Published almost a full month before the movie's release, Terry Brooks' novelization of The Phantom Menace still holds up and blows minds 20 years later! Join us for month seven of Phantom Menace Year as we look back at this underrated bit of Star Wars literature! We discuss how it's unique and fascinating perspective on the story echoes not only through Episode 1 and the prequel trilogy but beyond! What's the deal with Jedi and dreams? How did it introduce now standard thoughts about the histor...
Jul 02, 2019•58 min
Sure we all love the aliens of the Mos Eisley Cantina but what we all want to know more about is WHAT ABOUT THE "HUMANS" of the Cantina? Who played Wuher? Why is Little Aunt Beru not actually Little Aunt Beru? What about Pointy Hat Guy? What is the deal with Terminal Man? For questions like this, there is only one person to bring in and we are happy to joined by our friend, Cantina holocron of knowledge and Regal Robot mastermind, Tom Spina! Join us as we explore the dark corners of the cantina ...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 14 min
For over 40 years, people have asked "Who is Aunt Beru?" Was she just a blue milk pouring aunt on an Outer Rim desert planet or was she more then that? How did she influence the new hope of the galaxy and just what is Beru's legacy? Join us as we explore the facts, myths and clues that make Beru Whitesun Lars so much more then just a snazzy dresser with the gift of gab. We explore her life on screen and off and dive into her ever changing voice and take a Beru Cruise around the world. AND : we r...
Jun 18, 2019•53 min
Long before there were Star Wars podcasts, there were Star Wars fanzines. Thousands and thousands of Star Wars fanzines. These fanzines helped unite and create a Star Wars fandom and everything that comes with it. Join us as we explore the surprising history of this fan created, woman driven dawn of Star Wars fan culture! What were some of the first ones? What was in them? What did Lucasfilm think of them? What were the fan theories for Revenge of the Jedi that were driving fandom insane? Where ...
Jun 11, 2019•55 min
It's month six of Phantom Menace Year and what would a year long tribute to Episode 1 be without an episode all about our favorite Gungan, the one and only mister Jar Jar Binks. Jar Jar & TPM are forever connected and as the film has begun to be looked at in a whole new way, so has Jar Jar finally. Tune is as we take an epic look at our personal journey with Jar Jar, his design history, inspiration, his time on screen in films & Clone Wars, and his current very welcome renaissance. AND l...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 25 min
You can't stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting and you can't stop the RISE OF SKYWALKER hype machine that is coming our way. Join Jason and Gabe as they examine the article and every photo from the TROS Vanity Fair article and discuss what we could be seeing and how we all could or could not survive. Is Zorii Bliss causing us bliss? Are Hux and Pryde starting a synth pop band? Is the Luke photo actually from TLJ? All that and more in this super freakout charged episode!! ...
May 28, 2019•51 min
Solo has now been out for a year and this week Jason and Gabe are looking back at what we still love about the film, it's unique legacy and the lessons learned from the whole Solo experience. Will we ever see another Star Wars film released in May? Could we ever see more adventures of young Han & Chewie? Can we please have more stories about Enfys Nest? All these burning questions and more in this introspective, fun filled, Kevin Bacon fueled episode!! PLUS : We all learned who's making the ...
May 21, 2019•52 min
In January 2002, Carrie Fisher met with George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch for her TV interview show Conversations From The Edge. The result is the single greatest George Lucas interview ever made. This week Jason & Gabe are guiding you through this amazing moment in history as we examine every gripping topic Carrie brings up. What's Lucas' flirting technique? What bands did he see in the 60's? What high school sports did he play? And has he ever been to a make out party? Carrie wanted to know ...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Phantom Menace Year continues as Jason & Gabe examine the hidden genius of the model and miniature work in Episode 1! It's the Star Wars movie that contained more model shop work then all of the original trilogy combined BUT so much of that work is still totally invisible to most viewers! Join them as they try to solve this 20 year old mystery by playing an exciting, action packed game of "What's The Model?!" where they go through all the major scenes in TPM and attempt to figure out just wh...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min
just a short little sound collage from us expressing our love to the late great Peter Mayhew. Thank you for everything.
