Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast

Shannon Muir joins us to review Knights of Light Part 1, the 9th episode of Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. In this episode, the Paladins travel into an expansive void, accessed through Allura's mind, where they encounter frightening spirits and cursed souls. We want to thank Shannon Muir for joining us on another episode review podcast for Voltron Legendary Defender. If you want to follow Shannon on social media and the web, check out these links: https://shannon-muir.com/ https://www.instagram.com/shannonmuirwriter/ https://twitter.com/Shannon_Muir Here are some of our favorite screenshots from Knights of Light, Part 1: As Always, Thank you for Listening! Let's Voltron!

Zehra Fazal, who played Nadia Rizavi in Voltron Legendary Defender, is interviewed at WonderCon 2019 by Marc, and Marc gives Greg the recap of everything that happened at WonderCon 2019. Zehra talks about how she won the role for Nadia Rizavi after auditioning for other roles in Voltron Legendary Defender, and how wonderful it was to work with legendary voice director, Andrea Romano. Zehra also talks about her role as Halo on Young Justice: Outsiders, her roles in video games like Apex Legends (Narrator) and League of Legends (Kayle), her musical background, and what she has learned about herself from all her work. Of course, Voltron Legendary Defender, the entire series is available to stream on Netflix. Young Justice: Outsiders is only available on the DC Subscriber Service, and the last 13 episodes of Season 3 will start streaming on July 2, 2019. If you don't already follow Zehra Fazal on social media, she can be followed on: FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/zehrafazalofficial/ Twitter: https://twitt

We are very proud to present an Exclusive Interview with the Executive Producers and Showrunners of Voltron Legendary Defender: Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery. We are also proud to have Hypable Writer and Podcaster Donya Abramo here to help us with the interview. Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery have been on our podcast many times, but this may be the last time we talk about the whole Voltron Legendary Defender series on Netflix, as Joaquim and Lauren have moved onto other projects. We appreciate Joaquim and Lauren taking this much time to talk to us about the 4th installment of a Voltron animated series since it debuted in 1984. We have no news about whether there will be future Voltron projects, but it's a real treat to learn about how Joaquim and Lauren view their time with Voltron, from the beginning to the end of Voltron Legendary Defender. Also joining us as a third interviewer on this podcast is Donya Abramo, the Hypable writer and podcaster you have heard previously on our podcast.

Shambhavi joins Marc and Greg to review the 8th episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: Clear Day. Greg takes us through our Retro Voltron segment with the Voltron: Defender of the Universe episode, Doom Girls on the Prowl. Shambhavi has been on the podcast with us before, most recently on our June 28, 2017 podcast. She is an artist and a huge Voltron fan! You can check out some of things she mentions in this podcast on her Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/kadamster Also, follow Shambhavi on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/kadamster In this podcast, we review Clear Day, the 8th episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from Clear Day: In our Retro Voltron segment, Greg reviews another episode that celebrated a holiday in the original series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, the 67th episode, Doom Girls on the Prowl. Here is a summary of that episode and some screenshots: Haggar tries

We are excited to spotlight another great Voltron Fan Artist and review Day 47 from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender! In this podcast, you'll meet Carly and find out how Voltron Legendary Defender inspired her to become a better artist, and we'll introduce her latest Voltron fan art design, exclusively for Let's Voltron Podcast, which will be available on all the products on our TeePublic store! And we review the 7th episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: Day 47. Carly is from Utah in the United States of America. She started making Voltron fan art in August, 2018. She has collaborated on a couple pieces with other artists and has grown from doing female figures with no background to many different figures in the same design, background included. She aspires to work in the animation industry. As an exclusive for Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast listeners, we are proud to present Carly's latest amazing Voltron fan art design, called "United": This awesome pi

K-Lionheart joins Marc and Greg to help review the 6th episode of Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. For those of you who have heard our previous podcast episodes with K-Lionheart, you'll know she is an awesome artist, writer and comic creator. Here is the #artvsartist she posted on Twitter, which is K-Lionheart surrounded by some of her favorite art: If you would like to follow K-Lionheart on social media, check out these links: Twitter: @KLionheart_Art, @KittyLionheart DeviantArt: https://kp-lionheart.deviantart.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/klionheart And to read K-Lionheart's webcomic, SCHOOL SERVICE!! Gakkou Sabisu Ni Iru: tapas.io - https://tapas.io/episode/626246 webtoons - https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/school-service-gakkou-sabisu-ni-iru/list?title_no=120867 We also mentioned the Bandai Voltron Soul of Chogokin figures that are coming out this year, and were presented at New York Toy Fair in February. First, is the GX-71r, which is a re-release of the GX-71 Soul of Chog

