The best podcasts for Actual Play Podcasts that make you feel like part of the crew

The longest continually running D&D actual play podcast, this show is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is into its second campaign. The hosts crack jokes, get sidetracked, and lead the listener on an utterly wild ride. Their podcasting awards and previous work with Wizards of the Coast attest to the high quality of the show.

While heavily influenced by The Adventure Zone early on, this show develops quickly into its own quirky campaign full of jokes and asides as the whole team figures out how get through the adventure. It's a group of buddies that draw you in with fun and keep you with exciting mysteries. They've also tried multiple TTRPG systems, which is a bonus!

Bombarded is a campaign centered around an all-bard party, which reflects the players' professions as musicians. The longtime friendships of the hosts is evident as they romp through their adventure and create new music every episode! Their appeal is evident because they have collaborated with other major brands and Wizards of the Coast.

Self-proclaimed as the "gayest Pathfinder Podcast on the Planet," this show is a TTRPG that uses a system other than D&D and has a lot of the same adversarial friendship energy as Death Saving Bros. They have run multiple campaigns and were the 2022 Audio Verse Award winner for Best Existing Improvised Production. The players are focused on the game in the best way, where full interaction with the story generates the craziest questions and scenarios.

A long-running D&D podcast that started as a group of dads playing, the show is produced to run at a quick clip chock-full of dad jokes and references. The situations the characters run through are wild and frantic, but the players make them even more so. All together it makes for frequent laughs that have been drawing in listeners over the past two years.