Show Notes This week on MSB, we visit Barcelona and find that the Catalan independence movement may well have gotten what it wanted, even if it took until the Universal Century. Plus Uso doesn't know what kind of episode he's in, Duker Iq's globe-spanning influence becomes apparent, Fuala belongs on the runway, and Thom wants to know what exactly Uso meant when he said that 'League Militaire' means 'Holy Alliance in ancient Roman'. Please listen to it! Full show notes will be available on our website soon! Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancest ..read more

Show Notes This week on Victory Gundam: Lupe initiates a fiasco, Uso wants to ask you a question, Marbet and Oliver get some more practice fighting like a married couple, and Shahkti wants to be anywhere but here. Plus, Nina's research on the names of the Shrike Team pilots. Please listen to it! Website updates are delayed but the full show notes are available on this page. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New ..read more

Show Notes This week on MSB, Uso makes a serious error and it nearly costs him that which he holds most dear (the opportunity to see Katejina again), Haro demonstrates remarkable emotional intelligence, Dupre discovers the price of humanity in wartime, and Oliver gets some practice acting like a husband and a father. (Imagine that I said that last part in a really ominous tone of voice.) Research this week focuses on sub flight systems and wear they get their names (it's mostly shoes). Website updates are delayed but you can view the full show notes with visual aids on our Patreon. Mobile Suit ..read more

Show Notes YOU'RE LISTENING TO W.O.R.Y. - ANXIETY RADIO After five years, it's time for a change. Starting today, April 1, 2024, we're going to be taking the podcast in a new direction that we think will really play to our strengths as people. We hope you'll all love WORY as much as you enjoyed MSB. Happy April Fools' Day from MSB ..read more

Show Notes This week on Ovine Flock Victory Gunram, the show's real hero finally shows her stuff, Odelo knows how to use one of these, and Cronicle engages in a little recreational deforestation. Plus Shahkti cooks a homecoming stew, Katejina's betrayal leaves Uso stewing, and the mystery of the Kasarelia Kids' parentage continues to simmer, while Nina researches what it might mean for the kids to leave willowherb behind like Uso suggests. Please listen to it! Website updates are delayed but you can read the full show notes on our Patreon page in the meantime. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written ..read more

Show Notes This week on MSB: Nina recognizes the look in a fellow mecha convert's eyes, Thom knows a thing or two about feeling helpless, and we all learn a bit more about ad agencies... maybe even enough to justify a little rampant speculation. Please listen to it! Show notes to come as soon as we're both healthy at the same time, thanks for your patience! Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New J ..read more

Show Notes By reviving the medieval tradition of podcasting, we have become unstoppable! Plus part 2 of Thom's research into the Japanese advertising industry and its role in anime production. This week: TV program development! Full show notes to come soon, thank you for your patience. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connec ..read more

Show Notes This week on Mobile Suit Breakdown: it's the Katejina Show feat. Katejina, in which a young woman with faultless logic shows us what it really means to have a big head. We promise that sentence will make more sense after you listen to the episode. Plus enjoy the second half of Nina's research on women in Japanese society during the first half of the 90s! And a special thank you to everyone who commented on last week's episode. Your additional thoughts about babies, moms, and Tominoisms gave us a lot to think about as we revisited the topic this week! The full show notes can be found ..read more

Show Notes This week on MSB: Thom thinks it will be a short episode (the runtime proves that to be a lie), not that much happens (except for all the things the characters say and do), and Nina discovers that Xeno's Paradox can apply to research pieces! All that AND we talk about Victory Gundam a bit. Please listen to it! You can find the full show notes in this public post on our Patreon. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lena ..read more

Show Notes This week on MSB, it's episode 2 of Victory Gundam: The Day He Met the Machine. We discuss this much more conventional opening episode, more dubious translation choices, running gags, production priorities, and lots more. Plus Nina presents the first part of her research into the social fallout of the asset price bubble and the place of young people and otaku in Japanese society as of 1993. Please listen to it! You can find the show notes on our website and in this public post on our Patreon. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral ..read more