On the Shoulders of Giants

Our episode this time is on BANG BRAVE BANG BRAVERN! , an anime whose 50 foot tall protagonist sets yet another unrealistic body expectation for gay men. Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed:  Bravern Deathdrives (various) Type 24 Rekka M2 Exceed Rhino All images: on our website.     Content warnings for this episode: Violence and warfare, and nudity.   On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Ali...

Our episode this time is on Titanfall 2 (2016) , where we discuss the inherent homoeroticism of being held in the big, beautiful hand of a mech. Mechs discussed: BT 7274 Various other Titan Classes All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Content warnings for this episode: depictions of war, blood and gore. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/th...

Our episode this time is on Ghost In the Shell 1989 Manga , or ‘why sometimes adaptations do improve on the original. No, not the Scarlet Johansson one, the others.’ We’re discussing the source code of it all, Ghost in the Shell: the Manga! Mechs discussed: Fuchikomas Shells That Thing From Mold of Life All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Detailed discussions of sexual c...

This BONUS Minisode is a loose reaction to GQUUUUUUX: The Beginning (2025) ! Join Alice and Brian for some regular gushing about What They Did to Gundam!! Mechs discussed: GQUUUUUUX Char’s Red Gundam THE BIG ZAM Further information will be available on our website soon! Content warnings for this episode: Large scale war and death, police states, genocide, imperialism, and PTSD. On the Shoulders of...

Our episode this time is on Lancer (2019) , a beautiful tabletop role playing game set in a far-future utopia where nothing is scarce and fulfillment is abundant--in which you play as the Omelas Kid. Mechs discussed: There’s a ton of them! Read the Book! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: discussions of war and violence, transhumanism, cosmic horror, human experimentati...

This time around we’re discussing the horror of living as a wifeless wifeguy, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) ! Mechs discussed: Gynoids Kim Cyborgs All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Human trafficking, sexual and physical abuse, gun violence, torture, body modification, human experimentation, child endangerment, and organized crime. On the Shoulders of Giants is...

Our episode this time is on Sunrise’s most ambitious baseball metaphor they’ve ever made. It’s Gunhed (1989) ! Mechs discussed: Gunhed Aerobot Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod , Instagram at @osg_pod , TikTok at @osg_pod , YouTube at @osg_pod , Cohost at @osgpod , and...

Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell (1995) , a vision of a cyberpunk dystopia so much cooler than the one we have now. Mechs discussed: Shells (Full Cybernetic Body) T08A2 (R-3000) All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: nudity, sexualization, international incidents, gun violence, physical violence, memory manipulation/brainwashing, mechanical body horror. On the...

Our episode this time is Lightning Round Volume 1, or: a beautiful gallery of women you all submitted for us to discuss! Mechs discussed: Insurrection Prime Eikons Atlans Numidium [Tarantula Hawk( https://moderncarapace.gumroad.com/l/mc001 ) The other five mechs we talked about AND additional material: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Ni...

MERRY KAMPFER AND HAPPY HYGOGGNUKKAH! We sit down with Giant Robot FM 's own pmcTRILOGY to talk about an OVA that insists we have Mineva Zabi at home, Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1998)! Mechs discussed: Wing Zero Sandrock Deathscythe Shenlong Heavyarms All images and other mechs: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can f...

It wouldn’t be the holidays if we didn’t have the whole family together, and that family includes Raiden. Our DEEPLY DRUNKEN BONUS EPISODE this time is on an average Tuesday for a cyborg ninja, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013). Welcome to the final installment of the METAL YEAR! All images discussed: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and...

Our episode this time is on Tandem Lovers (2010) by Kasahara Tetsuro , a manga that’s basically Maria Watches Over Us, if Maria was a five ton co-piloted war mecha. Mechs discussed: [Tandemine] [Tandemcross] [Tandem Tractor] Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod , Instagram...

