Giant Robot FM

Jan 03 2025 152 ep. 128 mins 72

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Giant Robot FM is a podcast navigating and discussing mecha anime old and new, real and super, from Macross to Gundam to Gunbuster and more! Your hosts are Stephen Hero, a teacher and freelance writer, and pmcTRILOGY, a recovering engineer and streamer.

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Giant Robot FM 97 - This Could Have Been Your Thesis (Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Ep. 3 Discussion feat. Alice and Brian of OSG)

Jan 03 2025 149 mins

The Endless Waltz has ended! Alice and Brian of the excellent On the Shoulders of Giants podcast complete the celebration of Kampfer the only way any of us know how: discussing whatever is going on in the final bit of Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. Please find Alice, Brian, and Niko here:Site: https://osgpod.com/Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/osgpod.bsky.social Tweet us @giantrobotfm a

Giant Robot FM 96 - Food Poisoning (Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Ep. 2 Discussion feat. Coop and Megan D)

Dec 27 2024 155 mins

Giant Robot FM listeners, do you have strong feelings about the Wing Zero Custom? Do you lack context for Endless Waltz because you haven't watch the TV series? This is the Gundam Wing Endless Waltz podcast discussion for you. Please follow Coop here:Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/riderstrike.bsky.socialSite: https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Please follow Megan here:Bluesky: https://b

Giant Robot FM 95 - Somehow Treize Returned (Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Ep. 1 Discussion feat. David Majors and Andy [@EnginVIR])

Dec 20 2024 142 mins

We're closing in on Christmas and at last the discussion of Endless Waltz proper has begun. To help pmc and Stephen celebrate the reason for the season, David Majors of The Promenade Merchants Podcast and Andy of The Big O Archive bring the positive Gundam Wing cheer. Please find David at these links:Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/deltajulietmike.bsky.socialPromenade Merchants: htt

Giant Robot FM 94 - Quatre Out of Quatre (Endless Waltz History feat. Brittany and Phoenix)

Dec 13 2024 218 mins

Note from pmc: Sorry for the delay on this one! Had to recreate a few things, so some of this is a little more scuffed than I would like - but it's all here! Endless Waltz history! Multiple manga side stories! Super Robot Wars! We've got it all here on this massive rundown of Gundam Wing post-Gundam Wing. Fandom experts Brittany (@lifeaftermeteor) and Phoenix (@dankhushrenada) Find

Giant Robot FM 93 - A Constellation of Anecdotes (Gundam Wing History feat. Mark Simmons)

Dec 06 2024 191 mins

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners - it's that time of year! Stephen and pmc have returned to Gundam Wing for the holidays and Mark Simmons has returned for a third history episode! Join us for a stroll through the creation of Gundam Wing, some of the show's key personnel, and the legacy of Wing's US broadcast. Please find Mark Simmons here:Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/toysdream.bsky

Giant Robot FM 92 - Election Night 2167 (Zone of the Enders Idolo Pt. 2 Discussion feat. SpaceQueenEmily)

Nov 08 2024 81 mins

Ah, well, nevertheless, here's the second half of our discussion with the excellent SpaceQueenEmily on the Zone of the Enders 2167 IDOLO OVA! Mentally, flip back and forth between a church wedding and a climactic showdown in space as needed, that's our advice. Find Emily on: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/SpaceQueenEmily⁠⁠ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/spacequeene

Giant Robot FM 91 - LEVity (Zone of the Enders Idolo Discussion Pt. 1 feat. SpaceQueenEmily)

Nov 08 2024 128 mins

Get your ass to Mars! SpaceQueenEmily returns to GRFM to talk to pmc and Stephen about the first 21 minutes of the Idolo OVA and whatever is going on with Radium, a normal person. Is Radium like Isamu Dyson? Are the LEVs great grunt suits? Find Emily on: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/SpaceQueenEmily⁠Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/spacequeenemily.bsky.social Tweet us @giantr

Giant Robot FM 90 - Glockenspiel (ZOE 2167 Idolo History)

Nov 01 2024 85 mins

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Buckle in for a cozy history episode dedicated to some production history specific to the Idolo OVA - it's just you and Stephen and pmc. Note from pmc: I bungled some of the roles here, turns out the actor for Radium is so unknown, imdb editors buried his credit deep in the weeds. Whoops! That's what I get for doing dub trivia without watching the OV

Giant Robot FM 89 - Enders' Game (Zone of the Enders History feat. David Bednar)

Oct 25 2024 198 mins

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! A new batch of main feed coverage here and, as always, we lead off with a history episode discussing the origins of the original Zone of the Enders video game, the project that launched the cross-media Z.O.E. project. David Bednar joins us to relive ZOE, the MGS2 demo, and the late PS1/early PS2 era. Please find David at these links:Bluesky: https://

Giant Robot FM Simulator 7 - Assault Suits Valken

Sep 13 2024 120 mins

This episode was originally published for Simulator patrons on August 1st, 2023. At long last, here is our look into the history behind Assault Suits Valken, the tremendously influential 2D mecha action game that spawned and continues to influence countless other games - almost a sub-genre unto itself. Chronicling the original release, Cybernator, the ill-fated PS2 version, and of