The Rebel Base Card Podcast

The 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention drew even larger crowds during its 5 day run at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois from July 30th to August 3rd. All kinds of cards and collectibles were up for sale or purchase. Card shops, card manufacturers, breakers, graders, sports figures, and content creators convened on the show floor and to help me recap all this ac...

I was able to make it to the U.K. for London Film and Comic Con, held at the Olympia Exposition Centre in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. This show took place over the weekend of July 5th and 6th and featured celebrities from across film and TV. Including marquee names like Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Sean Young, Ron Pearlman and shows like Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek the Next Gen...

Daz Davies - @dazdavies1 and I report on a full day at London Film and Comic Con, just trying to recall all the goodness that happened during the day. This is part of of a multi-part episode, since there were a ton of interviews that will be released as a stand alone episode. LFCC is held over at the Olympia Exposition Centre in western London The convention was July 5th and 6th. A number of guest...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #107 -  We will take a deep look at Tales of the Underworld - the second arc. This highlights the character of Cad Bane across three stories, The good life, A good turn, and one good deed, which premiered on Disney+ on May the 4th. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #106 -  We will take a deep look at Tales of the Underworld - the first arc. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com - We’ve also brought in Karl LaClair from The Wampa' Lair podcast! Find Karl LaClair & The Wampa's Lair online: @Wamp...

Today On Breakfast Pack #105 - We will take a deep look at Season 2 of Light and Magic which was announced and debuted at Star Wars Celebration Japan. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman - Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com - We’ve also brought in Anthony King from Force Ghost Conversations! Force Ghost Conversations on the socials: @forceghostpod on X @forceghostconversations on IG Fac...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #104 - Questions AND/or Breakfast: This is a special episode where we will take a larger look at Season 2 of Andor and the series in general as it has come to a close. We will be this summer, diving into Second Breakfast on the single shows of Season 2, but while the fulcrum is still hot, I...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #103 - Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the final three episode arc of Andor Season 2, that premiered on Disney Plus on Tuesday, May 13th. Make it stop Who else knows? Jedha, Kyber, Erso With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingm...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #102 - Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the Third arc of Andor Season 2, that premiered on Disney Plus on Tuesday, May 6th Messenger Who are you? Welcome to the Rebellion With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory Ca...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #101- It’s the return of Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the Second arc of Andor Season 2: 4 Ever been to Ghorman 5 I have friends everywhere 6 What a festive evening With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman - Gregory Cass f...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #100- It’s the return of Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the first arc of Andor Season 2, One year later, Sagrona Teema and Harvest, which, sigh debuted o Disney+ on Tuesday, April 22nd. With me, returning for an unbelievable 100th...

Star Wars Celebration Japan is in the books and to help break down all the fun, excitement and announcements, I invited two people who were glued to all the feeds the whole weekend and brought back plenty of good notes. Literally pages of good notes. CWK and SW Community veteran Mary Purdue and Anthony King from FORCE GHOST CONVERSATIONS join me and help break it down day by day. t’s a fun convers...

A SUPERSIZED episode packed with tons of interviews with artists, authors, creators, cosplayers and collectors from the first day of C2E2 2025. This year the largest comic and pop culture convention in the region took place from April 11-13 at the McCormick Convention Center in downtown Chicago.  With panels from such massive fandoms as the Lord of the Rings, and a reunion of the cast of the 80’s...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #99- Tales of the Breakfast: We are talking about the Tales of the Underworld trailer that debuted outta nowhere on Wednesday April 2nd:  With my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com   So if you are joining us for the first time, the Breakfast Pack, and all the...

Sketch artist and collector Brent Scotchmer returns to the program to talk about his recent work for the Star Wars Galactic Antiquities card set, and a lot of collector talk. Brent sketches for Topps, Upper Deck, Fright Rags, Dynamite, RRParks, Cryptozoic and has his own business doing glass surface coatings. Brent last was on the program back in 2021 on episode #107, as well as a two-parter, 62 &...

Martin Nolan, who the SWCT Content Product manager, returns to the podcast to talk about the 10th Anniversary of Star Wars Card Trader. We talk about some of the changes in the app over the years as well as things they have been doing to celebrate the app turning 10. We had time to even get into some nuts and bolts of how some things in the app work. It was a great conversation and it’s been fun t...

A bumper crop of news and new release talk that bookends the recent Chicago Sports Spectacular card and memorabilia show. I talk to several guests on the show floor, in studio and wherever else I can find them.   Topps STAR WARS Chrome Black debuts 3/19 as another higher end set.   Greg Cass - @eyeoncanon returns to talk about the recent release of the new expansion set for STAR WARS Unlimited: Ju...

Designer & photographer Brian Hickey comes on the program to talk about his new Kickstarter campaign. Total Star Wars Toys: The Palitoy Saga, is a book that takes an in-depth look at Palitoy’s role in the Star Wars toys phenomenon between 1977 and 1985. There’s interviews with key figures at Palitoy, such as Bob Brechin Roger Morrison, and many more, including Jim Swearingen from Kenner. You a...

ark Newbold returns to the podcast to talk about his recent Star Wars Insider cover story featuring an interview with Anthony Daniels. We talk about Andor season two and it's scheduling and maybe the legacy of TV shows on Disney+ plus we also talk Star Wars Celebration Japan. All that on an exciting and packed episode of the rebel base card podcast. Mark is on X, Threads, and Instagram @Prefect_Ti...

A Star Wars insert podcast series that asks more questions than it answers -once again between Star Wars shows. Today on Hot Stove Breakfast pack #98-  We are asking questions on the Andor Season 2 trailer, and a lot of other Star Wars news and notes that happened this week. So back on temporary loan from The Long Take Oscar marathon podcast party, is my co-host and card squadron winger Gregory Ca...

Ian Taylor of the Marvel Card Collector’s Podcast drops by to talk about the post Topps Marvel deal, Star Wars comics and evolving collections. It was also Topps Hobby Rip Night on Saturday, February 22nd in card shops across the U.S. I had the chance to participate in my local store’s event and give a brief report. Ian Taylor  Marvel Card Collectors Podcast MCC Podcast feed: https://open.spotify....

Collector Justin Krohn, returns to the pod to talk about some of the new releases from Topps, including Hyperspace, High Tek and Galactic antiquities. Justin  joined me last summer after the release of 2024 Chrome and has a great collection I always love hearing more about. . It’s a full hour of card hobby goodness! Justin Krohn on Instagram @coloradocollectibles Have been on a few pods recently:...

This episode is released in part to help celebrate Star Wars Podcast Day 5 - which is on Friday Feb 7th, which highlights the 25th anniversary of Jedi Talk, the first Star Wars related podcast/netcast that premiered on Feb 7th 1999. Over a 100 fellow Star Wars podcasts are taking part by releasing shows around this time. So in tonight’s show, the format is a little different, and iI welcome Das Da...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #97- Our flag means breakfast - We are talking about Skeleton Crew’s final installment, maybe? Sort of? that debuted on Disney + on Tuesday, January 14th. With me is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com . Also, to close out this season of Skeleton Crew, is J...

S.T.E.A.M. into Star Wars celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, wrapped in a Star Wars theme.  Local artists, authors, podcasters as well as members of the 501st Midwest Garrison were on hand at Washington Community High School in Central Illinois, Saturday, January 11th.  Tom Gross and Dan Zehr, part of the WCHS staff and an army of student organizers and volunteers, put in...