Samoht Lion joins Marc and Greg as the Voltron Fan Artist Spotlight for this podcast, and we all review The Grudge, which is the 5th episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Samoht Lion has developed a niche as a graphic artist that specializes in shadowbox art, clocks, ornaments, buttons and other paper designs as well. He is a huge Voltron fan, as well as a fan of MLP and The Lion King. Samoht Lion is also a design coordinator for VoltCon!, which is the Voltron-themed convention in Indianapolis this October, which Marc and Greg are attending as guests of the convention. Samoht Lion designed this really neat image of Legendary Defender Voltron podcasting as Let's Voltron Podcast, with the huge headphones and microphone. This design is now being featured on the Let's Voltron TeePublic store, and for the first 72 hours after this podcast is released, you will be able to buy many different products with this design on SALE at 30% OFF. Here is that link to the TeePublic store: https://w

Marc and Greg review the 4th Episode of the 8th and final season of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: Battle Scars. Also, for our Retro Voltron segment, Greg details 2 episodes that relate to Battle Scars, 1 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe Lion Force, called Pidge's Home Planet, and 1 from Vehicle Force called Great Stone Space Faces. In Battle Scars, while floating through the universe searching for signs of a Robeast, the Paladins head toward Olkarion and realize they aren't alone on their journey. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from Battle Scars: And from our Retro Voltron Segment, here is the synopsis from Pidge's Home Planet: Princess Allura is preparing for her coronation as the rest of the Voltron Force looks on. After Nanny insults them, the guys decide to check the monitor to see if there is any trouble. They discover that Pidge's home planet, Balto, is under attack by Zarkon's forces. Pidge said that his family was moving to a new planet, but he is not sure

Marc and Greg review Voltron Legendary Defender, Season 8, Episode 3: The Prisoner's Dilemma. VoltCon! made an announcement! "We're very excited to announce our partnership with The Voltron Store! Established in 2000 by the creators of Voltron, World Events Productions, the Voltron Store will be the official online retailer for all VoltCon! 2019 merchandise! (Art by Samoht Lion!) Yes, things are ramping up for this 35th anniversary celebration of the Voltron franchise! Space is limited, so get your tickets today over at https://voltcon.org! :D" Here are some of our favorite screenshots from The Prisoner's Dilemma: As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Mel (That Meiko Girl) joins Marc and Greg to help review Voltron Legendary Defender, Season 8, Episode 2 - Shadows. In addition, we find out the next guest for VoltCon!, shout out to Samoht Lion, who will be on a future podcast, and hear Greg review Lotor's backstory in a new Retro Voltron segment. Mel (@melmeiko) joins us once more to review Shadows, the second episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Mel discusses her thoughts about all of Season 8 as well. Mel is an artist and animator, who has done her own spoof of VLD Season 8 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5s-1lKN2Dxk And, here's a playlist of 2 videos, so far, of Mel's original mini series "It's Silly!": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoAeEmapY3do7Cjs-3aHHHd6FlXzgrsl1 Thank you, Mel, for joining us once again! In this episode, we also mention that the former co-host of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, Jeremy Corray, has been added as a guest to VoltCon!, the Voltron-themed convention that will take pl

Our Voltron friends, Dana, Rye and Todd join Marc and Greg to review the first episode of Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender, Launch Date. Dana, who lives in Tennessee, recently had lost all of her possessions in a fire at her family's home. This was a devastating loss for Dana. Here are some pictures of the house after the fire and the area that used to be Dana's bedroom: There is a GoFundMe page setup to help support Dana's family and their efforts to recover from this tragedy with their most immediate needs. They have not reached the GoFundMe goal yet, so please provide help if you can to a very special Voltron fan and her family at this link: https://www.gofundme.com/support-lewis-and-missy-hall Dana's best friend, Rye, who lives in South Carolina, knew that Dana had lost a lot of personal items with sentimental value, including a lot of art, signed posters and other special items she had bought at various conventions that Rye and Dana attended together over the years. One item, in particular, was

