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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...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! It's the dawn of a new bonus podcast series - Moonrace Wireless will be covering individual episodes of Turn A Gundam on a bimonthly basis! For this first episode, we invited on the premiere Turn A expert, Feez, and got into all the introductory bits of Ep. 1, "Howl at the Moon." Future episodes of Moonrace Wireless will be made available as a part of the bonus podc...

This episode of Radio Free Mercury was originally published on November 2, 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 Elan Ceres is ice cold, but here on Giant Robot FM we are anything but! First time guest Ta...

This episode was originally published on September 13, 2022 on our patron-exclusive feed. Hello Giant Robot FM supporters! We are proud to present you with our latest Simulator episode covering the 1992 SNES game Xardion - a 2D action game which sits at the crossroads of a number of companies including Gainax, Asmik, and Jorudan, as well as involving the labor of a number of freelancers. We are jo...

This episode of Radio Free Mercury was originally published on October 26, 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 The one and only Space Queen Emily joins pmc and Stephen to talk through the greatest hits of ep. 4 of...

This episode was originally published on our patron-exclusive bonus podcast feed on October 19, 2022. 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 patrons! Coop Bicknell of Dude, You Remember Macross and other excellent work joins us to catch up on Witch from Mer...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Today on the main feed we're releasing the audio for our recent State Machine stream where we went over the past year of podcasting and also announce some of our plans for the future. We wanted to share our appreciation for everyone we've worked with and the support all of you have shown us as well as get into what's coming up next. Twitch VOD: https://www.twitch.tv...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are between shows here on the main feed and so this week we are sharing with you our previously patron-exclusive Simulator episode for the 2nd and 3rd Armored Core games: Project Phantasma & Master of Arena. Furthermore, we are also including a bonus addendum that expands on a few things about the Armored Core PlayStation "trilogy." These were all originally...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! As we look to the dawn of a new year, we bring our coverage of the first season of The Big O to a close with special guest Toussaint Egan! We cover all three of Daemonseed, The Enemy is Another Big, and R-D. Merry Heaven's Day and a Happy New Year! Find Toussaint at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSaintOfTous Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/users/thesa...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Please settle in for a Winter Night Podcast as Space Queen Emily stops by to cover *Beck Comes Back* and *Winter Night Phantom*, episodes 9 and 10 of The Big O. Please find Emily on twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceQueenEmily Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us giantrobotfm@gmail.com Support Giant Robot FM directly on our Patreon page: patreon.com/giantrobotfm G...

Dark secrets under the sea? The secret to life itself? These memories and more are discussed as pmc and Stephen are once again joined by Andy of The Big O Archive to talk through The Call from the Past and Missing Cat, the seventh and eighth episodes of The Big O. Please find Andy here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR Site: http://thebigoarchive.com/ Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us gi...

Giant Robot FM listeners! Head to your favorite bar, hopefully across a foggy bridge, and enjoy our discussions on Bring Back My Ghost and A Legacy of Amadeus. Schmullus joins us to cover the ghosts and beats of these fantastic episodes! Find Schmullus at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Schmullus1 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/schmullus1 Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us giantrobotfm@...