Darian joins us again for another Bad Batch aftershow as we dive into the Zillo Beast returning, Echo getting a hand and... whatever else happened that episode! | Kyle from ALKY Solutions joins us later for star wars questions we ask fellow fans from our special list of 20 Q's with Star Wars Escape Pod. Hello to all those in Newfoundland who took the time to answer questions! Thank you to all of you, if you don't hear yourself this week we'll catch you in the next weeks episode! In the meantime ...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 325
This week we debate Mace Windu's current status on if he died or survived. Join Josh, Blake, Bryce, Kyle and Francis this week on the Bad Batch aftershow for episode 13 of the final season. Also, no Mandalorian season 4 on the slate, what's going on there? Let's get into it! Don't forget to watch Tales of the Empire on May 4th on Disney plus Let us know your thoughts on this bad batch episode! Check out the new in progress website of ours on Desktop (Not mobile ready) https://swescapepodcast.wix...
Apr 22, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 324
This week we got another (once again) re-capture of Omega.. sigh. And much more with chat about re-editing Attack of the Clones, deleted scenes which deserve a place in the movie, where are the 3D prequel releases? And The Bad Batch is coming to an end.. Tales of the Empire is coming soon, let's talk again about that show and May 4th, and we go through an article about continuity on Jedi cloaks going missing - only to re-appear! Let's get in the escape pod with Josh and Blake and do this! Let us...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 323
This past week saw the announcement of the new animated short series "Tales of the Empire" which sees the return of Morgan Elsebeth as a young nightsister, and Barriss Offee, misunderstood twisted Jedi of the fallen order. Today we break down the trailer with Josh and Kirk, and proceed to dive into The Bad Batch episodes 11 and 12. Let's get into it! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIST9t72kY REPUBLIC COMMANDO STREAM by Yoshiman222 (APRIL 14th 3PM): https://www.twitch.tv/yoshiman222 Le...
Apr 09, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 322
We got star wars news for you this week! Stay tuned for another Bad Batch aftershow soon!! The Phantom Menace comes back into theaters with a special look at The Acolyte! We got Bryce and Tyler and Blake on for a quick ride, lets dive into some headlines! Vote for Star Wars Webby Awards! https://www.starwars.com/news/webby-awards-vote#:~:text=We're%20also%20proud%20to,Use%20of%20Filters%2FLenses%20category.https://ew.com/star-wars-the-acolyte-exclusive-first-photos-dafne-keen-jecki-lon-8622948 E...
Apr 07, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 321
She's back! Ventress has been resurrected somehow, we dive deep into this episode of the bad batch. There's a lot to get into here, debating ressurecting characters, some deserve it and some don't. Those who have completed the Clone Wars journey and read Dark Disciple will know exactly how her fate wound up.. or do we? Asajj Ventress was a whirlwind of rage and sorrow. Betrayal carved a cavern in her heart, leaving only a burning desire for revenge. Consumed by the dark side, she craved power, a...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 320
This week we saw Hunter and Wrecker take on a job with Fennec for information onwhat M-Count is, Crosshair struggles to overcome his issues and we chat long about the ongoing chronological vs release order in a growing environment of star wars movies, shows and more. Oh, the trailer for The Acolyte dropped this past week and Kirk spills his opinon on that. We're looking forward to the re-release of The Phantom Menace in theaters soon on May 3rd of course, which contains a very special look at th...
Mar 25, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 319
The trailer has finally been released for The Acolyte! Dive deep into the characters, the era and some scenes from the trailer with Josh, Bryce and Blake. You know we always do the best we can so any 5 stars on spotify or apple really does help us out, subscribing on youtube or joining our discord helps as well! Thanks so much for listening and share this episode with a star wars friend who's stoked to see The Acolyte! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtytYWhg2mc ———————————————————————— Star War...
Mar 19, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 318
RETURN TO TETH! Where it all began in The Clone Wars (2008) droids no longer congregate at the top of the mountain, it's clones. Not just any clones.. Rex and his band of rebel clones fighting to free thier brothers from the Empire's enslavement! Treadstone style operatives are hunting Omega and these episodes certainly had a lot to enjoy. This week we chat about The Bad Batch Season 3 Episodes 6 & 7. Kyle joins us again this week and we chat some star wars news and headlines! REPUBLIC COMMA...
