This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome writer Matt Jeakle to discuss the episode “The Arrogant Palm of a Small Human.” This one has everything: homuncles, mommy holes, a treatise on how everything in the world is married, and a surprising dissection of an Ishvalan hostage plan!
17 – Cold Flame (with Karlo Yeager Rodríguez)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome sci-fi and fantasy writer Karlo Yeager Rodríguez (read his work here) to discuss the episode “Cold Flame.” We talk about the Great Stoneface, the realities of Campbellian military service and whether or not Amestris is fascist (spoilers: it is).
16 – Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms (with Kurt Schiller)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome podcaster and editor Kurt Schiller (from Parents Just Don’t Understand and Blood Knife) to discuss the episode “Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms.” We talk about teenage stakes, the appearance of the Dopplerfocker, the shortest-living lie in the universe, and the pleasures of asymmetrical information.
BONUS – Best of Season 1
To celebrate October 3rd- the day the Elric brothers set off on their journey- we at Fullmetal Analysts present a compilation with the best moments from our first fourteen episodes. If you’ve been wanting to jump into the show, you can use this a recap special. If you’ve been following the show since the beginning, then consider it a thank you gift. We hope you’ll enjoy it and follow us as we head deep into season 2 of the show!
15 – Envoy from the East (with Jacque Pche)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome animator and artist Jacque Pche to discuss the fifteenth episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, “Envoy from the East”. Listen in as we fight with the Monopoly Man, figure out what our pet familiars would be, confront the weirdness of Winry’s boss and face the facts that sometimes, Michel is just wrong.
14 – Those Who Lurk Underground (with Sara Larner)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome writer and painter Sara Larner to discuss the fourteenth episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, “Those Who Lurk Underground”. Mike gets proven right, we crown Roy the queen of drama, learn more than the protagonists and discover just how kinky Greed’s last wishes really were.
13 – Beasts of Dublith (with Dennis Clarke)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome writer Dennis Clarke to discuss the thirteenth episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, “Beasts of Dublith”. We meet Dublith’s immortal fuccboi Greed, discuss a chimera conundrum and contemplate the Snidely Whiplashes of this world.
12 – One is All, All is One (with Camilla Franklin)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome back our friend and illustrator Camilla Franklin to discuss the twelfth episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, “One is All, All is One”. We meet the new thick king Sing! Mike makes a startling prediction! Camilla pitches the summer’s hottest Fullmetal Alchemist parody song! All this and more on a jam-packed episode.
11 – Miracle at Rush Valley (with Nate Klejman)
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome our friend and podcast producer Nathan Klejman to discuss the eleventh episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, “Miracle at Rush Valley”. Tune in as we talk about the weird wide world of talk about filler episodes, reveal the secrets behind baby delivery and discuss why Rush Valley feels like a wasted opportunity.
10 – Separate Destinations
Break out the kleenex. This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we discuss the tenth episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, “Separate Destinations”. Listen in as we talk about death in real life and in fiction, and realize which beloved children’s character is eerily similar to the Fuhrer King Bradley.