Outside of the Box

MadCatter’s Calvin Iba on Outside of the Box (Ep. 59)

Do you like cats? Do you also like fire? If you answered yes to both, then you'll want to check out my interview with insanely amazing builder and driver Calvin Iba. We talked about the time he melted an arena as well as the amazing first World Championship VII match against Whiplash and also two of Calvin's favorite matches ever against Sawblaze and Hypershock.

Tantrum on Outside of the Box (Ep. 58)

We're a few weeks into World Championship VII so I sat down with the reigning champions Tantrum to talk about their road to the Giant Nut as well as their first match with Minotaur and their feelings about their upcoming rematch with Hydra and battle against fellow Seems Reasonable bot Blip. Join myself, Alex, Ginger and Brian for a great chat!

BattleBots Breakdown WCVII Ep. 2&3 on Outside of the Box (Ep.57)

Welcome to the new show within a show on Outside of the Box called BattleBots Breakdown as I am joined by my amazing co-host Ashley who you may know from Team Udder Destruction. We shared our thoughts on Episodes 2 and 3 of World Championship VII which covers everything from HyperBlaze to Claw Viper's dominant takedown of rookie bot Ominous to Hydra/Jake Ewert clearly showing a new level of aggression early in the season. This episode is full of bot goodness and entertainment!

RIPperoni on Outside of the Box (Ep. 56)

Do you like pizza? Do you also like robots? How about pepperoni and pain? If you like all of those, definitely check out this interview with Anna from Omega Team (not a cult) to talk about the BattleBots rookie - RIPperoni! We talk about how they started the season as well as how this pizza-rific robot came to be from its roots in Norwalk. Mama mia! What an episode!

Minotaur on Outside of the Box (Ep. 55)

Here it is! Time for the long-awaited Minotaur interview and I was joined by Junior as we took a trip through Battlebots history to talk about some of the best Minotaur matches including the tire-munching fight vs. Bronco and the heartbreaking loss in Season 6 versus Witch Doctor. We also discussed the first match vs Tantrum from World Championship VII. Minotaur will be back on later in the season so consider this part one!

BattleBots WCVII Premiere Recap w/Draco on Outside of the Box (Ep. 54)

The fans asked for a recap of the premiere so you got it and I was joined by the very knowledgeable Draco from Battlebots Update. We broke down our thoughts on the premiere as well as the Nastiest Knockouts in the modern era.

Fon Davis on Outside of the Box (Ep. 53)

Battlebots fans know and love Fon Davis from his time both as a builder and a judge and for World Championship VII he is back in the judge's chair. We talked about Fon's beginnings in robotics and special effects, his Giant Nut back when he drove Mouser Mecha Catbot and his thoughts on how the sport has evolved up through today.

Battlebots Co-Creator Greg Munson on Outside of the Box (Ep. 52)

It is finally time for World Championship VII of Battlebots and I sat down with Greg Munson to talk about an array of things including the rule changes, some personnel changes, some things we can expect this season and also some possible news related to the filming of Season 8! You won't want to miss this!

Team Udder Destruction on Outside of the Box (Ep. 51)

It might behooooove you to check out this amazing episode with Tamara and Ashley who have brought such joy to Norwalk with their robots Milktank, Milktankette and Vaca Tank. We talked about everything from Pokemon to killer robots. Definitely an episode the will moooooove you to keep watching!

Corey w/Team Shreddit on Outside of the Box (Ep. 50)

Holy cow it is the 50th episode of the show and I was excited to have Corey joining me from Team Shreddit! Corey is truly a master builder according to fellow Shreddit alumni Anthony D'Ambrosio and is sure to come up with new and exciting ideas for Norwalk in 2023.