Mar 18, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 317
Crosshair has been on quite the journey, this week he returns, not to his "old self" but to something more, a more scarred and redeemed life. This episode was a fast one but it was nice to dive deeper into the headspace of Crosshair and break down this episode of The Bad Batch. Join Josh, Kirk and Darian as we do this together! Let us know your thoughts! Check out the new in progress website of ours on Desktop! (Not mobile ready) https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod —————————...
Mar 11, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 316
Blake went to Galaxies Edge! An EA Star Wars game was just cancelled and apprarently it was a Mandalorian FPS? Of course the latest episode of The Bad Batch finishes the story that left us hanging last week with so let's break down what we saw. Let us know your thoughts! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWEscapePodcast 🦋 B.Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/swescapepodcast.bsky.social �...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 315
The Final Season (first three episodes) of The Bad Batch has hit Disney plus! This week is our first after-show of a sub-series of aftershows hitting our podcast for the coming week until the season ends. We encourage all our listeners to watch the episodes on Disney beforehand and then tune into the after-show to hear our connections, breakdowns thoughts and more. Oh, and most importantly, the Pablo Points and Poodoo's! You'll see.. We might have some other subjects on the pod coming your way t...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 314
Special guest Raph the director of "Star Wars: Brightstar", the star wars fan film, has entered the Escape Pod this week! Raph breaks down the short film for us from conceptual creation phase to the finished product and what it took to bring that dream to the screens. From film festivals to youtube at home and the changes made in between. It was such a pleasure to speak to Raph about his creation and we encourage all our listeners to go watch and share the film with other fans! You can find it r...
Feb 19, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 313
Happy Star Wars Podcast Day! Feb 7th 2024 celebrates the 25th anniversary of star wars podcasting, beginning with Jedi Talk. About 4 years podcasting and not once have we taken the time to run a chat focused on Star Wars Escape Pod, meta style. This is behind the blast doors, a small look behind the curtain of our very own podcast! Some of the challenges starting a podcast, subject matter, starting out and obtaining wonderful guests. We've had a wild ride hosting a Star Wars podcast these last f...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 312
Molly Brizzell joins us this week for a chat about her job working aboard the legendary Walt Disney World - Galactic Starcruiser Star Wars experience. This experience was unlike any other, and Molly brings her stories along to share with us about her Star Wars fandom, her time aboard the Halcyon and what it was all like, how it worked, and finally the terrible sudden news on it's closure. We want to thank Molly sincerly for joining us on the podcast and her time serving guests aboard the Halcyon...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Between The Bad Batch S03 trailer, ventress possibly surviving her death scene, a fourth star wars movie announced, 3 more shows coming this year and Disney's holofloor tech revolutionizing VR, theme parks, and film production altogether this lightspeed is PACKED. Let's get into it! Also stay tuned for 2024 podcast updates towards the end! https://www.starwars.com/news/the-bad-batch-season-3-trailer https://www.starwars.com/news/the-mandalorian-and-grogu DISNEY HOLO-FLOOR - https://www.youtube.c...
Jan 29, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 310
Lego Star Wars has been the most prominent merchandise for the Star Wars trademark in our lives. Today Eli, Shawna join us in the escape pod to reminice over vintage sets, guessing price incline, reviewing the history of Lego Star Wars and it's video games too. If you're a LEGO fan this one is for you! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWEscapePodcast 🦋 B.Sky: https://bsky.app/profi...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Star Wars has had many impacts on the world including fan culture. This has led to fan groups, costume goups, mokumentaries, impact on aeronautics, parodies from Robot Chicken, Simpsons, Family Guy and more. Today we're gonna glaze over some of those things with our next special guest, Darian. Thanks again to Darian and be sure to check out the links below! Article ReadThrought - https://www.501st.com/origin.php Darian Mitchell https://youtube.com/@TheManDarian https://www.instagram.com/the_mand...
Jan 15, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 308
There was once a time fans referred to as "the dark times" just as Obi Wan Kenobi did to Luke when he spoke of the Empire. In this case, it was a large space of time where hardly to no Star Wars content was coming out. Long behold our saviour, Dark Horse Comics and Timothy Zahn. Special guest Adam joins us once again from our "Bucketheads" podcast episode to chat all about the 90's Star Wars content and what it meant for the IP. The title was essentially "saved" by these stories which forged the...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 307
Star Wars Books... Where To Begin?! There's SOO MANY. How does that all work and where are the good ones?! Today we got you covered! Join Josh, Blake, and Francis for a chat about the good, the meh, and the ugly. For those of you who want to skip to the bullet points, here's our summary list. The Good Darth Plagueis (Legends) Dark Disciple Brotherhood Darth Bane (Trilogy) (Legends) The Thrawn Trilogy (Legends) Lost Stars Master & Apprentice Republic Commando (#1): Hard Contact (Legends) Deat...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 306
Merry Christmas ya filthy Nerf herder's! The last time we released a Holiday Special Commentary it was December 29th 2021 - two years ago! It's not that we want to bore you, and this episode of our podcast should be skipped entirely if you don't want to watch along with us. But we realize perhaps some of you want to crack jokes or watch the worst piece of television history with company.. cause let's be honest, watching this alone would SUCK. Grab some egg nog, a brew, some of those Christmas co...
