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Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! For this auspicious episode, we're capping off our Gurren Lagann movie discussion with a freewheeling roundtable where only some of us were actually able to make it out to the theatrical screenings between inclement weather, travel, and illness. Please enjoy this extremely unscripted episode! Please follow Coop here: https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Please find Mad...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've got a special treat for you this week - we've asked our past guests to provide answers to a few questions and they've come through hugely! Stay awhile and listen as our cast of podcast friends discuss Turn A's reputation, their favorite characters, and favorite scenes. Please find Feez at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/feezy_feez Blu...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've hope you had a good new year so far! Here's the audio from out presentation last week regarding our plans for 2024. The Twitch recording: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2029910811 The announcements in Twitter form: https://fxtwitter.com/giantrobotfm/status/1745611714161201472 Support Giant Robot FM at ⁠patreon.com/giantrobotfm⁠ Tweet us @giantrobotfm and...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've at last transported ourselves to the podcast dimension to find the Anti-Spiral and along the way we picked up Shaybs! Please find Shaybs at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaribouCoon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW_u9kSl3evV-WivzmECe4w Gurren Lagann Inspirations video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYyjOXrhnU Support Giant Robot...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Excellent podcast friends Coop and Dylan of Dude, You Remember Macross once again stop by to talk through Gurren Lagann and, in particular, focus on the front half of Movie 2 "The Lights in the Sky Are Stars". Please follow Coop here: https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Please follow Dylan here: https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Please find Dude, You Remember Macross...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Logan aka Schmullus visits pmc and Stephen to run through the back half of the first Gurren Lagann film "Childhood's End." Lots of volcano movie talk, lots of Kamina talk, and also the discussion of the largely brand new finale fight! Find Schmullus at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Schmullus1 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/schmullus1 Support G...

Believe in the podcast that believes in you, listeners! Stephen and pmc have returned to Gurren Lagann and are joined by GRFM veteran Ethan Halker of Bomb Squad Movie Nights! Together, the assembled team drills down into many aspects from TV vs. Movie comparisons, their own changing experience of TTGL, and anticipation for the upcoming theatrical releases. Please find Ethan at these links: Twitter...

With the foundation set by Pt. 1, Rex and Jamal visit again to help Stephen and pmc cover the production history of Gurren Lagann itself, including other key personnel, its broadcast history, and associated releases. Please find Jamal at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Please follow Rex here...

Giant Robot FM returns to GAINAX history to tell the story of the rise of Hiroyuki Imaishi! Experts Jamal of Get In The Mecha Podcast and GRFM veteran Rex Nabours III help Stephen and pmc walk through this journey. Please find Jamal at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Please follow Rex here:...

It's time to put the mobile suit in MS IGLOO! Tom Aznable, Zudah expert, joins pmc and Stephen to walk through the events of "Dance of the Orbital Ghosts" before providing a summary of the Zudah's legacy and its appearances in other media. Please find Tom at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomAznable Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tomaznable.bsky.social Tweet us @gia...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! If you've wondered how we deliver podcasts to the surface of the Earth, IGLOO Ep. 2 is the choice for you! David Bednar stops by to start some fights over Godzilla before we all move on to marvel at the futility of the 603rd's actions... before revealing a surprise twist at the end. Please find David here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ykarps Cohost: https://...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Our first episode of MS IGLOO discussion is out. Andy (@EnginVIR) of The Big O archive guests and discusses his discovery of the OVA and where it fits in his Gundam fandom. Please find Andy here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR Site: http://thebigoarchive.com/ Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us ⁠⁠giantrobotfm@gmail.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Giant Robot FM is hosted by Step...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are back with another history episode on another Gundam production and also joined again by the delightful Mark Simmons! Listen along as we review the circumstances and personnel that contributed to the creation of the first MS IGLOO OVA. Please find Mark at these links: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/toysdream.bsky.social Website: http://www.ultimatemark.com/...

