Triple Takeover Toycast
Welcome to the Triple Takeover Toycast, a fun and informative fortnightly podcast about Transformers and other amazing toy properties! From vintage collecting and prototypes to modern releases, cartoons, comics and films, it’s all discussed with enthusiasm by your hosts, Sixo, Liam, Jason & Maz (+ special guests).
Episodes

Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
#25: Transformers Controversial Opinions 2
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
The Triple Takeover team serve up another dose of controversy with more Transformers-related hot topics that divide the fandom such as partsforming, product leaks and pronunciation. Warning: things get heated this time out!Support the Show.

Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
#24: M.A.S.K.
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
M.A.S.K. is as nostalgic and significant a toyline to many collectors from the '80s as Transformers. The team have been workin' overtime to bring you the whole spectrum of feels that these wonderful toys evoke.Support the Show.

Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
#23: Transformers Reissues
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Today the team get real about reissues, a staple of the Transformers toyline since the days of gold box Classics back in 1990 that has evolved to a varied and complex part of modern collecting, with some examples being just as desirable as the originals today.Support the Show.

Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
#22: Transformers 1986 Movie Toys
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
1986 was another iconic year for the Transformers toy line! The 3T team look at all the G1 toys from '86 that first appeared in Transformers: The Movie, such as Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus and Galvatron. Till all are one!Support the Show.

Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
#21: Generation 1 Turbomasters
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
The Turbomasters are considered by those in the know to be the jewel in the crown of the late Generation 1 Transformers toy line. Rose-tinted glasses are all the rage here as Rotorstorm and co will absolutely steal your thunder!Support the Show.

Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
#20: Third Party Review Scene
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Your pre-order has come in as now it's time to take a whistle-stop tour through the review scene of unofficial Transformers toys! Here the team discuss all their personal experiences in this bizarre but often exciting world...Support the Show.

Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
#19: Transformers Controversial Opinions
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
The Triple Takeover team court controversy by exploring some of the most hotly-contested topics in Transformers history! We're talking the kind of stuff that gets angry keyboard warriors everywhere all a-fluster, as we attempt to put the world of the robots in disguise to rights. Support the Show.

Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
#18: Transformers Halloween Special
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Enter, if you dare, and join the team as they smell the pumpkin spice in the air and embark on their very first Halloween special! Peer into the cauldron as they brew up a terrifying potion of ghosts, vampires, zombies and Monster Munch. Will they stand and face the Hounds of ? Or rot inside a corpse’s Pretender shell? And can this ghost train(bot) possibly stay on track? Not for the faint of heart...Support the Show.

Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
#17: Transformers GT: Mission GT-R
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
It's lights out for Transformers GT: Mission GT-R, as the team race through this underappreciated but spectacular and luxurious line of robots from Japan. Super GT, race queens & crunchy biscuits, this episode has it all!Support the Show.

Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
#16: Transformers Classics
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Fifteen years on, Generations continues to be the main driving force of the Transformers toy line, but today we're chugging back to where it all began by targeting 2006 and taking a gander at the original Classics releases. The team wax nostalgic on these classic (ahem) toys but also get a bit philosophical about their place in the ongoing history of the franchise.Support the Show.

Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
#15: Transformers WFC: Kingdom
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Transformers WFC: Kingdom is the newest animated series and the current toy line. The team discuss their thoughts on the show, its mixed Generation 1 and Beast Wars cast, some of the toys and more besides!Support the Show.

Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
#14: Transformers 2007 Movie
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
The 2007 live action movie changed the Transformers toy and fandom scene forever! Join the team as they look at the build-up and reaction to Michael Bay's first crack at big screen robots in disguise, the soundtrack, the cast, the toys and more.Support the Show.

Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
#13: Transformers 1985
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
1985 was the second year of the Transformers toy line, one full of iconic figures such as Shockwave, Jetfire, Devastator, the Dinobots and more. The team explore these classics, plus the toys that came from origins other than Diaclone and Micro Change.Support the Show.

Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
#12: Transformers Masterpiece - The Early Years
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Transformers Masterpiece took collectors of robots in disguise to new heights in 2003. Our hosts articulate the wonder of the early years of Masterpiece in this episode, which took longer to put together than the design of MP-5 Megatron!Support the Show.

Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
#11: Transformers Beast Wars
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Release the inner beast with the original Transformers Beast Wars toys & cartoon that were in bloom in the '90s, yes. Everything from Optimus Primal and Megatron, to controversial Blackarachnia is maximised under our hosts' microscope. That's just prime!Support the Show.

Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
#10: Toy Packaging (part 2)
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Toy packaging can capture the imagination like nothing else! Everything from Transformers box art to MASK, Starcom, MOTU and more, join our hosts for part 2 of living in a box, living in a cardboard box!Support the Show.

Patreon
You'll find plenty more at www.patreon.com/TripleTakeover, including:
Over 75 'minisodes' on a wide range of topics (plus commission your own!)
Over 45 'miniseries' chapters on ongoing topics, including toys & comics
Early release of regular episodes - normally a week in advance!
Our Patreon Discord server - the place to be!
Bonus podcast artwork & more!

Short Circuits
We also produce a fortnightly YouTube video series discussing Transformers cartoons from the past & present, which can be found at www.youtube.com/triple_takeover

Sixo is a well-known toy photographer and YouTuber who some say owns All of Transformers. Famed for his legendary bag of Pretender hats and his embarrassing dad jokes, as the relatively organised member of the group, he has to keep everyone else in line with his endless array of spreadsheets.
Liam, aka Toybox Soapbox, aka The Tatman can surprise you with an unexpected reference to pretty much any long-forgotten pop culture property of the last 40 years. With a cheeky grin and an unparalleled passion for utter tat, his appreciation of all things niche and retro is matched only by his love for his dog, Jesse. And hash browns.
In his own words, Jason is "here for the vibes", and it's true he brings a dollop of good humour to the pod! With a blindspot for baddies ("they're all friends!"), a penchant for mispronunciations and an infectious optimism, it's impossible not to think he might be the nicest man on the Internet ever. With the smoothest accent, too.
Maz is a toy writer and photographer who obsesses about robots, trains and cardboard. Known for discovering toy lines 20 years too late and making Iceland the Mini-spy capital of the world. Believes Scourge wanted to gut Ultra Magnus, once threw a vintage Transformers prototype in the bin, likes Diaclone and occasionally hopes you choke.