Radio Free Cybertron: The Transformers Podcast

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, the Last Knight, Combiner Wars, Robots in Disguise, Transformers games, Transformers Angry Birds, 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 at the expense of our dignity.

Episodes

Radio Free Cybertron 969 – 2025 Year in Review

January 9, 2026 • 154 mins
It's our massive annual year in review! We recap the major news stories for the year, our 2025 predictions, and run down the full list of the 2025 RFC Awards!
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Radio Free Cybertron 968 – “Save me, Dr. Wu, you’re our only hope.”

January 2, 2026 • 49 mins
This week: Fans Choice voting is closing fast, and the Year in Review looms! We break down the Hasbro China Studio Series Devastator gift set, and the rapidly expanding Blokees lineup—now tackling Unicron, Insecticons, Metroplex. We wonder whether Blokees might quietly become the future of our collections.
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Radio Free Cybertron 967 – I would prefer that Swerve look like Swerve and not… Swerve

December 25, 2025 • 64 mins
This week: I guess we're re-buying Studio Series 86 Hot Rod. Also: The Beast Wars digital master tapes have been found--hopefully we'll see restorations soon! Plus: You've got one more week to participate in the 2025 RFC Fans’ Choice Awards!
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Radio Free Cybertron 966 – Ravage Curse, Undefeated

December 20, 2025 • 52 mins
This week: Big Convoy is surprisingly good. And so, apparently, is Studio Series 86 Soundwave. So, crisis averted. ...for now.
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Radio Free Cybertron 965 – I will not pay $43 for it… until I do

December 13, 2025 • 58 mins
This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Swindle takes center stage as the crew debates Voyager pricing for what feels like a Deluxe-plus figure, complete with permanently attached forearm kibble and a trailer that moonlights as Bruticus’ rifle. Plus, Brian breaks a vintage toy, and his own heart.
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Radio Free Cybertron 964 – This Voyager should have been an email.

December 7, 2025 • 71 mins
This week: We dig into Commander Class Onslaught and the future of completing Bruticus—praising the ambition, questioning the frame system, and bracing for the price tag. Plus: pre-orders, reissues, surprising purchases, each one more surprising than the last, and a reminder to drop a toy in a donation drop box before it's too late!
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Radio Free Cybertron 963 – Talk about Random Stuff, and Transformers

November 28, 2025 • 51 mins
This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Unreleased Dreamwave Transformers comics rise from the ashes, Battersea’s Transformers Store celebrates its first anniversary in style, and the Elf on a Shelf Warmer toy drive continues! 
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Radio Free Cybertron 962 – Using Toys Against Cats

November 22, 2025 • 57 mins
This week on Radio Free Cybertron: The crew checks out new Blokees sets, G2 Swoop and Sludge, and fresh in-hand pics of the Transformers NFL crossover. We cover Walmart Black Friday hauls, and early buzz for Robosen’s upcoming Soundwave. Plus, the Elf on a Shelf Warmer toy drive continues!
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Radio Free Cybertron 961 – Literally Two Bumblebees

November 15, 2025 • 74 mins
This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Walmart’s Black Friday two-packs are back, and the crew is buzzing about which Bumblebee they'll wind up with. We dig into the Hasbro Asia Superion box set—and check out the latest Blokees offerings shaking up tiny-scale collecting. From clever packaging to unexpected reissues, it’s a week full of surprises, bargains, and big opinions about small Leader Class toys
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Radio Free Cybertron 960 – I’d buy that for a dollar

November 8, 2025 • 54 mins
This week: We don't know a single thing about Stranger Things. We're sorry. 
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Radio Free Cybertron 959 – Curse you, Brian Kilby

November 1, 2025 • 98 mins
This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the crew talks TFCon Chicago, everyone's new favorite $4,000 comics-inspired statues, (not as) Big Convoy, Commander Onslaught, and more!
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Radio Free Cybertron 958 – Robot Gore-Sense

October 25, 2025 • 57 mins
This week on RFC: Don is eyeing TFCon-exclusive Megalith while prepping for his estate sale--er--toy show. The guys gawk over Missing Link Delta Magnus, while crying over price hikes. 
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Radio Free Cybertron 957 – Our 26th Anniversary Episode OR “But, he has a Megatron arm.”

October 18, 2025 • 52 mins
This week: We celebrate RFC’s 26th anniversary with pricing woes. We dig into Energon Universe Optimus Prime pre-orders, feudal-Japan “Timelines,” and new Blokees sets. We really love Blokees. 
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Radio Free Cybertron 956 – Strategic Omega Prime Reserve

October 11, 2025 • 83 mins
This week: Brian preps his new studio as the team gears up for New York Comic-Con, wondering if Hasbro will deliver surprises beyond Studio Series Thundercracker. In toy talk, the guys check out Missing Link Arcee, MPG Rattrap, Seaspray, Venom, the Target 4-pack, and the Retro Collection Wheelie and Outback. As always, the shelves are full, the wallets are not, and the hype for TFCon is real.
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Radio Free Cybertron 955 – Two flavors of Grimlock

October 4, 2025 • 67 mins
This week: The crew reacts to MPG Soundwave and speculates on possible Blaster and TwinCast releases. With Hasbro’s panel at MCM London Comic-Con coming up, they’re curious about potential surprises or exclusives. In toy talk, they cover Missing Link Arcee, MPG Rattrap, Sea Spray, Venom, and the Target 4-pack—praising the figures’ alt modes and build quality.
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Radio Free Cybertron 954 – Business Casual Mystery of Convoy

September 27, 2025 • 42 mins
This week: Matt and John disagree on Superion. But we can all agree we love Dr. Wu. And, could third-party toys eventually be less expensive than official? Maybe?
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Radio Free Cybertron 953 – Transformers Day 2025

September 20, 2025 • 78 mins
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.
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Radio Free Cybertron 952 – Sunstorm is a Creamcicle

September 13, 2025 • 57 mins
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!
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Radio Free Cybertron 951 – He’s the Most Logical Shark Around

September 6, 2025 • 69 mins
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.
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Radio Free Cybertron 950 – Sharkwave

August 30, 2025 • 71 mins
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!
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