Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. In alchemy, to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost—this is equivalent exchange. Join hosts Ellen, Kassem, and Kayla as we read through Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa chapter by chapter, exploring every twist, turn, explosion, transmutation-gone-awry, and moment of connection (and hubris) the series has to offer. Fans old and new will enjoy deep discussion—and a few tangents and laughs along the way.
In our finale episode we discuss Fullmetal Alchemist as whole and answer your questions! Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you around for our next project!You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
In our last regular episode, the final battle against Father ends, and we find out what happens to all our favorite heroes. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time for our finale!We talked about the outtakes from FMA: Brotherhood during the episode, and since we're all caught up on what happens, here's the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTcnzq-2cXwSend questions for our finale recap episode here by September 8th at noon ET:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Ed faces off with Pride, questioning his continued loyalty to Father. Wrath and Scar face off. Lan Fan joins to avenge her grandfather, but isn't able to deal the final blow. Father puts up a fight in his perfect form, but massive counter attacks led by Hohenheim and Scar weaken him significantly and strengthen the alchemists in the fight.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time for the last chapters of Fullmetal Alchemist!Send questions for our finale recap episode here by September 8th at noon ET:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
With all the human sacrifices assembled, Father executes his plan. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our finale recap episode here:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Geed!Ling, Fu, Buccaneer, and the Briggs troops manage to fend off Bradley, but not without losses. Bradley survives, but uses the last of his strength to help the gold-toothed doctor with Roy, ultimately forcing Roy's decision to attempt human transmutation. In the depths of the tunnels under central, the homunculus Father finishes collecting the sacrifices needed for his plan.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our finale recap episode here:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
The fight in Central continues. Wrath fights Greed!Ling, Fu, and Buccaneer. Ed, Roy, Riza, and Scar come across the gold-toothed doctor who created Wrath, and attempt to fight him. He opens a portal that takes in Ed there, an d Izumi from the tunnels underneath the Führer's chamber.Al, with Yoki, Dr. Marcoh, and Heinkel arrive just in time for Al to get sucked in to the portal along with Izumi and Ed. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our finale recap episode here:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Izumi and Sig join Olivier and Alex in the fight against the doll soldiers. Armstrong is emboldened by his muscly ally. Hohenheim begins to face off with Father, who hasn't stopped changing since he left the flask. Hohenheim reveals more about his knowledge of the power of the philosopher's stone within him. Wrath makes a stunning comeback entrance, and the rebelling soldiers attempt to stop him. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Mrs. Bradley speaks, Briggs strikes, and Izumi helps additional reinforcements tunnel into the command center. Roy stalks Envy, torturing them with his flame alchemy. Riza, Ed, and Scar catch up and help him come to his senses.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Armed with the philosopher's stone, Al takes on Kimblee and Pride. Marcoh and the healed Heinkle join the fight, as well as Yoki, who helps them make an escape.Olivier and Alex Armstrong continue to fight the sparkly fight against the doll army, with Olivier convincing the soldiers sent in to kill her to join fight against the monsters.Ed, Scar, and the other chimera friends face off against the doll soldiers. Roy and Riza join them in battle, and Envy finally admits to killing Hughes.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Roy's troop starts their non-deadly rampage across the city, with many old friends returning and helping them along the way. Olivier starts a takeover of HQ, and a really General Bad Decisions starts up the soul army.Ed uses his… um… military clout? To get the gang into the tunnels under Amestris via the lab, and the gang splits up. Hohenheim splits off with Lan Fan, then encourages her to find Greed!Ling before heading to meet Father alone.Kimblee frees Pride from Hohenheim's trap, leaving the wounded Heinkle and Al vulnerable, but Heinkle has something that may give them the upper hand.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
