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The Infinite Escape RoomOzman Richard's House of Death Games: Celebrity Obama LlamaThis week's episode is Round 2 of The House of Death Games. Here, Bailey has us playing a sadistic game of celebrity Obama Llama to get points in Ozman Richards' (similar to but legally distinct Richard Osman) post-apocalyptic House of Death Games .
Who's in the running to escape with their life? And who's destined for the digestive tract of a radioactive koala?
Puzzle maestro: Emma Bailey
Solvers: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Aled Hughes
Episode art: Dom Jordan
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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The Infinite Escape RoomOzman Richard's House of Death Games: Just a Minute, You DrongoThe gang has been kidnapped! Again.
This time, Australia's post-apocalyptic warlord Ozman Richards (similar to but legally distinct from Richard Osman) has challenged our puzzlers to compete in his House of Death Games.
To the winner? Their life is spared.
Everyone else? They pass through the digestive tract of a radioactive koala.
This episode covers Round 1 - Just A Minute - where contestants have to speak on a topic for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Easier said than done when your lives are on the line ...
Puzzle maestro: M...2025-04-2733 min
The Infinite Escape RoomPuzzle Creators React: Brooklyn Nine-NineIn this new series, we put our professional puzzle design experience to good use and look at escape rooms in film and TV as if they were real escape rooms.
Our inaugural episode looks at the escape room episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Karen Peralta (Season 3 Episode 14).
This is the episode where Captain Holt, Gina, Hitchcock and Scully 'work' together to escape a nuclear bunker.
Follow Mike, Jamie and Mairi as they put the room through its paces and discuss how they'd make it a better escape room experience
Hosts: Mike...2025-04-2039 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike Rides RAPTERRA at Kings Dominion - Live!This week, Mike is at the Media Preview for Kings Dominion's new attraction for 2025, RAPTERRA. Mike will ride the B&M Wing Coaster live on-the-air and give a full review. He'll also interview the park's Vice President and General Manager and other members of the managment team about the park's 50th Anniversary.2025-03-211h 05The Infinite Escape RoomDiscussing Player Mental Load in Escape RoomsThis week, Mike poses the question: Is player cognitive load a help or a hindrance when designing escape rooms?
We also chat about Mairi's secret connection to the Chocolate Orange fortune, and round out the night with our recommendations for books, games and other podcasts.
Hosts: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan, Emma Bailey
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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2025-02-2345 min
The Infinite Escape RoomPlanet of the Dogs: The Woof FactorIt's America's Got Talent meets Crufts in this week's escape room from Mairi.
Mike, Jamie and Bailey don their sequined leotards and prove that you can teach an old human new tricks as they puzzle their way to the stage to impress the intimidating Simon Howl.
Puzzle Master: Mairi Nolan
Solvers: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Emma Bailey
Episode art: Dom Jordan
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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2025-02-1642 min
The Infinite Escape RoomPlanet of the Dogs: Who Let The Humans Out?It's Planet of the Apes! Except with dogs instead of apes. They wear clothes and have jobs and everything.
This week, Mike, Mairi and Bailey are confined to the People Park before their imminent destruction for crimes against the Canine Imperium. But one of their fellow humans has left a clue that could help them make their escape...
Puzzle Master: Jamie Gibbs
Solvers: Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan, Emma Bailey
Episode art: Dom Jordan
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
All links to our social media profiles and o...2025-02-0940 min
American Campus PodcastStudents for Fair Admissions (2023) with Mike CollinsThis is Part II of an earlier discussion with Mike Collins about Supreme Court affirmative action cases affecting higher education, including Lau (1974), Bakke (1978), Fisher (2016), and Students for Fair Admissions (2023). For more, check out Collin's recent book, The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Affirmative Action as Wedge and Weapon. Mike Steven Collins. 2024. The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Affirmative Action as Wedge and Weapon. University Press of Kansas.Listen to Part I hereGet in touch! Have a question for the host or a guest? A comment? Feedback? Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at s...2025-01-2923 minAmerican Campus PodcastUC Regents v Bakke (1978) with Mike CollinsThis is Part I of a two-part interview with Mike Collins about Supreme Court affirmative action cases affecting higher education, including Bakke (1978), Fisher (2016), and Students for Fair Admissions (2023). For more, check out Collin's recent book, The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Affirmative Action as Wedge and Weapon. Mike Steven Collins. 2024. The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Affirmative Action as Wedge and Weapon. University Press of Kansas.Heather McGhee. 2022. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Penguin Random House.David W. Congdon. 2024. Who Is a True Christian? Contesting Religious Identity in American Culture. Cambridge University Press.M...2025-01-2324 min
The Infinite Escape RoomRonald's Revenge: The Ski PadShrug off your double denim and join us for a cold brewski at The Ski Pad, where we chat about designing the rooms in our Ronald's Revenge series:
