Explore every episode of the podcast Spaghetti Launchers: A Worldbuilding Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeout: The Witcher | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:41:54 | |
Toss a coin to your podcaster! What worldbuilding nuggets do we think can be mined from The Witcher universe? Quite a bit! Come listen and find out. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Total Randomness | 31 Jul 2025 | 00:23:11 | |
We roll on some d100 lists to generate completely random ideas. This is a completely new type of episode so please let us know your thoughts on it at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Banks | 24 Jul 2025 | 00:29:07 | |
0% APR financed podcast episode right here! What kind of banks do we come up with? Listen to find out. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Bridges | 17 Jul 2025 | 00:32:02 | |
Come on over! Be wary of the real world lightning that serves as the backdrop for this episode. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Sources of Magic | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:34:18 | |
Where does magic come from? A stork drops it off, of course. Join us as we explore what sources of magic could be while riding the line of making full magic system. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Taverns 2 | 27 Jun 2025 | 00:23:01 | |
We return to the old comfort of taverns with more ideas of fun taverns! Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Ships | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:33:47 | |
Come sail away with us as we discuss ideas for ships. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Ep 100! Eco-Terrorist Druids | 12 Jun 2025 | 00:43:53 | |
We made it to 100 episodes! In celebration of this milestone, we are going to dive into one of our favorite niche ideas, eco-terrorist druids. We also reflect upon the process of doing the podcast and coming up with ideas for 100 episodes. Let us know what stuck for you in this episode or across all 100 so far at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Crowns | 06 Jun 2025 | 00:32:32 | |
Heavy is the crown... also stick around for a record breaking number of ideas when we get to frozen lasagna. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Port Cities | 22 May 2025 | 00:35:04 | |
Ethan doesn't understand what a port is. Let us know what stuck for you or suggest a topic at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Military Traditions | 15 May 2025 | 00:31:14 | |
Every world has militaries and we explore some under the broad umbrella of traditions those militaries may have. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Swords | 08 May 2025 | 00:39:16 | |
En garde! Let us know what stuck for you or share any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Takeout: Mass Effect | 17 Apr 2025 | 00:36:08 | |
One of the best trilogies ever created, we dive into the world of Mass Effect to see what worldbuilding inspiration we can pull out of it. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Takeout: Game of Thrones (ASOIAF) | 10 Apr 2025 | 00:32:30 | |
We continue our journey pulling ideas from some of the biggest IPs out there. Can you hear the birds in the background? Its springtime. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Takeout: Harry Potter | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:34:07 | |
We dive into the wizarding world and discuss some interesting and lackluster worldbuilding ideas and how we could use them in other worlds. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Fast Travel | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:32:25 | |
Wanna get somewhere fast? Do you teleport, fly, run super fast, or use one of our fast travel ideas? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Fantastical Merchants (or Marketplaces part 2) | 20 Mar 2025 | 00:29:16 | |
Its a second shopping episode, but the first episode is absolutely not required to listen here. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have a topic suggestion at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Lost Cities | 14 Mar 2025 | 00:26:28 | |
You've been looking for hundreds of years for this famed podcast episode, well congratulations you found it. The Lost City of Spaghetti! Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Sports | 06 Mar 2025 | 00:24:54 | |
We like sports and we don't care who knows! Well not that much, but we like discussing some made up sports. Let us know what stuck for you or share any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Takeout: Star Wars | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:33:17 | |
Welcome to our first takeout episode where we generate our ideas this week from the expansive worldbuilding of Star Wars. If you have feedback on this new episode format or if you have a property you'd like to us focus on in a future takeout episode, please let us know at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Mercenaries | 20 Feb 2025 | 00:37:08 | |
Who you gonna call? Maybe these mercenaries but also maybe... don't? Let us know what stuck for you or if you have a topic suggestion at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Prophecies | 13 Feb 2025 | 00:21:23 | |
Hear ye, hear ye! This podcast portends great doom, or was it great prosperity? It is hard to really tell. In this d20 episode we roll the dice to fully improv prophecy ideas. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have a topic suggestion at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Sacred Objects | 06 Feb 2025 | 00:31:04 | |
After a little break we are back to discuss some sacred objects! Let us know what stuck for you or if you have an topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Temples | 09 Jan 2025 | 00:37:13 | |
