This pub-isode contains spoilers for our previous episode - Feel the Burn - if you haven't heard that episode yet, please do go and given it a listen first. In this very first pub-isode, Mike, Bailey and Dom join Jamie at The Bodybuilder's Arms for a debrief about the previous episode and have a little chat. Mike's podcast recommendation on this episode is Crypto Island by PJ Vogt - give it a listen and chime in on our debate about whether cryptocurrency is a load of old cobblers....
Jan 22, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 278
It's 'new year, new me!' over at The Infinite Escape Room, as Mike, Bailey and Dom bring copious amounts of sweat to Jamie's gym puzzles. MARVEL at the geographic diversity of Jamie's Arnie impression WINCE at Dom 'sampling' the sweat cauldron RECOIL at Bailey's recounting of the horror that is Spin Class This episode was brought to you by Mantis Toboggan's Instant Shart™, as well as our patrons Dave Shaw, Tonje Beate Halvorsen, and Hill Burton. As always, please reach out to us on Facebook and ...
Jan 15, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 277
You know the malaise between scoffing the last turkey & stuffing sandwich, and looking inwards to try and come up with New Year resolutions? Join Dom, Laura, and Mike as they navigate through such a state of puzzle solving! What will Mike do with the ceiling and floor sphincters? Can Dom describe something that hasn't happened yet? Did Laura really say butt licks? What will Ben do next? To find out these all important questions, tune in!
Jan 01, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 276
Ho ho ho! It's that magical time of year where a severed head seeks brutal vengeance for a supplanted god of the winter solstice! Plus jolly old Santa! And Sherry! It's absolutely not a bleak pagan nightmare. It's a Christmas special. Honest! This one is hosted by pagan fertility enthusiast Dom, and solved by those cheerful innocent wee boys Mike, Ben and Jamie. Here's the images you'll need if you want to play along at home: Clearing Lock Note...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 275
aka Escape Santa's Workshop This week's episode is made possible by our wonderful Patrons, including Jade Shaw and Dave LeCompte This week Tony and Chris attempt to kickstart Christmas with the help of a surly elf, some non-existent cocoa beans and the Naughtiest Boy On Earth. Can they get Santa's Workshop up and running again before The Fat Man himself returns from seal clubbing pilates? Tune in and see how they got on! And as always, please reach out to us on Facebook and Twitter to tell us ho...
Dec 18, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 274
In a rare Four-Men-One-Room recording, MIke, Alan and Jon learn their lesson and then immeadieately forget it, courtesy of Danny. So, grab a drink, take a moment, and reflect.
Dec 11, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 273
Jamie, Jon, and Mike find themselves in a bit of a bind after running into Martin of Krivolaky and his mob! Can Jamie just reach they key to escape? Will Jon find anything of great length? Does Mike's tugging bring any joy? All this and more in this week's episode!
Dec 04, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 272
This week, Mike, Jon Jamie are turned from monkeys to monks by a Dom's monasterial machinations! It's an absolute belter - and if you want to play along at home, here's the image assets you'll need... Portraits Grid Mysterious rune Awesome runic number system...
Nov 27, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 271
aka Defeat MechaTrump This week's episode is made possible by our wonderful Patreons, including Tonje Beate Halvorsen and Ryann Sparrow This week Mike, Laura and Aled finish what they started all those weeks ago and come together to defeat the Trump Bot before he gets to Mars-A-Lago. QUIVER with horror at Trump's synthetic neck flap BE AMAZED at Laura's quick puzzling skills YELL AT YOUR PHONE when you realise your memory is better than theirs was Tune in and see how they got on! And as always, ...
Nov 20, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 270
NOTE: This episode initially uploaded with a huge silence at the top. Editor Jon has now finished flaggelating himself and trimmed it properly. If you have the duff episode, refresh your feed and redownload. It should be fine. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This week the team must escape Elon Musk's moon base and return to earth via a convenient space ship. All they have to do is get through an airlock...whilst passing a Turing Test...as Donald Trump...Using only his tweets. Is Trump Human? Is Christ Trump? ...
