Sometimes it's OK to let a more experienced chef take the lead. 



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



Army of the Scourge (3:16)



Headless Horseman (4:14)



Tropical Harmonies (17:29)



Fólkvangr (37:44)



Enemy at the Gates (1:58:49)



Relaxing Piano Improvisation (2:12:49)



Melodic Interview (2:22:21)



Looking for Treasure (2:31:00)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Protean Fields (6:47)



Quiet Cove (18:02)



Distilled Tropical (34:49)



Cry Havoc (1:21:42)



Rat Battle (1:31:40)



Witch Mountain (1:41:39)



The Gaping Maw (1:51:27)



Down by the Sea (2:01:34)





Opera music performed by: 



The MIT Symphony Orchestra

Permission for non-commercial publication by: Adam Boyles, Director, MIT Symphony Orchestra

https://www.classicals.de



Lakme, The Flower Duet by Leo Delibes (33:42)



Prince Igor, Polovetsian Dances by Alexander Borodin (42:58)



Cosi Fan Tutte, Come Scoglio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (55:13)



The Merry Wives of Windsor, Overture by Otto Nicolai (1:00:45)



Manon Lescaut, Intermezzo by Giacomo Puccini (1:09:01)



L'incoronazione di Poppea, Pur Ti Miro by Claudio Monteverdi (1:14:14)





Additional music



Bearer of The Black Blade, All Demigods Fear Thee by Solas Composer (1:17:59)  (https://soundcloud.com/solas_composer)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 39 - Sins of the Broth-er | Those Who Wander

Family reunions can be tricky, make sure you bring soup to help smooth things over.



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



Crossroads (6:23)



Headless Horseman (1:06:31)



Magic Tavern (1:51:06)



Emotional Guitar (1:55:25)



Coconut Caprice (2:08:22)



Tropical Harmonies (2:14:22)



Sunrise (2:19:10)



Peak-aboo (2:22:51)



8-bit Tavern (2:29:48)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Quiet Cove (7:18)



Distilled: Tropical (57:51)



Wagon Ride (1:01:16)



Protean Fields (1:04:00)



Down by the Sea (3:05:43)





Additional music



Lounge Jazz Elevator Music by Viacheslav Starostin from Pixabay (20:44)



MacLeod's Tiki Bar / Tim Kulig / timkulig.com (1:29:17)



Zouk - Caribbean Music - Marimba & Steel Drum by Julius H. from Pixabay (1:33:25)



Old Hawaii - South See Music by Julius H. from Pixabay (1:35:22)



East St Louis Toodle-O by Duke Ellington (2:34:00)



Jackass Blues by King Oliver (2:37:38)



I Want to be Bad by Jack Hylton (2:40:43)



Wang Bang Blues by Fletcher Henderson (2:43:42)



Deep Henderson by King Oliver (2:46:43)



Mississippi Melody by Jack Hylton (2:49:53)



Creole Love Call by Duke Ellington (2:53:14)



Someday Soon by The Piccadilly Players (2:56:28)



I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Charleston by Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra (2:59:16)



Breakaway by Jack Hylton (3:02:32)





Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 38 - Faunalyn Feud | Those Who Wander

We're back and soupier than ever! Join us once again for this year's Podcasthon bonus episode! When Henry Moonlighter III goes missing, the OFB has no choice but to enter a high stakes race full of needless narrative conceits, fatalistic monkeys, and a twist ending that everybody saw coming!



We were once again joined by the wonderful Nicholas Hupé from the Ottawa Food Bank for our adventure as well as a conversation about the state of food insecurity in 2026.



Donate to the Ottawa Food Bank:

https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/ 



Check out the other shows participating in Podcasthon: 

https://podcasthon.org/



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Jimson Thornapple – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Oleander Thornapple – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Zyzyx – Nicholas Hupé (IG: @ottawafoodbank)





Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Outlaws of the Iron Horse (0:36)



The Jack Russel Terrier (30:45)



Dreamful Tales of Fantasy Entropy (32:53)



Beyond the Horizon (53:44)



Countdown (1:12:44)



Burt's Requiem (1:38:16)



Achievement (1:39:58)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Protean Fields (3:20)



Floating Market (22:53)



Through the Woods (39:07)



Car Chase! (56:05)



Rat Battle (1:02:57)



Sand Raiders (1:14:22)



Jungle Shaman (1:21:15)



The Wild Hunt (1:30:09)





Additional sounds provided by Pixabay



Hybrid Action Countdown by Alex Besss (38:39)

Avox Race: 2 Fast 2 Unscrupulous | Podcasthon 2026 One Shot

Don't get your hopes up, there are no dinosaurs in this episode.



