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Board Games Insider 50 Episodes Aug 19, 2026

Board Games Insider is a podcast dedicated to the world of board games. Each episode offers listeners an inside look at the industry, from design and development to publishing and retail. The show features interviews with game creators and experts, sharing insights and tips. Its goal is to make every listener feel like a true insider in the gaming community.

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BGI 432 The One About TCGs helping and hindering profits Aug 19, 2026 1:04:21 BGI 432 The One About TCGs helping and hindering profits Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtu

BGI 431 The One About AI Integration in Hobby Gaming Aug 14, 2026 52:49 BGI 431 The One About AI Integration in Hobby Gaming Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 430 The One about Coziness Jul 28, 2026 55:41 BGI 430 The One about Coziness Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happy Ro

BGI 428 The One About Being Old Jul 15, 2026 57:52 BGI 428 The One About Being Old Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happy R

BGI 427 The One About Playing Card Size Matters Jul 8, 2026 51:42 BGI 427 The One About Playing Card Size Matters Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Int

BGI 426 The One About Your Most Prized Game Component Jul 1, 2026 1:00:00 BGI 426 The One About Your Most Prized Game Component Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 424 Jun 17, 2026 1:00:01 BGI 424 The One About Game Industry Restructuring and Layoffs Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter |

BGI 423 The One About The Return of Ignacy Jun 10, 2026 1:05:05 BGI 423 The One About The Return of Ignacy Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Mus

BGI 422 The One About Unobtanium Jun 3, 2026 1:08:01 BGI 422 The One About Unobtanium Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happ

BGI 421 The One About Small Publishers Getting Tolkien Licenses May 27, 2026 58:48 BGI 421 The One About Small Publishers Getting Tolkien Licenses Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter |

BGI 420 The One About Time Being Up May 20, 2026 58:40 BGI 420 The One About Time Being Up Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Ha

BGI 419 The One About The Best Pizza May 13, 2026 52:56 BGI 419 The One About The Best Pizza Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Ha

BGI 418 The One with May in the background. May 6, 2026 58:29 BGI 418 The One with May in the background. Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Mu

BGI 417 The One with a lot of updates Apr 29, 2026 48:00 BGI 417 The one with a lot of updates Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: H

BGI 416 The One About 3 Degrees from Kevin Bacon in Board Games Apr 22, 2026 58:32 BGI 416 The One About 3 Degrees from Kevin Bacon in Board Games Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter

BGI 415 The One About Asmodee Doing Crowdfunding Apr 15, 2026 56:19 BGI 415 The One About Asmodee Doing Crowdfunding Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Int

BGI 414 The One About A 12,000 Year Old Game Apr 8, 2026 55:29 BGI 414 The One About A 12,000 Year Old Game Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro M

BGI 413 The One About Wild Corporate Valuations and Great Company Turnarounds Apr 1, 2026 1:06:58 BGI 413 The One About Wild Corporate Valuations and Great Company Turnarounds Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website

BGI 412 The One About Crowdfunding Campaign Analysis Mar 25, 2026 1:02:28 BGI 412 The One About Crowdfunding Campaign Analysis Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 411 The One About GAMA Expo News and “GAMA Drama” Mar 18, 2026 1:05:49 BGI 411 The One About GAMA Expo News and “GAMA Drama“ Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter

BGI 410 The One About Awards in Hobby Gaming Mar 11, 2026 53:47 BGI 410 The One About Awards in Hobby Gaming Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro M

BGI 409 The One About Game Designer Income Mar 4, 2026 58:24 BGI 409 The One About Game Designer Income Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Mus

BGI 408 The one from Australia Feb 26, 2026 1:04:43 BGI 408 The one from Australia Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happy Ro

BGI 407 The One About Deep Sadness in Game Media Feb 18, 2026 1:00:14 BGI 407 The One About Deep Sadness in Game Media Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube In

BGI 405 The One About Shifting Personnel in the Industry Feb 4, 2026 1:04:52 BGI 405 The One About Shifting Personnel in the Industry Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtub

BGI 403 The One That is Not About A PipeBGI 403 Jan 21, 2026 52:18 BGI 403 The One That is Not About A Pipe Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music

BGI 401 The One About The Case For Reprints Jan 7, 2026 1:00:19 BGI 401 The One About The Case For Reprints Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro M

BGI 400 The One About The Fall of the House of Diamond Dec 24, 2025 57:34 BGI 400 The One About The Fall of the House of Diamond Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 399 The One About IP Games Dec 17, 2025 1:05:14 BGI 399 The One About IP Games Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happy R

BGI 398 The One About Some Games Dec 10, 2025 46:36 BGI 397 The One About Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bens

BGI 396 The One About The Size Of Your Deck Nov 26, 2025 BGI 396 The One About The Size Of Your Deck Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Mu

BGI 394 The One About Talent, Tariffs, and Timberwolves Nov 12, 2025 BGI 394 The One About Talent, Tariffs, and Timberwolves Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 393 The One About Essen DecompressionBGI 393 Nov 5, 2025 BGI 393 The One About Essen Decompression Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Musi

BGI 391 The One About The Return Of The Ignacy Oct 22, 2025 BGI 391 The One About The Return Of The Ignacy Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro

BGI 390 The One About Asmodee and Middle Earth Enterprises Oct 15, 2025 BGI 390 The One About Asmodee and Middle Earth Enterprises Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Yout

BGI 389 The One About BGI Investigative Reporting Oct 8, 2025 BGI 389 The One About BGI Investigative Reporting Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube In

BGI 387 The One About A Bridge Over Troubled Waters” Sep 25, 2025 BGI 387 The One About A Bridge Over Troubled Waters” Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Yout

BGI 386 The One About The Good, The Bad, and The Crazy Sep 17, 2025 BGI 386 The One About The Good, The Bad, and The Crazy Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 385 The One About a LOT of Red Ink for Companies” Sep 10, 2025 BGI 385 The One About a LOT of Red Ink for Companies” Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | You

BGI 384 The One About De Minimus Becoming De Maximus Sep 3, 2025 BGI 384 The One About De Minimus Becoming De Maximus Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube

BGI 383 The One About a Shockingly High Valuation for a Publisher Aug 27, 2025 BGI 383 The One About a Shockingly High Valuation for a Publisher Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV:  website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter

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