Around the Galaxy

Adam Frazier grew up in the heart of Appalachia, dreaming of an escape from the crushing mundanity of the rural South through the works of visionaries like George Lucas, Stan Lee, Steven Spielberg, and Stephen King. A storyteller at heart, Adam currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina – the pimento cheese capital of the world – where he spends his time watching, writing, and writing about wh...

Hal Hickel is the Oscar winning Animation Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic who, among many other things, has been leading #VFX work on #BabyYoda in #TheMandalorian. In this second part of a two part conversation we talk about bringing #Grogu to life, #JonFavreau's vision of the Child, The Volume impact on VFX and #RogueOne  0:00 - Intro  3:00 Being asked to join the Mandalorian  6:15  - Re...

Hal Hickel is the Oscar winning Animation Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic who, among many other things, has been leading #VFX work on #BabyYoda in #TheMandalorian. In this first part of a two part conversation we talk about a letter he wrote as a child to #Lucasfilm that drove him to achieve his dream of working at #ILM. We talk about his work on #ToyStory, his development of #BossNass an...

Star Wars Explained is the most popular #StarWars Youtube channel on the internet. Hosts Alex and Mollie Damon joined us to talk about #YouTube celebrity, the future of the saga and managing the #socialmedia conversation.   0:00 - Welcome  8:00 - Mollie joins the team  9:20 - Social media  13:15 - Mollie’s entry into Star Wars   15:20 - Current state of Star Wars  19:00 - Spoiler culture  23:15 -...

Writer, producer and self-proclaimed nerd, Adam Lance Garcia joins us to talk about meeting George Lucas, the mythology of making Star Wars and the Meta Success of The Last Jedi 4:11 - Getting into Star Wars 8:05 - Meeting George Lucas 13:00 - Mythology of Making Star Wars 22:00 - A way to keep Legends in Head Canon 27:12 - What makes something Star Wars? 33:40 - The Meta Success of The Last Jedi...

Every Tuesday, Around the Galaxy brings you interviews with #StarWars writers, celebrities and superfans. This week, Pete Fletzer interviews Brittany N Williams, actress and writer who recently published her story "Faith in an Old Friend" in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.  #StarWars #books #L337 https://www.youtube.com/c /BeyondTheBlastDoors  Buy From a Certain Point of Vie...

The Empire Strikes Back is widely held as one of, if not the best Star Wars film. On November 10, 2020, DelRey released From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back and Michael Moreci is on of 40 contributing authors. He is the creator of numerous original comics series and has written and collaborated on multiple established properties. His original works, Roche Limit (Image Comics) and...

Canadian born video game writer, Mitch Dyer talks about his experience as one of the story leads on the epic #StarWars game, #BattleFront2. In part one of this two part episode, Mitch talks about creating characters like #Shriv, #IdenVersio and #DelMeeko as well as the creation of a new story set just before #TheForceAwakens.  Mitch has been telling stories for more than a decade. He wrote about g...

Mike Chen is one of 40 writers who contributed to From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. His story, "Disturbance," focuses on Emperor Palpatine at the time of Episode V.  On this episode, we talk about sharing Star Wars with his daughter in #MacheteOrder, defense of the Prequels and perspective on modern #StarWars.   3:40 - intro 5:00 - toys as a gateway 6:45 - getting the Star War...

Star Wars Legends author, Kevin J. Anderson, is the prolific author of 165 books with more than 50 having become bestsellers. Star Wars fans will know him for his Legends era books from the Jedi Academy series, Young Jedi Knights and the Tales Of The Jedi comic series from Dark Horse. He has also written 14 #Dune novels with the son. of the late Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert. His latest novel is Du...

Silver Colored Knob is a virtual band born in the coronavirus age. Bringing Star Wars themed rock music with a sense of self awareness, the band talks about the origins of their songs, what their influences are and the role of music in the Star Wars saga. Their first two singles, This is the Way (You Make Me Feel) and Stormtrooper are played and discussed.  4:00 - SCK origins 5:30 - first song 9:3...

James Rasile of the #RebelScum podcast joins us to talk about #GeorgeLucas as a story teller, recollections of the #StarWars #Prequels and #SpecialEdition days and we dig into what the Sequels mean to the Saga.   4:30 Introductions - James Rasile  6:00 Star Wars experience  7:45 Star Wars in the 1990s  9:30 Phantom Menace Response  10:45 George Lucas, storyteller  14:30 Attack of the Clones  15:45...

