Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal Alchemist Podcast

<p>Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. In alchemy, to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost—this is equivalent exchange.</p> <p>Join hosts Ellen, Kassem, and Kayla as we read through Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa chapter by chapter, exploring every twist, turn, explosion, transmutation-gone-awry, and moment of connection (and hubris) the series has to offer. Fans old and new will enjoy deep discussion—and a few tangents and laughs along the way. </p>

Episode 49: See you around my friends of the soul | Finale

In our finale episode we discuss Fullmetal Alchemist as whole and answer your questions! Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you around for our next project!You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

09-12
02:39:43

Episode 48: What I’ve wanted all this time was friends like these | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 107 & 108

In our last regular episode, the final battle against Father ends, and we find out what happens to all our favorite heroes. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time for our finale!We talked about the outtakes from FMA: Brotherhood during the episode, and since we’re all caught up on what happens, here’s the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTcnzq-2cXwSend questions for our finale recap episode here by September 8th at noon ET:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

09-05
01:58:29

Episode 47: A life worth living | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 105 & 106

Ed faces off with Pride, questioning his continued loyalty to Father. Wrath and Scar face off. Lan Fan joins to avenge her grandfather, but isn’t able to deal the final blow. Father puts up a fight in his perfect form, but massive counter attacks led by Hohenheim and Scar weaken him significantly and strengthen the alchemists in the fight.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time for the last chapters of Fullmetal Alchemist!Send questions for our finale recap episode here by September 8th at noon ET:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

08-29
01:11:58

Episode 46: The knowledge of all matter in the universe | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 103 & 104

With all the human sacrifices assembled, Father executes his plan. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our finale recap episode here:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

08-22
01:09:53

Episode 45: I’ve been given orders not to die | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 100–102

Geed!Ling, Fu, Buccaneer, and the Briggs troops manage to fend off Bradley, but not without losses. Bradley survives, but uses the last of his strength to help the gold-toothed doctor with Roy, ultimately forcing Roy’s decision to attempt human transmutation. In the depths of the tunnels under central, the homunculus Father finishes collecting the sacrifices needed for his plan.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our finale recap episode here:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

08-14
01:20:37

Episode 44: Search your heart and choose a path that you won’t be ashamed of | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 98 & 99

The fight in Central continues. Wrath fights Greed!Ling, Fu, and Buccaneer. Ed, Roy, Riza, and Scar come across the gold-toothed doctor who created Wrath, and attempt to fight him. He opens a portal that takes in Ed there, an d Izumi from the tunnels underneath the Führer’s chamber.Al, with Yoki, Dr. Marcoh, and Heinkel arrive just in time for Al to get sucked in to the portal along with Izumi and Ed. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Send questions for our finale recap episode here:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com equivexpod@gmaill.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

08-07
01:17:25

Episode 43: My courage grows one hundred fold | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 96 & 97

Izumi and Sig join Olivier and Alex in the fight against the doll soldiers. Armstrong is emboldened by his muscly ally. Hohenheim begins to face off with Father, who hasn’t stopped changing since he left the flask. Hohenheim reveals more about his knowledge of the power of the philosopher’s stone within him. Wrath makes a stunning comeback entrance, and the rebelling soldiers attempt to stop him. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

08-01
01:06:49

Episode 42: For the sake of justice | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 94 & 95

Mrs. Bradley speaks, Briggs strikes, and Izumi helps additional reinforcements tunnel into the command center. Roy stalks Envy, torturing them with his flame alchemy. Riza, Ed, and Scar catch up and help him come to his senses.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

07-25
01:03:51

Episode 41: Everyone wants to protect what’s important to them | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 92 & 93

Armed with the philosopher’s stone, Al takes on Kimblee and Pride. Marcoh and the healed Heinkle join the fight, as well as Yoki, who helps them make an escape.Olivier and Alex Armstrong continue to fight the sparkly fight against the doll army, with Olivier convincing the soldiers sent in to kill her to join fight against the monsters.Ed, Scar, and the other chimera friends face off against the doll soldiers. Roy and Riza join them in battle, and Envy finally admits to killing Hughes.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

