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Our episode this time is on Robot Izonkei Joshi no Meiwaku na Nichijou, or, The Nuisance Daily Life of Robot-Dependent Girl (2018), and Aliceâs upcoming Notes App apology for adding this to the OSG canon.
Mechs discussed:
Iris Anyaâs Mech AT-7 Cosmos Oberon Unnamed AT-7 RebuildAll images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: discussion of urination, diaper fetish, sexualization of minors, depictions of violence.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitch @osg_pod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
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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. Letâs launch into it!
Mechs discussed:âŻ
Bravern
Deathdrives (various)
Type 24 Rekka
M2 Exceed Rhino
All images: on our website.âŻ
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Content warnings for this episode: Violence and warfare, and nudity.
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Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
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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/they), and Niko (she/her).
Join OSGâs Discord here.]
You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitter @osg_pod, Instagram @osg_pod, TikTok @osg_pod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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Our episode this time is on Ghost In the Shell 1989 Manga, or âwhy sometimes adaptations do improve on the original. No, not the Scarlet Johansson one, the others.â Weâre 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 content, extensive nudity, gun violence, racism and dystopic prejudices, misogyny, and mild body horror and gore.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
Join OSGâs Discord here.
You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitter @osg_pod, Instagram @osg_pod, TikTok @osg_pod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
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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
Charâs 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 Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
[POTENTIALLY TO BE ADDED: Join OSGâs Discord here!!
You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitter @osg_pod, Instagram @osg_pod, TikTok @osg_pod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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:
Thereâs 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 experimentation, and false reality.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
Join OSGâs Discord here.
You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitter @osg_pod, Instagram @osg_pod, TikTok @osg_pod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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This time around weâre discussing the horror of living as a wifeless wifeguy, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)!
Mechs discussed:
GynoidsKimCyborgsAll 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 hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod.Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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Our episode this time is on Sunriseâs most ambitious baseball metaphor theyâve ever made. Itâs Gunhed (1989)!
Mechs discussed:
GunhedAerobotOther 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 Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of violence, mild gore, post-apocalypse, and nuclear fallout.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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 Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitter @osg_pod, Instagram @osg_pod, TikTok @osg_pod, YouTube @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send questions/feedback to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor. Other royalty-free sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use in commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on any sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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 Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod, Instagram at @osg_pod, TikTok at @osg_pod, YouTube at @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of body horror, military experimentation, war, violence, and apocalypse.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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 ZeroSandrockDeathscytheShenlongHeavyarmsAll 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 find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod, Instagram at @osg_pod, TikTok at @osg_pod, YouTube at @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of war, childhood trauma, child death, gun violence against children, fascist & nazi imagery, and weapons of mass destruction.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
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It wouldnât be the holidays if we didnât 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 Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod, Instagram at @osg_pod, TikTok at @osg_pod, YouTube at @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: Racism, war, body horror, violence, dismemberment, sexism, terrorism.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
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Our episode this time is on Tandem Lovers (2010) by Kasahara Tetsuro, a manga thatâs 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 at @osg_pod, TikTok at @osg_pod, YouTube at @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: allusions to war, mech-typical violence, fan service, student-teacher relationship.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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Our episode this time is on *Friends at the Tableâs 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 Regentâs Brilliance Panther Apokinemany, many DivinesOther 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, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of war, historical conflict, dehumanization, poverty, child labor/exploitation, unethical science, insurgency and counterinsurgency, serious bodily harm, and other topics varying per episode that we may touch on.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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 PoetryOther 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 Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: Death incl. lgbtq+ character death, violence, refugee crises, exoticism, warfare.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
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Oh no! Nikoâs 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
65.2
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 Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of mild violence.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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NOTE: the audio on this one is crunchy, folks. We did what we could!
We sat down IN PERSON together shortly after BRIANâS WONDERFUL WEDDING to discuss Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) with his NEW HUSBAND and GODZILLA ENJOYER, Kyle!
Mechs discussed:
Mechagodzillaa fern, sort ofImages: 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, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: natural disaster, fatal accident, minor body horror, monster battling, advanced weapons of war, parental/spousal death.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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 working on Skullgirls as well!
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 Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
If youâve read this far, please consider leaving us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot!
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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? Itâs TANKHEAD. Featuring an interview with author Tim Popelier!
Mechs discussed:
Sampling from Emerson TungOn 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 Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: Heavy artillery, war, Naziism, occultism
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
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Sorry for the delayâSOMEONE decided to get married. Donât 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 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 Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to [email protected].
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of fascism, starvation, gun violence, warfare, Nazi imagery.
Our theme is âShe Loves Your Fusionâ by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
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