The Main Menu Podcast - podcast cover

The Main Menu Podcast

Free Geek Republicpodcasters.spotify.com
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

Upcoming Anthem Demo and Egg Smuggling

The Main Menu Podcast crew talks about some "fantastic" news for PS4's Spider-Man. Could the Fantastic 4 be involved? The upcoming Anthem Demo has Danny excited and more World Wide Weird News including the Egg Smuggler story!

Jan 18, 20191 hr 16 min

Z&D 3.06 (2023 Enhanced)

Steve, Gerry, and Jeremiah unlock new secrets of their power suits with the help of a new friend and embark on a mission to save one of their friends from a new menace

Jan 07, 20192 hr 7 min

Z&D 3.05 (2023 Enhanced)

In the zombie apocalypse, the three young heroes unravel a new discovery that could drastically turn the tables on combating the undead.

Jan 06, 20192 hr 33 min

Auditions Archive 34

2018 Games: The Good, the Bad, and the Disappointing As 2018 comes to an end, the guys discuss each of their own favorite games of the year and tell us the best parts about them as well as their least favorites. Danny got free Spider-Man DLC, Joe's mad about something in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Alex expresses his distaste for an otherwise well-received game.

Dec 30, 20181 hr 27 min

Auditions Archive 33

Aquaman Review and Foreign Movie Title Game The boys talk about Alex's early access review for Aquaman as well as where it will now take the DCU. They also play a game of "Guess that Foreign Movie Translated Title"

Dec 22, 20181 hr 18 min

Z&D 3.04 (2023 Enhanced)

The middle schoolers of the apocalypse continue on, while all the players seem to think they're still in episode 3, and obtain some dangerous weapons alongside a helpful ally.

Dec 20, 20181 hr 13 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Z&D 3.03 (2023 Enhanced)

Jeremiah, Steve, Gerry, and Haggas deal with Haggas' sister and find a way to check on Jeremiah's house where his search for his parents' love is drowned out by danger at Steve's house

Dec 20, 20181 hr 20 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Auditions Archive 32

Half Games and Redneck Warfare the guys talk about the new upcoming Farcry title and other half made games and their thoughts on those as well as even more games that won even more awards. Dan also divulges some more world wide weird news about some redneck stories like where a guy used a bicycle as a throwing weapon

Dec 20, 20181 hr 22 min

Z&D 3.02 (2023 Enhanced)

Jeremiah, Steve, and Gerry calm down Haggy after his horrific event and find his sister who comes with her set of problems that need solving. The boys enter the town where they see the zombie outbreak in full swing

Dec 07, 20181 hr 23 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Auditions Archive 31

Bethesda Lawsuit and Imaginary Friends The Main Menu Crew talks about Bethesda's sticky situation and the bad press they've been getting and why as well as some more Star Wars discussion this time involving the main roles throughout the series. World Wide Weird News also gets strange with Samsung's stock share accident and imaginary friends

Dec 07, 20181 hr 28 min

Auditions Archive 30

The Energy Meth Drink and Anger at EA The guys talk about how Bethesda and EA are on the rocks. Fallout 76 is trying to reconcile to their disappointed fans by sending their preorder bags made of the right material this time and EA's reputation has been put in the toilet with recent Battlefield V news. There's also another crazy round of World Wide Weird News where a guy sells meth energy drinks mixed with his urine!

Dec 06, 20181 hr 16 min

Z&D 3.01 (2023 Enhanced)

Three new heroes emerge from the local Texas middle school. They're new to town and have spent the summer together but with the new coming school year comes an outbreak unlike anything they've every seen. Steve Wantanabi, Jeremiah Redson, and Gerry Yorkshire embark on a zombie survival adventure

Dec 06, 20182 hr 30 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Auditions Archive 29

Red Dead Episode The boys talk about Joe getting Red Dead 2 and his experience thus far along with his short review/overview of the game from an honest perspective. The crew also cracks open some more weird news stories

Nov 27, 20181 hr 25 min

Auditions Archive 28

Correcting Game Prices and Fallout 76 Dan rubs in everyone's face that he has Red Dead 2. The boys have their opinion on the pricing of games, season passes and DLC. Sony announces they will not be showing for E3 2019, and Fallout 76 is dug into for what kind of game it should be

