UTT: "Have You Seen the End? It get Crazy!"
The guys talk about Project Zomboid, getting ready for the upcoming Anthology Season, their new recording software, and the upcoming live episode!
Dec 04, 2023•48 min
The Main Menu Podcast
Welcome welcome back to the Main Menu! Tune in with us to catch a group of college friends playing their favorite zombie-themed sessions of their Z&D homebrew virtual tabletop game! Be sure to catch the "Under the Table (UTT)" sessions where we let loose to talk about anything and everything.
Not sure where to start? Each season is marked with an emoji and numbered. If any share the same continuity, they'll use the same emoji. We have over 16 seasons worth of content to explore with many one-shots and three-part series, so look for the emojis to start listening!
Recommended ages 18+
Episodes
UTT: "It's Good for Other Reasons"
The guys talk about Derek's diet, upcoming characters and episodes for our anthology, reactions to our last Zombies at Work episode, memes, Hardee's AI drive thru voice, new shows on Netflix, and the Last Airbender Netflix trailer.
Dec 04, 2023•42 min
UTT Special: The Downfall of the Gaming Industry
The guys talk about "rocks fall, party dies" in d&d, emulation of classic and newer games alike, the downfall of live service games, the cost of arms and legs for useless character skins, toxic games and communities, and the biggest and baddest latest game that fits into our podcast like a glove: Baldur's Gate 3
Dec 02, 2023•2 hr 37 min
⚖️Biorift | 12.06 - Final Redemption (Finale)
The party is flung forward into the future via Serif's opened rift. They must pick up the pieces, regroup with old friends, and head up to the palace one last time for a chance at redemption. Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ividian: Alex
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 12Ep. 6
⚖️Biorift | 12.05 - Second Hunger for Vengeance
Their adversary is dead only for a new one to rise, but giving them a clear motivation to move forward out of new captivity to pursue vengeance yet again. Serif leaves to pursue his new goals, leaving our players trapped behind him armed with a powerful key to the aether Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ividian: Alex
Nov 03, 2023•50 min•Season 12Ep. 5
⚖️Biorift | 12.04 - Fulfilling Bloodbath
Having escaped Grimwall Prison from the help of a mysterious friend named Serif, it seems as though everyone's goals align to take vengeance upon the man responsible for their imprisonment. The streets are in an uproar over the recent assassination of the High Priest, the King essentially, while people riot against each other over use of dark magic. With the High Priest dead, the heir to the throne missing, and the leader of the Zealot militant forces now being hunted, who will be left to take o...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 12Ep. 4
⚖️Biorift | 12.03 - The Dishonored and the Dethroned
Being framed for the High Priest's murder, the party is cast into the depths of Grimwall Prison to await their execution. When a "friend" sends them a way of escape, they throw together a flimsy plan and meet the man who saved them in a cell of his own who claims to have the bigger picture for them. Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ividian: Alex
Nov 03, 2023•54 min•Season 12Ep. 3
⚖️Biorift | 12.02 - Welcome to Grimwall
The party is on track to reach Grimwall via steam engine passenger train, but the journey there only worsens when an unexpected heist takes place. The players find a way to overcome the thieves and stop the train and save an old lady who helps them obtain employment in Grimwall working for the High Priest of the city. While on guard duty, the unthinkable happens... Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ividian: Alex...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 12Ep. 2
⚖️Biorift | 12.01 - Farewell Aldenshire
In an alternate Victorian Era Steampunk-esk world, the aether dimension is found to have a great power able to be harnessed, but at the cost of letting in evil from its dimension. Humanity learns to live with this drawback, and live in walled cities, trying to live normal lives with the evil they let into the world. A new group of misfits collect on the streets of Aldenshire to witness a strange spectacle in the town square. After seeing the show as a farce to control the aether creatures, the p...
Nov 03, 2023•59 min•Season 12Ep. 1
UTT: "The Second I Got my OSHA Card..."
Joe Dan and Bob talk about the upcoming curriculum for the Anthology Season, George the Animal Steele, Dead Reign's growing popularity, and other Z&D goodness!
