The One-Shot Show

By Matt Carroll

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"Where GMs go to level up!"


15 minutes long, because session prep takes long enough.


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Episode Date
Episode 70: GM Meta-Resources
Aug 15, 2026
Errata Volume 3
Aug 10, 2026
Episode 69: Character Archetypes Vol. 3
Aug 08, 2026
Episode 68: The Odyssey
Aug 01, 2026
Bonus Episode: Tricks of the Trade
Jul 26, 2026
Episode 67: Pitch-A-System Vol. 2
Jul 25, 2026
Episode 66: Fixing 5e's Rest Rules
Jul 18, 2026
Errata Volume 2
Jul 12, 2026
Episode 65: When Campaigns Fail
Jul 11, 2026
Episode 64: Dealing With Problem Players
Jul 04, 2026
Episode 63: Campaign Finales
Jun 27, 2026
Episode 62: Foreshadowing Is Bullsh*t
Jun 20, 2026
Errata Volume 1
Jun 14, 2026
Episode 61: Scale of Threat
Jun 13, 2026
Episode 60: Running Downtime
Jun 06, 2026
Bonus Episode: Designing Villains
May 31, 2026
Episode 59: Handling Handouts
May 30, 2026
Episode 58: How Table Size Changes Your Approach
May 23, 2026
Episode 57: This Room Is A Different Genre
May 16, 2026
Episode 56: Win Me Back, D&D
May 09, 2026
Episode 55: Character Archetypes Vol. 2
May 02, 2026
Bonus Episode: Ludomechanical Dissonance
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 54: GM Style Revisited
Apr 25, 2026
Episode 53: Year One Retrospective
Apr 18, 2026
Episode 52: AI in TTRPGs
Apr 11, 2026
Episode 51: Villain Archetypes Vol. 2
Apr 04, 2026
Episode 50: Is D&D A Live-Service Game Now?
Mar 28, 2026
Bonus Episode: Sex and Relationships in TTRPGs
Mar 26, 2026
Episode 49: Way Off The Beaten Path
Mar 21, 2026
Episode 48: Ma
Mar 14, 2026
Episode 47: Fudging
Mar 07, 2026
Episode 46: Dungeons-As-Puzzles
Feb 28, 2026
Bonus Episode: Puzzle Design
Feb 28, 2026
Episode 45: Q&A Volume 2
Feb 21, 2026
Episode 44: Villain Archetypes Vol. 1
Feb 14, 2026
Episode 43: How Campaign Length Changes How You Plan
Feb 07, 2026
Episode 42: Character Archetypes Vol. 1
Jan 31, 2026
Bonus Episode: Kishōtenketsu Storytelling Structure
Jan 27, 2026
Episode 41: New Year, New Character
Jan 24, 2026
Episode 40: The Strangest Thing of All
Jan 17, 2026
Episode 39: Diegesis
Jan 10, 2026
Episode 38: The Role of Comedy in TTRPGs
Jan 03, 2026
Bonus Episode: The Impossible Problem
Dec 29, 2025
Episode 37: Running Non-Combat Encounters
Dec 27, 2025
Episode 36: Stocking Stuffer Christmas Special!
Dec 20, 2025
Episode 35: Non-Violence in TTRPGs
Dec 13, 2025
Episode 34: Pitch-A-System
Dec 06, 2025
Episode 33: What Is 'Official' Anyway?
Nov 29, 2025
Bonus Episode: Improv Beyond 'Yes, And'
Nov 23, 2025
Episode 32: Recycling Roads Untravelled
Nov 22, 2025
Episode 31: How Do You Want To Do This?
Nov 15, 2025
Episode 30: Where The F*** Are The Dungeon Crawl Rules?
Nov 08, 2025
Episode 29: Q&A Volume 1
Nov 01, 2025
Episode 28: LFG Struggles
Oct 25, 2025
Bonus Episode: The MICE Quotient
Oct 18, 2025
Episode 27: Paying to Play
Oct 18, 2025
Episode 26: Playing With Strangers
Oct 11, 2025
Episode 25: Running West Marches Campaigns
Oct 04, 2025
Episode 24: Yes And (Revisited)
Sep 27, 2025
Bonus Episode: Theatre of the Mind
Sep 21, 2025
Episode 23: Gimmick Openings
Sep 20, 2025
Episode 22: The 3 Layers of Storytelling
Sep 13, 2025
Episode 21: Surviving The TPK
Sep 06, 2025
Episode 20: Failing Forward
Aug 30, 2025
Episode 19: Incorporating Player Backstories
Aug 23, 2025
Episode 18: Player Pressure
Aug 16, 2025
Episode 17: Playing Evil Characters
Aug 09, 2025
Episode 16: Concept Campaigns
Aug 02, 2025
Episode 15: Dynamic Combats
Jul 26, 2025
Episode 14: Avoiding Burnout
Jul 19, 2025
Episode 13: Character Voices
Jul 12, 2025
Episode 12: How To Break Up With 5th Edition
Jul 05, 2025
Episode 11: Improvising Plot Hooks
Jun 28, 2025
Episode 10: How To Create Interesting NPCs
Jun 21, 2025
Episode 9: The Realism Fallacy
Jun 14, 2025
Episode 8: How to be a Great Player
Jun 07, 2025
Episode 7: How To Railroad Well
May 31, 2025
Episode 6: Yes, And (Sucks)
May 24, 2025
Episode 5: Production Value
May 17, 2025
Episode 4: How to Start a Campaign
May 10, 2025
Episode 3: GM Style
May 03, 2025
Episode 2: So You Want To Make Money Off D&D
Apr 26, 2025
Episode 1: Inspiration and Beginnings
Apr 19, 2025