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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

173:34

0059 - Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound By Ash (2020)...

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/10/30

Our episode this time is on EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER: BOUND BY ASH (2020), in which Niko is once again dining out—pun INTENDED—on being the meat mech person. This episode features an interview with creator Heather Flowers. Follow their newsletter! Also make sure to grab the game on itch.io!All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode (per its Itch page): body horror, eldritch horror, self harm, suicidal ideation, police violence (in that you do violence to police), alcohol, abuse,

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154:46

BONUS - Ghost in the Shell (2017) Commentary Track

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/10/30

This week's episode is a drunken BONUS commentary track for 2017's Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson. The track proper starts at around the twelve minute mark--and we included movie timestamp information in the instructions! Come on in--the water is putrescent and we wish we weren't in it! Content warnings for this episode: Memory loss & manipulation, brainwashing, racially insensitive writing, alcohol, gun violence, and sex work. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice

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190:22

0058 - Martian Sucessor Nadesico (2000) ft. Thaliarchus

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/10/15

Our episode this time is on Martian Successor Nadesico, and how I'm not a dashing man of action, I’m a cute adorable woman! Thaliarchus, and their amazing work, can be found at - https://bsky.app/profile/thaliarchus.bsky.social and https://thaliarchus.itch.io/ Mechs discussed: Aestivalis Jin Nadesico All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Warfare and violence, mild blood, overt anime tropes, and childhood trauma. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice

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BONUS - GQUUUUUUX POSTMORTEM

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/10/08

This week Alice, Brian, and all Gquuuuuux guests will be looking back on our collective fever dream coverage of GQuuuuuux!Content warnings for this episode: Depictions of war and violence, drug abuse, child endangerment and abuse, and trafficking. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). [StephenHero] can be found online at: Bluesky Giant Robot FM [PMCTrilogy] can be found online at: Bluesky Twitch [Thaliarchus] can be found online at:

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187:00

0057 - Big O Part 1 (1999) ft. Stephen Hero

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/09/30

This week our episode is about how I have one rule if you want to cast on my pod… you must wear black. It’s the Big O Season 1! It’s showtime! Mechs discussed: Big O Big Duo Unidentified Bigs Episodic mechs as named in the show All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: amnesia, state propaganda, police violence, fascism, slave labor, and unidentified cataclysm. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). Join

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0056 - Chasing the Ace by Z.W. Garth (2021)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/09/16

This time around we’re discussing a card-based method of deciding whether or not to ever betray anyone in your life, Chasing the Ace by Z. W. Garth. Mechs discussed: The feverish dreams of our own creation. All images: [on our website.](WEBPAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION) Check out the Follow the Leader episodes starting with this one! Content warnings for this episode: state controlled polity and media, betrayal, and darling in the franxx. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her),

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0055 - GitS Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG Pt 2 (2004)...

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/09/02

This time around we’re discussing one of our favorite tropes on OSG, which is when Japanese media paws Christian imagery around like a cat knocking a scalding cup of coffee off your desk and onto your lap. It’s Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Part TWO! Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed: Tachikoma Jigabachi GSDA Armed Suit Proto All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: extreme violence, nuclear standoffs, sexual peril, various war crimes, and psychological

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182:48

0054 - Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (2024) Pt 2

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/08/19

Our episode this time is on Heavenly Tyrant, a novel about how Wu Zetian is the strangest priced sex worker you’ve ever met, and her price? The revolution of the working class. Mechs discussed: Yellow Dragon Nine-Tailed Fox White Tiger Azure Dragon Whale Bird Plum Blossom Dear Vermillion Bird All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Reproductive rights infringement, indirect sexual assault mentions, child death and endangerment, mass murder, fascism,

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172:32

0053 - GitS Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG Part 1 (2004)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/08/06

This time around we’re discussing another great reason to board the Down with C.I.S. bus, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (2004). Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed: Tachikomas Jigabachi JSDF Armed Suits All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Various types of physical and gun violence, sexual themes, refugee and race issues, and the atrocities of war. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko

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79:32

BONUS: GQuuuuuux Episodes 10-12 ft. Stephen Hero

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/08/05

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and [PMCTrilogy] will be covering Episodes 10 through 12 of GQuuuuuux Mechs discussed: GQuuuuuux Red Gundam A bunch of other ones! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Depictions of war and violence, drug abuse, child endangerment and abuse, and trafficking. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). [StephenHero] can be

