Outside of the Box
Check out the award-nominated podcast featuring host Christine Giver talking to guests spanning the combat robotics and STEM communities as well as a little nerdy talk with friends in entertainment and gaming. We have many segments including Bot Buddies, Robot Roundtables and both BattleBots and NHRL breakdowns featuring special co-host Ashley Beckman! If you love nerding out about robots, STEM, gaming and more, this channel is for you!
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Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Ray is back on OOTB! We talked about his low-stress experience at BattleBots filming getting to meet so many fans, getting back into competing at RoboGames 2023 and Tombstone's return to the BattleBox in the future! Always amazing chatting with a legend like Ray!
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Here's a short, but amazing interview for your weekend! I got to talk to a drum-loving builder after my own heart - Nick Dobrikov who is the mind behind Manta who won RoboGames 2023. Learn a little bit about Nick's background and the great experience he gained as part of Team Malice. We hope to see Nick and Manta at BattleBots in the near future!
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
If you want to know what Ashley and I think about theBattleBots World Championship VII tournament and who will win the Giant Nut - look no further. We both filled out our brackets and break all of the matches down. See which ones we agree and disagree on and who we think is going all the way.
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Throughout BattleBots World Championship VII, so many people have been asking where The Bot Whisperer is. Well Pete Abrahamson is right here breaking down the Top 32 with me! We chatted a bit about teams who missed the tournament including my argument on why Gruff should have made the Top 32 and then we go quadrant by quadrant and talk about all of the matchups including how the season has gone for these amazing teams. This is definitely an episode to watch!
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Welcome back to BattleBots Breakdown where Ashley and I decide to be twins for a day to talk about the last of the fight nights! Who went 4-0? Whose season came to an end? Who barely squeaked into the Top 32? We break it all down here!
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
For those of you who are into weaponizing household appliances, you'll be glad to see that I have a follow-up episode with Team Doomba! This time I chatted with Brice and Liz and followed up on their watch party as well as their match vs Dragon King. See how many times we can all use the word 'shenanigans' in this episode because this team is all about it! For those that wondered if the chainsaw is truly operational, you'll want to hear the story about Doomba cutting a tree. Check it out!
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
If you're like me and love a beautiful weapon blade, you'll enjoy this interview with Bloodsport's Nik Buchholz! I talked to Nik about the process of redesigning the robot for World Championship VII, going from being wrecked by Copperhead to having one of their best matches ever vs Rotator and whether the blade design or the name of the blade comes first.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
It is 2 short weeks until the May Norwalk event and I was joined by the creator of everyone's favorite kitty bot (Sorry MadCatter!) Pawsitively Hissterical - Tom Farkas. Watch as I try and trash talk Tom and fail because Paws is too adorable to hurt. We talking about going into an event as a new builder or driver and Tom talks about his new 3lb robot Revenge of Mouse Mouse.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
If we're talking about teams that have had an outstanding season so far, LUCKY should definitely be in that conversation. We talked though all of the matches so far this season, shared thoughts on the upcoming match with Cobalt, talked about some great stories from Robogames and Mark threw down a challenge to fellow flipper Hydra. Check it out here!
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
We're back with more BattleBots Breakdown after a long hiatus and we broke down the past THREE episodes including all of the amazing main events such as the most recent pizza-rific win by RIPperoni, Hypershock's very dominant win over Claw Viper, and Shreddit Bro going from being toast to finishing with an impressive win over Overhaul. So much to unpack here!