Our episode this time is on * Friends at the Table’s COUNTERweight season (2015-2016) , a podcast that covers the average arc of a queer friend group, from gig work to radical regime change. Mechs discussed: Megalo File Regent’s Brilliance Panther Apokine many, many Divines Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). Y...

Prithee take rooted stock upon thine bums and listen to me fair; podcasts hosts with middling audio and a good fun homosexual air; for we speak of stalwart mechs and rude lesbians in space today; Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright and her many, many frays! (Sorry to our special interviewee this episode for mangling the art form here...) Mechs discussed: Various Mechs in Blank Verse Poetry Other images: on...

Oh no! Niko’s editing computer went and f*cking died! So this one took a while to finish up. A notes app apology from the editing computer will be forthcoming. Our episode this time is on Random Access Histories , a book that really gets into the trials of dating while studying abroad. Game discussed: * Random Access Histories Follow the Leader Episodes where they play RAH: * Bonus Episode 65.1 65...

NOTE: the audio on this one is crunchy, folks. We did what we could! We sat down IN PERSON together shortly after BRIAN’S WONDERFUL WEDDING to discuss Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) with his NEW HUSBAND and GODZILLA ENJOYER, Kyle! Mechs discussed: Mechagodzilla a fern, sort of Images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her...

On this BONUS episode, Alice sits down for an interview with one of the creators of Heaven Will Be Mine (2018), Aevee Bee! They cover topics from incredibly niche model kits to the importance of depicting very messy queer relationships in media. Check it out! Aevee Bee can be found on Twitter @MammonMachine , on her personal website , and read-only on Cohost @mammonmachine . She is currently worki...

Our episode today is on an artbook that tosses all the BS aside and gets straight to the hard questions about this genre, the most important of which is: what if literally any noun had bigass legs and a bigass cannon? It’s TANKHEAD. Featuring an interview with author Tim Popelier! Mechs discussed: Sampling from Emerson Tung On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they),...

Sorry for the delay—SOMEONE decided to get married. Don’t worry, Brian will be punished accordingly. Our episode this time is on G-Saviour , a film about the only Gundam timeline that truly matters, with special guests Stephen Hero and pmcTRILOGY from Giant Robot FM ! Mechs discussed and other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Nik...

This time we’re discussing Pacific Rim. No, not the good one. Who do you take us for?! This is Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) ! Mechs discussed: Scrapper Gipsy Avenger Obsidian Fury Bracer Phoenix Saber Athena Guardian Bravo Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod , Instagram a...

Our episode this time is on a game that fondly remembers the 80s, when all the red-blooded American soldier needed was his babe, his brews, his horse, and his fully automated voice assistant enabled smartphone and document scanner- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Mechs discussed: Sahelanthropus Walker Gears Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her)...

I’m in love with a pilot~ Our episode this time is a little bit of Gundam, a little bit of Top Gun, and a lot of animation budget, Macross Plus Mechs discussed: YF-19 YF-21l Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod , Instagram at @osg_pod , TikTok at @osg_pod , YouTube at @osg...

Why don't you makeout with me about it? Our episode this time around discusses a game that makes me wish I had paid attention in math class, because getting babes is a function of x— Heaven Will Be Mine (2018). Interloper Prototype String of Pearls [Original Archetype Mare Crisium](h https://hwbm.fandom.com/wiki/Original_Archetype_Mare_Crisium ) Creation Star Type Krun Macula Other images: on our...

LIQUID! This time around we come to our penultimate installment of The Metal Year, a game which bravely posits that family can be two old men fistfighting over drugs, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Mechs discussed (images and info on webzone): Gekko Metal Gear Rex – Mk. II Laughing Octopus Raging Raven Crying Wolf Metal Gear Rex Metal Gear Ray Screaming Mantis Big Momma's Triumph Bonnev...

Podcasting. Podcasting never changes. This time around we’re talking Fallout Power Armor , in this S.P.E.C.I.A.L. episode! Mechs discussed: Power Armor There’s a ton of variants! check out our webpage for a comprehensive list. Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod , Instagr...