Escape This Podcast

A show that's a mix of escape room puzzles and tabletop role-playing.

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May 6, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 8 - The Towering Inferno ft. Erin Kyan and Lee Davis-Thalbourne
Our guests jump into the time vortex once again to see if they can track down Bill's mysterious assistant Greg! Can our two brave time-adventurers solve puzzles and save the day while flying aboard the world's most well known and unfortunate airships? Our guests this episode are Erin Kyan and Lee Davis-Thalbourne who run Passer Vulpes productions. You can find all of their fantastic work at https://www.passervulpes.com/ Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! To talk with other industry members about live video escape rooms, and transitioning your business to a virtual model, go to https://livevideoescaperooms.com/ and check out the facebook group You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Control Panel Supplemental: Pneumatic - Unlit Supplemental: Pneumatic - Kitchen Supplemental: Pneumatic - Gondola Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, and Linus Banghart-Linn! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Apr 29, 2020 · 48 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 7
It's our post show discussion show! We chat with Gabe and Olivia about the room, game design, and independent creation. Our guests this episode are Gabriel Hicks and Olivia Petshaft. Gabe exists online as GabeJamesGames and you can find Olivia as Ollieartie. And make sure to check out Hidden Treasures, the goblin dating simulator Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! To talk with other industry members about live video escape rooms, and transitioning your business to a virtual model, go to https://livevideoescaperooms.com/ and check out the facebook group You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Diary Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, and Rebecca Hanson! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Apr 22, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 7 - Weird Science ft. Gabe James Games and Ollieartie
As our time travelling students get closer and closer to the modern day, they find themselves in a laboratory in 1930's Paris. Will they be able to find a way to contain some deadly radiation? Our guests this episode are Gabriel Hicks and Olivia Petshaft. Gabe exists online as GabeJamesGames and you can find Olivia as Ollieartie. And make sure to check out Hidden Treasures, the goblin dating simulator Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! To talk with other industry members about live video escape rooms, and transitioning your business to a virtual model, go to https://livevideoescaperooms.com/ and check out the facebook group You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Diary Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, and Rebecca Hanson! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Apr 15, 2020 · 33 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 6
Our guests this episode are Neil Patrick Harris and Brent Bushnell. You can follow Neil on twitter and instagram to see what he's up to, and see all of Brent's wonka-esque digital wonder at https://twobitcircus.com/ Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! To talk with other industry members about live video escape rooms, and transitioning your business to a virtual model, go to https://livevideoescaperooms.com/ and check out the facebook group You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Australian Flag Supplemental: New Zealand Flag Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Michael Verner, Adam Kipnis, Alex Kirk, and Andrew Anthony! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Apr 8, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 6 - Frozen ft. Neil Patrick Harris and Brent Bushnell
Our new time-travelling puzzlers find themselves transported to the Antarctic ice-shelf in the early 20th century. They need to find a missing explorer, but baby it's cold outside! Our guests this episode are Neil Patrick Harris and Brent Bushnell. You can follow Neil on twitter and instagram to see what he's up to, and see all of Brent's wonka-esque digital wonder at https://twobitcircus.com/ Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! To talk with other industry members about live video escape rooms, and transitioning your business to a virtual model, go to https://livevideoescaperooms.com/ and check out the facebook group You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Australian Flag Supplemental: New Zealand Flag Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Michael Verner, Adam Kipnis, Alex Kirk, and Andrew Anthony! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Apr 1, 2020 · 49 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 5
We keep hanging out with Total Party Chill as we discuss immersion, room design, roleplaying, and Dani (behind her back). Our guests this episode are the Dungeons and Dragons streamers, Total Party Chill! More specifically, we're joined by Devon Chulick, Lana Kohn, Jakob Bernadino, and Robby Justesen. Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Vase Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Anna Engelke and Josquin Desprez! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Mar 25, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 5 - The Artist ft. Total Party Chill
Who knew four students could fit into a time machine at once? Can our mediocre physics students help fix the timeline? Will they be able to use their artistic knowledge and puzzle solving abilities to help a famous artist complete his greatest work? Our guests this episode are the Dungeons and Dragons streamers, Total Party Chill! More specifically, we're joined by Devon Chulick, Lana Kohn, Jakob Bernadino, and Robby Justesen. Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Vase Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Anna Engelke and Josquin Desprez! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Mar 18, 2020 · 48 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 4
A post show discussion of chapter 4. Our guests this episode are Survivor contestant Peih-Gee Law and escape room designer Brian Corbitt. Peih-Gee: twitter | instagram Brian: website Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Map Supplemental: Globe Supplemental: Catalogue Page Supplemental: Keys Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Grace Minix! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Mar 11, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 4 - London Has Fallen ft. Peih-Gee Law and Brian Corbitt
More students travel back in time to correct the mistakes that Greg has created. But can they solve puzzles, find clues, and protect a wonderful treasure that is at risk? And can they do it before the whole place goes up in flames? Our guests this episode are Survivor contestant Peih-Gee Law and escape room designer Brian Corbitt. Peih-Gee: twitter | instagram Brian: website Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Map Supplemental: Globe Supplemental: Catalogue Page Supplemental: Keys Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Grace Minix! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Mar 4, 2020 · 32 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 3
