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Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! The Summer of Gunbuster is now in full swing as we release the first of our history episodes, covering the origins of Gainax and their work up through Royal Space Force. Rex and Coop join pmc and Stephen for an adventure recounting the early works of Gainax's key creatives and the fandom culture that permeated and surrounded it all! Please follow Rex here: https...

Giant Robot FM listeners! The Summer of Gunbuster has at last begun! To kick things off, we're putting up this episode talking about a few things Gunbuster-adjacent items including the recent theatrical showing of Shin Kamen Rider as well as the live-action Blue Blazes, which exuberantly chronicles some of the early escapes of the Gainax team. Joining pmc and Stephen are returning guests and e...

This podcast was originally published for Simulator patrons on February 1st, 2023. Following up on our production history of the original Front Mission and its pre-2022 re-releases, we are happy to share two more hours - this time covering the recent Front Mission 1st remake as developed and published by Forever Entertainment. Stephen and pmc played both campaigns and are ready to discuss the grap...

This podcast was originally published on November 22, 2022 for Simulator patrons. Thank you patrons for supporting this work! Greetings Giant Robot FM listeners! How does a listener survive on the podcast that Simulator has become? Welcome to the start of what we hope will be a long-running series covering all things Front Mission. This recording is two and a half hours about the origins of the fi...

This is an episode of Moonrace Wireless that was originally published on our patron-exclusive feed on March 15th, 2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We're back with one last episode of Moonrace Wireless before the return of Radio Free Mercury. The hosts of Dude, You Remember Macross, Coop Bicknell and Dylan, join with pmc and Stephen to catch up and then talk through episode 4 of Turn A Gun...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners - Ethan Halker joins pmc and Stephen "After the Festival" to talk through his recent trip through Brain Powerd as well as the third episode of Turn A Gundam. We take the ball dropping thing extremely seriously, but also dish a ton about social practices and information technology. Please find Ethan here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon ZekeFilm:...

Hello! This week on the main feed we are releasing the 2nd episode of our patron-exclusive series, Moonrace Wireless, covering Turn A Gundam on an episode-by-episode basis. This episode was originally published on 2/15/2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Welcome to the first patron-exclusive episode of Moonrace Wireless and it's a whopper - 2+ hours of talking through Turn A Gundam's sec...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We did a brief stream on Monday to highlight some of what we've done and what we will be doing going forward on the podcast and wanted to share that info with y'all! Check out this lightly edited audio track to learn about our plans for main feed podcasts, bonus podcasts, and more! The original Twitch VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1802945763 Special shou...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We're back on Gaea to finish the job - Andy (@EnginVIR) returns to help us talk through the back half of G-Saviour and all its wonders in space. Was Mimi always a double agent or is her betrayal a crime of passion? You decide! Please find Andy here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR Site: http://thebigoarchive.com/ Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us gian...

Radio Free Mercury returns! Grant (@Gen_Ironicus) joins the podcast to talk through the season 2 debut of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, "Envoys from the Earth." How long will Asticassia survive? What is Quiet Zero? Who is everyone's favorite tertiary character? Listen for all these topics and more! Find Grant at these links: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Gen_Ironicus Co...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We had a (happy) change of schedule this week which requires us to shuffle things around. Please enjoy this interview that pmc did with Adelaide Jenkins, the game director of Phantom Brigade, a mech PC game that had its v1.0 launch on Steam at the end of this past February. Adelaide had a lot of excellent things to say about her own experience with mechs as well as...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are breaking up our discussion of G-Saviour along that most traditional of Gundam demarcations - the transition into space! Andy (@EnginVIR) joins Stephen and pmc to talk about the films grounded first half from the characters to the mechs and all the charms of 90s Sci-Fi TV. Please find Andy here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR Site: http://thebigoarchive...

