Radio Free Cybertron: The Transformers Podcast

Radio Free Cybertron is The Transformers Podcast! The world’s first and best. We’ve been bringing you the latest from around the Transformers world since 1999! Weekly news and reviews on all the Transformers properties in the universe: Titans Return, Transformers 5: The Last Knight, Combiner Wars, Robots in Disguise, Transformers games, Earth Wars, Forged to Fight, or Devastation, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Transformers Prime, Rescue Bots, Fall of Cybertron, Transformers Legends, Botcon, IDW Comics, Marvel Comics, conventions, toy reviews, news, interviews and insights. We bring you the news worth talking about and try to bring a smile to your face. Check out our review of Transformers 5: The Last Knight!

Radio Free Cybertron 953 – Transformers Day 2025

This week: We unpack 2026 price hikes—Voyagers at $42.99!—and discuss Shockwave’s whale alt mode, and Studio Series 86 Soundwave’s fast sellout. Plus: Hot Wheels Nemesis Prime sells out, Takara’s T-Spark Evangelion crossover wows, Big Convoy inspires, and DNA Designs’ fiery Fallen upgrades impress. All that and Popsicles. Yes. Popsicles.

09-20
01:19:25

Radio Free Cybertron 952 – Sunstorm is a Creamcicle

This week: It's the end of an era. Hasbro’s headquarters is heading to Boston. There's going to be a "Titan" reveal at the Transformers store in the UK on Transformers day, but it's not a titan. So what is it? All that and more!

09-13
57:23

Radio Free Cybertron 951 – He’s the Most Logical Shark Around

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Shockwave takes to the ocean as a sea creature to Activate Your Alt Mode for Transformers Day, while Hasbro prices keep climbing and import duties hit collectors hard. Plus we talk about Missing Link Ultra Magnus. I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy.

09-06
01:10:23

Radio Free Cybertron 950 – Sharkwave

This week: The crew dives into toys, tangents, and Transformers news. We have Walmart's new reset, the awesome new Wild King figure, “Dramatic Capture” set, and the much-anticipated Missing Link Ultra Magnus. All that and more on Radio Free Cybertron 950!

08-30
01:11:13

Radio Free Cybertron 949 – Just Four Guys

This week: The crew discusses the latest in Transformers collecting, including new Blockees figure sets featuring Unicron, Sludge, and Metroplex, and affordable Devastator combiner parts finally hitting the U.S. The team debates the Masters of the Universe x Transformers crossover potential, digs into the Liokaiser production timeline, and discusses the clever but divisive DNA Designs Animated Menasor kit. Plus: Paramount’s new leadership under David Ellison raises questions for the future of the Transformers movie franchise.

08-23
01:06:01

Radio Free Cybertron 948 – Beware the Tabs of Megatron

This week: Import duty changes loom for collectors, and Brian has been hit early. Also, most of us got Studio Series 86 Megatron, and all of us have thoughts.

08-15
59:58

Radio Free Cybertron 947 – “A Vast Predatory Horse.”

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: The crew dives into Hasbro’s new Transformers fan vote, where listeners choose a fresh alt mode for one of four classic characters, with results due September 17th. We cover the newly announced $405 (!?!) Predaking, the Missing Link Nemesis Prime, and the latest Age of the Prime reveal. We review Dr. Wu’s Brutality and Slaughter cassettes (plus the winged Rathalus Prime), and share first impressions of the new Studio Series 86 Megatron.

08-09
01:10:10

Radio Free Cybertron 946 – “It’ll work for a few minutes.”

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: The team discusses the new Secret Starscream mold, upcoming new figures, including Armada Jetfire, Leader Class Optimus Prime, and Wild King Energy Beast. We take a closer look at Studio Series Devastator, Scavenger, and Micronus Prime, and Brian loves that Stranglehold garage kit.

08-03
01:05:43

Radio Free Cybertron 945 – “I don’t know anything about it; I’m gonna buy it!”

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: From Titans to Seekers to Beast Wars, the guys dive into the latest Transformers news for the week and San Diego Comic-Con. We spotlight Quick Strike and Sureshot, and speculating on potential multi-packs with Target Masters. Armada Nemesis Prime, the deluxe convention exclusive, gets mixed reviews due to its deco, lack of trailer, and price point. We discuss the likes of Blast Off, Brawl, Onslaught, and even Amalgamous Prime—with Mark teasing a possible “4-ish changer.” Plus, first impressions of Deluxe Quintus Prime, thoughts on Razorclaw, Big Convoy’s glowing potential, as well as Studio Series Windcharger and Arachnid. Finally, we round things out with talk of Titan-class Dinobots, and another Hasbro-Mattel crossover (sorry, Masters of the Universe). All that and more on this jam-packed episode of RFC!

07-26
01:47:14

Radio Free Cybertron 944 – “The Spectrum of Sensibility”

This week: New Blokees assortments are coming, and DNA Design steps in with an upgrade kit for Godzilla Megatron—if you’re willing to pay the kaiju-sized price. Prefer something smaller and weirder? For a bit less, they’re also offering an unofficial Wheelie retooled as Jet Jaguar. It’s real. It’s wild. It’s RFC.

07-18
58:44

Radio Free Cybertron 943 – “Everything is Bigger in Vortexas”

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: We get our first official look at LEGO Soundwave—yes, it’s real, and yes, we want one Hasbro is also reissuing Studio Series 86 Blaster, just in case you somehow didn’t get him the first time. All this and more on this week’s RFC!

07-11
01:21:45

Radio Free Cybertron 942 – It’s not even our first jet with a trailer this year

This week: Did you ever want a Buzzsaw-themed hunk of metal the size of a full-sized cassette? Depending on your answer, we have good or bad news.

07-05
01:02:12

Radio Free Cybertron 941 – Six Pounds of Superion

This week: Transformers Tuesday, plus in-hand thoughts on Commander Silverbolt and Titan Star Conv--Optimus Prime.

06-27
01:48:16

Radio Free Cybertron 940 – Extreme Battles of RFC

This week: ExVee gets rained on all preshow and fights Diecast for streaming rights. Oh, and Transformers news and stuff. Brian is out, it's an Exvee episode.

06-20
01:24:55

Radio Free Cybertron 939 – Something Basically Perfect Here

This week: Micronus Prime is the Greatest Prime, perhaps.

06-14
01:28:54

Radio Free Cybertron 938 – Extremely Early 1900s Dinosaur Science

This week: JTPrime spills the beans on most of what's coming in 2026. It's a lot, folks.

06-07
01:22:03

Radio Free Cybertron 937 – But Now It Glows

This week: A major Megatron upgrade. And more watches. They're the new silver.

05-31
55:14

Radio Free Cybertron 936 – A Toy Reverse-Engineer!

This week: Finally. Hear Don's opinions on Haslab Omega Prime. Also, Brian picks up a grail.

05-24
01:54:17

Radio Free Cybertron 935 – A Robot Underneath a Jet Skin

This week: Masterpiece 4.0 Optimus Prime looks surprisingly great. Plus other reveals from Shizuoka Hobby Show!

05-17
01:09:15

Radio Free Cybertron 934 – Carscream is an easy pass

This week: Finally! In-hand thoughts on Haslab Omega Prime. Also, Don, have you watched Diecast's video yet?

05-09
01:01:30

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