RFC · Aired Feb 5, 2000Audio only
02/04/00
BotCon 2000’s $70 dinner draws complaints, and Hasbro keeps re-releasing Beast Wars deluxes in Fox Kids colors. John DeLuna says Hasbro now banks on collectors. Goldimus Prime gives Beast Machines…
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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 · Aired Jan 30, 2000Audio only01/29/00
BotCon 2000 registration opens, and a tech spec photo previews Beast Machines Triceradon alongside a likely Ultra Megatron recolor. Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Machines Mirage. Brian Kilby delivers a State…
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RFC · Aired Jan 22, 2000Audio only01/21/00
Takara’s new 2000 Transformers line is Car Robots, not Transformers 2000. Rhino’s Transformers: The Movie DVD gets a remixed soundtrack, and Transformers beat Star Wars in ToyFare’s Toy Tussle. Spooky…
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RFC · Aired Jan 14, 2000Audio only01/14/2000
Takara plans a new Transformers series for 2000, led by a fire truck Convoy. RFC hands out its first Year in Review Awards, and John DeLuna names the worst of…
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RFC · Aired Jan 7, 2000Audio only01/07/2000 (Lost Episode)
The audio for this January 7, 2000 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: an interview with Marvel Prime, Karl Volmer of the Marvel Universe: Transformed fan…
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RFC · Aired Jan 2, 2000Audio only01/02/2000
Turin guest hosts the first RFC of 2000 with retro reviews of the G1 triple changers Springer, Octane and Sandstorm. He counts down the New Year’s resolutions Transformers will never…
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RFC · Aired Dec 31, 1999Audio only12/31/99 “Y2K Edition”
Beast Machines toys finally hit US shelves, and John DeLuna gives the Tankor mega a thumbs in the middle. Goldimus Prime scores Transmetal 2 Tigerhawk an 8. Brian interviews ViceGripX…
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RFC · Aired Dec 25, 1999Audio only12/24/99
Beast Machines toys are turning up early at stores across the country. Picard42 of Transformers World’s Worst explains how the fanfic parody site works. Brian Kilby scores the Beast Machines…
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RFC · Aired Dec 18, 1999Audio only12/17/99
Beast Machines Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Thrust toy pictures surface on ATT, along with spoiler-posting trolls. Turin fills in for Brian, reviews Nightglider and the UK Claw Jaw and Spittor repaints,…
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RFC · Aired Dec 11, 1999Audio only12/10/99
Amazon.com hikes Transformers prices, with mega-size toys jumping from $15 to $21. Turin hosts while Brian’s computer is down. He disputes Brian’s 8 for Transmetal 2 Spittor and pans the…
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RFC · Aired Dec 3, 1999Audio only
12/03/99 (Lost Episode)
The audio for this December 3, 1999 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: a 25-minute show with a Fanfic Review column grading Dave Van Domelen’s “Tales…
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RFC · Aired Nov 27, 1999Audio only11/26/99
Beast Machines toys hit pre-order as Toymania hints at a condor Silverbolt and new Maximal dinosaurs. Turin debuts with a top eight list on Optimus Minor and a pitch for…