1. Great Scott!
2. Yippee Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon
3. E.T. Get Clue
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The Infinite Escape RoomRonald's Revenge: E.T. Get ClueTumbling from the heights of Nakatomi Plaza, the gang land in an awfully familiar 1980s suburban house, in which sits a familiar little long-necked extra-terrestrial turd...
Will they manage to save cinema and please the embalmed-yet-still-living-head of Ronald Reagan?
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The Infinite Escape RoomRonald's Revenge: Yippee Ki-Yay Mr FalconOn the run from the sudden appearance of a cyber yeti, the gang are forced to crawl through the vents of Nakatomi Plaza in their crisp white vests, all for the benefit of the Ronald Reagan head-in-a-jar's quest to save cinema.
But there is a small bit of treachery afoot, as they soon find out ...
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 120 Fantasy ChampionshipScott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 17 and your Fantasy Football Playoffs with a quick review of Week 16, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and as always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-12-251h 18
The Infinite Escape RoomRonald's Revenge: Great Scott!This week, Mike, Jon and Jamie are joined by Emma as they come face to face with the embalmed head-in-a-jar of Ronald Reagan (who can somehow still manage to smoke cigars ...). Ronald has charged the gang with saving cinema by powering up a battered replica DeLorean from Back to the Future and locating the elusive 'Ski pads'.
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 119 - Fantasy PlayoffsScott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 16 and your Fantasy Football Playoffs with a quick review of Week 15, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and as always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-12-171h 11
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 118 - Fantasy Football PlayoffsScott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 15 and your Fantasy Football Playoffs with a quick review of Week 14, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and as always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-12-101h 35
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 117 - NFL Week 14Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 14 with a quick review of Week 13, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-12-031h 23
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 116 - NFL Week 12 ShowScott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 12 with a quick review of Week 11, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-11-191h 40
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 115 - NFL Week 11Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 11 with a quick review of Week 1o, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-11-121h 31
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 114 - NFL Week 9Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 9 with a quick review of Week 8, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-10-281h 15
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 113: NFL Week 8Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 8 with a quick review of Week 7, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-10-221h 32The Infinite Escape RoomThe Cobbler and Shiv (Timpson's Prisons part 4)Wanted in out of the cold and put your orders in - our gang of four look back over the past three episodes.
We spend some time talking about what Mairi is currently up to, and then segue into the ses spit that is X, formerly known as Twitter. Ending, as ever with some recommendations, and a little ditty.
Hosts: Jamie Gibbs, Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan, Jon Saunders
Editor: Ben Lavery-Griffiths
Episode art: Dom Jordan
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 112 - NFL Week 7Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 7 with a quick review of Week 6, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-10-151h 43
The Infinite Escape RoomUne douleur dans le derrière (Timpson's Prisons part 3)Be quick and be quiet! You're on the run from a drove a sunburnt gammon headcases and you attempt to find some solace in the library.
You had previously skipped passed the canteen and didn't have the chance to devour a jam roly-poly, however you quickly discover someone who has, and they aren't in the best of states...
When all is said and done, sometimes the answer is inside you all along...
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 111 - NFL Week 6Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 6 with a quick review of Week 5, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-10-081h 21
The Infinite Escape RoomGroup activities are about to begin (Timpson's Prisons part 2)Out of the processing room and into the prison, as the old saying goes - that's where you begin this weeks puzzle.
Timpson's Prison has a peculiar layout, you are split up and must not only find each other but discover how you can escape this place.
Quick thinking, awkward neck bending, and a well placed utterance is just some of what's needed...
This episode comes with a visual handout - head over to www.theinfiniteescaperoom.com to get it.
Puzzle design: Jon Saunders
Solvers: Mike Collins, M...2024-10-0633 min
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 110 - NFL Week 5Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 5 with a quick review of Week 4, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/Eviscerate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-10-011h 26
The Infinite Escape RoomStupid Sexy Ardvarks (Timpson's Prisons part 1)Welcome back to part one of the exciting second instalment of our new format!
