RFC 708Jan 6, 2021
2020 Transformers Year in Review
It’s the 2020 Transformers year in review. The crew hands out the RFC Awards, from Super Megatron’s engineering to Earthrise Arcee’s sad trombone, scores their 2020 predictions and recaps the…
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Radio Free Cybertron
Radio Free Cybertron is the world’s first Transformers podcast — and the world’s first toy and action figure podcast — launched in October 1999. Now approaching episode 1,000, RFC covers Transformers toy news, reviews, and collector discussion every week, with a crew of longtime fans who’ve been in the hobby for decades.
Each episode digs into the latest Transformers toy reveals, pre-orders, in-hand reviews, and releases — from Hasbro’s Studio Series and Age of the Primes to TakaraTomy’s Masterpiece and Missing Link lines, third-party figures, and vintage collecting. We track the toy industry, follow the deals, debate the prices, and share what we’re actually buying. If it transforms, we’re talking about it.
Hosted by Brian Kilby. New episodes every week at tfradio.net.
Over 25 years. Nearly 1,000 episodes. Still rolling out.
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RFC 707Jan 1, 2021Post-Christmas Desolation
A 1995 McDonald’s document reveals early Beast Wars concepts, from a panther Prowl to a lion Optimus Prime. Brian shares his take on Netflix’s Earthrise. Plus Kingdom Megatron, Cyberverse Prowl…
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RFC 706Dec 24, 2020Favorite Christmas Memories
Buzzworthy Bumblebee grows into a full subline of Studio Series repacks, likely a Target exclusive. The crew shares favorite Transformers Christmas memories. Plus Kingdom Cyclonus, Blackarachnia and Warpath, and Earthrise…
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RFC 705Dec 18, 2020Please state the nature of the podcast emergency
Hasbro reveals RED Bumblebee and Starscream, and Combiner Wars Devastator returns at $150. A Transformers MMO resurfaces with a 2021 date, and Mondo makes a Grimlock tiki mug. Plus Selects…
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RFC 704Dec 10, 2020I’ll say it, Hot Rod is perfect
Studio Series 86 Hot Rod arrives, and the crew calls it the best Hot Rod yet. Scourge, not so much. Plus a leaked Buzzworthy Bumblebee with Spike, new Cyberverse deluxes,…
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RFC 703Dec 3, 2020Help! Send down a lifeline! No, not that one.
Kingdom Wave 2 is fully revealed, from Airazor and Dinobot to Huffer and Inferno, and a leak maps out the rest of the line. Walmart lists RED Megatron and new…
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RFC 702Nov 26, 2020Kingdom Stuff
Korean safety photos and packaged leaks reveal Kingdom Wave 2, from Airazor and Huffer to a G1 Inferno and Earth-mode Ultra Magnus. Brian reviews Kingdom Wave 1 and crowns Cyclonus.…
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RFC 701Nov 19, 2020Don is our Turtle-Fairy
Hasbro surprises with Ultimate X-Spanse, an X-Men Blackbird crossover with a 90s Cyclops robot mode. The Ghostbusters Ectotron returns for Afterlife, Studio Series Dino sells out, and Steven Caple Jr.…
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RFC · Aired Nov 12, 2020Episode 700
It’s Radio Free Cybertron 700! The final Galactic Odyssey set is revealed, and a mystery rocket sparks Countdown theories. Studio Series 72 Cybertronian Starscream surprises, and Chris reviews Kingdom Core…
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RFC 699Nov 7, 2020In my heart I’m done with Masterpiece but in my wallet I’m still buying it
Masterpiece Starscream Ver. 2.0 stuffs his jet into his wings, and the crew is done with Masterpiece in spirit only. Golden Lagoon hits Hasbro Pulse. Plus Earthrise Prowl, Ironhide and…
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RFC 698Oct 29, 2020You said Boo so that counts
Galactic Odyssey set four brings Barricade and a returning Punch-Counterpunch. TFcon’s virtual third-party panel shows off a battleship Jetfire. Plus Earthrise Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker and Bluestreak in hand.
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RFC 697Oct 22, 2020Nostalgia for people who have not thought about Transformers since 1987
Walmart’s Retro Headmasters bring 1987 nostalgia with 1984 fonts. Fan First Friday makes Studio Series 86 official and prices the Studio Series Devastator box set. Plus the Elf on a…