Shut Up & Sit Down

Chart trend

Position in the Games chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#54#107JunJulAugSep

all-time peak

days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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#299 and a Bit More Than That Maybe ???

#3 trending · Games

Listen, usually I edit the SU&SD podcast with a spring in my step and glee in my heart. But this week, I’m textbook “Lurgied”. Merriam Webster “Grotty”. The very definiti

Sep 4
36 min

#299.15 - A Sliver of Small Boxes

On this pocket-sized episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt have been shrunk down to miniscule versions of themselves, and are crawling around inside the

Aug 21
34 min

#299.1 - Shut Up & Sit Down Loves and Endorses Poaching

On this morally bankrupt episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are once again doing what they do best; playing at board games and going “:-)” First up

Aug 7
30 min

#299 - DILEMMAS FOR DAYS

On this mildly cooked episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are fresh out the “BGD Mines”! Wiping the sweat from their collective brow, they pop a gnarl

Jul 24
38 min

#298 - Prospective Dragons

On this glittering and golden episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are sitting atop a dragon’s hoard of card board! Wahey! That’s what we in the busine

Jun 26
38 min

#297 - Fomorian Fishies

On this delicately preserved episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are venturing through a rolling landscape of cardboard and canned fish. Moytura and

Jun 12
40 min

#296 - Potato Profiteer

On this starchy episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt have been playing a clutch of GREAT LIL’ GAMES! First up is Yotei - a tableau builder centered ar

May 29
47 min

#295 - Flip and Mix

On this constantly revolving episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are perusing a gargantuan grocery store of games. This one stocks four whole games! C

May 8
37 min

#294 - Clandestine Vocabulary

On this adjective-riddled* episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are sorting through approximately one standard carry-on worth of cardboard luggage! Ma

Apr 17
38 min

#293 - ENDLESS VIOLENCE

On this VIOLENT episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom engage in gladiatorial combat to finally decide who is the ULTIMATE BOARD-BOY! We begin our gaunt

Apr 3
38 min

#292 - The Natural Special

On this Edenic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom strip down to their bare cheeks to chat about games wot are all about “Outside, like birds and that

Mar 20
38 min

#291- Wet Famous

On this absolutely soaked episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are getting drenched in two positively sopping releases.First up, our intrepid explorers

Mar 6
29 min

#290 - The Turnips of Wroth

On this slippy ol’ episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about Emberleaf; a game of woodland creatures amassing honey and battering bandits

Feb 20
39 min

#289 - Standard Box, Kallax Nightmare

On this post-apocalyptic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’ve got the last remaining swigs of game in this here canteen - don’t gulp it all to yourself, now!

Feb 6
45 min

#288 - The Memory Tub

On this gloopy episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are donning their Memory Marigolds and getting elbow-deep in the past; recalling titles played all

Jan 23
37 min

#287 - Tending Time

On this ticked-off episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are rambling about the box-ticking bonanza ‘Tend’ as well as the chronologically questionable ‘

Jan 9
37 min

#286 - THE BIG WET SPRINT

Website Copy: On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about competitive marble-pilfering simulator 12 Rivers, as well as

Nov 28 2025
41 min

#285 - Second Servings

On this subsequent episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are returning to a couple of the games they were excited about in the Essen Special, as well as

Nov 9 2025
51 min

Our Top 22 Games of Essen 2025!

On this FULL CAPS CHUNKY episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are talking about all of the games they played at Essen 2025! This is an audio-only reup

Nov 7 2025
1 h 44 min

#284 - Exponential Cards

On this flexibly numerical episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are, you guessed it, talking once again about games with CARDS, BOARDS, and DICE! In ex

Nov 1 2025
43 min

Chart positions

Where Shut Up & Sit Down ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 7, 2026).

#16 ▲ 9 Games US

#95 ▲ 34 Leisure US

What listeners say

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Tom and Emily’s banter is so pithy and mirth-filled, the topic they are discussing is almost irrelevant. They could be reviewing in-depth the intricate details of a rural yawning festival from 1885, and I’d probably still be riveted to the discussion. I’ve really enjoyed all the various iterations of Shut Up and Sit Down over the years and this is an excellent representation.

Nasty War Nob · Sep 2024

I was a bit late to the SUSD party, but I have been listening for over a year now, and I look forward to every installment. The banter is witty and pleasant, and never digresses too much from the task at hand. The reviews and commentary are thoughtful, and while YMMV, I have found that their tastes are close enough to mine that I can put a lot of stock in their recommendations. The fantastic intro music is just icing on the cake; every time I hear it kick in through my headphones, I know I am in for an enjoyable ride.

Up Late Again · Sep 2023

There are many other podcasts with the same goals as this one, and many do it well. Why did I feel compelled to come write a review for this already very successful podcast instead of helping out someone smaller? Ava has recently recorded a pair of innovative and completely unexpected “SoloCasts,” and I was completely delighted. I didn’t know I wanted to hear about why people play boardgames alone, and I didn’t know I wanted to hear low key ASMR boardgame reviews. Thank you, Ava. You made my day.

charlie-uniquely-named · Mar 2023

SU&SD are the best, easily. They’re smart, funny, and very great at articulating what makes a game good or bad, though I do wish that they would take some critical takes on board games or the industry as a whole. I understand why they take the extremely approachable stance to board games on their YouTube channel, but this is a board game podcast. Only people who are absolutely in love with board games are going to listen to these podcasts. It would be nice if they took a deeper dive. Even if they don’t take a deeper dive into the industry, SU&SD are just phenomenal people. I want to be friends with Matt, I want to play board games and RPGs with Quinn’s, I want to hang out with Tom and Ava. They’re just genuine, fun, and interesting people who are just simply amazing at reviewing games and pinpointing exactly why games are good or bad.

Mr. Pibbles · Jan 2023

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