RFC 1006Sep 25, 2026
Hit Snooze on Optimus Prime Awakening
RFC 1006 digs into the $4.15 million 40th anniversary run of The Transformers: The Movie. The panel also tries to make sense of the Optimus Prime: Awakening short. Plus the…
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RFC 758Dec 24, 2021Memories, some better left forgotten
Super7 reveals a new Transformers ReAction wave, and Ben Yee tours the new Toys R Us in New Jersey. The Victory Saber steel molds are being cut, and the crew…
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RFC · Aired Apr 5, 2016Audio only462: Looking Back at Botcon
Before the last BotCon, Radio Free Cybertron looks back at the official convention’s history. Ben Yee, Anthony Brucali and former organizer Glenn Hallett share first-con stories, favorite exclusives and the…
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RFC · Aired Sep 27, 2015Audio onlyThe RFC Mini-cast – 030: The Origins of Radio Free Cybertron!
How did Radio Free Cybertron start? Brian Kilby tells John about Sunday radio shifts, RealMedia on dial-up in 1998 and the early alt.toys.transformers days.
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RFC · Aired Sep 20, 2015Audio only
The RFC Mini-cast – 029: TFU.info!
TFU.info founder Ant tells how the Transformers toy archive began in 2002 and why it needs your photos. Plus BotCon’s evolution, G1 overload and Robots in Disguise’s missing villains.
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RFC · Aired May 5, 2015Audio only
The RFC Mini-cast – 011: How to properly display your toys
Longtime collector Alan joins John to talk Transformers display, from Walmart plastic shelves to custom glass-door bookcases. Tips on fluorescent lighting, makeup-brush dusting, risers and window tinting follow. Plus a…
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RFC · Aired Sep 4, 2011Audio only08/31/2011
Transformers Prime toys hit in November, but good luck finding Bulkhead. Zobovor’s fake Beast Wars names turn up on Shout! Factory’s DVD. The chat takes over with collecting milestones, dream…
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RFC · Aired Nov 5, 2010Audio onlyNovember 3rd 2010
Dark of the Moon is set for July 1. Transformers: Prime gets a Black Friday preview and the five-part Darkness Rising, and The Hub drops a new trailer live. Plus…
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RFC · Aired Jul 19, 2009Audio onlyJuly 19th 2009
Brian and JD Church look back at alt.toys.transformers and the Beast Wars-era golden age of the fandom. JD defends the live-action movies and nearly wins Brian over. Exvee reviews Revenge…
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RFC · Aired Jul 6, 2003Audio only07/06/03
Radio Free Cybertron returns after seven months with an ad-libbed solo show. Brian Kilby cancels the three-year anniversary show and previews his plans for the official Transformers convention in Chicago.…
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RFC · Aired Aug 16, 2001Audio only8/15/01
Brian reviews Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and the Spychangers. Omega Prime makes a nice statue but a terrible toy. Plus the TransQuake mod and the Usenet archive…
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RFC · Aired Jul 11, 2001Audio only07/10/01
Robots in Disguise floods US shelves on the eve of BotCon 2001. John DeLuna asks whether 3H can be criticized like Hasbro and slams Takara’s Fortress Maximus chase figure. Rob’s…