On the Shoulders of Giants
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!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 134 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
0024 - Fallout Power Armor S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Podcasting. Podcasting never changes. This time around we’re talking Fallout Power Armor, in this S.P.E.C.I.A.L. episode!
Mechs discussed:
There’s a ton of variants! check out our …
0023 - Mazinger Z (1972)
This time around we’re discussing the strangely less-examined field not of ancient aliens, but ancient mecha, 1972’s Mazinger Z.
Mechs discussed:
- Mazinger Z
- Plider Piloting Unit
- Aphrodite A
- Mech…
0022 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
What a thrill~
This time around we’re discussing a period piece about the pitfalls of having the wrong crotchfeel, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Let’s launch into it!”
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0021 - Metallic Rouge (2024)
After recovering from The Pico De Gallo Incident, our episode this time is on Metallic Rouge (2024), or ‘what would happen if Blade Runner had a Sailor Moon spinoff?’
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0020 - Iron Widow (2021) Pt 2
This time our episode is on part one of Iron Widow, a book that reminds us: when you set out on a journey of revenge, dig a shitload of graves, because you’re killing way more than two people.
Mechs …
0019 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
Keep you waiting, huh? This time around we’re discussing a game that imagines a world in which our elites even pretend to care about an environmental disaster, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Le…
BONUS - Synduality: Echoes of Ada (Beta)
B-b-b-b-bonus~! Our BONUS episode this time is on the Synduality: Echoes of Ada closed beta test, marking OSG’s first foray into the thriving industry of games journalism.
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0018 - Iron Widow (2021) Pt 1
This time our episode is on part one of Iron Widow, a book that reminds us: when you set out on a journey of revenge, dig a shitload of graves, because you’re killing way more than two people.
Mechs …
0017 - Synduality: Noir (2023)
Our episode this time is on Cyberpunk 0079, or as it’s more often called, Synduality: Noir.
Mechs discussed:
- DAISYOGRE
- JOHNGASMAKER
- GLENSHINOBI
- GILBOW
- BOWIERABBIT *[Several Stock Models Not Featured…
0016 - Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Our episode this time is on Metal Gear Solid, the first entry in the high camp military sci fi experience of the METAL YEAR.
Mechs discussed:
Other images: on our website.
On the Sh…
0015 - Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
Our episode this time is on Voices of a Distant Star, an OVA that shows how space travel can really affect your messaging rates.
Mechs discussed:
- Tracer
- Nokia phone
Other images: on our website.
On…
0014 - Robot Jox (1990)
Our episode this time is on Robot Jox (1990), a film about war, desire, and the perils of trusting a Texan.
Mechs discussed:
Other images: on our website.
On …
0013 - Armour Astir (2020)
Get your D6s and Pencils out, this time around we’re discussing something a little bit different, but equally (or perhaps even more) homoerotic than our usual fare: the tabletop RPG Armour Astir: Adv…
0012 - The Price of Smiles Pt. 3 (2019)
It's done, we finally beat this show into submission. This time around we're discussing nanomachines! No, not Metal Gear Solid-- we're covering Egao no Daika, or The Price of Smiles... part 3!
Mechs …
BONUS - GUNPLA (Gundam Plastic Models)
This time around we're sitting back, cracking open some cold ones, and discussing GUNPLA! Let's grab some cutters and glue and launch into a box.
Mechs discussed:
OSG - A Trailer!
Welcome to On the Shoulders of Giants, a robot power hour featuring mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. We're Alice, Brian, and Niko and we are three nerds who have opinions and …
0010 - The Price of Smiles Pt. 2 (2019)
You thought we were done?! This time around we're discussing how not every war can be solved by the power of friendship, you need mechs too, Egao no Daika, or The Price of Smiles... part 2!
Mechs dis…
0009 - Promare (2019)
Happy Twednesday! Our episode this time is on Promare (2019), an anime movie that asks the seminal humanitarian question, “what if Fire Force was good?”
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0008 - The Price of Smiles Pt. 1 (2019)
This time around we’re discussing slice of life anime where cute girls suffer cute little PTSD, Egao no Daika, or the Price of Smiles!
Mechs discussed:
- Soleil Guard
- Soleil Squire
- Soleil Kilbanov
- Gra…