“Escape” is definitely the right word.

Yup, deflating.

Okay, but please don't feel it necessary to read every email on the podcast. Yesterday's had about 10 identical emails. Very annoying to have to listen to.

I'm not familiar with what Alex Verdugo has done that he's such an awful person, but you've mispronounced "execrable". It's EX-e-cra-ble.