Escape Will Make Me Pod

Generational Trauma Dumping in the Pre-Show Circle Pit

I (Ryan) write these notes and my wife and I are in the hospital waiting for her to give birth, so I'm gonna keep this one brief. There was a patch! Also new numbers from Sony! Also self rezzes are obnoxious! Enjoy the show and see ya next week! Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

Somehow, the WSTR returned

The return of the WSTR? Batman cosplay? Matchmaking conspiracies? With just a month left in season 1, the boys chat about some upcoming changes Bungie is making to grenades and other aspects of the game. They also dive into the current Cryo meta, including a devious/awful strategy Skarrow has been implementing to rob people of their joy and keys. And the gang discusses many of the matchmaking conspiracy theories going on in the community, and why Bungie shouldn't confirm or deny them. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

The Great Equalizer, Where Have You Gone?

The community is loving Cryo! The community is hating Cryo! What is going on with the WSTR nerfs, and who is the new great enemy of the people? Will Ryan and Jake let their Compiler kills get to their head?! We're now a week out from the mid-season patch, and less than a week into the Great WSTR Nerfs of 2026. In episode 15, the guys discuss the Compiler fight (now that they've all done it), the new meta, when Marathon's second season will come out, and grenades, grenades, grenades. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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Trickle Down Lead Economics

Is the C.A.R.R.I. Event good? Is Marathon a Battle Royale now? Who is the big mid season patch for? ARE WE FINALLY GETTING A NEW CHEMISTRY SEGMENT? It's (probably) the last busy week of the season, and the boys have a lot to talk about in this two hour show between the new patch, experimental queues, and the first in-game event. The gang also talks about Ryan's increasing disappointment with Cryo Archive and some experimental ideas that would really shake up the game. Skarrow talks about science, or something, I'm not totally sure. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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Marathon experts, lactation specialists

The knife? It's worse! The Bubble Shield? It's easier to pop, but as common as ever! And the Goo Gun? It's still stupid! In this week's episode, the gang talk about the recent balance changes Bungie made to the game, their hopes for the Mid-Season patch, and what the hell the C.A.R.R.I. event even is. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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The MetaPfhor

Everyone is mad about the Goo Gun in Marathon, even after Bungie nerfed it! In this week's episode, the gang chats about Cryo's third weekend, the future of the game, upcoming meta changes, the brutality of matchmaking, and what ultimately turns out to be a less clear metaphor than Ryan originally intended. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Read the weekly write-up by Ryan on Rogue. Art by Michael Veselovsky

Everything is back to normal, we promise (w/ bonus ASMR intro)

Skarrow is back home, and everything is back to normal outside of fact that this is a super slick, jam packed, 2 hour+ episode all about Cryo Archive, baby. Woo! The endgame map for Marathon is here, let's FIGHT about it. There's a ton to talk about this week from Skarrow's trip to Bungie, the launch of the first endgame map, what we think Bungie is teasing for the future, and if the Marathon players who can't get a Drewsky carry even stand a chance in Cryo. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Read the weekly write-up by Ryan on Rogue. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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The Franken-Pod

This week, the boys discuss ... well, this is a weird one. Skarrow is at Bungie for the Cryo Archive stream and the ARG, which caused some interesting issues when trying to record. So we've got a Skarrow monologue, a Ryan and Jake yap session, and some other fun stuff. It was touch and go for a minute, but don't worry: Jake fixed it. He fixed it up real good. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Read the weekly write-up by Ryan on Rogue. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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We finally get to keep our loot. Now what?

After a long, long road, Marathon is finally here! In episode 9 of Escape Will Make Me Pod, the guys chat about the full launch of Marathon, all of the new Cyro Archive ARGs, the first major patch, and more! Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Read the weekly write-up by Ryan on Rogue. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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