Stasis Pod

The entire actual voice cast returns as Optimus Prime finds a voice mail from Alpha Trion telling him to seek out a new MacGuffin: the Omega Keys! Does this mean it's time to visit a bunch of strictly themed planets? (Sadly, no.) Can Megatron rules-lawyer his way to being able to use the Forge of Solus Prime? And seriously, could that thing make a weapon out of cheese? (Asking for someone who real...

Smokescreen needs someone to show him how things work on Earth, but when he heads out for a day on the town with Jack, the pair get along perfectly in the worst way! Can they get their act together well enough to stop Megatron when he uses a dummy beacon to draw the other Autobots away from his latest find? Just what is the Star Saber? And where's the rest of the voice cast? Join us this week for...

MECH manages to resurrect Silas by merging him with Breakdown's dead body, but their leader has bigger plans than just working with boring old humans -- he's going to be a Decepticon! But will Megatron accept a horrifying mismash of man and machine into his ranks? Would it help if he has a superweapon for them? Which established Transformers writer brought us this incredibly dark episode, and whic...

The Autobots find an orphaned kitten Autobot cadet in a crashed Decepticon escape pod, but between their trust issues and their old dog's Bulkhead's fear he's being replaced, can Smokescreen convince them to keep him? What if he just happens to know a lot about the Iacon artifact database? Did it seriously take them until halfway through season 2 to get a Hot Rod/Hot Shot character? And how much l...

As Miko tries to come to terms with Bulkhead's long road to recovery, Arcee shares the story of how she met Cliffjumper -- and reminds her that among the Autobots, they all understand what she's going through. But who can fill The Rock's shoes for a flashback episode? Did they really make a new character model just for this episode? And how does Shockwave always manage to look exactly the same? Jo...

We begin our long road to recovery from watching Turbo Teen as Ratchet struggles to save Bulkhead and Wheeljack and Miko go beat up some Insecticons to make themselves feel better. But have they bit off more than they can chew? Or has Hardshell? And who did it better, Nine Inch Nails or Johnny Cash? Join us this week for "Hurt"! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@iaconundergroun...

Will Bulkhead survive? Guess you'll have to wait to find out, because surprise! It's April Fool's! The same 1984 fall TV season that brought us Transformers also brought us another show about someone turning into a car -- horribly, grotesquely turning into a car, in a way no child at the time would ever unsee. This week we take a look at Turbo Teen, his Frank Welker-voiced nemesis, his also-Frank...

Bulkhead follows his set of coordinates to a cache of toxic Tox-En, but Hardshell and his Insecticons are on his tail! Can Bulkhead get rid of it for good before it kills him? Do they seriously not have a description field in this Iacon Database? And can we stop talking about System of a Down for long enough to actually discuss the episode? Join us this week for "Toxicity"! We want to hear your qu...

Ratchet has to team up with Wheeljack to search for another artifact, but Soundwave is on the hunt for it as well! Will Prime's crack-ship work out? Are they just on an old Beast Wars set? And what is the deal with Cybertronian drones anyway? Isn't Laserbeak people ? Join us this week for "Triage"! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@iaconunderground.net and we might answer them...

Starscream catches up on the season's meta-plot when he runs into Dreadwing and Optimus tracking down another artifact in Antarctica! Can he talk his way out of this one? How can they break into a research base without paying for any new human models? And is Optimus using this meta-plot as an excuse to pair up his crack-ship? Join us this week for "Triangulation"! We want to hear your questions! E...

Jack, Miko, Arcee, and Bumblebee head for New York City in search of one of the Iacon artifacts -- but Knock Out and a team of Vehicon miners are already there! Can Special Guest Star John DiMaggio help them stop the Decepticons? What's the power of this week's MacGuffin? And how much abuse can poor Knock Out take? This week, there's no disguise for that... "Tunnel Vision"! We want to hear your qu...

After the Nemesis was damaged from Bulkhead's little rampage through the engine room, Megatron decides to repair the ship using Dark Energon, which is totally a great idea and not going to go horribly at all! What are the deep philosophical implications of the ship suddenly becoming sentient? Are they gonna bring up that whole Trypticon thing or nah? And wait, is this episode title just a prog roc...

