Welcome back to the Main Menu! The college trio discusses anything nerdom related, delivering nostalgia and news with each episode as well as World Wide Weird News from the strange corners of the planet. Also the home of Z&D: the virtual tabletop zombie game. Recommended listeners ages 18+

This work is protected by Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0SCP-173: "The Old Man" https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-106"SCP-106 causes a “corrosion” effect in all solid matter it touches... SCP-106 is able to 'vanish' inside solid matter, entering what is assumed to be a form of 'pocket dimension'"

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Dan's wedding invitation, dumbest comment of the week, the Winter Olympics, our new sport "Rattailing", and more!

The guys talk about being alien abduction, time travel predicaments, Florida man stories, r/DrunkOrAKid where they guess whether the post is from someone drunk or a kid, r/AITA where they determine whether the poster's scenario makes them an A-Hole or not, and more!

The guys break it down soda by pop, to determine which sparkling beverage is best and which fizzy disaster is the worst.see the Soda Pop Tier List here, or copy the imgur link below:https://imgur.com/a/KlOG0LO

This work is protected by Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0SCP-173: "The Sculture" https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-173"The object cannot move while within a direct line of sight. Line of sight must not be broken at any time with SCP-173. Personnel assigned to enter container are instructed to alert one another before blinking. Object is reported to attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation"

This work is protected by Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0SCP-069: Second Chancehttps://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-069"SCP-069 is a presumed humanoid entity of variable appearance and gender. Through an unknown ability, whenever SCP-069 is left alone with a recently deceased human body, the body will disappear and SCP-069 will take on the appearance, mannerisms, and knowledge of the recently dead individual."SCP-096: Shy Guyhttps://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096"...when someone views SCP-096's face, whether it be directly, via video recording, or even a photograph, it... will cover its face with its hands and begin screaming, crying, and babbling incoherently...Upon arriving at SCP-096-1's location, SCP-096 will proceed to kill....SCP-096-1."

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about how the dating game is out there today, Steven Segal's form of "Kung Fu", some magical turkey breast Dan had, Outlast Trials, a concoction of espresso with egg yolk, and more!

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Jason Statham's typecast, Joe's injury he suffered just minutes before recording, setting up characters for SCP, Lil Nas X and his strange turn, twerking, Dan's diet tricks, ball peen hammers and more!

This work is protected by Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0SCP-049: The Plague Doctorhttps://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-049"SCP-049 is a humanoid entity, roughly 1.9 meters in height, which bears the appearance of a medieval plague doctor. "

Time for class. Sit in for a minute to be debriefed on what an SCP is and, most importantly, how to contain them.

Thanks for another year at the Main Menu Podcast! To wrap up 2025, the guys nominate and talk about their favorite seasons and characters, making the best of the moments of the year. Make sure to catch the game show near the end to join in on 2025 Z&D trivia!Brough to you by TOO-TOOTH'z HUGE Emporium©copywrite 2025 All Rights Reserved

Before recording the annual Zeedee's awards, the guys talk about their weeks, Anthem's servers completely shutting down, upcoming ideas for alternate American history for future Z&D campaigns, an anatomy of Netflix failures, memories of the guys' first film project from years ago, and more!

On the final episode of Dead Reign 4, our miscreant heroes find the final doctor who's research was used to launch Ultracure, the cure-all that affected the entire human population just before The Wave, and escort her to safety, where she can uncover the secrets of missing research, but nothing is as it seems.

Before recording the Dead Reign 4 finale, the guys talk about Dan's upcoming wedding and karoake, Stranger Things 5 and why it's so bad, the downfall of the entire entertainment industry, the future of Z&D, and more!

The undead hordes within Chicago are drawing closer as the battle rages in the big city, though their numbers dwindle as the stacks of bodies tower higher and higher. Cletus, Markus, Wallace, and Walter find Moira, one of the last on their list of doctors whose research affected Ultra Cure, the possible sole ingredient to fueling the worldwide virus.

The Battle of Chicago continues as our group of misfit heroes tear through rotten undead flesh to their next target, a scientist named Chad.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about forced diagnoses, the Venezuelan President's kidnapping, who will play each of the guys in the biopic of 2026 that will inevitably come out, what they'll sing for Dan's upcoming wedding karaoke, and more!

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about their Christmases, their recent injuries and bad bank experience, are beans good or not, scam ai videos begging for money, the ridiculous new Stranger Things Season 5 scene, our dystopian society and more!

The search for investigating Ultra Cure's involvement in the origins of The Wave leads our party further into the Battle of Chicago. After another skirmish with the forces of the undead, they're brought to Henry McCoy, someone with key information who worked at the company.

Coming next year, Draconic Blight centers around a universe of patron dragons giving normal men portions of their powers. This session gives a sneak peak into the world of Draconic Blight, a new original world and battle system, to see how our players handle it.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about being sick, medieval punishments, how to survive prison, getting audited and more!

Get a quick look into the future of Draconic Blight, a new system coming next year where dragons gift human's magical powers.

Before recording the night's playtest, the guys talk about Discord's yearly activity, a bad weekend, Danny's at work, personal "pleasure devices" issued by the company you work for, having your partner's private parts made into a mold, testicular torsion and anal prolapse, some 2025 Game Awards opinions, and more!

The crew continues to prove themselves to Brad Ashley, the icon of the frontier. After battle with the undead, they follow Homeless Jimothy's lead to another former Ultracure researcher.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about the prison "Booty Warrior", what you'd do for millions of dollars, could you eat a male "private part" in a survival situation, the stats for our Spotify Wrapped for Creators like us, and more!

