The Wretched Hive: A Podcast About Whatever We Want

Episode #175: Celebrate the holidays with us as we review the year in Star Wars! The future of our favorite franchise is bright despite the seismic shift from the big screen to small and we review Disney’s and Lucasfilm’s plans under the watchful eyes of Favreau and Filoni, from The Mandalorian to The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch, Visions, Kenobi, Andor, The Acolyte, plus feature films directo...

Episode #174: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 8, "The Rescue" first reaction and review!  Watch now on Disney+ and stream every episode of TWHP at www.wretchedhivepodcast.net.

Episode #173: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 7, "The Believer" first reaction and review!  Watch now on Disney+ and stream every episode of TWHP at www.wretchedhivepodcast.net.

Episode #172: The boys recorded 24 hours prior to the DISNEY INVESTOR DAY announcements but soldier on with plenty of hot takes on The Mandalorian Season 2, Warner Bros. strategy with HBO MAX, and the future of Marvel including Spiderman III and Phase 4 and 5. PLUS they wonder what happened to Durasteel, what if Zahn’s HEIR TO THE EMPIRE trilogy becomes canon, and what if the Star Wars Tweet of th...

Episode #171: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 5, "The Tragedy" first reaction and review!  Watch now on Disney+ and stream every episode of TWHP at www.wretchedhivepodcast.net.

Episode #170: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 5, "The Jedi" first reaction and review!  Watch now on Disney+ and stream every episode of TWHP at www.wretchedhivepodcast.net.

Episode #169: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 4, "The Siege" first reaction and review!  Watch now on Disney+ and stream every episode of TWHP at www.wretchedhivepodcast.net.

Episode #168: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 3, "The Heiress" first reaction and review with special guest Marc Morita from Rancho Obi Wan!  Call and let us know what you thought of this episode at 562.455.4483.

Episode #167: Talking about THE MANDALORIAN is like bullseye-ing womp rats back home in the old T-16 and we go deep into Mando analysis and more in this episode including RANCHO OBI WAN’s Gala event, the Lego Holiday Special, George Lucas’ original plan for the sequels, and new perspectives to explore thanks to “From A Certain Point of View – The Empire Strikes Back”. PLUS: multiple contenders for...

Episode #166: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 2, "The Passenger" first reaction and review!  Call and let us know what you thought of this episode at 562.455.4483.

Episode #165: The Mandalorian Season 2 is here!  This is the first of our weekly episodic reviews of Mando Season 2.  Call and let us know what you thought of "The Marshall" at 562.455.4483.

Episode #164: The Mandalorian S2 is finally here but it’s chatter about the WORLD CHAMPION LOS ANGELES DODGERS and next week’s PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION that dominate this episode.  As a special bonus we’ve included some STAR WARS TALK including updates on THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2, Hasbro’s amazing Razor Crest, Kanye West on the Star Wars sequels, and a CHEWIE-LEIA Christmas tree ornament that will br...

Episode #163: THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 is a mere two weeks away and THE HIVE has the latest and greatest on all things Mando PLUS we wince at the Top 10 most cringe-worthy moments from the sequels, call EA as they double down on Star Wars in the wake of Squadrons, patiently allow Steve to whine that Rey should be a Kenobi while Scott complains more about THE LAST JEDI, fret about the future of mov...

Episode #162: Although this week’s U.S. PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES were on the boys’ collective mind this week they found some room for great Star Wars talk including the latest rumors on The Mandalorian Season 2, Star Wars Legos and Hasbro’s Razor Crest, Disney+ Group Watch and the Obi Wan series, Nathalie Portman’s possible return, and how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will fare without actual cinemas...

Episode #161: The one and only STEVE SANSWEET joins Scott and Steve for an incredible conversation about his 15 years at Lucasfilm and his love of Star Wars collecting that led to RANCHO OBI WAN.  Steve shares about his 26 years at the Wall Street Journal and “following his bliss” to work on Star Wars, writing 17 books on Star Wars and innumerable columns for Star Wars Insider and Bantha Tracks, s...

Episode #160: THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 is coming to Disney+ next month and we’ve got the details for you thanks to StarWars.com and EW. The boys talk at length about the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, Mulan on Disney+, Cobra Kai on Netflix, and offer up an interesting STAR WARS CHOICES. PLUS we've got yet another entry in the never-ending hilarious and entertaining saga that is the Tweet of t...

Episode #159: The Hive is 3x3 this week as Scott, Greg, and Steve soldier on with Niko (toe injury) and Dave (hosting at True Detective Season 1 panel at McConaughey-Con) unavailable and we've got plenty to cover including the 80's Disney/Star Wars-inspired rock band HAYLX (pronounced Hay-licks), DC Fandome, and Kathleen Kennedy's comments on the future of Star Wars...PLUS the usual nonsense inclu...

Episode #158: Turns out the Star Wars film titles ARE ALL WRONG and we’re (a couple of weeks late with this story) here to rundown the madness for you along with a quick book review of Eloc Throno’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Traveler’s Guide to Battu, a look at Hasbro’s new Millennium Falcon, and our take on the stunning layoffs at DC Comics, along with another edition of Scott’s Cantina Corner and...

Episode #157: THE MANDALORIAN’s fifteen Emmy Nominations is way more than THE WRETCHED HIVE PODCAST has ever received but nonetheless we are thrilled for Kennedy, Favreau, Filoni, and the gang over at Lucasfilm! Celebrate Mando’s success with us as we debut SCOTT’S CANTINA CORNER, share the highs and lows of COMICON @ HOME, and get nostalgic with Robert Zemeckis’ brilliant BACK TO THE FUTURE.

Episode #156: THE BAD BATCH is getting their own show on Disney+, Battu is getting its own traveler’s guide, and The Hive breaks them down for you with Scott and Steve manning the shop on a rare 2x2 full episode. Steve share a gift from a friend, Scott shares prequel-era collectables from Burger King, and both revel in the joy that is the STAR WARS TWEET OF THE WEEK. Visit our new home on the web:...

Episode #155: We’re reunited (and it feels so good) as Stevie B returns from his stint in carbonite and your favorite Star Wars nerds cover that and lots of “other stuff” including Disney+ and Comic-Con @ Home, the incredible contributions to fandom by the late great CHARLES LIPPINCOTT, and why LOST is still a great watch. PLUS we’ve got a camtono of the incessant chatter you’ve come to expect inc...

Episode #154: STAR WARS CELEBRATION has been postponed and Stevie B is still hanging in Jabba’s Palace frozen in podcast carbonite but THE HIVE carries on with the same high-quality and low-brow humor you’ve come to expect from four guys armed with adult beverages and microphones. Feel free to call the show hotline and leave a message about anything you want, so long as it has to do with Glenn Fre...

Episode #153: Refusing to unfreeze Steve from his hibernation in carbonite (or is Steve simply refusing to come out?) and with ANTHONY DANIELS filling in as guest host, Greg, Scott, Dave, and Niko deliver another stellar episode covering the latest in Star Wars news and other stuff alongside the typical array of bad jokes you’ve come to expect. Have a comment or suggestion for the show, or maybe j...

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Episode #151: The boys power on after accidentally freezing Steve in carbonite – not to worry, he should be quite well protected, if he survived the freezing process – and the topics range from the brilliance of Clone Wars Season 7 and Revenge of the Sith, ongoing Mandalorian casting announcements, and the conundrum of whether Lucasfilm should focus on classic characters in new Star Wars propertie...