Starscream finds some inactive protoforms on wreck of the Harbinger and proceeds to do what is apparently now A Thing Starscream Does: He clones himself! Can five Starscreams succeed where one has failed? Has he been watching Michael Bay's The Island ? Can they shoehorn some Autobots into this story? Join us this week for "Armada"! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@iaconundergr...

Wait a minute, is this... This is a clip episode! What the hell, guys? How are we supposed to stay on topic with a clip episode? Join us as we try in this week's episode of Transformers Prime, "Grill"! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@iaconunderground.net and we might answer them on the show!

When a familiar-looking semi truck attacks Agent Fowler, the Autobots wonder if Optimus Prime has gone mad! But this battle-damage redeco isn't the Autobot leader -- it's a MECH mecha! Can Fowler and the Autobots stop Silas and his new toy before the military declares the real Prime an enemy combatant? Where have we seen this Evil Optimus idea before? And how did Silas make that Optimus quote soun...

Holiday plans, hockey games, and winter illnesses made a mess of our recording schedule for the latter part of December, so this week we're presenting something from our Patreon archives: the first episode of Kemono Friends, "Savannah"!

Megatron orders Dreadwing and Breakdown to take Airachnid out behind the shed, but the devious spider isn't so easily squashed! Can Starscream use this opportunity to make a new ally? Who'll be there to pick up all the robot pieces? And are the Autobots going to show up at some point? Join us this week as we get caught up in the "Crossfire"! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@ia...

DreadWING is punishING, his Gatling gun is ILLIN'! Also Wheeljack is there and he and Bulkhead are super gay. Join us this week for "Loose Cannons"! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@iaconunderground.net and we might answer them on the show!

With Bumblebee unable to transform, Ratchet offers up his own T-cog for a transplant — but who’ll do the surgery when the doctor is the patient? Who’ll take care of a new relic unearthed by Knock Out and Breakdown just as the procedure’s getting under way? And was it really a great idea for Starscream to team up with a bunch of organ thieves? Join us this week for the secon...

Bumblebee has a run-in with MECH that leaves him waking up in a proverbial tub of ice! But what are their plans for the Autobot’s T-cog? Just what is a T-cog, anyway? And can his fellow Autobots keep him out of trouble when he can’t even transform? Join us this week for part 1 of “Operation Bumblebee”! We want to hear your questions! Email us at stasispod@iaconunderground.n...

Arcee and Jack face off against a (relatively) giant Insecticon as they make their way to Vector Sigma, but that’s not the only creepy crawly waiting for them! Orion Pax has an “Are we the baddies?” moment aboard the Nemesis!  Can Jack retrieve Prime’s cloud backup before Megatron finishes off the Autobots waiting back on Earth? Join us this week for “Orion Pax,...

From the dustiest corners of the Stasis Pod vault, it’s 1998’s contract-killer comedy The Big Hit! Ska music! Video stores! Poorly-disguised Canadian locations! Download it, pop in some earbuds, and prepare to taste the golden spray!

The surprise appearance of the allegedly dead Starscream starts Orion Pax questioning whether Megatron is being entirely honest with him. Can the Autobots rescue him before Megatron decides he’s outlived his usefulness? Who is that “Optimus Prime” in the Decepticon database? Why does Agent Fowler have access to a teenager-sized spacesuit? Join us this week for “Orion Pax, P...

With all of Optimus’s post-Priming memories lost, Megatron convinces his old buddy Orion Pax to join him on the Nemesis. But what can a naive librarian do to help the Decepticon cause? Can the Autobots rescue their leader before the other Decepticons decide to just murder him? Will Arcee forever cockblock Jack? Join us this week for the first episode of Prime’s second season, “Or...

Between seasons in October? That must mean it’s time for a Halloween Special! A boy, a magical cap, an immortal guardian, and a venerable talking chicken take on a mad scientist and his monstrous spiders! Can Mighty Max and his companions make it out of this sticky situation? Why must the dialogue be so punny? What kind of accent is René Auberjonois even trying to do? Join us this week for a...