Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

It’s our big 500th episode & we’re celebrating with an episode that’s been 10 years in the making! Join us as we chat with DAN WHITLEY, the creator of one of our favorite things ever, the 1977 Star Wars musical tribute album, LIVING IN THESE STAR WARS! Learn how it all happened, his phone call with John Williams, who was in the legendary REBEL FORCE BAND and so much more! So call up Chewie The Roo...

This week we are so happy to be celebrating the opening of The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art with our friend, Nick Tierce ! Join us as we explore Lucas’ vision, the critics getting it all wrong, Nick’s meeting with the legend Rick McCallum, Marfalump and so much more. So get that grilled cheese sandwich, celebrate the love and listen today! Connect with Nick here ! https://nicktierce.com/ JOIN THE...

Finally, the time has come where we figure out just what actually happens in the 1994 Star Wars comic series DARK EMPIRE II. Join us as we explore its troubled production history, why it has eluded for so long and what we thought of it. AND - hear about the many ways it could have inspired films in the sequel trilogy and beyond! Did our opinions change as we recorded the episode? Listen and find o...

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate N'a-kee-tula, our beloved Sweetheart. We first met this wonderful doomed child in a hologram in the Attack of the Clones DVD deleted scenes and he’s been in our hearts ever since. Join us this week as we celebrate Sweetheart’s life with tributes, memories and more. So adapt to a new world, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS...

We all know about the incredible NPR Star Wars Radio Dramas, but did you know about the many audio versions of Dark Horse Star Wars comics made in the 90s? And did you know about the 1995 C-3PO / R2-D2 original audio adventure The Mixed Up Droid? Join us this week as we look at this unique and fascinating piece of Star Wars audio history and listen to the whole thing! So drive across the country w...

How long has it been since you’ve thought about C-3PO? REALLY thought about C-3PO? This week we’re getting deep with old Goldenrod himself as we discuss just what C-3PO was doing in-between The Phantom Meance and Attack of the Clones, the droid wedding gifts and the massive mystery of the the AOTC 3PO deleted scene. Who put on his “skin”? What about Uncle Owen? You’ll never look at 3PO the same wa...

The Ahsoka season 2 teaser is here and we are doing what we do and going frame by frame discussing it all! Listen as we talk about Nightsisters, Ahsoka and Force Ghost Anakin, the mysterious black metal lightsaber guy, the battle of the big ships, the 1989 movie Millennium and so much more. PLUS - a little Starfighter talk and how we can prepare for the wild year in Star Wars that’s coming right a...

The Ninth Jedi series is here and this week we’re talking all about our thoughts on the show and why it’s brand of no rules Star Wars is so special! From Starcrash to Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, there’s something magical about a Star Wars or almost Star Wars story that plays by its own rules and that’s all over this new Ninth Jedi series. So turn on that silver blade lightsaber, celebrate the love...

We all love holograms in Star Wars but have you ever really wondered how cool they are? Don’t worry because this week on Blast Points we’re taking a close up look at every hologram in the original trilogy and rating them in a very scientific cool scale method. And we’re sharing a little bit of behind the scenes facts for each one! How cool is that? So head down to Cool Holographics on 28th Street,...

In this special episode of Blast Points we are thrilled to bring you Jason taking part in a roundtable interview with some of the creators of The Ninth Jedi series, supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada and producer Hitoshi Ito. Listen as Jason and other awesome Star Wars podcasters and friends ask about how the show developed from the shorts seen in Visions and so much more....

The Great Heep 40th anniversary celebration continues as this week we are honored to have BEN BURTT joining us to talk about writing the episode! Listen as the multi Academy Award winning Star Wars legend discusses how he got involved writing for Droids, working in animation versus live action, playing Eben Q3 Baobab in TPM and so much more. Celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POIN...

We all know that Larry from the Ewoks Animated Series has existed for 40 years as an enigma that has puzzled Star Wars fans around the globe. In this episode of Blast Points, we are conducting a brave experiment to see if we can discover who is Larry, why is Larry and how is Larry? Join us as we watch 3 episodes of Ewoks that Larry may or may not be in and we try to shine a new light on the myster...

