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Metal Gear University

TKandM

Ever struggled understanding what exactly is going on in the Metal Gear Solid series? Have you struggled understanding the motives behind characters like Coward Duck, Hot Coldman and Skull Face? Here at Metal Gear University, we strive to provide you with the tools, information and patience to make you a Metal Gear fanatic.

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September 22 · 1 hr 12 min
101: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Part 6
intro 0:00 pop quiz 23:55 discussion: 27:10 Hunter Schafer, my beloved. I look forward to seeing you in OD. Rumor mill article on Kojima: http://archive.today/ELghv how did Vulcan Raven fit in that tank?
September 8 · 59 min
201: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2
intro 0:00pop quiz 54:00Our thoughts on the volume and what's next.Sources: https://deadline.com/2026/09/zach-cregger-interview-resident-evil-spielberg-whats-next-1237068285/
August 25 · 54 min
101: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Part 5
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 16:36 discussion - 21:00 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sources/references: Hot Roy Campbell - https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/metalgear/images/6/6d/Young_Roy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080207025329 The Zero/Zeke plane - https://books.google.com/books?id=JUAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q&f=false T's favorite sneaking suit - https://gngcosplay.shop/cdn/shop/files/1000000487.jpg?v=1772022458&width=1445
August 11 · 1 hr 10 min
101: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Part 4
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 19:55 discussion - 26:25 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
July 14 · 1 hr 10 min
101: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Part 3
your local Big Boss haters checking in. intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 23:16 discussion - 25:49 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sources: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/cr/1978-sandinista.pdf https://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1960/08/19.htm
June 30 · 57 min
101: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Part 2
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 18:02 discussion - 20:39 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
June 2 · 1 hr 2 min
101: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Part 1
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 22:35 discussion - 27:05 Sources: https://colombiareports.com/understanding-the-causes-of-colombias-conflict-land-ownership/ https://freedomhouse.org/article/colombias-farc-faces-complex-path-insurgency-politics https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/colombia/2025-09-03/spy-vs-spy-scenes-cold-war-colombia-1963-72 https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/banzer-seizes-power-bolivian-coup https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/allende If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
May 19 · 48 min
201: Deepthroat
What more needs to be said? intro 00:00 pop quiz 05:59 discussion 7:17 . . . Sources: https://southern.libguides.com/watergate/deepthroat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_President%27s_Men https://www.history.com/articles/watergate-deep-throat-fbi-informant-nixon https://arlingtonhistorical.com/items/show/113
May 5 · 57 min
201: The Overview Effect
Sometimes you have an idea and then you research it and it totally unravels your whole plan for your project or said episode and your view on space travel. Research is fun! intro 00:00 pop quiz 06:01 discussion 10:20 . . . Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/the-overview-effect-astronaut-perspectives-from-25-years-in-low-earth-orbit/ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kNwGOVBI_ME https://www.nasa.gov/project-mercury/ https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/what-was-mercury-program https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53d29678e4b04e06965e9423/t/59397a7b20099e3818f062c3/1496939132423/the+overview+effect.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/2014-bimm.pdf
April 21 · 56 min
201: AI part 2
AI rant with a little Metal Gear thrown in. Thank you for joining our rant propaganda sessions as we discuss the harms of AI again. intro 00:00 pop quiz 9:55 discussion 15:30 . . . Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11403199/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10686326/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrNBEhzjg8I&t=230s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTTSXc6sARg https://psychhelp.com.au/what-does-the-still-face-experiment-teach-us-about-connection/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661325000580
March 24 · 55 min
201: The Basics of CQC
Who would've thought CQC was something that was still used to this day? intro 00:00 pop quiz 13:47 discussion 17:15 Sources: https://www.konami.com/mg/archive/mgs3/uk/system_cqc.html https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA612103.pdf https://sofrep.com/military-history/origins-of-modern-close-quarter-battle/ https://closecombatinstructors.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/164093236986819/posts/24144040838565390/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yvkECEBFS8&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DfL_iKTdTQ https://mgsgnosis.blogspot.com/2020/08/military-advisor-motosada-mori_24.html
March 10 · 1 hr 7 min
201: AI
We discuss AI. We tried to be unbiased, i promise you. intro 0:00 pop quiz 10:39 discussion 13:57 . . . Sources: https://www.ics.ai/post/the-evolution-of-voice-ai-a-brief-history-and-future-predictions https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/ https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/884911/burger-king-ai-assistant-patty https://kotaku.com/hideo-kojima-metal-gear-solid-death-stranding-ai-2000636622
February 24 · 1 hr 6 min
201: Nanomachines
K's great attempt to get you all into STEM. intro 0:00 pop quiz 19:52 discussion 22:52 . . . Bibliography: 1) https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/stanford-explainer-crispr-gene-editing-and-beyond 2)https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6982820/ 3)https://blog.nanochemigroup.cz/how-materials-change-at-the-nanoscale-and-what-this-means-for-industry/ 4) https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Retrovirus 5) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nanomachines
February 10 · 54 min
201: Kojima and "the last" Metal Gear game
Kojima wanted to end the series so many years ago and he kept going, why? We dig through some articles and discuss his many motivations in today's 201! see below for full list of interviews we found! intro 0:00 pop quiz 04:45 discussion 10:04 . . . Bibliography: https://www.tumblr.com/thearkhound/189640385948/famitsu-403-hideo-kojima-interview-metal-gear https://shmuplations.com/metalgearsolid1997/ https://shmuplations.com/kojima/ https://mgarsenal.proboards.com/thread/2380/new-interview-hideo-kojima https://www.tumblr.com/thearkhound/185300055888/hideo-kojima-interview-with-msx-magazine-2005 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tgs-07-kojima-speaks/1100-6179757/ https://games.kikizo.com/features/hideo-kojima-interview-2008-p2.asp https://games.kikizo.com/features/hideo-kojima-interview-2009-p2.asp https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/01/the-snake-eater-interview https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/09/kojima-mgs2-was-meant-to-be-my-last-metal-gear https://time.com/2862423/interview-hideo-kojima/ https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/why-did-hideo-kojima-leave-konami https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/16/10220356/hideo-kojima-konami-explainer-metal-gear-solid-silent-hills/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kojima-expected-to-leave-konami-after-mgs5-inside-/1100-6426024/
January 27 · 1 hr 20 min
101: Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008) - Part 14 FINAL
It's finally over and I'm really sad about it. intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 08:37 discussion - 11:15 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
January 13 · 1 hr 11 min
101: Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008) - Part 13
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 11:20 discussion - 18:32 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Dec 30, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
101: Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008) - Part 12
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 02:43 discussion - 05:14 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Dec 16, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
101: Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008) - Part 11
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 13:04 discussion - 17:50 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Dec 2, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
101: Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008) - Part 10
intro - 00:00 pop quiz - 9:07 discussion - 13:36 If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Nov 18, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
A new Metal Gear fan in 2025?
In this episode we chat with our friend, Macky, who played his first ever Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Solid Delta. Please enjoy this unfiltered and uncensored chat on Macky's experience with this game and his expectations for the series. Follow him here on tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshmackyroni Follow him here on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/freshmackyroni If you haven't already, please be sure to rate the podcast and leave us a review! Email questions/concerns/comments also at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠itstkandm@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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