Talking Bay 94: Star Wars Interviews

"You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it." Thank you for tuning in to We Named the Pod Indiana , a Talking Bay 94 spin-off podcast devoted to interviews with the cast, crew and creators who brought Indiana Jones to life. I'm your host, Brandon Wainerdi, and today's episode is a rare conversation with Richard Young , the man behind the fedora in the opening scenes of Indiana...

Today is a very special episode of TB94 because it does not feature any cast, crew, or creator interviews ... it is a look back at the year 2023 with my friends from Blast Points and Skytalkers . Jason and Gabe and Charlotte and Caitlin are some of my best friends in this space, so it was such a joy to reflect on the year (including our crazy adventures at Star Wars Celebration London and the Indi...

Over the weekend, I learned that Mr. Marc Thorpe (former model maker and inventor of ROBOT WARS) had passed away on November 24, 2023. I have republished our brief conversation for everyone to listen to. My thoughts go out to his loved ones. More of his incredible work can be found on his website: https://marcthorpe.com/

Tom Spina , the mad man behind Regal Robot , returns to the show for a third time. Because of that, we go a little wild , talking about trips to Skywalker Ranch , the archives, and the just-announced, absolutely incredible, Phil Tippett Legacy Edition of the Rancor maquette . It's always a good time when Tom comes around. Thank you so much again to Tom for coming on the show and waxing poetic abou...

Today I'm talking to Brandon Alinger , author of Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie ,  Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy , and COO of Propstore . I really loved this conversation, diving into his work, his research, and the upcoming Anthony Daniels auction . Thank you so much again to Brandon for coming on the show and talking about the art of collecting and the importance of archiving and rese...

Today, I'm talking to acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author, Delilah S. Dawson . Star Wars readers know her as the writer for Phasma , Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire and her latest ... Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade . I am such a fan of Delilah, and especially her latest book, which I highly recommend. Some spoilers abound! Read it and come on back. My thanks to Delilah for coming on the sho...

I'm back! Thank you all for your patience during this time … and there's no better way to start back up again than with my FOURTH conversation with the great Gary Whitta . You of course know him as the co-writer of ROGUE ONE , as well as STAR WARS REBELS and many other books and comics, and today we're focusing in on his newest work: his novel, GUNDOG . We explore creativity, fandom, and the curre...

Today is a special roundtable episode celebrating the wondrous Star Wars Visions . Thanks to Lucasfilm , I was able to interview Rodrigo Blaas of El Guiri Studios , alongside several others Star Wars content creators. Rodrigo, of course, directed the first new short for Star Wars Visions, Volume 2 … the stunning SITH . I hope you enjoy this conversation with this incredible artist. Thank you so mu...

Today is an incredibly special episode. During Star Wars Celebration, I took a break from the show floor, headed upstairs to the convention center bar and sat down with maybe my favorite current Star Wars writer: Charles Soule. This conversation is a true deep dive into his process, his inspirations, and his journey. Really incredible. Of course, for more updates on Charles' work, as well as the o...

Today is our 150th episode and it is special because its a full recording of the LIVE official panel from Star Wars Celebration London 2023. Making it  extra  special is our guest, Amy Richau, an incredible author and one of my personal biggest inspirations. She is the author of many  Star Wars  books, including I LOVE YOU. I KNOW. and the recently released, much-anticipated STAR WARS TIMELINES. A...

Today's episode is with friend of the show Leilani Shiu, who plays Jawas in The Mandalorian , The Book of Boba Fett , and had an extra special appearance as the Jawa, Teeka , in Obi-Wan Kenobi . She is really wonderful. Thank you so much again to Leilani for being so fantastic. Make sure to follow her on social and visit her if she's appearing in your town! I f you're enjoying the show, please hea...

Today is a special episode with the man behind the mask, the Mandalorian , the gunslinger … Brendan Wayne . We talk all about his experiences on set, as well as the incredible amount of physicality he has brought into the role, alongside Lateef Crowder and Pedro Pascal . I hope you all enjoy ( apologies for the slight audio issues ) and I hope you all are enjoying Season 3 of  The Mandalorian ! Th...

Today's episode is an amazing roundtable with the some of the incredible sound team behind OBI-WAN KENOBI : Bonnie Wild , Julian Howarth , and Danielle Dupre . This crew has been nominated for the Cinema Audio Society award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING , and it is so incredibly well-deserved. I hope you enjoy this wonderful look into the process of bringing the sounds of Star Wars t...

