Desks & Dayjobs

Desks & Dayjobs: A Miracle on NPC St.

Desks & Dayjobs: A Miracle on NPC St.

Ho ho ho, Haaaaaapppppy Holidays from The Bulldogs! In this very merry episode, our heroes take a little break from their adventures to enjoy a little gift-giving. We also have a guest DM, as Stuart takes over the gameplay so DM Alex can play as Starp and Maxwell and also get plastered on nog. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or as we call it: the fantasy cat version of The 400 Blows.

Season 3, Episode 3: Yogurt Jeopardy

Season 3, Episode 3: Yogurt Jeopardy

It’s time for the last act of our “Music Attending Extravaganza” quest! Glam-rocker/jerkbutt Frobisher Jehuty is trying to sabotage Agnes’ set and it’s up to The Bulldogs to save the day! By horribly sabotaging Frobisher’s set! Will they successfully stop this pretentious menace, or will they find that acting like a jerk to stop a jerk just makes you the jerk? Damn, does this quest conclude with our heroes earning a moral? Eh, not really. 

Season 3, Episode 2: We Are Toilet Horse

Season 3, Episode 2: We Are Toilet Horse

It’s part two of our “Music Attending Extravaganza” quest and the band plays on! The band in question is, or course, Toilet Horse, and they’re…an acquired taste. As our heroes listen to the Doom-ska stylings of Toilet Horse, they take some time to meet the denizens of the Punch Bowl, and way more time roasting DM Alex for his STUPID emcee character. What a dope! 

Season 3, Episode 1: Everybody Tolerates Skaz

Season 3, Episode 1: Everybody Tolerates Skaz

The Bulldogs are back, and this time they’re taking their thirst for adventure / beer out to see their co-worker Agnes’ super hip rock concert. Will our adventurers be able to brave the depths of The Punch Bucket to see Agnes’ Bubis Thundercat and whoever the hell Frobisher Jehuty is? Or will they succumb to the horror of the very nice bouncer and the pressure of trying to seem cool in a room of people with denim jackets? 

Desks & Dayjobs - The Condohouse of Horror, Vol. 1

Desks & Dayjobs - The Condohouse of Horror, Vol. 1

Happy Halloween, dear listener! Open up that pillow case and let us toss in our very first Halloween special! DM (Dungeon Monster) Alex has some tricks and treats for you and The Bulldogs! In this extra spooky episode, our adventurers keep a beleaguered-by-teens Orlando company as he hands out candy from his fancy condo. Will our heroes be able to stay sober enough to handle briefly talking to strangers? Will The Sweatshop Boys act on their threat against everyone·s favorite curmudgeonly middle-manager? Will Tim win best costume at the senior center anime convention?!? WE LOVE HALLOWEEN!

Season 2, Epilogue: It’s a Leveling Up Episode!

Season 2, Epilogue: It’s a Leveling Up Episode!

The Bulldogs have quested their first quest! And now it’s time for our new friends Orlando and Brube to level up! Let’s go ahead and break the fourth wall here. This is going to be an episode where we just talk about our characters and roll some dice. But also! There’s jokes n’ bits! So give this a listen and hear how we’re developing the world of Desks & Dayjobs!

Season 2, Episode 14: Mad Maxwell, Furry Road

Season 2, Episode 14: Mad Maxwell, Furry Road

So it’s come to this. The Bulldogs may be triumphant in their quest to foil Alan Bloodskull, but who’s the blue cat man controlling this villain with their psychic ponytail? Remember how that was a thing they did in Avatar? Can’t believe they’re doing a sequel after all this time. Anyway, let’s not give away too much, but here is our climatic finale to the “To Unionize or Not To Unionize” story arc! Enjoy!

Season 2, Episode 13: The Legend of Scratchy’s Gold

Season 2, Episode 13: The Legend of Scratchy’s Gold

Time to face the music (and lines!). As The Bulldogs follow Alan Bloodskull deep into the bowels of the courthouse, they meet an adorable old man who may or may not have a lot of gold, wade through some greasy shag carpet, and finally corner their foe for a climactic showdown. Will they be able to stop Alan in time? Or will they realize when they get there they have no plan? Yeah, it’s that. 

