Stasis Pod

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something Wicked This Way Comes! This week (last October), David and Rob are raiding the Disney vaults to watch a long-lost horror oddity. Jonathan Pryce is a sinister demon/carny, and he’s come to a small town to steal some souls. Do we come to praise this movie, or to Bradbury it? Listen now and find out!

Somehow we still have more episodes left in the season, and it begins  with the Autobots leaving Earth and starting a journey to Cybertron! Then, a party in Optimus Prime’s honor goes terribly wrong, and not just because Prime is bad at parties! And we have some very serious questions about the Ark! Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “Escape From Earth” and “Part...

The Autobots and Decepticons are on a collision course with Starscream, but first we’ve got to derail things to sell some toys! And I’m sorry, but Sky Byte did WHAT!? Then it’s time to wrap this Seeker Death Cult plot up! So this is the end of the season, right? …Right? Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “Infinite Vendetta” and “I Am the Allspar...

The Autobots and Decepticons both track the “moon cheetah” to the hiding place of the Allspark — and it’s time to SELL SOME TOYS! But what does Starscream have in mind for Cybertron’s greatest treasure? Why are the Seekers now a death cult? What very important characteristic does this Cheetor share with the original? And what’s the difference between a pregnant male e...

Cheetor is feeling like he doesn’t have a place with the Autobots, so Bumblebee gives him some lessons in being a scout! Then, Shockwave needs a lab partner worthy of his genius, so he kidnaps Wheeljack! And Windblade’s sudden obsession with avenging Slipstream is really lesbian-coded, right? Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “Spotted” and “Secret Science”!

BEHOLD! With the Allspark itself in danger, Optimus Prime and Megatron try to broker a peace deal. But the Autobots and Decepticons can’t just be friends… or can they? Then, a fully delusional Starscream attacks the Nemesis with his (adorably) monstrous creations! Can the Autobots stop him where the Decepticons couldn’t? Or will he get his hands on yet another artifact: the Matri...

Bumblebee is determined to find the strange creature he saw on the moon — and now Hot Rod’s seen it too! So are only himbos able to see this “moon cheetah”? What are all the Seekers up to? And why would you ever drink anything in Wheeljack’s lab!? Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “The Visitor” and “Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime”!

…And we’re back to Cyberverse for season 2! Now well settled-in on Earth, the Autobots head to the moon to stop Shockwave’s planet-destroying laser! How many very dumb Autobots is this series going to squeeze in? And will we ever see a human? Join us this week for the first two episodes of the second season of Cyberverse, “Sea of Tranquility” and “Bad Moon Risin...

The second part of our between-seasons look at the Forbidden Micronauts Cartoon! Acroyear Pellam, Oberon, Phenolo-Phi, Xant, and Biotron have to stop Baron Karza, but everything on Earth is so… big! Can Pellam get over himself enough to accept help from a human teenager?  How many future plot threads can they just casually throw in here? And speaking of, what might all of this have to do wit...

Before we move on to the next season of Cyberverse, we’re surrendering to Jen’s demands to watch a Hasbro cartoon that was produced around the same time as Rescue Bots Academy and Cyberverse but never actually released — Micronauts! The sinister Baron Karza has escaped with a portal-creating Time Traveller to a mysterious alien world, and Acroyear Pellam is in pursuit with a rag-tag te...

This week we’re wrapping up the first season of Rescue Bots Academy with a two-parter! The recruits are preparing to graduate from their first year of training, but when Optimus Prime brings one of Hot Shot’s old Cube teammates to the ceremony, can Hot Shot’s character development survive? And is Prime testing him on purpose or what? Join us for parts 1 and 2 of “Best Bots...

Hoist comes up with a new communication system that can’t be heard by humans — but that doesn’t mean nothing on Earth can hear it! Then, Hot Shot is determined to beat the Kobayashi Maru of training sims! But nobody’s actually going to give him a crown for this, right? Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “Milford Goes To The Dogs” and “The Ice...

The recruits help Boulder on a space mission to fix a satellite — and learn an important lesson about littering! Then, it’s time to go under the sea to put their teamwork training to use! And the overall lesson is: Never emulate Hot Shot! Join us this week for “Flying Hunk-A-Junk” and “Into The Depths”!

The recruits get a lesson in an important part of Earth culture: the smartphone! Can they show more discipline with the gadgets than your average human? (Of course not!) Then, Blades sends Whirl on a quest to help build her confidence! Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “Screen Time” and “Whirl’s Wise-Bot Quest”!

While on a mission in the desert, the academy recruits have a run-in with some Scraplets! But can they keep this adventure age-appropriate? Then, Bumblebee pays the academy a visit, but Wedge is so focused on impressing him that he messes everything up! Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “Metal Munchers” and “Bee Prepared”!

Machu is determined to skip out on cram school to pilot the mysterious Gundam in Team Pomeranian’s clan battles, and the Magic Pixie Dream Boy in the red Gundam is going to be her mav! But their high-profile events have caught the attention of Challia Bull — will he use this to take the GQuuuuuuX back, or is he going to let her cook? And why does this weird hobo kid have Char Aznable’s...

One of Heatwave’s rock specimens has disappeared, so one of the recruits must have taken it, right? Because a rock can’t just sprout legs and walk off by itself! Then, the professors let the recruits teach some classes of their own! What can possibly go wrong? Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “About A Rock” and “Who’s Teaching Who?”!

When Medix gets confused by an ad with a fake monster, he’s determined to save the day no matter what anyone else thinks! Then, the recruits go on a rescue mission to stop a Pokemon from destroying some potato people we REALLY want to know more about!  And why did Heatwave have Grimlock doing spreadsheets!? Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “Monster Savings”...

Blades takes the recruits into a Gold Rush-themed training sim, but Hoist is overwhelmed with guilt after he cheats! Then Wedge gets to show off when a mission brings them to DIG FEST! Join us this SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “All that Glitters” and “Dig Fest”!

Hot Shot is partnered with a professor for stealth training, but it’s not who anyone expected! Then, the recruits have to improvise to rescue some penguins! Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “Buddy Cop” and “Escape From Penguin Island”!

This week on Superhuman Samurai Syber Pod, we go back to the 0070s to see the moment a change in plans changed everything! Who will survive this time? And why is the original Gundam intro so cheery? Join us for episode 2 of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, “The White Gundam”!

David and Jen are once again subjecting Rob to weeb nonsense as we resurrect the Superhuman Samurai Syber Pod for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX! A run-in between two teenage girls living in a Side 6 colony leads to the inevitable starting point of any new Gundam series: a kid stealing a Gundam and being surprisingly good at piloting it! Join us this week as we get back on our anime bullshit with th...

The other recruits think Medix needs to learn to lighten up, so he consults an expert… Professor Chase!? Then, a dog follows the team home from a rescue mission. Can they keep him? Join us this week for “Life of the Party” and “Dog Stray Afternoon”!

Hoist does NOT want to go to Dino Island, but when an incredibly round triceratops charges through the GroundBridge, he’s got to face his fear and deal with it! Then, Hot Shot gets a training sim mixed up with his giant hedgehog game! Join us this week for “Dino Hard” and “Hack Attack”!

The little chaos goblins won’t stop talking about dragons, so Heatwave lets them go on a dragon-themed adventure simulation! Then, a teen from Griffin Rock comes to learn from the Academy, but Wedge can’t imagine what a human might want to learn from him. Join us this week for “The Mystery of Dragon Mountain” and “Driving a Wedge”!