Best Blast Points Star Wars Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 414 - Name That Star Wars Sound 53:37

3h ago53:37

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Are you a Star Wars sound effects expert? Do you know a Death Star ambiance from a Hyperspace background sound? Then you should join Blast Points as they play NAME THAT STAR WARS SOUND! Listen as they quiz each other with 15 sounds hand picked from just the original trilogy! What ones leave them stumped? What ones do they name right away? Listen an…

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Episode 413 - The George Lucas Celebration III Sessions 2:04:27

5h ago2:04:27

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Back in April 2005 at Star Wars Celebration III, George Lucas did three Q&A sessions with fans from around the world. These incredible talks were all recorded and released on the old fan club Hyperspace site. We’ve got the audio for all three of them and we’re going through each one question by question and talking about them all! Hear Lucas talk a…

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Episode 412 - Skeleton Crew First Trailer And D23 Insanity 1:10:36

9d ago1:10:36

1:10:36

The big Disney convention D23 happened last weekend and as always some quality Star Wars madness happened. Listen along as we discuss the very Spielbergian Skeleton Crew trailer scene by scene, the glory of NEEL, Andor season 2 , the Mandalorian and Grogu motion picture and more! And we’re talking about Captain EO a lot. A. LOT. so stick your head …

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Episode 411 - Grand Moff Tarkin's Rolling R Sound Olympics 51:02

17d ago51:02

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If you’re anything like us, you’re obsessed with Grand Moff Tarkin and every time you watch Star Wars A New Hope, you quickly become obsessed with all those wild rolling R sounds Tarkin makes! Well don’t worry as we are here to listen to every Tarkin line in the movie and rate them Olympics style! Does the rolling R line get a bronze, silver or GOL…

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TOM SPINA In Conversation With The Return Of The Jedi Creature Shop Legends 12:06

10d ago12:06

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It's a new edition of BLAST POINTS PRESENTS as we listen to Tom Spina from Regal Robot talk to Industrial Light and Magic Legends as they tell the story of how they crafted "maquettes" to design the creatures of Return of the Jedi. The audio is from a Regal Robot video put together from Tom's exclusive interviews with Phil Tippett, Jeanne Lauren, C…

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Episode 410 - The Amazing Return Of The Jedi Fan Reviews From Starlog 76 1:14:50

16d ago1:14:50

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It’s the summer of 1983 and after seeing the highly anticipated RETURN OF THE JEDI, people did what they had to do to make their opinions heard - they wrote to STARLOG magazine! Listen as we read all the letters from issue 76 of Starlog and discover that basically almost nothing has changed in Star Wars fandom for over 40 years. So get jiggly with …

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THE ACOLYTE: Episode 8 Breakdown (100TH EPISODE with Jason from Blast Points!) 1:43:08

1M ago1:43:08

1:43:08

It's EPISODE 100 of the pod and to celebrate, Travis and Kara welcomed Jason from Blast Points Podcast to the show to break down the finale of THE ACOLYTE! *SPOILERS BELOW* The finale brought even more shocking moments from Darth Plagueis to Sol's fate to the Twins' flip-flop, Vernestra's choice, and Master Yoda! How does this all tie in with the P…

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Episode 409 - The Acolyte Season Finale Discussion Freakout 1:16:24

27d ago1:16:24

1:16:24

The season finale of The Acolyte has arrived and it's got it all - a creepy peek a boo guy, Mog's growing hair, gravity bending lightsaber battle insanity, a far out space chase and some serious deep thoughts on destiny, choice, good, bad and all the stuff that makes Star Wars so Star Wars. Join us as we go over it all and discuss this truly epic e…

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THE ACOLYTE: Episode 7 Breakdown 1:26:13

1M ago1:26:13

1:26:13

Travis and Kara are back to break down Episode 7 of THE ACOLYTE: "Choice"! *Spoiler Warning* We finally got the other half of the Brendok story, so how are we feeling about the whole situation? Does this make the Jedi look better and worse than expected? What all went wrong? Why was Sol so instantly connected to Osha? What's a vergence and why is t…

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Episode 408 - The Acolyte Episode 7 "CHOICE " Discussion 59:35