Having escaped the rotary club you make your way to your new council house, when you wind up becoming accidental eco activists and are incarcerated at the new Timpson's Prison.
Of course you begin in the processing room, which you must progress through before a hoard of 500 sunburnt gammon headcases come crashing in behind you. Your only obstacles are a furry felon and an innocuous looking door...
Puzzle design: Mike Collins
Solvers: Jon Sa...2024-09-2954 min
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 109 - NFL Week 4Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 4 with a quick review of Week 3, Trades to Get Paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate/E, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-09-241h 18The Infinite Escape RoomThe Cog and Marrow (The Rotary Club part 4)Join us as we pull up a chair and pull back the curtain on the last few episodes. We also get into why apple cake and custard is delicious, and go on a little rant about the size of IKEA beds.
Hosts: Mike Collins, Ben Lavery-Griffiths, Jon Saunders, Jamie Gibbs
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 108- NFL Week 3Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 3 with a quick review of Week 2, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-09-171h 20The Infinite Escape RoomThe Thursday Sex Club (The Rotary Club Part 3)The thrilling conclusion to the gang's descent into depravity as they try desperately to become members of the Rotary Club.
This week, Mike sends them down into the sex dungeon, to try and find out who killed the corpse on the table ... and with what? There's a plethora of sexually depraved devices from which to choose, but will they choose wisely?
Puzzle design: Mike Collins
Solvers: Ben Lavery-Griffiths, Jon Saunders, Jamie Gibbs
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 107- NFL Week 2Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 2 with a quick review of Week 1, trades to get paid, must add wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-09-101h 28The Infinite Escape RoomThe World's Veiniest Pumpkin (The Rotary Club Part 2)The gang continues their journey through the Rotary Club village hall - this week they're stuck in the kitchen.
To escape, they must ... bake an apple pie? Surely there's more to it than that? Well, Ben's back behind the wheel so you know there are a few surprises in store.
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Puzzle design: Ben Lavery-Griffiths
Solvers: Mike Collins, Jon Saunders, Jamie Gibbs
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 106 - NFL Week 1Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they get you ready for NFL Week 1 with a quick fantasy draft review, unearthed wavier wire gems, Elevate/Mitigate, DFS stacks of cash, and always Rated X. Let's win your fantasy league!!2024-09-0355 minThe Infinite Escape RoomWhat is a Four Letter Word (The Rotary Club Part 1)Welcome to the first episode of our exciting new format (which feels remarkably like our original format)! This week, the gang finds themselves trapped in a village hall commandeered by the mysterious and sexually deviant local Rotary Club.
To escape, they must crack Jon's intricate, almost Masonic puzzle and recite the elusive Rotary Club oath.
Puzzle design: Jon Saunders
Solvers: Mike Collins, Ben Lavery-Griffiths, Jamie Gibbs
Editor: Jamie Gibbs
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The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 105Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they break down rounds 11-14 for your PPR draft and start you on the road to your fantasy championship!2024-08-271h 06
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 104 - PPR Rds 6-10Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they break down rounds 6-10 for your PPR draft and start you on the road to your fantasy championship!2024-08-201h 10
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 103 - Rounds 3-5Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they break down rounds 3-5 for PPR drafts and start you on the road to your fantasy championship! #Football #fantasyfootball #NFL2024-08-151h 22
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 102Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for their 5th season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they break down the Top 24 fantasy picks for the first round of your PPR draft and start you on the road to your fantasy championship! #Football #fantasyfootball #NFL 2024-08-061h 20The Infinite Escape RoomFlavoured beers, stolen artefacts and Mike's new book [Pubisode]Come join us at the "We've put a flag in it, so it's ours" pub, where Jamie, Mairi and Helen chat about last week's episode - The Museum Anti Heist.
We also have a brief chat about weird-flavoured beers, get into just how much stuff the British Museum has stolen over the years, and Jamie leads a call to reclaim Stonehenge for the Welsh.
