In this week’s Canto Bight Dispatch…. Emily found Hot Toys Tarkin. Brittani has a really creative name for her porg. The next Monthly Mendo Movie will be 1987’s coming-of-age drama The Year My Voice Broke. We will be talking about it two weeks from now in episode 37. It’s streaming on Amazon Prime in the US, so check it out. Not a ton of Star Wars news this week, but Ron Howard announced that the final edit of Solo is locked and that a new trailer is on its way. We also talk a bit of Galaxy’s Ed...
Apr 05, 2018•1 hr 44 min
Episode 34 - “F**k Kylo Ren” On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch… Brittani and Emily are having a great week. Season 2 of Forces of Destiny premiered! The porgs stole the show, obviously. (12:35 - 19:45) Brittani and Emily discuss The Director and the Jedi ( 19:50 - 38:15) The Last Jedi novelization is heavily discussed. (38:20 - 1:17:40) Emily watched The Clone Wars! She has finally made it to the Mortis arc. (1:17:45 -1:28:45) Top 3 Jokes are discussed. Thank you, Rashad for the Top 3 reco...
Mar 30, 2018•1 hr 50 min
EPISODE 33 - “The 35th of March” On this episode... Forces of Destiny is back. We go through the episode descriptions and talk about what we are looking forward to. TLJ Deleted Scenes. SPOILERS. We go through the scenes one-by-one, if you haven’t seen them yet, and don’t want to know, skip 31:01-1:16:30 Brittani has finished TLJ novelization, but Emily has just started. We cover the prologue. If you don’t want to be spoiled, skip 1:17:00-1:20:00 Emily watched 3x13-14 of The Clone Wars and meets ...
Mar 23, 2018•2 hr 19 min
Episode 32 - Happy Goodbye On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch… Brittani has been driving all day. Emily got a new porg! Jon Favreau news.. Brittani and Emily discuss the series finale of Star Wars Rebels. Emily watched The Clone Wars! Mark Hamill got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Raabiah sends in a wonderful email about Rebels. Dom has Seinfeld recommendations for Brittani. Sam has some thoughts on the future of characters from Rebels. Our boy Robbo sends in an email discussing Rebe...
Mar 16, 2018•1 hr 35 min
On this week’s episode... A tragic porg story. Steele Saunders interviewed Ben Mendelsohn! It’s great and contains a lot of Mendo’s thoughts on Orson Krennic. We talk about our favorite revelations. Cape talk. Monthly Mendo Movie is a go! We will be talking “Animal Kingdom” on episode 33. Maybe some Star Wars writer news? Or not. TLJ - Deleted Scenes. We go through the 5 scenes broken down in Entertainment Weekly. Luke and Rey’s 3rd lesson. What deleted Star Wars scenes would you most like to se...
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr 25 min
On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch… Quick Annihilation discussion (no spoilers) Apple Store adventures We made it to 30 episodes! Our friend, Steele Saunders did an interview with MENDO!! Brittani and Emily discuss the excitement over the episode. Check it out ASAP! Monthly Mendo Movie Announcement! The Last Jedi will be in our homes soon! JJ Abrams has a script! Brittani does her best JJ impersonation Star Wars Resistance rumors Brittani reviews two episodes of Rebels Top 3 Corniest lines ...
Mar 02, 2018•1 hr 49 min
In this episode... Emily is hungover Black Panther is amazing. (no spoilers) Jon Favreau is voicing that monkey looking alien. Upcoming toys. Lots of Solo-related Star Wars books are coming. Emily watched The Clone Wars (3 weeks ago) and has memory problems. But she generally liked it. Generally. Brittani saw The Dark Crystal. What should we watch next? Top 3 Aliens (that you Matt for the suggestion) A brief argument about porgs. SLICER EWOK Some Olympics chat. If you have questions or comments ...
