Episode 18 - Richard Epcar Interview

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Duration: 55:27, 55:45
Description: I interviewed Richard Epcar, who voiced Ben Dixon, Grel, Lunk, and Vince Grant, and also served as voice director on Shadow Chronicles and other shows. We talked about his Robotech career, Power Rangers, Ghost in the Shell, Lupin III, and Epcar's other projects. Tommy Yune called in to say hello in the last five minutes.

Links:

• Richard Epcar's homepage
• Clean Sweep Episode Summary: "Live and Let Go"
• DVDVision Japan Richard Epcar interview
• Rangertalk.com Richard Epcar interview

Lupin cameo in Robotech #24, "Showdown"

Toynami SPECIAL REPORT

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Duration: 04:16
Description: In which I scoop both Darkwater and Captain JLS with news on new Toynami Robotech toys from the toy fair!

Links:

• Raving Toy Maniac Toynami press release
• Toynami Alpha Fighter images
• Toynami Cyclone images

PRERECORDED SHOW #4 - Show Notes, Robotech Shots, and Alien Dice

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Duration: 28:13
Description: Podcast administrivia concerning the show's new Show Notes blog; Robotech news including Robotech-related cocktails and shots; review of the webcomic Alien Dice; music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Links:

• Show Notes (So it's recursive. So what?)
• Darkwater's LA screening report
• Darkwater's report on the free troop screenings
• ArmyMWR.org page on Robotech-themed events
• Alien Dice
• Podsafe Music Network

LiveJournal Posts:

• Vince Grant…then and now
• Shadow Chronicles continuity error
• Shadow Chronicles and "ethnic gesture"
• Vince Grant: remarkably young for his age
• Minor Shadow Chronicles nitpick

PRERECORDED SHOW #3 - Prelude vs. Shadow Chronicles

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Duration: 35:44
Description: A bit of Robotech news, some podsafe music, and my old review of Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles with a post-movie comparison.

Links:

• The (Unofficial) Robotech Reporter
• The Podsafe Music Network
• Review of Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles (text)
  

EPISODE 16 - Melanie MacQueen Interview

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Duration: 44:24, 49:13, 58:21, 57:12
Description: After an apology relating to a somewhat slanted editorial in Prerecorded Show #1, I introduced this episode's guest: Melanie MacQueen, best known to Robotech fans as the voice of Lisa Hayes, Marlene Rush, and Marlene/Ariel, also long-time spokeswoman for the Virginia State Lottery. I had a bit of phone trouble early on, but soon cleared it up (and went back and rerecorded my own lines from early on after the show completed). Late in the show we were again joined by Tommy Yune, who stayed around after Melanie bowed out late in Part 3 to answer more Shadow Chronicles questions.

PRERECORDED SHOW #1 - NOT RDF Underground

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Duration: 29:33
Description: This is NOT the RDF Underground. It is, however, a pre-produced podcast with some Robotech news and a thorough review of the Shadow Chronicles DVD! Pass it on!

Links:

• Exclusive unused Mospeada design image! (Roboblog III: The Odyssey)
  

EPISODE 15 - Chase Masterson Interview

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Duration: 44:05, 41:43, 45:07, 45:17
Description: Chase Masterson—Janice Em from Shadow Chronicles, Leeta from DS9, and accomplished singer—was my main guest for this show. We were joined later in the show by Tommy Yune and Scott Glasgow. I was plagued by a brief cablemodem outage, then, later in the show, the onset of a power outage that lasted for several days.

Links:

• Stevie Ray Vaughn video in which Chase Masterson dances with a snake (you can only actually see her for a couple of seconds):
  

EPISODE 12 - Harmony Gold Marketing Rep Kevin McKeever Interview

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Duration: 3:40:01
Description: Tonight we interviewed Kevin McKeever, whose job includes Production, Marketing, Research and Development at Harmony Gold. Highlights included the exclusive announcement of the Shadow Chronicles movie screenings, what I can only assume to be a prank caller, and some fans' plaints that the website should be updated more frequently—perhaps with the help of fans donating their time. An often spirited discussion but very interesting all the same.

EPISODE 11 - Robotech Saturday Night

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Duration: 2:15:05
Description: A conversation about various Robotech-related matters. Highlights include discussion of what's known about Shadow Chronicles, and whether or not Leonard was a villain.

EPISODE 10 - Harmony Gold Brand Coordinator Tom Bateman Interview

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Duration: 2:45:23
Description: For this show, we were joined by Tom Bateman, Brand Coordinator at Harmony Gold and Script Editor for The Shadow Chronicles movie. The show followed the same format as the Tommy Yune interview: an hour or so of one-on-one question and answer time with me, followed by round-robin caller questions and then a Robotech roundtable with Tom and the show's regulars. A good time was had by all!