Marc and Greg return from the holiday break to review Voltron Legendary Defender Season 8 on Netflix and the entire series on the whole. We will still be reviewing single episodes in more detail over the next several weeks. Also, our first guests of 2019 are the organizers of VoltCon!, and they have a special announcement! We want to thank Kevin Clark (Con Chair) and Patrick and Savannah O-Connor (The Shake Ups), the organizers of VoltCon!, for joining us on this podcast. Activite interlock! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Megathrusters are go! VoltCon! is a 35th anniversary celebration of Voltron, Defender of the Universe! The event will pay tribute to all incarnations of this legendary defender, as well as other classic robot franchises, such as Transformers, Gundam, Macross/Robotech, Power Rangers and more! Check the website at https://voltcon.org for all the latest news and developments, as well as tickets. VoltCon! is coming to Indianapolis, Indiana on October 19-20, 2019, and your podcast hosts, M

This is the second of 2 parts for our 5th Anniversary of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, which includes 5 special surprise guests from the Voltron Universe! During each guest segment, we give away 1 of the 5 total prizes in our #LetsVoltron5 contest! So, there are 2 prizes given away in Part 2! Make sure you listen to Part 1 of the 5th Anniversary Podcast before Part 2! Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery joined us for our 5th Anniversary Podcast, and we were so happy they could join us! They were the Executive Producers of Voltron Legendary Defender for 4 years! After completing the 78-episode contract with Studio Mir, DreamWorks Animation, and Netflix, Joaquim and Lauren will be putting their Director hats on in the Spider-Verse. Joaquim has been tapped to direct the sequel of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. David Callaham is writing. Lauren will be directing an untitled Spider-centric project that will gather the female heroes in the Spider-Man universe of characters in one adventure.

This is the first of 2 parts for our 5th Anniversary of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, which includes 3 special surprise guests from the Voltron Universe! During each guest segment, we give away 1 of the 5 total prizes in our #LetsVoltron5 contest! So, there are 3 prizes given away in Part 1! Neil Ross is our 1st special guest and despite the fact that he was one of the 6 original voice actors to work on Voltron: Defender of the Universe back in 1984, he has blessed us by having 2 new projects come out recently. He was the voice of Voltron in the Happy Honda Days ad we talked about in our last podcast, and he wrote a new autobiography called "Vocal Recall: A Life in Radio and Voiceovers". We are proud to have Neil on the podcast for the third time and to see that he mentioned listening to our podcast in his book! He doesn't mention "Let's Voltron podcast" by name, but he was talking about our interview with Franklin Cofod in the 33rd Chapter of the book. If you would like to

Our special guest is Jason Sperling, Chief Creative Development for RPA, the ad agency responsible for the Happy Honda Days ad that featured the classic Voltron Matchbox die-cast toy, and included the original voices from Neil Ross, Michael Bell, BJ Ward and Jack Angel. After all that fun, Marc and Greg review the final 2 episodes of Season 7 of Voltron Legendary Defender, Lions' Pride Part 1 & 2. Jason Sperling, Chief Creative Development for RPA, talks about how the Voltron Happy Honda Days ad came together, how the idea of using nostalgic toys to sell cars came to be, and what other things RPA has been involved with. One special thing that RPA is proud to be a part of, is the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, and they have been trying to help provide more resources for kids who have been diagnosed with brain tumors. RPA partnered with 23 animation studios, to create 23 different animated short films around each topic related to pediatric brain tumors. These short films are available in hospital net

In this podcast, we are reviewing "a whole crap ton of action" - 3 episodes from Season 7 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix - episodes 9-11, which are titled Know Your Enemy, Heart of the Lion, and Trial by Fire. We also share worldwide Voltron fans' special thanks to the creators of Voltron Legendary Defender on our YouTube channel in the form of 2 videos. Finally, we announce the #LetsVoltron5 hashtag, which along with your top 5 moments from the podcast, will enter you into our 5th Anniversary Podcast Celebration Contest , where 5 winners will receive great prizes like the LEGO Ideas Voltron, Voltron Funko Pop Figures, and much more! Being that we just finished celebrating Thanksgiving in the United States, we have to Thank the creators of Voltron Legendary Defender and we had Voltron Fans around the world to help. There are two new videos on our Let's Voltron YouTube Channel, including a music video (4:22) and a full compilation video (30:30) that includes all the videos that were submitt

