Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast

On a special Halloween episode of Let's Voltron Podcast, Marc and Greg welcome Drew Merkel and Talley LaFlamme to help review Voltron Legendary Defender Episode 8: Rebirth in the style of an old radio drama. Talley LaFlamme is an old friend of the podcast who we recently saw at NYCC, and was last heard on the podcast in our Voltron Legendary Defender Season 1 review from LetsVoltron.com/62. Drew Merkel is a Voltron fan "from days of long ago", who also likes Transformers and TMNT. This is Drew's first time on the podcast. You can catch some of Drew's voiceover work in Transformer's Universe episodes on YouTube and subscribe to Drew's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/drewsiferxxx In this podcast, we review Voltron Legendary Defender Episode 8: Rebirth, by recreating the episode as a radio drama, with Drew playing the parts of Rax, Pidge, and Keith. Talley plays the parts of Shay, the Balmeran Grandmother, and Allura. Greg plays the parts of Lance and Coran, and Marc plays Hunk, Shiro, a

Biggest Podcast EVER! NYCC Voltron Legendary Defender Panel, Cast Interviews and the Voltron Collective Party, which includes an Interview with Kevin McKeever from the world of Robotech, Bob Koplar from WEP, and Voltron Superfans! Also, an interview with Brandon Schoolhouse, CEO of Han Cholo, Contests, Listener Emails, Power Rangers Megazord vs. Voltron, Voltron Pumpkin Stencils, Voltron Fan Spotlight and more! Over 20 Interviews in all! Let's start with the Voltron Legendary Defender Season 2 Preview Panel! We saw Episode 2 of Season 2, "The Depths", in which Lance and Hunk fall into an adventure on an underwater world, full of Mermaids, and Weird Al Yankovic appears as a guest star. We found out that Season 2 will debut on January 20, 2017. And Voltron Toys from Playmates Toys will be available starting in January of 2017. We also found out from Jeremy Shada that Lance is Cuban! After the panel. we interviewed the cast and crew, including Executive Producers Joaqim Dos Santos & Lauren Mon

In this 1st NYCC Recap of 2 podcasts, Let's Voltron Podcast Hosts, Marc Morrell and Greg Tyler, together for the 1st time in person, covered everything Voltron at New York Comic Con (NYCC). In this episode, we talk about all the awesome Voltron fans we met, the signings and show floor booths we visited. Greg shares his "Fan on the Street" segment, and we get to interview Outlaw2lk, the Cosplay Artist that finished 2nd at the Eastern Cosplay Championships at NYCC, dressed as Voltron, with his 5 friends playing the Paladins. As we said in the summary, NYCC 2016 was the first official time that Marc and Greg met, face to face. And what an event to come together for, like Voltron! NYCC had so much Voltron to share, including the Season 2 Preview panel, Voltron cast and crew signings and interviews, the Voltron Collective Party, and all the great vendors that are offering NEW Voltron Merchandise. Here are some pictures from NYCC, including Voltron items you could order from Bandai and Toynami:

Legendary Voice Director Andrea Romano joins Marc and Greg to talk about directing the voice cast for Voltron Legendary Defender, as well as her career, and many insights into animation, voice acting, and the characters we love. Note: We want to apologize to the listeners and especially Andrea Romano for various parts of the interview where the recording over Skype caused words to be broken or missing. Every word that Andrea Romano speaks is purposeful and precise, and we did our best to bring all that GOLD to the listeners. Thank you for understanding! You will never get a more thorough deep dive of what occurred between Andrea Romano and the voice cast she directs for Voltron Legendary Defender. She talks about every actor and describes what makes them perfect for each of their roles on this wonderful show. She also describes how this project was pitched to her, and what made her want to be a part of it. You love to hear Andrea talk about how special Voltron is, and all the positive feedback she keeps get

Tim Hedrick ( Story Editor) and Mitch Iverson (Staff Writer) join Marc and Greg to answer fan questions about both the Voltron Legendary Defender animated series on Netflix and the Voltron Legendary Defender Mini-Comic Book Series from Lion Forge Comics. Tim and Mitch write for both to keep those stories and characters consistent between both mediums. Marc also introduces a new regular fan segment to the podcast. Tim Hedrick and Mitch Iverson (seen here with Let's Voltron Podcast Host Marc Morrell) were both at San Diego Comic-Con to sign copies of Issues 1 and 2, including the Exclusive SDCC variant covers, and they will also be at New York Comic Con to sign copies for Issue 3, which comes out later this month. If you are going to NYCC, they will be at the Lion Forge Comics Booth at location 1669. No specific signing times have been advertised yet for Tim and Mitch. If you're in Southern California, join Tim and Mitch for a creator signing of Voltron Legendary Defender! Meet Creators Tim Hedrick & Mit