2M ago59:35

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It’s the big penultimate episode for The Acolyte season 1 and we’ve got a lot of heavy thoughts on this one! Listen in as we’re talking about the Jedi, the power of choice, right and wrong, consequences, lies …and the 1998 Jean Claude Van Damme classic, Knock Off. so look out for evil Macaulay Culkin, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE B…

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THE ACOLYTE: Episode 6 Breakdown 1:43:10

2M ago1:43:10

1:43:10

This week, Travis and Kara are joined by Patience Stardust to help break down Episode 6 of The Acolyte, "Teach/Corrupt"! *SPOILER WARNING* We slow down from the action this week with a very character-driven episode showing the duality of the Light and Dark Side. Qimir was the hot topic this week - What could he be right about? What is he wrong abou…

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Episode 407 - The Acolyte Episode 6 "TEACH / CORRUPT" Discussion 53:59

1M ago53:59

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It’s summertime and The Acolyte is turning up THE HEAT! Join us as we discuss episode 6 “Teach / Corrupt” and ponder the it’s many mysteries, an unknown planet, Last Jedi parallels, naked bodies, baby bird things and legend that is MOG. Celebrate the love, dare to be sexy and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATR…

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THE ACOLYTE: Episode 5 Breakdown 1:47:35

2M ago1:47:35

1:47:35

This week, Travis and Kara are joined by Jon from Best One Since the Next One Podcast to break down Episode 5 of The Acolyte: Night! *SPOILER WARNING* We were treated to total devastation this week as we lost some more of our heroes and were given more questions to speculate on! The identity of The Stranger has been revealed but we are still asking…

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Episode 406 - The Acolyte Episode 5 "NIGHT" Discussion 50:06

2M ago50:06

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It’s the crazy crazy craziest Acolyte night yet as we’re talking all about the episode that freaked everyone out, “Night”. It’s the heaviest 30 minutes of almost nonstop action and we feel like we got force pushed through a wall with this one. We’re talking the big reveal, the big losses, the power of two, how Bazil is the key to it all and so much…

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THE ACOLYTE: Episode 4 Breakdown 1:18:03

2M ago1:18:03

1:18:03

Episode 4 ("Day") of The Acolyte is out and it changed our lives forever. Join us as we break down the episode scene-by-scene and speculate wildly on what it all means. *This is a spoiler-filled episode* What's Qimir's deal? What does Sol need to explain to Osha and Mae? What REALLY happened on Brendok? BAZIL And how about that final scene?! Find t…

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Episode 405 - The Acolyte Episode 4 "DAY" Discussion 58:00

2M ago58:00

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The episode is titled “DAY” and all we can think about all day everyday is MUNDI and Bazil! And the spooky masked Sith person. And the red head Jedi sword master guy. And how we’re loving this show. Listen in as we discuss everything about this latest and greatest installment of The Acolyte and more in this MundiMania filled episode! So, what are y…

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THE ACOLYTE: Episodes 1-3 Breakdown 1:36:29

2M ago1:36:29

1:36:29

The Acolyte is here! Fearless. Unapologetic. Refreshing. Just a couple words we used to describe the first three intense, suspenseful, and action-packed episodes. Join us as we go episode-by-episode to break down everything that's happened so far! 00:00 - 08:07 Addressing toxicity around Star Wars 08:08 - 11:15 Overall impressions 11:16 - 41:22 Epi…

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Episode 404 - The Acolyte Episode 3 "DESTINY" Discussion 46:35

2M ago46:35

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The Dark Side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural but it's not unnatural how much we were into The Acolyte episode 3, DESTINY! Listen as we get some deep thoughts going on the many interpretations of The Force, the special children Osha and Mae, what really happened that night on Brendok and more! PLUS - we're …

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Episode 403 - The Acolyte Episodes 1 And 2 Freakout 1:19:18

3M ago1:19:18

1:19:18

It's some Acolyte crazy nights and we're excited to finally be talking about this show and kick off our series of episodes dedicated to THE ACOLYTE! Listen as we discuss the epic first 2 episodes and get deep with some of it's mysteries, wonder about who the spooky voice person is, talk about babies, great big bushy beards, chairs that are droids, …

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The Bad Batch - Episodes 312-315 1:20:59

