Backyard Bards

About Backyard Bards

Backyard Bards is a TTRPG actual-play podcast. Join us as we explore a variety of worlds and systems, swapping tall tales around a fire. Series 1, Gifted: teenage superhero hijinks. Series 2, Mad Streets of Unova: Pokemon-inspired cosmic horror. New episodes release biweekly on Tuesdays at 8 AM EST. https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards (https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards)

Publisher

Backyard Bards

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Sept 2023

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Mad Streets of Unova - Episode 52: No Jims Allowed

   The gang gets contained https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards (https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards)

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Mad Streets of Unova - Episode 51: Cargo Cult

   The gang makes it rain in Mistralton Cargo. https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards (https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards)

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Mad Streets of Unova - Episode 50: The Jimbo Special

   The gang sets out to do some actual investigating. https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards (https://allmylinks.com/backyardbards)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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