Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

We all know there’s a lot of fun stuff going on in Star Wars right now SO that means it’s time to talk about THE FACIAL HAIR OF THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY! Tune in as we we are joined by the great Tom Spina from Regal Robot as we discuss the glorious mustaches, beards and sideburns of the OT! Who's got the best look from each film? And what does it have to do with the Dick Van Dyke show? Listen and find...

After getting up at 5am to watch it, join Jason and Gabe as they finally get to talk about the first insane episode of THE MANDALORIAN! Are they still alive? What does it all mean and where could it be going next? And what does it have to do with Crocodile Dundee and Renesmee from Twilight? Listen today & celebrate the love, don't you agree?! PLUS: A new Star Wars Special Edition, Maclunkey & Gran...

Phantom Menace Year continues as we explore one of the many new things Episode 1 gave us, the deeper look at THE FORCE! It's hard to imagine but before May 1999, nobody knew about the now essential Balance of the Force, The Chosen One or the Living and Cosmic Force! So what do they all mean, how do they change the way we look at the original trilogy and how they continue to influence the sequel tr...

We all love R2, 3PO and R5-D4 but what about those forgotten droid heroes CZ-3, R1-G4 or LIN-V8K? Join us this week for the illustrious Mr & Ms Robotica Pageant! For this special event we are thrilled to welcome our special guest judges from Regal Robot and Tom Spina Designs, TOM SPINA and "The Maker" and galaxy wide Droid expert, GORDON TARPLEY! Together we talk about each every wonderful backgro...

It's here!! The Rise of Skywalker trailer super freakout!! Did we survive? Can we still even speak? It's the stinkiest and sweatiest episode of Blast Points EVER! What is going on in this epic trailer?! What does it have to do with Jim Morrison? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreo...

By the time of Revenge of the Sith, the digital dream of the prequels finally existed and the movie was able to reach the limits of George Lucas and the art department's imaginations. With the manta of "go wild", the concept team designed what was at the time the final installment of the Skywalker saga's most ambitious episode yet. Join us as we take a fun filled, action packed look at JW Rinzler'...

MECO WAS JUST THE BEGINNING AND THE JIZZ ROCK SAGA CONTINUES! Join us as we return to the Battle Beyond Jizz Rock as we listen to over 20 Star Wars inspired songs and determine if they jizz wail or jizz fail! WITH : our feelings on Weird Al, Star Wars fancy dinner music, what music does Ben Solo like & is disco music about drugs and much much more! PLUS: more SNOKETOBERFEST! So get out the sweet c...

Phantom Menace Year continues as we celebrate the fascintating and amazing costumes of Episode 1! In a movie filled with bold new directions for the saga, nothing was quite as bold and innovating as Trisha Biggar's costumes. Join us as we go over just why those costumes were such a big deal, how they continue to influence today's Star Wars and just why Biggar's work was so genius. PLUS : the retur...

Back at Celebration Chicago, we attended a Star Wars Radio Drama panel hosted by fans and college professors, John & Maria Jose Tenuto. We were looking forward to the panel but we didn't know how much it would actually BLOW OUR MINDS. This week we are thrilled to have John & Maria on the show as they go over the incredible history of the radio dramas, Brian Daley's story and so so much more. How d...

As predicted by ancient Mayan calendars, 2012 brought many massive changes (to Star Wars). Disney purchased Lucasfilm, Episode VII was going to be made, the 3D releases were cancelled and the mysterious "comedy" show, Star Wars Detours was announced and then never seen again. Listen as we discuss the always curious case of the mysterious Detours and debate on if it should ever be released at all!...

For a couple of months in 1999, the whole world became a Star Wars Celebration as Episode 1 HYPE was everywhere! From grocery stores to Taco Bell, you couldn't go anywhere without being reminded that a new Star Wars movie was about to come out. Blast Points Phantom Menace Year continues as we look at all of that crazy hype that surrounded all of the TPM experience! The overwhelming marketing tie i...

Phantom Menace Year returns September 10, 2019!

The not so far away future of the galaxy far far away was shown at Disney's giant D23 convention and it hit Star Wars fans like the Death Star laser rocking Jedha. We are barely still alive after all the news but we are here to deliver full breakdowns for the epic Mandalorian trailer, the incredible Obi-Wan Kenobi announcement and of course that special mysterious look at The Rise of Skywalker. Wh...

Do you spend all day everyday wondering if Leia ever learned about her grandmother Shmi? What would Leia think if she watched the Boonta Eve pod race? Did Watto attend Shmi and Cliegg Lars' wedding? All these questions and more were answered in Troy Denning's fascinating and underrated 2003 novel, Tatooine Ghost. It's an incredible blending of the prequels and the original trilogy that also manage...

It’s the new Huttness that all the kids are talking about, JABBAPALOOZA! Jabba the Hutt is a mean, vicious & nasty slug but we do we still love him so much? How was that massive puppet created and just who was inside it? And what’s the deal with the 1997 Special Edition Jabba, TPM Jabba and all those Hutts in Clone Wars? All these questions and more are answered in this rocking episode! So go back...

Phantom Menace Year continues as we are thrilled to welcome from The Soundtrack Show podcast and Star Wars Celebration stage host, David W. Collins! Tune in as we discuss just about every singe aspect of John Williams' brilliant Episode 1 score!! We're talking everything from the use of Duel of the Fates in TPM & beyond, the hidden mysteries of Anakin's Theme, the smaller wonderful themes in the f...

Have you read the classic Star Wars newspaper comic strips? You know, the ones where Luke and Leia go to Casino Planet, Takrin's wife shows up and Dodonna's Charles Bronson lookalike son VRAD joins the crew? If you haven't you're not alone as these amazing comics are often overlooked in the rich history of Star Wars and comics. But where did this history begin and how does it connect to Lucas' lov...

Where were you in the summer of 85? If you're anything like Tom Spina, you were reading the mind warping STAR WARS IV article in Starblazer magazine! Join Jason, Gabe and Tom as they look at this bizarre piece of wild Star Wars speculation as it could have only been done in 1985! For every weird bit of info like "Mark Hamill IS playing Anakin", there's oddly perfect predictions for the prequels an...

Because YOU demanded it, the Blast Points Kids Star Wars Storybook Radio Drama Series is BACK! This time we are taking on those immortal EU classics, The Maverick Moon and The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot! Join us as we act out the thrilling further adventures of Luke Skywalker who has almost forgotten about The Force and is in pilot school! And what about that action packed yarn where C-3P0 ge...

Did you know that in the summer of 1980 there were three different versions of Empire Strikes Back playing simultaneously each with it's own unique audio track? Or that the first ESB "special edition" actually came out in June 1980? Our obsession with the weird and ever changing Star Wars saga audio continues this week as we dive into Empire's various wild sound mixes. Stereo, mono, 70mm, VHS, 97...

Published almost a full month before the movie's release, Terry Brooks' novelization of The Phantom Menace still holds up and blows minds 20 years later! Join us for month seven of Phantom Menace Year as we look back at this underrated bit of Star Wars literature! We discuss how it's unique and fascinating perspective on the story echoes not only through Episode 1 and the prequel trilogy but beyon...

Sure we all love the aliens of the Mos Eisley Cantina but what we all want to know more about is WHAT ABOUT THE "HUMANS" of the Cantina? Who played Wuher? Why is Little Aunt Beru not actually Little Aunt Beru? What about Pointy Hat Guy? What is the deal with Terminal Man? For questions like this, there is only one person to bring in and we are happy to joined by our friend, Cantina holocron of kno...

For over 40 years, people have asked "Who is Aunt Beru?" Was she just a blue milk pouring aunt on an Outer Rim desert planet or was she more then that? How did she influence the new hope of the galaxy and just what is Beru's legacy? Join us as we explore the facts, myths and clues that make Beru Whitesun Lars so much more then just a snazzy dresser with the gift of gab. We explore her life on scre...

Long before there were Star Wars podcasts, there were Star Wars fanzines. Thousands and thousands of Star Wars fanzines. These fanzines helped unite and create a Star Wars fandom and everything that comes with it. Join us as we explore the surprising history of this fan created, woman driven dawn of Star Wars fan culture! What were some of the first ones? What was in them? What did Lucasfilm think...

It's month six of Phantom Menace Year and what would a year long tribute to Episode 1 be without an episode all about our favorite Gungan, the one and only mister Jar Jar Binks. Jar Jar & TPM are forever connected and as the film has begun to be looked at in a whole new way, so has Jar Jar finally. Tune is as we take an epic look at our personal journey with Jar Jar, his design history, inspiratio...