It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters.

In this episode, Austin Taylor (Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries) explains how he chooses topics, and the metric by which something can be considered "a mystery". Plus, Jeremy Bent (Mission to Zyxx & Eurovangelists) has some advice for anyone who is trying to come up with a name for their podcast.

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Edited by Christian Dueñas and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun.

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In the newest installment of our Legumies DnD adventure, we answer the question on everyone's* lips: What has Samesies been up to this whole time?

*Samesies' Mom

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The Legumies continue their epic DnD adventure, following the mysterious and eccentric wizard, Glorifficus Stingswallow, through the forest to his cabin. What could possibly go wrong?

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We’re off to Holowood! Or HoloWEIRD as I like to call it! I find myself once again slingin’ grub to a bunch of ingrates, this time alongside an innocent young up-and-comer full of bad coffee and big dreams. Shae and GOOD_E find the perfect and most depressing place to lay low. Zap Zop gets discovered! And you’ll never guess who kicks my bucket this time. Never meet your heroes!

Created by:

Jeremy Bent

Alden Ford

Allie Kokesh

Seth Lind

Winston Noel

Shane O’Connell

Justin Tyler

Moujan Zolfaghari

Edited by Seth Lind and Alden Ford 

Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell

Original transition music by Brendan Ryan

Theme song composed by Brendan Ryan, performed by Brendan Ryan, Shane O’Connell, Adam Minkoff and Jay Faires

The Young Old Derf Chronicles is a proud member of the Maximum Fun Network and made possible by support from the members of Maximum Fun and a season long sponsorship by Rocket Money.

Lovingly researched and sound-described transcripts are embedded in every episode page on missiontozyxx.space!

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We've unearthed (unRangused?) a special bonusode from Season 2: a Zyxx Crew mailbag unheard by the masses until now! It's mostly Alden's fault. Enjoy!

Thanks so much to EnigmaFish on Discord (architect of our amazing transcription project!) for noticing its omission! Very fresh.

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The Legumies are back. Again! Our actual play D&D one-shot episode was so fun and had such a great response, we've decided to make it an ongoing campaign. In this second installment, our heroes level up, win treasure, and enlist in a dangerous new adventure. Booket hits the books. Larry YOLO's. And everyone bleeds.

Episodes of Mission to D-Syxx will come out biweekly, allowing us more time to painstakingly mix Derf episodes. Meaning: two releases every month; one Derf, one Legumies. To suggest weird NPC names and help make the show possible, join us at maximumfun.org/join

And thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring!

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Strap on your tunics and cotehardies or whatever, and let’s visit the royals! We’re all hatchin’ big plans this chapter. Twinkle goes undercover, GOOD_E dispenses some justice, Shae makes a love connection, and I barely spill any pee all over the place. Huzzah!

Created by:

Jeremy Bent

Alden Ford

Allie Kokesh

Seth Lind

Winston Noel

Shane O’Connell

Justin Tyler

Moujan Zolfaghari

Featuring a special appearance by Siobhan Thompson

Edited by Seth Lind and Alden Ford 

Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell

Original chamber music by Eric Gerson

Theme song composed by Brendan Ryan, performed by Brendan Ryan, Shane O’Connell, Adam Minkoff and Jay Faires

The Young Old Derf Chronicles is a proud member of the Maximum Fun Network and made possible by support from the members of Maximum Fun and a season long sponsorship by Rocket Money.

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Happy New Year from the Zyxx crew! We're taking a Derf break for holiday chaos, but we're releasing an out-of-character mailbag ep of questions submitted on our Discord. Enjoy!

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Oh hey, you’re back for more! Wow, okay. So if you thought that last chapter was something, get ready for something else entirely. My life of crime takes a turn when I’m punished for a totally DIFFERENT crime! Which I also did. Shae reconnects with a friend and a nickname, GOOD_E switches modes, and I make like Plopeye and pop open a couple cans. Let’s get young!

Created by:

Jeremy Bent

Alden Ford

Allie Kokesh

Seth Lind

Winston Noel

Shane O’Connell

Justin Tyler

Moujan Zolfaghari

Featuring a special appearance by Joe Pera

Edited by Seth Lind and Alden Ford 

Sound design, mix and original score by Shane O’Connell

Theme song composed by Brendan Ryan, performed by Brendan Ryan, Shane O’Connell, Adam Minkoff and Jay Faires

The Young Old Derf Chronicles is a proud member of the Maximum Fun Network and made possible by support from the members of Maximum Fun and a season long sponsorship by Rocket Money

We’re doing a Mission to Zyxx live show! Sunday October 11th in NYC! And everywhere via livestream. Get your tickets.

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Okay let’s see here. Episode descripsh. Something like: Oh hey it’s me, Old Derf! Sure, you know me as an elderly space wizard with the mysterious power of resurrection, a resume stacked with entry level jobs, and a talent for juckin’ around. But would you believe there was once a time when I was slightly LESS old, when my powers were just coming into focus, when I got pulled into adventure after adventure? It’s true! So buckle your space belts and settle in for the first installment of my MEMOIR, The Young Old Derf Chronicles. Here we go!

Created by:

Jeremy Bent

Alden Ford

Allie Kokesh

Seth Lind

Winston Noel

Shane O’Connell

Justin Tyler

Moujan Zolfaghari

Edited by Seth Lind and Alden Ford 

Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell

Theme song composed by Brendan Ryan, performed by Brendan Ryan, Shane O’Connell, Adam Minkoff and Jay Faires.

The Young Old Derf Chronicles is a proud member of the Maximum Fun Network, and made possible by support from the members of Maximum Fun and a season long sponsorship by Rocket Money.

We’re doing a Mission to Zyxx live show! Sunday October 11th in NYC! And everywhere via livestream. Get your tickets.

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Thanks so much!