Fire Escape Cast #69
The gang talks Alan Wake 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and their game of the year plans.
Dec 04, 2023•2 hr 21 min
Fire Escape Cast
Dan Ryckert, Mary Kish, and Mike Mahardy can’t shut down bars while talking about video games like they used to, so they created Fire Escape to keep those chats going from across the country. Support them at fireescapecast.com
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Fire Escape Cast #68
The gang preps for the 2023 Fire Escape Cast GOTY Extravaganza by knocking games off of their backlog.
Nov 20, 2023•3 hr 11 min
Fire Escape Cast #67
The gang is back together after Mike's wedding to get Alan Waked.
Nov 06, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Fire Escape Cast #66
Mary and Mike are out and about, so Ben Hanson from MinnMax joins Dan to talk about The Goonies 2 and a surprising amount of Taylor Swift.
Oct 23, 2023•3 hr 21 min
Fire Escape Cast #65
Dan is having a very specific problem with Assassin's Creed these days, Mary is into that Cocoon life, and Mike can't stop thinking about a revamped 2020 game.
Oct 09, 2023•2 hr 33 min
Fire Escape Cast #64
The gang discusses their dream home locations and Mike designs a jousting boat for European beaches.
Sep 25, 2023•2 hr 43 min
Fire Escape Cast #63
The gang got invited to the Olympics, and they refuse to embarrass themselves.
Sep 11, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Fire Escape Cast #62
The gang creates their Mt. Rushmores of fast food.
Aug 28, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Fire Escape Cast #61
Dan confuses fire stations with gas stations and Mike hatches a new plot against Mary, who apparently wants to swap faces with a bird.
Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Fire Escape Cast #60
The gang is back together and ready to talk about eating their way out of a torturous bathtub situation.
Jul 31, 2023•2 hr 16 min
Fire Escape Cast #59
Nextlander's Vinny Caravella joins Mike and Jake to talk about Dungeons & Dragons, CRPGs, and his favorite genre of life activity.
Jul 17, 2023•2 hr 32 min
Fire Escape Cast #58
Mike and Jake give Mary travel advice, including "Don't demolish the walls of Tokyo restaurants."
Jul 05, 2023•2 hr 16 min
Fire Escape cast #57
The gang digs into Diablo 4, then gets a science lesson about athletics and vacuums.
Jun 20, 2023•2 hr 8 min
Fire Escape Cast #56
The gang is loving Zelda, Mike played the next Total War game, and Mary is back to spread her love of cozy indie fare.
Jun 05, 2023•2 hr 15 min
Fire Escape Cast #55
This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/escape and get on your way to being your best self. The gang opens up about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and estimates how many clones of themselves it would require to take down Mike Tyson.
May 22, 2023•2 hr 37 min
BONUS EPISODE: A Fireside Chat with Paul Ryckert
Dan sits down with his father for an extended and uncut fireside conversation about marriage, aging, smoking, ear gauges, big cities, and whether soccer is a sport or not.
May 15, 2023•2 hr 44 min
Fire Escape Cast #54
Dan and Mike played a portion of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Mary is once again the indie game queen.
May 08, 2023•2 hr 12 min
Fire Escape Cast #53
Dan is back from his West Coast excursion, Mary is obsessed with Dredge, and Mike has been playing with some Chaos Dwarfs.
Apr 24, 2023•2 hr 13 min
Fire Escape Cast #52
Chris Plante, co-host of The Besties and editor-in-chief at Polygon, joins Mary and Mike to talk about Octopath Traveler 2, Dredge, Talking Heads, and Barry Lyndon.
Apr 10, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Fire Escape Cast #51
The Resident Evil 4 remake has arrived, and the gang stumbles upon a game-changing idea for a dog-focused podcast.
Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 59 min
Fire Escape Cast #50
It's the gang's 50th episode! To celebreate, they hold a tournament to decide the best remake of all time.
Mar 13, 2023•3 hr 9 min
Fire Escape Cast #49
There's a buttload of games to be played, and the gang is doing its best to play them all. Also, Dan realizes that he's in the middle of a healthy mid-life crisis.
Feb 27, 2023•3 hr 1 min
Fire Escape Cast #48
The gang is still reeling from last week's Nintendo news deuce. Also, a contemplative conversation about the permanence of memory.
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 38 min
Fire Escape Cast #47
Dan has discovered Henry David Thoreau, Mary is getting into Tchia, and Mike has some high falutin' controller to talk about.
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 50 min
Fire Escape Cast #46
The gang welcomes 2023 with discussions about grenades, Hitman, and Fire Emblem Engage.
Jan 17, 2023•2 hr 38 min
Fire Escape Cast #45
Dan is a Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! speedrunner now, Mary played her usual glut of indie games, and Mike has a new listener-created quiz for the gang.
Jan 02, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Fire Escape Cast #44: GAME OF THE YEAR 2022 SPECTACULAR!
The gang is all here to talk about the good, the bad, the best, and the worst of video games in 2022.
Dec 19, 2022•4 hr 59 min
Fire Escape Cast #43
The gang makes plans for their GOTY 2022 Extravaganza, and they have a new merch line! Go to fireescape-shop.fourthwall.com for Dorky Christmas sweaters, crop tops, mugs, and more! This week's episode is sponsored by BlueChew! For a discount on tablets that will make your kinky times better, head to this link, which already has the FireEscape promo code active: https://bluechew.com/?utm_campaign=DCARE-0001-02-0015A_6-359_2239-0&utm_source=fire-escape-cast&utm_medium=podcast&coupon=fi...
Dec 05, 2022•2 hr 58 min
Fire Escape Cast #42
The Fire Escape trio lays plans for the GOTY 2022 Extravaganza. Also, Dan may like Sonic Frontiers more than God of War Ragnarok.
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 59 min
Fire Escape Cast #41
The trio is back from their respective adventures to talk about God of War Ragnarok, beer trips, AAA game fatigue, and recording the remainder of a podcast by candlelight.
Nov 08, 2022•2 hr 17 min
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