We Form Voltron with 5 people to review Voltron Legendary Defender Season 7: Episodes 7 & 8: The Last Stand, Parts 1 & 2; AJ LoCascio (voice of Lotor and Griffin), K-Lionheart, Shannon Muir, and your hosts Marc and Greg. There are lots of laughs, solid episode breakdowns, and at the end, Marc and Greg reveal the super secret videos that Voltron fans around the world helped make for the Cast and Crew of Voltron Legendary Defender, which are both available now on our YouTube Channel! AJ LoCascio, who plays Prince-turned-Emperor Lotor and James Griffin, among other incidental characters in Voltron Legendary Defender, joins us for this 2-part episode review of The Last Stand, Parts 1 & 2, from Season 7. If you don't know already, AJ also has his own Etsy store, where he sells his own little creations, known as Spoops. He sells them in batches & announces when they are released on his Twitter & Instagram. Twitter: @ajlocascio - twitter.com/AJLoCascio Instagram: instagram.com/aj_locascio Here

Mark Daniel, who Marc has had the pleasure of joining on the NYCC Voltron Panel Pre-Show, is our special guest for an interview where we talk about Mark's career, Voltron and the Voltron fandom, as well as other fandoms like Star Wars and Disney. In our Retro Voltron segment, Greg brings us to Days of Future Past in Voltron. Mark Daniel is an Emmy-winning Host who started his career in Stand-Up Comedy, Acting and Improv, where he learned how to work with a live audience, which led him to become a premiere LIVE Host for Disney Parks Live Entertainment and Reed Pop Conventions. Of course, for the last 3 years, Mark has been the Voltron Panel Pre-Show Host at New York Comic Con, and he's been a big supporter of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, asking Marc to join him on stage for the last 2 years, and giving a shout-out to the podcast in 2016. Mark's next convention appearance will be at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, April 11-15, 2019. He'll be hosting the Pre-Show for panels on the Main Stag

On this podcast, we are joined by Coley (@theroleycoley , ColeyDoesThings on YouTube) and Zachary (@Zacshi130) to review episodes 5 & 6 from Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: The Ruins and The Journey Within. Stay tuned in until the end to hear some important Voltron News, how to save money on Voltron gear, and our Retro Voltron segment! Coley is a YouTube sensation, whose channel, ColeyDoesThings, has over 213,000 subscribers, where she acts out the different fan personalities within every popular fandom, including the Voltron fandom, and all of her videos are quite entertaining. You should definitely check them out! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtZwDE6dOD3MenKQzXNurVA Zachary is an all life New Yorker who likes cartoons, comics, gaming, Pro Wrestling, specific 80s/90s things, and Tokusatsu. He is a big Voltron fan and Marc and Zach have met at NYCC two years in a row! https://twitter.com/Zacshi130?lang=en In our Voltron News, we mention the Voltron Legendary Defender Funko Pop Vinyl Figures

Marc and Greg were actually TOGETHER at RetroCon 2018, for only the 3rd time ever! And what an occasion for the hosts of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast to combine like Voltron! We are honored to have RetroCon interviews and panel coverage with BJ Ward (Allura and Haggar - Voltron: DOTU and Voltron: The Third Dimension) and Garry Chalk (Sky Marshall Wade and Manset - Voltron Force)! RetroCon takes place in the fall in Oaks, PA, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center every year, thanks to the organizers and founders, Rose and Tony Tuski (far left, kneeling, above picture), and a slew of volunteers. Thanks to Rose and Tony, who invited special guests, BJ Ward and Garry Chalk, we now have a couple interviews with voice actors from 3 previous Voltron series, prior to Voltron Legendary Defender, which makes this whole podcast a Retro Voltron segment! BJ Ward, who has a 40-year career in voice acting, opera singing, and children's book writing (Farty Marty), is best known for her roles as Scarlet fro