Escape Will Make Me Pod
Escape Will Make Me Pod
Ryan Gilliam, Skarrow9, and JakeTheAlright
The unofficial Marathon podcast, featuring YouTubers Skarrow9 and JakeTheAlright, and journalist Ryan Gilliam.Join this crew of Runners as they regularly get together to discuss the happenings in the world of Bungie's extraction shooter, Marathon.Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright. Read the weekly write-up on Rogue.Art by Michael Veselovsky
The Franken Pod 2: Jake's Revenge
Jake has taken over the edit of another podcast.You might want to check out the video version of this one ...
Jun 30
1 hr 49 min
The New Cascadia Gold Rush Is Not What We Had Hoped
Marathon season 3 is off to a bit of a slow start ... unless we're talking about the loot economy, which has ballooned wildly, flooding the economy with gold items.This week, the boys discuss the new Vandal cinematic and their hopes for how Bungie might avoid these economy issues in the future.Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright.Art by Michael Veselovsky and Candor
Jun 24
1 hr 29 min
So where do we go from here?
Season 2 week 2 has coincided with the final Destiny 2 update ever ... making for a slower news week for Marathon.This week, the boys discuss where Marathon should go from here, how it can evolve into the future, and what an "expanded scope" might look like.Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via @Skarrow9 and @JakeTheAlright.Art by Michael Veselovsky and Candor
Jun 15
1 hr 37 min
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
Jun 7
2 hr 1 min
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
May 30
1 hr 55 min
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
May 23
1 hr 39 min
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
May 15
2 hr 4 min
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
May 10
1 hr 54 min
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
May 2
1 hr 52 min
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
Apr 25
1 hr 56 min
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