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    <title>Escape the Grind Show - Episodes Tagged with “Escape The Grind”</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>From The Boys who brought you The Draft Podcast, you're listening to Escape the Grind. Will The Boys still be drafting Pop-Culture Drafts? Yes. What's going to be different from TDP? A lot. The Boys are shortening their episode lengths to accommodate the listeners, they're adding new games and improv based eps, and so much more. You can even expect a once-a-month Raven and Sheedy episode, which is just the boys raving about what was great in their lives, and maybe even airing a grievance or two (but in a fun, lighthearted way). Get ready to Escape the Grind!
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    <itunes:subtitle>An fun entertainment and pop-culture based show that will help you escape the daily grind.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>James Bryington</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>From The Boys who brought you The Draft Podcast, you're listening to Escape the Grind. Will The Boys still be drafting Pop-Culture Drafts? Yes. What's going to be different from TDP? A lot. The Boys are shortening their episode lengths to accommodate the listeners, they're adding new games and improv based eps, and so much more. You can even expect a once-a-month Raven and Sheedy episode, which is just the boys raving about what was great in their lives, and maybe even airing a grievance or two (but in a fun, lighthearted way). Get ready to Escape the Grind!
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  <title>Showrunners Draft</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We drafted again! The boys who brought you The Draft Pod of the past are now The Guys of Escape the Grind, but they've still got it. Together, they drafted the best Showrunners of all time, the men and women of television who created and ran multiple hit series and could not miss. This Escape the Grind special draft is filled with sweats and tough decisions. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Raven Sheedy #2</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Guys talk about what they're up to, free form, unscripted, and full of red light spaghetti.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>The Guys talk about what they're up to, free form, unscripted, and full of red light spaghetti. 
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  <title>Design A Urinal</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>That's right, the guys decided that there hasn't been enough innovation in the urinal game, and they're fixing that. Each of them brought 3 ideas to perfect the stagnant urinal!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>That's right, the guys decided that there hasn't been enough innovation in the urinal game, and they're fixing that. Each of them brought 3 ideas to perfect the stagnant urinal! 
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  <title>Best Movies of 2025 and Oscars w/ Wes Allen</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Wes Allen joins The Guys to discuss the 2025 best films and the Oscars best moments. Wes is a great friend of the show and the lead singer of the band Resignation. Keep an eye out for new music coming from Resi soon! Also, whiskers are just mustaches for animals.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:51</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Wes Allen joins The Guys to discuss the 2025 best films and the Oscars best moments. Wes is a great friend of the show and the lead singer of the band Resignation. Keep an eye out for new music coming from Resi soon! Also, whiskers are just mustaches for animals. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Wes Allen joins The Guys to discuss the 2025 best films and the Oscars best moments. Wes is a great friend of the show and the lead singer of the band Resignation. Keep an eye out for new music coming from Resi soon! Also, whiskers are just mustaches for animals.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Wes Allen joins The Guys to discuss the 2025 best films and the Oscars best moments. Wes is a great friend of the show and the lead singer of the band Resignation. Keep an eye out for new music coming from Resi soon! Also, whiskers are just mustaches for animals.</p>]]>
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  <title>The Wheel Game - Film Festival</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>James Bryington</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Guys threw a bunch of celebrities on a randomized wheel, spun it 6 times each, and had to build a film festival using the movies those celebs were in. The Wheel Game was a lot of fun, expect more wheel in your Escape the Grind future. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:21</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The Guys threw a bunch of celebrities on a randomized wheel, spun it 6 times each, and had to build a film festival using the movies those celebs were in. The Wheel Game was a lot of fun, expect more wheel in your Escape the Grind future. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Guys threw a bunch of celebrities on a randomized wheel, spun it 6 times each, and had to build a film festival using the movies those celebs were in. The Wheel Game was a lot of fun, expect more wheel in your Escape the Grind future.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 0004: Raven Sheedy</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>James Bryington</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>When something is "soooo Raven" you can't stop raving about it, or something is "so Sheedy" you just have to get it off your chest. It's so good Raven Symone approves, or it's so bad that Ally Sheedy gets sad about it. That's Raven/Sheedy, and The Guys (formerly The Boys) are bringing you just that, stuff they think is good from the past month, or stuff they just have to get off their chest. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:04</itunes:duration>
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  <description>When something is "soooo Raven" you can't stop raving about it, or something is "so Sheedy" you just have to get it off your chest. It's so good Raven Symone approves, or it's so bad that Ally Sheedy gets sad about it. That's Raven/Sheedy, and The Guys (formerly The Boys) are bringing you just that, stuff they think is good from the past month, or stuff they just have to get off their chest.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>When something is &quot;soooo Raven&quot; you can&#39;t stop raving about it, or something is &quot;so Sheedy&quot; you just have to get it off your chest. It&#39;s so good Raven Symone approves, or it&#39;s so bad that Ally Sheedy gets sad about it. That&#39;s Raven/Sheedy, and The Guys (formerly The Boys) are bringing you just that, stuff they think is good from the past month, or stuff they just have to get off their chest. </p>]]>
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  <title>Best Rom Com Bracket Pt. 2</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>James Bryington</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Last week, we seeded our bracket; this week, we see what plays out. Listen in to find out what the EtG guys determine to be the best romantic comedy.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:03</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Last week, we seeded our bracket; this week, we see what plays out. Listen in to find out what the EtG guys determine to be the best romantic comedy. 
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  <title>Best Rom Com Bracket Pt. 1</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>James Bryington</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Guys of the Escape the Grind Show recorded a special two-part episode dedicated to ranking their favorite romantic comedies. In Part 1, James, Drew, and Andy each shared their top 20 ROM-coms, whittling down the roughly 60 in 16 seeds for the bracket.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:41</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Guys of the Escape the Grind Show recorded a special two-part episode dedicated to ranking their favorite romantic comedies. In Part 1, James, Drew, and Andy each shared their top 20 ROM-coms, whittling down the roughly 60 in 16 seeds for the bracket. They developed a sophisticated scoring system that helped them achieve their bratcketizing goals. Stay tuned for Part 2 when the guys put the bracket to the test and figure out the #1 Rom Com!</p>]]>
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