This is a primer class for new Voltron fans, friends or loved ones of Voltron fans, or fans of the original 1984 series who want to know more about the other shows. This is a high-level view of everything Voltron, as it relates to the animated shows. If you find you want to learn more, we have 71 previous episodes of Let's Voltron Podcast to make you a complete Voltron Expert! Let's Voltron Podcast Co-Host Greg Tyler has designed this introductory class of Voltron 101 to bring you up to speed, Voltron-style. You'll hear everything about Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984-86), including Lion Force Voltron, Vehicle Team Voltron, and Fleet of Doom. You'll also hear about The New Adventures of Voltron (a rebrand of the original) and Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998-2000), which used cutting-edge CGI to animate your favorite characters. We also cover Voltron Force (2011-2012), a sequel to the original Voltron series, which combined 2D animation with CGI to bring new life to the original Lion Force Voltro

Emily Eiden, who played Shay in 3 episodes of Season 1 of Voltron Legendary Defender, is our special guest in this podcast, where she talks about her character, Shay, how she became a voice actor, and she answers all the Voltron fans' questions. Emily also plays Shay in a review of Episode 7, Return to the Balmera, with Marc & Greg providing commentary, and Emily providing behind-the-scenes-stories. Emily is happy to talk to Voltron fans on her twitter feed @EmilyEiden Emily also has her own website at: http://www.emilyeiden.com/ For the first time ever on this podcast, a voice actor from Voltron Legendary Defender will play their character in a review of an episode from the current season. Emily Eiden plays Shay in our review of Episode 7: Return to the Balmera. Disclaimer: This episode review is our podcast's interpretation of the episode, and should not be misconstrued as an actual episode. Sign Up for our Newsletter! Use this link to give us your email address so you can get exclusive information

JoshaJ and Matt Solis from Geeks of the Galaxy Podcast join Marc and Greg to talk about Voltron, their podcast, and everything else, and they help review Voltron Legendary Defender Episode 6: Taking Flight. Geeks of the Galaxy is a podcast dedicated to all things wonderful and geeky, but with a positive spin! There is no affiliation, whatsoever, with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Josh and Matt have many geeky interests, and have shared them, at length, on their Geeks of the Galaxy Podcast, which you can listen to here: https://soundcloud.com/geeksofthegalaxy/ Listen to this poodcast to find out how Josh and Marc met at WonderCon back in April. Also, don't be surprised if Marc and Greg end up as guests on Geeks of the Galaxy in the near future. Josh and Matt also have a blast helping Marc and Greg review Voltron Legendary Defender Episode 6: Taking Flight, where Lance returns to health, Pidge reveals she is a girl to the team, and a couple bounty hunters interrupt the team from being able to go save Shay and

We spend the first half of the podcast giving shout-outs to Voltron fans that tweeted, posted and emailed us about the podcast and what they're excited about. We spend the second half reviewing Voltron Legendary Defender Episode 6: Tears of the Balmera. Many of the Voltron fans that listen to Let's Voltron Podcast remark about our previous podcast, and answer the question, "What about Voltron are you excited for the most?" One of the previous winners of a Signed Wondercon Exclusive Voltron Lithograph sent us her picture with the framed lithograph hanging on her wall. Thank you, Meghan Whidden, for the nice email. That signed lithograph is one in a million! We also had several fans talk to us about what excites them most about Voltron, and one of the listeners, Shambhavi Kadam, talked about the possibilities of Keith taking over leadership of Team Voltron, based on the tease that was previewed in the Season 2 teaser trailer at SDCC, as seen in her depiction: And last, but not least, Marc and Greg r

There is so much Voltron packed into this episode! We talk about Voltron collectibles at SDCC, as well as SDCC interviews from Voltron Legendary Defender Executive Producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, and Story Editor Tim Hedrick. We give a preview of Voltron Lion Bikes featured on Super-fan Builds, giveaway Voltron Legendary Defender signed comics on Periscope, and review Episode 4: Fall of the Castle of Lions. Dani DeWald, Voltron superfan extraordinaire, joins us again to review the Voltron Collectibles at SDCC, as well as the interviews from Voltron panelists. We talk about the Bandai Soul of Chogokin Voltron, the Toynami Stealth Voltron, Toynami Super Deformed Altimites Voltron, Han Cholo rings and blazing sword necklaces. Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos, Executive Producers of Voltron Legendary Defender, join us for one interview, while Story Editor Tim Hedrick joins us for another one at SDCC. You'll love hearing their thoughts about Season 1, and how grateful they are that th

