and audio of the podcast. Telephone, Telegraph, […]
- TTRPG companies responding to tariffs, and they're scared | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast April 21, 2025Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) Really not a political episode. Really. Check us out on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) for bonus Deep Dive videos along with […]
- Creator Interview: Book of Extinction, a Bestiary of Extinct and Fantastic Creatures | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast March 24, 2025Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) This week, I had the chance to FINALLY connect with Lucas Zellers of Mage Hand Press about "Book of […]
- Everyone Should Know About This | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast March 10, 2025Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) You know how some podcasts don't dedicate the whole episode to one topic and instead have a genuine discussion […]
- Veilguard Unhinged: A Rant in a Nutshell | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast February 24, 2025Quick heads up: Our guest Alex owns Alpha Comics & Games and is married to our co-host. #NotSponsored Guess what, listeners? I’ve seized control of the podcast again, which can only mean one thing. It is time for a proper rant. This week, I’m joined by dear, dear friends of the show (and professional GMs) […]
- D&D's new Monster Manual, a Complete and Total Review | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast February 9, 2025Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) 85 new monsters you say? Thanks to early access on D&D Beyond, we were able to dig into the […]
- Monstrous Manual Pre-Preview, Dragonbane, and WTF happened while Brandon was gone? | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast January 27, 2025Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) What even is happening?! I'm gone for a little bit and I come back to this nonsense! I rejoin […]
- Is Dragon Age Veilguard a Worthwhile Franchise Entry? | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast January 13, 2025Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) Inver has finally achieved complete dominance over the podcast, and she’s using this power to talk about the most […]
- 2024: D&D, Tabletop Year in Review | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast December 30, 2024Happy New Year, GGPeeps! Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) What exactly happened in Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPGs in 2024? We started getting […]