Brand Wainerdi is the host of Talking Bay 94, a podcast that interviews the people who have made Star Wars - actors, producers, effects specialists, directors, and more. The show drops every Wednesday at TalkingBay94.com Follow Around the Galaxy on Twitter @ATGCast Follow BTBD on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBlastDoors/?ref=bookmarks&sw_fnr_id=2236164831 Follow us on Twitter - http...

Tori Fox is a special effects artist who has an obsession with Star Wars and Sy Snootles. Follow Around the Galaxy on Twitter @ATGCast Follow BTBD on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBlastDoors/?ref=bookmarks&sw_fnr_id=2236164831 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BTBD_Podcast Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beyondtheblastdoors/ Do you like #BeyondTheBlastDoo...

Alex Segura is the author of Poe Dameron Free Fall and he joined us as our special guest as part of the Beyond the Blast Doors Podathon raising money for Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Follow Around the Galaxy on Twitter @ATGCast Follow BTBD on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBlastDoors/?ref=bookmarks&sw_fnr_id=2236164831 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BTBD_Podcast Follow us on...

James McDonald hosts University of Coruscant, an audio drama / podcast that features the history of Star Wars and it's lore. On this episode we take a deep dive into the EU, discuss the end of the saga and brainstorm about how Lucasfilm and Disney could bring back fan favorite Mara Jade. Follow Around the Galaxy on Twitter @ATGCast Follow BTBD on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBlastD...

Robbie Fox is a 22 year old journalist for Barstool Sports covering MMA, wrestling and anything nerdy. On this episode Robbie talked about meeting Mark Hamill, managing social media, being a Disney Shill and the slippery slope caused by the #ZackSnyderCut. 3:45 - Who is Robbie Fox 5:30 - My Mom’s Basement 7:45 - Skywalker Saber? 8:45 - Getting into Star Wars 12:00 - Meeting Mark Hamill 15:30 - Cel...

Sistas With Sabers is a podcast made for and by black female fans of Star Wars, designed as a safe space to connect, support each other and share their experience with the world. Two of it’s founders, Maria and Rayven joined us to talk about Star Wars in the current state of politics, finding lessons in the saga and discuss what balance means in Star Wars and in our real world. 1:00 - What is Sist...

Jenmarie describes herself as "a bubbly and petite thirty-four year old who has been happily married for eleven years to the man of her dreams who she met in line for the midnight showing of Attack of the Clones." She has been a #StarWars blogger for nearly 20 years. Her site, AnakinAndHisAngel.com hosts Star Wars #style inspiration, #collectible tips, all things Galaxy's Edge, and everything in b...

Pete Fletzer is a former contributing editor to Star Wars Galaxy magazine, author of the full-length fan fiction novelization of The Phantom Menace called Duel of the Fates and host of this podcast and Streaming Star Wars on the Beyond the Blast Doors Network. He has been an active member of the Star Wars fan community for the last several years and spends way too much time on social media. 5:00 -...

(Originally debuted on June 17, 2019)  Jason Fry is a best selling author with over 40 Star Wars credits to his name, the most high profile of which is the novelization of The Last Jedi. From the Clone Wars Visual Guide to Solo: Tales from Vandor, Jason has been bringing tales from the Galaxy Far, Far Away to readers as far back as 2008. He is also a journalist and baseball writer who co-writes Fa...

Noah Outlaw and Corey Van Dyke are the hosts of Kessel Run Transmissions, the fastest growing reliable source of Star Wars leaks and rumors. 4:00 - Intros 5:00 - Being the NEW source of info 7:30 - Leaks as a information channel & Rumor culture 11:00 - Reaction to bogus sources of info 13:45 - Hate sells 17:15 - Corey’s Star Wars Story and #CloneWarsSaved 19:30 - Integrating animation into live ac...

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Teddy Newton is an award winning director, actor, animator and storyteller who has worked along side Brad Bird on the Incredibles, Wall-E, Toy Story, Iron Giant and Mission Impossible (to name a few). On this episode he and Pete Fletzer discuss meeting Ben Burtt and Joe Johnston, what make a story work, how to get fired from Disney and he does in impression of Greedo that cannot be missed. 6:00 St...

Charlie Benante is the drummer and one of the song writers for heavy metal icons, Anthrax and crossover thrash band, Stormtroopers of Death. He also happens to be a monster Star Wars fan who is a part of the 501st Legion of Stormtrooper cosplay wizards and has a huge memorabilia and toy collection. On this episode, Charlie joins Pete Fletzer via phone to talk about his introduction to Star Wars, F...