07-17
01:06:02

Episode 40: It’s for the greater good | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 89–91

Roy’s troop starts their non-deadly rampage across the city, with many old friends returning and helping them along the way. Olivier starts a takeover of HQ, and a really General Bad Decisions starts up the soul army.Ed uses his… um… military clout? To get the gang into the tunnels under Amestris via the lab, and the gang splits up. Hohenheim splits off with Lan Fan, then encourages her to find Greed!Ling before heading to meet Father alone.Kimblee frees Pride from Hohenheim’s trap, leaving the wounded Heinkle and Al vulnerable, but Heinkle has something that may give them the upper hand.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

07-10
01:21:15

Episode 39: How predictable the human spirit is | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 86–88

The fight against Pride continues. Some of our old allies return just in time to help out. When Al recovers, he and Hohenheim make a plan to shut down Pride.In Central, Roy’s gang makes final preparations for the Promised Day, taking Mrs. Bradley as their hostage. Scar and Marcoh arrive at the outskirts of Central as well, and hear that a certain tiny girl and her black and white cat have just passed through… Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

07-03
01:18:35

Episode 38: In order to change the world, you must first change yourself | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 84 & 85

Ed and his crew—I mean Greed’s crew—and Winry and her body guards connect hilariously in Resembool. Scar, Marcoh, Jerso, Zanpano, and our favorite character little Yoki reunite, and meet up with Scar’s master and other Ishavalan refugees, and head toward Central.The Armstrong mansion is repaired, and Roy pays Olivier a visit. The northern and eastern troops’ training exercise begins. Bradley comes to observe, but is informed about Roy and Grumman’s scheme, and tries to return to Central. An accident with Bradley’s train leaves Central open, but Father retains control.Ed & his crew meet Hohenheim in the Kanama slums. Ed gets the chance he’s been waiting for to punch Hohenheim… but does at least pass on Trisha’s last words to him.Ed reunites with Al in the woods nearby… but something isn’t quite right with him… Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

06-26
01:20:48

Episode 37: It’s a bond between souls | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 81–83

Al reconnects with Hohenheim, Rosé and Winry connect, and Jerso, Zampano, and a reluctant Yoki help with the reconstruction of Liore.Olivier learns more about the army’s great plans with the homunculi and father… then encourages her father to retire and travel, and fights with Alex over control the Armstrong estate.Greed!Ling and Bido’s unfortunate reunion triggers Greed’s repressed memories of the Devil’s Nest crew, and after trying to attack Bradley, Greed once again strikes out on his own.  Ed, having made a full recovery, with Darius and Hienkel, escapes being caught by troops in central. The run into Greed!Ling at the suburban hideout they used before after capturing Gluttony. Ling is able to give Ed some information before Greed takes again, and Ed makes Greed a proposition…All our friends start preparing for the coming Promised Day.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Fullmetal Analysts podcast:https://twitter.com/FMAnalysts https://open.spotify.com/show/2lDo5SlHtJm2LCZQVzPIJs?si=ZMhtcJzLTcGystMjvPEFvg Our guest episode comes out June 16th! 🌟Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

06-19
01:15:51

Episode 36: We’ve won, Marcoh | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 78–80

Hohenheim arrives in Liore, looking for something. Under the old church of Leto, Rose and the restaurant owner lead him to a tunnel, where he confronts Pride. At Briggs, Kimblee has led the Drachman army to a confrontation, promising that with Olivier gone, the control of the fort will devolve into chaos. It doesn’t go how Kimblee and the Amestrian army have led them to believe.The Scar gang lure Envy to Asbec with the promise of finding Dr. Marcoh. Working together, they’re able to weaken Envy to near death. Scar convinces May to head home to Xing, but the kind townspeople in Youswell and a little prodding from Envy convince her that it’s not time to leave Amestris yet.In Central, the Armstrong siblings reunite… which goes exactly as you might expect. Olivier learns even more about the army and the homunculi’s scheme to create an immortal army. The Führer reveals a bit about his family to Riza. Al, Winry, the chimera soldiers, and Yoki (yay) arrive head to Liore, and run into some familiar faces…Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Fullmetal Analysts podcast:https://twitter.com/FMAnalysts https://open.spotify.com/show/2lDo5SlHtJm2LCZQVzPIJs?si=ZMhtcJzLTcGystMjvPEFvg Our guest episode comes out June 16th! 🌟Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

