The Blockade Runner Star Wars Podcast

Ryan and John discuss the extremely exciting fifth chapter of The Book of Boba Fett.  Show Links Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram Anchor YouTube

Ryan and John cover a few quick Star Wars news stories including Dr. Aphra 's GLAAD award, the troubling news about the development of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga , and a new casting reveal for Ahsoka . They devote the rest of the show to discussing The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4, "The Gathering Storm." Episode Links Doctor Aphra Nominated for a Glaad Award (Again) Alyssa Wong...

We open this week's episode with a quick run down of the Star Wars books and comics Ryan's been reading before spending the rest of the episode breaking down chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett. Apologies for John's echoey audio; my mic settings were off and my normally aggressively average audio quality is lower than usual this week. Show Links Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com C...

We open this week's episode by running through the recent High Republic Phase 2 announcements before spending the rest of the show gushing over how much we loved The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 2. Episode Links 10 Things We Learned From The Star Wars: The High Republic Anniversary Special Show Links Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram...

After sharing a few Star Wars-related holiday highlights, we devote the entirety of this episode to discussing our initial thoughts and impressions of "Stranger in a Strange Land," the debut chapter of The Book of Boba Fett. Show Links Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram Anchor YouTube

In our final episode before The Book of Boba Fett debuts, Ryan and John discuss the progress of the #BlackoutStarWarsEclipse movement, Book of Boba Fett news (including the revelation that the trailers only show footage from the first half of the first episode), and a new Han and Chewie series from Marvel. We finish up the show proper with John's early impressions of Tales From The Galaxy'...

Much of this week's episode is focused on Star Wars Eclipe, the newly announced High Republic-era game from developer Quantic Dream. As much as we'd like to be excited about a new project bringing together two of our favorite aspects of Star Wars fandom (High Republic and games), we're disgusted by Lucasfilm Games choosing to partner with David Cage and Quantic Dream. Ryan walks us thr...

This week's episode features our discussion of Empire Magazine's Book of Boba Fett feature as well as some speculation about the futures of both Star Wars on Disney+ and IDW comics. Episode Links Book of Boba Fett Season Length Confirmed Kathleen Kennedy Statement on Rangers of the New Republic IDW’s High Republic Adventures #13 Will Be the Final Issue of “The Current Run”... Show Links Em...

It's our 200th episode and we celebrated by recording a completely standard episode covering Star Wars comics and games news plus a big casting rumor for the upcoming Ahsoka show on Disney+. Episode Links Dark Horse Comics Returns to the Star Wars Galaxy Ahsoka Tano Disney Plus Series Casts Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren 4 original Xbox Star Wars games added to backwards compatibility: RO...

Ryan and John discuss #DPDD, the Kenobi teaser video, our takes on the prospect of Obi-Wan and Vader meeting between trilogies, and the Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett mini-documentary. Show Links Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram Anchor YouTube

Ryan and John share their tepid (sorry) reactions to the recently released Book of Boba Fett teaser before discussing the likely Rogue Squadron delay and the possibility of an Old Republic film on the horizon. Episode Links Book of Boba Fett Trailer Lucasfilm Developing Old Republic Movie for 2023 as Rogue Squadron Could Move to 2024 Show Links Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to...

We catch up on the latest Star Wars publishing announcements including new non-High Republic novels for 2022, the conclusion of The War of the Bounty Hunters series, and Ghosts of Vader's Castle . We also discuss Hasbro's 2021 PulseCon announcements and Hayden Christensen's possible appearance in more Disney+ projects. Episode Links Hayden Christensen Returning to ‘Star Wars’ With ‘Ahs...

Nintendo World Report's Neal Ronaghan joins us for part one of our Star Wars on N64 retrospective. We tackle N64 console exclusives Shadows of the Empire and Rogue Squadron as well as the console's launch and LucasArts's relationship with Nintendo. Episode Links Neal on Twitter Force Material Episode 87 - Jon Knoles on Shadows of the Empire Nintendo Gets Video Games Rights to Star Wars...

Dave Hackerson joins us from Japan to discuss each short film in the Star Wars: Visions anthology series. Dave's knowledge of Japanese culture and history is illuminating and we're looking forward to having him back soon to discuss Visions further as well as the upcoming Star Wars: Ronin novel. Episode Links: Dave Hackerson on Twitter Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Cli...

We cover this Citizen Kane of video games, the Citizen Kane of anime shorts, and the Citizen Kane of Lego Halloween specials on this, the Citizen Kane of Star Wars podcasts. Episode Links Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake is the legendary tale remade on PlayStation 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Strikes Back with New Remake  ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Episodes To Be Between 13 an...

Ryan and John discuss their favorite moments of the new Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian episode covering Luke Skywalker's return as well as Robert Rodriguez's excitement for The Book of Boba Fett and Thandie Newton's dissapointment about Val's death in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Episode Links Robert Rodriguez Teases The Book of Boba Fett Thandie Newton Reveals Why Val Really Died in...

This week's episode features a look at the new Star Wars: Visions trailer and Ryan's run down of the last few months' worth of Star Wars comics releases. We close the show with another wildy insightful message on The Bad Batch from Dave Hackerson. Episode Links: Star Wars: Visions Trailer and Voice Cast Exclusive First Details on Star Wars: Crimson Reign - A New Comic Series Focused on...

This week's episode covers the Galactic Starcruiser pricing details and the final two episodes of The Bad Batch season one. Ryan and John have pretty much opposite positions on both topics, so the resulting conversation is a compelling chat!  Episode Links Blast Points's Tribute to J.W. Rinzler Talking Bay 94's J.W. Rinzler Episode Force Material on J.W. Rinzler Star Wars: Galactic Sta...

Episode 190 features a lengthy discussion of John's trip to Galaxy's Edge, Bad Batch episodes 13 and 14, and some brief discussion of High Republic, Life Day cookbook, and video game news. As always, chapter markers are included if you're only interested in specific topics. Episode Links 10 Highlights and Reveals from the High Republic Panel at Comic-Con At Home The Life Day Cookbook:...

This episode features our full discussion (including spoilers) of Cavan Scott's The Rising Storm, our look at The Bad Batch episode 12 "Rescue on Ryloth," and a few recent news stories. Episode Links: Haslab Rancor Special Episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian Explores Luke Skywalker’s Return in Season 2 Finale J.W. Rinzler GoFundMe Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail....

Ryan is back from Batuu so he takes us through his experience at Galaxy's Edge. We also have the same conversation about the toy industry we do everytime Hasbro announces new products, share our excitement for the recently announced Visions: Ronin novel, and of course break down Bad Batch episode 11, "Devil's Deal." Episode Links: Star Wars: Ronin: A Visions Novel Announced Trapper...

The Star Wars: Visions reveal is here and we're super excited! We also get into the new High Republic book releases from last week and the latest episode of The Bad Batch . Finally Ryan updates us on The War of the Bounty Hunters and his upcoming trip to Batuu. Episode Links: Lompop, the Star Wars Galaxy’s Baddest New Bounty Hunter – Exclusive The Second Wave of Stories from Star Wars: The Hig...

We're back after a one week break with a look at recent Star Wars news including interviews with Leslye Headland on The Acolyte and Emilia Clarke on further developing Qi'ra, plus the return of IDW's Vader's Castle series. From there we dig into the last two Bad Batch episodes, "Reunion" and "Bounty Lost." Episode Links: Galactic Frights Return This Halloween in IDW...

This week's episode features a look at recent Andor casting rumors, new toy reveals from Hasbro, Ryan's impressions of the Jedi: Fallen Order next-gen update, and The Bad Batch episode 7, "Battle Scars." That sounds like a lot, but it's really just a prelude to the triumphant return of precious metal pewter and its grip on the Star Wars collecting community. Episode Links: Ando...

This week's episode features our takes on the upcoming Kevin Fiege/Michael Waldron Star Wars film and that big character return in the comics, a discussion of which Star Wars film to start with with someone who's never seen a Star War, and our look at Bad Batch episode 5, "Decomissioned." Episode Links: Michael Waldron Comments on Kevin Fiege SW Film Emilia Clarke Shares Reaction t...