Escaping Podcast is the passion project of three nerdy friends, and their hope to draw parallels from comics and geek culture to the real world and the issues we face daily. On this show, we cover some of our favorite books, movies, TV shows, as well as real world topics, and sometimes the occasiona…
Another One-Shot coming down the pike right atcha! What's this one about? Guess you gotta hit play and find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesAll That by True FictionThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part four of our video game series! We're joined by Davenport & Chris to talk about the best of the worst video game movie adaptations!Are the Resident Evil movies any kind of good?Do big screen adaptations need to be true to the source material?And How many times will we argue about something dumb?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesThe Other Me by Prefab SoulThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode Zero of a new podcast joining The Escaping Network, Beloved, Do Not. Join hosts Ellie & Daniel as they make their way with a few friends through the devil's playground!Be on the lookout for this new show premiering next week!Intro by Prefab SoulThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our video game series! This week we talk about some of our favorite video game movies with our good friends Roscoe & Davenport!Intro by Ryan ReyesPump It Up by True FictionThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 2 of our video game series! We talk with RJ and Davenport about our favorite heroes & villains in the console arena!Are the villains really the bad guys?What makes a good protagonist/antagonist?And how long will we talk about Marvel Civil War?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part one of our video game series! We have our good friends, and regular guests, Davenport & RJ join us for a wlk down memory lane and the history of modern gaming!How old is Nintendo really?What was the best game of the N64?And how many times do we get off topic?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesEmpty Seats by Puzzle Theory Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join us for a one shot all about our favorite aquatic superheroes!Intro by Ryan ReyesStray by Married A Dead ManThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part four of our Sea series! We do what we do best and get into the best of the worst! Joined by recurring guest, RJ, we talk about the movies that we love to hate!Was Anaconda any good?Is Goonies a sea movie?And how many times will someone accidentally unplug the mic?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesEmpty Seas by Empty SeatsThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our sea series! Kelsey & Daniel talk about their favorite water-based movies, and of course get completely sidetracked!Intro by Ryan ReyesNever Say by Married A Dead ManThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part 2 of our Sea series! This one all over the place, so grab a life vest and get ready to get splashed!Intro by Ryan ReyesFor A Check by B.I.G. LAZKAThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part one of our Ocean based series! This week we are joined once again by our good friend, Maegan Ohmes, to talk about the mythology, folklore, and , legends of the creatures that live under the sea!Is Maegan part selkie?Which sea creature is the most terrifying?And what does a blob fish really look like?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesSink by Dead ElliottThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This One-Shot comes with it's own set of ruby red slippers! This week we are joined by our good friend, Maegan Ohmes, to talk about The Wonderful (allegedly) Wizard of Oz!Was it all a dream?Which adaptation is the worst?And did that Munchkin really hang himself?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesPlaying Games by B.I.G. LazkaThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part four of our Fantasy series! We get into the best of the worst, and revisit some of the cringiest, underwhelming, just bad, fantasy movies.How many times will we get off track?How long until Sucker Punch is brought up?And what was the point of this episode at all?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesRIP Zeep by We Are Not A Glum LotThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our fantasy series! We're joined again by Becca to talk about fantasy icons in comics and how they differ from the norm.Is Sandman the weirdest of the weird?What would you do in a world that's D&D meets Jumanji?And how do you make the fantastical even more out there?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesThe Reckoning by Dead ElliottThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part two of our fantasy series! This week we're joined by one of the coolest people we know, Bekka Page, to talk about some of our favorite fantasy worlds and realms!Is a fantasy Earth still fantasy?What's the best fantasy creature to befriend?And was The Land of Ooo all in a traumatized Finn's head?Tune in to hear our convoluted answers!Intro by Ryan ReyesKeening by Married A Dead ManThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part one of our new fantasy series! We discuss the beginning of so many stories that we all know, and what sets up the call to adventure that these little fucks answer!Is tragedy necessary for fantasy to come knocking?Should we even interfere with otherworldly politics?And how many of these stories are just kids dealing with trauma? Tune in to hear our answers!Intro by Ryan ReyesPainter's Picture by Had I KnownThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One shot for the one shot! This is a stand alone episode of our show where we are joined by our good friend Mandie to get into the nitty gritty of Sherwood Forest's most notorious son: Robin Hood!What was the best Robin Hood movie was the best?Is Robin as foxy as Disney would have us believe?And How many men made merry is too many?Intro by Ryan ReyesHeavy Hitter by Dead ElliottThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part four and final of our medieval series! We are joined by our good friend Brian Vance to talk about our favorite bad movies/Will Sean Connery do anything for a paycheck?Is timeline even technically a movie?And will Vin Diesel come and kick my ass?