This episode was originally published on July 14, 2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! May all our podcasts find their way to you, we're wishing it! The excellent Feez joins pmc and Stephen to discuss the finale of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury from the emotional highs to the geopolitical lows. Please find Feez at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/feezy_feez Moon's Co...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Stephen is out of commission for a hot minute, so pmc is here to talk about Ep. 23 "Unrelenting Tenderness" with Thaliarchus and Russell Latshaw. We consider all the dimensions - both technical and familial! Please find Thaliarchus and Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright at these links: Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright: https://thaliarchus.itch.io/cosmic-warlord-kinbright...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! It's been one year since the Witch from Mercury entered our lives and about three months since it concluded its run. To help us look back and sort through this, we've invited three excellent posters and podcast friends on to discuss: Thaliarchus, Russell Latshaw, and Space Queen Emily! Please find Thaliarchus and Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright at these links: Cos...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Last week we streamed out most recent edition of State Machine, a short announcements show where we cover what we've done and announce some of our upcoming plans. Here's the stream in audio form! Here is the video of that stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1940301009 Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us ⁠giantrobotfm@gmail.com ⁠ Giant Robot FM is hosted...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Excellent friend of the pod Megan D (@brainchild129) joins the podcast once again to talk the Witch from Mercury and its 22nd episode, "The Woven Path." Lots of speculation and even more film references abound! Please find Megan at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/brainchild129 Manga Test Drive: http://mangatestdrive.blogspot.com/ Renaissance Jose...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are now a month out from the launch of Armored Core VI and we're bringing you another AC6 discussion episode. This time, pmc is joined by Bryonato and Chef Lu Bu, both mecha game veterans, to talk through the experience of playing AC6 as well as bring up Chromehounds and what more might be expected from Armored Core. Please find Bryonato at these links: Twitt...

This episode was originally published for patrons on June 16th, 2023. Giant Robot FM listeners, Suletta has been unleashed! The Calibarn is coming! So is the Schwarzette? Samantha Ferreira of Anime Herald joins pmc and Stephen to talk through the events and setup of What We Can Do Now along with a healthy serving of JRPG talk. Please find Samantha at these links: Anime Herald: https://www.animeher...

Hello Giant Robot FM patrons! Instead of the AC6 discussion episode we planned for, we've got a different treat for you - the full release of our Frame Gride Simulator podcast episode! Stephen and I talk through Frame Gride's history and personnel before getting into our own experiences playing the JP-exclusive FromSoft Dreamcast game - the only FromSoftware game with internet functionalit...

This podcast was originally published on June 9th, 2023. Hello Giant Robot FM patrons! Hope may have ended, but podcasting goes on - Dylan (@deve_dy) joins pmc and Stephen once again to mark several turning points for Ep. 20, "The End of Hope." Please find Dylan here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Deve_Dy Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us giantrobotfm@gmail.com Giant Robot FM is host...

This episode was originally published for patrons on June 2nd, 2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! ANN executive editor Lynzee Loveridge joins GRFM for the first time to talk about Ep. 19 of the Witch from Mercury, "Not The Best Way." Filling in for pmc, Coop Bicknell also drops by to contribute to a set of truly deranged food takes that pmc still had to listen to because he edited and...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Welcome to Rubicon 3! We've got a job for you - enjoy this podcast talking about initial reactions to the launch of FromSoftware's newest game and latest in the storied Armored Core series! Joining pmc are two guests - friend of the podcast and mecha anime posting luminary deve_dy and streamer and speedrunner Froob! Please find Froob here: Twitch: https://ww...

This podcast was originally published for patrons on May 27th, 2023, back when we still thought Suletta might pilot the Schwarzette. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! The venerable Tom Aznable joins pmc and Stephen to talk about the many intrigues of Ep. 18, Our Empty Selves. Please find Tom here: https://twitter.com/TomAznable Tom's "Building a Twist" article: https://medium.com/@TomA...