Let’s revisit most interesting, entertaining, and impactful moments from REPOD Season 8.

Can’t wait for the next season REPOD? Don’t worry, Season 9 of the podcast will be back in the very near future. To pass the time until then, have a listen to some memorable clips our editor Steve Ewing selected from each episode of Season 8. And there’s a bonus clip from the brand new show PG’s Playhouse! It’s perfect for new listeners of this podcast or fans who want to relive their favorite moments.

This season we welcomed many talented escape room owners & designers: Fro creates memorable stories at Boxaroo, Jeroen built an incredible romp through real trains with Demise of the Gricers, and Curtis & Derek at Escape Ventures build amazing escape rooms at incredible speeds. Don’t miss Francine & Victor talking about what it feels like to finish an epic project. 

We also invited returning guest Elan Lee to discuss his new Netflix show based on Exploding Kittens and his Survivor party game. Game & puzzle creators Sandy Weisz, Oskar Van Deventer, and Brooke Breit came on to talk about the finer points of balancing challenge and fun. 

Performers David Kwong and Yannick Trapman-O’Brien reflected on the ups and downs of their careers and the personal philosophies that have come out of that. And in Episode 11, escape room super-enthusiast Sera Dodd brought us one of the most emotionally powerful episodes yet.

We end the look-back with a Connections-like game from our new podcast, PG’s Playhouse. 

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season: Morty App, Buzzshot, and COGS. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community.

Topics Discussed in this Episode

0:49 – Episode 1: Exploding Onto Netflix: Elan Lee: Elan discusses his devotion to getting board game instructions right and how he approached the process with his new Survivor party game.

6:27 – Episode 2: Puzzles & Prestidigitation: Magician David Kwong: David Kwong explains his show The Enigmatist – an immersive evening of magic, puzzles, and cryptography.

12:07 – Episode 3: The User-Centric Design of Boxaroo with Fro Myers: Fro reflects on what he feels makes a Boxaroo game so unique and consistently special, with a focus on how he designs with the escape room guests in mind.

15:54 – Episode 4: Comedy & Collaboration: Brooke Breit, Creative Director at Jackbox Games: Brooke talks about her experience in the Second City improv show, and how it influenced her work producing Jackbox Party Packs. She also mentions her inside joke with comedic actor Jack McBrayer.

21:31 – Episode 5: Epic & Engrossing: Jeroen van Hasselt, Co-Creator of Demise of the Gricers: Jeroen talks about Demise of the Gricers, an immersive experience that takes place on real trains in a train yard. He discusses where the name comes from and the design pillars of the game’s creation.

28:02 – Sponsor Break: Morty, Buzzshot, COGS by Clockwork Dog, and Patreon supporters like you.

30:42 – Episode 6: Celebrating Ten Years of Room Escape Artist: David and Peih-Gee welcome Lisa Spira to celebrate 10 years of Room Escape Artist. Lisa and David relate the story of how the site came to be. 

37:00 – Episode 7: Audience of One: Yannick Trapman-O’Brien, Creator of Undersigned: Yannick talks about the importance of the creative reps he’s put in over the course of his career. He mentions the concept of a performer passing the “bladder test” and how doctors can improve their bedside manner using role-play. 

43:20 – Episode 8: Move Fast & Make Things: The Escape Ventures: Derek Townsley and Curtis Ratliff describe their process for building their Central Florida escape rooms with super-speed.

49:39 – Episode 9: Mechanical Puzzles: Oskar van Deventer: Oskar talks about designing physical puzzles for escape rooms and how he approaches the art of achieving the correct difficulty level in a puzzle.

54:56 – Episode 10: Elegance in Puzzles: Sandy Weisz, The Mystery League: Sandy tells the story of how he designed and ran an escape room on a private jet.

1:00:22 – Episode 11: Life Lessons from 3,000 Escape Rooms: Sera Dodd: Sera reflects on the ingrained human need for story and play. She also advocates for the inclusion of more content warnings in escape rooms. 

1:06:07 – Episode 12: The Wonder Factory: Francine Boon & Victor van Doorn of Sherlocked: Francine and Victor describe the emotional journey of finishing their ambitious escape room, The Alchemist.

1:12:59 – PG’s Playhouse Episode 5: Escape This Podcast (ft. Dani Siller & Bill Sunderland): In a clip from her new podcast, Peih-Gee plays a game she created for Dani & Bill called “Common Grounds.”

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