Welcome to the temple of worldbuilding... or something like that. Let us discuss and pitch some temple ideas. Let us know what stuck for you or any topics you'd like us to discuss at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Magical Transportation | 19 Dec 2024 | 00:36:39 | |
Turns out its hard to reinvent the wheel... but doesn't mean its not useful to try! Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Mountains | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:30:57 | |
What is a mountain really? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Magic Tattoos | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:37:01 | |
Even when a concept doesn't seem to fit your world, sometimes you can be surprised and find its perfect. Kyle goes on that journey on this episode. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Harvest Deities | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:30:50 | |
Happy Thanksgiving! Who is in charge of agriculture and harvest festivals? Rainfall mostly. But also our ideas! Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Titles and Ranks | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:36:55 | |
How many words are needed to convey one's importance in a title? Do you need to invent new words to really have a good title? These questions and more we explore while pitching title and rank ideas. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Assassins | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:26:27 | |
We return to our roots and pitch ideas for assassins. Be careful not to get on their bad side! Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topics you'd like us to discuss at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Witches | 31 Oct 2024 | 00:37:00 | |
Ain't no trials here, we stan a witch. We pitch our own spins on the famous archetype. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Cosmology | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:22:43 | |
How does the universe work? That's a big question and you may not need to ask it for your worldbuilding, but if you want to then we try to provide you some of our ideas. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Afterlives | 17 Oct 2024 | 00:35:51 | |
The age old question, what happens when you die? We have the answer! Well at least in two completely imagined scenarios. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Armor | 10 Oct 2024 | 00:29:46 | |
Always use protection. We pitch our ideas on armor. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Underground Cities | 03 Oct 2024 | 00:34:16 | |
Look out below! We present our ideas on underground cities. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Deserts | 26 Sep 2024 | 00:35:26 | |
"I don't like sand." -Anakin Skywalker Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Forges | 19 Sep 2024 | 00:39:39 | |
Grab your hammer and anvil and join us in forging new spaghetti! That's how you make spaghetti right? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Rites and Rituals | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:22:00 | |
There are so many different options so we let a dice decide what kind of rites and rituals we'll discuss. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Magical Resources | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:39:47 | |
Trigger warning if you are eating during Kyle's noodles. And if you haven't listened to Megastructures, it is helpful background but not totally necessary. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Megastructures (Rerelease) | 29 Aug 2024 | 00:41:45 | |
In honor of labor day weekend, we are taking some time off. Please enjoy our previous episode on megastructures and leave your own work megastructure to go enjoy the world outside. Hint: this may also be relevant in an upcoming episode... | |||
| Taverns | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:24:51 | |
Come on in, stay a while... or at least 24 minutes and 51 seconds. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Storms | 15 Aug 2024 | 00:27:44 | |
Its cloudy with a chance of podcasting. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Giants | 08 Aug 2024 | 00:31:48 | |
Well things get big, but the gap between our ideas gets small. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Wizard Schools | 01 Aug 2024 | 00:40:37 | |
School is in session except this time it takes place in another plane of existence. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Gods | 25 Jul 2024 | 00:26:31 | |
Roll a d20 and pick the god you worship. That's how it works right? Well its at least how this episode works. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Art | 18 Jul 2024 | 00:32:04 | |
You just won't truly get this episode. Its a modern podcast episode. It takes at least 10 listens to understand the soul of the episode. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Palaces | 11 Jul 2024 | 00:38:45 | |
And we'll never be royals (royals) It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler (ruler) You can call me queen bee And baby, I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule) Let me live that fantasy Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Forbidden Magic | 04 Jul 2024 | 00:39:46 | |
Don't do that! Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||
| Initiation Rituals | 13 Jun 2024 | 00:37:44 | |
Join our cult! ...well really you'll just end up as an assassin. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com. | |||
| Succession | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:34:43 | |
Not the Roy family, but same basic idea. We pitch our own ideas for methods of succession. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com | |||