Star Wars Escape Pod

Hey Star Wars listeners! We've got a treat for you this week. Iain Kay's back for another book review, and this time, we're talking about John Jackson Miller's 'The Living Force,' which just dropped in 2024. It's all about celebrating 25 years of 'The Phantom Menace'! We're going to give you a full spoiler review and a quick recap to help you figure out if you want to pick it up. And of course, we...

This week we roll back the clock to 2002 when Bounty Hunter released on PS2 and Gamecube! Join Josh, Blake, and Darian for this retro-review that we played through again on the "remastered" edition on PC! Star Wars Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/@SWLaunchPad https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0naAAJZMW0nig3OkFToJ?si=8014aef1647f4da5 Found on any platform in the galaxy! ———————————————————————— S...

We talk a lot about Boba and Jango Fett this week, for the Fett Fans out there, this one might be for you! STARTING UP! Star Wars Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/@SWLaunchPad https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0naAAJZMW0nig3OkFToJ?si=8014aef1647f4da5 Found on any platform in the galaxy! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website:  https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape...

Celebrating the fifth annual Star Wars Podcast Day! Look for the event online using the hashtag #SWPD2025 or #StarWarsPodcastDay We had Josh, Blake, Matt and Kirk all in the Escape Pod this evening for a celebratory chat of the event. Swapped some stories and of course played a little Ultimate Trivia. We look forward to sharing a little about us for the special occassion and encourage you to check...

This week Josh and Blake sit down with special guests Marco and Andy from Transmute Pictures to talk about Bucketheads Part 3, the long awaited continuation of the Bucketheads fan film series! https://www.instagram.com/bucketheadsfilm/ https://www.transmutepictures.com/ WATCH THE FULL BUCKETHEADS PLAYLIST + INTERVIEWS Check out the Bucketheads Part 1 & 2 Podcast from last year! ———————————————...

Star Wars Lightspeed! Our news and headlines in roughly 15 minutes for this week. We got a bunch of stuff you'll just want to hear about, things like all the latest from the MARVEL STAR WARS lines as well as some news from Dark Horse. A SECOND PODCAST COMING FROM US!!! And a few more bits and bobs, let's dive in! SUBSCRIBE TO STAR WARS LAUNCH PAD https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCob5hLVnTfyeLUIWEe...

The finale to Skeleton Crew has arrived! This week we got Josh, Blake, Kirk, Matt, Kyle, Nick and Shawna all joining us for a roundtable conversation with a long distance transmission from Dan. We encourage you all to watch Treasure Planet now that the show is over! Also, lots to look forward to this year including our big annoucement in next week. Celebration around the corner as well so be prepa...

The penultimate episode for Skeleton Crew! We got loads to talk about this week and lots to speculate on! ALSO I researched each and every episode on Disney plus, by hand, calculated the runtime of each episode minus the credits, Lucasfilm logo, star wars intro, and "previously on" flashback to figure out which of these shows have delivered gold standard runtimes or not... Skeleton Crew is loosing...

Dive headfirst into this week's Skeleton Crew episode with Josh, Blake, Dan, and Kyle!  Only two weeks left of our Skeleton Crew aftershow.  We wish you a fantastic New Year!  Look for our 2025 preview episode later this month, plus upcoming book reviews and a behind-the-scenes chat with Twin Suns Film Foundation about Bucketheads Part 3. Star Wars Escape Pod BucketHeads Playlist https://youtube.c...

This is the 2024 Star Wars Escape Pod Holiday Party podcast! We got all sorts of fun this week from Ultimate Trivia you can answer along at home with, Skeleton Crew episode 5 discussion, 2024 in review for star wars, news on Bucketheads Part 3, and Vol 1.5 of Star Wars Escape Pod AI Tunes -The Christmas Edition! So let's join Josh, Blake, Shawna, Reid, Matt, Kirk and Dan in the escape pod and cele...

This week is Skeleton Crew episode 4! And with it is a deep dive into what these Jewels of the Republic might mean. We listen to some recordings of Dave Filoni from the behind the scenes on the Ahsoka Blu ray release and also mention our plans for the Holiday special episode this year. Check out all the links below and stay tuned for our fun filled Christmas episode next week!   Star Wars Escape P...

This week we look closer at the mystery of At Attin! Join the crew of the escape pod this week for a deep dive into Star Wars: Skeleton Crew! Keep up each week for the next aftershow which will prepare you for the next episode release on Disney plus. Use the Spotify Q&A to send in any questions you may have about the show! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website:  https://swes...

This week we chat about the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew! The latest live action show on Disney plus from Lucasfilm. This show is a revisit to an era gone by, the 1980's, kids on bikes, ET, The Goonies... In Star Wars. So without further-a-do. Let's dive in with Kirk, Dan and Josh. ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website:  https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escap...

This episode celebrates 350 episodes of Star Wars Escape Pod! We welcome A New Hope Special Edition's Boba Fett, Mark Anthony Austin! Known for his work at ILM in the animation department on ANHSE as well as his time under the helmet as Boba Fett in the added scenes. We also have two more special guests! Chelsey B. Coombs representing the Boba Fett Fan Club is us for the chat tonight. And last but...

This week we're discussing Skeleton Crew around the corner with Kirk, we got Blake in on the pod as well later for a chat about Boardgames of the olden days, and heated debates about the sixth and first brother recently unvieled in a resource book to try fix a hot topic discussion, if Tales of the Jedi adapted the Ahsoka novel or not? Simon Kinberg returns from his role on Star Wars Rebels to prod...

This week, we have a very special guest chatting to us about her new book launch! Today, November 19th, 2024, comes a book called "One with the Force: 18 Universal Truths in Star Wars." This book is sure to be a hit with any Star Wars fan with a desire to dive deep into the inspirations of the force. We hope you enjoy the conversation! BUY THE BOOK TODAY: https://www.amazon.ca/One-Force-Universal-...

This week we're filling the week with some small talk about star wars stuff! Like Obi Wan and Qui Gon were reversed in TPM? Or how about that new Skeleton Crew trailer! Or that badass new LEGO Ghost set from AHSOKA? Let's just sit down and have a casual star wars discussion to fill your commute to work this week! Read up on Operation Cinder https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Operation:_Cinder   ————...

This week Blake and Josh chat about the art of puppetering with our special guest Jack Parker! Jack is the star behind the performance delivered on PIP, the little droid on Osha's toolbelt in The Acolyte. Let's chat with Jack and stay tuned to the end! Follow Jack here! https://x.com/JackPMParker   ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website:  https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-...

This week we got Operation Cinder awarness happening, an event which bridges the gap between the days of the Empire and the Rise of the First Order. Andor S2 is getting the buzz with casting leaks online about a particular villain returning to the story. We got the NYCC Lucasfilm Press announcements to chat about here. And a long awaited topic.. Fast and Furious is JUST LIKE STAR WARS? Yes it is.....

There is one game every star wars fan has been looking forward to this year, it's Star Wars Outlaws. And today we breakdown our initial thoughts and expectations going forward from Ubisoft. We want to know your thoughts if you've played it, let us know using our contact info below! This is a spoiler-free initial thoughts only review! OUTLAWS TITLE UPDATE 2:  https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/star...

Word is out! On more popular star wars channels, albiet, word is out, and the original Kenobi writer has revealed information about HIS Obi Wan Kenobi story which could have been a trilogy of films that we might even have seen, last us until only recently if they were made. Instead we got the show on Disney plus. Watch the full interview below in the link and let us know, what would you have prefe...

Welcome to a SPECIAL PRESENATION from Star Wars Escape Pod! Tonight we join radio hosts Josh, Kyle, and Francis for a playlist of Star Wars beats uncreativly generated by artificial intellegence. And guess what.. There are some HITS here!! Let us know what your thoughts are, what your liked and the ones you didn't. We want to hear from YOU!!! Leave a great review on iTunes or Spotify then hit our...

Dooku Serenno, the name of a character that so many Jedi and politicians alike both admired and respected. Those of us who know the character have come to know him definitively in his darkest days portrayed by the great Christopher Lee. Or to the animated star wars fans out there, Corey Burton. This week we dive inside an audiobook called "Dooku: Jedi Lost" which provides an inside look at the lif...

Iain Kay returns this week for a casual catch up on all things star wars over the last year. Iain was one of our first special guests way back when the podcast first started, what a great way to celebrate 5 years by having back our old friend this week. Don't forget to find us on YouTube and subscribe there! Share this show with a friend and leave a comment!! We want to hear from you guys! What ha...

This week we have our special guest co-host Kyle from ALKY Sabers reporting in from Expos around the country (ALKY SOLUTIONS IS NOW SHUT DOWN - [2025]). New products like a Deadpool / Wolverine saber and other crazy awesome things you're going to want to hear about. We chat about the recent headlines like The Acolyte being cancelled, the new Skeleton Crew Trailer, Star Wars Outlaws releasing later...