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A coincidental mammoth meat connection - Cave Escape Nottingham: Project Iceman
Case Closed Edinburgh
Quizzy Dan's Twitch stream
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (Stea...2024-05-2640 min
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 91Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 6, tackle Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 7, DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course XXX.2023-10-171h 23
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 90Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 5, tackle Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 6, DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course XXX.2023-10-101h 21
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 89Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 4, tackle Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 5, DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course XXX.2023-10-041h 18
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 88Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 3, tackle Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 4, DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course XXX.2023-09-261h 22
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 87Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 2, tackle Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 3, DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course XXX.2023-09-191h 12
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 86Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 1, tackle Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 2, DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course XXX.2023-09-121h 16
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 82Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for a fourth season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they break down fantasy picks round 2-3 of your PPR draft and of course XXX! 2023-08-171h 24
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 81Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back for a fourth season as the Fantasy Millionaires! This week they break down the Top 12 fantasy picks for the first round of your PPR draft and three tweets, which have now become x-rated. 2023-08-081h 14The Infinite Escape RoomMike and Laura’s Bogus JourneyWhoah, has an evil future gym teacher dude made most non-non-heinous android copies of Mike and Laura, killed them - all to avert a utopian future based on being excellent to one another?
No, that's the plot to Bill and Ted you silly billy. Instead, Dom has trapped Mike and Laura in a room with a terrible choice - Scrabble, darts, chess, or Mortal Kombat?
If you'd like to play along at home, you might need this mysterious sigil:
and the value of Scrabble tiles:
2023-06-1835 minThe Infinite Escape RoomOur Flag Means Escape
Escape The Gentleman Pirate's Ship!
In a typical homage to / rip of off pop culture, Jamie takes Mike and Danny on some high seas hijinks.
GASP at Mike's close-up inspection of an 18th-century poop chute
FROLIC with Danny and Mike as they play dress up
BLUSH at Jamie's lusty description of oceanic landmasses
This episode was brought to you by Ember - Tinder For Arsonists™, as well as our patrons Caroline Hardman and Geneva Kaplan.
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You can get a sweet The Infinite Escape Room enamel pin and puzzle postcard to impress your friends and shame your...2023-02-1232 minThe Infinite Escape RoomFeel The PumpIt's 'new year, new me!' over at The Infinite Escape Room, as Mike, Bailey and Dom bring copious amounts of sweat to Jamie's gym puzzles.
MARVEL at the geographic diversity of Jamie's Arnie impression
WINCE at Dom 'sampling' the sweat cauldron
RECOIL at Bailey's recounting of the horror that is Spin Class
This episode was brought to you by Mantis Toboggan's Instant Shart™, as well as our patrons Dave Shaw, Tonje Beate Halvorsen, and Hill Burton.
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Yes Coach!Welcome to Yes Coach!Host Mike Collins welcomes aspiring high school coaches to Yes Coach!2022-11-2901 min
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 67Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you manage and win your fantasy football league. The boys recap NFL Week 1, tackle The Wire, Elevate and Mitigate players for Week 2, dap you up with DFS "Stacks of Cash" and of course three Tweets. 2022-09-131h 05
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 61Scott “Stacks” Simpson and Mike “Cash” Collins are back as the Fantasy Millionaires to help you win your 2022 fantasy football league. Join them as they break down their Top 12 players to draft this year on your fantasy squad. 2022-08-011h 13
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastCoasterRadio.com #1619 - Florida Park and Ride Reviews from NPH and MikeBoth Mike and Neil Patrick Harris were in Florida last week. NPH visited Busch Gardens Tampa and got several rides on Iron Gwazi. Mike was in Orlando and rode VelociCoaster at Islands of Adventure and Ice Breaker at Sea World Orlando. Plus, he took his daughter to opening day of Peppa Pig Theme Park!2022-03-041h 36
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 60Scott “Stacks” Simpson and Mike “Cash” Collins are back for NFL Week 16 to help you win your fantasy football league with The Wire, Elevate - Mitigate - Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets. 2021-12-211h 37
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 59Scott “Stacks” Simpson and Mike “Cash” Collins are back for NFL Week 15 to help you win your fantasy football league with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate - Mitigate - Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets. 2021-12-141h 38