3M ago1:20:59

1:20:59

The Bad Batch is officially wrapped up! Kara is joined by Michelle (Unknown Regions Podcast) and Robin to break down the final four episodes and discuss the show's overall legacy! We are so sad to see say goodbye to the Batch, but very grateful for our time with them. Special thank you to all the creatives who brought this show to life from the beg…

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Episode 402 - The Phantom Menace Read Along Story Book Experience 59:45

3M ago59:45

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It's the 25th anniversary of our beloved Phantom Menace and that also means it's taken us 25 years to listen to the read along book for TPM! It's the whole movie condensed down to about 19 minutes with weird alternate takes of dialog, music from the original trilogy, Funkadelic Neimodians, some shockingly dark stuff and more! PLUS - more fun TPM th…

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PHANTOM MENACE LISTENER THEATER STORIES And MAY THE 4th RECAP 1:13:48

4M ago1:13:48

1:13:48

We asked for YOUR stories of seeing The Phantom Menace back on the big screen for the 25th anniversary and you delivered! We're playing every single one of your wonderful messages and it is total Star Wars magic. PLUS - It was the most epic May the 4th ever and we're looking back at all the Star Wars madness that happened in there! Celebration Japa…

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Episode 401 - Tony McVey - From Jar Jar To Salacious Crumb (with Tom Spina) 1:10:36

3M ago1:10:36

1:10:36

This week on Blast Points we are honored to be chatting with an ILM legend, the great TONY MCVEY! Listen in as we are once again joined by Regal Robot's Tom Spina as we all talk to Tony about his passion for monsters, movies, joining the ROTJ creature department, Salacious Crumb, and then coming back to Star Wars with The Phantom Menace. The gorgeo…

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Episode 400 - The QVC Phantom Menace Spectacular 2:18:35

4M ago2:18:35

2:18:35

Episode 400 - The QVC Phantom Menace SpectacularIt's our big 400th episode of Blast Points, the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace AND May the 4th so there is no better way to celebrate then by watching two full hours of a QVC special from August 1999 when Episode 1 mania was sweeping the nation! It's hosts Lisa Robertson from QVC and the legen…

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Episode 399 - The Bad Batch Series Finale Has Arrived 55:02

4M ago55:02

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The Bad Batch series may be done but we're still talking about Clone Force 99 in Blast Points Episode 399!! Listen as we talk about the series finale, our thoughts on it, how it touched us right in the hearts and a whole lot of discussion on space sushi !So get on your Hawaiian shirt, get in the sushi line, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN…

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Episode 398 - The Yoda Arc Of The Covenant 1:20:46

4M ago1:20:46

1:20:46

With the rerelease of The Phantom Menace days away and The Acolyte being right around the corner, the time is right to talk about one of favorite things from all of Clone Wars, the season six YODA ARC! The dark side rises and it's all about Qui-Gon Jinn as he sends Yoda to Dagobah to prepare for what's coming after the Clone Wars. It's all about Fo…

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Episode 397 - The Birth Of Star Wars - May 1976 To May 1977 1:17:09

4M ago1:17:09

1:17:09

Episode 397 - The Birth of Star Wars - May 1976 to May 1977In May of 1976, things looked pretty bleak for George Lucas' big space fantasy movie. It was over schedule, over budget, nothing worked and the studio was getting nervous. Somehow in 12 months, everything changed and the movie opened to sell out crowds and became the phenomenon that continu…

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Episode 396 - Japanese George Lucas Commercial Reports With Silver (Star Wars Thrifting) And Miranda 1:23:59

5M ago1:23:59

1:23:59

We all know about the legendary Japanese George Lucas commercials but have you seen the one with double the George Lucas in it? Have you looked and him standing in the tall grass and thought about the fit of his blue jeans? Have you read a story to your little robot friend, Sparky? If you answered no then this episode is for you! Listen as we're jo…

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The Bad Batch - Episodes 305-311 58:54

5M ago58:54

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Travis and Kara are back to catch you up on The Bad Batch! So much has happened from Season 3 Episode 5 to Episode 11 and we are here to hit the major points and speculate on what's to come! Find Kara on Instagram at intoalargerworldproject! Find her podcast Into A Larger World, sign up for her Patreon, and buy her fanzine here: https://campsite.bi…

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Episode 395 - The Story Of The Story Of The Empire Strikes Back 1:03:02