Dani DeWald, Voltron Superfan and panel videographer at SDCC, joins Marc and Greg to review her coverage of the Voltron Legendary Defender panel at San Diego Comic-Con. We walk through the entire panel, and give commentary on all the clips, Q & A, and review the Season 1 Soundtrack that was recently released on iTunes. Plus, you need to listen closely to find out how to win variant cover copies of Voltron Legendary Defender #1 Comic, signed by authors Tim Hedrick and Mitch Iverson. The DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) included panelists Joaquim Dos Santos (Executive Producer), Lauren Montgomery (C0-Executive Producer), and Tim Hedrick (Head Writer). A surprise panelist was added, which makes the audience go crazy! Steven Yeun, who plays Keith, Voltron paladin and pilot of Red Lion, was on the panel and shared his perspective of Season 1 of Voltron Legendary Defender. During the panel review, one of the Q & A questions was if we'd ever hear the original Vol

Kimberly Brooks, who plays Princess Allura in Voltron Legendary Defender, joins Marc and Greg for a fantastic conversation about her roles in animation, everything you wanted to know about Princess Allura, what the Voltron fandom means to her, and she gets to answer questions submitted by the Voltron fans. Also in this podcast, Marc mentions the panels at San Diego Comic-Con, including DreamWorks' Voltron Legendary Defender: Form Voltron! Executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos, co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery, and head writer Tim Hedrick dive deep into the epic first season of the critically acclaimed Netflix original series Voltron: Legendary Defender. They'll come ready to answer all your burning questions with an extended fan Q&A and even offer a sneak peek of what's next for the Paladins of Voltron. All panel attendees will receive an exclusive limited-edition Voltron lithograph. Thursday July 21, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm Room 7AB Greg gives details on 2 new LEGO Ideas projects from Lendy Tayag f

Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos, the Executive Producers of Voltron Legendary Defender, join us for an exclusive interview following the launch of the first 11 episodes on Netflix. Marc and Greg also review Episode 3, Return of the Gladiator. Lauren and Joaquim are so relieved to be able to talk about anything from Season 1, and Marc and Greg have plenty of highlights to cover. We are also looking forward to seeing both of them and Tim Hedrick at San Diego Comic-Con International. Also in this podcast, Marc and Greg review Episode 3, Return of the Gladiator. This is the episode where we see Voltron's first robeast battle, and at the end, a surprise reveal of a secret one of the Paladins has been keeping from everyone else. Are you looking forward to our next podcast? You will enjoy hearing our interview with the voice of Princess Allura in Voltron Legendary Defender, Kimberly Brooks. Sign Up for our Newsletter! Use this link to give us your email address so you can get exclusive information from

Neil Kaplan joins Marc and Greg to talk about playing Emperor Zarkon on Voltron Legendary Defender, as well as his entire voice acting career, and his appreciation for all Voltron fans. Neil Kaplan is a man of many talents, and has a voice acting resume that includes many credits in movies, animation, video games, promos, narration, and commercial work. He has played Optimus Prime in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Diabolico in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue, Hawkmon in Digimon, and Tychus Findlay on StarCraft 2. Of course, we all love his Emperor Zarkon from the first season of Voltron Legendary Defender and we can't wait to see more Zarkon in (hopefully) more seasons to come on Netflix. After you hear our podcast, you'll want him to come back for more, and you may get the chance when we review The Black Paladin (Episode 11) from Voltron Legendary Defender. Neil wants to share his contact information on both Facebook and Twitter, so you can continue to chat with him about anything Voltron. Neil's Facebo

Josh Keaton, the amazing voice actor who plays Shiro in Voltron Legendary Defender, joins us as a guest to talk about everything Shiro and Voltron, and he answers all your fan questions. Also, Greg and Marc review Episode 2 - Some Assembly Required. Josh Keaton has had a terrific career as a voice actor, and has even been able to work with some of his heroes in the business that he grew up idolizing. In this podcast, we talk to Josh about the process it took for him to become Shiro, and how he continues to use real life to inspire him to be the Space Dad that everyone has come to call him on social media. If you were one of the fans that asked Josh a question on Facebook or Twitter, be sure to listen carefully, because Josh probably answered your question. Also in this podcast, Marc points out that Voltron Legendary Defender #1 by Lion Forge Comics is coming out on Wednesday, July 13th. CraveOnline.Com has an exclusive story, which includes some preview pages from that first issue of the series written by Ti

