Panda's Talking Games

Panda's Talking Games

Senda Linaugh and Phil Vecchione

Episodes 200
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (58)
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode May 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
41%
Hosting
polygamero.us

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About This Podcast

Queer gamers talking about table top role playing games and making outtakes! Join pandas Phil and Senda every Wednesday talking about TTRPGs and answering listener questions.

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Recent Episodes

PTG 422 – White Whales

May 26, 2026 57m

Show us how you manage your white whales — have you gotten any to the table? Here’s some of ours, and some games we wish existed! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more…

PTG 421 – The SO as Non-Gamer

Apr 29, 2026 54m

Show us how you keep your partner’s interest in gaming if they’ve been brave enough to try! Some of this advice overlaps with our general new gamer advice, but some of it doesn’t — congrats if your…

PTG 420 – The Hustle

Apr 15, 2026 1h 3m

Show us how you manage the hustle and your fun when gaming is also the hustle! Okay, we don’t necessarily have answers here, but we definitely do have experience, so we can say what’s at least…

PTG 419 – Going All The Way

Apr 08, 2026 1h 4m

Show us how you manage bleed, feels, and significant others when playing with romance at your table! Phil and Senda do one more episode on romance with follow up questions from the Slack. Bamboo…

PTG 418 – What’s Love Got To Do With It (Part II)

Apr 01, 2026 1h 5m

Show us how you…continue the question about romance! Phil and Senda get into the second part of the question of romance in games. Follow ups next time! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today!…

PTG 417 – What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Mar 18, 2026 1h 1m

Show us how you handle love and intimate relationships in game! Phil and Senda *start* the conversation on romance in games — with part 2 to come. Reminder: there will be no episode next…

PTG 416 – Removing Combat

Mar 11, 2026 45m

Show us how you remove combat from a published adventure! Phil and Senda talk how about what to balance, what you made need to consider, and some different approaches depending on why you want less…

PTG 415 – I’m a Creep

Mar 04, 2026 1h 3m

Show us how you deal with creep in your games! No, not creepy people — scope creep, or slow changes in expectations, or forgetting your session 0 conversations etc. Phil and Senda manage not to sing…

PTG 414 – Series Campaigns

Feb 18, 2026 52m

Show us what you do when you thought the campaign was over…but you all want more! Phil and Senda talk extending a campaign from a TV series perspective, and some things to check in on before you do.…

PTG 413 – But What Do I Do With This Info?

Feb 11, 2026 53m

Show us how you manage your game docs! Phil and Senda talk platforms and information storage so that we can confidently answer the question “Where do you keep your rules of the table?” Bamboo…

PTG 412 – Play to Find Out

Jan 28, 2026 58m

Show us how you play to find out! Phil and Senda talk play to find out, where it crystalized for them, and what it means for their style and process of gaming. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers…

PTG 411 – Stuck At A Table You’re Not Enjoying

Jan 21, 2026 54m

Show us what you do when you’re sitting in a game you’re not enjoying — for whatever reason! Phil and Senda talk sitting down to a game you discover you don’t like, and what we’d do in that situation…

PTG 410 – Welcome to 2026!

Jan 14, 2026 56m

It’s sure been a time! Phil and Senda talk their 2025 gaming, then things to look forward to in 2026. This feels like a good time to reiterate that we have specifically chosen to maintain this…

PTG 409 – Grab Bag with Ryan!

Dec 11, 2025 1h 1m

Show us how you…do a year end topic round up?? Phil is joined by Ryan, our always intrepid editor, for a quick topic round up to “round off” our recording year. (eh? eh? you see what I did there?…

PTG 408 – No Closure

Nov 19, 2025 55m

Show us how you handle a game end when you don’t get to wrap it up, whether that’s for a story or a character! Phil and Senda talk about closure/closing loops, and other ways to approach getting…

PTG 407 – Keep on Tuckman

Nov 12, 2025 1h 2m

Show us how you form good TTRPG teams! Phil and Senda revisit the Tuckman model of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and (wah wah) adjourning when your group changes up — whether that’s people,…

PTG 406 – I Got Your Agency Right Here

Oct 29, 2025 54m

Show us how you balance agency vs story structure in table top games! Phil and Senda talk spectrum and (hopefully) nuance of this potentially loaded question. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers…

PTG 405 – First Time Powered by the Apocalypse

Oct 22, 2025 1h

Show us how you move from a more traditional game to PbtA for the first time! Phil and Senda talk tips for grocking the major differences in the system whether you’re new to TTRPGs in general or an…

PTG 404 – Failure

Oct 08, 2025 1h

Show us how you handle failure in your games! Phil and Senda talk competent failure, incompetent failure, and failure at various story points. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these…

PTG 403 – I Want More

Oct 01, 2025 1h 2m

Show us how you handle asking your group for more — more role play, more emotional stakes, more shared narrative. Phil and Senda talk about the ways you might approach that conversation and what you…

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