Explore every episode of the podcast The Coolant Pod
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| Episode 26 - Feeling Secure in our Mech-hood | 09 Sep 2024 | 01:05:49 | |
Welcome to another episode where Jesty, Pirate and Tweezer look at one of the new Kickstarter force packs - The Inner Sphere Security Lance. We'll talk about what you can and can't expect when fielding these units (or facing off against them) in both Classic and Alpha Strike. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 25 - Hey Nashcon, you so fine! You so fine! Your missions really blow my mind! Hey Nashcon! | 25 Aug 2024 | 00:54:37 | |
It's a BONUS episode!!!! Fresh off some awesome in person dice rolling action, the Coolant Pod talks through the crazy missions throughout the weekend, the winning lists and why the unit choices made helped the winners succeed. Don't forget to check back in next week as we resume our normal biweekly schedule. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 16 - Our Little Pony That Wanted To Be a Star Nation | 13 May 2024 | 01:11:12 | |
Back to our Loremaster series, we have a special guest, Lord Carbon from the MRC help walk us through the history, albeit brief, of the St. Ives Compact. MRC Discord link: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha | |||
| Episode 15 - The Bluegrass Roundup and a Refusal | 21 Apr 2024 | 01:30:20 | |
Back at it to review the after action report from Brawl in the Bluegrass which happened in Lexington, KY on April 13. Bruceifus and Vapor join us to talk through their experience. We also dive into the NEXT MRC megamek tournament - the Great Refusal - coming to the MRC discord nearest you in May. MRC Discord link: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha Vapor Bingo: https://bingobaker.com/view/7261718 | |||
| Episode 14 - The Round Table of Battletech Tactics (part 1) | 01 Apr 2024 | 01:36:00 | |
Welcome to Battletech Tactics 401: DevianID, Ellyrian and ManyVoices join us as we do a deep dive into how to up your game and learn from several masters with tons of real world experience dominating the podium at events. MRC invite link: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW TheManyVoices YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheManyVoicesVA | |||
| Episode 13 - Falcon Heat Cooldown and Jesty Goes Virtual | 24 Mar 2024 | 01:03:07 | |
Jesty, Nitro and Tweezer are up to our normal shenanigans. In this episode we do a recap of Falcon Heat and dive into the darkest corners of Jesty's mind to find out what he has in store for the MRC in the upcoming Virtual Pod Tournament. | |||
| Episode 12 - The Nova Cat's out of the Bag | 11 Mar 2024 | 01:27:21 | |
On this Loremaster episode, Jesty, Nitro, Pirate and Tweezer explore the tragic story of the Nova Cats and show how they continue to take a beating and always get back up for more. Also, we have a new logo thanks to Jessie Zoll Designs. If you need any graphic design work, we highly recommend her: https://jessiezoll.myportfolio.com/ Come join us on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW
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| Episode 11 - You Wanna Pizza Me? | 22 Feb 2024 | 00:56:22 | |
This time The Coolant Pod is talking Alpha Strike with Sol Roth and previewing the upcoming in-person Motor City Mayhem event in Detroit on May 18! Link to the Packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iY_JbN-HNIszai-8TmavofKma9DC-zRyDLNIxpusLL4/edit Link to the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW | |||
| Episode 10 - The circus is the only fun you can buy that is good for you | 11 Feb 2024 | 01:22:40 | |
On this episode, Jesty, Nitro, Pirate and Tweezer dive into the Periphery faction of Space Vegas...err the Magistracy of Canopus. Come join us on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW | |||
| Episode 9 - If you hear banjo music...RUN | 03 Feb 2024 | 01:08:35 | |
On this episode, Jesty, Nitro, Pirate and Tweezer talk about the upcoming IN PERSON MRC Compliant Battletech tournament in Lexington, KY April 12-14. Link to the packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqViaYxz7A_xNqQstvbGb8VVlSZ61Ub9hUV7ISw84Zg/edit?usp=sharing Sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dm-HHcC9rNngGfw1WTox0gSp7BP7C3t7QaPKKlmIZnU/edit?usp=sharing Come join us on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW | |||
| Episode 8 - Falcons in Heat | 19 Jan 2024 | 01:04:38 | |
Join Nitro, Pirate and Tweezer as we have a special guest, Sam, on to talk about the upcoming MRC event - FALCON HEAT! Come join us on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW | |||
| Episode 7 - Flushing the pods for 2023 | 05 Jan 2024 | 01:19:03 | |
