Escape This Podcast

Back in 2018 the lovely people over at Hypotheticast got in contact with us to see if they could play one of our escape games as an episode of their show. We of course said yes, and they released a fantastic playthrough of our second episode: Saving Razorface. And now it's 2019, so please enjoy this strange, layered, podception episode in which we host an episode of another podcast's version of on...

With Descent of the Cullodens finished, we are officially in our mid season gap. Season 5 will be coming soon, but to avoid a big gap, we're filling these weeks with some fun bonus content for you all! This week, Dani and Bill sit down to match wits in a game of Trivial Pursuit (40th Anniversary Edition)!

It's done. Michelle's ghost has been settled, and the terrible actions of the Culloden patriarch exposed. Our final set of guests help us discuss the arc, the final room, and the beauty of crushing helpless ghosts at Connect 4. We're joined this episode by Kyle Akers and Brandon Boone. Kyle is a voice actor and Brandon a composer for the No Sleep Podcast. No Sleep is a horror storytelling podcast...

Descent of the Cullodens concludes. In our final escape room for the season, our Cullodens discover the truth of Michelle's past, and our story comes to a close. We're joined this episode by Kyle Akers and Brandon Boone. Kyle is a voice actor and Brandon a composer for the No Sleep Podcast. No Sleep is a horror storytelling podcast which you should listen to immediately. No Sleep: Website - https:...

After a very unsuccessful escape, we talk with our guests about what's going to happen in the final chapter of DoC. Post show talking points include: A quick puzzle rewrite, ordering quills, and the 34th president of the United States. We're joined this episode by Neal, Matt, and Jeff from the Triviality Podcast. Triviality is one of Dani's favourite podcasts, and is full of great trivia and a lot...

Even this broken fountain sounds almost like mocking laughter. Who is Michelle? What's in the room the weather vane pointed to? What's going on in this house? Our penultimate chapter sees a new set of Cullodens follow the trail our last guests left to the master bedroom of this spooky manor.  We're joined this episode by Neal, Matt, and Jeff from the Triviality Podcast. Triviality is one of Dani's...

It's a long one! Having some other escape room podcasters on gives us the opportunity to talk for a while about game design, how to get your players in the right mindset, how to edit puzzles for a clean audio experience, and the tale of a big change to this room from playtest to final recording. We're joined this episode by Mike and Ben from The Infinite Escape Room. TIER is another escape room po...

Groundskeeper Willie? No, I'm his cousin, Gravedigger Billy. With the revelation of last chapter, Bill the historian is eager to find out the last secrets these "ghosts" are hiding. With renewed zeal and two new Cullodens, it's time to enter the manor and get to the bottom of this. Our Cullodens enter the manor, only to quickly exit again and find themselves in the garden outside. With a gravelly...

After dealing with the terribly creepy nursery in the Culloden manor, we debrief with our guests. We talk playtesting, the blackboard puzzle, the moment of discovery, and the new shocking ghostly revelation. We're joined this episode by friends, escape room enthusiasts and actors Jason Ritter and Clea Duvall. Jason: twitter Clea: twitter   You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below...

The journey through the manor continues in Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 7 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. Bill likes to talk about things getting creepy, but this episode really gets creepy. Our two new Cullodens enter the scariest room in the manor... the nursery. Be prepared for dolls, chalk, colours...

After dealing with a ghost butler and escaping his quarters, we talk with our guests about the room, their favourite puzzles, the escape room community on Slack, and the process of creating the Flower Puzzle. We're joined this episode by Milo Manheim and Owen Halpert. You may recognise Milo from the Disney Channel Original Movie "Zombies" , or his time on Dancing with the Stars Milo: twitter || in...

One at first, but he'll train others. The journey through the manor continues in Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 6 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. You've read mystery novels. You understand the intricacies of old manor houses. If there's one universal truth, it's that the butler did it! So our new Cullode...

After a fantastic escape room in the culloden basement, join us as we debrief, discuss what we learned, and talk about the value of realistic rooms, the difficulty of clue overlap, and the concept of "searching" in an audio medium. Erin's Opera Houses: Attempt 1: Metal Hedgehog Attempt 2: Pretty Accurate Attempt 3: Shark Party We're joined this episode by Adal Rifai, JPC, and Erin Keif from Hey Ri...

The journey through the manor continues in Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 5 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. When you discover that you're an heir for what is potentially a vast fortune, you don't need to worry yourself with ghosts, spirits, or babbling historians who try to scare you. You just need to wo...

Following on from the bathroom escape made in the previous episode, we talk with our guests about following puzzles to their logical conclusions, design processes that are difficult when you repeat a room setting, and a twist in the Culloden story. We're joined this episode by former Alex and Benjamin  from the MAUL Podcast, and Podcast Candy. https://murder.ly/MAUL https://twitter.com/maulpodcast...

The journey through the manor continues in Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 4 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. More descendants have entered the manor, and they ain't afraid of no ghost! These new Cullodens are intent on trapping a spirit, and soon find one cornered in the far, far too warm bathroom of the...

In the debrief for our third episode, we talk ghosts, puzzles, trivia, and saying no. We're joined this episode by former Jeopardy contestants Lee DiGeorge, Amy Williamson and Alistair Bell. Lee on twitter:  https://twitter.com/RunTheStairs   Amy on twitter:  https://twitter.com/mixedmetaphor Alistair on twitter:  https://twitter.com/threeifbyair   You can download the full notes for this Escape R...

The journey through the manor continues in Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 3 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. A third set of descendants enter the house, finding an open door leading into a ruined kitchen, they continue on into the old mansion. They soon find themselves the recipients of a less than warm w...

Let's talk about what happened in the Kitchen of Culloden Manor! This episode features a recap, why Bill was unsure about the chocolate, and a discuss of designing rooms for specific audiences.  We're joined this episode by Dave Luza and Matthew Jude from the podcast This Game Is Broken. You can find their podcast online or on iTunes , and it may be a good idea to check out the Escape This Podcast...

The ghosts continue to grow restless in Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 2 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. More Culloden descendants have arrived, but with the car out of commission, they'll need to approach by foot. Once at the old home's doors, they search for a way in and find themselves in a dusty, unu...

Let's talk about it! Descent of the Cullodens started of with a bang, or maybe more of a crash? Dani, Bill, Dave and Lee Fay talk puzzles, playtesting, and their individual approach to escape room game design in our first chat show, post show, puzzle show.   We're joined this episode by Dave Anspach and Lee-Fay Low. Both Dave and Lee-Fay have produced guest escape rooms for us in the past, Dave ta...

Welcome to the newest connected arc of Escape This Podcast: Descent of the Cullodens! This is chapter 1 of 10 as new guests join us and continue the quest into the growing mystery of Culloden Manor. Having received a mysterious call mentioning a possible forthcoming inheritance, our guests find themselves at the foot of the road leading up to the Culloden estate. Their car is waiting for them, so...

Season 4 coming soon. Get ready for another connected arc of 10 episodes.

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It's Escape This Podcast's Christmas Extravaganza! Two journalists are hoping to get away from the world on a Christmas holiday in London, only to be caught up in the scoop of the season. They work their way into a yuletide workshop to investigate cases of exploding toys, seasonal sabotage, and a full blown War On Christmas! We're joined this episode by the hilarious Mar...

Stop. Collaborate and Listen. That's our policy at Escape This Podcast, perfectly encapsulated in this episode. This episode is part of a collaborative project with Advanced Sagebrush & Shootouts that you should go listen to! We've been guests on their show during their current arc, which features this escape room! The room was designed by Dani, but run by AS&S's resident gamemaster Devin (who you...