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Escape Will Make Me Pod

Escape Will Make Me Pod

by Ryan Gilliam, Skarrow9, and JakeTheAlright

Games Video Games

Season 2

One-eyed, One-horned Flying' Purple Shield Runner Beater

Season 2 is here, and it had a bit of a rough start. After some major server issues, Bungie has hit the ground running with season 2 and the new Night Marsh map, as well as the first real PvE mode in the game. The gang chats about the flood of purple and gold into the economy, and all the positives and negatives of the season so far. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky and Candor

Season 1

The Nightfall Cometh

A new cinematic? The kit for a brand new runner? A new ViDoc? And an early balance patch preview? It must be new season season. Bungie dropped a ton of news about season 2 this last week, including some hints of how the story might be coming together in Marathon season 2. In the 20th episode of Escape Will Make Me Pod, the boys chat through everything we know about season 2, and speculate on some of the things Bungie has yet to share. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

The one where we say goodbye to Destiny

Destiny 2 is coming to an end. Season 1 is nearly done, but Bungie isn't done adding cool stuff. Season 2 is nearly upon us. This week, Ryan and Skarrow chat for a bit about Destiny 2 and the impact it's had on them and on Marathon. Then the guys all dive into what makes the end of season 1 so great n Marathon before chatting about the new Triage cinematic! Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

The First Fully Justified 2 Hour Pod, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Ryan Being Right

New end of season events? A state of the game for Marathon? Teases for season 2? Bungie is ramping up the season 2 info with just three weeks left in the season. There's new teases for Night Marsh, our first real look at Sentinel, and a host of amazing changes coming to Marathon next week. The boys chat about all of it, with a real focus on how Ryan was right about the release date, even though everyone was mean to him about it before. Ryan also explains birth to the only doctor on the podcast. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

Generational Trauma Dumping in the Pre-Show Circle Pit

I (Ryan) write these notes and my wife and I are in the hospital waiting for her to give birth, so I'm gonna keep this one brief. There was a patch! Also new numbers from Sony! Also self rezzes are obnoxious! Enjoy the show and see ya next week! Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

Somehow, the WSTR returned

The return of the WSTR? Batman cosplay? Matchmaking conspiracies? With just a month left in season 1, the boys chat about some upcoming changes Bungie is making to grenades and other aspects of the game. They also dive into the current Cryo meta, including a devious/awful strategy Skarrow has been implementing to rob people of their joy and keys. And the gang discusses many of the matchmaking conspiracy theories going on in the community, and why Bungie shouldn't confirm or deny them. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

The Great Equalizer, Where Have You Gone?

The community is loving Cryo! The community is hating Cryo! What is going on with the WSTR nerfs, and who is the new great enemy of the people? Will Ryan and Jake let their Compiler kills get to their head?! We're now a week out from the mid-season patch, and less than a week into the Great WSTR Nerfs of 2026. In episode 15, the guys discuss the Compiler fight (now that they've all done it), the new meta, when Marathon's second season will come out, and grenades, grenades, grenades. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

Trickle Down Lead Economics

Is the C.A.R.R.I. Event good? Is Marathon a Battle Royale now? Who is the big mid season patch for? ARE WE FINALLY GETTING A NEW CHEMISTRY SEGMENT? It's (probably) the last busy week of the season, and the boys have a lot to talk about in this two hour show between the new patch, experimental queues, and the first in-game event. The gang also talks about Ryan's increasing disappointment with Cryo Archive and some experimental ideas that would really shake up the game. Skarrow talks about science, or something, I'm not totally sure. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

Marathon experts, lactation specialists

The knife? It's worse! The Bubble Shield? It's easier to pop, but as common as ever! And the Goo Gun? It's still stupid! In this week's episode, the gang talk about the recent balance changes Bungie made to the game, their hopes for the Mid-Season patch, and what the hell the C.A.R.R.I. event even is. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Art by Michael Veselovsky

The MetaPfhor

Everyone is mad about the Goo Gun in Marathon, even after Bungie nerfed it! In this week's episode, the gang chats about Cryo's third weekend, the future of the game, upcoming meta changes, the brutality of matchmaking, and what ultimately turns out to be a less clear metaphor than Ryan originally intended. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Read the weekly write-up by Ryan on Rogue. Art by Michael Veselovsky

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