The Main Menu Podcast

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!

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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)

Before recording the night's session the guys talk about iPhone vs Android vs landline, trying to sleep with socks, seeing shadow people, the best position to sleep in, best ways to wake up, and more!

While the guys prepare to play a session next week, they talk tonight about their upcoming characters, Derek's trouble customer service, mullets and mutton chops, and reading posts from Reddit from the r/AITA subreddit, where redditors ask if they were the A-hole in their very personal situations, and more!

(50% edited as of 8/15/25)Dead Set Revenge: The Ballad of Snakeskin ClydeIn the season conclusion until next time in Act 3, the cowboys enter the catacombs of Snakeskin Clyde uncovering dark secrets and unearthing a hidden oppression of humanity that will soon set forth again, as well as encountering their greatest foe for the final time.CASTDM: JoeColt Barret: DanQuenten Questo: BobFelix Strachenbach: DerekChronos: Alex

The guys take a break from playing in between seasons to talk about guys being friends with girls, the subtle art of "swinger life", getting hit on, getting in fights, and finally playing the long awaited 4th installment of "Biting the Onion" where Joe reads off news headlines that are either completely real or utterly satire, and the rest of the guys are awarded points for guessing them right!

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Derek's injury, battle royales and Joe's new idea for battlefield 6, Killing Floor 3, Luke Cake and Jessica Jones "real" scene together, Bob's knife sharpening service, and more!

Before recording for the night's session, the guys talk about talking gay with the bros, identifying yourself with your kink, Hulk Hogan's passing, Yoni beer made from "human" yeast, old bath water for sale, Joe's new persona, and more!

(unedited)Dead Set Revenge: The Ballad of Snakeskin ClydeThe gang awakens after all being shot by Snakeskin Clyde to the realization that half their gang is nowhere to be seen along with Snakeskin's body also missing. His crew being the major culprits for the gang's disappearance, our players make a siege upon the town of Lone Tree Ridge but not without the help of some old friends. An eye for an eye.CASTDM: JoeColt Barret: DanQuenten Questo: BobFelix Strachenbach: DerekChronos: Alex

Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about Ready or Not, slapping a dog, their favorite donuts, diarrhea somehow, and more!