RFC 962Nov 22, 2025
Using Toys Against Cats
Age of the Primes G2 Swoop and Sludge complete the G2 Dinobots at last. Robosen will reveal its Flagship Soundwave on December 4, and Blokees Wheels Wave 1 shows up…
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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 961Nov 15, 2025Literally Two Bumblebees
Walmart’s Black Friday two-packs are back, and one is literally two Bumblebees. Hasbro reissues Legacy Breakdown, Titan Nemesis and Titan Predaking. Plus a 200-piece Hasbro Asia Superion gift set and…
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RFC 960Nov 8, 2025I’d buy that for a dollar
A Transformers x Stranger Things Freakwency leaks with an 8-track bird and a rubber chicken gun. Hasbro’s Spotlight Optimus Prime three-pack splits the crew. Plus John scores a sealed G1…
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RFC 959Nov 1, 2025Curse you, Brian Kilby
Mbilia Studios wants $4,000 apiece for its licensed Transformers comic book statues, and the crew isn’t buying. Blokees Wheels, a smaller-than-hoped Big Convoy and Commander Onslaught’s MCM London prototype round…
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RFC 958Oct 25, 2025Robot Gore-Sense
Hasbro and Skybound are shopping an adult Energon Universe animated series, and the crew wonders if that means robot gore. Don needs the TFCon-exclusive Ocular Max Megalith, and Hasbro Asia’s…
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RFC 957Oct 18, 2025Our 26th Anniversary Episode OR “But, he has a Megatron arm.”
Radio Free Cybertron turns 26 with a fight over the $90 Energon Universe Optimus Prime and its one Megatron arm. NYCC brings feudal Japan Timelines, HasLab Liokaiser in plastic and…
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RFC 956Oct 11, 2025Strategic Omega Prime Reserve
Studio Series 86 Thundercracker shows up in color at the NYCC booth setup, and the crew weighs one more $43 seeker. HasLab Omega Prime replacements arrive with no tooling changes,…
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RFC 955Oct 4, 2025Two flavors of Grimlock
Takara Tomy reveals MPG Soundwave and teases Blaster and Twincast. Auldey shows two flavors of Action Elite Grimlock, while Missing Link Arcee and MPG-15 Rattrap turn up in hand. Plus…
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RFC 954Sep 27, 2025Business Casual Mystery of Convoy
G1 Transformers writer Ron Friedman passes away at 93, and the crew remembers his legendary panels. Mystery of Convoy gets an apparel line, and Dr. Wu sketches a micromaster-scale G2…
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RFC 953Sep 20, 2025Transformers Day 2025
Hasbro’s 2026 price increases push Voyager class to $42.99, and the crew asks fans to vote with their wallets, respectfully. Shockwave’s fan-voted sea creature mode is a whale, and Studio…
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RFC 952Sep 13, 2025Sunstorm is a Creamcicle
Hasbro is leaving Pawtucket for a new Boston headquarters. The Battersea Transformers store teases a “Titan” that isn’t a Titan, and Missing Link Ultra Magnus lands at $195 on Hasbro…
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RFC 951Sep 6, 2025He’s the Most Logical Shark Around
Shockwave won the Activate Your Alt Mode fan vote and is headed for the sea, and the crew wants Sharkwave. Tokyo Toy Show 2025 brings Missing Link Ultra Magnus, Nemesis…