The Worldbuilder’s Tavern
By Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, and Christiana Jones
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A podcast in which three nerds read sci-fi and fantasy novels, talk about their worldbuilding, and then guide you through building magic systems, monsters, spaceships, and more for your own stories.
Whether you're constructing your next novel, RPG setting, or just love speculative fiction, pull up a chair at the tavern!
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4.20 Building a Necromantic Magic System
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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4.19 Gideon the Ninth
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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4.18 Building a Bonded Creature
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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4.17 To Shape a Dragon's Breath
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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4.16 Building a University
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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4.15 Binti
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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4.14 Building a Zombie
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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4.13 What Moves the Dead
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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4.12 Building a Space Colony
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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4.11 Leviathan Wakes
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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4.10 Building a Sea Creature
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May 20, 2026 |
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4.9 Skin of the Sea
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May 06, 2026 |
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4.8 Building a Spacecraft
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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4.7 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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4.6 Building a Superpower-Based Magic System
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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4.5 Voyage of the Damned
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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4.4 Building a Cataclysm
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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4.3 Lucky Day
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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4.2 Building a Dragon
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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4.1 A Natural History of Dragons
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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3.22 Post-Apocalyptic: The Last of Us
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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3.21 Paranormal Romance: Twilight
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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3.20 Children’s Fantasy: How to Train Your Dragon
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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3.19 Urban Fantasy: Jade City
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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3.18 Children’s Sci-Fi: Animorphs
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May 28, 2025 |
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3.17 Fantasy Heist: The Lies of Locke Lamora
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May 14, 2025 |
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3.16 Gothic Romance: Crimson Peak
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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3.15 LitRPG: Dungeon Crawler Carl
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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3.14 Sci-Fi Procedural: Fringe
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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3.13 Epic Fantasy: The Will of the Many
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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3.12 Comedic Sci-Fi: Futurama
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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3.11 YA Sci-Fi: Skyward
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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3.10 Comedic RPG: Fantasy High
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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3.9 Dark Fairy Tale: Nettle & Bone
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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3.8 Horror: A Quiet Place
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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3.7 Children’s Sci-Fi: Wall-E
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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3.6 Cozy Sci-Fi: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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3.5 Horror Romance: Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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3.4 Dark Fantasy: The Witcher
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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3.3 Space Opera: All Systems Red
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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3.2 Science Fantasy: Arcane
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Worldbuilding Workshop: Building a Magic System
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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3.1 Superhero Fiction: The Umbrella Academy
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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3.0 Season Three is about Genre!
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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2.22 Comedy and Characters in Pirates of the Caribbean
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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2.21 Mechs and Feminism in Iron Widow
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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2.20 Science in 3 Body Problem
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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2.19 Tension in 3 Body Problem
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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2.18 Mythology in Song of the Sea
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May 29, 2024 |
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2.17 False Utopia in Pet
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May 15, 2024 |
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2.16 Retro-Futurism in Fallout
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May 01, 2024 |
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2.15 The Afterlife in The Good Place
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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2.14 Gods, Realms, and Portals with Trudie Skies
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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2.13 Environment in Princess Mononoke
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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2.12 Time Loops in Edge of Tomorrow
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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2.11 Blood Magic in Heartless Hunter (with Kristen Ciccarelli)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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2.10 Adaptable Storytelling in Baldur’s Gate 3
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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2.9 Religion, spirits, and dark magic in Vespertine (with Margaret Rogerson)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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2.8 Stitchpunk, Giant Worlds, and Gender Dimorphism in 9
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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2.7 Superpowers and Society in My Hero Academia
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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2.6 Worldbuilding in The Book Eaters (with Sunyi Dean)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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2.5 Comedy in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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2.4 Revealing Worldbuilding through Character in Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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2.3 Fake Science and Villainy in The Outside (with Ada Hoffmann)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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2.2 Dark Weird in Over the Garden Wall
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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2.1 Gendered Magic in Wheel of Time
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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1.15 Gritty Storytelling in House of the Dragon
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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1.14 Open Worldbuilding in Tears of the Kingdom (with Jeni Chappelle)
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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1.13 Horror and Narration Style in Annihilation
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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1.12 Subtle Worldbuilding in This is How You Lose the Time War
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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1.11 Worldbuilding Fun in the D&D Movie
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May 24, 2023 |
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1.10 Dystopia in The Hunger Games
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May 10, 2023 |
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1.9 Politics and Society in The Mandalorian
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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1.8 Familiar Worlds in The Mandalorian
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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1.7 Disability, Villainy, Magic, and Technology in Nimona
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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1.6 Multiverses, Metaphors, and Absurdity in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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1.5 Beautiful Worlds and Video Game Writing in Ori and the Blind Forest
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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1.4 Science, Language, and Aliens in Project Hail Mary
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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1.3 Subtle Storytelling, Slang, and Society in Mad Max: Fury Road
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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1.2 Humour and Fashion in Good Omens
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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1.1 Mythology in Good Omens
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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1.0 Welcome to the Tavern!
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Dec 07, 2022 |