Well, uh, I guess … thank you for tuning in to Talking Baver 94 , the Star Wars podcast devoted to interviews with the host of "This Week in Star Wars ", the author of Skywalker: A Family at War , and slash or the associate editor of StarWars. Com. Today is a special episode with, you guessed it, none other than Kristin Baver , celebrating the release of her newest book, The Art of Star Wars: The...

This is another very special episode of Talking Bay 94, to celebrate the finale of ANDOR . A few weeks ago, thanks to Lucasfilm , we got to participate in roundtable interviews with the crew of the upcoming Disney+ series, ANDOR . We got about 30 minutes each with composer Nicholas Britell, Supervising Sound Editor David Acord and Visual Effects Producer TJ Falls, and Production Designer Luke Hull...

Today is a special, short bonus episode with Adria Arjona , who plays Bix Caleen in the new series ANDOR , which premieres TODAY! This is part of a roundtable with this very talented actress, starting with friends from Pink Milk , SW Holocron , and Jedi News . I hope you all enjoy, I hope this is a nice companion to you watching these first three episodes, and I hope you all enjoy them as much as...

Today, I'm talking to Rachel Rose , R&D Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic . Rachel has worked on some of the incredible projects at ILM, including the virtual cameras used on ROGUE ONE , as well as Stage Craft / The Volume Rachel is such an inspiring and vital part of what we love about STAR WARS and beyond, and it was an honor to get to talk with her. Thank you so much again to Rachel for...

This is a very special episode of Talking Bay 94. A couple of weeks ago, thanks to Lucasfilm , we got to participate in roundtable interviews with the cast of the upcoming Disney+ series, ANDOR . We got about 20 minutes each with newcomers Kyle Soller and Denise Gough ("Syril Kam" and "Dedra Meero"), Genevieve O'Reilly ("Mon Mothma") and executive producer Diego Luna ("Cassian Andor"). It was a hu...

Today I'm talking to Gary Whitta , the co-writer of ROGUE ONE , as well as many many other pieces of Star Wars canon, who is returning to the show for the third time . We have such a blast talking about trilogies, John Knoll stories, adventures on the set of R1, as well as his incredible current projects. It is always such a treat whenever Gary comes around. I hope you all enjoy this episode as mu...

Today I'm talking to Tom Hoeler , the Senior Editor at Del Rey , who has helped put together so many of the incredible Star Wars stories from over the past decade. Tom is an incredible part of the legacy of Star Wars publication, and it was a true joy to get to talk to him. His story is full of determination and inspiration, and I hope you all enjoy it. (Thank you so much again to Tom for coming o...

I had the opportunity, through Lucasflm, to talk to the director, Ken Cunningham and Executive Producer / Writer, David Shayne of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation special. This is a really quick, really fun deep dive into the newest addition of the LEGO universe, and I had an absolute blast talking to them both. (To set the scene for all you audio listeners, yes, I was wearing a tank-to...

Today, I'm talking to newcomer to the Star Wars universe, David Menkin . David recently voiced Luke Skywalker (!!!) in the incredibly popular and well received LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga . We dive into his inspirations and the journey to voicing one of the most popular characters in the galaxy. The audio is slightly choppy but this is a fun, quick, wonderful conversation with a very talent...

Roger Christian returns to the podcast to talk about his work on the original trilogy , including Star Wars , Return of the Jedi , as well as The Phantom Menace and his directorial debut, Black Angel . It is always such an honor to get to talk to Mr. Christian, and this episode we were able to dive into his much-anticipated documentary, Galaxy Built on Hope . I hope you enjoy this conversation! If...

Tom Spina is graciously returning to the podcast to talk about his time at Star Wars Celebration , his panels and appearances, Max Rebo anatomy , and what his company, Regal Robot is up to. This is such a blast of a conversation, as we dive into the best Disneyland rides, wax poetically about The Mandalorian Experience , and get a little insight into what him and his team worked on for The Book of...

Today is a very special episode: the full, live recording from our official panel at Star Wars Celebration 2022. Joining me on stage was Sr. Creative Executive (Franchise Story and Content) + Lucasfilm Story Group, Mr. Matt Martin . We dove into his entire career, from Star Wars Shop Dot Com to what he does now day-to-day. It was a joyous, fantastic conversation and I cannot begin to thank everyon...