Dec 24, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 305
Joing Josh, Blake and Kirk as we look ahead at what 2024 has in store for Star Wars Fans. SOME Star Wars podcasts, YouTube Channels and more have been circling around statements that "Star Wars Is Dead"... So we're here to set the record straight. Spoiler, you got lots to look forward to. As always we have a good laugh through the show on various subjects and stories. But highlights include a look at "Outlaws" by Ubisoft, Skeleton Crew, and The Acolyte. Let's grab a drink and dive right in. ————...
Dec 18, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 304
PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPANY HAS NOW CLOSED DOWN ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWEscapePodcast 🦋 B.Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/swescapepodcast.bsky.social 🌐 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SWEscapePodcast 📲 Swell: https://www.swellcast.com/swescapepodcast 📧 Email us or send a voice message to: swescapepodcast@gmail.com 🗃️ Podcast Archives: https://shorturl.at/cktPQ ———————————————...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 303
We played a fun game tonight. Join Josh, Blake, Bryce, Kyle (ALKY Solutions) and Francis today as we breakdown Chat GPT's generated list of 20 Star Wars Gripes. We go one after the other providing examples and deciding weather or no we can move on from these gripes or not? What kind of star wars gripes do YOU still have? Let us know down below! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWEsc...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 302
Today we join Josh, Blake and Kirk for final segment on what could have been with Episode IX. This week, it's Colin Trevorrow's episode 9 (leaked) script - bullet point style. Now this information is public knowledge at this point, it was also leaked on reddit by someone way back in 2020. But assuming this could have been legit, let's take a look at the possible episode we will never see created. The script which had Colin walk away from Lucasfilm over "creative differences". Which Episode IX do...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 301
Celebrating Star Wars Escape Pod for 300 episodes!!! Join Blake, Bryce and Josh as we read through a 10 page "fan fiction outline" by the recognized author of previous Star Wars novels - Alan Dean Foster. Join us as we laugh our way through this hilarious and interesting outline for Episode 9 if Alan had it his way. As we all know, Colin Trevorrow was supposed to write and direct Episode 9. After a falling out with Lucasfilm over the script amazing to think how many possible ways this saga could...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 300
This brand new sub series is a space for us to dive deep into the behind the scenes of Star Wars archives. Paul Duncan's Star Wars Archives (XXL) format books deliver behind the scenes information in the form of excellence. Featuring intimate interviews with George Lucas, Doug Chiang, Rick Mccallum and so many more, these books cover just about everything you haven't heard about yet. Including todays topic! The ORIGINAL ideas behind George Lucas's sequel outline BEFORE "The Force Awakens" was bo...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 299
PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPANY HAS NOW CLOSED DOWN ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ Website: https://swescapepodcast.wixsite.com/star-wars-escape-pod 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWEscapePodcast 🦋 B.Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/swescapepodcast.bsky.social 🌐 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SWEscapePodcast 📲 Swell: https://www.swellcast.com/swescapepodcast 📧 Email us or send a voice message to: swescapepodcast@gmail.com 🗃️ Podcast Archives: https://shorturl.at/cktPQ ———————————————...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 298
The life and transformation of a Jedi into an Inquisitor! Today we spill the secrets on the novel called Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade. Our spoiler free at first, then leading into full spoiler territory. This is an in-depth novel review for those of you who want to read it and also for those who don't and want to hear all about it.. you've come to the right place. There's things we liked about this book, and things we thought were huuuge misses. So stay tuned for the part where we dish all ...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 297
You dont want to miss this podcast episode! There is hardly any fan film which stands out as much as "Bucketheads". A one of a kind fan web series featuring the grundgy battles starting with the battle of Endor and leading into the events which transpire in the galaxy around the "Aftermath" book series, no other fan film series has had the undertaking quite like this one. This week we have a number of special guests on the podcast including some of our very own crew members to chat about "Bucket...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 296
