UTT: "Thin Crust is for the Weak"
The guys get ready for their 5e D&D session. the guys make prediction bets about Alex's character, eating raw food, and have a heated debate on "food hot takes"
Episodes
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
🎲Z&D Anthologies | Tropic Terror!
Welcome to the Jungle! This episode hits Vietnam where our small gaggle of a unit helps Sergeant Haggis rescue his girlfriend who's been captured by Vietcong. Along the way our players must avoid traps, use stealth and any tactics at their disposal until they see that something feels different in the jungle...
🎲Z&D Anthologies | Cabin Fever
When Montgomery Wrangler invites a group of his dearest friends to his ranger station in the woods, it's just before the zombie outbreak begins to unfold. Each day they'll spend the hours preparing for the night when zombies attack their domicile until they can come up with a better plan. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Donald Fitzgerald: Dan Wushing Iwas Dade: Xander Michael Scarn: Bob Gavin Sprockett: Derek (Cheddar) Hiro Nakumora: Sam...
🎲Z&D Anthologies | "Geriantics"
A seemingly normal geriatrics nursing home facility becomes ground zero for a zombie infestation while our elderly players try to hobble around and fight for their lives for a way out! What more will they find lurking on the property under the authority of the unsavory Dr. Hans?
🎲Z&D Anthologies | Zombies at Work
On tonight's Z&D Anthologies, a zombie outbreak begins at a small factory in a small Iowan town where its workers must band together, arm themselves, and help contain the spread before it overruns all of them. Cast: Doomsday Master: Bob Lenny: Dan Matt: Joe Raychel: Xander Cody: Derek (Cheddar) John: Sam
UTT: "Blyat"
The guys talk about ramen noodles, Peter Griffin in Fortnite, Danny's mic, and getting mad at video games.
UTT: "Daddy, Time for Me to Wipe Ya"
The guys get together while Joe’s away to talk about Baldur’s Gate 3 builds, childhood and adulthood injuries, live action Once Piece, and their favorite Z&D character Ezneer.
UTT Special - Gaming Hot Takes (and Hotcakes)
The guys gather to discuss their gaming "hot takes" while some of the players are out of town. Their unpopular opinions include being for console exclusives, Nintendo's inability to keep up technologically, and unpopular games that need remakes or remasters.
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!
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.
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
⚖️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
⚖️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
⚖️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...
⚖️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
⚖️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...
⚖️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...
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!
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"
🎲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...
🎲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...
🎲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...
🎲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...
🎲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...
🎲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...
🎲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...
🎲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...
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
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!
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!