Feb 23, 2018•1 hr 47 min
On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch… Brittani got a Qi’ra inspired haircut There’s a new Solo poster! Brittani and Emily also discuss Anthony Breznican’s EW Articles for Solo! Cape Wars: Mendo vs. Qi’ra. Who is more cocky: Han or Lando? Will there be romance in Solo? L3-37 is already the best droid in Star Wars Tobias! Val! Dryden Vos! Vos is already stealing Brittani and Emily’s hearts Favorite Han Solo moments are discussed Jack Ryan was not in Blade Runner, Brittani. Top 3 Star Wars novel...
Feb 16, 2018•1 hr 47 min
Episode 27 - “Jeff Goldblum Is A Human Muppet” This week… Emily made a cape for her porg, Porgson Krennic. If anyone has hat-crafting tips, hit her up. The Game of Thrones dudes are writing and producing a series of Star Wars movies. We have a lot of feelings about it. Are we going to get more than one Star Wars movie a year? What does that do to the fandom? Brittani hurt’s Emily’s soul again. The Lando, oh sorry, the Solo, teaser trailers hit! We go through both of them. There is a lot of talk ...
Feb 09, 2018•2 hr 1 min
On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch… Dadpod is out!! How many porgs can fit on Brittani’s table? So far, 18. Emily got a new Mendo and a porg! The Last Jedi novelization is coming! Brittani and Emily discuss what they would love to see in the novel. Brittani watched Labirynth! She liked David Bowie’s tight pants and the dog. Emily watched the Clone Wars! Top 3 minor Last Jedi characters are discussed. Big Faced Alien Dude is still the best. Mick has a question about Star Wars books. Jim send...
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Dad Pod #1 - The Bad Order People It’s a CBD bonus episode In this episode... Emily’s dad, Matthew, saw TLJ without seeing TFA. She thought it would be fun to see what he has to say about it. Emily’s name problem is genetic. What Matthew *thinks* happened in the movie (it’s actually pretty decently accurate) A science lesson break. Most importantly: Did he like porgs? A very good Kylo Ren impression. Is Luke dead and what does “dead” mean anyway. Things get deeper than Emily expected. The Jesus ...
Jan 28, 2018•1 hr 36 min
Episode 25 - “Mendo’s Puffy Pants” We made it to 25! Things we talk about in this episode: Our nerve-filled first show. Emily went to a live episode of Steele Wars and meet lots of great people. The Rebels trailer! Not everything has to be for everybody. Nobody likes Kanan’s hair. The Solo synopsis. Emily and Brittani are both rather unimpressed. The need for Han to not be a good guy. Star Wars Detours: Yikes Reed Morano meeting with Kathleen Kennedy. Emily goes on a Clone Rights rant again. But...
Jan 26, 2018•2 hr 6 min
Episode 24 - Happy Beeps On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch - Happy New Year! - Mendo & porg shopping is discussed. - Brittani just went to Hollywood to see Steele’s live show!!! - Ewan McGreggor has a beard again & people went crazy for a minute - Solo Lego leak! - Brittani finally watched A Muppet Christmas Carol. In January. - Emily watched the Clone Wars - Top 3 Leia moments are discussed (Thank you, Johnny Grasso for the topic suggestion!) - Adele sends in a beautiful email abo...
Jan 19, 2018•2 hr 5 min
In Episode 23 of The Canto Bight Dispatch... Happy New Year! Brittani got more porgs. (Yes. Seriously. We may have to stage an intervention.) Cat v. Fathier The dangers of your family listening to your podcast or following you on Twitter. John Williams is doing the theme for Solo with John Powell doing the rest of the score. We talk about the unknown quantity that is Solo: A Star Wars Story. Brittani’s lack of Muppet knowledge continues to horrify Emily Holy crap, a lot happened in 2017: Forces ...
Jan 05, 2018•1 hr 53 min
On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch - Happy Holidays from the Canto Bight Dispatch! - Presents, chipmunks, muppets, and David Bowie’s tight pants are discussed. - Brittani and Emily share their thoughts on Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi - Glitter is great, except in hand sanitizer - Emily watched the Clone Wars! - Rashad from Whill Communication sends in a question about deleted scenes. - Eric from The Bad Motivators: A Malfunctioning Star Wars Podcast sends us an email about his hero. - Wa...
