The Cager Express

What do we call the listeners of this show? That's a great question and we are still deciding tune in  for our discussion on our nickname to you! We're back for a bonus episode this month, as we discuss the general weak point of all escape rooms: Marketing. We provide some ideas to help companies turn the corner for better exposure. We take a little turn ourselves as we highlight our night ou...

Welcome Back to episode 8 of Escape Break. In this show, Beth and Ky discuss some serious questions around whether or not Escape Rooms should provide discount codes and how hard an escape room should be. In the middle of the show Ky get's his revenge as Beth tees off in the New Game Emoji Escape!  Toward the end of the episode Room Number 200 is recapped for Ky as Quest Room's  Perfumer...

Escape Break returns as we recap  our there interactions with the SoCal Escape Room Community during Meet Up Week, where hundreds of escape room enthusiasts connected upon their common love of puzzle. Escape Rooms  of the past are dug up from the grave yard to reminisce on including The Legend of The House on Caroline but before things get too sad your favorite duo transitions into a who...

Escape Break rages on with a  brief discussion on how to evaluate a room from the eyes of your favorite hosts! We dive into a few room highlights with our experiences at The Exit Game OC  to play The 13th Basement as well as Not Another Escape Room 's newest game: Battleship. With the draft over we break a new game where you can try to guess the So-Cal Escape Room based on the story and...

Back and better than ever in 2022 Ezekiel Cager Ky and Beth Divel return for a jam packed episode of fun. Tune in as we discuss our favorite actor driven escape rooms and highlight companies like Quest Tavern, The 13th Room and The Basement! Picking your team can be hard to we decided to provide you with the guide to finding your best chance of winning! The Draft concludes as we add in a memorable...

This holiday season please accept our special gift to you: A holiday episode from two moderately sized human beings.  This episode we recap on our time away from recording, the future of escape rooms and  Highlight our time in Mindtrap's Jingle Bells! With so much holiday cheer we find out if some escape rooms can warm our collective heart.  Spoiler Alert... it worked!  

Escape Break returns with a jam packed episode 3.  Beth and Ky recap what it means to be a top game master in the industry and shout out some of the best.  Science and Space rooms hit the scene for Top Escape Room love: What are some of your favorites?  Toward the end of the episode  here our tales involving handcuffed,  crawling in ceiling and questionable virginity!

Episode 2 of Escape Break! Beth and Ky are back to talk about some scary escape rooms, what it means to be an  escape room enthusiast and awesome clue systems.  Tune in to hear about some unfortunate falls, and why Beth is just like Ariana Grande. Oh yeah.. Have you ever wondered if the person you were dating was the one? Well no better way to find out than to have Beth and I as you...

Welcome to the first Episode of Escape Break.  My wonderful Co-Star Beth Divel and I discuss what it means to be an Escape Room Newbie and discuss our favorite adventure rooms.  The Escape Room Draft commences as we look to build the ultimate room and  at the end of the episode we share some memorable and somewhat awkward moments.  Come take a break with us!

Coming This Winter of 2021.  The lovely and talented Beth Divel joins me, Ezekiel Cager Ky, to provide you  with Escape Break! A podcast covering all things Escape Rooms.  Tune in as we talk about the best, the worst, and the weirdest escape rooms. Beth and I draft and create the ultimate room. There will be lots of  tips, tricks and stories from behind the scenes and a whole b...

 This season had a whole lot of laughs, memories and weird moments. What better way to cap it off than with just a little bit more. Tatiyana Abarro hosts the show to interview me!  Tune in for a some weird questions, weird foods and some weird insight into my dating life.  If you ever wanted to know how to tell if you were a psychopath, how to use toilet paper or questionable Lakers...

A sneak peak into the continuation of Time is All We Have. Coming 2022, starring you! Tune in to hear the stories, the emotion, the fun. 

On the final episode of Season 4, I sit down with the COO of leadPops Digital Marketing Rosa Romaine. A leader in the digital marketing world, Rosa tells us a bit about her passion for technology and how her and I now work together despite very different career paths. In the gaming section we get to test out new game on the show, Trick Question Trivia and also dive into some of the mentality neede...