The fight against Pride continues. Some of our old allies return just in time to help out. When Al recovers, he and Hohenheim make a plan to shut down Pride.In Central, Roy's gang makes final preparations for the Promised Day, taking Mrs. Bradley as their hostage. Scar and Marcoh arrive at the outskirts of Central as well, and hear that a certain tiny girl and her black and white cat have just passed through… Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Ed and his crew—I mean Greed's crew—and Winry and her body guards connect hilariously in Resembool. Scar, Marcoh, Jerso, Zanpano, and our favorite character little Yoki reunite, and meet up with Scar's master and other Ishavalan refugees, and head toward Central.The Armstrong mansion is repaired, and Roy pays Olivier a visit. The northern and eastern troops' training exercise begins. Bradley comes to observe, but is informed about Roy and Grumman's scheme, and tries to return to Central. An accident with Bradley's train leaves Central open, but Father retains control.Ed & his crew meet Hohenheim in the Kanama slums. Ed gets the chance he's been waiting for to punch Hohenheim… but does at least pass on Trisha's last words to him.Ed reunites with Al in the woods nearby… but something isn't quite right with him… Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Al reconnects with Hohenheim, Rosé and Winry connect, and Jerso, Zampano, and a reluctant Yoki help with the reconstruction of Liore.Olivier learns more about the army's great plans with the homunculi and father… then encourages her father to retire and travel, and fights with Alex over control the Armstrong estate.Greed!Ling and Bido's unfortunate reunion triggers Greed's repressed memories of the Devil's Nest crew, and after trying to attack Bradley, Greed once again strikes out on his own. Ed, having made a full recovery, with Darius and Hienkel, escapes being caught by troops in central. The run into Greed!Ling at the suburban hideout they used before after capturing Gluttony. Ling is able to give Ed some information before Greed takes again, and Ed makes Greed a proposition…All our friends start preparing for the coming Promised Day.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Fullmetal Analysts podcast:https://twitter.com/FMAnalysts https://open.spotify.com/show/2lDo5SlHtJm2LCZQVzPIJs?si=ZMhtcJzLTcGystMjvPEFvg Our guest episode comes out June 16th!
Hohenheim arrives in Liore, looking for something. Under the old church of Leto, Rose and the restaurant owner lead him to a tunnel, where he confronts Pride. At Briggs, Kimblee has led the Drachman army to a confrontation, promising that with Olivier gone, the control of the fort will devolve into chaos. It doesn't go how Kimblee and the Amestrian army have led them to believe.The Scar gang lure Envy to Asbec with the promise of finding Dr. Marcoh. Working together, they're able to weaken Envy to near death. Scar convinces May to head home to Xing, but the kind townspeople in Youswell and a little prodding from Envy convince her that it's not time to leave Amestris yet.In Central, the Armstrong siblings reunite… which goes exactly as you might expect. Olivier learns even more about the army and the homunculi's scheme to create an immortal army. The Führer reveals a bit about his family to Riza. Al, Winry, the chimera soldiers, and Yoki (yay) arrive head to Liore, and run into some familiar faces…Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Fullmetal Analysts podcast:https://twitter.com/FMAnalysts https://open.spotify.com/show/2lDo5SlHtJm2LCZQVzPIJs?si=ZMhtcJzLTcGystMjvPEFvg Our guest episode comes out June 16th!
A plan to kill Kimblee doesn't go… as planned, leaving Ed seriously injured. The Scar gang connects with Al, but he slips away again. They finally get an opportunity to review Scar's brother's notes, and make new discovery. Kimblee gets a special visit from our favorite zoop-y homunculus. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Fullmetal Analysts podcast:https://twitter.com/FMAnalysts https://open.spotify.com/show/2lDo5SlHtJm2LCZQVzPIJs?si=ZMhtcJzLTcGystMjvPEFvg Our guest episode comes out June 16th!
