S11E8: The Portland Area Construction Polycule

Mara's good friend and frequent collaborator Jane Underscore joins the podcast this week to discuss quite a pair of episodes. One sees the birth of one of the most popular human/autobot ships of all time while the other challenges the very principles of animation "being good" and "making sense". This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; the thriving goon ecosystem of NYC, funny signs, Raoul, what Tracks being gay coded would actually mean in universe, Scrapper living up to his name, da Mets, Planet 52 starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, an all you can eat buffet of animation errors, Alligators, and the world's most confusing cliffhanger. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Friend of the pod Gigalithic joins your intrepid hosts this week for two more episodes of good old G1 madness. Whether its Beachcomber's discovery of a magical piss pool, or Astrotrain jumping at the opportunity to do colonialism, we can assure you that it's very fun, and very stupid. This Datatrack contains discussion on the following topics; why Seaspray sucks, random character groupings, what happens when a bunch of murderous idiots become invincible, Sunstreaker's interesting proclivities, improperly scored somber endings, Astrotrain listening to Joe Rogan, Cosmos' propensity to get immobilized, organized religion, electric lava, Omega Supreme's miraculous hammerspace, and lezzing out for interplanetary diplomacy. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

As we reach roughly the halfway point of our journey through G1 season 2, the powers that be deign to give us the gift of peak. That's right, we're finally talking about A Decpticon Raider in King Arthur's Court...and also some other episode that was ok I guess. This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; good guys being annoying, War of the Worlds (2025), Red Alert's dogshit firefighting technique, Blaster's dogshit infiltration technique, Ye Olde Starscreame, Valley Girl princesses, bird shit, magic being real, time travel being real, dragons being real, and the wizard Boruto. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In a pair of shockingly competent and relatively well-written episodes, all the frustrations the Dinobots have had about being the Autobots' get out of plot free cards finally comes home to roost in a two parter that sees Carly and Spike go to Cybertron to save everyone from a sudden onset of Cybertonium poisoning. But more importantly, Audrey and Mara argue about who has the longer drive to another city within their own state. This datatrack includes discussion of the following topics; quiet quitting, google maps, Carly letting her freak flag fly, Shockwave's no good horrible very bad day, Swoop being the only Dinobot anybody can talk to, sudden lore drops, Sparkplug selling Cybertronian secrets to the state, and what the actual fuck was going on with Blaster and Soundwave at the very start of part one. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week Argyle from Pod of Greed returns to the show to talk about a trio of extremely stupid episodes. While Microbots is mostly your average 'guys shrink down to go inside another guy' episode of children's animation it does contain one of the best scenes in all of G1 and introduces us to Perceptor. Then we experience the Television equivalent of being hit over the head with a sack of doorknobs for 45 minutes with the infamous two parter Megatron's Master Plan. Included in this Datatrack are discussions of the following topics; Brawn's rampant homophobia, Autobot HR, EVIL brain impulses, macguffins too stupid to come back in legacy media, the Optimus Prime costume suspiciously fitted specifically for Starscream, Optimus obeying circuit courts, Cosmos, Tracks stealing the Lambo Bros' whole schtick, Thrust's cowriting credit, and the unfortunate parallels to our modern, stupid reality. Also sorry about my audio! I unplugged my mic and forgot to readjust my levels so I might go from being too loud to too quiet at some points here. Hopefully I fixed most of the peaking- Mara. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In a particularly Yaoiful pair of episodes, Audrey and Mara debate which couple is better; the sensitive, underappreciated architect and his rotund British doctor? Or the red hot Texan firetruck and the paranoid security chief? This datatrack includes discussion of the following topics; Powerglide's attitude, (probably accidental) character nuance, Starscream being surprisingly loyal (for about 20 minutes), the Construction company that is also a polycule, the public service funding in the G1 universe, Starscream being the world's worst trip sitter, and whatever the fuck the Tunnel Drone is. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon

This week Max from Pod of Greed joins us for a mind melting trio of G1 episodes. Things start "normal" with the Insecticons eating too much delicious energy and getting ready to go out Mr. Creasote style before Dinobot Island goes completely off the rails. This datatrack includes discussion of the following topics; buge, Megatron's weird hangups, Beachcomber is here, hand-transforming your rival, Optimus Prime's usage of child soldiers, Inferno's status as the OG Cum Cannoneer, time travel, Dinosaur "facts", Starscream's thankless job, and the literal dozen new characters who Just Fucking Show Up. Noise Space | Discord | Patreon

Alright so you've got two guys. One of them is an evil clone controlled by your arch rival. You can't tell which is which. So how do you solve it? Do you A) Question the clones separately based on knowledge only the original would have access to? or B) Have a race and shoot at a rock? The answer may surprise you! This datatrack includes discussion of the following topics; Soundwave's Secret Sons, Megatron's unhealthy obsession with Spike, Starscream's clonelust, Powerglide (who has been here the whole time), mind control (but its ok because the good guys are doing it), Sunstreaker never forgetting big wet things, Gestalt jerkoff philosophy, and Forbidden Devastator Components. Noise Space | Discord

TORQ, generate picture of sexy female robot ninja, purple and black with yellow eyes, sleek silhouette, lots of knives, badass ninja skills, and huge [REDACTED]. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Day of the Machines hitting too close to home, TORQ's battlebots rejects, Skyfire's continuing Busification, smart doorknobs, Doctor Fujiyama (the famous scientist), Nightbird's REAL function, gay coding, Jazz' ninja movie phase, and the question of Nightbird's sentience. Noise Space | Discord

It's ramping up. You may have thought that all of our talk about G1 season 2 being completely cracked was exaggerated. Well now Atlantis has been introduced and destroyed in the same episode. It's also not Atlantis. Worry not, because things only escalate from here. This datatrack contains discussion of the following; AKOM studios dubious reputation, Cybertronian furniture kink, The Device, Spike's invulnerability, national monuments, not-Atlantis, Brawn killing Huffer, and does it still count as found family if you steal them? Also, please fill out our Patreon survey! Thanks! Noise Space | Discord