Dec 29, 2017•1 hr 41 min
Episode 21 - That Thing! And That Other Thing! In this episode.... THE LAST JEDI REACTION WITH SPOILERS THE LAST JEDI REACTION WITH SPOILERS THE LAST JEDI REACTION WITH SPOILERS THE LAST JEDI REACTION WITH SPOILERS THE LAST JEDI REACTION WITH SPOILERS THE LAST JEDI REACTION WITH SPOILERS Plus emails from Jim and Rebecca. Email us at cantobightpod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @cantobightpod @eflind @cantobritt
Dec 17, 2017•1 hr 59 min
Episode 20 - Confirmation Bias On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch - THE LAST JEDI IS ALMOST HERE!! - Which Star Wars characters are in hell? - No spoilers here!!! - Christmas presents, elephants, and creative Twitter names are discussed. - Brittani & Emily were just on Episode 83 of Rebel Grrrl! - Early non-spoiler thoughts of the Canto Bight book are discussed. - Emily reviews a couple of episodes of the Clone Wars. - Brittani names a character worse than Ezra Bridger. - King Tom sends...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Episode 19 - DEATH WATCH!!!!! On this episode of The Canto Bight Dispatch: - The gang is all here!! - Netflix shows, trees, stuffed animal collections, and fathiers are discussed - Emily describes the perfect Star Wars video game - Brittani has some interesting information on Galaxy’s Edge & gives a review of the updated Star Tours - DJ has stolen Emily’s heart. - The Last Jedi anticipation! - Top 3 most ridiculous theories regarding the Last Jedi are discussed (Thank you, Rashad for the top...
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Episode 18 - This Doesn’t Look Like Anything to Me. In this episode… Brittani is at Disney World stealing all the porgs, so Emily is joined by Aaron from OKC(upid) Lots of Mendo talk (shocking, I know). Have you watched Animal Kingdom? If not, you need to watch Animal Kingdom. He is super scary. How Catalyst adds to Rogue One. Gauging TLJ exciting levels. The sadness of only being able to see a movie for the first time once. Crying at movies. Emily finished Leia: Princess of Alderaan (you should...
Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Episode 17 - He’s Hannibal Lecter without the Cannibalism In this episode… We are fine, but Emily is still in pain. Brittani got drunk and saw Justice League. New porgs were accumulated. There are too many TV spots. Brittani has watched all of them. Emily has watched none. We discuss the new EW covers and image. Who would you invite to Star Wars Thanksgiving? The ethics of turning off droids. Getting drunk with family. Emily started the Leia book. Clone Wars goes full-on horror movie. Brittani h...
Nov 25, 2017•1 hr 51 min
EPISODE 16 - Mendo & Mothma’s Time Travel Adventures On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch: Emily just had a birthday! Happy Birthday, Emily! Brittani keeps ordering porgs online. WE ACTUALLY HAVE NEWS THIS WEEK Rian Johnson is creating a new Star Wars trilogy! Brittani can’t form sentences (again). Emily & Brittani create possible plots for the future live action Star Wars series coming in 2019 Top 3 Imperial Troopers are discussed (Thank you, Andy for the suggestion!) Jim, King Tom, ...
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 27 min
EPISODE 15 - I've Never Done This Before Somehow we are up to episode 15! In this episode… Brittani’s classroom adventures. The passing of Star Wars and ESB costume designer John Mollo Surprise new TV spot. We have mixed feelings about it. More on Clone names. Expect more of this as Emily gets more fixated on the shoddy treatment of the Clones by the Jedi. King Tom is our Pablo. Kathleen Kennedy on the future of Star Wars. PORGS! (yes, again. Shut up.) Rose’s cool space necklace and our desire f...
