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Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
The Colin Trevorrow script was "leaked" online this past week and it's something to chat about with Reid and Josh right here on Star Wars Escape Pod. Join them in a familiar but small cantina as we grab a bite to eat and chat about the latest of the leaks. Concept artwork was also "leaked" and no one has confirmed it's truth or origin but the discussion about weather this iteration of Episode 9 fitting in with the rest of the saga is better is one to be discussed. Do you like "The Rise of Skywalker" better than "Duel of the Fates"? Let us know!
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Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Josh and Diego meet up at The Wheel, a massive space station in the Mid Rim. There we chat about the next Clone Wars episodes in a bustling canteen, if you follow our Clone Wars journey we talk about these episodes today:
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Holocron Heist | Stream on Disney+
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Cargo of Doom | Stream on Disney+
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Children of the Force | Stream on Disney+
You can watch and follow along at home with this link:https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder
LISTEN TO GEORGE LUCAS talk about the force with his round table of writers when he was sitting down to write Clone Wars back in the day. Can only imagine how special that would have been to be there in person.We'd love to hear from you, send us a tweet or a voice memo for the show.
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May the Force be with you this New Year!
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
A big thank you to this past year and a giant look forward ahead at what's coming. Dark Ages? No way, the future of Star Wars is bright and we have 2020 to take a breather before the next big thing is announced. Let's discuss all the content that we DO have coming our way this year! Once again a big thank you to all our listeners this past year and to all the people who have been involved in the process of coming on and chatting on the show. It's been a pleasure, looking forward to much more with the new year!
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Saturday Dec 28, 2019
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
Reid and Josh discuss the finale to Season 1 of THE MANDALORIAN! What on earth is the Dark Saber you ask? Let's chat about the story behind that creation, where it comes from, who's it was, and where it has shown up. Follow along the whole story of the dark saber, the one you've been missing having not seen the animated series. Catch up on all that right here! We got a ton of answers in this episode and we'd love to hear what you thought, send us some feedback or questions! Voice memo to our email or tweet us. And great feedback or reviews on your podcasting app is greatly appreciated, thanks so much to all the listeners out there! May the force be with you. Happy New Year!
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Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
A full in depth discussion by Josh (your host) on his dislikes and likes regarding Star Wars EPISODE IX. Hear snippets from George Lucas in previous interviews and clips from past films as we explore the saga through the perspective of this latest installment and the meaning and reasoning behind a lot of what's happened. There was plenty to enjoy in this latest film and also plenty to question. Explore the full PROPHECY of the CHOSEN ONE here as well as we go back to THE PHANTOM MENACE and Claudia Gray's star wars novel MASTER & APPRENTICE which explored so many prophecies the Jedi had. DOOKU's SECOND APPRENTICE. And so much MORE...
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Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Join Josh, Reid, and Ben in the Escape Pod for some chat regarding episode 7 of the MANDALORIAN! With BABY YODA now captured by the scout troopers on speeder bike it leads us to speculate about the coming season finale. Episode 9 around the corner, literally, we make final speculations on the film and hope for the best as we see it tomorrow night on the Thursday fan screening. 12/19/2019. "It will be a day long remembered".
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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Get in the Escape Pod and join Josh (your host) as we chat with Iain over the holoprojector regarding all the books and lead-ins to "The Rise of Skywalker". Yeah, all those books and comics you don't have time to read in the busy days before EPISODE IX hits theaters? Let's overview them for you here!
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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Join your pilot and host Josh in the Escape Pod chatting about the new interview from ABC News covering J.J. Abrams talking all about his time making Episode 9 the Rise of Skywalker. He has a lot to say about the new film and it's a fantastic interview, we listen and talk about it right here on the show. So tune in to this episode to catch audio coverage of that interview and interlude commentary on what JJ has to say.You can watch it here on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al5ve3pvhfE
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Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Dive into the latest talk about THE MANDALORIAN with Josh and Ben, what an episode we got this week!! SO many cameos from so many great actors that showed up to take part in this Bounty Hunter heist for the prisoner. With this and Episode 9 around the corner we couldn't ignore more chat about the pending film releasing this upcoming week especially with all the TV Spots and clips so stay tuned at the end for that! Also, how do you like the music in the sequels? Let us know! We chat about some of the theme's that stand out in the Sequel trilogy so far and speculate on returning theme's we might get in THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Join us for a drink!
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Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Reid and Josh take a stab at a round table faced with an absent group. A platter of 12 donuts to eat themselves, the two heroes embark on a quest to both talk about THE MANDALORIAN and polish of the donuts before the night is up...
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Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Reid joins us again for the epic conclusion to our Vader Immortal trilogy discussions, not only do we dive into aspects of the game but we have a very deep conversation about Vader himself. The character of Anakin is further explored by the "pilot" through your eyes in this series and we can't ignore that Anakin / Vader is the primary figure of the Skywalker Saga. It's only appropriate we dive deep into Darth Vader's personal motives as we approach the end of an era with The Rise of Skywalker right around the corner. Join us for a drink, sit back and relax, and enjoy the ride...