Nov 13, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 269
Moonwalk with Laura, Aled, and Dom as they attempt to escape a hoard of space hillbillies! Can Laura crack the sweet puzzle? Does Aled use that funny voice for the whole episode!? Will Dom destroy the moon...? There's only one way to find out, and peering down your arm for five hours isn't it!
Nov 06, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 268
(this episode has gone out two days late due to a COVID related muck-up overlapping with a trip to New Orleans! Apologies! ~Mike) Join Dr Mark Childs of the @pedagodzilla podcast and Professor Rebecca Ferguson as they fight skip goop and the tyranny of physics in order to avoid splattering....on the mooooon!
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 267
aka Escape Cape Canaveral This week's episode is made possible by our wonderful Patreons, including Colin Walker, Charlotte Knowles, and Jen McPhilimy. This week Mike, Laura and Aled go where no monkey has gone before on a special mission to space, where we'll ponder such questions as: Has Jamie overestimated their cleverness? Does banana bread cook faster in space? And just how useful is a butt flap on a space suit? Tune in and find out! If you'd like to hear the unedited version of this episod...
Oct 23, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 266
In this episode Jon can't speak properly because he's been to the dentist. Naturally he decides to make an episode that requires him to accurately deliver Shakespeare. Over and over again. What could go wrong?
Oct 16, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 265
Laura and Aled are thrust into the hot and stressful environment of a television studio kitchen, to topple one of the culinary giants. Can Aled brute force his way in? Will Laura remember all of the metaphorical open doors? What happens when you turn an oven on? Join the gang as they whip up solutions, beat minor puzzles, and mentally stew in this week's episode!
Oct 09, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 264
Join Laura, Anna and Dom as they escape Mike's heavenly garden of Eden, and even more heavenly collection of stupid bloody voices.
Oct 02, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 263
aka Escape the Tea Shop at the Edge of the Universe This week, Mike is joined by Brandon and Cici from ESCAPETHEROOMers to serve afternoon tea to a trio of pissed off Monoliths from 2001: A Space Odyssey. BE AMAZED as Brandon and Cici sweep the room with expert flair. NOD WITH BRITISH PRIDE as Mike discusses the age-old war between Devon and Cornwall scones. SHAKE YOUR HEAD DISAPPROVINGLY as Jamie forgets how cakes work and desperately tries to backpedal mid-puzzle. Don't forget to pay a visit t...
Sep 25, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 262
There's a point in a friendship when you think you really know someone, that they can no longer surprise you, that the bounds of their creativity are established and you've got them figured out. Then you invite them on to a podcast and without warning they come out with the weirdest attempt at a solution since the Saxons tried using cow dung for disinfecting wounds. Belt up. Alan has a surprise for you.
Sep 17, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 261
Join budding Greek market seller Mike and Japuno champion Jamie in this weeks puzzle to escape a mysterious underground study. How many knobs can Mike twiddle? What happened to Margery's Flowers? How good is Jamie's maths? While a picture may paint a thousand words and four pictures faint a fair few more - why stare at an inanimate object when you can listen to The Infinite Escape Room!?
Sep 11, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 260
Join Ben and Jon as they find themselves trapped in Mike's Library of Alexandria...with a barbarian horde on the horizon! Listener discretion is advised, as this episode features some truly, truly awful accents, and truly truly truly poorly 'researched' history. If you want to play along at home, you might find the following obscene papyrus useful: 'Minus the Minotaur SEXENFELCHIDES HELD THE MINOTAUR. ARSE KISSING ENVELOPED THEIR HORNS A LONG INTENSE AGE. THE MINOTAUR SUCKED HOOF AND THE MINOTAU...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 259
aka Escape the TIER Backrooms This week, Ben and Aled are guided by a rather sinister Clippy to get meta and reboot the universe. MARVEL as Aled tries to destroy your livers with the Red Herring drinking game! RECOIL as Ben extols the virtues of Ribena with milk! SYMPATHISE with Jamie's withering patience as Aled tries to brute force a 5-letter word lock by naming every object he sees! If you're keen to understand some of the in-jokes and want even more banter, consider joining our Patreon for f...