Jesty, Nitro, Pirate and Tweezer give our take on the year in review and what WE are looking forward to in 2024. Come join us on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW | |||
| Episode 24 - It's a Pirate's life for me | 19 Aug 2024 | 01:24:09 | |
Yo ho me hearties. It's time for our own Pirate to teach us the ways of his people and talk about some of the pirates of the sphere. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 6 - One Man's Trash is a Scorpion's Treasure | 20 Dec 2023 | 01:19:25 | |
Jesty, Pirate and Tweezer take off on a rambling adventure discussing the clan voted most likely to play Indiana Jones - Goliath Scorpion! Come join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW | |||
| Episode 5 - No Sleep 'til IlClan | 03 Dec 2023 | 01:08:41 | |
Join Jesty, Nitro, Pirate and Tweezer on a recap of Licensed to ilClan and other recent MRC events, some upcoming 2024 tournaments and what we want to see in MRC Season 4. | |||
| Episode 4 - Unlocking the Mysteries of the MRC | 19 Nov 2023 | 01:10:11 | |
Carbon, Sam and Warning join us to discuss what the MRC is, how you can participate and what's next for the framework. Important links: MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW MRC Homepage: https://www.mrcbattletech.com/ Master Unit List: http://www.masterunitlist.info/ | |||
| The Coolant Pod - Episode 3 Fun in the Suns | 08 Nov 2023 | 01:15:40 | |
This time around The Coolant pod goes over the Federated Suns. MRC Discord link: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW Find us online: https://www.mrcbattletech.com/ | |||
| The Coolant Pod Episode 2 Tournament Talk with Vapor and Rachel | 20 Oct 2023 | 01:24:28 | |
This Episode we go over some upcoming events in the MRC that both special guests will be running in the near future, as well as talk about the Are You Afraid of the Darke Age, MRC's September tournament that recently concluded. MRC Discord link: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW Find us online: https://www.mrcbattletech.com/ | |||
| The Coolant Pod Episode 1 All about the Dragon | 20 Oct 2023 | 01:00:35 | |
Hey Everyone, Welcome to The Coolant Pod, and our First episode. We decided to jump off the lore deep end and go Kimono deep into the Draconis Combine in this first Lore focused episode. MRC Discord link: https://discord.gg/WUvbXQRRfW Find us online: https://www.mrcbattletech.com/ | |||
| Episode 23 - Bringing the Boom | 05 Aug 2024 | 01:27:59 | |
The Coolant Pod rips open another force pack from the Mercenaries Kickstarter - This time the Clan Direct Fire Star. We talk about the Mechs' history, variants and tactics for use in both Classic and Alpha Strike. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 22 - Can You Hear Me Now? A Nashcon tournament primer | 23 Jul 2024 | 01:44:10 | |
So many special guests on this one, the recording room got a bit cramped. We are discussing the upcoming Nashcon tournament and what to expect while teasing some hints out of Carbon and Warning. Also joining us are Bruceifus and Kaiserfalk from the MRC to talk Alpha Strike list building and tactics for what we are bringing to the event. Link for the Nashcon tournament: https://www.nashcon.org/product-page/battle-tech Tournament Packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11h3SRur9gUEJV396BH_BGFekJmGXgM9IrJH243RTU-k/edit We are now officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 21 - We Got the Spirit | 07 Jul 2024 | 01:31:11 | |
On this lore related episode, we review Clan Blood Spirit and why the way of the clans would have turned out differently if only the rest of the clans had listened to their conscious. We are now officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 20 - Hide and Seek | 24 Jun 2024 | 01:14:09 | |
In this episode, we dive into the Inner Sphere Recon Force Pack coming out with the Mercenaries kick starter for when you need to recon ALL the things and how to best use these mechs in your Classic and Alpha Strike table top games. Also, we have just launched a Patreon account, so if you like what we are doing and generously want to support us to keep doing more, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 19 - We went all the way to Detroit and all we got was this lousy t-shirt | 10 Jun 2024 | 01:41:28 | |
