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 Claud...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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". Thanks again for listening, don't forget!... Share, Follow, Rate well an...
Dec 19, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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! We want to know you're there! Send us some questions! One request, review well and share online! :) This podcast wants to get a bigger audience and we can't do it alone! May the force be with you. —...
Dec 16, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 23
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...
Dec 15, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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...
Dec 14, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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... Keep us in check! Notice anything we might have missed? Facts we got wrong? We would love to hear from you and take any questions, comments, or feedback on the show. Please leave a review it helps the show a lot! We don't ask for donations or support aside from that a...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 ri...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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...
Nov 30, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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 c...
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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. We would love to take questions, c...
Nov 16, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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 a...
Nov 15, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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: 19 115 Trespass | Stream on Disney+ 20 117 Blue Shadow Virus | Stream on Disney+ 21 118 Mystery of a Thousand Moons | Stream on Disney+ 22 119 Storm over Ryloth | Stream on Disney+ 23 120 Innocents of Ryloth | Stream on Disney+ 24 121 Liberty on Ryloth | Stream on Disney+ The full chronological viewing order can be found on starwars.com. Thank...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 and we'll add...
Nov 08, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Diego returns to talk about more Clone Wars episodes: 17 113 Jedi Crash | Stream on Disney+ 18 114 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 ...
Nov 03, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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. An...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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 li...
Oct 21, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Diego returns to watch The Clone Wars episodes: 10 106 Downfall of a Droid | Stream on Disney+ 11 107 Duel of the Droids | Stream on Disney+ 12 108 Bombad Jedi | Stream on Disney+ 13 109 Cloak of Darkness | Stream on Disney+ 14 110 Lair of Grievous | Stream on Disney+ 15 111 Dooku Captured | Stream on Disney+ 16 112 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...
Oct 14, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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: 3 301 Clone Cadets | Stream on Disney+ 4 303 Supply Lines | Stream on Disney+ 5 101 Ambush | Stream on Disney+ 6 102 Rising Malevolence | Stream on Disney+ ...
Oct 11, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 the...
Oct 04, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 a...
Sep 28, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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. ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod 🐦 Twitter: https:/...
Sep 27, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5
We take the escape pod on a trip down to Nar Shadaa where we meet up our next co-host, Calvin, in a funky little cantina with jazzy tunes. We dive into an article on screenrant.com titled "Star Wars: 10 Times Prequel Technology Was Way Too Advanced", we have great discussion about each item on the list. We hope next time screenrant can come up with some better reasons to dislike technology in the prequels... ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsi...
Sep 14, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We take the Escape Pod down to Tatooine and stop in for a drink at the Mos Espa cantina for a chat with Reid, our first co-host on Star Wars Escape Pod! We talk all about the first episode in the Vader Immortal VR trilogy that's getting released one episode at a time on the Oculus store. Learn a bit about Mustafar, its history, Vader's castle, and the significance of this story in the star wars canon. Come, join us for a drink! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://s...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On route to our first destination we fill the time with a quick catch up for those unfamiliar with the terms "canon" "expanded universe" or "legends" within the star wars community and how they're used to reference different types of story content. Brief coverage of the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012 that has relevance to what makes canon today. Going forward these things might be useful to know for the full episodes and it could help new fans to the franchise and old fans who want a qu...
Sep 13, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome aboard the Escape Pod, a Star Wars podcast dedicated to bring you after-shows, interviews, and discussion. We'll be having great conversation about lore, in depth speculation and reviews as well. There is so much Star Wars content coming our way and the Escape Pod will do the best it can to bring all the chat right to your device on any platform. So go ahead and hit that subscribe button, we're really looking forward to the ride ahead. "We have a long ride ahead of us." - Saw Gerrera ———...
Aug 30, 2019•3 min