Oct 30, 2023•2 hr 36 min
UTT: "Lenny Hammock Pants"
The gang discusses how drunk Cheddar was during last week's episode, create new discord profile pictures in honor of our biggest fan Lenny, and about how his followers must be called "lentils"
Oct 30, 2023•37 min
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.08 Finale
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 8
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.07
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 7
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.06
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 6
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.05
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.04
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 4
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.03
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 3
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.02
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 2
🎲Z&D Season 2 Remaster | 2.01
Welcome back to Season 2, where z&d truly took form. Enjoy the whole season with emphasis on the story and the crazy antics of our players without the background noise, dead air, or popping mics we had back in our early days of recording. Enjoy the season always ad-free as a thanks for sticking with us or even being a new listener! You can always go back to hear the unedited uncut version of the season, but if you enjoy a more stream-lined easy-listen podcast, be sure to check out all 8 epis...
Oct 23, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1
UTT: "Pilgrims Didn't Have Garages"
The guys talk about gamertags, medieval garages, Sam's Smash Bros techniques, being inside Alex's typewriter, and getting an NPC to defeat themselves
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min
UTT Special: Biting the Onion Round 3
The guys record while Danny's out battling covid, talking about body insecurities, Sam's new upcoming season, revitalizing the discord soundboard, revisiting Overwatch and Valorant, the upcoming Zombies at Work one-shot session, and they play another round of Biting the Onion via Reddit!
Sep 27, 2023•3 hr 35 min
UTT: "Can We Have a Party of Five Ewok Monks?"
the guys talk about smoothies, more Baldur's Gate, Sorcerer's Edge Season 1, D&D Star Wars 5e, the act of "doin' it for Lenny", and our twisted rich Youtube Channel concept!
Sep 13, 2023•51 min
UTT: "Let's Talk About Gary Busey"
The guys get together before recording to talk about Sam’s mouse training skills. They also talk about buttered sausage and Alex's electric typewriter
Sep 10, 2023•16 min
UTT Special: The Z&D Character Workshop
The guys get together for a special event as they prepare for the upcoming Anthology season dropping after our upcoming Biorift season!
Aug 21, 2023•2 hr 33 min
🦟No Man's Land | 9.06 (Finale)
Welcome back to our lost season 9! This was the last episode left until the season came to an abrupt end, but don't worry, the story still wraps up nice and our players were gracious enough to reprise their characters one last time to record an official ending of No Man's Land. After receiving supplies from Homeless Jim and the gang, the group continues on towards a big city unwittingly coming into a battleground. Bandits attack and the party must survive and press through. They find lying nearl...
Aug 18, 2023•55 min•Season 9Ep. 6
🦟No Man's Land | 9.05
Welcome back to our lost season 9! The group meets a strange and familiar trio of survivors that helps them with giving them transportation, but needs a scavenging run on their behalf first. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Ashe the Iguana Tamer: Sam Blake the News Reporter: Danny Axel the Whisperer: Bob Dustin the Pyro: Derek (Cheddar)
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 9Ep. 5
🦟No Man's Land | 9.04
Welcome back to our lost season 9! The party takes on Naomi and her child in beliefs that the kid is immune to the deadflies. Due to this, the Surge organization has recruited the group to transfer the woman and child to their headquarters in Seattle to create a vaccine. They soon discover a journey this long won't be easy. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Ashe the Iguana Tamer: Sam Blake the News Reporter: Danny Axel the Whisperer: Bob Dustin the Pyro: Derek (Cheddar)
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 4
🦟No Man's Land | 9.03
Welcome back to our lost season 9! On their way to the mall to follow a strange rumor, the group carries on through the abandoned city of Detroit. Upon reaching their destination, their mission evolves into a vastly different undertaking. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Ashe the Iguana Tamer: Sam Blake the News Reporter: Danny Axel the Whisperer: Bob Dustin the Pyro: Derek (Cheddar)
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 3
🦟No Man's Land | 9.02
Welcome back to our lost season 9! After the only previously released episode, we find our characters 15 years later settled into the Detroit Quarantine Zone. One day before their mandatory work duty, the group is faced with a strange proposition. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Ashe the Iguana Tamer: Sam Blake the News Reporter: Danny Axel the Whisperer: Bob Dustin the Pyro: Derek (Cheddar)
Aug 15, 2023•43 min•Season 9Ep. 2
🦟No Man's Land | 9.01
Welcome back to our lost season 9! We're finally able to release what we have as a full season! Witness our characters' interesting back stories before the time jump 15 years later. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Ashe the Iguana Tamer: Sam Blake the News Reporter: Danny Axel the Whisperer: Bob Dustin the Pyro: Derek (Cheddar)
Aug 14, 2023•48 min•Season 9Ep. 1