Recently, Tom and Jeff went to Detroit to play in Motor City Mayhem. And tonight, we have special guests Josh from the Mechbay podcast and our gracious host and T.O. Steve on the show to talk about Alpha Strike tactics - how we prepared for the event, thoughts on how to solve the blind missions, and in-game adjustments we made. This will hopefully be an Alpha Strike primer to showcase different schools of thought on what to expect participating in on the second largest Alpha Strike tournament in the US. Please check out Josh's in depth after action report: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aDAkMwk1OcLOnmKf3aIaw?si=S2kUMNkjRVWaV8T5ew0eXw Also, we welcome anyone to the MRC discord for all your online Battletech gaming needs: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha Link to the MCM packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iY_JbN-HNIszai-8TmavofKma9DC-zRyDLNIxpusLL4/edit?usp=sharing | |||
| Episode 18 - Plastic Don't Surf! Round 2 of a Tactical discussion on the new Kickstarter box set. | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:04:02 | |
We're BACK! this is a continuation of episode 17 where we explore the units coming in the Kickstarter box set and how to best use these units to beat the stuffing out of your opponents. MRC Discord link for all your online Battletech gaming needs: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha
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| Episode 17 - I Love the Smell of New Plastic In the Morning (Part 1) | 28 May 2024 | 00:57:20 | |
On this episode, we start exploring the units coming in the Kickstarter box set and how to best use these units to beat the stuffing out of your opponents. MRC Discord link for all your online Battletech gaming needs: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha | |||
| Ep:31-All My Hexes Live in Texas | 17 Nov 2024 | 01:41:29 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod. This time around we'll "briefly" recap the SoCal Open, and listen to Pirates adventures at Southern Assault IV, and then we'll get into discussing maps for both Alpha Strike and Classic. What makes a good map? What makes a bad map? We'll answer these questions and more in this extra long episode for your listening pleasure. Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:30 - Sameron Heat | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:57:22 | |
There's yet another new megamek event coming up in the MRC - Cameron Heat. In this episode, we welcome Sam a.k.a. DesertDream to the show to talk about his upcoming event and the lists we have built to participate in it. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:29 - Have Fun Assaulting the Fortress!!! | 20 Oct 2024 | 01:44:12 | |
Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up: Welcome to a new episode where we get up close and personal with a veritable legend in the Battletech community - Bobby Ash. And then we give him a mic and a soapbox. We'll talk about Fortress Minis and Games, a Battletech museum and even might drag a few hints out of Bobby for what to expect at Southern Assault in a couple of weeks. If only we had a wheelbarrow, that would be a start! We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 28 - Regulators! MOUNT UP! | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:13:59 | |
Welcome to a new episode where we look at what happens when a faction considers nuclear fallout to be an acceptable response to the social snub of not getting an invitation to your birthday party. Welcome to Regulus! We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Episode 27 - Mech Commander Finishing School | 23 Sep 2024 | 01:46:11 | |
The Coolant Pod has crossed the 26 episode mark and have officially produced a full year's worth of content!!!! Have you ever wanted to get out and competitively roll dice with a BUNCH of other Battletech fans? In this episode, we tackle how to prepare for a Battletech tournament and what you should be thinking about day of the event. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:33 - Christmas with the Pod | 17 Dec 2024 | 01:50:07 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! We've been good MechCommanders this year so we're sharing our Battletech wish lists with Catalyst Claus! Come listen in to the things we'd like to see happen with the IP, lore, products, everything. Hopefully someone from CGL listens and decides all our ideas are gold and puts them into production immediately! We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:32 - Charge of the Clan Brigade | 03 Dec 2024 | 01:41:57 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! We're doing another force pack review and break down the pros and cons of the mechs in the Clan Cavalry Star force pack in both Classic and Alpha Strike with our special guest for this episode, FunkSoulBrother. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:34 - Flushing the Pods for 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 01:39:22 | |