EPISODE 7 - Harmony Gold Creative Director Tommy Yune Interview

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Duration: 3:02:03
Description: This episode featured special guest Tommy Yune, Creative Director of Harmony Gold, co-writer/co-director of the new Robotech feature The Shadow Chronicles, currently scheduled for release on February 6th, 2007. This three-hour episode starts as an interview show, with many interesting questions asked, then in the third hour turns into more of a fan roundtable in which some matters of Robotech and Shadow Chronicles continuity are discussed and questions answered. There has not been an interview or fan chat as long or thorough as this one outside of a comic convention!

EPISODE 6 - Darkwater & Smitty

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Duration: 2:06:54
Description: I was joined for this show by Darkwater, blogger for The Unofficial Robotech Reporter, and Jason "Smitty" Smith, a long-time Robotech fan from the old Robotech Mailing List days. I interviewed Darkwater at length about his fan experiences and about the Shadow Chronicles News site he administered prior to Reporter. I also talked to Jason Smith about the good old days of the Robotech Mailing List. After that, we were joined by Brooklyn Red Leg, CavScout, Justy Ueki Tylor (for a while), and Fernando Gonzalez (chat only) for a roundtable discussion that covered such topics as the fate of the Zentraedi species, the future of the Robotech franchise, and the Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles comic books.

EPISODE 5 - "Mad" Mike Choi - WARNING: MANY, MANY FOUR-LETTER WORDS

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Duration: 2:33:00
Description: WARNING: This episode contains many, many four-letter words. This impromptu fan chat was joined by Michael "Mad Mike" Choi, a long-time flame warrior from the good old days of the Robotech mailing list. "Mad Mike" is one of those people who uses four-letter words as punctuation in the course of ordinary conversation, so this episode is liberally sprinkled with them (and some three- and five-letter words too). Don't even start listening if that is likely to offend you. Also in attendance are prior guests Presley Cannady, CavScout, Justy of RDF Underground, Fernando Gonzales, and Brooklyn Red Leg (later in the show). After I briefly interview Mike about how he got started in Robotech, and his time on the Robotech mailing list, we talk about yesterday's Peter Walker interview, Robotech fandom today, Roy Fokker's age in both Robotech and Macross, Thinking Caps, Macross continuity, Lancer's Rockers, and the latest Frank Agrama news, then we digress at length into Southern Cross mecha discussion, and finally close out the show with a discussion of the prospects for Shadow Chronicles's success and the future of Robotech fandom. REMEMBER: This episode contains many, many four-letter words.

EPISODE 5 - "Mad" Mike Choi - WARNING: MANY, MANY FOUR-LETTER WORDS

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Duration: 2:33:00
Description: WARNING: This episode contains many, many four-letter words. This impromptu fan chat was joined by Michael "Mad Mike" Choi, a long-time flame warrior from the good old days of the Robotech mailing list. "Mad Mike" is one of those people who uses four-letter words as punctuation in the course of ordinary conversation, so this episode is liberally sprinkled with them (and some three- and five-letter words too). Don't even start listening if that is likely to offend you. Also in attendance are prior guests Presley Cannady, CavScout, Justy of RDF Underground, Fernando Gonzales, and Brooklyn Red Leg (later in the show). After I briefly interview Mike about how he got started in Robotech, and his time on the Robotech mailing list, we talk about yesterday's Peter Walker interview, Robotech fandom today, Roy Fokker's age in both Robotech and Macross, Thinking Caps, Macross continuity, Lancer's Rockers, and the latest Frank Agrama news, then we digress at length into Southern Cross mecha discussion, and finally close out the show with a discussion of the prospects for Shadow Chronicles's success and the future of Robotech fandom. REMEMBER: This episode contains many, many four-letter words.

EPISODE 2 - Shadow Chronicles and Fandom

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Duration: 1:30:05
Description: This episode started out with a non-spoiler review of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, then we had conversation with a couple of guests: Fernando Gonzalez, a Robotech fan from Latin America, and Presley Cannady, an old-school Robotech fan and fanficker from the dawn of Internet Robotech fandom. We discussed various aspects of the show, including the Shadow Chronicles movie, the decline of Robotech fandom from the "good old days," and where Robotech fandom might go in the future.

EPISODE 2 - Shadow Chronicles and Fandom

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Duration: 1:30:05
Description: This episode started out with a non-spoiler review of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, then we had conversation with a couple of guests: Fernando Gonzalez, a Robotech fan from Latin America, and Presley Cannady, an old-school Robotech fan and fanficker from the dawn of Internet Robotech fandom. We discussed various aspects of the show, including the Shadow Chronicles movie, the decline of Robotech fandom from the "good old days," and where Robotech fandom might go in the future.