This list focuses on actual play podcasts — 28 shows picked because they embrace the format and do it well. Critical Role, Dungeons and Daddies, and Not Another D&D Podcast set the tone.
Critical Role
Welcome to Critical Role, home of a bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors playing tabletop roleplaying games! Enter a world of glorious imagination and i...
Dungeons and Daddies
A Dungeons and Dragons podcast about four dads from our world transported into a realm of high fantasy and magic and their quest to rescue their so...
Not Another D&D Podcast
Welcome to NADDPOD! Join Dungeon Master Brian Murphy as he leads players Emily Axford, Caldwell Tanner and Jake Hurwitz on a comedic, actual-play a...
The Adventure Zone
Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. Join the McE...
Worlds Beyond Number
An epic, improvised storytelling podcast where Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Lou Wilson hang out together, play games, bui...
The Glass Cannon Podcast
Welcome to the Glass Cannon Podcast! In the spirit of old-school D&D, a collection of comedians, actors and super-nerds come together to create wha...
High Rollers DnD
Welcome to High Rollers, a live-play Dungeons & Dragons podcast! Join Dungeon Master Mara Holmes and his players as they explore Altheya: The Drago...
The Apocalypse Players
A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast. Dice-driven cosmic horrors supplied by Dominic Allen, Joseph Chance, Danann McAleer and guests. --- The Apoc...
Spout Lore
Spout Lore is a hilarious Actual Play podcast using the Dungeon World game system, brought to life by four award-winning comedians in Canada. If yo...
3d6 Down The Line
3d6 Down the Line is a group of friends who enjoy playing and showcasing a variety of independent tabletop roleplaying games. Our mission is to ins...
Friends at the Table
Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. Find...
Pretending to be People
Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror role-playing podcast. Join Zach, Thomas, Luke, and Joe as they navigate a terrifying campaign filled wi...
RPPR Actual Play
Role Playing Public Radio presents a weekly Actual Play podcast of tabletop role playing game sessions. We play a wide variety of RPGs, from popula...
Gumshoes & Dragons
Gumshoes & Dragons is a bi-weekly (the one that means once every 2 weeks) murder mystery actual play comedy podcast created and DM'd by Anthony Bur...
Tabletop Gold
Tabletop Gold is an actual play podcast for people who love the game as much as the story. Our cast of actors, musicians, writers, and lifelong ner...
Dimension 20
Brennan Lee Mulligan is your game master in FANTASY HIGH, the first season in the DIMENSION 20 roleplaying anthology! Your CH cast favorites return...
Let's Get Critical
Let’s Get Critical is an actual play podcast where five friends bring original characters and a custom world to life through immersive roleplay, co...
Party of One
inner monologue turned one woman show Instagram @milaaras | http://instagram.com/milaaras Newsletter | https://milaaras.substack.com/ Bookshop | ht...
How this list is built
Shows are selected from PodSEO topic associations and matched AI recommendations. They are ordered by their average PodSEO score over records dated since seven days ago, with ties ordered by show name. The score combines podcast-platform search visibility, editorial placements, and chart performance, with adjustments for Apple listing status. AI recommendations help identify candidates; their frequency does not determine the order. Each list includes up to 100 shows with an Apple Podcasts ID and updates when regenerated.
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