Radio Free Cybertron

Radio Free Cybertron

The World's First Transformers Podcast — Since 1999

There Goes My Money — Late May, 2026

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There Goes My Money is back. Diecast hosts a stacked first episode with Brian Kilby, ShawnoKaiser, Spider-Bob, Chris Triplett, and patron Kevin Dorsey covering the latest preorders — Secret Agent Arcee, Missing Link Ironhide, a near-complete FansToys Devastator, and more. Plus: the haul segment delivers, with Liokaiser praise all around and one very good Combat Hero deal.

Radio Free Cybertron 988 – Dare to Be Disappointed

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Brian put a deposit on the Stern Pinball Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye machine before the official reveal. Liokaiser is shipping, The Movie is headed back to theaters in 4K, a reformatted soundtrack is on the way, and Commander Class Thunderwing just got confirmed with the full Mega Pretender gimmick. Episode 988 has a lot going on.

Radio Free Cybertron 987 – Stern Warning: Brian’s Collection Must Get Smaller So His G1 Transformers Pinball Machine Can Get Bigger

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The Shizuoka Hobby Show brought a flood of reveals — Gigastorm, Beast Wars II Galvatron, Missing Link Ratchet and Ironhide, and more — but the real bombshell was Stern Pinball announcing a G1 Transformers machine with a transforming Optimus Prime on the limited edition. Also, Don’s Metal Cardbot haul might be the most enthusiastic What We Got in recent memory. Episode 987 has a lot going on.

History on the Fives – Omnibus Part 2 – Signal Recovered

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The crew opens with a rapid-fire catch-up pass covering approximately one month of missed Transformers history, skimming highlights from February 12th through March 3rd before settling into the standard weekly format from March 4th onward. The episode covers five weeks of Transformers history — March 4th through April 10th — and their corresponding anniversaries stretching back to the 1940s.

Radio Free Cybertron 986 – Safety First

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The officially licensed Safety Megatron is real, it’s available now through Botcon, and Brian already bought two. Plus: Missing Link Ultra Magnus earns a near-perfect review, a Studio Series 86 Rodimus Prime listing is confirmed, and Bingo Toy’s Strafe arrives with a Computron hand the size of a Deluxe figure. 

Radio Free Cybertron 984 – Rook Is (Probably) Not The Rook You Want

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Radio Free Cybertron Episode 984 breaks down the full Age of Evolution leak list, including Leader-class Energon Scorponok, Leader-class Animated Lugnut, Voyager Animated Slipstream, Voyager G2 Megatron, and more Generations figures heading to Walmart. Brian also shares first impressions of the Diaclone Shield D Prime Optimus Prime and revisits the Studio Series Transformers: The Movie Soundwave cassettes, while Don raves about the X-Transbots Double Targetmaster Landfill and the Timelines Optimus Prime two-pack.

History on the Fives: The Lost Episodes – 1: More than We Missed, Part 1

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The crew of History on the Fives works through five weeks of Transformers history spanning January 1st through February 7th, covering anniversaries from 1923 all the way to 2023. Along the way: the death of G1 composer Ichiro Mizuki, and the passing of voice actor Milt Jamin. The panel digs into the G2 Dreadwing and Smokejumper Japan exclusive, the UK Marvel Legacy of Unicron storyline, the Headmasters finale two-parter and the consultant who killed Ultra Magnus, and the first recorded fandom use of the term “G1.” On the comics side, the IDW license expiration gets its first airing and the Target: 2006 trade paperback sparks a discussion of how the UK Marvel comic kept the story moving between US issues. Toy releases covered include the Downtown comedy duo Cerebros set, the Encore Devastator anime color version, and a full slate of Takara Tomy January 2013 releases. The episode closes on Beast Wars and the February Headmasters entries.

Radio Free Cybertron 983 – 2027 Listings Drop and Don Pays $42 for Sideways, no matter what he says

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2027 Studio Series listings have dropped, and there’s a lot to unpack — IDW Nautica, IDW Fortress Maximus, Dreamwave Optimus Prime, Marvel Soundwave, and what looks like a full Nexus Prime combiner wave. Plus: Commander Armada Jetfire has arrived, a TakaraTomy web manga finally explains the G2 Stunticons’ colors, and Don pays $42 for Sideways and lives to regret it.

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