We chat with Pat and Jason about the escape room they escaped from in the previous episode of this podcast Jason Ritter joins us for a second time, joined by in-house escaper Patrick. Look for Jason in Raising Dion on Netflix, A Million Little Things, and Frozen 2. And also make sure to follow him on twitter and instagram Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Mary O’Neill, Sean McBride, Jen McTeague and Stephen McKee! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Feb 26, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 3 - Waking the Witch ft. Jason Ritter with Patrick Sunderland
A third pair of students are whisked through the passages of time, trying to undo what Greg has done. Can Jason and Pat prevent the hanging of an innocent girl? Jason Ritter joins us for a second time, joined by in-house escaper Patrick. Look for Jason in Raising Dion on Netflix, A Million Little Things, and Frozen 2. And also make sure to follow him on twitter and instagram Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak, Mary O’Neill, Sean McBride, Jen McTeague and Stephen McKee! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Feb 19, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 2
Our guests this episode are escape room designers Tommy Honton and Patrick Fye! If you're in LA, check out Tommy's fantastic room Stash House. If you're in Silicon Valley, check out Patrick's wonderful rooms with Off the Couch Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Map Supplemental: Ancestral Name Supplemental: Given Name Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak and Jan Mikkelsen! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Feb 12, 2020 · 1 hr 20 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 2 - Tomb Raider ft. Tommy Honton and Patrick Fye
After top students Dave and Lisa travelled to ancient Rome, it's up to... slightly less than top students Patrick and Tommy to continue fixing the timeline. Can they prevent the changes Greg has made to history? Our guests this episode are escape room designers Tommy Honton and Patrick Fye! If you're in LA, check out Tommy's fantastic room Stash House. If you're in Silicon Valley, check out Patrick's wonderful rooms with Off the Couch Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Map Supplemental: Ancestral Name Supplemental: Given Name Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak and Jan Mikkelsen! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Feb 5, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
Podcast This Escape: Chronomaly Chapter 1
We talk with the first two students about escape room design, changes from the playtest, and the process of organising an industry boosting conference Our guests this episode are the Room Escape Artists, Lisa and David Spira! The Spiras are pillars of the escape room community and you should be following everything they do! Website: https://roomescapeartist.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoomEscapeArt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roomescapeartist/ And check out their conference in Boston! RECON Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Diagram Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! Check out our guest podcast with On In Five We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak and Julia Morris! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Jan 29, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
Chronomaly - Chapter 1 - Roman Holiday ft. Room Escape Artist
You're living in the wrong timeline! After discovering that his assistant Greg had damaged the true sequence of history, Doc Bill has no choice but to turn to his students and see if they can fix these chronological anomalies... Our guests this episode are the Room Escape Artists, Lisa and David Spira! The Spiras are pillars of the escape room community and you should be following everything they do! Website: https://roomescapeartist.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoomEscapeArt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roomescapeartist/ And check out their conference in Boston! RECON Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at :http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Diagram Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! Check out our guest podcast with On In Five We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's, including this room's patrons: Greg Harezlak and Julia Morris! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our theme song for this arc is "The Land of Pirates" by Alexander Nakarada. The song is licensed under creative commons by attribution and can be found here
Jan 22, 2020 · 5 min
Season 6 Introduction - "Chronomaly"
Season 6 will be coming on January the 29th! Join ten new groups of adventurers as they travel through time examining the worlds of the past and correcting the time-stream!
Jan 8, 2020 · 32 sec
Season 6 Teaser
Coming soon...
Dec 25, 2019 · 1 hr 27 min
ETP Christmas Special - Clear and (Christmas) Present Danger ft. Pat Sunderland
We're back for another Christmas special! It's a family affair as we're joined by Bill's brother Patrick. Together, the two brothers must gather their family, fix some presents, fight off pirates, and create the perfect Christmas lunch! Follow Pat on twitter! Play along with your Family for the perfect Christmas lunch! Full Room Write-up Supplemental: Present List Supplemental: Taboo Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! Check out our Youtube! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's Check out James Spaid's fantastic text-based adventure versions of our rooms! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Dec 17, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min
Bonus Episode: Let's do a Cryptic Crossword!
Ever wanted to sit and do a cryptic crossword, but been put off by the absolute insanity of any clue? Well then this is the podcast for you! Bill and Dani talk about common cryptic crossword clue construction and then do an entire cryptic crossword with you. Here's the crossword we're doing, join in! Crossword Clues Crossword Grid Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's Check out James Spaid's fantastic text-based adventure versions of our rooms! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Dec 11, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
Bonus Episode: Room Design 2 - Electric Boogaloo
After two more years of room design, we revisit our first bonus episodes and talk about changes in room design, puzzle design, and connected story design Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's Check out James Spaid's fantastic text-based adventure versions of our rooms! Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.