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August 2023 NHRL recap with Maximizer captain Jake Hoffmann!
This week on the podcast we’re recapping the latest NHRL qualifier, held Aug. 12, 2023 in Norwalk, CT, with 12-pound champion Jake Hoffmann! We take a look at…
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August 2023 NHRL Preview with the Hunter Brothers!
This week on the podcast we’re previewing the August 2023 NHRL qualifier with Ryan and Justin Hunter, who help run the pit control desk at the league. We’ll…
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BtB Rewind: Our 2020 Interview with Chomp’s Zoe Stephenson and Jascha Little
Enjoy this rewind from July 2020! This week on the podcast, we catch up two incredible engineers—Chomp captain Zoe Stephenson and teammate Jascha Little! Zoe…
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June NHRL Recap and Open Sauce Preview w Evil Henchman Sam Hanson
This week on the podcast, we recap NHRL's June event - and discuss the upcoming OpenSauce convention with Sam Hanson! We'll be back on break next week, but…
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BtB Rewind: Our 2020 Interview with MegaBots cofounder Matt Oehrlein
*This episode, including the news and interview, is a rerun from February 2020* This week on the podcast, we go big - literally - with a story so crazy it’s…
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BtB Rewind: Our 2021 Interview with NHRL founder Austin McChord
This is a re-run of our interview from May 2021. See you when break is over!
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BattleBots 7 Hot Takes, with The RoboCast and Outside of the Box!
This week on the podcast — a very special crossover episode, with our dear friends at The RoboCast and Outside of the Box. This season, we’re taking your hot…
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Our WCVII Interview with HUGE Captain Jonathan Schultz!
This week on the podcast, we’re chatting with WCVII Giant Nut runner-up — Jonathan Schultz, captain of HUGE! We ask him what filming this season felt like, his…
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BattleBots S7 E20 Finale Review with Giant Nut Winner Jamison Go and SawBlaze!
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the man of the hour — BattleBots World Championship 7 Giant Nut winner Jamison Go, captain of SawBlaze. We ask…
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BattleBots S7 E19 Review with HyperShock Captain Will Bales!
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime friend of the pod Will Bales, captain of the electric green vert HyperShock, at the end of their…
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BattleBots S7 E17 Review with Quantum captains James and Grant Cooper!
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Quantum captains (and brothers) James and Grant Cooper, fresh off their exit in the Round of 32. We explore…
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BattleBots S7 E16 Review with Shatter Captain Adam Wrigley!
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Shatter captain Adam Wrigley to reflect on Season 7 of BattleBots, which just completed its first round of…
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BattleBots S7 E15 Review with Valkyrie Captain Lucy Du!
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Valkyrie captain and NHRL mainstay Lucy Du, to recap her first season as a BattleBots captain, and what’s next…
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BattleBots S7 E14 Review with NHRL Community Director Gil Hova!
This week on the podcast, we’re previewing May NHRL with Community Director Gil Hova! We take a look back at episode 14 of BattleBots — as another 14 robots…
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BattleBots S7 E13 Review with Shreddit Bro Captain Evan Arias!
This week on the podcast, we have the honor, the pleasure, nay the delight of interviewing our friend Shreddit Bro captain Evan Arias! Shreddit Bro came up…
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BattleBots S7 E12 Review with Claw Viper Captain Kevin Milczewski!
This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Kevin Milczewski, captain of the zippy little control bot that’s captured our hearts, Claw Viper. We talk about…
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BattleBots S7 E11 Review with Mammoth Team Member Brandon Young!
This week on the podcast, we’re joined by a very special guest co-host, Mammoth team member Brandon Bennett Young! Brandon has been in the combat robotics game…
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S10 E3 Breakdown with Michael Kowalski
Sorry for the late upload - we had some technical difficulties! This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 10, Episode 3, which was a slippery one…
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Fourth Anniversary AMA Special Hosted by Copperhead Team Member/Pumpkin King of Colorado Chad New!