Season 2, Episode 12 - Weaponized Starp

 Season 2, Episode 12 - Weaponized Starp

It’s time for a breakroom showdown (the one with the ping pong table, not the one with the busted espresso machine)! Will The Bulldogs be able to stand up to Alan Bloodskull and his two cronies? Or will this be the last rootin’ tootin’ adventure for our friends? Giddy-up, pardner! This episode is brought to you by Hard Cider.

Season 2, Episode 11 - Permanent Vacation

Season 2, Episode 11 - Permanent Vacation

It’s time for our heroes to gear up for the impending Battle of the Break Room (The One with the Ping Pong Table, Not the One with the Broken Espresso Machine)! Will they spend their time strategizing and gathering the full force of NPC Inc? Or will they spend a lot of time in the bathroom quoting “Down with the Sickness”?  

Season 2, Episode 10: Knock Back

Season 2, Episode 10: Knock Back

Things get weird immediately when our heroes confront Alan Bloodskull in the bathroom (it turns out scary lawyers don’t like being confronted in bathrooms) and they find themselves engaged in combat with their most dangerous foe yet. Will they get the information they promised Tracy? Or will they just bully an adult man into submission? This episode is brought to you by Cars.

Season 2, Episode 9 - Alcohol & Trickery

Season 2, Episode 9 - Alcohol & Trickery

The drinks and intrigue are flowing at the first meeting of the copywriters’ union! Is Alan Bloodskull actually there to help Tracy? Or is he all talk and no…legal advice? The Bulldogs are on the case, after they refresh their drinks!

Season 2, Episode 8 - People in a Bar with Feet

Season 2, Episode 8 - People in a Bar with Feet

A new day has dawned for our adventurers, and now it’s time for them to head to their clandestine meeting with the copy writers. Is something afoot at the Hammered & Sickle? Or do our heroes just have a real problem with looking for mysteries where there are none?

Season 2, Episode 6 - Vault Important People

Season 2, Episode 6 - Vault Important People

It’s lunchtime for The Bulldogs! Or is it TRAPTIME? As our adventurers set out with Maxwell for their fancy Italian victory meal, they struggle to keep up and keep Maxwell from learning about the copywriters’ secret meeting. Will they roll some twentos? Or will we all be tweeting #AreTheyOk, #No?

Season 2, Episode 5 - Reach for the Starp

Season 2, Episode 5 - Reach for the Starp

Important news alert: Our heroes have finally discovered their fun group name. Listen to this episode to hear the complete non-sequitur that inspired them, and also what happens when the team faces a slow day at the office. Will they spend their entire day bugging a fun co-worker, or will they decide to cash in a free lunch from an old foe?

Season 2, Episode 4 - Don't You Forget About Trees

Season 2, Episode 4 - Don't You Forget About Trees

The gang is back! After being ambushed by Tracy in the last episode, Stuart is in a tight spot, and the only one who can save him is Orlando. Will he be able to snap him out of his tech-induced fugue state? Or will one our heroes get fired before they come up with a great team name?

Season 2, Episode 3 - To Cc and Bcc-een

Season 2, Episode 3 - To Cc and Bcc-een

Our heroes find themselves on another floor of NPC Inc, on the hunt for whoever is behind the copier crimes on their floor. Will they be able to find the info they need? Or will they have to kidnap someone? Boy, I really hope they don’t kidnap anyone, they just got done making friends with those dog-cops.

Season 2, Episode 2 - No Paper, No Peace

Season 2, Episode 2 - No Paper, No Peace

The gang (nickname pending) is at it again, sent on their most dangerous quest yet: to make and hang up a sign in the copier room. Will they find out who is using all the paper? Will they be drawn further into the copy writers' plot to unionize? Will Maxwell betray them, or will a sweet, sweet spaghetti lunch await them at the end of their journey? Oh, the intrigue!

    Season 2, Episode 1 - The Two Big Cs

    Season 2, Episode 1 - The Two Big Cs

    It's time for a new season of Desks & Dayjobs! In this episode, veteran office goof-ups Hobe and Stuart meet their new co-workers Brube and Orlando and take them on a mighty quest...to learn how to use some of the office equipment. Will they be able to complete this simple task? Or will they have to beat up on a machine?