{"id":183701,"date":"2026-03-10T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=183701"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:32:12","slug":"repod-season-10-key-moments-editors-choice-by-steve-ewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/03\/10\/repod-season-10-key-moments-editors-choice-by-steve-ewing\/","title":{"rendered":"REPOD\u00a0Season 10 Key Moments: Editor\u2019s Choice by Steve Ewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"REPOD&nbsp;Season 10 Key Moments: Editor\u2019s Choice by Steve Ewing\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=newge-1a5a9c2-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Tahoma&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disney, Trivia Contests, Escape Rooms, Stephen Sondheim, Crosswords, and Puzzles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eagerly awaiting the next season of <em>Reality Escape Pod<\/em>? Great news! Season 11 is just around the corner. While you wait, enjoy a special compilation from Season 10. Our editor Steve Ewing, has chosen a memorable clip from every episode. It&#8217;s the ideal way for new listeners to get acquainted with the podcast, and the perfect trip down memory lane for our devoted fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season featured a variety of talented creators, escape room owners, designers, game makers, and even a live audio escape room that first debuted at RECON Remote in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"191958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/hero-best-of-s10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hero Best of S10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"collage of different experiences and games, titled season 10 Key Moments\" class=\"wp-image-191958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Best-of-S10.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our dream guests launched the season: <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/repod-s10e1-will-shortz-the-puzzle-master\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puzzlemaster Will Shortz<\/a>. This episode was filled with fascinating stories about his time working at <em>Games Magazine<\/em> and his early years editing the puzzle section for the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other veteran creatives this season included <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/10\/28\/repod-s10e4-jim-oz-olivia-worlds-largest-trivia-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim \u201cThe Oz\u201d Olivia<\/a>, who helps run the World\u2019s Largest Trivia Contest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/12\/02\/repod-s10e9-disney-legend-imagineer-doris-hardoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doris Hardoon<\/a> whose years as an Imagineer at Disney yielded many insights for us into what it took to create \u201cthe happiest place on earth\u201d at EPCOT and later at Shanghai Disney Resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We uncovered the parlor game and puzzle obsessions of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim with <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/repod-s10e2-barry-joseph-matching-minds-sondheim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author Barry Joseph<\/a>, who has published an in-depth look at a little-examined facet of Sondheim\u2019s genius.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped is-style-rectangular wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"183705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/will-shortz-puzzlemaster\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,2346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.76&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Donald Christensen&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePixS1Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Will Shortz, Puzzlemaster&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268611200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(c) 2010 Donald Christensen&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Will Shortz, Puzzlemaster&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Will Shortz, Puzzlemaster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Will Shortz, Puzzlemaster&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-786x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"183705\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"middle aged man with salt and pepper hair, mustache, smiling, wearing a grey button down shirt, in front of empty crossword puzzle grid\" class=\"wp-image-183705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-1571x2048.jpg 1571w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-300x391.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz-600x782.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WillShortzAuthorizedPortrait-Will-Shortz.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Shortz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"792\" data-attachment-id=\"185937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/doris-hardoon-headshot-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"592,792\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;pokemon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1763725995&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Doris Hardoon headshot small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Imagineer Doris Hardoon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small.jpg\" data-id=\"185937\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small.jpg\" alt=\"eurasian woman with sideswept bangs, freckles, smiling, wearing red lipstick\" class=\"wp-image-185937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small.jpg 592w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doris-Hardoon-headshot-small-300x401.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Imagineer Doris Hardoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"184543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10e4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10E4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"504,438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jim oz olivia headshot repod s10E4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jim &amp;#8220;The Oz&amp;#8221; Olivia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10E4.jpg\" data-id=\"184543\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10E4.jpg\" alt=\"man with shaggy grey hair and a white beard, wearing glasses and a bright blue t-shirt. He is on the phone, standing in a room full of people answering phones.\" class=\"wp-image-184543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10E4.jpg 504w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10E4-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jim-oz-olivia-headshot-repod-s10E4-150x130.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jim &#8220;The Oz&#8221; Olivia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"786\" data-attachment-id=\"184102\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/barry-joseph-heashot-smaller\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"663,786\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;pokemon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759406243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Barry Joseph heashot (smaller)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Barry Joseph&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller.jpg\" data-id=\"184102\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"man with short brown hair and blue eyes, smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-184102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller.jpg 663w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller-127x150.jpg 127w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller-300x356.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Barry-Joseph-heashot-smaller-600x711.