On the Shoulders of Giants

Niko is reviving Alice from stasis and then betraying her in the name of profit in a turn that makes Brian a bedraggled little orphan in an air duct. Mechs discussed: CARGO LOADER All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: gore, gun violence, aliens, space and hard vaccuum, and discussions of sexual assault. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/the...

LISTEN! LISTEN TO THIS WITHHOLDING PSYCHIC CHILD. Mechs discussed: Check the Webzone! All images: on our website. Find Tim on his blog, , Space Battleship Yamato fansite , and on bluesky! Check out the doc HERE! Content warnings for this episode: mind control, alien invasion, racism, naziism, and frank discussions of suicide. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they)...

It's more of a battle to keep living... through the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special Edition movies! Mechs discussed: Freedom Gundam Justice Gundam Lots more, check the Webzone! All images: on our website. Find Coop on bluesky! Content warnings for this episode: child soldiers, warfare in civilian spaces, emotional and physical abuse, and racist genocidal ideals with mass death. On the Shoulders of...

Please, anyone, anyone at all in this vast cosmos, invent a war machine that does not run on the souls of dead women. We cover ZONE OF THE ENDERS and its accompanying OVA, ZOE 2167 IDOLO! **WARNING: We have had some major audio issues with this episode, particularly on Alice's track. We cleaned it up as best we could. All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Gun violence, ter...

It’s time to get your A2 Loadout, get in your Fuchikoma, and get ready to deploy! Alice is going to merge with her cohosts! It's time to create a new life form!! Mechs discussed: Shells Fuchikoma All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Mild body horror, existentialism, gore, and gun violence. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko...

It’s time to get your A2 Loadout, get in your Fuchikoma, and get ready to deploy! This time Alice declined to comment. It's episode 9 of The Ghost in the Shell (2026). Mechs discussed: Shells Fuchikoma All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Miscarriage of justice, violence, discussion of suicidal thinking. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/t...

Uh, can one of you pop the latch on the outside of my mech? Please? I’ve gotta get out so we can cover the entries for the 2026 Locked In Mech Media Jam! Go through all the entries here! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Each entry has its own content warnings on its itch page. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her)...

It’s time to get your A2 Loadout, get in your Fuchikoma, and get ready to deploy! Personally, I prefer my eggs with Cholula, but I guess brain juice is fine, too... You can find Thaliarchus on Bluesky and on itch.io! Mechs discussed: Shells Dolphin sub Fuchikoma All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Gore, gun violence, and nudity. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Al...

It's time to get yoiur A2 Loadout, get in your Tachikoma, and get ready to deploy. If this episode sounds a little different, it might be because we're broadcasting to you from within Alice's cello case as she races off to another important meeting, leaving us to pick up the slack... All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Alien intelligence, nudity, and gun violence. On the...

This week, Brian was Getter's strongest soldier for looking at tons and tons of pictures of lovingly depicted evil alien insects. It's our Getter Robo Manga survey covering select chapters of Getter Robo, Getter Robo Go, and Getter Robo Arc! Mechs discussed: Getter Robo (and its variants) Tons more! Comprehensive list of the manga chapters we read: GETTER ROBO - CH. 1-4,6,10 GETTER ROBO GO - CH. 1...

It’s time to get your A2 Loadout, get in your Tachikoma, and get ready to deploy. This time around Alice is brown. Mechs discussed: Fuchikoma German Think Tank Batou's Poor Car All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Extreme violence, gun violence, child death. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). We have an obligation...

It’s time to get your A2 Loadout, get in your Tachikoma, and get ready to deploy. This time around I'm going to explain how putting my brain case in a sexy naked greek statue as a centerpiece in the room is actually a top tier spy move... Mechs discussed: Fuchikoma Type 24 Armored Suit Huge Cyborg(s) All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Extreme violence, organized crime,...

This time around we’re going to learn that, actually? Violently seizing the means of production and killing the masters that control you is the answer. The problem is when the people doing that are actual children. It’s Mobile Suit Gundam, Iron-Blooded Orphans (2016). Mechs discussed: Gundam Barbatos Tons more, check the Webzone! All images: on our website. You can find Fae on Bluesky and on the 2...