May 03, 2019•3 min
What time is it? It’s Palpatime! Tune in as Jason and Gabe explore every single aspect of The Sith Master on & off the screen! Has this phantom menace been playing us like he did the whole galaxy? What clues have been out there that he could return? When did he first appear in Star Wars history and what could his "return" mean for how we view the entire saga? Is he a ghost, a robot, a robot ghost, does he ride a unicycle? How can we possibly wait until December to find out?! It’s a wild, sp...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 1 min
It's been about a week since Star Wars Celebration Chicago and Jason & Gabe are slowly piecing themselves back together. Tune in as they look back on those super fun five days in Chicago, take a much closer look at that Rise of Skywalker teaser and title & finally begin discussing the new people's hero, KLAUD! PLUS : The TPM 20th anniversary panel, Lucas' loving message to the fans, what smaller panels blew us away and what positive message this Celebration will hopefully be remembered f...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Got the post Star Wars Celebration Chicago blues? Don't worry as BLAST POINTS is here with an amazing LIVE from Celebration episode!! They start with a WILD full freakout live from the floor crowd reaction to the RISE OF SKYWALKER teaser and then go day by day with tired, blown out throat reactions to the Mandalorian panel, Clone Wars & more!! All recorded either on the floor, in the arena or at the hotel! It's nuts! AND: there are interviews from the floor with Oki and Yuki from Jedi Order ...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 22 min
It's Star Wars Celebration week and Blast Points is here to guide you through the five day insanity that is coming to Chicago! What are the panels we are freaking out about? What are our essential tip and tricks for not ending up in the hospital? Where will we be? What's going on? What does it all have to do with Meatloaf? Tune in as we cover all things Celebration Chicago and BEYOND!! PLUS : Listener Celebration questions & special visits from Celebration friends like Oki from Jedi Order Ja...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 8 min
It's Phantom Menace Year meets Celebration Month as Jason and Gabe are joined by Star Wars royalty and Rancho Obi-Wan's STEVE SANSWEET as they discuss just how Star Wars Celebration began! How was it conceived, what was it almost called, how did 1999's Celebration almost not happen at all, what was it like to be part of the crew running in, and how did what started in muddy tents in Denver lead to what we know it as today? Listen as Steve tells all the secrets of Celebration's creation and rich ...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 1 min
EXPLOSIONS! We've done some research and discovered Star Wars is actually all about explosions! There are hundreds explosions in the Star Wars saga and we’re talking our top 3 from each film & discussing their size, sound & feeling. It’s a totally serious episode about a serious topic and explosions is the word that you heard. What explosions are the ultimate from each film? Listen and find out! PLUS : Star Wars Celebration Chicago is just weeks away and we are freaking out. Episode IX ...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This week Jason & Gabe are joined once again by Regal Robot's Tom Spina as they take a ridiculously hard core deep dive look at 1977's Star Wars Bar skit from the Richard Pryor show! This weird and often overlooked piece of Star Wars history offers a look at a missing piece of Cantina Alien history and gives us the mysterious glory of MUFTAK IN PANTS! How did this skit happen? How did it happen? Where the masks go next? Why has Greedo never worn the same vest twice? What does the killer baby...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Phantom Menace Year continues as we examine THE LEGEND OF RICK MCCALLUM. He’s the superstar producer of the prequels, one man mega hype machine and we do love him. Join us as we explore the myths, tall tales and facts of the only and only “duuuuude” that is Rick! How did he get started, how did we first learn of him, does he have a giant blue ox and what are some of his greatest moments? Tune as we go over all things associated with this living legend that helped usher in the age of digital cine...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Join Jason & Gabe as they go through the second annual Blast Points Star Wars Awards! You the listeners voted and we’ve got the results! Who did YOU choose for the best member of Kanjiklub? What's the best Star Wars kiss? Who is the best new Solo character, who has the best feet, what has the best non John Williams score and what won the the important best picture? Listen and find out! You may laugh a little, you may learn a little, and you'll definitely love this action packed episode! Who ...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This week it's the most ambitious crossover in all of history as Jason and Gabe are joined by Charlotte and Caitlin, the hosts of the fantastic Star Wars podcast SKYTALKERS for an epic round of 20 questions!! Join them as they have an epic, laugh filled conversation that ranges from podcasting, Episode 9 predictions, Master Codebreaker, the saga's enduring power, The Phantom Menace, animation, the lost 20, Lady Proxima, Celebration Chicago tips, friendship and of course balance. (because it's al...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Want an episode dedicated to the master "codebreaker", thief, scoundrel and that man with a golden tongue, DJ? Blast Points can do it!! Join us as we look at the character, what he was all about, the pre-release controversy and finish it all out with the first ever epic DJ LINE BATTLE! What DJ line from The Last Jedi reigns supreme? Listen as we take turns going back and forth with DJ lines trying to figure out which one is the ultimate DJ line! Is it Katoga? Big F? Maybe? Listen and find out!!!...