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barry Joseph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/11\/11\/repod-s10e6-breakout-edu-adam-bellow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam Bellow<\/a> detailed the process of developing escape room-inspired educational kits for classrooms all over the world through the work of his company, Breakout EDU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, we had many standout escape room owners share their trials, tribulations, and moments of triumph. <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/10\/21\/repod-s10e3-will-kim-rutherford-escape-artist-greenville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will &amp; Kim Rutherford<\/a>, owners of Escape Artist Greenville, <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/11\/04\/repod-s10e5-ambitious-and-unhinged-stephen-stevie-kristof-of-60-to-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen &amp; Stevie Kristof<\/a> of 60 to Escape in the Chicago area, and <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/11\/18\/repod-s10e7-jonathan-driscoll-sacha-stdenis-escaparium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonathan Driscoll &amp; Sacha St. Dennis <\/a>of Escaparium in Montreal, where RECON will be held in August of 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/12\/09\/repod-s10e10-comedy-rap-and-crosswords-the-crossword-show-with-zach-sherwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zach Sherwin <\/a>will be at RECON Montreal, running his hilarious act <em>The Crossword Show<\/em>. He joined David &amp; Peih-Gee to chat about its development, and what it\u2019s like to be a comedy rap star on YouTube! And we caught up with <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/11\/25\/repod-s10e8-postcurious-rita-orlov-lauren-bello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rita Orlov &amp; Lauren Bello<\/a> of PostCurious to learn about their latest collaboration in the world of boxed puzzle games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"743\" data-attachment-id=\"185241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/adam-bellow-headshot-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"722,743\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;pokemon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762295784&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adam bellow headshot small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Adam Bellow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small.jpg\" data-id=\"185241\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small.jpg\" alt=\"man with horseshoe hairline, wearing glasses and a short salt and pepper beard, smiling, wearing a blue sweater over a light blue button down shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-185241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small.jpg 722w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small-300x309.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-bellow-headshot-small-600x617.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adam Bellow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"186458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/crossword-show-zach-sherwin-pointing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zach Sherwin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"186458\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Zach Sherwin with a microphone on stage with a crossword projected behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-186458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crossword-Show-Zach-Sherwin-Pointing.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zach Sherwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"419\" data-attachment-id=\"185607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"422,419\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;pokemon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762860041&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sacha &amp;#038; jonathan escaparium small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jonathan Driscoll &amp;#038; Sacha St. Dennis &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small.jpg\" data-id=\"185607\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small.jpg\" alt=\"woman with straight brown hair smiling next to man with spikey brown hair\" class=\"wp-image-185607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small.jpg 422w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sacha-jonathan-escaparium-small-100x100.jpg?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jonathan Driscoll &amp; Sacha St. Dennis <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"703\" data-attachment-id=\"184447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,703\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;pokemon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759784981&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"escape artist greenville headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Will &amp;#038; Kim Rutherford&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot.jpg\" data-id=\"184447\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"man smiling with very short beard and side parted neat hair, wearing a grey t-shirt. posed holding hands with a woman with long blond hair, smiling, in a polka dotted sleeveless top.\" class=\"wp-image-184447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot.jpg 650w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot-139x150.jpg 139w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot-300x324.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/escape-artist-greenville-headshot-600x649.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will &amp; Kim Rutherford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we featured a couple episodes that were pure fun. <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/12\/16\/repod-s10e11-yannick-trapman-obrien-lyra-levin-play-blot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yannick Trapman-O\u2019Brien &amp; Lyra Levin <\/a>played Mark Larson\u2019s audio escape room: BLOT. On our <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/12\/23\/repod-s10e12-holiday-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holiday Special<\/a>, REA team members Theresa Piazza and Andrew Reynolds tested their mettle against <em>Peih-Gee\u2019s Playhouse<\/em> word puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we received the yearly industry report from <a href=\"http:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\">RoomEscapeArtist.com<\/a> Editor-In-Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/12\/30\/repod-s10e13-lisa-spira-the-state-of-escapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lisa Spira<\/a>. She walked us through her data analysis concerning escape rooms in 2025, including trends in booking times, revenue, and the growth of challenge arcades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"643\" data-attachment-id=\"186992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/yannick-headshot-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"514,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yannick headshot small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Yannick Trapman-O&amp;#8217;Brien&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small.jpg\" data-id=\"186992\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small.jpg\" alt=\"man with sideparted light brown hair, blue eyes, staring intently, in a denim shirt with blue flowers\" class=\"wp-image-186992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small.jpg 514w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/yannick-headshot-small-300x375.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yannick Trapman-O&#8217;Brien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"810\" data-attachment-id=\"191595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/lyra-levin-headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lyra-Levin-Headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lyra Levin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot.jpeg\" data-id=\"191595\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of Lyra Levin\" class=\"wp-image-191595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot-148x150.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot-768x778.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot-300x304.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot-600x608.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyra-Levin-Headshot-100x100.jpeg?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lyra Levin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"598\" data-attachment-id=\"190928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/contributors\/mark-larson-headshot-small-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"625,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mark larson headshot small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mark Larson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small.jpg\" data-id=\"190928\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Larson headshot.\" class=\"wp-image-190928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small.jpg 625w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small-150x144.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-larson-headshot-small-600x574.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Larson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"190914\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/theresa-piazza-headshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Theresa-Piazza-Headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Theresa Piazza&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot.jpeg\" data-id=\"190914\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot-600x600.