Show overview
Around the Hearth has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 83 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 85 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 1h 10m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 32 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 42 episodes published. Published by Open Hearth Gaming.
From the publisher
Around the Hearth features discussion on a wide range of topics relevant to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) featuring members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. We talk games, gameplay, design, and the games being played at the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. Our online games are free and open to all! If you'd like to join the fun, visit openhearthgaming.com for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 83 episodesKnown Territory: Ep 2 Good Society
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 24: Trespasser, The One Ring 2e, Slugblaster
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 23: Talking Arium
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 22: Basic Fantasy RPG, Fearful Symmetries, Void Technicians
A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 10 - White Whales
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 21: Blades '68, Firebrands System, Dungeon World 2
Known Territory: Ep 1 Band of Blades
Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness
Talking Romance
A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 9 - Character Interiority
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 20: Planet Raygun, Embers of the Void, A Land Once Magic
Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 7 The End of the World
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 19: Raccoon Sky Pirates, Capers, Traveller
Talking PbtA
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 18: Paint the Town Red, The Last Caravan, & Midnight of the Century
Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 9 Aberrant
Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 6 Mutant Year Zero
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 17: Under Hollow Hills, Raccoon Sky Pirates, CAIN
A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 8 - Your Home Table
Ep 61Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 8 Smallville & Marvel Heroic
Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History looks at two closely linked licensed supers games: Smallville and Marvel Heroic. To dig into this pair, Lowell and Jay bring on Rich Rogers (Hit the Streets: Defend the Block; +1 Forward) to give his perspectives as a GM and player. We talk about the system mechanics of the two games, including the big differences, the publication history of MWP, the media touchstones for these properties, and then give our general thoughts-- including wondering where our Smallville retroclones are...If you dig this series, please rate, review, and subscribe.Jay's the author of By Aecer’s Light, The Clockwinders for Fate, Cortex Prime's Supers, and a contributing author on Pathfinder’s Mwangi Expanse, Trophy Gold, Hit the Streets: Defend the Block, and the upcoming Lifted: Indomitable RPG, a supers game about everyday folks with extraordinary powers in a tech-aggressive world.Check out Mad Jay's work at Play.Fearless and at the Diceology Podcast.You can find Rich's game, Hit the Streets here. Lowell is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin. He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can find Lowell's work on YouTube, on Itch.io, and on DriveThruRPG.Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming CommunitySupport us on Patreon!Our actual play podcast can be found hereFollow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpgBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpgMastodon: @[email protected]:00 Intro01:48 Pitch and Mechanics12:11 Publication History17:46 Where these Licenses Were23:28 Thoughts