The Blockade Runner Star Wars Podcast

Ryan and John discuss Mandalorian Chapter 11's best moments and biggest reveals plus the eventual destination for The Child.  Episode Links: Fantastic Franky's Interview w/ Leslye Headland The Cinema Cartography's "Seven Samurai - Drama Through Action" Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram Anchor YouTube

This episode featuers a detailed look at The Mandalorian Chapter 10 - "The Passenger" before wrapping up with short segments on Mando Mondays #2, the full trailer for the Lego Star Wars Holiday special, and Celebration 2020 merchandise. Episode Links: Mandalorian Mondays Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Full Trailer Star Wars Celebration Shop Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.c...

The Mandalorian season two is here and we dig into its premiere episode, "The Marshall," in today's episode. We celebrate our favorite elements, speculate about where the story will head from here, and consider the pros and cons of returning to characters from the past. Episode Links: Mandalorian Mondays Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice...

Ryan and John share their immediate reactions to the Monday Night Football Mandalorian Season 2 "Special Look" trailer before highlighting a few of their favorite reveals from Pablo Hidalgo's new Star Wars: Fascinating Facts book. Episode Links: T he Mandalorian Season 2 Monday Night Football "Special Look" Trailer Star Wars: Fascinating Facts New Galaxy of Adventures Wave 6 To...

Both Ryan and John have been playing Star Wars: Squadrons . We spend the first half of the show sharing initial impressions before reviewing Hasbro's recent PulseCon announcements including the HasLab, Black Series, and Vintage Collection reveals. Oh yeah, and outrageous candy cane colorway stormtroopers and holiday porgs. Episode Links: Haslab Vintage Collection Razor Crest Hasbro PulseCon An...

Ryan and Lindsey walk through their virtual life in The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu. They provide an overview of the Sims series history and gameplay before detailing the unique Star Wars experiences in store in this expansion game pack. Listen: Anchor/Other Platforms Apple Podcasts Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram Anchor You...

The Mandalorian season two is officially almost here as Lucasfilm begins their promotional efforts in earnest. We devote this episode to the announcements, interviews, weird off-screen promo photos, and yes, finally, the trailer. Episode Links: The Mandalorian Season Two Begins October 30 on Disney+ The Mandalorian Exclusive: First look inside season 2 Trans Rights are Human Rights: This is the Wa...

Episode #151 features a look at the latest Star Wars video game announcements and updates, some headscratching re: no Mandalorian season two trailer yet, Ryan's highlights from the recent Force Fest, and more.  Quick disclaimer: John did that thing where he chose the wrong microphone setting and recorded the whole episode from his webcam mic, so the audio quality isn't quite up to our norm...

Ryan and John discuss the next Star Wars film being pushed to 2023, the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and the wonders of stumbling across a ton of TPM and AOTC merch at an amazing Denver comic book store. Episode Links: Next Star Wars Film Pushed Back to 2023 Mandalorian S1 Soundtrack LP Box Set On The Way From Mondo ‘Star Wars: Doctor Aphra’ Wins GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic...

Ryan and John discuss The Bad Batch announcement, some light speculation regarding what we'd like to see in future Solo-related projects, the latest Hasbro toy reveals, and Ryan's initial impressions of the Dr. Aphra audio drama. Episode Links: Star Wars: The Bad Batch , An All-New Animated Series, To Debut on Disney+ in 2021 Alden Ehrenreich on the  Happy Sad Confused podcast SWTOR is now...

Ryan and John return after a small hiatus and discuss some of the news released during our break from recording including the upcoming Mandalorian publishing program, the Star Wars: Squadrons announcement, and more info on Doctor Aphra: An Audibook Original . We close the show with a chat about the last few episodes of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian . Episode Links: Mandalorian Publishing Program...

Friend of the show Mike Harris joins Ryan and John to discuss our favorite qualities, characters, lines, and more from The Empire Strikes Back in celebration of its 40th anniversary before closing the show by considering its legacy and impact on Star Wars overall. Episode Links: Mike's Twitter Blast Points #218 - Directed by Irivin Kershner Talking Bay 94 - Empire Strikes Back Anniversary Cele...

Ryan and John finally find the opportunity to discuss the final episode of  Clone Wars as well as the first three episodes of  Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian.  We take a look at our favorite moments from both (including a bit of a detour in response to Dave Filoni's monologue re: the importance of the conclusions of  TPM and RotJ ) before closing the show with even more  Mandalorian season tw...

This episode features a look at the many Star Wars announcements and updates that happened this past week in celebration of Star Wars Day. We devote the most time to looking at the rumor of Temura Morrison returning to Star Wars and the question of whether or not Lucasfilm is creating a troubling trend of reviving once dead characters, but also tackle the Taika Waititi and Leslye Headland announce...

Ryan and John celebrate fabled holiday Star Wars Day Eve by catching up on a few  updates on Dr. Aphra, Cassian Andor, and a new show for Disney Plus before discussing the first three episodes of The Siege of Mandalore arc of  The Clone Wars. Episode Links: Dr. Aphra: An Audiobook Original  Revealed New Casting Announced for Cassian Andor Live-Action Series Announced Star Wars Series from Russian...

Brandon from Talking Bay 94 joins John to take an in-depth look at Phil Szostak's The Art of the Rise of Skywalker. We discuss our favorite concepts, costumes, creatures, and designs chapter by chapter while also breaking down some of the insights the book provides into the production of the entire sequel trilogy. Listen: Anchor/Other Platforms Apple Podcasts Episode Links: Talking Bay 94 Site...

Ryan, Dan, and John get together to relive our favorite memories from Star Wars Celebration Chicago, one year later. We revisit our favorite panels, cosplayers, merchandise, events, and lament "the app" we all struggled with all weekend long. Show Links: Email = blockaderunnerpodcast@gmail.com Click here to send us a voice message! Twitter Instagram Anchor YouTube

Ryan is back after taking a bit of a hiatus from both Star Wars and the podcast. We catch up on where he's at with Star Wars overall before jumping into Clone Wars season 7, recent comics, and both the TROS digital release and novelization. In the second half of the show we discuss the impact COVID-19 may have on the High Republic, Celebration, Galaxy's Edge, and upcoming Disney+ shows. Ep...

This episode features a look at over 25 leaked concept art images from Colin Trevorrow's Duel of the Fates script including sequences, planets, vehicles, and characters not seen in The Rise of Skywalker . I hadn't actually read the leaked script at the time this episode was recorded, so it's mostly a reaction to the images themselves and a brief synopsis of the story I'd come acros...

Star Wars Resistance ended on a high note last week with the excellent two-part episode "The Escape." Friend of the show Caleb joins John to show some love to the often overlooked Resistance, take a quick look back at season two, and break down this final episode's best moments. We also look forward to Clone Wars season 7 and the future of Star Wars animation to round out the episode....

This week's show is a brief look at some of the most compelling portions of the recently released Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary. It opens with a  few minutes on the history and purpose of Star Wars visual dictionaries before focusing on the book's info on Exegol, the Sith Eternal, Lando and Jannah, Ochi of Bestoon, and more.  Episode Links: The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary on...

This week's episode is a recording of a Trivial Pursuit game John and Chris played at a kitchen table outside of St. Paul, Minnesota a few hours after catching a screening of  The Rise of Skywalker . As a result it features lots of chatter about Episode 9, the prequels, sequels, and original trilogy, but also pretty rough audio. We think it's a fun episode if you're ok with (far) less...

Ryan returns in this second post-TROS episode to weigh in on diverse characters and representation in the sequel trilogy. We spend the second half of the show deciding whether or not we believe Han, Luke, and Leia's stories were more satisfying at the conclusion of the OT or the ST. Plus we throw in a little holiday cheer at the start of the show by chatting about how Star Wars made its way in...

TROS Spoilers abound as we continue our tradition of putting out an immediate reactions episode with terrible audio quality and terrible blues music pumped your way from a recording done at a local bar. John, Jeremy, Dan, Kevin, and Bart bring you an informal, loose discussion of our first thoughts on the movie. We'll be back later in the weekend with a higher audio quality, more organized loo...

There's only a few days left until the release of The Rise of Skywalker and the end of the Skywalker Saga and this episode features our final predictions about what the movie will be. We start with a brief look at The Mandalorian Chapter 6 but after that it's all TROS. Highlights include predictions about Rey, Kylo, Rey and Kylo, Bendemption, the balance of the force, chosen ones, stormtro...