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 58Scott “Stacks” Simpson and Mike “Cash” Collins are back for NFL Week 13 to help you win your fantasy football league with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate - Mitigate - Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets. 2021-11-301h 20
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastEB and Mike Need to Visit IAAPAHappy Thanksgiving! This week, EB and Mike take a look at all the headlines and new attractions from the 2021 IAAPA Expo in Orlando. They also talk with a listener who represented the show and saw everything the show floor had to offer!2021-11-2456 min
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 57Scott “Stacks” Simpson and Mike “Cash” Collins are back for NFL Week 12 to help you win your fantasy football league with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate - Mitigate - Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets. 2021-11-231h 15
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 56Scott “Stacks” Simpson and Mike “Cash” Collins are back for NFL Week 11 to help you win your fantasy football league with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate - Mitigate - Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets. 2021-11-161h 15
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 55Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins recap NFL Week 9 and get you ready for Week 10 with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate-Mitigate-Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets.2021-11-091h 39
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires: Episode 54Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins recap NFL Week 8 and get you ready for Week 9 with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate-Mitigate-Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets.2021-11-021h 44
The Fantasy MillionairesThe Fantasy Millionaires - Episode 53Scott "Stacks" Simpson and Mike "Cash" Collins recap NFL Week 7 and get you ready for Week 8 with Trades to Get Paid, The Wire, Elevate-Mitigate-Eviscerate, DFS Stacks of Cash, and of course three tweets.2021-10-271h 43
PedagodzillaHow can the ADDIE model help you in heists? Ft. Mike and Mark’s own horrific instructional design models and Avengers EndgameWhat’s more fun than using a well established model with a snappy acronym? Making your own! Stay tuned for the GHIBLI and BUMHOLES models. God help us. In this episode Mike and Mark explore heists as a genre, Avengers Endgame in particular and debate the whole concept of having a bleeding obvious acronym over the… Continue reading How can the ADDIE model help you in heists? Ft. Mike and Mark’s own horrific instructional design models and Avengers Endgame2021-08-1152 min
The Letter from Ireland PodcastWhat Drives Genealogists Crazy About Ancestry.comIn this episode, Mike Collins chats with Jayne McGarvey (our Green Room genealogist) about what drives a genealogist crazy about how some people use ancestry.com. We talk through the strengths and weaknesses of ancestry.com, problems specific to Irish ancestry research and how people can improve the way they use ancestry.com. Lots of nuggets from a practising Irish ancestry genealogist.2021-06-1547 minThe Infinite Escape RoomEscape the cat cafe, ft the Room Escape Divas!This week, Mike and Ben are joined by Amanda, Errol, Mike (a different Mike) and Ruby from the Room Escape Divas podcast, escaping from Andrew Lloyd Webber's threats in a hip and trendy cat cafe!
Will Errol get a cup of coffee, or will it be matcha?
Will Amanda break something with a cupcake?
Will Mike and Ruby manage to solve a puzzle while also being fab parents?
TIFO!
P.S. The theme for this episode was requested by our first Escape Boss Tier patreon, Ryann. Hope you liked...2020-12-1351 min
PedagodzillaWhy is a Mickey Mouse degree actually the best kind of degree you could experience? (Or, Pedagodzilla and the tale of The Thrice Edged Blade)Join a band of starry eyed adventurers, Mike Collins (Learning Designer at the Open University, Bard), Chris Cox, (Learning Designer at Cranfield University, Paladin) and Mark Childs (Senior Learning Designer at Durham University, Rogue), as they battle through concepts and goblins, in search of the thrice edged blade! We explore narrative in narrative, narrative in… Continue reading Why is a Mickey Mouse degree actually the best kind of degree you could experience? (Or, Pedagodzilla and the tale of The Thrice Edged Blade)2020-12-0752 min
PedagodzillaHow litigious is Alan Bennett when it comes to pedagogic monologues?In yet another weird and wonderful special, Mark Childs, Mark Williams and Mike Collins each present a silly pedagogic monologue in the style of everyone’s favourite northern playwright. Hopefully he won’t take us to court over our dreadful impersonations. We’ll use these carefully crafted dramatic masterpieces to discuss: Vampiric Learning Styles. Magical journeys through virtual… Continue reading How litigious is Alan Bennett when it comes to pedagogic monologues?2020-10-3040 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike and EB Aren't Hosting This WeekEB is on vacation this week. So, instead of going dark, we decided that we would still have a NEW EPISODE for you. But the episode you'll hear is from someone else's show. Last April, Mike and EB were guests on "The Lisa Valentine Clark." It's a nationally syndicated talk show that can be heard of Sirius/XM Satellite radio. The guys were interviewed about CoasterRadio.com and their thoughts on the theme park and amusement industry. EB is will also check in from a surprise trip to Six Flags America an...2019-08-0244 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastThe Design Team Behind "The Beast""The Beast" at Kings Island is one of the most legendary coasters in the world. On this week's