The Rebel Base Card Podcast

News and notes with a little European flair! First we talk about the new Smugglers Outpost release, and what a better way to do it than talk with a Topps artist in the middle of Paris! Sketch artist Stephane Leonardi returns to the program to talk about his work on the set and coming back to Chicago later this year for the National. We also change gears, and multiple time zones, and invite back fr...

The Chicago Sports Spectacular is a show that takes place 2 times a year at the Donald E. Stephans Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. It typically features many sports and entertainment autograph opportunities plus fields a health vendor area for card and sports collectible seekers, plus of late, more places to submit cards and autos for authentication and grading. At the show I got to catch...

Ian Taylor from That Card Collectors Podcast as well as Friday Night/Saturday Morning pod returns to the podcast to help give some collecting therapy as we process some of the trends in the card & collecting hobby. Have the social algorithms gotten the best of me? What does it all mean? Find Ian on the socials: @thatccpod on Instagram @happy.place.cards https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod FNSM Card Ta...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #110 -  we are asking questions and making comments on the Mandalorian and Grogu trailer that finally debuted, a week after the much discussed Super Bowl Commercial, Tuesday, February 17th. With me as always, is my Breakfast Pack Co-host Gregory Cass from @eyeoncanon Find Greg Cass on Insta...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a another helping of Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 5- I have friends...

Mark Newbold returns to the podcast to talk about the incredible run of Star Wars Insider which comes to a close later this year. Of course there is plenty more news to talk about and this is Mark’s 7th appearance on the show! All that on an exciting and packed episode of the rebel base card podcast. Mark is on Threads, and Instagram @Prefect_Timing. Fantha Tracks online www.fanthatracks.com Faceb...

STAR WARS PODCAST DAY 2026 , an unofficial celebration of the Star Wars fan audio community. Every year this event brings together approximately 100 shows, sharing their love of fan made audio with other Star Wars fans, as well as the wider podcast listening audience. Think of it as our own little version of May the Fourth. Why on February 7th? That was the day Jedi Talk, the very first Star Wars...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #109 -  we are asking questions and making comments on the Maul: Shadow Lord trailer. With me as always, is my Breakfast Pack Co-host Gregory Cass from @eyeoncanon And for this episode, we are joined again by Jen Sopchockchai from the Long Take Review & Podcast. Jen Sopchockchai from Th...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a another helping of Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 4 - Ever been to G...

Powered by an army of student volunteers, the 10th iteration of S.T.E.A.M.  - which promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Reading, and Math, all wrapped in a genre theme,  has opened up to others including Marvel, Harry Potter, Fantasy & Gaming and a lot more as well as STAR WARS. Along with again doing the show live from the event, I was able to get a number of interviews which giv...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #108, it’s a little different show as co-host Greg Cass from eyeoncanon.com and I look ahead to what’s coming up in 2026. In order to help out we’ve asked a couple of special guests to help. Dennis Keithly, who is one half of Podcast Stardust comes on in hour one and then Colby Mead of the...

Tom Gross, is the Co-Host of the Teachers in the Dungeon as well as the CWK Pour-Over podcast, but by day he is the Librarian of Washington Community HS, in Washington Illinois and the driving force behind the S.T.E.A.M. events that are held there. Powered by an army of student volunteers, they are coming up on the 10th iteration of this event which promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,...

Hard to believe we’ve gotten to episode 200 of the main Rebel Base Card show but, since March of 2019 it’s been quite a ride. 310 shows in total, between, the Breakfast Pack, Second Breakfast and the main show.  Since this falls at the end of the year, I thought I’d try something a little different. Throughout this year I have collected some audio that either didn’t make its own episode or was tri...

Luke Winchester has hosted stages for MCM Comic Con, EGX and Showmasters, conducting stage and video interviews with renowned actors, puppeteers, game developers, stunt professionals, composers, creators and artists. As he puts it: “I speak to the people who bring the media I love to life.” I had a chance to meet Luke this summer at London Film & Comic Con. He has had a busy schedule since then, b...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a another helping of Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 3 and the end of t...

Warrior Con is family-friendly and jam packed comic con held at Maine West High School in the Chicago suburban city of Des Plaines which aims to support the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters.  This was the second year for the show, held on Saturday, November 22nd, and featured some National and Chicagoland’s artists and illustrators, headlined by creator/writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, best known for...

Fun show for you as it is a preview of the upcoming Warrior Con, which takes place here in the Chicago Suburbs at Maine West High School on Saturday November 22nd from 10am to 5pm. This is their second year and they have locked in and already sold out their vendor slots - which by the way, goes to support their fine arts program. Warrior-con features some National and Chicagoland’s artists and ill...

Anthony King from Force Ghost Conversations returns to talk about his recent time at Halcy-Con 2025, and event dedicated to fans of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. Although it had 'sailed' its last time in 2023, many fans loved its immersive experience and have come to this second year of Halcy-Con to keep those memories alive and make some new connections. Force Ghost Conversations on...

Taking a look at a few items that have made news recently in cards and the Star Wars universe. We talk about the recent auction of Luke Skywalker #1, a new series and update for Star Wars Card Trader and the upcoming release of NBA COLLECT. And our featured discussion of the Adam Driver ‘Hunt for Ben Solo’ Project that was made known recently. P.T. McNiff of the Long Take Review Podcast and Greg C...

Held in the western Chicago Suburb of Carol Stream, Illinois the Chicago Non-Sport Card Show has been a bastion of card goodness for many years now. Over the two day event, attendees could browse several tables of non-sport cards and collectibles. Vendors return year after year to catch up with old friends and to delight attendees. Typically held twice annually, the fall show was held on October 1...

Held at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala Florida over the weekend of September 20th to the 21st, I joined Aaron Harris & David Modders from the Star Wars Reactions podcast as well as Mary & Chazz Perdue, members of the CWK Alliance & Facebook Group for some of the great panels, and hit the show floor, which was full of vendors, artists, makers, displays and awesome cosplay from the...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a brand new micro podcast series: Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 2: Sa...

Anthony King from Force Ghost Conversations drops by after the recent Destination D23 in Orlando to break down all the announcements that happened. We also give a brief first impression of the recent release of Topps 2025 Star Wars Chrome. Force Ghost Conversations on the socials: @forceghostpod on X @forceghostconversations on IG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/JySg5Yg4pog8Yosx/?mibextid...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a brand new micro podcast series: Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode and talk about what we liked, what we missed the...

FAX EXPO  Chicago returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, just a few weeks after the National Sports Collectors Convention wrapped: This show played host to many big name celebrities, panels, and catered to fans across many genres. I was able to talk with some old friends and make some new acquaintances.  In Artist Alley, Nick and Candace Poblador from CN Factory...