Fire Escape Cast
Dan Ryckert, Mary Kish, and Mike Mahardy can’t shut down bars while talking about video games like they used to, so they created Fire Escape to keep those chats going from across the country. Support them at fireescapeca...
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On the show
- Mike1 ep
- Judge Jake1 ep
- Vinny1 ep
Also: Blessing Adeoye Jr., Grubb
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Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · Video GamesHOME#4083K to 439K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Video Games#504.3K to 23K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Video Games#532.5K to 13K
- 🇸🇦SA · Video Games#162.2K to 12K
- 🇨🇴CO · Video Games#201.6K to 8.6K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
104K to 553K🎙 Weekly cadence·144 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
209K to 1.1M🇺🇸79%🇬🇧4%🇨🇦2%+9 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
115K to 608K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26/26 | Fire Escape Cast #144 | :The gang is back together again to talk about You Can See Everything, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and Well Dweller.You Can See Everything spoilers (NOTE: These timestamps may be off by a few minutes due to the way our hosting service handles ads. Skip ahead roughly 30 minutes.) Start - 00:25:55 End - 00:55:29 | 2h 11m 52s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | Fire Escape Cast #143 | While Mike is sipping wine in Italy, the gang recruited Mike on the mic to take Mike's place. The gang talks about Control Resonant, Ace Combat 8, and waiting in line at Disney. | 2h 21m 21s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | Fire Escape Cast #142 | The gang roasts each other and then talks about The Blood of Dawnwalker and Control Resonant. | 1h 58m 03s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 | Fire Escape Cast #141 | The gang is back together again and they have a lot of games to talk about including The Blood of Dawnwalker, Wolverine, Blood Dungeon, and Onimusha. | 1h 41m 58s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | video gamesgame discussion+3 | Blessing Adeoye Jr. | The DuskbloodsOnimusha+1 | — | The DuskbloodsOnimusha+3 | — | 1h 57m 38s | ||
| 8/17/26 | video gamesgame impressions+3 | Grubb | Fire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveAgent 64: Spies Never Die | — | Fire EmblemFortune's Weave+5 | — | 2h 10m 38s | ||
| 8/3/26 | HaloBig Walk+3 | — | Halo: Campaign EvolvedBig Walk+1 | — | HaloBig Walk+3 | — | 1h 49m 49s | ||
| 7/20/26 | moviesvideo games+3 | — | TerraTech LegionClone Hero+1 | — | Christopher NolanThe Odyssey+4 | — | 1h 52m 18s | ||
| 7/6/26 | video gamesgame reviews+4 | — | Star FoxRhythm Heaven Groove+2 | — | Star FoxRhythm Heaven Groove+3 | — | 2h 10m 49s | ||
| 6/22/26 | Steam Machine007: First Light+3 | — | Steam Machine007: First Light | — | Steam Machine007: First Light+3 | — | 1h 57m 30s | ||
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| 6/8/26 | video gamesgame reviews+2 | — | 007: First LightMina the Hollower+1 | — | video games007: First Light+3 | — | 2h 05m 58s | ||
| 5/25/26 | video gamesgame discussion+3 | Judge Jake | Mina The HollowerMixtape+1 | — | Mina The HollowerMixtape+3 | — | 2h 26m 57s | ||
| 5/11/26 | cork taintPragmata+3 | Vinny | Pragmatacork taint+1 | — | cork taintPragmata+3 | — | 1h 57m 31s | ||
| 4/27/26 | video gamesDLC+3 | — | SarosDome Keep DLC | — | SarosDome Keep+4 | — | 1h 39m 02s | ||
| 4/13/26 | video gamesPragmata+3 | Mike | PragmataDarwin's Paradox | — | PragmataDarwin's Paradox+3 | — | 1h 48m 39s | ||
| 3/30/26 | video gamespodcast hosting+4 | — | Crimson DesertPokemon Pokopia+1 | — | Crimson DesertPokemon Pokopia+3 | — | 1h 55m 16s | ||
| 3/16/26 | video gamesPokopia+3 | — | Pokopia | — | PokopiaMarathon+3 | — | 2h 27m 42s | ||
| 3/2/26 | video gameshorror+3 | — | Resident Evil 9Capcom+1 | — | Resident Evil 9Capcom+3 | — | 1h 59m 40s | ||
| 2/16/26 | video gamesMewgenics+3 | — | MewgenicsMario Tennis Fever+1 | — | MewgenicsMario Tennis Fever+3 | — | 2h 04m 19s | ||
| 2/2/26 | TV showsSekiro+4 | — | Sekirometroidvania+1 | — | TV showsSekiro+4 | — | 2h 08m 21s | ||
| 1/19/26 | video gamesgame updates+4 | — | SektoriDunecrawlers+1 | — | SektoriDunecrawlers+3 | — | 2h 09m 15s | ||
| 1/5/26 | video gamesgame reviews+4 | — | Ocarina of TimeSkate Story+1 | — | Fire Escape Castvideo games+5 | — | 2h 20m 53s | ||
| 12/15/25 | game of the yeartop 10 list+3 | — | Fire Escape Cast | — | game of the yeartop 10+3 | — | 3h 39m 13s | ||
| 12/8/25 | Fire Escape Cast #122 (Part 1) - GAME OF THE YEAR | In part one of Fire Escape's game of the year marathon, the crew talks about their favorite balls of 2025, the coolest weapons and attacks, and so much more.Part two drops same time next week, but the full video epsiode is available for free on YouTube. | 3h 18m 14s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Fire Escape Cast #121 | On this week's episode, Dan shares his thoughts on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mike finally gets some time with Ball x Pit, and Mary checks out Goodbye Universe. | 2h 36m 41s | ||||||
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Chart history for Fire Escape Cast
Peaked at #12 in IS, currently #12 in IS.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| RO | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| SA | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| CO | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| IS | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| HK | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| United States | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| IL | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| South Korea | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| Sweden | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| ID | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Canada | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| SA | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| RO | — | #60 | #60 | — |
| BE | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| Denmark | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| CO | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| Finland | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| Australia | — | #75 | #75 | — |
Chart Positions
38 placements across 33 markets.
Chart Positions
38 placements across 33 markets.