G-Saviour for the PlayStation 2 is a direct sequel to the events of the G-Saviour movie and so this podcast is the direct sequel to our production history of the movie! ZappaSlave joins pmc and Stephen to cover the key personnel and companies behind the development of the PS2 game as well as share some of their takes on how this game stands up in 2023. Please find Zappa here: ACE Axis Communicatio...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! At last we are happy to share our final cour 1 discussion episode covering The Witch from Mercury. Gundam expert Tom Aznable returns to ponder the misadventures of Guel, Nika, Suletta, and more! Please find Tom here: https://twitter.com/TomAznable Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us giantrobotfm@gmail.com Support Giant Robot FM directly on our Patreon page: patre...

Welcome to UC 0223! Stephen and pmc are joined by Mark Simmons (@toysdream) to discuss the personnel and process at Sunrise that lead to the creation of the live-action film G-Saviour, including looks at key personnel, related projects, and the various cross-media blitz accompanying G-Saviour and the Gundam 20th Anniversary Big Bang Project. Please find Mark at these links: Twitter: https://twitte...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Radio Free Mercury bears down on the conclusion of the first cour! Game developer and critic Nat Clayton visits to brief us on some of her interests in mecha and talk through this impactful episode. Find Nat Clayton here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/its_natclayton Linktree: https://linktr.ee/itshorizon Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us giantrobotfm@gmail.com S...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! A new Radio Free Mercury is here! With help from Maddy, pmc and Stephen review the various plots and character arcs assembling for what will presumably be a violent two-part finale at Plant Quetta. What could possibly go wrong! Please find Maddy here: https://twitter.com/hyakushiki0087 Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us giantrobotfm@gmail.com Support Giant Robot...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! More Witch from Mercury talk on this episode of Radio Free Mercury! While pmc is busy traveling, Thaliarchus and Russell join Stephen to talk through many topics including animation, relationships to UC Gundam, relationships to other shows, and more! Please find Thaliarchus and Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright at these links: Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright: https://thaliarchus....

This episode of Radio Free Mercury was originally published on December 7, 2022 on our patron-exclusive bonus podcast feed. Here is a playlist for past Radio Free Mercury episodes published on our main feed:    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TnsTFfpWJsUbMgiPz0eE9?si=6d618189f8f84d3a Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Podcasting is a team battle, just like this week's duel. On...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We're all still out here vibrating about the latest Gundam TV series, so we invited on two excellent guests, Thaliarchus and Russell Latshaw, and talked over various points about the first cour of The Witch from Mercury! Various topics include gunpla, memes, engagement by new audiences, length of the series, melodrama, and more! Please find Thaliarchus and Cosmic Wa...

This episode of Radio Free Mercury was originally published on November 30, 2022 on our patron-exclusive bonus podcast feed. Here is a playlist for past Radio Free Mercury episodes published on  our main feed:   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TnsTFfpWJsUbMgiPz0eE9?si=6d618189f8f84d3a Giant Robot FM listeners, welcome to the wild world of business formation. Feddie Scum GM A...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Another special treat here for the mecha video game fans: pmc, Stephen, and guest Coop Bicknell of Dude, You Remember Macross reconvene to talk about how 13 Sentinels is sitting two years later! Following that intro, we share the portion of that original conversation focused on the game itself from the characters, to the aesthetic, the ending, and even the RTS gamep...

This episode of Radio Free Mercury was originally published on November 22, 2022 on our patron-exclusive bonus podcast feed. Here is a playlist for past Radio Free Mercury episodes published on  our main feed:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TnsTFfpWJsUbMgiPz0eE9?si=6d618189f8f84d3a Giant Robot FM supporters, shall we Gundam? Renata Price visits the podcast to talk through all t...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! This week we're providing an update on our previous Armored Core simulator podcasts by way of discussing two recent articles about Armored Core production history and also briefly discussing the Armored Core VI news. It's just Stephen, pmc, and the core this week! SafeHunter9207's r/KingsField post on early FromSoft history: https://www.reddit.com/r/KingsField/comme...

This episode of Radio Free Mercury was originally published on November 9, 2022 on our patron-exclusive bonus podcast feed. Here is a playlist for past Radio Free Mercury episodes published on our main feed: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TnsTFfpWJsUbMgiPz0eE9?si=6d618189f8f84d3a Hello listeners! Another episode of Radio Free Mercury is here! The excellent Lau R. Griffin joins Stephen and...