Modern Escapism

It's not the 100th episode, no. Due to issues beyond our control, Candy couldn't be with us on this episode so we're doing a shorter, interim episode.  The 100th will come next week. Anyway, we discussed: Nathan For You NOPE Thymesia RKG Summer Of Soul CONTACT US Website Modern Escapism are creating Brilliant Podcasts | Patreon Email Twitter Instagram Discord Twitch TikTok Check out our other podc...

Now That's What We Call Music! This week we're putting together our ideal compilation album. We've picked five songs each, but there's only so many spaces on the disc, so it's a fight to get our picks on the record. If you want to hear the final product, check out the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/75zwH7HdrJPDFvS6ZRdIvX?si=7d56a46e7ca94199 But before all that, we discussed...

We've changed it up a little this week, we've each picked an album we love and given it to another member of the pod to review. It makes for some interesting opinions, some joy and some heartbreak! But before all that, we discussed: Prey Sandman Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Bullet Train Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 Coheed & Cambria: Vaxis II A Window Of The Waking Mind CONTACT US Website Modern Esca...

It's music month! And we're kicking things off in style talking about our favourite musical idols. The people we love the most, or look up to the most who make the best music. But before all that we talked about: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Spider-Man: Miles Morales Black Bird Bros: After The Screaming Stops Brian and Charles CONTACT US Website Modern Escapism are creating Brilliant Podcasts | Patreon...

The crew are stranded on the USCSS Cronus along with the remnants of its crew and a creature that's stalking them. Will they survive? Will they bond together? Will Stig ever get his accent under control? Join us for the thrilling conclusion of Alien RPG: Chariot Of The Gods Check out Sequelisers: www.sequelisers.com   Support us on Patreon and get early access to episodes, ad free listening and mu...

To celebrate one year of Do Dragons Dream Of Scorched Sheep? we decided to do something special. Gadget took us to space to run us through Free League's superb Alien RPG. Join the team and special guest Jack Chambers-Ward from Sequelisers as the crew of the USCSS Monterro are woken from hypersleep by a mysterious distress beacon... Part 2 comes tomorrow! Check out Sequelisers: www.sequelisers.com...

It's the end of Summer (month) and this week we're bringing the heat. We're talking about the media that brings that oppressive, uncomfortable temperature and conveys nothing but the most intense, powerful heat. Until Biggie's turn... But before all that, we discussed: Stray Where The Crawdads Sing The Gray Man The Lies Of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Steam Deck CONTACT US Website Modern Escapi...

NOTE - Apologies for the poor quality audio this week. It was baking hot when we recorded this and some of us needed fans on. I've done my best, but it's not to our usual standard. - Gadget We're off on our hollibobs! Yes, we're packing our suitcases, panic finding our passports and heading to airport for two weeks in our favourite fictional lands for a nice getaway. Maybe. If things don't kill us...

What's better on a hot summer's day than getting the grill out and cooking up a storm? Yes, we're talking fantasy barbecues! With no holds barred, no expenses spared and no sanity preserved, we plan our most impressive barbecues. And we have a guest, it's only the Irish cream himself, it's DJ from Snugcast! But before all that we discussed: Thor: Love & Thunder The Boys Season 3 Alien RPG F1 2...

IT'S SUMMERTIME! So that means the biggest films are out. This week we're talking about the biggest summer blockbusters that have hit the cinema. Big booms, big adventure, big hits But before all that, we discussed: Stranger Things Season 4: Vol 2 Veep Elvis Minions: Rise Of Gru Jo Koy CONTACT US Website Modern Escapism are creating Brilliant Podcasts | Patreon Email Twitter Instagram Discord Twit...

The best things come in pairs. It's true, why do you think Twix bars are so successful? Well this week we're talking about our favourite double acts! Yes, our favourite folks from across media that always come as a pair. But before all that, we discussed: Obi-Wan Kenobi RRR Umbrella Academy Good Luck To You, Leo Burnt Cadence Noir - The Return Of The Electric Bin Bags Pick up Cadence Noir's new EP...

"The Multiverse is a concept about which we know frighteningly little"...and we still don't, not even after we pitch our spectacular Multiverse ideas.    This week we're joined by Mr. Podcast Worldwide himself, Planty from '100 Things We Learned From Film'.    As is tradition when we have a guest on we let them pick the topic and Planty came up with the fun idea of creating our own Multiverses. Th...

