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For the 40th Anniversary Year of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, we decided to have at least one podcast this year where we review an episode from the original 1984 Lion Force Series. In this review, with special guest Shannon Muir, we are reviewing the 41st episode from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, There'll Be a Royal Wedding. While revie…
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Eyitayo Olayemi discusses his journey as a business owner and the growth of his podcast, Diary of a CMO. He shares his plans to move away from the traditional agency model and focus on building strategic partnerships. Eyitayo also talks about his childhood in Nigeria and the importance of family and relationships. Eyitayo discusses his typical day …
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Check out Stephanie's list of AI Tools here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M8mgfkgvuQKClWpV7N_hQZ6zTkjs1YjM5taIazCZlM4/edit?gid=0#gid=0 And the Squarespace study she references is here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/squarespace-survey-reveals-gen-z-find-digital-life-more-important-and-memorable-than-in-person-life-301324221.htm…
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Tom Riordan, CEO of WordPower, discusses his journey from ad tech to AI and offers insights on how businesses can start using AI tools. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and understanding where you are on the AI journey. Riordan suggests starting with low-hanging fruit use cases like copywriting and analytics. He highlights the power o…
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My guest this week is Jeremy Corray, the EVP of Digital Engagement at Coolfire Studios. We discuss the evolution of video content strategies over the past decade, the accessibility and democratization of video production, and the rise of social video platforms like YouTube and TikTok. We touch on the importance of authenticity and storytelling in b…
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Ryan Costello from Laughing Dragon Studios, the Social Media Manager for the Official Voltron Facebook and Instagram accounts, joins Marc and Greg for an interview. Then, Marc and Greg review Crossed Signals, the 22nd episode of Voltron Force. To see the video version of this podcast, go to our YouTube Channel HERE! As Always, Thanks for Watching a…
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Stacy Bohrer, Vice President of Buyer Development for OpenX, discusses her career in ad tech and the challenges of scaling operations. She emphasizes the importance of servant leadership and creating a safe and authentic work environment. Stacey also addresses the issue of made-for-advertising sites and how OpenX is addressing inventory quality and…
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This week, my guest is Scott Moore, the Founder and CEO of Covalent Partners. In his illustrious career, he has served as the CMO of Best Buy Mobile and Wynn Resorts, as well as an Advisor for several venture capital firms. We explore the definition of innovation and its importance in business. We also delve into the conditions necessary for compan…
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Jackie "JP" Phillips, owner and CEO of Unheard Media, shares her journey as a self-made entrepreneur and the importance of mentorship. She emphasizes the need to stop and help others, as it can lead to valuable connections and opportunities. JP discusses the mindset of an entrepreneur, including the ability to handle rejection and overcome fear. Sh…
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Carrie Kramer, co-founder of FutureProofd, discusses the challenges and key elements of a successful sales function. She emphasizes the importance of leadership setting relevant goals and metrics that align with the marketplace and the needs of the sales team. She also highlights the significance of authenticity in sales, encouraging salespeople to…
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Marc and Greg welcome Toy Designer Patrick Baran, one of the patent holders for the Panosh Place Voltron figure from 1984 that holds the action figures of the pilots in each lion. Patrick gives some insight as to the hectic schedule that toy designers had to follow to get the toys together for Toy Fair that year. Greg takes us through the Panosh Pl…
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Timothy Roston and Kyle Bellair join Marc and Greg to introduce the Panosh Place 14-inch Vinyl Dieklops Robeast Figure, with 5 points of articulation. This figure can be pre-ordered for $60 through The Voltron Store at https://store.voltron.com This is the first EVER Robeast Figure that stands head-to-head with most of the large Voltron figures fan…
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Jeff Trojan, VP of Marketing for Playmates Toys, joins Marc and Greg to announce Playmates Toys 40th Anniversary Voltron Release, coming in March! We had done our first review of this set when it was released for the first time in 2018. You can view that review here: https://youtu.be/B7oJ7eFP7w0 #voltron #toys #40thanniversary #playmatestoys #targe…