Olivier arrives and makes her case for killing Raven to the Führer, including a deal for his seat at the table. Roy and Riza have a coded conversation. The military looks for Izumi, who has randomly run into Hohenheim on a train. Hohenheim's past and how he became the way he is today is explored. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
A surprise phone call helps Riza recover after her encounter with Pride. The Briggs tunnel rescue crew returns just in time. We flash back before the end of last chapter. Winry devises her own plan to escape being used as a hostage to manipulate Ed and Al. Ed, Al, Scar, and Miles help pull it off. Kimblee and his military crew are forced to fall back due to an oncoming blizzard, while Winry, Scar, Marcoh, May, Yoki, Jerso, and Zanpano make their way out through the mining tunnels of Baschool—thanks to Yoki… for once. Word comes to the crew at Baschool that troops from Central have come to command Briggs while Olivier goes to Central. Al braves a blizzard to tell their allies in the mining tunnels about the change of command before it's too late. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
In Central, Roy gets a secret message from Briggs. Riza makes the unfortunate acquaintance of Pride. A Briggs, soldiers are rescued from the tunnel. Kimblee gives Ed his new assignments from the Führer. The search for Scar heads to Baschool. Ed, Al, and Winry coordinate to get away from Kimblee's influence. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Hohenheim again in the woods. He reflects on a past memory with Ed, Al, and Trisha. The tunnel a Briggs is explored, to disastrous results. General Raven spills the beans about the army's big plans to Olivier and asks if she's in. He orders that they put the Sloth back in the hole and seal over it, but may have gotten more than he bargained for when dealing with Olivier Armstrong.Kimblee makes the Fullmetal Alchemist… no the other one's… acquaintance, and brings an old friend to Briggs to keep them in line. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Marcoh and May continue to study Scar's brother's notes and discuss alchemy. Yoki and Scar head to meet them after the fight with Kimblee.The Briggs crew rounds up Sloth, and while not able to kill him (even with tanks), they at least remove him from the fort, and start to investigate the tunnel he was digging.Kimblee is able to make a quick recovery with a little help from an old friend, and arrives at Briggs with General Raven.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Ed and Al make their way to Fort Briggs, but not before being surrounded by soldiers in a snowstorm. They meet Major General Olivier Armstrong and her subordinates, and learn more about the strict code of conduct at the fort. May and Marcoh recover Scar's brother's notes. Kimblee and Scar meet again in an epic battle. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Scar breaks Marcoh out of Father and the homunculi's prison, but the homunculi call in an old friend to hunt him down. With all his loyal subordinates gone, Roy may be down, but he's not out yet. He makes a covert call and schedules clandestine meeting call to try to stir another old ally into action.Knox's unwanted guests May and Lan Fan finally leave, but other surprise visitors catch him off guard. Ed and Al's quest to restore their bodies takes them on a new route—up north. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
We take a look back at the series so far and answer your questions about the Fullmetal Alchemist manga & anime, and about us three hosts! Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil' tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Edward returns Riza’s gun and asks her about what happened in Ishval. Through a series of flashbacks we learn more about Riza and Roy’s intimate past, Armstrong, Roy, Hughes, Riza, Marcoh, Knox, and Kimblee’s roles in the extermination campaign, and the Rockbells’ clinic in Ishval. We see the impact of the destructive power of alchemy on Scar and his brother, what happened in his brother’s last moments, and what happened in the clinic when he awoke.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Remember to send discussion questions for our mid-series recap special by April 3rd.https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Ed and Al are taken to meet with Wrath after the incident in Father’s lair. Roy’s team is disbanded, but the fight isn’t over yet. Knox’s house is overrun with guests/patients. Scar meets another key player from the extermination campaign. Ed goes to return what he borrowed from Riza. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Remember to send discussion questions for our mid-series recap special by April 3rd.https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
More is revealed about Father while in his lair. Ed starts a fight against him, Scar and May end up in making it to the lair just in time to get involved. Ling makes choice.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Make sure you send questions for our mid-series recap special by April 3rd!https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Roy’s team of supporters is swiftly and systematically dismantled, and we learn the truth about the creation of Wrath. Al and Gluttony, followed by May and Scar, make their way into the depths of the Father’s secret hideout under Central.Ed nearly gives up during a fight against Envy, but just before it’s too late he gets the inspiration to save himself, Ling, and Envy from Gluttony’s void. In the process his suspicions about Al’s body are confirmed.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