Nov 10, 2017•1 hr 50 min
EPISODE 14 - Is a Mendo Still a Mendo Without a Cape? On this episode... Emily’s back! And she’s better than ever. Home remedies: Ginger Tea Edition. Brittani got another porg. We discuss Season 2 of Stranger Things. After 32 minutes, we finally discuss Star Wars. Emily watched The Clone Wars. Two more episodes of Rebels premiered! Brittani tries to make jokes. She fails. Ewok Appreciation Day is a very special holiday. Brittani gets angry because people don’t like porgs. Emily gets mad because ...
Nov 03, 2017•1 hr 41 min
EPISODE 13 | CBD: A Star Wars Podcast for Siblings On this episode... Emily is sick so Brittani's brother Rusty fills in. (He's excited) Get the inside scope on growing up with Downtown Brittani Brown. The Brown family is a Disney family. Rusty's first memory of Star Wars Playing with action figures. Embarrassing family stories The Kessel Toy Run is collecting toys for kids in hospitals. Check out details at makingstarwars.net or @thekesseltoyrun on twitter. Rebels reactions for episodes 1&2...
Oct 27, 2017•1 hr 34 min
EPISODE 12 - Good vs. Email On this episode of The Canto Bight Dispatch: Emily watched 4 episodes of the Clone Wars The character Cad Bane is discussed There are still no chickens in Star Wars Brittani & Emily discuss Rebels Do we need to consume everything Star Wars? Are filler episodes actually filler episodes? Brittani wants more Padme Star Wars relationship advice Forces of Destiny! It is agreed that Chewbacca is adorable. Brittani got a new porg & named him Canadian Bacon There’s go...
Oct 20, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Episode 11 - Insert Porg Scream Here It's trailer night, so we are releasing early! In this episode... Excitement! Emily has sandwich problems! New Poster! Trailer! Brittani tries unsuccessfully to get Emily to impersonate a porg! New York Comic Con! It's a little bit all over the place, but that's because it was recorded right after the trailer and we are just a tiny bitty bit excited and also because Emily was editing this at 2:00am and has to be up for work in 5 hours. Find us on Twitter: The...
Oct 14, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Episode 10 - Turtles Need Friends Too Super big shout out to Robbo who sent us a new theme song shortly after we recorded this episode. We love it to itty bitty bits. Thanks, Robbo! On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch... Emily got a sick new Funko Pop New Forces of Destiny trailer & episode Brittani gives a great Chopper impression Adventures at the aquarium Tangents galore Is 2 hours and 30 minutes too long for a Star Wars movie? Emily watched some great episodes of the Clone Wars Thank...
Oct 06, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Episode 9 - What Color is The Last Jedi? In this episode.... We talk John Stamos (really) and dudes with ponytails. Emily is confused by Brittani's question. Brittani has named her porg. Pineapple pizza is nasty, but cheese is good. The Last Jedi is done. What colors are the Star Wars films? What would you do if The Last Jedi leaked? What will be in TLJ trailer? Should The Last Jedi have a trailer for Han Solo? Emily read Phasma and has mixed feelings. (No spoilers) Our Top 3 Lightsaber fights. ...
Sep 29, 2017•1 hr 45 min
Episode 8 - Star Wars Is a Girl Thing Too On this episode of Canto Bight Dispatch... We have a new Episode 9 director! Brittani & Emily are exicited for another Star Wars Christmas It's a miracle! Emily enjoyed two episodes of the Clone Wars! Emily hates birds Excerpts from A Certain Point of View are discussed. Ancient artifacts, ancient artifacts, ancient artifacts. Obi-Wan Kenobi is dead Is Boba Fett in the Untited Han Solo film? Emily lost all track of time BRITTANI GOT A PORG and it nee...
Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Episode 7 - In Which We Are Mean Join us for episode 7 where... Emily loves her porg (Porgson Krennic). We discuss Colin Trevorrow's firing (recorded before the J.J. news, of course) and what it signals a broader problem for LucasFilm. Emily loves dinosaurs for some reason. We are not very nice about Dave Filoni, with complaints about the false advertising of Krennic and the Schrodinger's Cat treatment of Ahsoka. Brittani really doesn't like Ezra. Emily actually has some (fairly) positive things...
Sep 14, 2017•1 hr 33 min
