HBO's The Last of Us Podcast

About HBO's The Last of Us Podcast

The official companion podcast for the HBO Original series The Last of Us, based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name. Each week, join Host Troy Baker (who played Joel in the video game) as he breaks down episodes of the TV series with Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. Together they’ll dive into key moments and reveal the creative process behind this adaptation.

Publisher

HBO

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Jan 2023

Latest episode

26 May 2025

Latest episodes

8 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 7 - “Convergence”

   Host Troy Baker, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, and writer Halley Gross analyze the Ellie and Abby showdown, revealing insights into Season 3's cliffhanger and future production plans in this interview episode.

2. 

   19 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 6 - “The Price”

   Host Troy Baker and The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are joined by special guest and co-writer of this episode, as well as The Last of Us Part II game, Halley Gross! The group chats about why they decided to structure this episode around Ellie’s birthdays, why they didn’t want to change a thing about the Apollo 15 launch scene, what brought two Naughty Dog colleagues to tears on set, and why Neil considers the porch scene the most important moment of the entire story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3. 

   12 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 5 - “Feel Her Love”

   Host Troy Baker and The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann unpack the latest episode. They share how they made spores more menacing than in the game, which happy accident made its way into the show, how the game’s audio team developed an entire whistle language for the Seraphites, and why the showdown between Ellie and Nora is one of Craig’s favorite scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Episode 7 - “Convergence”

Published 26 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And Jesse will always pick the future. And Ellie will always pick justice in her own definition of justice. Ellie is, of course, not really a hero or a villain. Nobody is in our story. But her impulses to fight against people that are doing what she perceives is wrong. When we agree with her is awesome. And when we disagree with her is terrifying. And how he's absolutely right. Part of the issue with Ellie is that there is no hard ground beneath her feet. It's what is happening in front of me right now. Whereas Jesse is about the community. These people, they're not our people. They're killing each other. […]

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

125,543

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

3,077 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15,118 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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

Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

96

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