In his uncontrolled rage, Gluttony swallows Ling, Ed, and Envy. In the mysterious disgusting void, Ed and Ling learn how truly horrifying homunculi can be.Roy takes the battle to a different front. As he continues his quest for the top role in the military state, he realizes, perhaps too late, just how entrenched the military the homunculi may be. Knox takes Lan Fan in to recover. May’s back story seem to touch Scar, and he helps her look for Shao May. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our special recap episode by April 3rd:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmail.comYou can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Thanks to May, Scar escapes the fight with Ed & Al, but it seems the encounter with Winry continues to give him pause.Ed & Al reconnect with Winry, and Ed finally tells her what he knows about her parents. At the hotel, she takes a call that helps her see that she’s not always the one waiting on others. The brothers see her off at the train station, and Winry comes to a realization about how she’s been feeling for a long time.Riza helps Ling take the captured Gluttony and injured Lan Fan to a hideout outside of Central. Roy, Ed, and Al rendezvous with them there. Though they’ve got their homunculus prize, they can’t all agree on what to do next, and the situation ensuing from the argument may cost them dearly. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Hohenhiem stops bandits with his body, but not in the way you’d expect. Ling and Lan Fan continue to face off against Wrath and Gluttony. Lan Fan makes a great sacrifice to enable their escape.Winry hears about the fight going on between Ed, Al, and Scar, and stumbles in to Ed asking Scar a question she may not want to hear the answer to. She tries to attack him, but in the end it’s not in nature to be a killer. Ling and Ed may have accomplished what they planned to, but the fight’s not over yet… Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Havoc is discharged, but not off Roy’s list of allies just yet.Ed returns to central, more sure than ever that Al’s body can be restored. Unsure of how exactly to move forward, they decide they need to learn more about the lab and the homunculi. With Scar on the loose again, they team up with Ling and Lan Fan to execute a (classically audacious) plan to lure a homunculus to them and catch it. This works, but the plan may not go as smoothly as they intend… -Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Ed “reconnects” with his father Hohenheim in Resembool. In spite of their poor relationship, Hohenheim is able to get Ed to question if the body he and Al transmuted was truly their mother. Ed enlists Pinako to help with determining who—or what—that thing was.In Central, Ling’s quest for immortality continues. We all learn that, as great as it seems to have a body like Al’s that feels no pain, there are some truly unpleasant side effects.Roy’s gang tries to find away to help Havoc by talking to Dr. Marcoh, but it may be too late. -Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
In Resembool, Ed and Armstrong join Breda and a mysterious man named Mr. Han from Xing, who sneakily leads them out of Amestris to the ruins of Xerxes. Exploring what seems like ancient alchemical marks, he nearly gets kidnapped by Ishvalan refugees, but is spared by an older woman with a shocking connection to him. In the east he encounters some familiar faces—ones he thought he’d never see again. The homunculi regroup after the loss from last time. Our friends in the military regroup in the hospital where Roy and Havoc are recovering, discuss what they learned, and plan their next move, but some of the crew may not be able to go any farther… -Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Roy decides to fish for more information about the dark schemes going on within the military using Barry the Chopper as bait, but the homunculi’s scheme of using Barry’s body to find his soul ends up leading the gang all the way to bowels of Lab 3, where they encounter a more challenging enemy than than they planned for… -Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
Ed, Al, Winry, Ling, Lan Fan, and Fu arrive in Central… where Ling promptly faints and gets picked up by the police for traveling without a passport. No one is able to break the news of Hughes’ death to Ed, Al, and Winry, but they soon find out nonetheless. Roy continues to investigate the military and Hughes’ death with the help of Sheska. The homunculi continue to move their mysterious plans forward—Envy surveilling the military in disguise, and Lust too has a new contact within the military. With Roy getting uncomfortably close to their schemes, Envy sets a plan in motion to keep him preoccupied. When a familiar face is accused and convicted of Hughes’ murder, an escape plan is set in motion, but it’s not quick enough for Roy, who burns the resistant convict so badly, the coroner has trouble identifying them.Winry, then Ed and Al, visit Gracia Hughes to pay their respects and apologize. The kids are torn up about the death, especially Ed and Al, who are unsure who to trust and how to move forward in their quest to restore their bodies.The homunculi learn of a loose end from the Lab 5 incident that needs to be tied up… but it turns out they already have what they need to find Barry the Chopper. -Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