We have several guests in this podcast! Eddie Sanchez joins Marc and Greg to talk about his visit to the Voltron Art Show at Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles. Also, Tara Scully and Talley LaFlamme join us to recap everything we saw in the first season of Voltron Legendary Defender! The Voltron Art show at the Hero Complex Gallery in Downtown LA is still running the exhibition until June 19th, daily from 11 AM to 6 PM. You can go to this link to make an order for t-shirts or art prints and more: http://hcgart.com/ Here are some of the pictures that Eddie has shared with us: If you want to see more of Eddie's #30DaysToVoltron gallery, go to his Instagram account at: https://www.instagram.com/tocatzin/ For the rest of the podcast, we talked to our Voltron Superfan friends, Tara Scully and Talley LaFlamme, about the entire first season of Voltron Legendary Defender. We really geek out over everything we saw in this amazing DreamWorks Animation series on Netflix. Here's a picture of Talley, dressed as Pid

We can't emphasize this enough – please be warned in this podcast, we will be reviewing the entire plot of “The Rise of Voltron”. You WILL want to hear our interview with Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos, but PLEASE STOP listening when we start talking about “The Rise of Voltron” that makes up the first 3 episodes of Voltron Legendary Defender, if you don't want to be spoiled. AFTER you have seen Voltron Legendary Defender on June 10th, at least the first 3 episodes, come back to this podcast and relive "The Rise of Voltron” with us! We think you will really enjoy hearing from Lauren and Joaquim, talking about the show they've been working on for the last 2 years. There's a lot of exclusive insight, that you won't be able to get anywhere else. We want to thank Lauren, Joaquim, DreamWorks, Netflix, and everyone who helped us set up the interview! We don't talk about it in the podcast, but there were two other things that happened after we had recorded this podcast. First, the was a Voltron Art S

Dan Jolley returns as a guest host to help Marc and Greg review Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Beast King GoLion Episodes 29-32. In this podcast, we review 4 episodes from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, where we compare them to their Beast King GoLion counterpart. The episodes we review are: Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep29 - Magnetic Attraction Beast King GoLion ep29 - Comes a Fiery Sky Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep30 - The Sleeping Princess Beast King GoLion ep30 - The Prince Imperial's Dark Love Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep31 - The Sincerest Form of Flattery Beast King GoLion ep31 - The Dreaded Mecha Beastman Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep32 - A Transplant for the Blue Lion Beast King GoLion ep32 - Behold the 100-ton Punch Dan Jolley's latest book, Gray Widow's Walk is available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Gray-Widows-Walk-Widow-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01F3ZPTAW Sign Up for our Newsletter! Use this link to give us your email address so you can get exclusive info

DreamWorks Animation has released two new trailers for the June 10th release of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Marc and Greg review these trailers in detail and talk about fan reactions to the trailers on Facebook and Twitter. The first trailer review is the Official Trailer that was released on DreamWorksTV's YouTube Channel on May 11th. It is 1 minute 36 seconds long. You can see that trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdqoQjaOGeU The second trailer was released only on Voltron's Official Facebook page on May 14th. That trailer is called "The Lions and The Pilots" and can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/VoltronOfficial/videos/1097714260252055/ We want to thank Linda Endinger for telling us about this trailer: @LetsVoltron @LetsVoltronGreg There's a new clip on the Voltron FB page. It's GLORIOUS.— Linda Endinger (@lendinger) May 14, 2016 Here's a few screenshots from the trailers: Tune in next Friday, because we will be reviewing 4 episodes from the Original Series,

You are getting a special treat as Marc and Greg interview the LEGO Ideas Voltron Project Designer Lendy Tayag, whose Voltron LEGO Idea achieved 10,000 supporters in 22 days, and is now awaiting review in September. Addendum: The full-length Voltron Legendary Defender Trailer is discussed as well. Lendy Tayag is an IT professional from The Philippines who used LEGO Designer, an application that has all the possible LEGO pieces, to build his own Voltron set, including 5 robot lions that combine to form the giant robot. It comes with 6 Pilot mini-figs and a Blazing Sword and shield. This set has the 10,000 supporters needed to reach the review phase of the LEGO Ideas site. The next review period is in September, and we are anxiously waiting to hear if this Voltron set will get approved to be manufactured as a set by LEGO. Here is the link to Lendy's Facebook page for all of his Creations: https://www.facebook.com/CreationsByLendy In this podcast, you'll hear Lendy tell Marc and Greg everything that went into h