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Saturday Nov 30, 2019
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
TV Spots dropped this week galore, along with the latest Mandalorian episode Chapter 4 "Sanctuary". AJ, Ben, Reid, and another new Ben join Josh in the Escape Pod for a discussion about all the latest happening this week. KATHLEEN KENNEDY claims there is NO STAR WARS SOURCE MATERIAL? Let's chat about this. ALSO, some re-analysis on The Mandalorian as a character, some itching chat about those new TV spots. If you're avoiding trailers and TV spots, turn back now. Thank you again for tuning in, it would be great if you shared this with your friends, fellow fans. We'd also love to hear from you, opinions, thoughts, questions, feedback. @SWEscapePodcast or theescapepod@outlook.com
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Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
We got Reid, AJ and Josh returning to the Escape Pod and picking up a new passenger. We welcome Ben to Star Wars Escape Pod, avid fan and does his research. We all watched The Mandalorian Chapter 3 "The Sin". Fantastic episode, check it out on Disney +. We had some great coverage of Mandalorian backstory here, some in depth lore about Mandalore history, the dark saber, the clone wars, and course... clan Vizla. Always great to see Jon F. a returning cast member from Clone Wars reprise a lineage character in this show. So much to chat about, grab a drink and join us in this new episode of Star Wars Escape Pod. Don't forget to shoot us your feedback and questions, or comments. We'd love to connect with you about Star Wars!
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Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Join Blake, Bryce, Jason, and your host Josh for a round table discussion about chapter 1 and 2 of STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN. Speculation on future episodes, we talk about it all, Mandalorian clans, baby yoda, George Lucas on set. You name it. Let's grab a drink and chat Mandalorian with these guys!
On another note, Fallen Order came out this past week. Initial reaction and review will be coming soon. Other than that, please share this and get in touch with us @SWEscapePodcast on Twitter or shoot us an email at theescapepod@outlook.com
We would love to take questions, comments, feedback or anything you have to say. Review us please and one request, make em' great! Thank you so much again for listening, your listener support drives the shows purpose. May the force be with you all and enjoy The Mandalorian this weekend. - And Fallen Order!
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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Very special guest DOMINIC PACE was willing to join us on the show to chat about his role as "Gekko" in The Mandalorian. A surreal experience for him, I had a great time chatting with Dominic about his early fandom and his career, that which led to Star Wars and his story in getting the role as a bounty hunter on the first ever STAR WARS TV show for Disney plus. As a fellow fan, Dominic understands the fanbase and the community and he's incredibly willing to connect with fellow fans about this and all things Star Wars, get on twitter and follow him at @DominicPPace also check him out in his future work, look him up on IMDb. As a fellow fan, thank you so much Dominic for coming on the show and chatting with us. We support you and your career and your role as Gekko and hope for all the best, and to what comes out of it. Thanks again.
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Diego and Josh discuss Clone Wars, Solo, and talk Mandalorian and Episode IX today. For those of you following at home we got through Clone Wars episodes:
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Trespass | Stream on Disney+
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Blue Shadow Virus | Stream on Disney+
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Mystery of a Thousand Moons | Stream on Disney+
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Storm over Ryloth | Stream on Disney+
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Innocents of Ryloth | Stream on Disney+
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Liberty on Ryloth | Stream on Disney+
The full chronological viewing order can be found on starwars.com. Thanks to all our listeners out there, share widely, review well and may the force be with you.
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Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
7 TOPICS STAR WARS FANS LOVE TO DEBATE. An article Diego and Josh find on the internet published by StarWars.com back in 2015 of all years. An interesting year as it was the same year The Force Awakens was released to the world. You can follow along with the article at this link here: https://www.starwars.com/news/7-topics-star-wars-fans-love-to-debate
Do you agree with Josh or Diego? Do you disagree? Shoot us a comment or a question at our Twitter feed @SWEscapePodcast or email us at theescapepod@outlook.com and we'll address you on the show next time! Thanks again for listening, more listeners encourage us to keep going. Thanks again so much. May the force be with you.
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Diego returns to talk about more Clone Wars episodes:
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Jedi Crash | Stream on Disney+
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Defenders of Peace | Stream on Disney+
HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN visits Galaxies Edge with his 5 year old daughter for her birthday, a sweet gift for his kid, but could this also mean he's returning to Star Wars after DisneyParks blogged about his visit? Recently Disney marketed him as "THE CHOSEN ONE" on social media. VADER IMMORTAL III releases soon and Diego plays Episode II! New action figures coming out soon, more prequel related Jedi coming our way in that department. THE MANDALORIAN TRAILER 2 Discussion. Join us for a drink in the cantina and don't forget to get involved, shoot us a tweet or an email!
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Thanks for listening and may the force be with you this Halloween!
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Diego returns to analyze and help breakdown the FINAL Star Wars Episode 9 trailer with Josh right here on Star Wars Escape Pod. Will HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN return?! Is Palpatine strapped to a life support machine?! Is that Rey and Kylo Ren destroying Vader's charred helmet?! We have only 55 days until The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters and we're getting more excited by the day. How about that Marvel Comics "Kylo Ren #2" cover that dropped this past week? New information about the KNIGHTS OF REN. And BEN SOLO's relationship with SNOKE! Tune in to Star Wars Escape Pod on whatever podcasting platform of your choosing. You have a google home? Tell it to play star wars escape pod and it'll do JUST THAT! Find us on Twitter @SWEscapePodcast or email us at theescapepod@outlook.com shoot us your questions and comments, hope you all love the show. Looking forward to the questions, topics, and feedback. May the force be with you...
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
The force is in all things - like between the pages of books! We join AJ in the Escape Pod chatting about Star Wars books today! Star Wars books have had a massive impact on fans over the years and have remained very important to the fandom and the franchise. It's what started the expanded universe and gave fans new stories when the films had hit a void of inactivity. They've provided inspiration for the films, the tv shows, the circle continues... Books have always played a vital part of the living fandom and we're super happy to discuss this with our very special guest and new friend Iain! He's managed to secure himself a copy of "STAR WARS: FORCE COLLECTOR" from his local bookstore in the UK. Listen to Iain give an early inside look at this novel that's available in north america in November. We also bring up some talk about MASTER & APPRENTICE, and DOOKU: JEDI LOST. Thanks again Iain for joining us in the Escape Pod, and AJ for joining the show!
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Diego returns to watch The Clone Wars episodes:
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Downfall of a Droid | Stream on Disney+
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Duel of the Droids | Stream on Disney+
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Bombad Jedi | Stream on Disney+
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Cloak of Darkness | Stream on Disney+
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Lair of Grievous | Stream on Disney+
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Dooku Captured | Stream on Disney+
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The Gungan General | Stream on Disney+
We speculate on STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER from an article by "MAKING STAR WARS". Leaks posted there led us to speculate. HOW WILL SHEEVE RETURN? Obi-Wan Kenobi will return to a Disney + with EWAN MCGREGOR reprising his role as the Jedi Master, watching over Luke Skywalker on Tatooine 8 years after his duel on Mustafar. We also learn Diego isn't a fan of trailers...
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Diego returns to watch more Star Wars The Clone Wars!Triple Force Friday, the new star wars toys, the Hasbro Black Series Darth Vader helmet. And the Disney bedtime hotline that was available for a limited time featuring Yoda's creepy goodnight message. Join us for a drink as we explore more of a great story through The Clone Wars episodes:
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Clone Cadets | Stream on Disney+
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Supply Lines | Stream on Disney+
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Ambush | Stream on Disney+
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Rising Malevolence | Stream on Disney+
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Shadow of Malevolence | Stream on Disney+
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Destroy Malevolence | Stream on Disney+
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Rookies | Stream on Disney+
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
We meet Diego, our co-host for watching, reviewing, and discussing Star Wars THE CLONE WARS! Diego has never seen the show before and he's going to be taking his first step into that larger world right here in the Escape Pod watching Clone Wars CHRONOLOGICALLY. Going forward we'll be using the star wars blog post for us to guide our way through the show in the intended viewing order found on starwars.com. We are super excited to start this amazing journey and hope the galaxy of listeners out there has ears for our conversation.(On a side note we have upgraded our recording process and new will sound MUCH better!). If you follow along chronologically at home with the show, today we talked about:
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Cat and Mouse | Stream on Disney+
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The Clone Wars theatrical release | Stream on Disney+
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
In this episode we chat one on one in the escape pod all about the recent buzz from Bob Iger's new book. George Lucas's feelings on the sequel trilogy, how he was blindsided in a meeting with Kathy, J.J. Abrams and company about going forward with their ideas for what the sequels would look like having not been warned by Bob prior to the meeting. Bob writes about how he regrets not handling the situation better. We piece that together with his interview on Charlie Rose after EPISODE 7 came out and his feelings toward DISNEY there. And talk about what George's ideas for the sequel trilogies would've been, his treatments and the concept art from TFA that was based on his ideas with ties to the PREQUELS. Lucas's sequel trilogy really would have brought it round circle, we miss George and wish him all the best in his retirement, and all the best for JJ as he finishes The Rise of Skywalker in post production.
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Our first co-host Reid joins us again in the Escape Pod! We talk about how interest started with Star Wars and then all about the second episode in the Vader Immortal VR trilogy. We review the game a bit and talk reaction, and story points along the way that some to us are still a mystery. We speculate on the third installment which might be released early 2020.
About
In 2015 we had an idea to create a Star Wars podcast that felt both fun, informative and different than the existing podcasts available to audiences in the Star Wars fandom. In 2019 that idea was made a reality with the launch of our first Intro (since updated) and the debut of the logo.
What's our Escape Pod theme about?
Our logo and podcast title is based on the first shot ILM ever completed in 1976 on "Star Wars". The escape pod launching from the Tantive IV. It remains an iconic shot to this day. In late 2022 we vectorized and modernized our logo that was once essentially a screenshot (with some photoshop applied) and turned it into a recognizable essence of the original but something we can call our own.