May Chang arrives in Amestris after a long journey across the desert from Xing. Kayal revives her and her teeny tiny panda companion with his father’s lunch, and almost immediately tragedy strikes the mining town. Fortunately May is able to save the miners using Alkahestry—Xing’s version of Alchemy. In Youswell she’s told of Edward Elric—the State Alchemist, and off she goes to find him.Ed returns to Rush Valley to get his arm repaired. After the catch up with Paninya and requisite beating from Winry, he and Al head into town and find another passed out dude from Xing… and he’s a prince! They revive him at the local pub as well, and he asks if they know anything about… the Philsopher’s Stone. Ed and Al try to leave but are pursued by Ling’s bodyguards, and half the town is destroyed… again. It turns out literally everyone is heading to Central—even our old friend Scar. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork
The Führer leads the raid on Devil’s Nest. Ed is rescued, but Greed doesn’t get past Bradley in the sewers. An incident during the fight enables Al to remember his meeting with The Truth. It doesn’t get him and Ed any closer to their goal of getting their bodies back… but they do leave the raid more suspicious of the military.Riza runs into an old friend... of ours, not hers… After Roy gets information from that character, Riza, Roy, and Falman become more entwined in the darker goings on in the military.In the bowels of the military headquarters, the Führer’s true nature is revealed, as he brings the captured son home. Thank you for listening! Please share/rate/review on the platform of your choice so that other FMA fans can find us. :) Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com
Izumi kicks some goon ass to try to rescue Al from his kidnappers, but leaves at his request to bring back Ed. Greed wants to make a deal—information for information.Ed runs into his favorite people while trying to take his annual state alchemist exam at the South HQ. The Führer & Armstrong follow him back to Dublith to try to convince his teacher to join the military. Once back in Dublith, Izumi gives Ed the deets about Al (perhaps a little too close to the Führer’s earshot), and Ed goes to confront Al’s captors. Thank you for listening! Please share/rate/review on the platform of your choice so that other FMA fans can find us. :) Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com
Izumi dumps Ed & Al as her students, but as Sig points out, now they’re able to speak as peers. Ed & Al learn more about how Izumi came to know Truth from Sig, and make a plan to try to recover Al’s memories from the failed transmutation attempt—if his whole body was taken, he must know more than Izumi and Ed.In the refugee camp, Scar’s master comes to visit him. Scar is almost captured by two men at the behest of our favorite asshole Yoki.Roy’s promotion and move to central go through, and he assembles a team to take with him. Ed suddenly realizes that he needs to take his yearly assessment and heads out of Dublith to do that. Al, now alone, gets captured and taken to the den of a new bearer of a ouroboros tattoo. Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com
Ed and Al return to Resembool after training with Izumi more determined than ever to bring their mother back to life. After months of preparation, they’re ready to try. The transmutation seems to work at first, but rebounds. Al is taken away, but Ed is taken to a mysterious place to learn the truth of creation. Bargains are made and Al’s soul is recovered, but all this at the cost of Ed’s arm and leg.Roy and Riza travel to Resembool, find the remains of the horrible event, and find a broken Ed and Al. They offer Ed the opportunity to join the military, do research, and get their bodies back. Ed is determined, recovers from the automail surgery, and takes the state alchemist certification exam. Thank you for listening! Please share/rate/review on the platform of your choice so that other FMA fans can find us. :) Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com
Ed and Al reconnect with their teacher Izumi. They chat about their travels and demonstrate how much they’ve progressed in their studies and alchemical practice. Izumi realizes that all has not been well with the boys since they last met, and demands that they spill the beans. We learn more about how Izumi, how the three met, how Ed & Al demanded to be taken under the old lady’s wing, and just how she trained them for the first month of their apprenticeship…Thank you for listening! Please share/rate/review on the platform of your choice so that other FMA fans can find us. :) Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com
The gang arrives in Rush Valley. In the chaos of all the mechanics there ooh-ing and ahh-ing over Ed’s automail, a pickpocket named Paninya makes off with his State Alchemist’s pocket watch. Winry eventually catches her, and it turns out that she too has automail to ooh and ahh over. Winry convinces Paninya to take the gang to see the mechanic who made her automail.Deep in the mountains, they meet said grouchy mechanic Dominic, his son Ridel and daughter in law Satera, who is heavily pregnant. All the talk of automail and Winry asking to become his apprentice falls to the wayside when Satera goes into labor during a crazy storm. With no way to make it into town to the hospital, Dominic goes to get the doctor. Babies don’t wait around for storms to end or doctors to arrive, so despite her nerves, Winry takes charge and manages to deliver the baby safely.After all the hijinks, Ed & Al finally make it to their teacher’s house in Dublith… Thank you for listening! Please share/rate/review on the platform of your choice so that other FMA fans can find us. :) Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com