episode of CoasterRadio.com, we present "The Beast" with a very special honor. We also talk with two of the original designers of this iconic coaster... Jeff Gramke and Al Collins. We'll hear how they designed this coaster 40 years ago without the aid of computers. We'll also hear fun stories about the construction of the ride and its early years. Mike and EB will also talk through some of the latest news from around the in...2019-05-171h 05The Letter from Ireland PodcastIrish Revolution - Meet the man behind the Atlas of the Irish Revolution (#210)In the episode of the Letter from Ireland Show we talk with Mike Collins - the publishing director of Cork University Press and specifically about their recent best-seller "The Atlas of the Irish Revolution". We cover a wide range of topics from the Atlas itself, Irish revolutionary history and also delve into Mike's own Irish ancestry. We do hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making this show!2018-03-2830 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike in Orlando...More! More! More!This week, we start things off with an in-depth discussion about some changes coming to Kings Dominion... most importantly, the new name of "Rebel Yell," the park's classic racing coaster. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including: Walabi Holland giving the RMC Treatment to their legendary "Robin Hood" wooden coaster All of the rides at Buffalo Bills outside of Las Vegas are closed "The Great American Scream Machine" will run backwards this season RMC's Fred Grubb is building a Raptor coaster...2018-02-161h 24
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastExclusive Clubs: World Records, 33s and Mike's TikiThis week, the guys tackle a ton of news stories from around the amusement industry, First up, news of a 2018 attraction at Sea World Orlando that will boast a unique world record. What could it be? Then, it turns out Disney is going to franchise their exclusive "Club 33" to all four parks at Walt Disney World. Will Mike approve? Six Flags Great Adventure unveiled a new policy for El Toro and Kingda Ka... and it's not popular with the CoasterBoys. Finally, we have some news about incredible future tech coming to...2017-04-211h 01
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike Gets a Real Thrill in the End!Fun Spot America in Florida is building a fantastic new Gravity Group coaster for 2017. They finally decided on a name. We'll discuss... Kennywood has announced that they are adding a virtual reality experience to their some-what new Sky Rocket coaster. We talk about if this is really necessary. We'll talk about the upcoming auction at Knott's Berry Farm. You'll have the opportunity to bid on a variety of items from the park's past. EB has his eye on one or two items. Finally, Mike tells a funny, yet serious story about an experience...2017-02-091h 19
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastLive from the Knoebels Meet-UpOn Saturday, October 8, 2016 CoasterRadio.com listeners gathered at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Pennsylvania for the Fall Listener Meet-Up! To kick off the festivities, we had a live podcast recording at the Knoebels Campground with juice, coffee and doughnuts for the entire crowd. The show begins with a First Drop detailing internet complaints about how Walt Disney World charged guests stranded by Hurricane Matthew $12.99 for low-quality boxed dinners. Was Disney wrong to charge so much? Or was it their right to do so? We also get into a discussion with the live audience about...2016-10-1458 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastWho Ya Gonna Call?News this week about a fantastic new theme park attraction based on one of our FAVORITE 80's movies! We'll have an exclusive interview with the attraction's creators and, we'll explain how Mike Collins is involved.2015-06-1236 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastUniversal's Halloween Horror NightsHalloween is here and Mike just got back from a trip to see Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando. He tells us all about the eight houses and three scare zones! Mike also had a chance to check out Diagon Alley. He has a full review of it and "Escape from Gringotts."
EB and Mike also discuss a sticky situation at the Universal park in Hollywood.
The guys hear audio clips sent in by listeners from haunts around the world.
And the moment everyone has been waiting for!!!! Mike and EB experience "The...2014-10-311h 10
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastEB and Mike go Dollywood!This week, Mike and EB bring the show to Dollywood! They review the park and all of the major attractions. They also give you a ton of tips for your visit!2014-05-3057 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike Helps a Coaster PhobicTHIS WEEK:
* The PolarCoaster is coming to Florida!
* It will break world records for height, speed and length!
* Kentucky Kingdom unveils "Lightning Run!"
* A listener calls in from his Honeymoon!
* Soundwave lives on for another week!
* Mike helps a friend get over her fear of roller coasters.2013-11-2251 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike Joins a Secret Disney SocietyThere are only two more shows left in Season 7! So this week, we have a jammed packed episode!
First up, EB and Mike are joined by Kevin and Jonathan, the Coaster Radio Correspondents from Ohio.
Kings Island just unveiled plans for their new 2014 Attraction! It will be named "Banshee" and it will be the world's longest inverted roller coaster.
The guys will give you the low-down on all the figures and stats, plus interviews with Kings Island VP and General Manager Greg Scheid and Kings Is...2013-08-161h 13
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastLive from the Beach BoardwalkOne of the favorite pastimes of summer is a trip to the beach.