This week we're asking the question 'Was It Worth It?' We look at sequels and prequels across different forms of media in order to establish whether something was really worth the time & effort.  Did it add anything to the story?...Did it ruin the world and characters?...Did it keep up with the quality of the original?...Did it take a great idea and ruin it? All these questions and more will b...

This week we're bringing the big guns, the stuff that's been around forever. It's our favourite long running media franchises across film, TV and videogames! But before all that we discussed: Souldier The Boys Season 3 Pistols Videogames Live Morbius CONTACT US @ModernEscapism www.modernescapism.co.uk twitch.tv/modernescapism modernescapismpod@gmail.com https://discord.gg/bfNnu8P You can support u...

Start your engines, step on the peddle and fire up that Nos because the boys are finally back with the next episode of 2Faff2Curious.  Gadget and Biggie have scooped up their melted brains from the floor and after a much needed & deserved break, they’re finally back to complete the Saga. First up in the run down is 2013’s Fast and Furious 6. Will this one improve upon the previous entries and...

We're going back to those heady days of the early 2000s (or early 1900s for Biggie) as we reminisce on our days in college and the terrible things we got up to... But before all that, we discussed: Obi Wan Kenobi Stranger Things 4 Top Gun: Maverick We Own This City Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers CONTACT US @ModernEscapism www.modernescapism.co.uk twitch.tv/modernescapism modernescapismpod@gmail.com...

It's that special time of year when all the big games companies are revealing their new shiny things, so we here at Modern Escapism wanted to get in on all the hype and the capitalism and we're debuting Modern Escapism Electronic Entertainment Expo (or ME4). That's right, we're showing off our own gaming press events, with only the best of announcements! But before all that, we discussed: Slow Hor...

Everyone has their White Whale, even gamers. This week we're talking about the games we never finished, those games that were so hard they broke controllers, the games we just couldn't wrap our tiny little minds around. But before all that, we discussed: Everything Everywhere All At Once Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trek To Yomi Wolfstride Hope Is A Drug by Charlie Simpson CONTACT US @Modern...

Sometimes time makes the heart grow fonder, or it inspires a reinvigoration of a franchise. Or it can be a cynical cash grab. This week, we're talking about those bits of media that have gone years and years between entries. A sequel decades later? A revisit to a long forgotten but beloved franchise? A stinker of a cash grab? We're on it. Before all that we discussed: Doctor Strange In The Multive...

This week we're talking our favourite spoofs, parodies and affectionate piss-takings. Yes, we're having fun with the classics of the parody genre and giggling our way through some of the funniest send ups ever made. But before all that we discussed: Ghost Of Tsushima Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Ghostwire: Tokyo Cyberpunk 2077 (AGAIN?!) CONTACT US @ModernEscapism www.modernescapism.co.uk twitch.tv/...

You know what's an easy job? Casting agent*. So easy in fact, we think we can do better than the professionals. This week we're recasting some films we love and proving once and for all just how good we are *It's really not an easy job. Casting agents do incredible work. But before all that, we discussed: Picard Season 2 The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent You Only Live Twice The Northman Meta...

O' Lowly Tarnished, you do not have the right. But you do have the right to listen to Gadget and Oodles break down their experiences with From Software's magnum opus, the sublime Elden Ring. We get into locations, story, bosses, builds, everything we can think of from our first 8 weeks with the game. We're fully frenzied but we do not end up maidenless. Naturally, heavy spoilers for the game up to...

It's a changeup this week. Biggie and Candy couldn't make it, so we drafted in DeadbeatpunK from WTFDYW?! to bring the questions for us to answer. It's illuminating and one of our most personal podcasts to date. But before all that, we discussed: Still Game The Northman Dune: Messiah Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Check out WTFDYW?! at http://youcunts.co.uk and tell him we sent ya CONTACT US @Mod...

So, you got a movie for me? That's right, this week we're pitching films we wanna see. Enjoy our creativity and some of the weirder suggestions we come out with. Before all that, we talk about: Horizon Forbidden West Space Force Wrestlemania 38 Raspberry Pi Emulation Trust No One: Hunt For The Crypto King CONTACT US @ModernEscapism www.modernescapism.co.uk twitch.tv/modernescapism modernescapismpo...

You all know the saying: Opinions are like arseholes; everyone has unpopular ones. I think that's right. Anyway, this week we're talking Unpopular Opinions. The things we believe that the rest of the world doesn't. But we're still adamant we're right anyway. Before all that, we discussed: Pokémon Legends: Arceus The House Of Gucci Tiny Tina's Wonderland Office Space Sonic The Hedgehog 2 CONTACT US...