Another year comes to a close and the Pod reflects on the past year with fond memories then we discuss what events, personal growth goals and other hijinks we are looking forward to in 2025. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! List of other content creators we referenced: Valhalla Club - https://open.spotify.com/show/1H3rQdsfA55bngu3O6yedK MechBay - https://themechbay.buzzsprout.com/ Trailblazer - https://www.youtube.com/@TrailblazerBT Many Voices - https://www.youtube.com/@TheManyVoicesVA Mechanical Frog - https://www.youtube.com/@MechanicalFrog Timothy Seals - https://www.youtube.com/@TSealz Jason Skye - https://www.youtube.com/@JasonSkye Michael Ghelfi studios - https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelGhelfiStudios Mercenary Star - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mercenarystarpodcast BattleBound - https://www.youtube.com/@BattleBound Unicorn Company - https://www.youtube.com/@Unicorn_Company Of Mechs and Men - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2050118 On the Origins of BattleMechs - https://www.youtube.com/@ontheoriginofbattlemechs642 Bungletech - https://www.youtube.com/@BungleTech Rogue Hobbies - https://www.youtube.com/@roguehobbies Duncan Rhodes - https://www.youtube.com/@DuncanRhodesDRPA Black Pants Legion - https://www.youtube.com/@theblackpantslegion Tesseract Miniatures - https://www.youtube.com/@TesseractMinis 52 Miniatures - https://www.youtube.com/@52Miniatures Vince Venturella - https://www.youtube.com/@VinceVenturella Miniac - https://www.youtube.com/@Miniac Ninjon - https://www.youtube.com/@Ninjon | |||
| Ep:35 - You Reave What You Sow | 15 Jan 2025 | 02:05:54 | |
In this episode, the Coolant Pod is joined by a special guest, author extraordinaire Jason Hansa and we dive headfirst into the lore surrounding one of the most mysterious factions in Battletech: The Society. And, in true Coolant Pod fashion, we meander into the rest of the "bad guys" from the Wars of Reaving era. Jason's books: Amazon list Battletech Onslaught: https://a.co/d/eNMFAi1 We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:36 Forming Up to Get Down | 28 Jan 2025 | 01:46:56 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! This time around we get hands on with formations. What is a formation? How do i make one? why is the charger labeled a scout? we answer all of these questions and more! We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together.
We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:37 - Bourbon, Bloodnames and Battlemechs OH MY! | 09 Feb 2025 | 01:01:32 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! In this episode we talk about the forthcoming Brawl in the Bluegrass weekend long Battletech event featuring Classic, Alpha Strike, a Trial of Bloodright, Trivia, Painting and more! Stick around as Pirate, Nitro and Jesty grill Tweezer about his event and try to pry as many details out as possible. Link to event packet and signups:here We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:38 - Davion Daka and Federated Fun with Force Packs | 25 Feb 2025 | 01:39:51 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! This time around we crack open both of the Davion force packs and give a break down of the mechs you'll be getting in the Davion Heavy Battle Lance, and the Davion Cavalry Lance and some of the more useful or interesting variants of these chassis. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| EP:44 - You Gotta Lose Your Mind In Detroit, Mech City | 27 May 2025 | 01:57:19 | |
It's starting to get into peak tournament season and the Coolant Pod (with a guest in tow), headed up to Detroit to throw math rocks and have a blast with friends new and old at Motor City Mayhem, the second largest Alpha Strike event in the country. In this episode, we'll break down what decisions we make and how we think about list building for blind mission in the Assault format. Then we'll dive into the four games we played, and how those went. Hope you enjoy! We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:43 - He's Jus' a Lil' Guy | 12 May 2025 | 01:47:03 | |
Ten meter tall mechs are the reason most of us got into this game. But in this episode, the Coolant Pod talks about a unit type that some feel are unheralded, some just don't understand and never take, and frankly WE feel naked going into battle without them. It's time to talk all things Battle Armor and how to use them effectively. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:42 - A Remnant of Plastic | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:24:32 | |