Nov 22, 20182 hr 43 min

Auditions Archive 27

Stan Lee and Game of the Year Dan Joe and the Jew talk about the unfortunate passing of Marvel legend Stan Lee and his comic universe, discussing a little with future Marvel movies without him and also go in depth about the Golden Joystick Awards

Nov 22, 20182 hr 40 min

Auditions Archive 26

Z&D After Hours 3 The three Z&D players Danny, Joe, Xander and Doomsday Master Bob take off their costumes and put down their dice and talk anything and everything

Nov 22, 20182 hr 2 min

Auditions Archive 25

Game Remasters and Craziness in Poland Alex Joe and Dan talk about the problems of remaster games, and the differences between remakes and remasters. They express their distaste of yearly games from the same game developers and Joe has a fantastic idea for Call of Duty's next game. Danny dishes out a platter of strange news emerging from the Poland area.

Nov 09, 20181 hr 25 min

Auditions Archive 24

Z&D After Hours 2 The three players Dan, Joe, and Alex and Doomsday Master Bob take off their costumes and put down their dice and talk anything and everything. This episode the guys find some small closure details from Season 2 and discuss the future going into Season 3 of Z&D.

Nov 09, 20182 hr 42 min

Auditions Archive 23

Top Scary Games and Movies The Main Menu cast discusses their favorite spooky moments and creepy games in the spirit of Halloween as well as go into some of the best scary movies out there, even the horror comedies.

Nov 09, 20181 hr 28 min

Auditions Archive 22

Z&D After Hours The three players and doomsday master all take off their costumes and put down their dice and talk about anything and everything

Nov 04, 20182 hr 46 min

(Auditions Archive) Z&D 2.12 (Finale)

This final episode of season 2 draws Jim Eugene and Isaac in for one last plan and confrontation against "Juicy" the menace that has stood in their way for so long.

Nov 04, 20182 hr 43 min

Auditions Archive 21

Ghost Axeman and Social Game Fads The boys talk about some strange news stories going around in the world today and mostly dig into fads that have gone around different games since the invention of multiplayer gaming

Nov 04, 20181 hr 16 min

(Auditions Archive) Z&D 2.11

The master plan begins to take shape to take out Lucius and his unholy cult. Eugene makes a priceless discovery in combating the dead and the living. One of the characters takes a near fatal beating and explosions fly.

Oct 16, 20182 hr 10 min

Auditions Archive 20

The Girl Doctor, and a Creepy Iowan Town These three stooges bring their take on Venom despite only one of them seeing it so far. We also get Joe's very critical take on the upcoming new Xmen and his girly fear of a lonely town in Iowa.

Oct 16, 20181 hr 25 min

(Auditions Archive) Z&D 2.10

The tension between Lucius and our trio of terror heats up as we see into his compound at the prison witch is heavily guarded. Eugene and Wildcard Jim investigate a plan of attack while Isaac and DeDuck find a way to do recon. One of the characters has a personal confrontation with Lucius.

Oct 09, 20182 hr 56 min

Auditions Archive 19

Witcher Lawsuit and Zombie Raccoons the boys find themselves dillying and dallying talking about the lawsuit concerning the Witcher novel author against CD Projeckt Red as well as the zombie-like virus infecting raccoons in central park and the debatable absurdity of chili on cinnamon rolls.

Oct 09, 20181 hr 17 min

(Auditions Archive) Z&D 2.09

The search for Eugene's mom begins after weeks of preparing defenses at the base and heavily modifying their vehicle. A strange mystery unfolds as our heroes discover a large group of minions brainwashing survivors, a scheme set up presumably by Lucius' cult.

Oct 02, 20182 hr 23 min

Auditions Archive 18

Happy Outbreak Day with Ball Physics Dan Joe and Xander talk Sony's crossplay announcement, A good amount of Red Dead 2 news, all the things you know about outbreak day, and their favorite zombie movies of all time.

Oct 02, 20182 hr 36 min

(Auditions Archive) Z&D 2.08

The group arrives at the local military base and devises a plan to make their entrance to secure all the supplies. They also meet a strange character and someone gets stabbed!

Sep 23, 20182 hr 57 min

(Auditions Archive) Z&D 2.07

In the most exciting chapter yet the main characters meet a mysterious character whose strange intentions raise a red flag to the group whose response is rather unpredictable. Our fateful heroes must then escape a dire scenario and everyone blames Homeless Jim.

Sep 19, 20182 hr 13 min