5M ago1:03:02

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In 1980 if you wanted to relive The Empire Strikes Back but couldn't make it to the theater for the 88th time, the best you could do was this Story of Empire record! It's the whole movie cut down to about 45 minutes and as we do, we're taking you all with us as we listen to the whole thing! It's a wild journey with combined scenes, a louder then ev…

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THE ACOLYTE - Trailer Breakdown and Speculation 1:01:55

5M ago1:01:55

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The Acolyte trailer is finally here and we are just a couple months away from the show's release! Travis and Kara are here to break down the trailer and speculate on what it could all mean! - Timeline breakdown - when exactly does the Acolyte take place? - What does it all mean for The High Republic? - Mae - who is she and what do we *think* we kno…

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THE ACOLYTE First Trailer Freakout Bonus Episode 46:25

5M ago46:25

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The first look at the highly anticipated THE ACOLYTE is here and we are talking about it and generally freaking out over this whole thing! It's the Age of the Acolyte and it's all about Jedi secrets, Plo Koon being cool, a familiar island and ancient Sith mysteries! What's happening, where's it going and who's that throwing a red saber around? So g…

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Episode 394 - PODRACE MONTH - The Many Versions Of The Podrace 1:11:47

5M ago1:11:47

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As we come into the final lap of PODRACE MONTH here at Blast Points, we're taking the time to examine something that has confused us for decades, the many versions of the podrace. In 1999, the podrace dazzled fans when The Phantom Menace arrived in theaters but there were some who said it was too long. So when the DVD arrived in 2001, what did Geor…

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TOM SPINA In KLAATU Conversation With KEN RALSTON 32:01

5M ago32:01

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Once again we are honored to present another outstanding conversation with Regal Robot's Tom Spina and ILM legend, Ken Ralston! This is a wonderful chat talking about creating the legendary Klaatu from Return of the Jedi, Mad Magazine and so much more. Check it out here and watch the video version here:https://youtu.be/6urj3noM6Kc?si=_78u3uVNdr65WF…

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Episode 393 - PODRACE MONTH - Meet The Podracers 1:06:09

5M ago1:06:09

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Podrace Month continues as we examine something that has eluded us for decades : who are the Podracers? Sure we all know Sebulba and Benny Quad but what about Dud Bolt? Aldar Beedo? Ebe E Endocott? Who are they? What's their story? Join as we play the $20,000 Podracer Pyramid and test each other on how much or how little we know about these Boonta …

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Episode 392 - PODRACE MONTH - The Sound Of The Podrace 1:02:56

6M ago1:02:56

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We're kicking off a month long series of episodes all about the Boonta Eve Classic aka The Podrace and what better way to kick things off then talking about the incredible sound of the podrace! JW Rinzler's Sounds of Star Wars book calls the podrace Ben Burtt's greatest achievement in sound and we couldn't agree more. Listen as we analyze the mind …

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The Bad Batch - Episodes 301-304 57:55

6M ago57:55

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Travis and Kara are back to cover The Bad Batch! Join us as we dive into the first four episodes of the third and final season! The first four episodes has given us so much to break down and we get into it all: - Crosshair's incredible arc - Omega, the heartbeat of the show - M-Counts and clones and the Emperor - The terrible-ness of Hemlock - Hunt…

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Episode 391 - The Ranch Batch - Our Adventures In Northern California And The Bad Batch Season 3 1:32:26

6M ago1:32:26

1:32:26

We recently had the incredible honor to be able to do dream come true tours of Rancho Obi-Wan, Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm and as you can imagine, we have quite a few stories to tell. Each place is amazing in all the best ways and we're going over what happened, when it happened and we're not leaving out the sweet potato fries. PLUS - this all le…

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ESCAPE FROM VALO with Daniel José Older & Alyssa Wong 46:03

6M ago46:03

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Authors of The High Republic: ESCAPE FROM VALO, Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong, joined the show for a spoiler-filled discussion on the book! Join us as we discuss the characters, the theme of attachment, representation, and what being a part of The High Republic means to them! Follow Daniel @djolder on Twitter, danieljosé1 on Instagram, and his …

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TOM SPINA In WAMPA Conversation With PHIL TIPPETT 15:49