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85:50

BONUS: GQuuuuuux Episodes 7-9 ft. pmcTRILOGY

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/07/29

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and [pmcTRILOGY] will be covering Episodes 7 through 9 of GQuuuuuux Mechs discussed: GQuuuuuux Red Gundam A bunch of other ones! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Depictions of war and violence, drug abuse, child endangerment and abuse, and trafficking. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). [pmcTRILOGY] can be found

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142:00

BONUS: GQuuuuuux Episodes 4-6 ft. Thaliarchus

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/07/22

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and [Thaliarchus] will be covering Episodes 4 through 6 of GQuuuuuux Mechs discussed: GQuuuuuux Red Gundam A bunch of other ones! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Depictions of war and violence, drug abuse, child endangerment and abuse, and trafficking. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). [Thaliarchus] can be found

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161:55

0052 - Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (2024) Pt 1

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/07/22

Our episode this time is on Heavenly Tyrant – Part 1, and while you may not approve of all Qin Zheng’s policies, his stance on ads is subjectively utopian. Mechs discussed: Yellow Dragon White Tiger Azure Knight Whale Bird Nine-Tailed Fox All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: unseen mass murder, depictions of body horror, allusions to chilhood sexual abuse, references to reproductive coercion, and domestic violence. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted

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BONUS - I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter...

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/07/16

Our bonus episode this time is on “I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter” by Isabel Fall. Deep in the Year in the Shell, it seemed like a good time to revisit this incredible short story that looks at the intersection between state-sanctioned violence, bodies, specialized machines, and gender. You can find Isabel Fall’s story archived on this NeoCities site, and the episode of the Clarkesworld podcast where it was read aloud thanks to the Internet Archive here. The article about the aftermath

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0051 - Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (2025)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/07/13

Our episode this time is on Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (2025), where we’re going to Jupiter to get more stupider. It features an interview with Director/Lead Writer Johnathan Duram. Pick the game up here!Mechs discussed: Juno Alien Machine All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Mind control, alternate reality, mass casualties, post-traumatic stress, gun violence, and alcoholism. Check out the developers! Johnathan Duram - Director/Lead Writer Ben Keller –

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BONUS: GQuuuuuux Pt 1

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/07/07

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and Tricky will be covering Episodes 1 through 3 of Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuux Mechs discussed: GQuuuuuux Red Gundam A bunch of other ones! All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: Depictions of war and violence, drug abuse, child endangerment and abuse, and trafficking. On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). Tricky can be

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166:41

0050 - Giant Robo: the Day the Earth Stood Still...

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/06/25

On our 50th episode we’re discussing an anime where the watch could ACTUALLY be considered the mech, Giant Robo: the Day the Earth Stood Still (1992) with special guest Z-Ace. Let’s launch into it! Mechs discussed: Giant Robo Ishinryu Akatsuki Uranus Neptune Gallop GR2 All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: physical and gun violence, light blood, child endangerment/abuse, apocalyptic energy crises, racially evocative imagery, and nazi imagery. Join OSG’s

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0049 - GitS Stand Alone Complex (S1, Pt 2) ft. Iris Jay

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/06/11

Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, season 1 part 2, and HEY SAITO! FORK OVER THAT WEAPON NOW!** This episode’s special guest is illustrator and comics creator Iris Jay. Mechs discussed: Tachikomas Shells, cyberbrains, and transhumanist elements Multiped Tank Armed Suits All images: on our website. Join OSG’s Discord here, and consider supporting us on Ko-Fi here. Content warnings for this episode: assassination, body horror, misogyny, police violence,

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TRAILER + OSG KO-FI ANNOUNCEMENT

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/06/01

Please enjoy a refreshed, expansive trailer for On the Shoulders of Giants, a giant robot power hour discussing mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. Featuring creator interviews, prominent guest spots, trivia games, and a thriving Discord Community, we are sure to enhance your experience of the mecha genre through a chaotic and imminently homosexual lens. OSG has launched an obligation free tip jar platform on KO-FI!. If you like what you hear and want to support our efforts to

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0048 - Real Steel (2011)

On the Shoulders of Giants ·

2025/05/28

Our episode this time is on the longest Hewlett-Packard commercial ever conceived, Real Steel (2011)! Mechs discussed: Atom Ambush Noisy Boy Zeus Twin Cities All images: on our website. Content warnings for this episode: child abuse/endangerment and abandonment, and light physical violence. 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, Twitter @osg_pod, Instagram @osg_pod, TikTok

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