Rob Springer Podcasts

This month, Rob talks about the days of zines, going into summer and into the Halloween season, buying Beast Wars toys on clearance back in the day, and at some point, the power goes out. The post Transform Squadron 032: 8 MEGS to harm you with appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Rob Springer

This month, Rob talks about the days of zines, going into summer and into the Halloween season, buying Beast Wars toys on clearance back in the day, and at some point, the power goes out. The post Transform Squadron 032: 8 MEGS to harm you with appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: We catch up on the latest from Hasbro, including updates on Victory Saber, Wreck'N'Rule, and more. The post Radio Free Cybertron 779 – Satisfying Clicks appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: We're Wrecking and Ruling with LEGO. Also: Masterpiece Trailbreaker, Studio Series Arcee, and more! The post Radio Free Cybertron 778 – Monitoring from upstairs appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Red Cog, Ultimate Transformers, and a sort of NOT Robosen Optimus Prime! The post Radio Free Cybertron 777 – Jackpot appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Selects Cyclonus, a "YO JOE" that will echo throughout the ages, and way more. The post Radio Free Cybertron 776 – 2007 AF appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

On this episode, Ashu’s guest is Yamini Rangan, the CEO of HubSpot. The tagline of the B2BaCEO podcast is “from engineer to CEO,” and that’s exactly the path that Yamini took. She started out as an engineer, then moved to sales, and then eventually to running go-to-market operations as an executive. Less than a year ago, Yamini became the CEO of Hu…

This week: Opinions are mixed on Titan Class Cybertron Metroplex, but there is no shortage of conversation. Also, Brian shares information from this week's Hasbro Q&A. The post Radio Free Cybertron 775 – Sloppy Don appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This month Rob talks about cutting a cantaloupe before going into various SpinMaster toys he's currently enjoying. Then it's time to talk about smaller inexpensive Transformers for a long time. Rob's site is named after a Micromaster playset after all. Now available on Atari ST! The post Transform Squadron 31 – Cantaloupe and Robots appeared first …

This month Rob talks about cutting a cantaloupe before going into various SpinMaster toys he's currently enjoying. Then it's time to talk about smaller inexpensive Transformers for a long time. Rob's site is named after a Micromaster playset after all. Now available on Atari ST! The post Transform Squadron 31 – Cantaloupe and Robots appeared first …

This week: TONS of news and geeky toy talk. It's almost like a mini-Toy Fair! The post Radio Free Cybertron 774 – To be fair, Don, they removed the battle damage appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

Miraculously almost entirely unspoiled! The post RFC News Desk 160 – Transformers Fan First Tuesday Featuring Robosen And Legacy Wave 2 appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This is the second episode of History on the Fives, now available on the public Radio Free Cybertron feed! This episode covers the third week of March for years ending in 2 and 6. The post History on the Fives – 002 appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: More from Robosen, but how much will it cost? Also, Don's disappointment, Cheetor Concept, and Fan First Tuesday. The post Radio Free Cybertron 773 – Is Arcee without a backpack even an Arcee? appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: More thoughts on Legacy Wave 1, Botbots Season 1, Walmart Collector's Con, and much more! The post Radio Free Cybertron 772 – Schrödinger’s Money appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

Nikesh Arora began his career at Fidelity Technologies, where he served as VP Finance. He then went onto T-Mobile, where he was CMO and then in 2004 joined Google, initially running Europe and was ultimately the Chief Business Officer of the company before he left in 2014. He was then president and COO of Softbank Corp before becoming CEO of Palo A…

Brian shares some non-spoiler thoughts in his quick review of the Botbots Animated Series on Netflix! (Spoilers: He really liked it.) The post RFC News Desk 159 – Botbots Animated Series Review appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: BOTBOTS, Blitzwing, and, uh, Walmart Collector's Con. The post Radio Free Cybertron 771 – You’ve probably missed Walmart collector’s con by this point appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

BotBots sure stole Walmart's thunder today. The post RFC News Desk 158 – BOTBOTS RETURNS …And So Does Walmart Collector Con Again appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Minimates, Legacy at retail, a Galvatron statue, and more! The post Radio Free Cybertron 770 – A Wealth of Galvatrons appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This is the first episode of the newly rebooted History on the Fives, now open to the public Radio Free Cybertron feed! The post HOT5 – 001: The Reboot appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: New pics of Spike Witwicky, and NFTs. The post Radio Free Cybertron 769 – NFTs, Again appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

Funko has opened the NFT door for Transformers... The post RFC News Desk 157 – NFTs Hit Transformers appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This month Rob discusses Transformers Micro Machines and the hunt for a bootleg Micronaut. The post Transform Squadron 30 – Micro Mayhem appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Rob Springer

This month Rob discusses Transformers Micro Machines and the hunt for a bootleg Micronaut. The post Transform Squadron 30 – Micro Mayhem appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Transformers Collaborative finally meets a fellow Hasbro Brand. And Don has a theory about Equestron. A lot of theories, actually. He's put a lot of thought into this. The post Radio Free Cybertron 768 – Transformares appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

