The world’s first and oldest toy and action figure podcast
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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.
Hasbro’s CEO says Transformers is the company’s most engaged brand, and Hasbro’s earnings beat Mattel’s by a mile. The crew debates anime-colored Missing Link Grimlock and wants no part of…
Nexus Prime turns out to be a Voyager that plugs into someone else’s combiner frame, and the crew is baffled. Liege Maximo fares better. Hasbro lands the Voltron movie license,…
McDonald’s Changeables are back, bigger and sturdier than anyone expected. One Shall Stand Optimus Prime sold out in minutes, and Brian loves it as a Dark Awakening Optimus. Plus Blokees…
McDonald’s Changeables return as Happy Meal toys, and they look a lot like BotBots. Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, and a soccer-ball Optimus Prime looks like Project Kick. Plus Target’s…
Missing Link Grimlock lands at about $120, and MPG-20 Style Gen Hot Rod looks a lot like Studio Series 86 Hot Rod. Target’s Hound and Hot Rod sell out in…
The crew looks back at 2025 in Transformers, from HasLab Liokaiser’s 23,553 backers to HasLab Omega Prime’s breakage woes and big tariff-driven price increases. Matt wins the 2025 predictions scorecard.…
Hasbro China’s Studio Series Devastator gift set comes with a wearable box, and fans recover lost scenes from Cosmic Rust. Blokees Galaxy Wave 9 brings Unicron and Trypticon. Plus Matt’s…
Working D1 master tapes for Beast Wars and Beast Machines have turned up, and some Beast Machines masters are widescreen. Age of the Primes first looks bring Powerglide, Swerve, Animated…
Age of the Primes Leader Big Convoy and Razorclaw are out at US retail, and Studio Series 86 Soundwave is turning up too. DNA Design reveals upgrade kits for Studio…
Age of the Primes Swindle looks like a deluxe sold at a $43 Voyager price, and the crew is not happy about it. Robosen’s Flagship Soundwave lands at $1,399, and…
Age of the Primes Commander Onslaught and the full Bruticus debut, and the crew loves the look but not the roughly $240 total. Armada Sideways’ first look lands badly: a…
Two lost Dreamwave Transformers Energon comics, issues 31 and 32, are finally finished and free to read. The Battersea Power Station Transformers Store turns one with voice actors and a…