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The Owner's Box @WashU OlinS3: E3: 4 Hands & Voltron - Balancing Creativity with CommercializationOn today’s episode, we hear from the two St. Louis entrepreneurs who made this collaboration happen: Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co., and Bob Koplar, who manages the Voltron franchise that his father created. In developing a special Voltron beer, they’ve launched a creative partnership that is both commercially successful and a whole lot of fun. In today’s episode, Voltron Beer and balancing creativity with commercialization.Special Guests: Bob Koplar and Kevin Lemp.
2025-11-2543 min
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastVoltCon 2025 PreviewVoltCon Organizers, Kevin Clark, Patrick O'Connor and Savannah O'Connor are back with Marc and Greg to preview the 7th VoltCon Convention, coming October 18-19, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year promises to have a lot of surprises and fun, with Neil Ross as the headline guest, Bob Koplar (Executive Producer of the Voltron Movie), Marc and Greg and Shannon Muir-Broden, Eric Stocker, Mama Voltron (Marika Levine), The Shake Ups, and Paula Mulvihill & Patty Hornbeak. There will be panels, vendors, Voltron Bingo, Voltron Karaoke, a concert, and much, much more! Get your tickets now at VoltCon.org!S...
2025-09-0745 min
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast10th Anniversary Celebration - Part 1Marc and Greg are Joined by World Events Productions own Bob Koplar and Tiffany Ilardi to kick off the 2-part celebration of 10 years of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. Pay close attention to this podcast and to The Voltron Store on Facebook as there will be special posts the week preceding the release of Part 2 of this podcast on December 16. In those posts, you will have a chance to win a signed print from Marc and Greg. And you will also have a chance to get a Let's Voltron Podcast sticker on December 16th.To see...
2023-12-0944 min
Meet St. LouisEpisode 155: Edera and the Koplar familyOpened during the pandemic in 2020, Edera- which means Ivy in Italian- is the second restaurant from the Koplar Group. After owning and operating Scape for more than a decade, the family decided it was time to update the concept in the Central West End, and bring a different feel to the neighborhood restaurant.
The first person you’ll hear from is Bob Koplar, who along with his brother Sam, has followed in the family tradition of taking big swings and making them work in the city they love.
The Koplars are responsible for a few St. Louis staples, including the bu...
2021-08-2353 min
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast7th Anniversary Celebration with The Voltron StoreOur 205th Episode is our 7th Anniversary since Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast began back in 2013. To help Marc and Greg celebrate the 7th Anniversary, we have special guests from The Voltron Store LIVE Show, including the President of World Events Productions, Bob Koplar, as well as Tiffany Ilardi and Caitlin. The big question is, "What are you looking forward to in 2021?" and we had viewers send in their answers, and those who did were entered into a drawing for the Playmates Classic 84 Voltron Set, which sold out on Walmart.com. We read the answers the v...
2020-12-211h 15
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastVoltCon 2020 Recap!In this podcast, we recap all the events of VoltCon 2020 in Indianapolis. Marc also shares the full panels for an Interview with Bob Koplar, President of World Events Productions, and The History of Voltron Comics. Thank you to everyone who made VoltCon 2020 so special and we look forward to VoltCon 2021!Big thanks to everyone who made VoltCon 2020 a HUGE success! We'd like to thank the organizers:Con Chair: Kevin ClarkEvent Coordinator: Patrick O'ConnorMistress of Ceremonies: Savannah O'ConnorGraphic Artist: Thomas SoltosAudiovisual Technician: Ricky Lile
2020-11-162h 20
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastVoltCon: Day 1 RecapMarc and Greg recap the first day of VoltCon 2019. They go over the event schedule, including 2 panels run by your Let's Voltron Podcast Hosts: Voltron 101 and History of Voltron Toys. Other hot panels included a Franklin Cofod Interview and Jeremy Corray and Bob Koplar, talking about Voltron Force.This was the first EVER convention dedicated solely to Voltron, in honor of the 35th Anniversary of the first episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV on September 10, 1984.Marc and Greg were happy to kick off the festivities even before the opening ceremonies with a...
2019-11-181h 49
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastLet's Voltron 5th Anniversary Celebration - Part 1This is the first of 2 parts for our 5th Anniversary of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, which includes 3 special surprise guests from the Voltron Universe! During each guest segment, we give away 1 of the 5 total prizes in our #LetsVoltron5 contest! So, there are 3 prizes given away in Part 1!
Neil Ross is our 1st special guest and despite the fact that he was one of the 6 original voice actors to work on Voltron: Defender of the Universe back in 1984, he has blessed us by having 2 new projects come out recently. He was the voice of Voltron in...
2018-12-142h 13
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastBlood Duel ReviewIn this podcast, we get a quote from Bob Koplar about Voltron in Ready Player One, which was exciting to see. We also read a couple more fan emails about Season 5, talk about the Castleships in Retro Voltron, and we review Voltron Legendary Defender Season 5: Episode 2: Blood Duel.
If you have seen Ready Player One, then you know the final battle scene took place on Planet Doom (Zarkon's home planet in Voltron: Defender of the Universe), and the ends credits display "Courtesy of WEP, LLC", so we have a quote from Bob Koplar, President of WEP (World...
2018-04-151h 32
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastVoltron at NYCC Recap - Part 2Biggest Podcast EVER! NYCC Voltron Legendary Defender Panel, Cast Interviews and the Voltron Collective Party, which includes an Interview with Kevin McKeever from the world of Robotech, Bob Koplar from WEP, and Voltron Superfans! Also, an interview with Brandon Schoolhouse, CEO of Han Cholo, Contests, Listener Emails, Power Rangers Megazord vs. Voltron, Voltron Pumpkin Stencils, Voltron Fan Spotlight and more! Over 20 Interviews in all!
Let's start with the Voltron Legendary Defender Season 2 Preview Panel! We saw Episode 2 of Season 2, "The Depths", in which Lance and Hunk fall into an adventure on an underwater world, full of Mermaids...
2016-10-242h 47
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron PodcastWEP President Bob KoplarGreg and Marc interview World Events Productions President Bob Koplar, where they talk about Voltron: Legendary Defender, WonderCon, DreamWorks Animation, LEGO, Stephen Colbert, Deadpool, Lion Forge Comics, answer fan questions, and much more.
Bob Koplar has great things to say about the work that DreamWorks Animation has put into developing and launching Voltron: Legendary Defender, coming to Netflix on June 10, and what this means for WEP, the property owner of Voltron.
In addition to answering fan questions about the new show, Bob talks about some other current events occurring with Voltron. First off, there's a...
2016-05-011h 20
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast[035] The Best of Let's Voltron!Happy 1st Anniversary to Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast!
I am proud to share this review of everything that happened on the Let's Voltron Podcast from this past year, as well as some anniversary greetings that Voltron Fans left us on voicemail. As I went through recording this 35th podcast episode, it became very clear that I have a lot of people to thank for making this past year so special for all the Voltron Fans.
So, I have to start by thanking the wonderful people at World Events Productions for carrying the Voltron...
2014-12-182h 06
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast[020]: Voltron Fangirls RoundtableIn this episode, the Voltron Fangirls take over, as Marc has a Voltron Roundtable Discussion with 4 Female Voltron Superfans. In addition, Marc announces several podcast events and Voltron.com offerings.
The first event is a T-Shirt Campaign for the Let’s Voltron Podcast. You can go to http://teespring.com/letsvoltron to purchase Let’s Voltron Podcast Logo t-shirts in 3 varieties: Canvas Ringspun (Unisex Gray), Canvas Triblend (Unisex Tan), and Womens Junior (Gray).
The way this works is like a Kickstarter campaign. Our goal is to sell 50 t-shirts or more in a 3-wee...
2014-06-271h 37
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast[019]: WEP President Ted Koplar10,000 Listens! Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast has been heard 10,000 times, in over 66 countries around the world, and in many different formats.
A huge shout-out goes to all of you for helping us achieve this milestone in podcasting.
As a reward, we started a contest a few weeks ago, and we asked fans to pretend that Ted Koplar, the President of World Events Productions, was standing in front of them. What would you say to the creator of Voltron: Defender of the Universe?
The fans responded, and as a result, we...
2014-06-1841 min
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast[013]: WEP VP Bob Koplar (Part 2)This episode of Let’s Voltron continues our conversation with Bob Koplar, the Vice President of World Events Productions. In Part 2, Bob answers all the fan questions and thanks the fans for their support for the last 30 years.
If you were ever curious if there will ever be Voltron Force toys, based on the Nicktoons cartoon, Bob gives us the FINAL word on that subject.
If you wondered what DreamWorks’ acquisition of Classic Media will mean for the Voltron franchise, Bob gives us some insight into what WEP knows at this point.
If you...
2014-04-0348 min
Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast[012]: WEP VP Bob Koplar (Part 1)In Part 1 of a 2-Part Episode, Marc and Mike interview the Vice President of World Events Productions, Bob Koplar.
Bob shows his appreciation for all of the Voltron Fans and gives us a preview of what we can expect to see at the Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis Convention that will take place April 4-6 in “Voltron's Backyard”, the home of World Events Productions, St. Louis, Missouri.
Bob gives us a look into his own personal Voltron history over the past 30 years. He also talks about the business side of how Voltron Force was made...
2014-03-2749 min