Winry arrives and repairs Ed’s arm. Al finally explodes about what’s been on his mind since the fight with Barry the chopper, Winry yells at him, and he and Ed patch things up, resolving to become even stronger. Winry stays with Hughes and his family while in Central, then leaves with Ed and Al as they make their way south.The Führer visits Ed while still in the hospital, and tells the Scooby gang to keep the information they know about the stone and experiments in the abandoned lab a secret—and to trust no one. Hughes, unfortunately, makes a discovery in the military criminal records that sets a target on his back. Scar, still clinging to life after the fight with Gluttony and Lust, wakes up in an unfamiliar place.Thank you for listening! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!https://twitter.com/equivexpodhttps://equivexpod.tumblr.com/
Ed continues to fight #48 in the abandoned lab, but he has a trick up is armor sleeve. He manages to win, but before Envy and Lust arrive and take care of things before #48 can divulge any information that might help Ed in the search for the stone.#66 introduces himself as the famous Barry the Chopper—what you haven’t heard of him?—and instead of landing a blow on Al, gets into his head about how genuine his sense of self is. The abandoned lab exploding breaks up their fight, and luckily Ed makes it out alive, but badly injured. Afterwards, he gets a talking to from Ross and Brosch in the hospital, Al continues to question his reality, and Winry agrees to make a trip to fix Ed’s arm… again.Thank you for listening! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!https://twitter.com/equivexpodhttps://equivexpod.tumblr.com/
Ed & Al make it to Central to continue their research. An arsonist’s recent destruction of the First Branch initially dampens their spirits, but they find a former library employee with photographic memory who read Marcoh’s… er… cookbook… and transcribes the notes for them, landing a job with the military again in the process.The brothers are disappointed once again once they understand what Marcoh’s research truly entailed. Working with Ross, Brosch, and Armstrong, they discover that an abandoned old lab may be where Marcoh’s actual experiments went down. Against Armstrong’s warning, they sneak in to investigate, and find out they aren’t alone in the depths of the abandoned lab…Thank you for listening! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!https://twitter.com/equivexpodhttps://equivexpod.tumblr.com/
Ed & Al head to their hometown to get Ed’s automail repaired. At a stop along the way, Armstrong notices a familiar face—a state alchemist who’s been in hiding. The boys take the opportunity to talk to the medical alchemy expert about his research. Though he regrets his work, he points the boys in the direction of where to find his notes. It’s a race against time though, as another familiar face learns about the whereabouts of the research as well…Once in Resembool, Ed, Al, and Armstrong stay with longtime family friends and automail mechanics Winry and Pinako Rockbell, and more is revealed about Ed and Al’s past.Thank you for listening! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!https://twitter.com/equivexpodhttps://equivexpod.tumblr.com/
Ed & Al’s travel continue in the east. To help with their research, Colonel Mustang points them in the direction of Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist.Lust and Gluttony are joined by another known as Envy, and they continue to sow violent discontent in the east.An Ishvalan man known as Scar pursues the military alchemists, resulting in a near-death encounter for Ed, Al, and the military crew.… It was kind of a lot, and on top of that we’re joined by a new host this week—Kassem!Thank you for listening! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!https://twitter.com/equivexpodhttps://equivexpod.tumblr.com/
Ed and Al head to a mining town in the east, and while there’s no word of the philosopher’s stone on this trip, they manage to take care of a corrupt military leader and restore the power to the people of the town. On their way back, they use the power of alchemy (and being a suit of armor, in Al’s case), to prevent a train hijacking and save a general and his family on board.Thank you for listening! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!https://twitter.com/equivexpodhttps://equivexpod.tumblr.com/
In Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 1 and 2, we meet Edward and Alphonse Elric. Their attempt at human transmutation as children left them without their whole bodies. On a mission to find a way to restore their bodies, they pass through a town in the grips of a corrupt preacher, Father Cornello. On top of that, it seems that Cornello may not have been acting alone…Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates!
Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. In alchemy, to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost—this is equivalent exchange.Join hosts Ellen & Kayla (of the Fruits Basket podcast Let’s Stay Together), as they read through Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa chapter by chapter, exploring every twist, turn, explosion, transmutation-gone-awry, and moment of connection (and hubris) the series has to offer. Fans old and new will enjoy deep discussion—and a few tangents and laughs along the way.- - - - - -Follow us on Twitter @equivexpodFollow us on Tumblr @equivexpodSend us a note at equivexpod@gmail.com or at our site staytogethernetwork.com
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