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911 Free Fall with Andy Steele Engineer Jef Bishop: ‘You don’t keep the public safe by lying about why that building collapsed’ This week on 9/11 Free Fall, engineer Jef Bishop joins host Andy Steele to give a recap of his recent, very well-received presentation on Building 7 to the Biloxi, Mississippi, branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  Bishop and Steele also talk about the larger battle to get the 9/11 evidence out to engineers and to the general public in the face of an increasing clampdown on the free exchange of ideas by most professional institutions and internet platforms, respectively.

Episode 210 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast, "Super Cars", is the first part of a retrospective look at the era of Transformers Masterpiece toys from Hasbro and Takara Tomy known commonly by collectors as the "Super Car Era". Scotty P and Megatronus start out by talking about MP-10 Convoy version 2, as well as the variations on the standard Optimus Prime color scheme released by Hasbro as Masterpiece Optimus Prime. The plethora of repaints of this toy are also examined, with discussion of MP-10B Black Convoy, MP-10Eva Convoy Mode Eva, and many more. After a full hour on just the Autobot Commander, the talk moves on to MP-12 Lambor and MP-14 Alert, known to western collectors as Sideswipe and Red Alert. Their various repaints and retoolings are brought up as well, including MP-12T Tigertrack, MP-14C Clampdown, MP-12G G-2 Sideswipe, and even more. Historical perspective on each release plus the cast members' in-hand impressions of them can be expected for all of the discussed toys. The episodes concludes with the recurring Bragging Rights segment and off-topic banter.

53990d3d16c49e019551b2d384f64283.jpgListen as we discuss our thoughts about Windblade #7 as well as what we hope to see in the ongoing continuation of this storyline in 'Til All Are One. Next up is another entry in the Masterpiece line: Clampdown! Unite Warriors Groove is the bees' knees (or Defensor's, anyways). In-hand images of Combiner Wars Bruticus are upon us. It's time ... for a LISTENER QUESTION! Nemesis Maximo asks: "Where are the Classics Dinobots?" plus news staff member williamjames88 has a question: "When was it that you preferred the Hasbro version over the Takara version?" Our answers may surprise you! We finish up the Twincast with some bragging rights. Just as we finished recording, prototype images of Masterpiece Hot Rod and Shockwave drop, and the internet explodes!