S8E8 - Ep 176: Robots, Droids & Other Mechanical Men (w/ Scott Clevenger)

About this episode

The episode celebrates various robots and droids from pop culture, featuring guest Scott Clevenger.

BEEP! BOOP! With the help of our pal Scott Clevenger (from the Slumgullion podcast), we are greasing the gears and making sure all the little lights are blinking for a serious synthoid celebration that runs from the 1950s all the way to the 1990s and beyond! We looked to movies, cartoons, comics, TV shows and beyond to bring you our favorite ROBOTS, DROIDS & OTHER MECHANICAL MEN! From Robbie the Robot, to the many droids of Star Wars, the synthetics of the Alien universe and so much more. No need to bring any spare parts because this time the batteries ARE included! RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is ----------------------------------- " Parasite Steve "...... AKA Steve Van Samson ( read ) " 8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian ( listen ) " Coopster Gold "...... AKA Justin Cooper ( subscribe ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show your RETROID PRIDE! Get your official GEAR right here! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee . Podcast intro and all heavy metal…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Van Samson, Tim Krikorian, Justin Cooper

Guest: Scott Clevenger

Topics covered

• robots
• droids
• mechanical men
• synthoids
• movies
• cartoons
• comics
• TV shows

Keywords

• synthoid celebration
• Robbie the Robot
• Star Wars droids
• Alien synthetics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Robots, Droids & Other Mechanical Men, Slumgullion, Star Wars

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