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Marc and Greg kick off the 2024 Season with a Review of the 21st episode of Voltron Force, "I, Voltron." We also talk about: Dieklops from Panosh Place, Funko Voltron Rewind from Hot Topic, and Voltron Fan Fridays on The Voltron Store. To be eligible for Voltron Fan Fridays, Email your Voltron story and pictures to: store@voltron.com Look for the D…
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The second part of our Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast 10th Anniversary Celebration was recorded at VoltCon 2023 and all the attendees in the room were our guests for this podcast, as well as the VoltCon Organizers, Kevin Clark and Patrick O'Connor, and the first co-host of the podcast, Jeremy Corray. The video version is available on o…
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Marc and Greg are Joined by World Events Productions own Bob Koplar and Tiffany Ilardi to kick off the 2-part celebration of 10 years of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. Pay close attention to this podcast and to The Voltron Store on Facebook as there will be special posts the week preceding the release of Part 2 of this podcast on Dece…
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VoltCon Organizers Kevin Clark and Patrick and Savannah O'Connor join Marc and Greg to give a full preview of VoltCon 2023. VoltCon 2023 is the 5th VoltCon, and is taking place at the Wyndham Indianapolis West in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 14th and 15th, 2023. Marc and Greg, as well as Shannon Muir, are guests of VoltCon once again, and are p…
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Angie joins Marc and Greg to help review Five Forged, the 19th episode of Voltron Force. In this episode, the Voltron Force returns to Planet Ariel and must survive challenges inside a series of dangerous mines that hold clues to the secret of Voltron's origin. Angie has more samples of her fan art for Voltron Force on Instagram: https://www.instag…
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The return of Sven in Ghost in the Lion (ep 117) was a special episode for many Voltron fans. And to review this episode on the podcast, we have two special guests. Jeremy Corray was Supervising Producer on Voltron Force, and for this episode, he was also the writer. And we also have Tara Scully, longtime Voltron superfan, VoltCon Trivia Host, and …
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Marc and Greg have a special guest, Elizabeth Cox, to help review the 16th episode of Voltron Force - Brains. Elizabeth brings a unique perspective, having been a fan of the original series from 1984, however this is the only episode of Voltron Force she has seen. Elizabeth Cox is a huge Voltron Fan who has attended VoltCon twice and has many colle…
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For episode 232, we interview Steve Sterling, Producer of the Voltron: Defender of the Universe series from 1984-1986. Steve is also Principal for imSterling International Media & Management. Steve Sterling had been interviewed by Let's Voltron Podcast co-host Greg Tyler at VoltCon 2022, but this a new extended interview, exclusive to Let's Voltron…
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In this first podcast for 2023, Marc and Greg interview DDP Voltron Comics Artist, EJ SU! EJ talks about the DDP Comics for Voltron: Defender of the Universe, doing concept character design for the Voltron Force TV show on Nicktoons, and much more! EJ SU is a freelance comic artist and industrial designer who wrote a book, titled Mecha Force, which…
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Marc and Greg celebrate 9 years of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast with a walk down memory lane, recalling all the special moments that have made this podcast wonderful. We want to thank all the people who have joined us over the last 9 years! We couldn't have done these 230 episodes without all of you! We also want to thank Susan C for…
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Pete White and Shannon Muir join Marc and Greg to review everything that happened at VoltCon 2022 in Indianapolis from October 7-9, 2022. We cover the whole weekend, share pictures and snippets of the panels that were conducted by the podcast. Pete White is a huge Voltron Fan and friend of the podcast, and Pete was able to record all the Let's Volt…
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We have VoltCon Organizers Kevin Clark and Patrick and Savannah O'Connor joining us to run through a complete preview of VoltCon 2022, taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 8th and 9th, 2022. To get tickets to VoltCon 2022, go to VoltCon.org. To view the YouTube version of this podcast, go HERE! As always, thanks for listening to and wa…
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Eric Stocker, the winner of the first cosplay contest at VoltCon in 2019, joins Marc and Greg to talk about his many cosplays and props that he made himself for Voltron, Robotech, Spaceballs, and much more. His winning cosplay at VoltCon was the first Voltron cosplay we've seen that transformed into the 5 Robot lions from the full Voltron costume, …
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Marc and Greg are joined by Natalie for a review of Inside the Music, the 14th episode of Voltron Force. Natalie was a winner of both the Cosplay Contest and Voltron Trivia at VoltCon 2021. You view the video version on YouTube HERE. As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!By Marc Morrell, Greg Tyler, Natalie Sikes