Aug 28, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 258
If you're sat at a computer, take a look at your hands. There they are, resting upon the keyboard, poised, waiting for their chance to give your next whim life. They know what they're doing, those hands. Don't they? Close your eyes, try and type something. How well do you actually know your keyboard? One thing is certain. You know it much better than these clowns.
Aug 21, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 257
After the Infinite Escape Room was powered off, join Jamie and Tony as they walk in circles in the dark. Cries of "Marco" "Polo" ring out into the room. Listen to them warm up a crowd Hark as they fumble with spinning rust And take note for the elusive Fray Bentos Pie. It's all kicking off in this week's episode of: The Infinite Escape Room!
Aug 14, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 256
It's been really, really hot in the UK recently. This episode happened. It's a good one. Join the Ben and the Jamie. They escape Mike's hot little location. At one point a man sweats out his guts. Here's what it looks like: Send 99p flakes.
Aug 07, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 255
aka escape the Upside Down trailer This episode is brought to you by our wonderful Patreons Jade Shaw, Tonje Beate Halvorsen and Maggie B. Thank you! This episode Jamie is joined by puzzlers extraordinaire David Spira and Peih-Gee Law from Room Escape Artist / Reality Escape Pod / Reality Escape Convention . Join David and Peih-Gee as they puzzle their way through a trailer park trailer that's definitely looking a bit ... Stranger. Don't at me, Duffer Brothers. Cue a time-travelling apple, a cur...
Jul 31, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 253
This week Aled, Bailey and Alan spend half an hour breaking Jon's soul as he tries to guide them through a charming rural wonderland. Aled takes a liking to a passing sheep, Alan rediscovers his love of Munters and Bailey tries to make Jon feel better after the most misguided attempt at comedy since "The Oscars Slap." Drink up, Strap in, It's Tuesday. Maybe.
Jul 24, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 254
Jon and Chris stumble through a meteorological description of a heath detailing the brightness, cloud cover, and precipitation levels only to be confronted by a body in a clearing! What tricks can Jon get up to with an expired flare? Why is there a hunk of meat in Chris' pocket? Who the hell put an albatross there!? Enjoy the calm panic of two people rifling through each other pockets - only on this weeks episode of The Infinite Escape Room! Several tracks in this episode were created and given ...
Jul 17, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 252
Join the Mike, Laura and Anna as they escape Dom's Spy infested greasy spoon cafe. Did someone say 'Chef's Breakfast'? A random word generator certainly did. If you'd like to play along at home, here's the note that the spy slipped us... Also this episode was absolutely not sponsored by Darlings of Chelsea . Unless they'd like to sling us some free sofabeds, in which case it absolutely was. You can use the discount code GEESEALLTHEWAYDOWN at the checkout to get one of their authentic 'six whole ...
Jul 10, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 251
aka Escape the Boston Tea Party This episode is brought to you by our wonderful Patreons Dave Shaw and Karen Cate. Thank you! Much like Nicolas Cage, we're on a mission to uncover some forgotten American treasures. But unlike Nicolas Cage, we're doing it with a little more tact and a lot less insanity. Join Mike, Laura and Ben as they infiltrate the Boston Tea Party Museum to find the last remaining tea chest from the Boston Tea Party. Will Mike and Ben find a tri-corner hat that actually fits? ...
Jul 03, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 250
An alternative title for this episode is 'escape Danny's fever dream'. This is not a drill. This episode was genuinely inspired by Danny's covid fuelled fever dream. There was a bit where he saw angels and departed relatives, but we cut that out because he might have come a little too close to crossing the river, and we don't want to alarm anyone. So yes! Join us as we find ourselves warped beyond imagining and try to bring our fever wracked minds back in to the real. Also this was recorded all ...
Jun 26, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 249
