Fire Escape Cast

The gang creates their Mt. Rushmores of fast food.

Dan confuses fire stations with gas stations and Mike hatches a new plot against Mary, who apparently wants to swap faces with a bird.

The gang is back together and ready to talk about eating their way out of a torturous bathtub situation.

Nextlander's Vinny Caravella joins Mike and Jake to talk about Dungeons & Dragons, CRPGs, and his favorite genre of life activity.

Mike and Jake give Mary travel advice, including "Don't demolish the walls of Tokyo restaurants."

The gang digs into Diablo 4, then gets a science lesson about athletics and vacuums.

The gang is loving Zelda, Mike played the next Total War game, and Mary is back to spread her love of cozy indie fare.

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.

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.

Dan and Mike played a portion of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Mary is once again the indie game queen.

Dan is back from his West Coast excursion, Mary is obsessed with Dredge, and Mike has been playing with some Chaos Dwarfs.

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.

The Resident Evil 4 remake has arrived, and the gang stumbles upon a game-changing idea for a dog-focused podcast.

It's the gang's 50th episode! To celebreate, they hold a tournament to decide the best remake of all time.

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.

The gang is still reeling from last week's Nintendo news deuce. Also, a contemplative conversation about the permanence of memory.

Dan has discovered Henry David Thoreau, Mary is getting into Tchia, and Mike has some high falutin' controller to talk about.

The gang welcomes 2023 with discussions about grenades, Hitman, and Fire Emblem Engage.

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.

The gang is all here to talk about the good, the bad, the best, and the worst of video games in 2022.

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=D...

The Fire Escape trio lays plans for the GOTY 2022 Extravaganza. Also, Dan may like Sonic Frontiers more than God of War Ragnarok.

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.

Minn Max's Ben Hanson joins the Fire Escape crew in Mary's absence to talk about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, reminisce about the early days of Game Informer's video work, and argue about the definition of a condiment.

Mike talks about his weird musical fantasies, Mary is super into wedding cakes, and Dan is pissed about the whole war thing.