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On the Shoulders of Giants

Alice, Brian, & Niko

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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All Episodes

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0047 - GitS Stand Alone Complex (S1, Pt 1) ft. Iris Jay

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/05/14

Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, season 1 part 1, the part of the Ghost in the Shell franchise that actually has Tachikomas in it, finally, Jesus Christ! This episode’s special guest is illustrator and comics creator Iris Jay.All images discussed: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: police violence, sexualization, cults, state violence, violence against women, severe body horror related to skin, serial killing, surveillance/stalking, abuse of the

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0046 - The Nuisance Daily Life of Robot-Dependent...

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/04/30

Our episode this time is on Robot Izonkei Joshi no Meiwaku na Nichijou, or, The Nuisance Daily Life of Robot-Dependent Girl (2018), and Alice’s upcoming Notes App apology for adding this to the OSG canon.Mechs discussed: Iris Anya’s Mech AT-7 Cosmos Oberon Unnamed AT-7 Rebuild All 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

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0045 - Bang Brave Bang Bravern (2024)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/04/16

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. Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed: Bravern Deathdrives (various) Type 24 Rekka M2 Exceed Rhino All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Violence and warfare, and nudity. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). If you like what you heard,

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0044 - Titanfall 2 (2016)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/04/02

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 OSG’s Discord here.] You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod,

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0043 - Ghost in the Shell 1989 Manga

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/03/19

Our episode this time is on Ghost In the Shell 1989 Manga, or ‘why sometimes adaptations do improve on the original. No, not the Scarlet Johansson one, the others.’ We’re 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

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BONUS: GQUUUUUUX PART 1

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/03/11

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 Char’s 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).

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0042 - Lancer (2019) ft. Ghost

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/03/05

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: There’s 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),

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0041 - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/02/19

This time around we’re discussing the horror of living as a wifeless wifeguy, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)!Mechs discussed: Gynoids Kim Cyborgs All 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). !!! You can find us on Bluesky

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0040 - Gunhed (1989)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/02/05

Our episode this time is on Sunrise’s most ambitious baseball metaphor they’ve ever made. It’s Gunhed (1989)!Mechs discussed: Gunhed Aerobot 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

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0039 - Ghost in the Shell (1995)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/01/21

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

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0038 - 10 Mech LIGHTNING ROUND! Vol. 1

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2025/01/08

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

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0037 - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1998) ft. pmcTRILOGY

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/12/25

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 Zero Sandrock Deathscythe Shenlong Heavyarms All 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

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0036.5 - BONUS - Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (2013)

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2024/12/21

It wouldn’t be the holidays if we didn’t 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,

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0036 - Tandem Lovers (2010)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/12/11

Our episode this time is on Tandem Lovers (2010) by Kasahara Tetsuro, a manga that’s 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

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0035 - F@TT COUNTER/Weight (2015)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/11/26

Our episode this time is on *Friends at the Table’s 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 Regent’s Brilliance Panther Apokine many, many Divines 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

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0034 - Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright (2024) ft. Thaliarchus

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/11/12

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 Poetry Other images: on our website. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko

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0033 - Random Access Histories ft. Follow the Leader

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/11/02

Oh no! Niko’s 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

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0032 - Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/10/16

NOTE: the audio on this one is crunchy, folks. We did what we could! We sat down IN PERSON together shortly after BRIAN’S WONDERFUL WEDDING to discuss Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) with his NEW HUSBAND and GODZILLA ENJOYER, Kyle! Mechs discussed: Mechagodzilla a fern, sort of 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

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BONUS - Interview with Aevee Bee

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/10/10

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

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0031 - TANKHEAD (2024) ft. Tim Popelier

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2024/10/02

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? It’s TANKHEAD. Featuring an interview with author Tim Popelier!Mechs discussed: Sampling from Emerson Tung 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

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