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Theresa-Piazza-Headshot-100x100.jpeg?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Theresa Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"644\" data-attachment-id=\"188453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/andrew-reynolds-headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"659,644\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Andrew Reynolds headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Andrew Reynolds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot.jpg\" data-id=\"188453\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"man with curly brown hair and short beard, wearing a black t-shirt and gazing to the side.\" class=\"wp-image-188453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot.jpg 659w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Andrew-Reynolds-headshot-600x586.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Reynolds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"190915\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/peih-gee-law-headshot-2026-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peih-Gee Law &amp;#038; Yum Yum&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1.jpg\" data-id=\"190915\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling Asian woman and her adorable dog inside of an escape room with a bamboo wall covered in signs and buttons behind them.\" class=\"wp-image-190915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peih-Gee-Law-Headshot-2026-1-100x100.jpg?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peih-Gee Law &amp; Yum Yum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"151112\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"512,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lisa david recon la close up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lisa &amp;#038; David Spira&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up.jpg\" data-id=\"151112\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"woman with blonde curly hair and glasses, smiling, in a cream color coat. next to her is a man with short brown hair and goatee, wearing glasses, smiling. He is wearing a tan color blazer. Background is an image with logos of a triangle with an eye inside.\" class=\"wp-image-151112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up.jpg 512w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lisa-david-recon-la-close-up-300x400.jpg?crop=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lisa &amp; David Spira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want even more podcast episodes, consider joining our <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/roomescapeartist\">Patreon<\/a>. For only $5 a month, you\u2019ll get access to our Bonus Aftershow, which is a more casual conversation with each guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thank-you-to-our-sponsors\">Thank You to Our Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season: REA Patreon Backers, PG&#8217;s Playhouse, Buzzshot, and COGS. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" data-attachment-id=\"181964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/rea-patreon-membership\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"REA-Patreon-Membership\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership.jpg\" alt=\"Text reads, &quot;REA Patreon Membership&quot; Image depicts Room Escape Artist's blue concentric puzzle logo with a pop art aesthetic.\" class=\"wp-image-181964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership.jpg 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership-600x599.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/REA-Patreon-Membership-100x100.jpg?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size has-custom-lineheight mb-0 pb-0 mt-0 pt-0\" id=\"morty-app\" style=\"line-height:1;font-size:51px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support Room Escape Artist on Patreon<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Love escape rooms as much as we do? 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I hope you\u2019ll take a listen and play along with us at PG\u2019s Playhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buzzshot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"341\" data-attachment-id=\"112962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/buzzshot-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/buzzshot-logo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"663,341\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"buzzshot logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/buzzshot-logo.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/buzzshot-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Buzzshot logo featuring a rounded square with a white &quot;Z&quot; surrounded by stylized z shaped graphics\" class=\"wp-image-112962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/buzzshot-logo.jpg 663w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/buzzshot-logo-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size mt-0 pt-0\" id=\"morty-app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buzzshot.com\/repod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buzzshot<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Buzzshot is Escape Room Software, Powering Business Growth, Player Marketing, and improving the Customer Experience. 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You can submit a voice recording by calling the Room Escape Artist not-so-hotline that always goes straight to voicemail (551-227-7273).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Steve Ewing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"117604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/steve-ewing-headshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2.jpeg\" alt=\"black and white photo of man smiling holding a microphone and headphones\" class=\"wp-image-117604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2-400x400.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steve-Ewing-Headshot-2-200x200.jpeg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve is passionate about all things audio-visual. A childhood King\u2019s Quest compulsion became a zeal for escape rooms. A high school NPR habit evolved into a podcast addiction. A lifelong love for PBS science shows became a career filming and editing for National-Geographic\/ Lindblad Expeditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is thrilled to lend his talents as an editor for the Reality Escape Pod, Club Drosselmeyer, and Morty.app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve loves to be surprised by an escape room that\u2019s off-meta. Flip the script on any element \u2014 the way you build a set, open a lock, or even give a hint and you\u2019ve got his attention. He\u2019s even been suckered in by a fake refrigerator door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"support-repod\">Support REPOD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to Patreon for bonus content<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please rate and review our podcast!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support Room Escape Artist&#8217;s Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of ways to support Room Escape Artist, like buying from <a aria-label=\"Amazon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/roomescapeart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=6220&amp;awinaffid=651019&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Etsy<\/a> after clicking into the links included in this post or backing us on <a aria-label=\"Patreon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money that we make from these helps us to grow the site and continue to add more value to the community that we love so much. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney, Trivia Contests, Escape Rooms, Stephen Sondheim, Crosswords, and Puzzles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":191958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[586398298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reality-escape-pod"],"acf":[],"is_reblog":null,"post_id":null,"blog_id":null,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"586398298","yoast-structured-data-blocks-images-cache":null,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"escape room podcast","_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"62","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Here are our favorite clips from REPOD Season 10. 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