Upon reaching the Benford Group's Parent Company to further investigate the origins of the Wave, the party comes across the world's largest concentration of Reapers, and their highly esteemed leader. They dedicate their lives to hunting zombies, and Cletus being a part of them, the group decides to join the Battle of Chicago against the Undead.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Bob's ticket from the DNR, preparing for the arctic blast hitting the mid-west, thanksgiving food, the new Stranger Things season, John Cena's retirement, and more!

Alex is leading an upcoming season using his original system and world. The guys take a break from Dead Reign while a few others are out to test out the system, get a bit of lore, and use the characters they'll probably be reprising in the official season.

Marcus, Cletus, Wallace, and Walter investigate Benford Capital Partners, an investment group that's tied to the invention of Ultracure. Being in Chicago which has one of the most highest concentrations of zombies in the world, the crew must find a ferryman in order to avoid them, but it's never that easy.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about pre-biotics and ways to help your gut health, taking turns talking about their irrational fears, glory holes, being a vampire meaning you can't have garlic bread anymore, Call of Duty's unprecedented failure, WW2 movies, The Walking Dead spoilers, and more!

In the fourth installment of our version of Palladium Games' "Dead Reign", the crew reunites once again to track down the fourth theory for what started humanity's extinction event known as "The Wave". This new theory begs the question: did death cultists cause the dead to rise again?

With Sam back visiting before recording the night's session, the guys talk about working at Chick-Fil-A, the Baja Blast pie, speeding is ineffective, "Bronies", Bob's skinwalker cat, the BEST way to take your temperature, the newest Covid 2025 update patch, and more!

The competitors graduate from Island One and straight onto Island Three, where the End Game will take place. Hallways of past competitors are a foreshadowing of what's to come: a final deathmatch. Will the competitors unite as one trusting each other to the end, or will they stab each other in the back in attempts to be crowns the victor of Deathmatch Island?

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about personal safety, the firing range, whether smooth or crunchy peanut butter is better, hunting ghosts with salt, best horror movies and why we watch horror, and more!

The crew of four continue to mingle, and must learn to use more than battle tactics to win the game, coming int contact with a vicious loner's crew and the Ghost Pania lurking in the haunted apartment blocks. When Phase Two begins, they scramble and use everything they've got to fight for survival and to move on to the final round!

Before the recording the night's session, the guys talk about the early days of Z&D, Bob's dashcam, Joe's having another kid, how many times can you poop your pants before calling it quits, ways to impress women, and more!

Deathmatch Island by Evil Hat Productions, is a game show of death set in a group of isolated islands surrounded by mystery and intrigue. A group of players arrive via a manless boat, barely remembering their own names, and must band together to overcome obstacles, get their bearings, and embark into Island One before everyone starts killing each other. There can only be one.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about The Crazies movie from '09, Libcon 2025 (No Kings Protest), indoor skydiving, upcoming seasons of Z&D, and more!

Secure. Contain. Protect.In this one-shot episode of the SCP Files, a gang of civilians enter SCP-3008, AKA "Infinite IKEA" quite by accident, and must find an exit, if any exists, encountering others lost inside the otherworldly store.

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Bob's experience at the oxygen bar, the correlation between the size of your manhood vs your virility, more love for Kingassripper, Alex getting a motorcycle, and the setup for the SCP TTRPG they're about to play!

Since there's no session this week, the guys talk about cheese puns, 9-1-1 show's insane degradation, the new Call of Duty fatigue, Xbox game pass outrage, the ridiculous streaming debacle, the entirety of SCPs and more!

With no session this week, the guys talk about drywall nightmares, sharpening blades, Dan's upcoming SCP season and its rules, the new Dead Reign season and its history, and more!

From way back in 2019, the guys play a game of trying to decode the correct movie from its foreign translation!

The prisoners fight tooth and nail through the vacant Star Destroyer ship to the hangar bay to make their final escape after awakening much of the scourge aboard the ship. Upon their retreat, they'll have to face another even worse threat.CAST:DM: DanJaxor: JoeJJ-89: BobWirjol: XanderBeer: Derek (Cheddar)

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about the fermenting process of making mead, yeast, the UK's crazy political revolution, F-Zero X's expansion kit that Joe's just found, video game soundtracks, 2026 game of the year, Stranger Things upcoming season, and more!

The prisoner vessel's outbreak has run rampant, seemingly eliminating most of all life on board. Four (mostly) fearless compatriots must follow some of the few signs of life down to solitary confinement to meet a familiar face. They'll hopefully help the doctor on board to escape the prison with a possible vaccine to prevent the scourge to infect the rest of the galaxy.CAST:DM: DanJaxor: JoeJJ-89: BobWirjol: XanderBeer: Derek (Cheddar)

The crew of four misfits awakens aboard a prison vessel with a strange mission at hand to investigate a virus and assist one of the last few doctors in stopping an outbreak before it's too late. When push comes to shove, they must investigate a desolated Star Destroyer to help save themselves, the doctor, and anyone else still alive.CAST:DM: DanJaxor: JoeJJ-89: BobWirjol: XanderBeer: Derek (Cheddar)

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Derek's worker's comp, philanthropy, legitimate women's rights, people losing their jobs, "endless" buffets, Dieselpunk, and more!

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Derek's worker's comp, dead-lifting, one of us changing podcasts to talk about "philanthropy", Rosanne Barr, foot fetishes, and more!

The guys search Reddit for diabolical "Would You Rather" questions, crappy superpowers, "Million Dollars But" questions, and more!The Day Mike Meme: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6GrtT6d/Click here to see images from the show!

A gaggle of four unlikely friends meet at a cantina in Coruscant, and battle their way through thugs only to end up imprisoned on one of the galaxy's most fearsome prison vessel.CAST:DM: DanJaxor: JoeJJ-87: BobWirjol: XanderBeer: Derek (Cheddar)