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On the Shoulders of Giants
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Discuss mechs across media, their stories, and why you love them. Listen on any platform, or just tune your heart to the strength of your ideals.

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PILOTS-It's the last FORECAST of the Year in the Shell! Check the thread for some details on the goodies!
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By the way, we officially unveiled it during our barely intelligible drunken Ghost in the Shell 2017 commentary track, but in case you missed it: it's Alice's turn to pick the theme for 2026: thus, our first episode of 2026 marks the beginning of our GUNDAM coverage in THE ONE YEAR POD...
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
PILOTS-It's the last FORECAST of the Year in the Shell! Check the thread for some details on the goodies!
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
youtu.be/dvUkWoWDKFc

the VoD of our first FRONT MISSION stream is up! J.J. for VICTORY! J.J. for LIFE!
STREAM: Call a Waaambulance for my Waaanzer - FRONT MISSION (SNES)
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November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
twitch.tv/osg_pod STREAMING SUNDAYS - i'll show u my wanzer if u show me urs.... call that a full frontal mission....
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Twitch is the world
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November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Get in here, the water's gay
Today's Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright's one-year anniversary!

The whole damn thing remains free. You can and should try it.
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Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright by Thaliarchus
Giant robot yuri space opera. In verse.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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the real reason to read the manga is for the batou pinups
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
youtu.be/1APaSCwSGS8 we asked for this side-by-side during our bonus commentary episode on Ghost in the Shell (2017)--look at the shame if now before (we assume) Sony smites us from on high!
They could've just done their own thing
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November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hey, pilots--Cyberpunk Sundays is now just Streaming Sundays (we wanted to go back to mecha). Brian's gonna kick it off this weekend with the original Front Mission PS1 game!
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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no I am not currently looking. unless you are Qubeley (the mobile suit) then call me
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
THE FINAL DAY
psst... hey pilots... remember that special thing we talk about in the last few episodes? Friday is your LAST DAY to take advantage of it!!!
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Happy Halloween! The EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER: BOUND BY ASH episode is on the way to the feeds right now! Brian was able to have a great interview with @hthrflwrs.bsky.social about their past and future as a developer, so listen ASAP or get CRUSHED by the SUN! osgpod.com/posts/2025-1...
Ep 0059 - Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound by Ash (2020)
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October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Enjoy our first Ko-Fi BONUS episode--a drunken commentary track timed to Ghost in the Shell (2017) starring Scarlett Johannson! Dive in for lots of hoarse screaming--and, of course, we played an awful game at the end! on-the-shoulders-of-giants.zencast.website/episodes/bon...
BONUS - Ghost in the Shell (2017) Commentary Track | 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 so...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Happy Halloween! The EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER: BOUND BY ASH episode is on the way to the feeds right now! Brian was able to have a great interview with @hthrflwrs.bsky.social about their past and future as a developer, so listen ASAP or get CRUSHED by the SUN! osgpod.com/posts/2025-1...
Ep 0059 - Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound by Ash (2020)
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October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Halloween! The EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER: BOUND BY ASH episode is on the way to the feeds right now! Brian was able to have a great interview with @hthrflwrs.bsky.social about their past and future as a developer, so listen ASAP or get CRUSHED by the SUN! osgpod.com/posts/2025-1...
Ep 0059 - Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound by Ash (2020)
osgpod.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Enjoy our first Ko-Fi BONUS episode--a drunken commentary track timed to Ghost in the Shell (2017) starring Scarlett Johannson! Dive in for lots of hoarse screaming--and, of course, we played an awful game at the end! on-the-shoulders-of-giants.zencast.website/episodes/bon...
BONUS - Ghost in the Shell (2017) Commentary Track | 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 so...
on-the-shoulders-of-giants.zencast.website
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
No episode today--we're working on a double trouble drop hopefully for tomorrow! We appreciate you all--Brian was on his honeymoon ✨
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
psst... hey pilots... remember that special thing we talk about in the last few episodes? Friday is your LAST DAY to take advantage of it!!!
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
heather flowers scooping the osg interview........
they should talk in an article about how funny and clever i am. you can cite thsi post. this one right here where i say it. that's citable. if it needs to be an interview pretend that you're asking me if i'm funny and clever. and then i will say yes
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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If you’re in a creative field and you don’t lift up the work of your peers, you can’t expect people to care about your stuff
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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i think the major just likes jumping off buildings for fun really
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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It's always a positive when you don't blow up and get killed. There's a new CROSSED WIRES comic page available to read for free on https://crossedwires.irisjay.net !
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Brian wrote an essay on the Solid State Society Ghost in the Shell TV movie! Read it NOW or be cursed!!! About 30 mins read ;)
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[DISPATCH] - Solid State Society Essay
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October 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM