Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal Alchemist Podcast

Episode 19: The truth is cruel but justified | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 44 & 45

Havoc is discharged, but not off Roy’s list of allies just yet. Ed returns to central, more sure than ever that Al’s body can be restored. Unsure of how exactly to move

Episode 18: You did this, and no one else | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 42 & 42

Ed “reconnects” with his father Hohenheim in Resembool. In spite of their poor relationship, Hohenheim is able to get Ed to question if the body he and Al transmuted was

Episode 17: No choice but to move forward | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 40 & 41

In Resembool, Ed and Armstrong join Breda and a mysterious man named Mr. Han from Xing, who sneakily leads them out of Amestris to the ruins of Xerxes. Exploring what see

Episode 16: Whenever possible, use the element of surprise | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 37-39

Roy decides to fish for more information about the dark schemes going on within the military using Barry the Chopper as bait, but the homunculi’s scheme of using Barry’s

Episode 15: I’d rather stay in this body forever | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 34–36

Ed, Al, Winry, Ling, Lan Fan, and Fu arrive in Central… where Ling promptly faints and gets picked up by the police for traveling without a passport. No one is able to br

Episode 14: There’s something not right about this country | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 32 & 33

May Chang arrives in Amestris after a long journey across the desert from Xing. Kayal revives her and her teeny tiny panda companion with his father’s lunch, and almost i

Episode 13: To the promised day | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 29–31

The Führer leads the raid on Devil’s Nest. Ed is rescued, but Greed doesn’t get past Bradley in the sewers. An incident during the fight enables Al to remember his meetin

Episode 12: Nothing is impossible | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 27 & 28

Izumi kicks some goon ass to try to rescue Al from his kidnappers, but leaves at his request to bring back Ed. Greed wants to make a deal—information for information. Ed

Episode 11: For me, there’s no turning back | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 25 & 26

Izumi dumps Ed & Al as her students, but as Sig points out, now they’re able to speak as peers. Ed & Al learn more about how Izumi came to know Truth from Sig, and make a

Episode 10: From now on, you’ll be known as The Fullmetal Alchemist | Fullmetal Alchemist 23 & 24

Ed and Al return to Resembool after training with Izumi more determined than ever to bring their mother back to life. After months of preparation, they’re ready to try. T

Episode 9: Where should I begin? | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 20–22

Ed and Al reconnect with their teacher Izumi. They chat about their travels and demonstrate how much they’ve progressed in their studies and alchemical practice. Izumi re

Episode 8: Human beings are awesome | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 17–19

The gang arrives in Rush Valley. In the chaos of all the mechanics there ooh-ing and ahh-ing over Ed’s automail, a pickpocket named Paninya makes off with his State Alche

Episode 7: The enemy is always one step ahead of us | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 14–16

Winry arrives and repairs Ed’s arm. Al finally explodes about what’s been on his mind since the fight with Barry the chopper, Winry yells at him, and he and Ed patch thin

Episode 6: No doubt that I’m human | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 12 & 13

Ed continues to fight #48 in the abandoned lab, but he has a trick up is armor sleeve. He manages to win, but before Envy and Lust arrive and take care of things before #

Episode 5: The truth within the truth | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 10 & 11

Ed & Al make it to Central to continue their research. An arsonist’s recent destruction of the First Branch initially dampens their spirits, but they find a former librar

Episode 4: The great elixir | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 8 & 9

Ed & Al head to their hometown to get Ed’s automail repaired. At a stop along the way, Armstrong notices a familiar face—a state alchemist who’s been in hiding. The boys

Episode 3: Not a fight for normal human beings | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 5–7

Ed & Al’s travel continue in the east. To help with their research, Colonel Mustang points them in the direction of Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist. Lust and Glut

Episode 2: Dogs of the military | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 3 & 4

Ed and Al head to a mining town in the east, and while there’s no word of the philosopher’s stone on this trip, they manage to take care of a corrupt military leader and

Episode 1: Something of equal value | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 1 & 2

In Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 1 and 2, we meet Edward and Alphonse Elric. Their attempt at human transmutation as children left them without their whole bodies. On a mi

Equivalent Exchange: Trailer

Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. In alchemy, to obtain something, so