Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast

We asked and you delivered! You suggested great topics like Mara Jade on Disney+ to Boba's armor and a whole lot more including answers to our Twitter post about pitching new shows to Lucasfilm and our dramatized post inspired by a listener and Twitter follower as performed by our friend @KaneBlust. Plus more Boba talk, Jedi talk, Order 66 talk and beach balls galore! Special thanks to our followe...

Team Scarif are at it again and this time you gotta ask yourself, #WhatTheForce? We asked you which Force powers you'd like to have and we got so many great answers. Episode 55 takes a look at all the cool ways The Force has been used and how we might see new ways to use the force going forward. Don't forget to subscribe to our show and leave us an itunes review. And as always, a proud member of t...

Team Scarif talk with Charlie of Star Wars Through the Ages, a fellow Red5Network pod on topics that range from The High Republic, New Star Wars games, New canon from the EU and more. Check out our follower driven discussion and big thanks to @FeeTooDeeToo, @VaderRappinna @HothOffPodcast and a few others for their suggestions as we took our #ScarifLive Youtube stream and gave it the podcast treatm...

For those of us who are parents, growing up geek was quite an experience, some good, some bad. Ro talks with Gil and Victor of @Fandads to chat about how parents are spreading the geekdom to their kids. No Jedi mind tricks here. Are there elements of sci-fi and fantasy that can qualify as parental teaching moments? Do kids see sci-fi under the same lens? Are we forcing them to be geeks? If you are...

Ro talks to Andrew and Merisha of Coruscant Radio Underground in a new short subject series called the Citadel Tower Transmissions. These are toppics of interest to us that may not garner full episodes but still makes us go hmmm. First up, the Empire was able to trick it's way into power and built the Death Star and manipulate the Senate through misinformation and lies. We explore how Star Wars la...

#TeamScarif gets down and dirty with Chapter 16, The Rescue of the Mandalorian with a little help from Michelle and Natalie from @ForceofLightEn1 What does this group think of this explosive season finale? Was it expected? Did we all need this ending? Have we recovered yet? Our guests are proud members of the Red5 Network, as are we and That's The Scuttlebutt!

Join Ro and Brad as they discuss the energy found at a Star Wars Celebration with special guest Mark Newbold. With the cancellation and postponing of many fan events including Anaheim, fans are chompin' at the bit for connection and we've found it in our podcast community through our interactions with you on Twitter and the podcast. We truly appreciate it. This 50th episode is really geared to cel...

The hits keep on coming! This week's Mando Weekly discussion, we tackle The Believer! Find out how we felt about this chapter of The Mandalorian and why it was a pivotal moment in Star Wars Television. Besides it's deep message, we also enjoyed how this chapter looked and how the traditional blue screen look on location enhanced the story telling. Looking forward to expanding the way they tell us...

Here we go with another LIVE edition of our #MandoWeekly review and discussion. We tackle the good, the bad and the Grogu in this week's episode and marvel at Boba's knee rockets in all it's glory! We've got special pod-guest Rob from @JTAPodcast supplying his take on The Tragedy. Brad dishes out some crazy theory AGAIN and Ro is all about the tribal fight music featured in Boba Fett's re-introduc...

Ro's theory was wrong! Let's just get that out of the way! We got to see fan favorite Ahsoka in the first few minutes of this week's episode titled 'The Jedi' and boy was it an experience. Ro and Brad along with our friends in the chat discussed how we all felt as we saw this animated character come to life in the Disney Plus live action show. Was it all that we wanted? You'll have to listen. Plus...

It's all about the scuttlecheeks this week, and boy are the cheeks out in force! Chapter 12 of the Mandalorian delivers on all cylinders. Take a listen to our review and discussion on Chapter 12 The Siege. Ro and Brad are going in, full throttle, S-Foils in attack position but will you agree with their assessment? Was this yet another side quest? Did we get some morsels on the main story? What mys...

The Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast is part of the Red5Network. This week we go into last week's Chapter 11, The Heiress of the Disney Plus Star Wars show The Mandalorian and there are so many things to discuss. This chapter has Filoni all over it, from pacing to story to characters and directed brilliantly by Bryce Dallas Howard. What more can we say? You gotta listen to find out. That's the scuttlebu...

We return this week to entertain you with our take on the second episode of The Mandalorian season 2, The Passenger. The child was certainly 'hungry' shall we say? We've also come up with a new rating system for these that should be pretty fun, so don't miss the hilarity! We also tackle your ask #TeamScarif questions and reveal the results of our poll that asks what you like about the franchise, i...

We got a fun episode here. Listen to the guys answer your questions from Twitter's ask #TeamScarif. No deep dives, just a fun show. The second show this week, we wanted to come back and delight you with our follower questions. Plus find out if Ro and Brad are a Force Dyad! Don't forget to interact with us on Twitter at @ScarifPodcast. We might give you a shoout out on the pod. Scarif Podcast is a...

Season 2 of the Mandalorian is upon us and what an episode right out of the gate! Check out our discussion of this first episode that has promised to lead into an explosive second season. Ro and Brad talk about what they liked and what they didnt, but rest assured, we certainly can't wait for more! Remember, it's #AlwaysSunnyOnScarif. Join the Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast, part of the Red5Network!

The first of our Red5Network series called Red5Missions that teams up pods to discuss topics you want to hear. Get to know our fellow Red5Network pods by enjoying these two-part episodes. "Jedi Politicians' starts here with us and for part 2 head over to The Force Losers Podcast. Don't forget to look for the RED5Missions Badge. This discussion focuses in on the question of whether the Jedi got too...

Our 40th episode we talk about our favorite comic titles. We usually don't spend so much time on comics, but there's some really great ones recently. We're talking the latest main Star Wars book, Bounty Hunters, Aphra and more. Brad asks the question is it necessary to absorb all the extra material to enjoy Star Wars? What do we get out of knowing so much more? Join the discussion and find out. Pl...

We're discussing the character of Ahsoka and our reaction when she first was introduced in the Clone Wars movie in 2008. We also explore how fans have reacted to her over the years, including us and how she may pop up in the Mandalorian this season. Is she the most 'Jedi' ever? Did leaving the Jedi order help teach Ahsoka what being a Jedi truly mean? We've got thoughts. Join us on this episode as...

This week's release is the podcast version of last week's #ScarifLive with Natalie and Michelle of Force of Light Entertainment. We discussed love and friendship in the Star Wars universe and how important those concepts are to the story overall. We could not have created this episode without talking about Rey's special bond with Kylo or Ben and how that complex relationship changed throughout the...

We're got a very special episode with André Hutchens of #BackseatDirectorsPodcast. Ro and André break down why it is that genre films are such a fun theater experience and what that means to movie going audiences overall. We also track our favorite movies on various streaming platforms and how these services have changed the landscape of the theater going experience. Genre films have been event fi...

Ro and Brad have the distinct pleasure of talking with master curator of the world's largest Star Wars collection on the planet, none other than Rancho Obi-Wan's Steve Sansweet. We've got stories of particular collectibles, confessions of how far we'd go to obtain a piece and we put Steve through the ringer with our Q/A segment, Sentry Mode. Did we stump him? Tune in and find out. Big thanks to Ch...

Ro and Alex are back and they're talking about the new #DisneyPlus show shrouded in some mystery. Rogue One is a favorite of ours and spinning off a spin off seems like a no brainer. This episode is full of fun speculation based on casting announcements and things we already know. But the real treat is the contributions from our friends like Alberto at Radio Rebellio Podcast, David Triana of Follo...

The boys from @SWations chime in with Ro and Brad about Saw Gerrera and his origins, motivations and regrets. Can a character like Saw Gerrera be reasoned with or even understood? Join the discussion. Pat and Charles will have you cracking a rib too with all their funny. Plus a special message at the top by Saw himself...as well as a nice promo submitted by friend of the pod Fred A from @DeathStar...

Ro talks with fellow Chicago pod WSTR Galactic Public Access about cosplay and dressing up for a con. There's lots to prepare and tons to consider, but what happens when they cancel and postpone your favorite cosplay gathering? We'll chat with Todd and Heather to find out. Join us and listen to some great tips if you're new to cosplay and find out what the secret is to good cosplaying, whether you...

The world is in turmoil...again. We're taking a look at how science fiction has presented social issues in the past and how those social issues have affected the way sci-fi is told in pop culture. We took special attention to sci-fi like classic Trek, Lucas' early film, THX1138 and Planet of the Apes with our guests Dave and Liv from Pizza and Parsecs as well as a special contribution from Andrew...