Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

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...

Chapters 3 and 4 of Maul Shadow Lord are here and we wish we were sipping on some Brisk Iced Tea because we love these two episodes so much. Join us as we go through every chunky bit from the episodes, discuss the conflict of good and evil, escaping the prison of the mind and the surprising connection between Dio, Dokken and Weezer. So get brisk, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST...

Maul Shadow Lord is out and we’re talking all about the fantastic first 2 chapters! Join us as we go over our overall first impressions, the interesting moral questions these episodes introduce, droids wearing boots, and the joy of seeing a little alien in a robot suit. So listen to Paul Maclunkey and Wings, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS O...

We all know Ben Burtt was out recording real world sounds that became the iconic audio of the galaxy far far away but did you know just how many of those sounds were made with help from a synthesizer borrowed from Francis Ford Coppola? Join us as we explore the unique role synths had in creating of the sound of Star Wars and the voice of R2-D2! So get out your ARP 2600, celebrate the love and list...

These days there’s only one question on everyone’s mind, WHO IS THE HOTTEST HUTT? Join us as we spend almost an hour addressing this very important question and examining all the on screen Hutts determining just who is the hottest. So get Kool and the Gang on Nal Hutta, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FE...

This week we’re taking it back to 2012 as we examine the five fascinating “Future of Star Wars” videos. It’s George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm legend Lynne Hale discussing the then not announced sale to Disney and what the wild future of the galaxy far far away, now our past, could look like. So embrace change, celebrate the love and listen today! Watch all the videos here : https://you...

Sure we all love GREEDO, but have you ever tried to say each one of his lines in A New Hope? Join us this week as we go through the GREEDO scene and analyze each of his lines and attempt to say them back! And did you know his first use of Huttese is based on an actual Earth language? And just who did the Greedo voice?? So oocha goota, celebrate the love and listen today! Hear the entire conversati...

This week we are going back to when the number one source for information on a new Star Wars movie was the infamous Rick McCallum prequel updates in Star Wars Insider magazine! Join us as we track the Episode 1 hype from 1995 to 1999 and discuss how it evolved and much Star Wars wild fan anticipation has changed and stayed the same in the past 27 years. So look at a photo of 97 Jabba with one eye,...

The new trailer for THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU is finally here and it may just be Blast Points The Motion Picture. Join us as we discuss the creatures great and small, the character growth, the state of universe and how we may or may not survive this movie. So kiss a baby Rodian, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3...

Get out your cyborg kick legs as we’re having the first meeting of the Book of Boba Fett Mods Appreciation Society! Join us as we give these wild kids of Mos Espa a chance, talk their historical roots and so much more! So don’t hate, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR...

This week we’re breaking on through to the other side as we take an up close look at THE DOORS OF THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK! Listen along as we discuss well known Empire doors and discover new mind blowing doors that will light your fire! AND - hear how basically the whole movie is really about DOORS. The chances of you not loving it is 720 five to one, one in five, so celebrate the love and listen...

It’s Maul Madness as this week we’re talking all about the character that’s here to stay, Maul! We’re going over his history on and off the screen, our maybe complicated connection to him AND we’re breaking down that first look trailer to the upcoming Maul Shadow Lord show! So call up Master Dio Dokken, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PAT...

It’s the BLAST POINTS 10 year anniversary and we’re celebrating the only way we can by watching a Star Wars QVC special from October 1995! It’s a gigantic super sized bigggie episode as we’re basically watching 2 whole QVC specials and discussing all the magic that happens in them! Mark Hamill! 23K gold cards! Film cells! Nien Nunb mask and more! So get so excited, celebrate the love and listen to...