It's the smell of the french fries and popcorn, a ride on the rickety old roller coaster and a walk down the wooden boardwalk that people yearn for during the summer months.
In fact, many of our favorite theme parks try to recreate the "boardwalk vibe" with rides and attractions that simulate a trip to locations like Coney Island, the Santa Monica Pier and Ocean City, NJ.
The CoasterRadio.com crew is on vacation...2013-07-0130 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastEB and Mike's Chinese Park Adventure!Every year, the Themed Entertainment Association releases their Global Attractions Attendance Report.
The report focuses on the attendance numbers of theme parks, water parks and museums across the globe.
On this week's show, EB and Mike break down the numbers and talk about the parks and companies were at the top of the list and the ones were surprisingly at the bottom.
Plus, we'll have a Live Trip Report from Hersheypark and much more!
Check out all of the show notes...2013-06-0744 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastGatekeeper Media DayOn this week's special episode, join Mike Collins as he speaks with Coaster Radio Correspondants Kevin from Ohio and Cincinatti John about their experience at the Media Day for Cedar Point's new wing coaster "Gatekeeper!"
Kevin and Jon will break down the pros and cons of the ride and tell us all what it's like to be at a massive Media Day attended by hundreds of working press and over 1,200 coaster enthusiasts.
They'll also have interviews with Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, Cedar Point General Manager John Hildebrandt and...2013-05-101h 05
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastOutlaw Run and Game Show FunHere's a trivia question for you...
Besides Walt Disney, who was Mike Collins' hero when he was growing up?
The answer: Bob Barker from The Price is Right.
Mike never got to meet Walt, but he did get a chance to meet Mr. Barker shortly after he retired from his game show.
On this week's show, Mike and EB will channel Bob's spirit as they unleash a new game show... THEME PARK SMARTS!
CoasterRadio.com listeners will h...2012-12-1457 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastSeason Six FinaleIt seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Memorial Day, the unofficial kickoff to summer.
Now, Labor Day weekend is upon us and the hot summer will soon turn to the chilly fall.
The end of the summer season also means the end of the sixth season of Coaster Radio.
To celebrate, we're bring our "in-park" shows to a whole new level.
This week, we podcast from not one, but TWO parks.
Mike Collins comes to us from America's Roller Coast, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio and EB comes...2012-08-311h 19Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastSorcerers and SupermanWe're back with a jam-packed, all-new episode of The Original Theme Park Podcast!
This week, we talk about Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's new roller coaster "Superman: Ultimate Flight!"
It may last less than 60-seconds, but what it lacks in ride time it makes up for by being unique. The new ride includes multi-directional launches, several non-inverting loops and a barrel-roll at 150 feet in the air! (That's one of the tallest inversions in the world!)
As a bonus to this week's audio podcast, the guys have also produced a video podcast that shows you f...2012-07-061h 04Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastA Lost Episode!The guys had planned on producing a regular show this week, but Mike came down with a pretty bad case of the flu.
So, after some thought, they decided to enlist the help of Clint Novak from The Coaster Crew and dig out an episode of the show that has never been heard on our podcast feed before!
Let me explain....
Back in 2007, after Coaster Radio 1.0 had gone off the air, Mike, Flava and Mario formed a team to compete in the first ever "Single Riders Marathon" at Kennywood Park.
2011-12-0252 minCoaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike is a Stupid Idiot!Yes, it's a strange title for this week's episode... but it will all make sense once you take a listen!
This week, Mike and EB catch up on a bunch of backlogged calls from the Coaster Radio Voicemail Line.
We'll hear what happened to some of our favorite callers over the summer and introduce you to someone who we're sure is going to be a fan favorite.
We also interview Scot Wegener. the author of "Things to do in Theme Park Queues."
Scott has written a book (and a...2011-11-1155 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastLive from Walt Disney WorldThis week, the Original Theme Park Podcast comes to you from the Happiest Place on Earth!
(OK, that tag line might belong to Disneyland... but we're close enough!)
On this week's episode, Mike and EB provide on-site details from EPCOT's Food and Wine Festival. What culinary delights can you find in World Showcase? And, if you aren't interested in the festival, does it affect the attraction lines?
Plus, Mike has a chance to check out Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. Does it live up to the excellence of the orig...2011-10-1459 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastOur New Voiceover Artist - NPH!For each individual season of Coaster Radio, EB and Mike like to have something called a "story arc."
Basically, it's a common theme and storyline that can carry over throughout an entire season of the show.
For season four, we followed Mike as he prepared for and ultimately triumphed at The American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
But in Season Five, the guys unveiled their most ambitious "story arch" ever - The Neil Patrick Harris Project.
EB and Mike wanted to have a major celebrity (who h...2011-07-081h 15
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastIt's a Wonderful Theme Park!Mike Collins is in a stage version of "It's a Wonderful Life" that opens this weekend.
So, Mike and EB had to tape the show really late at night after one of the rehearsals.
This means that this week's show is a caffeine-fueled trip that includes a lot of good theme park talk and a lot of imitations from "It's a Wonderful Life" too!
The guys talk about the listener's most "elusive roller coasters," the type of attractions that people have always wanted to ride, but for whatever reason have never been able...2010-12-1154 min
Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastSweep The Leg, Mikey!
Halloween week is here!
To celebrate, Mike gets into the spirit of the season by dressing up as one of the most iconic characters from the 1980's.
Yes, even though it's radio, Mike has has dressed up like Johnny from "The Karate Kid."
Along with all of the expected imitations from the movie, the guys will talk about Mike and Greg's recent trip to Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Mike will give his review of the various haunted houses and talk about Busch's...2010-10-2953 minCoaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastMike's American Idol ExperienceThis week marks a rather unique situation for us here at the show.It's one of the few times that EB and Mike found themselves at two different parks in the same week.So, the guys take full advantage of the situation by bringing you stories of two very different trips.First, EB tells us about his trip to Holiday World and Splashin' Safari for the Media Day for Wildebeest. It's the world's longest water coaster.EB had a chance to ride this monster first-hand, and tells us all about whether i...2010-05-211h 25Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastOur 2006 Tribute to Cast Members!We've always said that Cast Members in a theme park can make or break your trip.
They're the hardest working people at the parks. So, the least we can do is dedicate one of our last shows to them and their stories.
Thanks to our friends at StupidGuestTricks.com, we have some fantastic stories about what Cast Members have to put up with each and every day.
This week, we're joined by Mike Collins' wife Molly, who was a Cast Member at the Walt Disney World resort in the mid-90's.2006-10-1640 minCoaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastThe EB and Mike Morning Zoo Returns!Back by popular demand, it's the EB and Mike Morning Zoo!
OK, the guys aren't exactly back doing a duo-show because of popular demand..... Flava, Greg and Mario were away this week.
But this week, EB and Mike get to finally tell you guys about their trips to Las Vegas.
They'll talk about the city, the casinos, the lights and of course... the thrill rides.
They'll talk about:
* X-Scream, Insanity: The Ride and Big Shot at the Stratosphere.
* The Roller Coaster at New York, NY
* Speed: The Ride at the Sahara
* Canyon Blaster at Circus...2006-09-1821 minCoaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastEncore of our Podcast from Kingda Ka's Grand OpeningAs most of you know, CoasterRadio.com is not our full-time job. Sometimes, the show has to take a back-seat when professional disasters strike!
Throughout the past two months, Mike Collins has been working on a major television project at his job. Earlier this week, the storage system that held all of his video files crashed. So, it's taken a lot of extra hours to bring the files back online so that the project stays on schedule.
Unfortunately, this means that we were unable to produce a new show this week.
But, we're going to re-post one of our most...2006-06-0543 minCoaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastGreat ExpectationsThis week, we bring you a very special podcast as Mike Collins sits by the fire, sipping brandy and smoking a pipe, while he reads passages from the immortal Charles Dickens classic "Great Expectations".
Actually, as fun as that sounds, it's not what we're really going to do this week.
Instead, each of the CoasterRadio.com guys will pick one thing that we absolutely expect when we visit a theme park. We'll also pick one thing that we absolutely do not want to see when we visit a park. So, that's why we called this week's show "Great...2006-01-0918 minCoaster Radio: The Original Theme Park PodcastCurse of DarKastle Media DayBusch Gardens Williamsburg has just unveiled their newest dark ride and it looks like it is going to be one of the top new attractions in 2005.
"Curse of DarKastle: The Ride" is a dynamic, motion-based, 3D attraction that sends guests on a terrifying, gravity-defying ride through the mysterious corridors of a Bavarian Castle.
Across the country, teams of animators, engineers and designers worked for 13 months to bring this ride from concept to completion. The result is an amazing attraction that one would only expect to find in Orlando theme parks.
2005-04-3018 min