3.7K
Downloads
40
Episodes
Home of cultural exchange podcast The Reccers and robot toy circus The Knackered Robots Podcast
Episodes
Oct 21, 2018
Oct 21, 2018
1hr 17 min
Episode 2 of Sherloctober 2018 sees returning mainstay and Reccers Kristie drop in to talk about the 2018 HBO Asia/Hulu co-production 'Miss Sherlock', a modern take on the Holmes template set in Japan with female leads.
Kristie uses her vast expertise to explain how the Japanese concept of Omoiyari influences the depiction of a character derived from Sherlock Holmes, the South Korean show 'Queen of Mystery' is discussed and we end up talking about Batman again, sorry.
Oct 19, 2018
Oct 19, 2018
1hr 46 min
...yeah, sorry about the wait. Stuff happened, including the episode irretrievably devouring itself in Audacity TWICE during the edit. There may have been some crying. There was definitely some swearing.
BUT ANYWAY, Kristie and Matty are back to share their thoughts on The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin and The Raccoons, a cartoon from the Eighties. Please Enjoy.
Oct 14, 2018
Oct 14, 2018
1hr 8 min
Sherloctober 2018 kicks off with returning special guest Becka discussing her perspective on the previous Sherloctober favourite 'Lady Sherlock' series by Sherry Thomas, the bit of season 1 of Elementary Becka got to watch before it disappeared off NowTV, and her daredevil bathroom protocols when binge-reading multiple books one after the other
Aug 5, 2018
Aug 5, 2018
1hr 33 min
Becka, Umar and Matty are once again talking about plastic robots and the pathetic nerds who love them (don't worry Erica fans, she'll be back next episode!), as well as laying out a comprehensive introduction to TFNation, the wonderful Transformers convention happening at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole from the 17th to the 19th of August, where all your coolest friends seem to hang out
This episode's TF Community shoutout is to Mr Graham Thomson, who you probably know from cool photos off the Twitter and that.
Graham's blog, Collecting Stories
If you're going to TFNation, we hope you have a lovely time and if you see Becka or Umar around the place, feel free to say hi (but also remember to tell them Who You Are).
Jul 19, 2018
Jul 19, 2018
1hr 41 min
We're back and switching it up after one episode, this time we're joined by new co-host Erica who is very much the Fonz to our...I don't actually remember anyone from that show except the Fonz, which if anything only further serves to prove my point! In your face, haters.
As usual we talk about our recent acquisitions, upcoming new releases we have our eyes on, Becka's Megatron problem and round out by sharing our hottest takes on the Bumblebee Movie trailer! Also we do swears and say the most unconscionable things about Beast Wars Megatron who is, as we touch on, Quite Nasty.
This episode's community shoutout goes to our pal Nate whose stuff can be found HERE:
Shine on Nate, you beautiful sack of carbon and water.
May 5, 2018
May 5, 2018
1hr 21 min
It's only your old pals Becka, Umar and Matty doing a Transformers/assorted robos podcast, innit. We kick off by discussing what bots we've picked up recently, what we're looking forward to and the various Transformers media we've been exposing ourselves to.
Thrill to your erudite and fashionable hosts valiantly battling through thunderstorm-induced lack of sleep and various audio interruptions to bring you the best Plastic Robot Nattering they're capable of
Apr 29, 2018
Apr 29, 2018
27 min
What links a fantasy novel by Hugo Award-winning author N. K. Jemisin and a Canadian cartoon from the 1980s? Nothing as far as we know, except that they're what Kristie and Matty are each bringing to this episode of The Reccers!
Mar 31, 2018
Mar 31, 2018
1hr 23 min
This episode's guest is romance author Cat Sebastian, so the book we're experiencing is Ring of the Ruby Dragon by Jeannie Black from TSR's HeartQuest subline, an attempt to combine early 80's Dungeons & Dragons with the time-honoured romantic fiction tropes of All Kissing And That.
Check out Cat's website and Twitter!
Feb 28, 2018
Feb 28, 2018
1hr 12 min
Matty digs out the 1984 Dragontales gamebook Sword Daughter's Quest by Rhondi Vilott and reads it to Garrett Robinson, author of the Underrealm series.
Tyrna's travelling party have been bumped off by Orcs, including her dad. 'Fortunately' (note sarcastic quotes), a Half-Elf ranger with a very...distinctive name shows up to 'help' her as she sets out to...vengeance? Or something? It's not terribly clear.
Garrett can be found:
and On Patreon!
Garrett's books can be found on Underrealm.net, which has a Patreon of its very own!
Feb 10, 2018
Feb 10, 2018
1hr 28 min
Kristie and Matty share their findings on bookselling-themed mysteries and the mysteries of the heart with Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Casefiles and Heart of the Steal by Avon Gale & Roan Parrish