06-12
01:40:20

Episode 35: A philosopher’s stone with one soul’s worth of energy | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 76 & 77

A plan to kill Kimblee doesn’t go… as planned, leaving Ed seriously injured. The Scar gang connects with Al, but he slips away again. They finally get an opportunity to review Scar’s brother’s notes, and make new discovery. Kimblee gets a special visit from our favorite zoop-y homunculus. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Fullmetal Analysts podcast:https://twitter.com/FMAnalysts https://open.spotify.com/show/2lDo5SlHtJm2LCZQVzPIJs?si=ZMhtcJzLTcGystMjvPEFvg Our guest episode comes out June 16th! 🌟Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

06-06
01:23:01

Episode 34: You and I stand at the center of the world | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 74 & 75

Olivier arrives and makes her case for killing Raven to the Führer, including a deal for his seat at the table. Roy and Riza have a coded conversation. The military looks for Izumi, who has randomly run into Hohenheim on a train. Hohenheim’s past and how he became the way he is today is explored. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

05-29
01:13:29

Episode 33: It’s our duty as humans to be angry at injustice | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 72 & 73

A surprise phone call helps Riza recover after her encounter with Pride. The Briggs tunnel rescue crew returns just in time. We flash back before the end of last chapter. Winry devises her own plan to escape being used as a hostage to manipulate Ed and Al. Ed, Al, Scar, and Miles help pull it off. Kimblee and his military crew are forced to fall back due to an oncoming blizzard, while Winry, Scar, Marcoh, May, Yoki, Jerso, and Zanpano make their way out through the mining tunnels of Baschool—thanks to Yoki… for once. Word comes to the crew at Baschool that troops from Central have come to command Briggs while Olivier goes to Central. Al braves a blizzard to tell their allies in the mining tunnels about the change of command before it’s too late. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

05-22
01:20:55

Episode 32: I will always be watching you from the shadows | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 70 & 71

In Central, Roy gets a secret message from Briggs. Riza makes the unfortunate acquaintance of Pride. A Briggs, soldiers are rescued from the tunnel. Kimblee gives Ed his new assignments from the Führer. The search for Scar heads to Baschool. Ed, Al, and Winry coordinate to get away from Kimblee’s influence. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

05-15
01:26:23

Episode 31: The powerful rule | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 68 & 69

Hohenheim again in the woods. He reflects on a past memory with Ed, Al, and Trisha. The tunnel a Briggs is explored, to disastrous results. General Raven spills the beans about the army’s big plans to Olivier and asks if she’s in. He orders that they put the Sloth back in the hole and seal over it, but may have gotten more than he bargained for when dealing with Olivier Armstrong.Kimblee makes the Fullmetal Alchemist… no the other one’s… acquaintance, and brings an old friend to Briggs to keep them in line.  Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

05-09
01:07:24

Episode 30: In order to accomplish their goal | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 66 & 67

Marcoh and May continue to study Scar’s brother’s notes and discuss alchemy. Yoki and Scar head to meet them after the fight with Kimblee.The Briggs crew rounds up Sloth, and while not able to kill him (even with tanks), they at least remove him from the fort, and start to investigate the tunnel he was digging.Kimblee is able to make a quick recovery with a little help from an old friend, and arrives at Briggs with General Raven.Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time!Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates:https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://ko-fi.com/staytogethernetwork 

05-01
01:07:19

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