Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

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Episode 228 - SAGA YEAR MONTH 7 - The Sounds Of A New Hope Jul 28, 2020

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Saga Year continues and this month is all about the original, groundbreaking, spectacular SOUNDS OF A NEW HOPE! Join us as we listen to and discuss 92 classic sounds! That's right - 92!! Lightsabers, Beru's food processor, Falcon sounds, Cheez Balls, dogs in closets, John Wayne voices, Lucas & Ben making "oink" sounds and more! PLUS: what is "worldizing", the "water tank effect" and how can the roots of Star Wars sound be heard in THX-1138 and America Graffiti? It's a biggie sized fun filled episode so stick your head in a Coke machine and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! DISNEY GALLERY review episodes! CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 227 - The Phantom Origins Of The Prequels Jul 21, 2020

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Jedi Padawans, Utapau, Planetary blockades, invasion armies... this was all stuff that Lucas came up with just for the prequels, right? NO! All of these things are more can be found in the various drafts of his "space movie" he was dreaming up as early as 1973! Join us as we look at the phantom origins of the prequels that can be found in the early story treatments and versions of The Star Wars. From the Emperor to tombstone pledges, there's a lot of prequel gold in those over 40 year old wild, handwritten notes. PLUS : just when exactly did that little detail of Vader actually being Luke's father come into play? What could the saga have been if that was never the case? So don't throw out those leftovers, listen today & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 226 - The Star Wars Educational FilmStrip Experience Jul 14, 2020

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It's Star Wars summer school as we take a look at the incredible Star Wars Educational film strip that was sent to schools in 1978! Before George Lucas donated all of the Disney sale money to educational charities, there was this powerful representation of The Force in classrooms around America. Join us as we examine the film strip that tells a 20 minute version of Star Wars! Be amazed as we go over the quiz sheets that accompanied the strip! Be shocked as we reveal the connection to HARDWARE WARS! It's a laugh filled episode where you might just learn a little bit along the way too! Go with your feelings, celebrate the love and listen today! WATCH THE FILMSTRIP VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/MFt6BoAlteo SANDCRAWLER PODCAST : https://www.thesandcrawler.net SUBSCRIBE TO KARA DJ'S STAR WARS ZINE, INTO A LARGER WORLD: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13zU5AMdNGgMqNHQhDUJobbvqRhdQi45nEa55dnH9rkw/viewform?edit_requested=true FOLLOW KARA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsomethingbykara/ WATCH HARDWARE WARS : https://youtu.be/WYOSZwe8Ibk JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 225 - NICK MALEY, That Yoda Guy & Beyond (featuring TOM SPINA!) Jul 07, 2020

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This week Jason and Gabe along with our friend Regal Robot's Tom Spina welcome the legendary creature effects and makeup artist NICK MALEY! Nick worked on some of our favorite cantina aliens but also had A LOT to do with the creation of the original YODA puppets used in Empire Strikes Back. Join us as Nick talks all about his time with YODA on Empire, making the cyclops and beast from KRULL, working on LIFEFORCE, what he's up to these days and A LOT more. It's an inspiring, epic conversation and we were so happy to have Nick with us! So watch out for centipedes and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! FOLLOW NICK'S STARNET EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iNetEvents/ THAT YODA GUY MUSEUM: https://www.facebook.com/The-Yoda-Guy-Movie-Exhibit-295303327163046/ NICK'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Do-Not-Outlook-Achieving-Dreams/dp/1949177076 CHECK OUT TOM'S AMAZING STUFF: https://regalrobot.com http://www.tomspinadesigns.com JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 224 - SAGA YEAR MONTH 6 : ROGUE ONE (The Art of the Art of Rogue One) Jun 30, 2020

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Saga Year continues as this month we take a look at ROGUE ONE and the amazing Art of Rogue One book by Josh Kushins. Looking through it is like looking through your Rogue One dreams and it's been often overlooked when discussing the Star Wars creative process and the making of the film. From John Knoll's original and fascinating Destroyer of Worlds pitch to the stories that almost were and Gareth Edward's unique creative process, Rogue One was taking risks from the beginning. The bold ideas Rogue One created on screen and behind the scenes can still be felt today and we're examining all of them! Save the rebellion, save the dream and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 223 - Ewok Storybook Audio Drama Theater Jun 23, 2020

