I just got into Battletech and decided to jump into the novels. Exploring the early books with these three goofballs has been an absolute pleasure. Commentary is funny and interesting with each member of the tripod bringing their own insights and expertise to the show. The pace is just right, and it's a lot of fun to hear veteran BT fans discuss the universe. Also, the music is absolute fire. Totally giving me that synthy techno 80s feel which is a perfect companion. Keep it up boys.

Been a Battletech fan forever. Missed some of these books growing up, so happy to have someone read and discuss these. Breathing a new life into old fiction.

Truly enjoy Battletech novels being reviewed by these guys fun and engaging

Retro 80’s music, plots within plots, big stompy robots blasting each other with lasers, particle projection cannons and long range missiles and the occasional awkward character who can’t keep the spaghetti in their pockets from spilling out. These are the things you will behold with your ears when you listen to “Of Mechs and Men.” If you love intrigue, action, BattleTech, cool mechs and three dudes that will relentlessly rag on characters and their tone deaf decisions in the BattleTech universe, you will love OMAN. There are seriously some episodes where I can’t breathe I’m laughing so hard. Keep up the good work boys!

The good

A great podcast of lively discussion on the books of the Battletech universe. As a fan of the franchise for 30+ years, it’s refreshing to hear people as excited as I am discuss the lore and world building in Battletech. The hosts do a great job on chapter breakdowns of the books they discuss and make the listener feel as if they are part of the weekly book club meeting. I’m especially appreciative of the great audio quality with the recordings. Everyone is easy to hear at the same volume. I haven’t experienced any “quiet mic” issues from the participants. I hope this group keeps up the great work and look forward to them tackling books such as “Wolves on the Border”, and “Wolf Pack”.

It hits the right balance of going over the plot, discussing the scenes and adding in background flavor of the mechs and situations.

So this is my favorite battletech related podcast. It has just the right amount summary balanced with analysis and reaction/review which is actually a very tricky thing to manage. You can tell the hosts are good friends because they have very real chemistry without falling into the trap of too many inside jokes and references. If you have any interest in the fiction side of battletech this is a must listen.

Love going back through all the BT novels I read years ago with new commentary. Very enjoyable podcast!