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



Forgotten Days / Ys IX: Monstrum Nox vol. 3 / Copyright © Nihon Falcom Corporation (1:15:40)



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (2:36)



Greenlands (13:56)



The Cavalier King Charles (16:11)



Heartbeat (17:44)



Dreamy Interlude (36:18)



Forest Walk (49:56)



Fantasy Ambience (51:08)



The Basset Hound (1:00:47)



Looking for Treasure (1:02:38)



Night of Mystery (1:04:55)



8-bit Tavern (1:46:16)



Peek-aboo (2:05:32)



Tropical Harmonies (2:29:03)



Crossroads (2:31:51)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Age of Sail (11:41)



Open Water (18:52)



Steampunk Airship (1:03:24)



Quiet cove (1:57:36)



Docks District (2:00:29)



Dark and Stormy (2:07:21)





Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 37 - O Brother, Were Rat Thou? | Those Who Wander

Maybe the real soup was the friends we made along the way.



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



The In-Between (5:14)



Enchanted Forest (29:31)



Hippety Hop (1:06:41)



Impact (1:13:32)



Dragonsong (1:22:05)



Crescendiocity (1:25:37)



Megaepic (1:32:20)



Fantasy Ambience (1:33:19)



Achievement (1:43:01)



Crescendo (1:52:51)



Celebration (1:55:26)



Relaxing Piano Improvisation (2:01:27)



Sunrise (2:08:00)



Non-Seeing Eye (2:21:22)



Musical Therapy (2:23:47)



Fall (2:26:54)



Dreamy Interlude (2:37:50)



Frozen Mountains (2:41:07)



Emotional Guitar Improvisation (2:48:03)



8-Bit Tavern (2:52:29)



Adventure (2:57:46)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Field of Heroes (6:24)



Escape from Shadow (16:19)



Cry Havoc (25:56)



Witch Mountain (53:23)



The Gaping Maw (1:03:06)



Dungeon Collapse (1:14:55)



Dusk of the Dryad (1:31:21)



Protean Fields (1:37:47)



Waterkeep (2:10:33)



Interrogation Room (2:11:27)



Lakeside Camp (2:18:25)



Adventure Begins (2:25:55)



Voyage Begins (2:44:37)





Debussy String Quartet in G Minor Op 10 Arranged by GregoryQuendel from Pixabay (2:32:15)





Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 36 - Better Than You Found It | Corrupting Presence

This episode is basically our Avengers Endgame or Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein if that's more your speed.



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



Christmas Music - Holiday Hearth by NotAIGenerated from Pixabay (3:14)



Forgotten Days / Ys IX: Monstrum Nox vol. 3 / Copyright © Nihon Falcom Corporation (58:47)





The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



Better Times (5:12)



Crossroads (11:09)



Headless Horseman (38:35)



Near End Action (58:04)



Dark n Deep (1:03:40)



Haunted (1:38:58)



Evig Fred (1:50:50)



Moon (1:55:33)



Explorer (2:08:37)



Excecutioner (2:21:08)



Evig Fred Instrumental (2:26:20)



Chemical X (2:29:23)



Emotional Intro 2 (2:37:29)



The In-Between (2:45:54)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



The Madding Crowd (10:07)



Underground Lake (20:48)



Sunken Temple (26:52)



Warlock's Whisper (46:33)



Skirmish (1:05:53)



Unto the Breach (1:16:31)



Dark Angel (1:25:16)



Alchemist's Lab (1:42:33)



Solemn Vow (1:58:22)



Lost Mine (2:40:02)





Sound Effects



Cannon Fire by LordSonny from Pixabay



Powerful Cannon Shot by Universfield from Pixabay



Nuclear Explosion by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay



Cicada Buzzing by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay



Explosion FX by SoundReality from Pixabay



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 35 - The Paintbrush Rebellion | Corrupting Presence

You ungrateful children will never know the hell I went through to birth this episode into existence... ahem, I mean community organizing is hungry work, we recommend soup or whatever.



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



Children Happy Ukulele by Yurii Suprunenko from Pixabay (4:44)



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



Evig Fred (6:01)



Dark Hollows (9:43)



Pathfinder (1:13:52)



The Longest Journey (1:16:57)



Fall Asleep (1:19:03)



Autumn Walk (1:37:22)



The Basset Hound (1:39:37)



Horizon Flare (2:17:53)



Emotionalism (no drums) (2:18:51)



Emotional Intro (2:20:58)



Better Times (2:23:03)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Prisoner Transport (16:43)



Escape from Shadow (26:33)



Field of Heroes (36:26)



Closing Time (47:08)



Protean Fields (58:35)



Russian Winter (1:48:06)



Thieves' Guild (1:56:12)



Lakeside Camp (1:59:20)



Ghost Ship (2:03:54)



Underground Lake (2:08:33)



The Orrery (2:22:25)





Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 34 - The Consommé Before the Storm | Corrupting Presence

Never meet your heroes (a retroactive warning to Laura and Alan).



Meet the cast:

Horse Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Debbie Aura/Mrs. Terwilliger – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Sir Gaylord Falchion Winthrope/Willy "Pop Pop" Diskonson – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Diana Winter/Mrs. Diskonson – Laura Rowed

Mary Columbus/Cindy Diskonson – Alan (IG: @quickineedagame, @weopenwith)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Christmas Theme (0:47)



String Interlude A (4:12)



String Interlude B (57:56)



Gunslinger (1:07:57)



The Jack Russel Terrier (1:11:58)



Emotional Intro 2 (1:21:23)



The German Shepherd (1:23:51)



Dramatic Interlude (1:25:55)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Yuletide (18:20)





Additional music created by Patrizio Yoga



Patrik Bass - Olistik Sound Project (21:29)





Sound Effects



Christmas Sleigh Bells Jingling by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Horse Around the House | Holiday One Shot 2025

Even the best of recipes can get away from you sometimes. 



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



Vetur Frosti (6:10)



Borgar (2023) (9:24)



Tam Lin (22:50)



Evig Fred (24:57)



Countdown (35:11)



Fall (38:06)



Elysium (42:21)



Horizon Flare (1:00:39)



Red Mystery (1:04:16)



Wanderer (1:06:41)



Passage of Time (1:59:20)



The Jack Russel Terrier (2:04:24)



Staccato Giganto (2:09:48)



Solitary Diversity (2:31:13)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Halfling Festival (17:04)



Protean Fields (28:29)



Solemn Vow (46:11)



Underground Lake (1:01:41)



Thieves' Guild (1:15:08)



Waiting Music (1:19:34)





Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 33 -  Best Laid Plans | Corrupting Presence

Political assassinations, tiny Barbie food, swinger Dragonborn, and Fat Sal. This island has everything.



Meet the cast:

Dungeon Master – Zach Meikle (IG: @zachabee)

Clay Campbell – Prima Zhao (IG: @primbdraws)

Faunalyn Vaydark – Shannon Meikle (IG: @sharsharbinks)

Glimki Treefellow – Jordan Johnsen (IG: @jordan_johnsen)



Edited by Zach Meikle



Follow the show:

Instagram: @bard_soup

TikTok: @bard_soup

Website: www.bardsoup.com



Music & Ambience



The following songs are created by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



Beyond the Horizon (0:00)



8-Bit Tavern (8:38)



The Cavalier King Charles (15:36)



Odin's Blessing (28:33)



Leaving for Valhalla (34:13)



Katie's Romantic Theme (41:08)



The Streets of Prague (44:56)



Heartbeat (51:44)



Tam Lin (1:02:30)



Red Mystery (1:07:54)



Night of Mystery (1:54:35)



Gjallar (2:09:53)



The Wizard (2:12:41)



Evig Fred (2:26:23)



Celebration (2:27:33)



Vetur Frosti (2:29:55)





Additional music and ambience created by Tim Roven (www.tabletopaudio.com)



Covert Operations (39:06)



River Town (1:03:20)



Interrogation Room (1:08:49)



Cutpurse Pursuit (1:42:41)





Sound Effects



Additional sounds provided by Pixabay

Ch. 32 - Zero Dark Glimki | Corrupting Presence

Sit down and grab yourself a bowl of the best narrative soup your ears will ever taste. Bard Soup is an actual play D&D podcast using the 5th edition ruleset. Join us as Jordan Johnsen, Shannon Meikle, and Prima Zhao along with Dungeon Master Zach Meikle embark on a magical journey through the flat world of Xav. 

Zach Meikle

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