This week on the podcast, we’re taking almost all of your questions in a special AMA episode to commemorate our 4-year anniversary on the pod. No BattleBots…
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BattleBots S7 E10 Review, with Monsoon Captain Tom Brewster & Team!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 10 of BattleBots, which was a spicy one. We explore the difference between legality and ethics…
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BattleBots S7 E9 Review, with BattleBots Match Steward Mike Jeffries!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 9 of BattleBots, with official Match Steward Mike Jeffries. Mike is a longtime combat robot…
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BattleBots S7 E8 Review, with no guests at all (just us)
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 8 of BattleBots, which was very exciting indeed. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to book a guest…
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BattleBots S7 E7 Review, with Mammoth Captain Ricky Willems!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 7 of BattleBots, with our friend and NHRL cohost Ricky Willems. Ricky will break down his most…
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BattleBots S7 E6 Review, with Hijinx Captain Jen Herchenroder!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 6 of BattleBots. We’re also catching up with Hijinx Captian Jen Herchenroder to discuss the…
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BattleBots S7 E5 Review, with Mad Catter Driver Calvin Iba!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 5 of BattleBots. We’re also catching up with Mad Catter and Lynx driver Calvin Iba to discuss the…
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BattleBots S7 E4 Review, with Malice Captain Bunny Liaw and Teammate David Liaw!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 4 of BattleBots. We’re also catching up with Malice captain Bunny Liaw and her teammate/husband…
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BattleBots S7 E3 Review, with Ominous Captain Tim Bouwens!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 3 of BattleBots, with special guest Tim Bouwens, the captain of Ominous! Ominous is a gorgeous…
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BattleBots S7 E2 Review, with Switchback Captain Greg Needel!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 2 of BattleBots. We break down the episode with Switchback captain Greg Needel, whose bot has…
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BattleBots S7 E1 Review, with The Bot Whisperer Himself, Pete Abrahamson!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 1 of BattleBots, which aired Jan. 5, 2023 on the Discovery Channel. We break down the episode…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Horizon Captain Joshua Kong and Teammates Peter Garnache and Kyle Loyola!
This week on the podcast, we’re wrapping up our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the gorgeous, ambitious, very purple dual horizontal Horizon. Team…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Doomba captain Brice Farrell and Teammates Liz Chavarria and Philippe Voyer!
This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the murderous little vacuum cleaner that could — Doomba! We talk…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Ripperoni Captain Anna Zolnikov and Driver Fred Moore
This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the Italian side of the Team Omega family — Ripperoni! This…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Starchild Captain Brandon Zalinsky & Teammates Tony D’Ambrosio and Amanda Fowler!
This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the Alien-inspired big-wheeled thwack-vert of our dreams, Starchild!…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: TerrorTops Captain Ben Burton!
This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with Ben Burton, captain of the Triceratops-inspired TerrorTops! We talk…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Banshee Captain David Small
This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the quirky, kilt-wearing captain David Small and his brand-new…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Emulsifier Captain Matt Bores
This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with one of the most-anticipated robots of the season — Emulsifier. This…
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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Doom Captain Alejandro Pina
This week on the podcast, we’re kicking off 10 weeks of BattleBots 7 rookies, with Doom captain Alejandro Pina. Doom is an articulated hammersaw mounted atop…
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How to Build a Combat Robotics League, with the Midwest Robot Combat Association!
This week on the podcast, we’re focusing on the lifeblood of our sport — local combat robotics leagues. We’ll talk with the organizers behind the Midwest Robot…
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A Very Special Episode from the Pits at BattleBots!
This week on the podcast, we’re coming to you live from the pits at BattleBots! Chris, Lindsay and Luke are working on the pit crews for Copperhead and…
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Tapping in with Rookie BattleBots Team Double Tap!
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Team Ostrich Air, builders of the rookie bot Double Tap! The team just shipped their bot to Las Vegas, and…
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Warming Up with ICEwave Captain Marc DeVidts!
This week on the podcast, we’re sitting down with longtime builder and perpetual fan favorite Marc DeVidts, captain of ICEwave! Marc began building combat…
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Yahoooooo! Our Interview with Yahoo captain/Copperhead team member Chad New
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the winner of the 30-pound division at September’s Norwalk Havoc — Yahoo captain slash Copperhead team member…
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September 2022 Norwalk Havoc Mini-sode!
This week on the podcast, we’ve got a brief little, guestless mini-sode, while we recover from September Norwalk Havoc. We’ll recap the latest event, share our…
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BattleBots Season 7 Reveal with BattleBots Cofounder Greg Munson!
This week on the podcast, we’re diving deep into the just-revealed Season 7 of the show — which will film in Las Vegas Oct. 18 through Oct. 30 — with…
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BattleBots Champions Ep. 5 Recap, Plus Triton Preview with Brad Hanstad
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with longtime BattleBots builder Brad Hanstad, to get an exclusive early look at his new heavyweight Triton…