In late May at the WonderFest convention in Kentucky, a group of friends and model makers blew attendees minds with a one-to-one scale immersive replica of the original ILM model shop as it existed in Van Nuys, California, in 1976. This week we are thrilled to be talking to the creators of this Van Nuys 76 in 26 project Bryan Babich, Quincy Cutshaw and Jason Eaton. Listen as they explain where the...

In mid June 1977, just as Star Wars expanded into more theaters across the US, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher appeared on Chicago’s legendary talk show The Lee Phillip Show. It’s an epic appearance and an amazing snapshot in SW history as they’re asked questions about the still very new movie by a local Star Trek fan group and Lee asks just what is a stormtrooper. Join us as we liste...

40 years ago this month, the final double length episode of the Droids animated series, THE GREAT HEEP debuted on a random Saturday night on ABC and almost nobody watched it. Join us this week as we celebrate all of this wild and wonderful bit of Star Wars history that was actually written by Ben Burtt! So head to the Droid Harem, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and...

We all now know Grogu and Rotta are the best of friends and this week we are talking all about just how deep that connection goes! Listen as we go over how they both share similar inspirations, they’re both daring to be cute and they both speak to a core aspect of the Star Wars magic. So get that Baby Yoda Fever, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POI...

ou’ve heard what we had to say and now it’s your turn! Join us as we listen to over 30 fans giving some fresh out of the theater reactions to the movie! PLUS - how were our third and fourth viewings and Rotta reads his poetry! So get that Grogu lipstick bag, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PAR...

We’ve survived the return of Star Wars to theaters, we’ve seen The Mandalorian and Grogu a few times, we absolutely loved it and now it’s time for our Hutt sized review episode! Listen as we discuss why the movie has such a wonderful message, why Rotta has gotta be his own man, Blurrgs in the rain, the beauty of the Grogu scene, droids in capes and so much more. So get some salt, listen today and...

We're still alive! Here are our fresh out of the theater, crazed instant reactions to THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU! Do we make any sense? You be the judge! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and wSUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and...

Week three of Maydalorian can only mean one thing - time to talk about The Mandalorian season 3! But that’s not all as we’re also discussing The Book of Boba Fett episodes with the Mandalorian and Grogu! Listen along as we discuss every episode, analyze the deeper meanings, ponder why season three may not be for everyone and discover the many possible connections to the movie as we try and remembe...

Maydalorian continues as this week we’re talking all about THE MANDALORIAN season 2! Expectations were high and the show expanded upon everything we saw in the first season. Join us as we discuss every episode and why two of them are our all time favorites. PLUS - more shocking Greedo voice news!! So,, combine very Krayt dragon sound, listen today and celebrate the love! Check out Jamie’s podcast...

The big final two chapters of Maul Shadow Lord have arrived and we're playing the records backwards and putting on denim vests to try and keep up! Listen along as we discuss the dark side, who lives and who dies and what made this series so special! PLUS - Jason's reaction to Mandalorian and Grogu footage, further metal connections and more! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and wSUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON...

It’s Maydalorian here on Blast Points and we are celebrating the return of Star Wars in movie theaters all month long by talking about every season of THE MANDALORIAN! This week it’s about one of our favorite things, the brilliant season one. It took the world by surprise and knocked us out back in 2019 and we loved going back and watching it once again. Listen as we talk about every episode and r...

We’re in super Star Wars season and the temperature is rising with the latest chapters of Maul Shadow Lord! Join us as we look in the puddle reflection of these episodes and tell them that we love them! Plus - more REB talk! Celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and wSUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2...

Chapters 5 and 6 of MAUL SHADOW LORD are here and we’re riding that Janix crazy train all the way to the end! Join us as we discuss the issue of trust in the show, Maul’s music taste and our favorite blonde beautiful space cop REB. Have a lightsaber fight in an apartment, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and wSUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA...