Gleeful Meeple: The Podcast

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Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple, a board game community that’s your community too, no matter where you are. Tune in to hear our thoughts on board games and board game topics and stick around to hear stories from our community to yours!

  1. FEB 6

    Backward, Forward, and All Aroundward

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple, a board game community that’s your community too, no matter where you are. In this episode: We look backward and forward at gaming predictions, our most anticipated, and our gaming resolutions.And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.Welcome to 2026 ya’ll. Let us know what you think!

    1h 13m

  2. 11/28/2025

    Tilebummed

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and all the dice is always better! In this episode: We talk about our gaming highlights and disappointments of 2025We draft some dice and travel around Europe in this week’s Games of the Show: TiletumAnd you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.The Renaissance is an exciting time and you have goods to sell & prestige to earn. Will you become the most famous merchant in this golden age or will you be forgotten and be left with empty houses… Let us know what you think!

    1h 37m

  3. 11/14/2025

    Don't Feed After Midnight

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and marbles ain't just for shootin’! In this episode: We talk about how we’ve changed as gamers over the years!We do this to grab those to trigger that in this week’s Games of the Show: GizmosAnd you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.The smartest minds of our generation are gathering together at the Great Science Fair. Everyone's been working hard on their creations, but only one will be crowned champion. Will your machine be the best? Let us know what you think!

    1h 15m

  4. 10/31/2025

    Ace of Space

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and racing gets galactic! In this episode: We prepare for halloween and talk about horror themed games!We play cards on cards on cards in this week's Games of the Show: Race for the GalaxyAnd you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.players build galactic civilizations by playing cards representing worlds or technical and social developments. Get your space suits ready and world building apparatuses ready cause we’re building galactic civilizations, creating social and technical developments, all through the power of…cards. It’s all in the cards.  Let us know what you think!

    1 hr

  5. 10/17/2025

    Don’t Worry, Bee Happy

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and oh God not the bees! They’re in my eyes! They’re in my eyes! aaahhh!! In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk all things board game cafe’sWe play with space bees in this week's Games of the Show: ApiaryAnd you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.In a far-distant future, humans no longer inhabit Earth. The cause of their disappearance (or perhaps their demise) is unknown, but their absence left a void ready to be filled by another sentient species. Enter the space bees! Will your faction BEE the strongest before you need to hibernate? Let us know what you think!

    1h 19m

  6. 10/03/2025

    I Don't Give a **** 'Bout My Bad Reputation

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and a life of gentry is just a card draw away!  In this episode: How do our significant others feel about this weird board game thing?We go full Downton Abbey in this week's Games of the Show: ObsessionAnd you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England. After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up! Can you improve your estate to be among the truly influential families in Derbyshire? Let us know what you think!

    1h 13m

  7. 09/19/2025

    No Ducks Given

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and clickity clack goes the upgraded pieces! In this episode: We put on our hiking boots and get destroyed by mosquitoes to talk about our top nature themed games!We fill our pots in this week's Games of the Show: Quacks of QuedlinburgAnd you, the Gleeples, get to take a break, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.Have you found the perfect recipe yet? No? Well keep throwing stuff in the pot and see what happens! I mean what could go wrong? Let us know what you think!

    1h 18m

  8. 09/05/2025

    Oops! All Games

    Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and more games is always better! In this episode: We throw a curve ball!We march in a parade, we build castles, and we lead our knightly orders in this week's Games of the Show: Parade, Rebirth, and Crusaders Thy Will Be Done!And you, the Gleeples, get to take a break, as the hosts DON’T get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challenge.Are you ready to visit Neverland? Do you want to visit Scotland? Hey, how does Europe sound? You came to the right podcast! Let's go on a tour together! Let us know what you think!

    58 min
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Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple, a board game community that’s your community too, no matter where you are. Tune in to hear our thoughts on board games and board game topics and stick around to hear stories from our community to yours!

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  • Creator
    Gleeful Meeple
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Gleeful Meeple: The Podcast
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