6M ago15:49

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In this edition of Blast Points presents we are honored to share this fascinating conversation with Tom Spina and Phil Tippett. Listen as they discuss Phil's role in the creation of one of the most iconic monsters of Star Wars, the Wampa and much more! Pick up your WAMPA signature edition and the extra special LEGACY edition on Tuesday 2/20 ! See a…

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Episode 390 - WampaMania With TOM SPINA 1:14:43

6M ago1:14:43

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It's total Wampa madness as we are joined once again by Regal Robot's Tom Spina discussing the literal ins and outs of "that snow creature". Regal Robot has got an amazing Wampa coming out and we're celebrating by talking for an hour about Tampa feet, Wampa eyes, Wampa spit, Wampa teeth, the Wampa licking things ... you get the idea. It's always a …

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Episode 389 - Bad Batch Season 3 HYPE-A-THON 1:03:07

6M ago1:03:07

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It's almost time for the return of our favorite squad of misfit super clones and we're spending some quality time wondering just where their story will be going and possibly ending with season three! Listen along as we analyze the recent Bad Batch season 3 trailer, talk about how the show is like various spices, ask the big burning questions about …

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The High Republic with Friends of the Force! 1:06:09

7M ago1:06:09

1:06:09

Sarah and Brad from Friends of the Force Podcast join the show to discuss all things The High Republic! *Heavy Phase I Spoilers, Light Phase II and III Spoilers* It was exciting to have two High Republic experts who were there from the beginning on the show to discuss our journeys through the books and comics, why we love THR, favorite characters, …

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Episode 388 - The Bringing Up Norky Of Destiny 58:50

7M ago58:50

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In 2004, as part of the Star Wars Fan Club, both Jason and Gabe received in the mail actual animation cels from the legendary Ewoks animated series. For decades, Jason didn't know who the weird creature with a flower on its head was and had his stashed away in his Art of Attack of the Clones book. Last month he rediscovered it and found out it's fr…

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Celebrating DOCTOR APHRA (2020) 20:00

7M ago20:00

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As DOCTOR APHRA (2020) wraps up its incredible run, ForceTime and a few of our favorite people want to send our gratitude to author, Alyssa Wong, and all the artists and editors involved who helped bring it to life. Special thanks to Brynn Patten (dr_brynn on IG), Lev (@theleviath_arts on Twitter), Mira (@myomikan on Twitter), John (@starwarspada10…

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Episode 387 - The 70mm EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Experience 1:47:52

7M ago1:47:52

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This week we're unleashing something that we have been obsessed with lately, the original EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 70mm version! Sure we all know how this version opened in May 1980 and Lucas had ILM change the ending adding new effects for the 35mm version that came out 3 weeks later ... but what ELSE changed? And what do people think was in the 70mm v…

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Episode 386 - Star Wars Babies And Star Wars Is For Babies 53:22

7M ago53:22

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Everyone loves Star Wars and everyone loves babies. Therefore, everyone loves Star Wars babies! Join us as we dare to be cute and go over all the glorious Star Wars babies and rate them in the official Baby Bracket! What Star Wars baby made us deeply ashamed about how we've never discussed that baby before? What very important baby did we almost fo…

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Episode 385 - The Reel Changes Of The Prequel Trilogy 1:19:14

8M ago1:19:14

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It's a new year of Blast Points and we're starting out with a "reel" classic as we discuss the reel changes of the prequel trilogy! When episodes one, two and three were shown in theaters, every twenty minutes the reel of film would change and the stories flow in shockingly similar ways! Join us as we look at what scene each film was at for each re…

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2023 Star Wars Year in Review 53:43

8M ago53:43

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Travis and Kara are back and ready to review and recap our favorite Star Wars things from 2023! This year gave us so much from TV shows to books to comics, major announcements, and more! Join us as we discuss some of our favorite canon Star Wars moments from The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Star Wars: Visions, The Bad Batch, The High Republic, and Doctor A…

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The BLAST POINTS + SKYTALKERS + TALKING BAY 94 Holiday Special 2023 1:35:24

8M ago1:35:24

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Its holiday magic as we've teamed up with our friends Charlotte and Caitlin from Skytalkers and Brandon from Talking Bay 94 for the Star Wars podcasting crossover event of the century! Join us all as we look back at everything Star Wars that happened in 2023! Bad Batch! The Mandalorian! Visions! Celebration! Ahsoka! And that little thing called Ind…

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