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Anthony Hon, a game developer from Rojak Studios, is our special guest for our podcast on the History of Voltron Video Games. We find out about a concept game for VLD that Anthony and his friend had entered in the Universal GameDev Challenge. Anthony had demoed that concept game for the last 2 years at VoltCon. We also go through every video game t…
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On this brand new episode of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, we are excited to share our interview with Adam Beechen, writer of Predator Robeast, the 11th episode of Voltron Force on Nicktoons. We also have Shannon Muir, who introduced us to Adam, and shares the story of how they met and helps us review Predator Robeast. Adam Beechen s…
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Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast has just turned 8, and to celebrate our 8th Anniversary, we are having a Zoom Party with the VoltCon Force, a mighty team of VoltCon participants who have become friends and family. The VoltCon Force are (in no particular order): Tara Scully, Eric Stocker, Dani DeWald, Pete White, Kyle Bellair, and Shanno…
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Paul Vitello (Stereo Sound Effects - Voltron: DOTU), one of the members of the original crew for the pilot and all 124 episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Fleet of Doom, is here on the podcast to talk to Marc and Greg about his fantastic career, Voltron and a great story about what it was like to work with Peter Keefe, the Executive P…
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For the 3rd year in a row, another successful VoltCon is in the books and we have the Organizers of VoltCon to Recap all the action from Voltcon 2021. Thanks to Kevin Clark, Savannah O'Connor and Patrick O'Connor for joining us to review all the events from VoltCon. We can also share the 3 Panels that we have already released to our YouTube Channel…
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In this podcast, Shannon Muir returns once more to help review the 9th episode of Voltron Force: Dark Blue. We are still celebrating the 10th Anniversary Year of Voltron Force here on the podcast. For those who can make it out to Indianapolis for VoltCon 2021 on October 23rd and 24th, Marc and Greg will be appearing together once more to share our …
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The Organizers of VoltCon 2021, including Kevin Clark, Patrick O'Connor and Savannah O'Connor, are joining Marc and Greg to give a preview of VoltCon 2021, and to help review the Voltron Force Episode, Flash Form Go! In its 3rd year now, VoltCon is an exciting convention for Voltron Fans, as well as fans of all robot TV shows from the 70's and 80's…
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That Meiko Girl Mel joins Marc and Greg to review Greg's Favorite Voltron Force episode, The Hunkyard. Join us as we continue to celebrate the 10th Anniversary year of Voltron Force! Here is the link to Mel's YouTube video (Allura vs Lotor) Greg mentions in this podcast, where Allura kicks Lotor to the curb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JglcOe0D…
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To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Voltron Force on Nicktoons (June 16, 2011), we have brought together several people from the voice cast for a reunion on Zoom. Joining us on this Let's Voltron Podcast are: Giles Panton (Keith) Andrew Francis (Lance) Doron Bell (Vince) Vincent Tong (Daniel) Garry Chalk (Sky Marshall Wade, Manset) Thank you to th…
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Join Marc and Greg as they welcome Tara Scully as a guest to review the 5th Episode of Voltron Force - Joyride to Doom. Tara Scully is a huge Voltron Fan from long ago, who will be returning as the Queen of Trivia at VoltCon 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana in October. Also, announced in this podcast is a new Fan Art Contest. Here are the details: Vol…
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Marc and Greg review the 4th episode of the Voltron Force series on Nicktoons from 2011 (Coran, Coran) and talk about new Voltron merchandise offerings from Bandai, Super7 and Finesse, as well as virtual Voltron Legendary Defender Funko POP figures being used as part of an app video game, called Funko POP Blitz (iOS & Android). Voltron Force FAN AR…
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For our 207th podcast episode of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, Marc & Greg review the first 3 episodes of Voltron Force (Part 1: New School Defenders, Part 2: Defenders of Arus, Part 3: Defenders of the Universe), which are known as the New Defenders Trilogy. When it debuted on Nicktoons on June 16, 2011, it was the highest rated ser…
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For our first podcast in 2021, we wanted to kick the year off right, since we are spending a good portion of 2021 celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Voltron Force. What better way to start then to interview the Director of Voltron Force - John Delaney. John Delaney was the Director of the show, and he also had a part in character design and storyb…
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