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This is THE episode you've been waiting for. Join us as we perform full audio dramas of THREE classic Ewok children's books from the 1980s. First it's the literary staple, The Baby Ewok Picnic Surprise. Do Ewoks make good babysitters? And what about these secret berries Ewok can't get enough of? That is followed by the darker middle chapter, The Ewok Who Was Afraid. This is a daring tale of cruelty, courage and magic gems that aren't really magic. Finally we close with the controversial Three Cheers for Kneesaa! A tale of empowerment, archery and the originator of #NotMyWicket. So come along as we travel to that forest moon and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 222 -Bantha Tracks And The Birth Of The Star Wars Fan Club Jun 16, 2020

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This week we are taking a look at the long and fascinating history of the original Star Wars Fan Club and the newsletter that was the source for all Star Wars information, Bantha Tracks. From Celebration to The Star Wars Show, Bantha Tracks set the standard for what it means to be a Star Wars fan. How did it relate to the zine fandom culture of time? Who is Maureen Garett and why is she so important to Star Wars fan history? What was the story of the sequel trilogy in 1980? And just WHO is Professor Tumbleseed? Listen today and celebrate the love! Sources : Retracing Bantha Tracks by Kevin Fitzpatrick, Star Wars Insider 41 Following the Bantha Tracks by Chris Fawcett, Star Wars Insider 59 The Making of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi books by JW Rinzler amazing Star Wars Zine by Kara DJ: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsomethingbykara/ JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 221 - PHIL SZOSTAK - The Blast Points Interview Jun 09, 2020

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This week we are thrilled to be talking with the creative art manager at Lucasfilm and the author of the Art of books for The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Solo : A Star Wars Story and The Rise of Skywalker, PHIL SZOSTAK. Join us as we talk with Phil about his love for the saga, the importance of influences at a young age, Rick McCallum, the power of Star Wars art, mysterious Dolphin movies, Star Trek 5's good parts and pineapple on pizza. It's an episode we've wanted to make happen for a long time and we can't thank Phil enough for talking to us. So listen today & celebrate the love because the club is open! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 220 - SAGA YEAR MONTH 5 - SOLO A STAR WARS STORY (Yes, No Or Maybe Solo) May 26, 2020

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This month's addition to SAGA YEAR is a driver and a winner!! Join us as we look back on that rare little diamond in the saga, 2018's Solo : A Star Wars Story. How was the newer Star Wars stuff made Solo a different experience in the last couple years? What still works for us and how could we possibly see these characters again? After that we tackle listener submitted questions that can be answered YES, NO, OR MAYBE SOLO! Lots of shower & seafood talk!! AND : no surprise, lots of Dryden Vos, Lady Proxima and naked Wookiee talk. So go commit a minor crime for Solo 2 and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

Episode 219 - Star Wars HATS With TOM SPINA May 19, 2020

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We heard what the people want and the people want STAR WARS HATS! When things get serious like this, there is only person we can call and you know it's our friend and Regal Robot's own TOM SPINA! Together we all dive head first into the legendary hats of the original trilogy. We're talking Rebel Blockade Trooper hats, Hoth hats, cantina hats, pointy hats, floppy hats and everything in-between! PLUS : We dive into ancient Star Wars mysteries like Cloud Car Pilots, their hats and the ongoing riddle of Weeba Weeba! It's an epic episode that's ahead of all the rest!! So put on your best hat, climb on a Dewback and celebrate the love! Visit Tom's cool stuff at : regalrobot.com www.tomspinadesigns.com check out NICK MALEY'S STARNET EVENTS! https://www.facebook.com/groups/iNetEvents/ JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Weekly CLONE WARS SEASON 7 review episodes! Exclusive Mandalorian review episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints NEW Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go & SHOUT IT OUT KLAUD! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website for comics, recipes, search for back episodes and much much more! www.blastpointspodcast.com if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact@blastpointspodcast.com send us show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always.

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