Podcast for Episode 27: Teacher
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Where other story-arcs go wrong
- How Izumi's introduction brings us back to Ed and Al
- Foreshadowing Izumi
- Is Izumi sadistic or is her tough-love what the Elrics need?
- The metaphysics of transmutation circles
- Izumi's secrets foreshadowed
- The mother cat metaphor?
* Schwag
- FMA box sets from Funimation
- Funimation also re-releasing individual DVDs at lower price
- What's the right price-point for anime anyways?
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 26-28:
- Shikarricon   (Newtown, PA):  Kyle Hebert (Falman)
* Convention appearnces for weekend of Nov 2-4:
- AC Cubed (Ottowa, ON): Kyle Hebert (Falman)
- IzumiCon (Oklahoma City, OK): Leah Clark (Noah), Collen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Vic Mignona (Edward), Chris Sabat (Armstrong)
- Janicon (Jacksonville, FL): Luci Christian (Psiren, Wrath), Chris Patton (Greed)
- Nekocon (Hampton, VA): Troy Baker (Archer), Travis Willingham (Mustang),  Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Nov 9-11
- Bakuretsucon (Colchester, VT): Tiffany Grant (Marta)
- Tandokucon (Philadelphia, PA): Collen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Vic Mignona (Edward)
Send your questions or comments:
* Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/
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* Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist
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Podcast for Episode 26: Her Reason
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- An easily-forgotten one-shot "breather" episode
- Diverting viewers from the homuculi conspiracy plot
- Archer and Sciezka stories start here
- One of the last episodes largely adapted from manga
- Reuse of Rush Valley manga elements elsewhere in FMA anime
- Who's the protagonist here?
- What does Winry want?
* Feedback
- "Newtype USA" poll of Japanese viewers' top 10 episodes
- Hughes as a father figure
- Did Envy perform alchemy in episode 2?
- FMA movie OVAs
- What happens to Huskisson in the movie
- Gluttony's appearance in the movie
- What are the Gate Children?
- Does Hughes go to a better place?
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 12-14 :
- Another Anime Convention  (Nashua, NH):  Christine Auten (Izumi)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 19-21 :
- Oni-Con   (Houston, TX): Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse), Chris Patton (Greed), Clarine Harp (Mrs. Armstrong), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Mike McFarland (ADR Director, Havoc), Tiffany Grant (Marta), Travis Willingham (Mustang), Vic Mignona (Edward), Wendy Powell (Envy)
- London Movie and Comic Media Expo (London, UK):  Colleen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Laura Bailey (Lust),
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 26-28:
- Shikarricon   (Newtown, PA):  Kyle Hebert (Falman)
Send your questions or comments:
* Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/
* E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com
* Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist
* Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA)