The Rebel Base Card Podcast

Ian Taylor from That Card Collectors Podcast as well as Friday Night/Saturday Morning pod returns to the podcast to help get us ready for the upcoming National Sports Collectors Convention that kicks off at the end of the month! Find Ian on the socials: @thatccpod on Instagram @happy.place.cards https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod FNSM Card Talk Podcast @fnsmpod https://www.youtube.com/@FNSMPod Find the R...

The World Cup is in full swing, so this show dives into the realm of chasing the Panini WC stickers and other tie-in-merch while in the throws of this tournament which has captured much attention, and in Boston’s case, run the city dry of decent beer. George Hanna from Meanwhile at the Podcast returns to the show and commiserates over sticker hunting and having to drink more Coke Zero than is huma...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for another helping of Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 6- What a festive ev...

Collector and creator David Dickson, returns to talk about the basics of Star Wars card collecting and what to make of the changes over the past several years. This is a great introduction, or reintroduction to the hobby. And as we get closer to the National, it may help you determine where you want to start or pick up where you left off.  David Dickson @starwarscardcrazy Find the Rebel Base Card...

Show Notes for Ep: #212: Joliet Star Wars Day The first Saturday in June turns the city of Joliet into a Galaxy far, far away as Star Wars Day returns, organized by the Joliet Public Library in partnership with the Joliet Museum, and the city of Joliet. Scores of volunteers help make this a terrific event for the whole family. The event kicks off with a parade of some of the best cosplay you’ll se...

A special in-person episode of The Breakfast Pack, recorded in person in downtown Boston. Greg Cass, Ben Brophy and I met up in a cold and rainy day in downton Beantown and recorded our thoughts at the Green Dragon Tavern and later inside AMC in Boston. In part one, we pick up where we left off last episode, talking about expectations and what we were looking for in subsequent viewings and part tw...

Well Mando is in theaters over this Memorial Day weekend, and people are with tickets and swag in had are hitting theaters across the globe. While some have not yet seen it, instead of drilling right into spoilerly or non-spoiler reviews, I wanted to dig into some nuts and bolts on the experience and what some did when they got there.  With me on the program again is Daz Davies who saw Mando in Wa...

Brandon Wainerdi returns to the show to talk about The Mandalorian & Grogu Movie, including his visit to the media event, and his run on Star Wars Insider as it winds down, and we catch up on his growing writing career. To say it was great to catch up with Brandon is a bit of an understatement. As we are eagerly waiting for Mando to hit the screens, we can once again reflect a moment on Star W...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #115, we will take a look at Maul Shadow Lord- Chapters 9 & 10 Strange Allies, and The Dark Lord, which premiered on Disney+ Monday, May 4th. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com We also have an extra seat at the breakfast table today fill...

A huge show celebrating May the 4th! Such a busy start to the month with Free Comic Book Day, the Chicago Non-Sport Card Show, Maul Shadow Lord’s finale, May the 4th events and deals, and of course, Celebration Los Angeles tickets going on sale.  In order to cover all this craziness, assembled are a large group of awesome folks, including Mike Sommer from the Wax Pack Hero, Todd and Trent Hoffman...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #114, we will take a look at Maul Shadow Lord Chapters 7 & 8 Call to Oblivion, and The Creeping Fear which premiered on Disney+ Monday, April 27th. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com So if you are joining us for the first time, this is a...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #113 -  We will take a look at Maul Shadow Lord - Chapters 5 & 6, ‘Inquisition’ and ‘Night of the hunted’ which premiered on Disney+ on Monday, April 20th. Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com  is on assignment this week, so I have brought in Mary Perdue, Aaron Harris & Daz Davies to he...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #112 -  We will take a look at Maul Shadow Lord - Chapters 3 & 4, ‘Whispers in the Unknown’ and Pride & Vengence’ which premiered on Disney+ on Monday, April 13th. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com So if you are joining us for the f...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #111 -  We will take a look at Maul Shadow Lord - Chapters 1&2 ‘The Dark Revenge and Sinister Schemes’ which premiered on Disney+ on Monday, April 6th. With me, is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman -  Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com - But we are also joined on this show by Anthony K...

From Paris to Chicago, it’s been a crazy week. I find myself at one of the largest cons in the Midwest on its busiest days! This episode takes you to the heart of Hall 2A at C2/E2, even though we started in parking lot B.  Even with some jet lag and a more subdued schedule I still managed to run into some old friends and make a couple new ones. One the program: Returning guests: Victor from @Fanda...

News and notes with a little European flair! First we talk about the new Smugglers Outpost release, and what a better way to do it than talk with a Topps artist in the middle of Paris! Sketch artist Stephane Leonardi returns to the program to talk about his work on the set and coming back to Chicago later this year for the National. We also change gears, and multiple time zones, and invite back fr...

The Chicago Sports Spectacular is a show that takes place 2 times a year at the Donald E. Stephans Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. It typically features many sports and entertainment autograph opportunities plus fields a health vendor area for card and sports collectible seekers, plus of late, more places to submit cards and autos for authentication and grading. At the show I got to catch...

Ian Taylor from That Card Collectors Podcast as well as Friday Night/Saturday Morning pod returns to the podcast to help give some collecting therapy as we process some of the trends in the card & collecting hobby. Have the social algorithms gotten the best of me? What does it all mean? Find Ian on the socials: @thatccpod on Instagram @happy.place.cards https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod FNSM Card Ta...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #110 -  we are asking questions and making comments on the Mandalorian and Grogu trailer that finally debuted, a week after the much discussed Super Bowl Commercial, Tuesday, February 17th. With me as always, is my Breakfast Pack Co-host Gregory Cass from @eyeoncanon Find Greg Cass on Insta...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a another helping of Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 5- I have friends...

Mark Newbold returns to the podcast to talk about the incredible run of Star Wars Insider which comes to a close later this year. Of course there is plenty more news to talk about and this is Mark’s 7th appearance on the show! All that on an exciting and packed episode of the rebel base card podcast. Mark is on Threads, and Instagram @Prefect_Timing. Fantha Tracks online www.fanthatracks.com Faceb...

STAR WARS PODCAST DAY 2026 , an unofficial celebration of the Star Wars fan audio community. Every year this event brings together approximately 100 shows, sharing their love of fan made audio with other Star Wars fans, as well as the wider podcast listening audience. Think of it as our own little version of May the Fourth. Why on February 7th? That was the day Jedi Talk, the very first Star Wars...

A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #109 -  we are asking questions and making comments on the Maul: Shadow Lord trailer. With me as always, is my Breakfast Pack Co-host Gregory Cass from @eyeoncanon And for this episode, we are joined again by Jen Sopchockchai from the Long Take Review & Podcast. Jen Sopchockchai from Th...

You’ve seen the show, but sometimes you just need another helping. Because the Star Wars universe creates more canon and questions than you can imagine. So it’s time we sit down again. I’m your host, Greg McLaughlin and it’s time for a another helping of Second Breakfast! In this series we will revisit ANDOR Season 2 episode by episode. In this show we will be looking at Episode 4 - Ever been to G...

Powered by an army of student volunteers, the 10th iteration of S.T.E.A.M.  - which promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Reading, and Math, all wrapped in a genre theme,  has opened up to others including Marvel, Harry Potter, Fantasy & Gaming and a lot more as well as STAR WARS. Along with again doing the show live from the event, I was able to get a number of interviews which giv...