Fire Escape Cast

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Fire Escape Cast #55 May 22, 2023

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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.

BONUS EPISODE: A Fireside Chat with Paul Ryckert May 15, 2023

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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.

Fire Escape Cast #54 May 08, 2023

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

Fire Escape Cast #53 Apr 24, 2023

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

Fire Escape Cast #52 Apr 10, 2023

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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.

Fire Escape Cast #51 Mar 27, 2023

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

Fire Escape Cast #50 Mar 13, 2023

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

Fire Escape Cast #49 Feb 27, 2023

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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.

Fire Escape Cast #48 Feb 13, 2023

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

Fire Escape Cast #47 Jan 30, 2023

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