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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Episodes

Tuesday Nov 15, 2022

Back with some fresh audio content for you! I chatted with Tom Farkas from First Drink of the Day which is a fun NHRL lifter bot! We talk about the event from this past weekend as well as all of the great things they are doing at Norwalk.

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022

NHRL fans get hyped as this episode is all about Kekoto Maane and Cereal Killer - the robot who captured everyone's hearts at a recent NHRL event. Hear about the upgrades he plans to make to Cereal Killer for the future as well as him joining Team WPI.

Monday Oct 10, 2022

If you like flipper bots and Celtic folklore then you'll love this interview with David from Team Banshee. Formerly of Team Malice, David talks about this new and exciting bot coming from a long line of flippers he's designed. We talk about Banshee as well as how he'd love a chance to fight Hydra and maybe even his former team, Malice.

Wednesday Oct 05, 2022

Sadly Bugglebots is not coming back at this point in time, but I got to hear all about it from Sarah Malyan including talking about her favorite matchups and interviews. We also got to talk about her Shuntcast interview with Faruq and the fun game shows she has done including one with Tom and Tim of Monsoon, Will Bales of Hypershock and Jen Herchenroeder of HiJinx which you HAVE to hear if you never have. Always a blast chatting with Sarah!

Monday Oct 03, 2022

If you love dinosaurs and robots, then you'll love this interview with Terrortops captain Ben Burton. This rookie bot is a magical blend of Witch Doctor and Whiplash that is sure to wreak havoc in Season 7. I for one am excited to see it in action!

Saturday Oct 01, 2022

While I recently had Lisa on my Judges show, I wanted to talk to her about her amazing robots including Tentomoushi, Plan X and Mega Tento. We discussed the Battlebots Happy Meal toys, the Tombstone fight that should have happened and what kind of robot Lisa would build today. 

Thursday Sep 29, 2022

It has been a long time since 2019 and many things have happened, but a team that I have sorely missed is Monsoon so I had them on the show to talk about some of the prior matches as well as what has been happening since then. Tim is back! Lots of other exciting news and discussion in this one!

Monday Sep 26, 2022

I recently did an interview with Leanne Cushing from Team Valkyrie and a very special surprise guest! Have a listen to hear some major updates to the team and what plans look like for next season!

Saturday Sep 24, 2022

While he is not new to Battlebots, Triton captain Brad Hanstad came on to talk about new robot Triton which brings the destructive capability of Deep Six, but with a horizontal configuration. We talk about the new robot as well as his experience in the sport including NHRL and other robot combat events across the country.

Wednesday Sep 21, 2022

For this interview I sat down with the always vibrant and colorful Jen Herchenroeder of Team HiJinx! We talked about the ups and downs of last season as well as what is in the works for the upcoming Battlebots season!

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