It’s time to get your A2 Loadout, hop into your Fuchikoma, and get ready to deploy. I know you wanted to talk about your PTO, but I need to talk about humanism real quick here. Mechs discussed: Fuchikoma Vaping Jameson Huge Cyborg All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Human trafficking, child trafficking, pedophilia, gun violence, human rights violations, corporate espiona...

Get your A2 loadouts, get in your fuchikomas, and get ready to deploy. You thought I was a goner, huh? Didn't ya? Mechs discussed: Fuchikoma Shell Facility Security Empty Shell All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Gore, gun violence, detailed anatomicals, and brainwashing. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). We hav...

The Mech Final Exam is tomorrow, and we’ve got to cram! It’s Mech Lightning Round, Volume 2! Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed: 10 of them! Find out which by listening through! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: general discussion of war, body horror, and assorted violence. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her)....

This week we've revealed that Alice's haptic region multiplier goes up to 5... Join us as we continue our weekly recap discussions of the Science Saru 2026 addition to Masamune Shirow's beloved franchise, THE GHOST IN THE SHELL! On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). We have an obligation-free tip jar on Ko-Fi . Join OSG’s Discord here . We st...

This week we're discussing how the voice at the back of Alice's mind isn't her ghost, it's her crappy cohosts. Join us as we launch our weekly recap discussions of the Science Saru 2026 addition to Masamune Shirow's beloved franchise, THE GHOST IN THE SHELL! On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). We have an obligation-free tip jar on Ko-Fi . J...

Our episode this time is siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh , Atlas (2024). Mechs discussed: S.M.I.T.H. Z.O.E.Y. Advanced Robotic Combat Suit ARC-9 All images: on our website. ICONS OF ANIME SURVEY!!! Subscribe to CARS DON’T FLY Content warnings for this episode: Terrorist attacks, civilian implied death, blood and warfare. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her...

Hey Kid Listener, single digits in age, you’ll be fine by yourself on the streets of San Francisco right? What if I level it in a grudge match? You’ll be fine, right? This episode is on Dark Horse’s Mecha (1988). Mechs discussed: Jolly Green Iron Maiden Manta Tentosovshik And Two Unnamed Units! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Implied civilian violence and a suicide a...

Click here to find the jam on Itch.io: LOCKED IN mech media jam presented by OSG ! On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). We have an obligation-free tip jar on Ko-Fi . Join OSG’s Discord here . We stream on Twitch ! You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod , YouTube @osg_pod , and Tumblr @osg-pod as well. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send que...

This week we wrangled a few guests to talk about a few games we've been streaming! For the first bloc, check out Nurvuss as he sits down with Brian to talk Vanguard Bandits (1998). In the second bloc, Kryo joins Alice and Brian to discuss their ongoing Iron Harvest streams every Tuesday on our twitch! Content warnings for this episode: Mind control, war and violence, misogyny, and homophobia. On t...

On our episode this time, Alice is once again asking to be kidnapped so I can become the Space Queen I’ve always meant to be, Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991). Mechs discussed: Gundam F91 XM-04 Berga Dalas A ton of others! Check the Webzone! All images: [ https://osgpod.com/posts/2026-06-09-0075-Gundam-F91](PASTE LINK TO THE EPISODE WEBPAGE) You can find Thom and Nina at Mobile Suit Breakdown! Conten...

This episode is a bonus FEED SWAP with our sister podcast FOLLOW THE LEADER! Catch the first of FOUR PARTS of our collaborative Spectres of Brocken playthrough, with the rest becoming available later this month on FTL's feed! Let's launch into it! The rest of FTL can be found on any podcatcher, but also here. and on Bluesky ! Content warnings for this episode: Body horror, hostile corporate espion...

This time around we’re evaluating the Gundam franchise’s most concerted effort yet to synthesize heterosexual Charmuro, Mobile Suit Gundam: the 08th MS Team (1996). Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed: Gundam Ground Type Zaku II Many more! All images: on our website. You can find Jon on BlueSky! Content warnings for this episode: bodily harm, blood, weapons of mass destruction, allusions to sexu...