Mike
Mike
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Bigot in the Big Blue Bird
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
aka Defeat MechaTrump
This week's episode is made possible by our wonderful Patreons, including Tonje Beate Halvorsen and Ryann Sparrow
This week Mike, Laura and Aled finish what they started all those weeks ago and come together to defeat the Trump Bot before he gets to Mars-A-Lago.
QUIVER with horror at Trump's synthetic neck flap
BE AMAZED at Laura's quick puzzling skills
YELL AT YOUR PHONE when you realise your memory is better than theirs was
Tune in and see how they got on!
And as always, please reach out to us on Facebook and Twitter (we're not like, officially verified, but we basically are).
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Monkey Space Force Go Bigly!
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
aka Escape Cape Canaveral
This week's episode is made possible by our wonderful Patreons, including Colin Walker, Charlotte Knowles, and Jen McPhilimy.
This week Mike, Laura and Aled go where no monkey has gone before on a special mission to space, where we'll ponder such questions as:
Has Jamie overestimated their cleverness?
Does banana bread cook faster in space?
And just how useful is a butt flap on a space suit?
Tune in and find out!If you'd like to hear the unedited version of this episode, consider joining our Arch-Duke of Charitable Excellence tier! Here you'll also get access to the episode script, including puzzle commentary and scratch notes. There'll also be a cheeky bonus episode coming soon to go along with this episode.
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Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Vegetarian salmon and vapourised flag wavers (feat. ESCAPETHEROOMers)
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
aka Escape the Tea Shop at the Edge of the Universe
This week, Mike is joined by Brandon and Cici from ESCAPETHEROOMers to serve afternoon tea to a trio of pissed off Monoliths from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
BE AMAZED as Brandon and Cici sweep the room with expert flair.
NOD WITH BRITISH PRIDE as Mike discusses the age-old war between Devon and Cornwall scones.
SHAKE YOUR HEAD DISAPPROVINGLY as Jamie forgets how cakes work and desperately tries to backpedal mid-puzzle.
Don't forget to pay a visit to ESCAPETHEROOMers and tune in to their Behind the Mastermind series. You can also check them out at Facebook and Twitter.
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Sunday Sep 04, 2022
How to upset Spartan librarians
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Join Ben and Jon as they find themselves trapped in Mike's Library of Alexandria...with a barbarian horde on the horizon!
Listener discretion is advised, as this episode features some truly, truly awful accents, and truly truly truly poorly 'researched' history.
If you want to play along at home, you might find the following obscene papyrus useful:
'Minus the Minotaur
SEXENFELCHIDES HELD THE MINOTAUR. ARSE KISSING ENVELOPED THEIR HORNS A LONG INTENSE AGE. THE MINOTAUR SUCKED HOOF AND THE MINOTAUR NEVER DOUBTED. THE MINOTAUR OBLIGED HIS GARGLE OBLIGATIONS DREAMILY. ‘MORE OVERT RAVISHING!’ EXTEMPORISED THE MINOTAUR.'
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Supermarket sweats and dinners for snakes
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
It's been really, really hot in the UK recently.
This episode happened. It's a good one.
Join the Ben and the Jamie.
They escape Mike's hot little location.
At one point a man sweats out his guts. Here's what it looks like:
Send 99p flakes.
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
All’s fair in love, war and tea
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
aka Escape the Boston Tea Party
This episode is brought to you by our wonderful Patreons Dave Shaw and Karen Cate. Thank you!
Much like Nicolas Cage, we're on a mission to uncover some forgotten American treasures. But unlike Nicolas Cage, we're doing it with a little more tact and a lot less insanity.
Join Mike, Laura and Ben as they infiltrate the Boston Tea Party Museum to find the last remaining tea chest from the Boston Tea Party.
Will Mike and Ben find a tri-corner hat that actually fits?
How does Ben unlock the podcast's secret God-Mode?
Is fruit tea really tea or just an infusion?
Find out now in this Independence Day special episode!
If you're playing along at home, you'll need this map of the islands around Boston harbour.
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And for those who celebrate it, have a most excellent Independence Day!
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Escape the Viking Funeral Boat
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
The episode in which Mike and Laura find themselves in the midst of a splashy splashy burney death zone, and Mike gets to fulfil a lifelong ambition.
Has Mike unlocked the secrets of successful communism?
Has Jamie finally managed to stump Laura's lightning-fast puzzling prowess?
And just what is a coffee knocker anyway?
Here are the details of the Viking compass and coasters, if you fancy playing along yourself.
Skål!
PS I've taken some liberties with Norse mythology for the sake of the puzzle. If you want a primer on some Norse myths, and like your tunes on the heavier side, I recommend listening to the track Emblas Saga by Brotherhood of Metal. It's pretty wild.
If you have a suggestion for a future episode theme, be sure to give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. And if you're interesting in supporting the podcast, head on over to our Patreon for some tasty bonuses.
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
The Quest - Part 4: Cool halflings don’t look at explosions
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
It's the final part of our Quest special! If you haven't listened to the rest then hold your horses, nip back to part 1 and we'll see you in a while.
Join our roving band of breakfasting adventures as they find the final puzzle piece of Enaria's secrets, and offend a local religion with their dice rolls and use of magical incendiaries. If you'd like to solve the big puzzle along with us, then check out this map of the city. Alternatively, if your day to day life already involves too much brain churning thought then you can skip ahead to the solution.
Ben is Forquare Quendien - A halfling wizard, and mute war crime in a seven year old's dress-up robe.
Bailey is Bailinator Jones - A half orc fighter, roller of diabolical dice and yorping standup comedian.
Jamie plays Luck, Stuck and Bugger - A trio of goblin spies in a trenchcoat, and the bane of park caretakers everywhere.
Mike plays Clam Strumlington, an oversexed and underbrained shapeshifting bard. Has moved on from horny animals to ones with big trunks for sucking, and beaks for beaking.
And Tony is our guide, leading us through the adventure, and starving for a curry.
You can find out more about the gang via our character sheets, including blurbs, abilities and inventories.
If you like what we've been doing here then check our our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook. We hope you enjoyed the special - back to regular TIER stuff next week!