Feb 12, 2019•44 min
Phantom Menace Year continues as Jason and Gabe examine the amazing sounds of The Phantom Menace! Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood now have digital technology at their hands and their imagination of what’s possible greatly expands! The Podrace! Lightsabers! Darth Maul pressing buttons! Watto’s Bell & more! Join us as we explore the importance of the introduction of digital tools in the sound process and as we examine about 30 classic sounds from the film and talk about how they were created! So ge...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week, Jason and Gabe welcome you to the first meeting of The Sunny Day in the Void Appreciation Society! Join us as we take a look back at George Lucas' favorite episode of Clone Wars! How does this odd tale of a tiny frog man and some droids actually contain the essential DNA and thoughts of not only the Star Wars saga, but THX-1138 and just about all of Lucas' work? Want to understand the saga on a different level? Feel, don't think, trust your instincts and be ready to adapt just like Co...
Jan 29, 2019•49 min
Jason and Gabe are going where no podcast has gone before with a dramatic reading of the immortal 1979 Star Wars literature classic, The Wookiee Storybook! They do every voice, every scene and act out every moment in this exciting story of Lumpy trying to be a hero like his father, the mighty Chewbacca! It's an epic, hilarious episode that'll make you want to go out and find some Wasaka Berries of your own!! Gather around your Wookiee family and learn a little, laugh a little, smoke your storyte...
Jan 22, 2019•46 min
John Barry is one of the greatest unsung behind the scenes heroes of Star Wars history and Jason & Gabe are here to explore his history and lasting influence! His set designs & visionary contributions to the saga are a massive part of how we continue to define the look of everything Star Wars! Where did it all begin? How did he do it? Who else was part of that original production design team? And how did an over budget Gene Hackman movie influence almost every aspect of how we now see th...
Jan 15, 2019•54 min
Blast Points Phantom Menace Year Begins with Jason and Gabe taking a look at the strange and fascinating early screenplay draft of TPM, The Beginning! The saga of the "Warka" family begins, there's almost no Qui Gon, and an original trilogy character shockingly "dies" in the end. From a certain point of view.... It's a real wild ride that could have resulted in a vastly different Episode 1! Tune in as we look at the characters, plots and weird decisions that almost happened! Have aspects from th...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Rogue One just turned two years old and Blast Points is starting the birthday party with the giant ROGUE 100! It's 100 things we love about the best Star Wars standalone movie since Ewoks Battle for Endor! We talk almost every aspect of Rogue One with Bor Gullet, Krennic's cape, Cassian's Gloves, Giacchino's score, the film's messages and how it stands up today! PLUS : Wener Herzog is in The Mandalorian. 'Nuff said. So pull that death star lever, get the balloons for Saw's birthday and celebrate...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 8 min
With it being one year since the release of The Last Jedi and one year away from Episode 9, Jason and Gabe are taking a look back and forward at the same time! Join them as they go through each of the returning characters and look at how they changed in 8 and how that may inform where they could go next. Will Hux do stand up comedy? What's happening with Luke and Leia? What about the big, giant question of Rey & Kylo? And what about PZ-4CO? Will she find true love? Listen today and find out!...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 2 min
It's the BLAST POINTS HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Jason and Gabe made it home for Life Day and are joined by tons of awesome SURPRISE GUESTS as they all share their Star Wars holiday traditions and look back at past winter memories connected to that galaxy far far away! PLUS : Obi-Wan reads Twas The Night Before Xmas AND some of your all time favorite Star Wars characters visit with the real SANTA CLAUS! So hang those stocking whole they're tied on a string and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! Blast ...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Jason and Gabe are back and this week they're examining the most important movie George Lucas was ever involved in, CAPTAIN EO! What is this Captain EO? It was a strange and fascinating Francis Ford Coppola directed Disney Parks exclusive 17 minute super 3D short movie that starred Michael Jackson as a space pilot with a crew of musician aliens and robots. How did this ever happen? How did Lucas get involved? How close was Lucas to being much more involved in Disney back in 1984? What changes ha...
Nov 27, 2018•58 min
