Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

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Episode 500 - Living in These Star Wars with Dan Whitley of the Rebel Force Band Oct 06, 2026

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It’s our big 500th episode & we’re celebrating with an episode that’s been 10 years in the making! Join us as we chat with DAN WHITLEY, the creator of one of our favorite things ever, the 1977 Star Wars musical tribute album, LIVING IN THESE STAR WARS! Learn how it all happened, his phone call with John Williams, who was in the legendary REBEL FORCE BAND and so much more! So call up Chewie The Rookie Wookiee, celebrate the love and listen today! Learn more about Dan here at his website : https://danwhitleymusic.com/ Purchase the Living in These Star Wars CD here : https://danwhitleymusic.com/?product=living-in-these-star-wars JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! DOWNLOADABLE SHOW MUSIC! STAR WARS TV FULL COMMENTARIES! HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 499 - The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is Art Sep 29, 2026

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This week we are so happy to be celebrating the opening of The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art with our friend, Nick Tierce ! Join us as we explore Lucas’ vision, the critics getting it all wrong, Nick’s meeting with the legend Rick McCallum, Marfalump and so much more. So get that grilled cheese sandwich, celebrate the love and listen today! Connect with Nick here ! https://nicktierce.com/ JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! DOWNLOADABLE SHOW MUSIC! STAR WARS TV FULL COMMENTARIES! HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 498 - DARK EMPIRE II (what the hell happens in it?) Sep 22, 2026

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Finally, the time has come where we figure out just what actually happens in the 1994 Star Wars comic series DARK EMPIRE II. Join us as we explore its troubled production history, why it has eluded for so long and what we thought of it. AND - hear about the many ways it could have inspired films in the sequel trilogy and beyond! Did our opinions change as we recorded the episode? Listen and find out! So get out your PC Myst game, tie yourself to a Jedi tree, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! DOWNLOADABLE SHOW MUSIC! STAR WARS TV FULL COMMENTARIES! HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 497 - Remembering N'a-kee-tula, our Sweetheart Sep 15, 2026

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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate N'a-kee-tula, our beloved Sweetheart. We first met this wonderful doomed child in a hologram in the Attack of the Clones DVD deleted scenes and he’s been in our hearts ever since. Join us this week as we celebrate Sweetheart’s life with tributes, memories and more. So adapt to a new world, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 496 - The Mixed Up Droid 1995 Audio Adventure Celebration Sep 08, 2026

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We all know about the incredible NPR Star Wars Radio Dramas, but did you know about the many audio versions of Dark Horse Star Wars comics made in the 90s? And did you know about the 1995 C-3PO / R2-D2 original audio adventure The Mixed Up Droid? Join us this week as we look at this unique and fascinating piece of Star Wars audio history and listen to the whole thing! So drive across the country with Tales of the Jedi audio tapes, celebrate the love and listen today! Check out the The Mixed Up Droid video from Star Wars Radio here https://youtu.be/GV0I935VfD4?is=UTQnn6JugwIK22j7 JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 495 - C-3PO - The Lost Years Sep 01, 2026

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How long has it been since you’ve thought about C-3PO? REALLY thought about C-3PO? This week we’re getting deep with old Goldenrod himself as we discuss just what C-3PO was doing in-between The Phantom Meance and Attack of the Clones, the droid wedding gifts and the massive mystery of the the AOTC 3PO deleted scene. Who put on his “skin”? What about Uncle Owen? You’ll never look at 3PO the same way again. So close your eyes, visualize C-3PO, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 494 - Ahsoka Season 2 TEASER Reaction Freakout and Other D23 Fun Aug 16, 2026

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The Ahsoka season 2 teaser is here and we are doing what we do and going frame by frame discussing it all! Listen as we talk about Nightsisters, Ahsoka and Force Ghost Anakin, the mysterious black metal lightsaber guy, the battle of the big ships, the 1989 movie Millennium and so much more. PLUS - a little Starfighter talk and how we can prepare for the wild year in Star Wars that’s coming right around the corner! So have a Baja Blast with Thrawn, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 493 - The Ninth Jedi and The Joy of No Rules Star Wars Aug 11, 2026

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The Ninth Jedi series is here and this week we’re talking all about our thoughts on the show and why it’s brand of no rules Star Wars is so special! From Starcrash to Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, there’s something magical about a Star Wars or almost Star Wars story that plays by its own rules and that’s all over this new Ninth Jedi series. So turn on that silver blade lightsaber, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 492 - The Cool Holograms of the Original Trilogy Aug 04, 2026

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We all love holograms in Star Wars but have you ever really wondered how cool they are? Don’t worry because this week on Blast Points we’re taking a close up look at every hologram in the original trilogy and rating them in a very scientific cool scale method. And we’re sharing a little bit of behind the scenes facts for each one! How cool is that? So head down to Cool Holographics on 28th Street, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Episode 491 - The Ninth Jedi Roundtable Interview (Kenji Kamiyama, Shunsuke Tada and Hitoshi Ito) Jul 27, 2026

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In this special episode of Blast Points we are thrilled to bring you Jason taking part in a roundtable interview with some of the creators of The Ninth Jedi series, supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada and producer Hitoshi Ito. Listen as Jason and other awesome Star Wars podcasters and friends ask about how the show developed from the shorts seen in Visions and so much more. Celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify 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 "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

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