Podcast: Stasis Pod

Stasis Pod Episode #294: Metal Meltdown

The Bee Team is back in action when they find a new Decepticon stealing a strange, rare ore from a quarry near Crown City! But what could this Saberhorn possibly want with a metal used for starships? Which Decepticons decided to have a party and not invite Steeljaw? Will Russell’s sudden fixation on collecting trophies …

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Stasis Pod Episode #293: Overloaded, Part 2

With Optimus and his Away Team in the Arctic, Bumblebee has to stop Overload and his new Mini-Con friends with only Strongarm and Grimlock’s help! But will he let his history with Overload distract him from the mission? Will the Away Team get new toys to go with their new Arctic color schemes? And will …

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Stasis Pod Episode #292: Overloaded, Part 1

And we’re back to Robots in Disguise (2015) with the start of season 2! With the Autobots’ roster growing, Bumblebee decides to split the party and form an Away Team to hunt down Decepticons far from Crown City. But when they’re sent after a Decepticon in the Arctic, will Optimus Prime’s unwillingness to accept his …

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Stasis Pod Episode #291: The Riders of Midwinter

Ever since a terrible snowstorm back in 1713, the Rider of Midwinter has delivered a loaf of bread to every home in Griffin Rock on Midwinter Morning — and it’s also when everyone in town gives each other presents! But after a week of snow keeps everyone snowed in and the packages from the mainland …

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Stasis Pod Episode #290: Visionaries: “The Age of Magic Begins”

Before we race ahead to the next season of Robots in Disguise, we’re taking a detour back to 1987 with a lesser-known Hasbro series, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light! When a catastrophic solar alignment causes all the technology on the world of Prysmos to stop working, humanity falls into a new dark age — …

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Stasis Pod Episode #289: Rise of the Heroes

The Rescue Bots have lost their memories, but the mortal peril won’t wait — Griffin Rock is sinking into the sea! What gizmos from previous episodes can they use to save it? Who is the most relieved to learn Blades isn’t actually their leader? And would it blow the Bots’ cover to charge Doctor Morocco …

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Stasis Pod Episode #288: Double Villainy

We’re at the end of the season, so it’s time for some high-stakes plot developments as Doctor Morocco and Madeline Pynch team up to botnap the Rescue Bots! So what nefarious scheme requires some giant alien robots? What nefarious tool does the Doctor have to get them to play along? And where can we find …

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Stasis Pod Episode #287: The Griffin Rock Express

A mysterious new super hero arrives in Griffin Rock just in time for the debut of the mayor’s new high-speed train from the mainland — which of course goes horribly wrong! Who is this phasing mystery hero? Why didn’t they just use perfectly good existing high-speed train technology that isn’t prone to catastrophe? And who …

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Stasis Pod Extra #5: HOUSE

For our Halloween special, David kung-fu kicks Rob into one of his favorite spook-’em-ups, the fantastic phantasmagorical 1977 Japanese horror movie HOUSE! It’s a gorgeous chroma-key-filled exploration into the nightmares of a child, complete with hungry pianos, 70s easy-listening J-pop melodies, a sweet kitty cat, more watermelons than you can stomach, and more nudity than …

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Stasis Pod Episode #286: Odd Bot Out

We’re back in Transformers Prime season 2 territory as Bumblebee arrives in Griffin Rock to look for a lost Cybertronian artifact-weapon! But when Bee gets paired with Dani for the mission, can Blades learn that there’s no room for jealousy in a polycule? How does this “Liquefier” even work? And WHEN DID THEY GET A …

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