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesFuck The Fame by B.I.G. LazkaThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our Medieval series! We have our good friend [REDACTED] join us to talk about some of our favorite depictions of medieval royalty in tv and film!Are these stories better suited for tv, or the big screen?Which portrayal tickled our genitals the most?And how long are we going to talk about Game of Thrones?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesVoices Carry by Married A Dead ManThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part two of our Medieval series! We talk about those mutha fuckin' fantastic beasts and who the real monsters are.Is man really the beast that needs slaying?Are dragons actually greedy, or just good with their finances?And how much of this episode is just Daniel and Michelle explaining the musical Wicked to Kelsey?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesPeach Pit by Dead ElliottThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 4 of our WandaVision review series! We're getting close to madness!Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part one of our new series! We take it back and go full Arthurian on your juicy lil asses!In this episode we dig into the legend of King Arthur and what makes it timeless.Is Arthur an idiot with a good team behind him?How many remakes are we gonna get?And do think Merlin used magick to clean his pepis?Intro by Ryan ReyesSummer by Puzzle TheoryThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our WandaVision review series! The weirdness is only the beginning!New episodes ever two weeks!Intro by Ryan ReyesThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part four of our Tainted love series! We've beaten the whole "love" thing to a bloody pulp with this damn series, but here we are at the end with our favorite way to finish these things: The Best of The Worst!Does Stefan Urquelle have a soul?How off topic with the boys get with Michelle absent?And does psychic cheating still count as cheating?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesSpywerks by Married A Dead ManThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our Tainted Love series!This week we talk about all the times we've seen our favorite characters go back to relationships that should have just fucking died.Does it ever work out?Can you forget the past but keep the experience?And like why is my ex looking so good these days?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesTsunami by J KnackThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our Tainted Love series!We're joined by our favorite Italian lover, Joe Ingargiola, to talk about the relationships we'd like to see.How many times will we get off topic?Should Abed and Annie have ended up together?And have you ever tasted yourself?Tune in to hear our answers!Intro by Ryan ReyesBleed by Married A Dead ManThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part 2 of our WandaVision review series! Shit's getting wild!New episodes every two weeks!Intro By Ryan ReyesThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part 1 of our Tainted Love series! We pick each other's brains about some of the worst breakups, and separations in comics, movies, and tv.What's the spark that lights these dumpster fires?Is Scott Summers perpetuating a nasty cycle?And How good is the breakup sex?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesLive Better by B.I.G. LazkaThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The finale of our Space Series!We get onto the aliens that come down to do us dirty! Let's get into it!Is Attack The Block the best thing to come from this?How would you survive?And What would you do to survive?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesDon't Talk by DecaturThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part 1 of our WandaVision watch review! Listen in and let us know what your favorite theory is!New episodes every two weeks!Intro by Ryan ReyesThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We continue to dive in, and don't know when to stop!Part three of our space saga, and this time we're talking about the aliens that come to our dirt planet with good intentions!Is it beneficial to make friends with an alien?What would be your ideal abduction scenario?And how many times are we going to get off topic?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesBack On My Grind by B.I.G. LazkaThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part 2 of our Space Series! We're boldly going where... oh shit, it looks like a lot of other folks have...Is Futurama the best show about space?Is The Doctor an imposing force?And how the fuck do we keep talking about the Power Rangers??Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesHigh by B.I.G. LazkaThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We go where the stars shine and the void intensifies in part 1 of our space series!Is space the next logical step?Will we find life among the stars?And how creepy was Chris Pratt in Passengers?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesSnow by TMC!Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The year is finally dead and now we get to rend its flesh in our own fun way!Join us as we talk about our favorite, and not so favorite, moments of the year.Thanks for listening and we'll see you in 2021! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We finish up our independent series with one of our favorite comic genres: Horror!Andy joins us, along with a few Brandon moments sprinkled on your ear's tongue, to get into the doom, gloom, and haunted rooms of our favorite horror comics!What makes a good horror story?What's the scariest thing about a town without death?And is Hans Christian Andersen a hack?Tune into to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesGhostly Steps by Had I knownThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our Independent series! This week we're joined by our good pal Mandie to talk about sci-fi without corporate restraints!Is it important to respect, and reference science fiction of yesteryears?Or should you branch out and make the weird looking sci-fi baby that you want?And why is Daniel talking about Jesus this episode??Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesHugh Priestess by Dangerous DaysThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we take a step away from the galaxy threatening, big bad punching, world shaking stories to look at the independent comics that focus on the more intimate stories in a slice of life.Do these stories have to involve pain to be relatable?Can you tell a superhero story without the high stakes action?And how long are we going to get stuck talking about sex?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesTrue Blue by Mindz EyeThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part one pf our Independent series!Join us as we talk about the big things:Do Indy heroes have more freedom to get their jobs done?Will Spawn ever really end?And how do you kill a god?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan Reyes10 & 2 by WANAGLThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The finale of this series, and we are wild & ready!This week we are missing Michelle but gained and Andy to discuss the best bad, bumbling, incompetent teams!Which team works best at being bad?Who is the bumbliest bumbler of the bumbly?And is Starscream just the robot Killmonger?Tune In to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesThe Window by Hello, MountainThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our Squad Goals series!Michelle is back and at it like a bat outta hell! We join forces once again with Joe to talk about live action teams and what makes them so special to us.Is the team as strong as its weakest link?Does conflict amongst friends need to happen?And who has the dirtiest analogy?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesBest Intentions by A Bad Night For A HeroThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We get way too off the rails this week, but still manage to talk about some of our favorite animated teams!Is Aang unworthy?Do 80's cartoons have merit?And why are our guests so unruly?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesFeeling Good by BriffautThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The start of a new series, brought fresh to you from our loins and hearts!In the first part of our Squad Goals series, Kelsey & Daniel get into some of their favorite comic book teams!Is Cyclops a hypocrite for putting together X-Force?Do The Outsiders need Batman?And is Deadpool the most moral of them all?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesOk by MenagerieThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's the finale of our series! The ending our spookies! Would you come along and listen with me?We dive into what makes a B-movie great, along with Yo Where Da Captions At?'s own Roscoe Tenkoya!Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part three of our Spooky Series!We're joined by Garrett to talk about our favorite 80's Horror Comedies.What separates a horror comedy from a B-Movie?Is The Goonies problematic?And how many time will we get off topic?Tune in to find out!Intro by Ryan Reyes2020 Code of The Streets by Ibe HustlesThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part two of our Spooktacular series!We talk about our favorite slashers and the victims that make them great!Do all the cool kids have to die?Is Michelle secretly the killer?And would Jason make a good boyfriend?Tune in to hear our answers on this, and more!!Intro by Ryan ReyesD.P. by MenagerieThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part one of our Spooktacular Series!In this episode we talk about our favorite 80's movie monsters, their origins, and how cute doesn't always mean safe.Is Teen Wolf more man that monster?Does The Stuff have sentience?And why does Pinhead always look so damn good?Join us as we dive into these questions and more!Intro by Ryan ReyesUpstate by Hello, MountainThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we take a break before spooky shit to discuss Deadpool 1 & 2!Join us as we discuss one of our favorite anti-heroes, and what he does best.Intro by Ryan ReyesFreestyle rap by Kel4ShoThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we take a break from our series and talk about Fox's X-Men collection,We are joined by Yo Where Da Captions At?'s very own Anthony Roscoe to talk about the many instalments in the X-Men movie franchise.Does Professor X know that the outfits chafe?How many Dark Phoenixes are too many?And which mutants never saw the screen time they deserved?Listen in to find out!Intro by Ryan ReyesDeterminate by Prefab SoulThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part four of our Villains Series where we do our usual round up of "The Best of The worst."Join us as we ask the big questions:Who's more toxic, Mark Wahlberg or the plants trying to kill him?Does a cosmic fart cloud make a passable Galactus?And how do you make the Christian god the antagonist in his own movie?These questions and more will be answered in this week's episode!Intro by Ryan ReyesThat's Me by TMC!Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What happens when a good bot goes bad? We talk about that exact thing in part three of our villain series!This week we're joined by our very own Samantha Bates to discuss bad bots and why they aim to kill.Is Ultron actually evil?Do we stand a chance in the end?And why do they always look so good?Join us as we dive into these questions and more!Intro by Ryan ReyesBang Bang by TMC!Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part two of our villains series! This week we are joined by long time friend, Rio Herrera, to discuss some of our favorite silver screen bad ones.What makes an antagonist an antagonist?Do we live in a society?And who would succeed in a well thought out round two?Tune in to find out!Intro By Ryan ReyesLuna by TMC!Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.