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One Shot is a role playing games podcast hosted by Dillin Apelyan, who runs a self-contained adventure each month with a new group of players and a new system. The show has 701 episodes since 2013 on a roughly weekly cadence, typically around 58 minutes long. Estimated downloads per episode are 5,000 to 25,000, with a rate of roughly $90 to $625 per host-read mid-roll.

Why brands sponsor One Shot

Long-running monthly tabletop adventures with an engaged roleplaying audience

  • 701 episodes since 2013 with a 4.8 average Apple rating from 843 ratings
  • Each monthly adventure runs four to five episodes, giving sponsors recurring placements
  • Covers a wide range of RPG systems, reaching players who buy games and dice
Best fortabletop game publishersdice and accessories brands
Watch forAudience size is estimated from ratings, and the explicit flag limits some brand categories.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Hobbies & Interests70%
Comedy20%
Video Gaming10%
Formats
actual play, narrative, co-hosted banter
Tone
playful, collaborative
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
35 to 60 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent15/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment90/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode5k–25k
Estimated, confidence 50%: 843 Apple ratings points to the 200 to 1,000 band, shifted modestly by the long run of 701 episodes, weekly-to-biweekly cadence and no visible sponsors.
Audience asks aboutwhich RPG systems are covered each monthhow to run a one shot game as a game masterhow to get started with tabletop roleplaying
Age
20%18-24
35%25-34
25%35-44
20%45+
Gender
40%women
60%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States60%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitymedium
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencemedium
Politicslow

Feed carries the explicit flag and titles such as 'Band-Aids & Bullet Holes' and 'Monsters Ate My Homework' suggest tabletop combat and horror themes rather than real-world violence.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 40 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence0 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks23 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks15 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 18 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

One Shot is a podcast about role playing games. Every month, host and Game Master Dillin Apelyan leads a group of players on a self-contained adventure. Every adventure will be wrapped up in 4-5 episodes in time for a new story, in a new system, with new players the following month. One Shot will explore every RP system possible to give listeners a sampling of the possibilities in the wide, world…
One Shot's own show description from the podcast feed

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About One Shot

One Shot is a podcast about role playing games hosted by Dillin Apelyan, as described on the show's website and in its feed. Each month Apelyan leads a group of players through a self-contained adventure, and each adventure runs four to five episodes before the next story begins in a new system with new players. The show has 701 episodes listed since August 2013, with a cadence of about seven days and a median episode length of around 58 minutes.

Apple Podcasts shows a 4.8 average rating from 843 ratings. Audience figures are estimates only: based on the ratings count, the show likely reaches roughly 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode, and listeners appear to be tabletop roleplaying fans. No sponsors were found in the feed, so the show's commercial history is limited.

A host-read mid-roll would typically cost about $90 to $625 per episode on these estimates. The show suits tabletop publishers and dice or accessories brands looking for a focused gaming audience.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. One Shot can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about One Shot

How much does One Shot charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll on One Shot typically falls between $90 and $625 per episode. Rates are estimates and depend on the placement and the deal.

What is One Shot about?

One Shot is a role playing games podcast hosted by Dillin Apelyan. Each month a new self-contained adventure runs over four to five episodes, exploring a different RPG system with new players.

How do I contact One Shot about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked directly through Starbooked.

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