Welcome to the latest edition of the Coolant Pod. When Catalyst dropped the Black Remnant pack at PAX, we were all surprised. And now that we've had a chance to play with these units, we've found some serious pain to bring to your next game. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:41 - So You Wanna Be a T.O.? | 06 Apr 2025 | 01:55:30 | |
Welcome to the latest edition of the Coolant Pod. Putting together an event can be one of the most rewarding and thankless jobs at the same time. But the saying "if you build it, they will come" rings true. This episode is to talk through what aspiring tournament organizers should take into account, questions to consider and how to make sure your players have a good time. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep: 40 - Would You Rather? Battletech edition | 24 Mar 2025 | 01:07:12 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! As Tweezer recovers from Brawl in the Bluegrass, we are reaching into the Patreon only archives to publicly release an episode we previously recorded for Patreon only. Jason Hansa is back as a special guest to play a game of Battletech Would You Rather? The next episode is already recorded but needs to be edited so we may get something out sooner than 2 weeks from now. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:39 - The Other OTHER Pirate faction - Circinus Federation | 11 Mar 2025 | 01:30:05 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! Pirate and Jesty have the controls in this one to talk about the Circinus Federation - a Pirate faction you may have heard of but most of us know nothing about. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep: 45 - Can't Touch This | 08 Jun 2025 | 01:13:31 | |
This episode is another tactical discussion on the merits of using Indirect Fire. The illustrious Jason Hansa is joining us in the pod again for this somewhat controversial topic on tool allowing you to shoot at your opponents without fear of reprisal. We won't be talking about artillery here, that's an episode all it's own at a later date. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:50 - The Coolant Pod Invades Nashville | 02 Sep 2025 | 02:13:49 | |
Recently, Nitroburst, Pirate and Tweezer all headed to scenic Nashville, TN to play in the annual MRC birthday bash Battletech tournament at Nashcon and compete for fabulous prizes like a new Broyhill dinette set and the long rumored elemental body pillow. How did we do? Did the sweat roll off in buckets? Stay tuned as we walk through our lists, the missions and game reports. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:49 - The Coiled Star | 13 Aug 2025 | 01:24:47 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! In this episode we go back to lore with special guest Jason Hansa, and talk about the juggernaut of home world clans, purveyors of heavy lasers everywhere and general badasses - Clan Star Adder! We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:48 - The Players Behind the Game | 31 Jul 2025 | 01:40:32 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! In this edition, we are joined by Ray Arrastia and Aaron Cahall from Catalyst Game Labs and we get to learn more about two of them and explore their love for playing this game and the IP they have become so closely associated with. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:47 - Go Go Combine Rangers | 09 Jul 2025 | 01:17:14 | |
Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! This time around we're looking at new plastic crack open coming out in the near future and walking through the break down of the mechs you'll be getting in the Kurita Ranger Lance and some of the more useful or interesting variants of these chassis. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre- and post-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind the thin curtain of coherency at what goes on when the four of us get together. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||
| Ep:46 - Printing Your Way To Victory | 22 Jun 2025 | 02:24:12 | |
In this episode we have two special guests to help us understand everything that goes into designing and creating printable STL files, particularly for terrain - Matt from Cross Electric Designs and Christopher from Thunderhead Studio. These two put on a superb background and educational talk on the how to's, tools, design philosophies, etc. We at the Pod had a fantastic time listening to them during the recording and hope you all enjoy the content too! Where to find Cross Electric Designs: Where to find Thunderhead Studio: Thunderhead on Tabletop Terrain We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in between. Feel free to hit us up on the MRC Discord: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha or at thecoolantpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy! | |||