On this episode, Ashu interviews Josh Reeves, founder and CEO of Gusto, which is reimagining payroll, benefits, and HR for modern companies. Josh joins Ashu to celebrate Gusto’s 10th anniversary.Josh explains Gusto’s atypical focus on building for “durability and accountability,” as against the usual Silicon Valley dogma of grow fast or die. He wal…

This week: Botbots release date CONFIRMED, finally! Also: Galvatron deco change, initial thoughts on the Joe/Transformers crossover, and more! The post Radio Free Cybertron 767 – Botbots Nudes appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Hey, we have some quick peeks at Transformers EarthSpark and Botbots. And that LEGO rumor. The post Radio Free Cybertron 766 – Transformers PodcastSpark appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

DataBricks CEO and cofounder, Ali Ghodsi, is back on the podcast for a third time, making him the most frequent guest we’ve had on the show. On this episode, courtesy of our recent enterprise conference, FC BUILD 2021, Ali shares the founding story of Spark and DataBricks, and his own story of going from an academic to a CEO.Ali breaks down the evo…

This week: The Fan First Friday had toys! Sure, we saw most of them before, but we would've seen them at Toy Fair. And, hey, a VR game. The post Radio Free Cybertron 765 – Toy Fair Noise appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

In this episode, Rob talks about toys he's looking for and goes on several tangents while doing so. Hey, check out www.zonebase.org! The post Transform Squadron 029: Neon Shadow Gang appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

In this episode, Rob talks about toys he's looking for and goes on several tangents while doing so. Hey, check out www.zonebase.org! The post Transform Squadron 029: Neon Shadow Gang appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Rob Springer

This week: An art update from Hasbro on Victory Saber, plus Peter Cullen will put you to sleep. The post Radio Free Cybertron 764 – Peter Cullen has been putting fans to sleep for years appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: IDW loses Transformers and G.I. Joe licenses. Bummer. Also: DK2, more ReAction toys, Legacy Voyagers spotted, and more! The post Radio Free Cybertron 763 – A fight at Don’s wedding appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This month Rob remembered he had a podcast and reintroduces it after a year off. The post Transform Squadron 028: Oh yeah appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This month Rob remembered he had a podcast and reintroduces it after a year off. The post Transform Squadron 028: Oh yeah appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Rob Springer

(not necessarily in that order) The post RFC News Desk 156 – Authentic Buzzworthy Classic Comic Cancellation appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week Brian loves Iguanus. And old video games. But mostly Iguanus. The post Radio Free Cybertron 762 – A Real Shirt Show appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This episode’s guest is the one and only Frank Slootman. Frank is the chairman and CEO of Snowflake Computing, which he took public in a blockbuster IPO in 2020. Frank is also the author of the new book Amp It Up. Most leadership books written by high-profile CEOs are collections of feel-good abstractions and inspirational quotes. But Amp It Up dig…

This week: It's 2022, for reals. That means it's our annual prediction show! One already came true, though. Toy Fair is canceled. Again. The post Radio Free Cybertron 761 – 2022 Prediction Show appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

Let's recap what happened since the last regular RFC The post RFC News Desk 155 – Happy News Year! appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

It's our annual year in review show! We recap the news of the year, review our predictions for 2021, and share with you our best and worst toys and news items of the year! The post Radio Free Cybertron 760 – 2021 Transformers Year in Review appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: More toys discovered in inventory data, including retailer exclusives, and Rise of the Beasts. The post Radio Free Cybertron 759 – Hasbro about to destroy the value of all your 3H Botcon exclusives appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: We talk more about ReAction than we're comfortable with, honestly. But our pal Ben Yee had a blast at the brand new Toys R Us location in New Jersey, so Christmas is saved. The post Radio Free Cybertron 758 – Memories, some better left forgotten appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Skybound reportedly pursuing Hasbro publishing licenses, Transformers brand pioneer passes away, Toys, Toys, and Toys. The post Radio Free Cybertron 757 – Goose Houses appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Packaging variants, never-to-be-announced repaints, new alt-modes. Studio Series, shine on you crazy diamond. The post Radio Free Cybertron 756 – Now With Opaque Windows appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

Ready to re-buy those toys again? The post RFC News Desk 154 – Buzzworthy is Back. Again. appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Super7 has raised the stakes. An official eleven-inch Alligaticon. The best G2 Megatron ever. And I guess Tarn is nice too. The post Radio Free Cybertron 755 – So you’re saying Alligaticon is a $55 footlong? appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby

This week: Shouki's pre-order price dropped. Yay? Mold Layouts for Victory Saber, ephemeral Black Friday sales, and more! The post Radio Free Cybertron 754 – Masterpiece Raiden Buy-in appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.By Brian Kilby