More Than Meets the Ear

Exactly one year after we actually recorded together, join us as we discuss quicksand, racing puns, and the imminent demise of Stuart.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron, produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

Audio clip from TFCon LA 2023 provided by Evantainment

"Main Title" from The Shining by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind

"The Bells of Notre Dame" from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz

"The Marvel Bunch" performed by the cast of Avengers: Infinity War

"Thankless Job" from Repo! The Genetic Opera, performed by Anthony Stewart Head, music by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich

Transformers: Animated, produced by Cartoon Network, Japanese dub by Yoshikazu Iwanami

"Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, performed by Living Strings

"Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin

Josh rants about Sideways, Trish demands to know everyone's favourite dinosaur, and Stuart makes references to pop culture from before everyone else was born. Also we occasionally talk about Transformers.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron, produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy soundtrack by Paddy Kingsland

"You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, performed by Upper Room Theatre

"Triceratops," "Deinonychus," "Ankylosaurus," and "Pteranodon" from Wee Sing Dinosaurs by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp

"Ave Satani" from The Omen soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith

Pitch Meetings by Ryan George

After a lengthy hiatus, three of our merry band return to discuss robot depression, magical girl anime openings, and how much we hate children.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron, produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, performed by Caitlin Myers (original source for this arrangement unknown)

"Conjunction Junction" from Schoolhouse Rock! by Bob Dorough, performed by Jack Sheldon, Terry Morel, and Mary Sue Berry

"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland National Anthem," traditional, by National Anthems Channel

Australian Robot Susan and British Robot Narrator portrayed by ttsmps.com's Nicole and Brian voices, respectively

Many moons ago, our intrepid idiots traveled to TFCon Baltimore 2021. This ancient recording reminisces of that adventure while also wondering where Vector Prime shoves his sword when he's not using it.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron, produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

British Robot Narrator portrayed by ttsmp3.com's Brian voice

Bud teaches the Autobots how to swim, Scott McNeil talks to himself, and we make far too many references to The Little Mermaid.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron, produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

"The Red Sea" from The Prince of Egypt, by Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz

"Under the Sea" from Disney's The Little Mermaid, by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman

"She's in Love" from Disney's The Little Mermaid, by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater

"Big Water" from The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, by Michele Brourman, Amanda McBroom, and Michael Tavera, performed by Thomas Dekker, Anndi McAfee, Aria Curzon and Jeff Bennett

"Eggs" from The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, by The Roches, performed by Jeff Bennet and Rob Paulson

"The Touch" by Stan Bush and Lenny Macaluso

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Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron, produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

The Princess Bride, produced by Act III Communications, Buttercup Films, and 20th Century Fox

British Robot Narrator portrayed by ttsmp3.com's Brian voice

Welcome to More Than Meets the Ear UNCUT! In the aftermath of Kingdom's release, we interview special guest Frank Todaro, voice of Starscream, Rattrap, Shamble, and more in Netflix's War for Cybertron trilogy. 

Music clips used are from the Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

Trish advocates racism against sauropods, Optimus and Megatron have a pillow fight, and Susan shares her thoughts on mpreg.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

"Trust Me" from The Devil's Carnival, by Terrance Zdunich and Saar Mendelman

"Don't Trust Me" by 3OH!3, written by Sean Foreman, Nathaniel Motte, and Benjamin Levin

"Trust in Me (The Python's Song)" from Disney's The Jungle Book, written by Robert and Richard Sherman

The Transformers (1984-1987) episode "City of Steel," written by Douglas Booth, produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions 

"Housewares Employee" from Evil Dead: The Musical, performed by Ryan Ward and Jennifer Byrne, music by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, Melissa Morris, and George Reinblatt, lyrics by George Reinblatt

The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving, produced by Universal Animation Studios

The Little Mermaid, produced by Walt Disney Pictures

We drink green gloop with special guest Lita of Ia-Con Online as a mountain collapses, the President of the United States breaks the law, and a ninja disappears in a puff of flatulence.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Menu 1 Theme Music by SMILE PLEASE Co., Ltd., HAL Laboratory, Inc., Nobuo Uematsu, and Shogo Sakai

Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster produced by Toho Co., Ltd., English dub produced by Bellucci Productions

Australian Robot Susan portrayed by ttsmp3.com's Nicole voice

British Robot portrayed by ttsmp3.com's Brian voice

Starscream schemes, Hot Shot gets his wings, and Thundercracker is somehow smarter than the entire Autobot team.

Clips used are from:

Transformers: Cybertron produced by Entertainment One and GONZO

Galaxy Force soundtrack by Megumi Ohashi

"Leave It All to Me" from iCarly, performed by Miranda Cosgrove and Drake Bell, written by Michael Corcoran

Pac-Man theme by Shigeichi Ishimura and Toshio Kai

"In the End" by Linkin Park

"I'm the Map" by Billy Straus from Dora the Explorer, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio

"Thankless Job" from Repo! The Genetic Opera, performed by Anthony Stewart Head, music by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich

"The LarryBoy Theme Song" from VeggieTales, by Phil Vischer and David Mullen

"Where Have All the Staplers Gone?" from VeggieTales, by Mike Nawrocki

"Monkey" from VeggieTales, by Randall Goodgame and Andrew Peterson

"The Song of the Cebu" from VeggieTales, by Mike Nawrocki and Kurt Heinecke

"The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps" from VeggieTales, by Mike Nawrocki and Kurt Heinecke

"Oh No! What We Gonna Do?" from VeggieTales, performed by Josh Carias, written by Mike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer

"The Bunny Song" from VeggieTales, by Phil Vischer

"It's Lenny's Fault" from VeggieTales, by Phil Vischer and Kurt Heinecke