Beautiful Robot Odyssey is a podcast celebrating science-fiction and science-fantasy of all kinds, with a particular emphasis on robotics, cybernetics, mecha, AI, and transhumanist themes. Art by Jennifer Brown (@ogjennyb). Music is "Weirder Stuff" by Geographer.
Sarah returns to the podcast for more Star Wars discussion! TLJ is Ethan's favorite Star Wars movie, but how does his guest feel about it? FIND OUT NOW! Find Sarah on Twitter @theExpQuest!
Nami returns to Beautiful Robot Odyssey to discuss Iron-Blooded Orphans, a show about giant robots and the sad children who pilot them! Along the way, we discuss Gundam's use of the 'Char Clone' trope, whether or not Newtypes are bullshit, and how much Ethan dislikes Gundam Wing. Follow Nami @Naminomi2 on Twitter! Support her on Patreon!
Who would win in a fight: Captain America or Cyclops? Trick question--they wouldn't fight, because Captain America is cool and would help Cyclops fight against mutant oppression! At least, that's Ethan's take; the Marvel comic event Avengers vs. X-Men begs to differ. Hear Ethan and returning guest Derek discuss this weird 2012 event series!
Ethan and guest J, of Variant Ventures fame, discuss games in the monster tamer genre: everything from obscure series like Pokemon and Digimon to timeless classics like Monster Seed and Jade Cocoon. Give it a listen! Find J on Twitter at @VariantjJ2 and visit Variant Ventures at various cool places online! Also, yeah, this one came out super late and the edit is sorta rough. Apologies, it's been a heck of a month. Listen anyway, though, because J is delightful!
Ethan and Caitlin revisit their love of Mass Effect in anticipation the Legendary Edition remaster. Also: schnauzers!
Ethan discusses the history of Power Armor with guest Rory from Variant Ventures. Which really means that Rory gives a lot of erudite analysis on the topic while Ethan breaks in to ramble about Gundam a lot. It's a good time! Find Rory on Twitter at @RoryVariant, and check out the rest of Variant Ventures there, too! Better yet, visit them on their website, and be sure to stop by the Artisans Guild while you're there!
This episode features returning guest Derek, who brought along two topics to discuss: classic 1982 horror masterpiece The Thing (Ethan's favorite horror movie) and the excellent video game Carrion. WARNING: Do not listen if you are averse to dog-beasts and/or slimy red tentacles!
Ethan talks with artist and TTRPG creator NamiNomi about her upcoming mecha game, All Systems Go! Other topics of discussion include Gundam, how to brew potions, Gundam, model kits, and Mobile Suit Gundam. Find Nami on Twitter @NamiNomi2 or on Instagram! Support her on Patreon! You can also check out her personal site, as well as the site for All Systems Go!
This week, Ethan is joined by Waffles and Syrup of the WafflesMapleSyrup Podcast Network to discuss their upcoming Starfinder game, Journeys Adrift... after a lengthy discussion about seafood and Doctor Who, of course. Find WafflesMapleSyrup on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube! Support them on Patreon and, of course, check out their Twitch channel!
Ethan is joined by Sarah of The Experience Quest to discuss a very important subject: The Force Awakens! And, tangentially, the rest of the sequel trilogy. Find Sarah on Twitter at @TheExpQuest Visit her blog at https://www.experiencequest.net/ Find her podcast at https://www.experiencequest.net/podcast or wherever fine podcasts are downloaded!
Caitlin returns to the podcast to discuss one of her favorite games, Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Ethan and returning guest Derek talk about EA's Jedi: Fallen Order. This one's got all the hits: a large bird; a second, more unsavory large bird; lightsaber feet; and more. Note: This episode had some audio issues, leading to low-quality audio for Ethan. Apologies.
Ethan sits down with his wife to talk about the MCU film Captain Marvel. Also, the X-Men come up a lot, which... you should probably get used to that. Ethan really like the X-Men.
Ethan and his friend Derek discuss the sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds. That's Outer WORLDS, not Wilds. It's an important difference! I mean, both of them are fine, but only one of them gets talked about on this episode.
Host Ethan introduces himself, talks a bit about his sci-fi interests, and describes the format of the show.