Alice, Brian, & Niko

On the Shoulders of Giants

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A giant robot power hour discussing mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. Join cohosts Alice, Brian, and Niko as we talk through mech design and genre context while begging child soldiers to make better life choices. From anime and manga to video games, tabletops, and everything in between, we at OSG comprehensively rate our favorite mechs and continually challenge each other to come up with the stupidest trivia games imaginable. Let's launch into it!

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Alice, Brian, & Niko

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BONUS - What IS Mechs? 08.08.2023

Our BONUS episode this time is on mechs. All of them. We kick back, have some beverages, and answer one of life’s persistent questions: what IS mechs? Mechs discussed: GP-03 "Dendrobium" GPS-03 Stamen Evangelion Unit 01 Nirvash type TheEND Cherno Alpha 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 Twi...

0001- Escaflowne: The Movie 08.08.2023

Our episode this time is on Escaflowne: The Movie (2000) , a case study of mech-based alternatives to talk therapy. Mechs discussed: Escaflowne Alseides Other images: https://osgpod.com/posts/0001-Escaflowne-The-Movie 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 , Y...