With only 2 Episodes left in the season, Remi Newman joins the show! Remi has a background in health and wellness and is also one of my closest connections over the last few years.  We dive into some Harry Potter themed games and discuss the energy that we seek to  emit in this world.  A fun, musical episode is in store with a  real stand out person of this planet we call Earth...

Wake up - brush your hair and teeth and don't forget to floss... On this episode find out what happens when I interview my boss. CEO and Co-founder of leadPops Digital Marketing - Andrew Pawlak joins the show.  We learn a little about how Andrew went from playing piano in his early days to building his industry leading company for digital marketing.  Andrew also dives into to bringing me...

She's the girl who's always on the go, but you can always find her on Video: Marketing Guru Nicole Peraino joins the Express.  Find out what her pet peeves are as well as a very strange food to try.  Also tune in while we dive into  the alleged history of some American idioms.  A fun show in store, I hope you all enjoy. 

San Diego's very own multi-talented rapper and musician - B3K joins the show.  Learn about how Robbie Gallo and I crossed paths in this world as well as some of his ventures on the way to his music career.  Robbie gets put to the test with some new games as he tries to guess some poorly described movies, and name the members of come iconic music groups. At the end of the show we run thro...

The second half of Season 4 start our with a guest who packs a punch! Dara Freudenthal joins the show! Tune in to hear about her experiences coming to San Diego all the way to New York, her pursuit of being on The Bachelor and just wait until you hear what level of Candy Crush she is on.  A fun episode ahead, and a Top 5 that I never thought would come true!

Drop into Zeke's life with his girlfriend Dana.  While the time elapsed in his relationship marks 4 years, perhaps the time together has grown stale. Zeke arrives home from work to find Dana very upset.  Maybe the writing was on the wall the whole time as Zeke recaps some comical and bizarre misunderstandings between the two of them.  Voice Acting: Mayanna Berrin as Dana. 

What do you get when you combine Hip-Hop Music, Creativity and Puzzles?  One of the greatest escape room experiences to every exist! The owner of Scenario Escape Room, Eric Santa Ines joins the show to talk music, beat making and how he broke into the scene.  I put him to the test by dropping some bars in Rhyme Test and we also get to learn about some of his must listen to Hip Hop MCs. &...

She's talented, she's nerdy, she's like Pasta? Escape Room Game Master and Theater Nerd, Beth Divel  Joins the show! Tune in to learn more about her many talents,  favorite musicals, and experience being behind the scenes in the Escape Room industry. I put Beth to the test with some Disney Music Trivia and she gives the show some of the most memorable quotes to date. 

Flying in the sky with the greatest of ease, Habitual sky diver and friend Chad Dotinga hops aboard The Express.  Chad and I discuss his entry into thrill seeking activities  as well as his love of baseball.  In the gaming section, I put Chad's fandom to the test with some Los Angeles Dodgers Trivia, as well as some  memorable lyrics from some chart topping hits. Tune in for so...

My friend and Co-Worker Sammie Lombardi joins the show.  Sammie shares with us her experience in Digital Marketing as well as her journey to San Diego all the way from the other side of the country. Later in the show Sammie, debates me in the Moment of Randomness as well as we learn on her strange past times in the kitchen.  Theme Song makes the show today with the debut of the the song...

Escape room owners , Rick McDonald and Ryan Shaw join the show to discuss their work in Rancho Cucamonga CA - Breaking Point Escape Rooms.  Hear some behind the scenes of how they got started and the work that went into building their Top Rooms: Patient 17, The Secret at Whitmore Estate and Headcase.  Special Guest: Lou Jackson joins the show as well to talk about his involvement with th...

Everyone has there own way to deal with stress. For Zeke? It's basketball. In this episode he meets his teammate for life - TK Laughlin. Together they made the ultimate team, pushing each other to the next level. But when TK suddenly disappears it seems a friendship was all for nothing.   I hope you all in enjoy. Special thanks for Usman Aslam-Mir and Ryan Shetty.