Episode 420 – The Ewok Adventure – Caravan Of Courage 40th Anniversary Celebration
6 DAYS AGO - This week we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of our favorite Star Wars things, the Expand
6 DAYS AGO - This week we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of our favorite Star Wars things, the often misunderstood Ewok Adventure : Caravan of Courage! Joining us in the festivities are our friends Patrick Cotnoir from The George Lucas … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 417 – Ann – The Return of the Jedi Lost Rebel Pilot
9/24/2024 - We’ve always been obsessed with the Return of the Jedi deleted scenes A-Wing Pilot that looks like Expand
9/24/2024 - We’ve always been obsessed with the Return of the Jedi deleted scenes A-Wing Pilot that looks like a grandma but have always wondered – who is she? We’ve stayed up all night wondering what is her story was and … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 414 – Name That Star Wars Sound
8/27/2024 - Are you a Star Wars sound effects expert? Do you know a Death Star ambiance from a Expand
8/27/2024 - Are you a Star Wars sound effects expert? Do you know a Death Star ambiance from a Hyperspace background sound? Then you should join Blast Points as they play NAME THAT STAR WARS SOUND! Listen as they quiz … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 411 – Grand Moff Tarkin’s Rolling R Sound Olympics
8/6/2024 - If you’re anything like us, you’re obsessed with Grand Moff Tarkin and every time you watch Star Expand
8/6/2024 - If you’re anything like us, you’re obsessed with Grand Moff Tarkin and every time you watch Star Wars A New Hope, you quickly become obsessed with all those wild rolling R sounds Tarkin makes! Well don’t worry as we … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 407 – The Acolyte episode 6 “Teach / Corrupt” Discussion
7/4/2024 - It’s summertime and The Acolyte is turning up THE HEAT! Join us as we discuss episode 6 Expand
7/4/2024 - It’s summertime and The Acolyte is turning up THE HEAT! Join us as we discuss episode 6 “Teach / Corrupt” and ponder the it’s many mysteries, an unknown planet, Last Jedi parallels, naked bodies, baby bird things and legend that … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 404 – The Acolyte Episode 3 “DESTINY” Discussion
6/15/2024 - The Dark Side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural but Expand
6/15/2024 - The Dark Side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural but it’s not unnatural how much we were into The Acolyte episode 3, DESTINY! Listen as we get some deep thoughts going on the … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 401 – Tony McVey – from Jar Jar to Salacious Crumb (with Tom Spina)
5/14/2024 - This week on Blast Points we are honored to be chatting with an ILM legend, the great TONY MCVEY! Expand
5/14/2024 - This week on Blast Points we are honored to be chatting with an ILM legend, the great TONY MCVEY! Listen in as we are once again joined by Regal Robot’s Tom Spina as we all talk to Tony about his passion … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 399 – The Bad Batch Series Finale Has Arrived
5/2/2024 - The Bad Batch series may be done but we’re still talking about Clone Force 99 in Blast Expand
5/2/2024 - The Bad Batch series may be done but we’re still talking about Clone Force 99 in Blast Points Episode 399!! Listen as we talk about the series finale, our thoughts on it, how it touched us right in the hearts … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 396 – Japanese George Lucas Commercial Reports with Silver (Star Wars Thrifting) and “plus one” Miranda
4/9/2024 - We all know about the legendary Japanese George Lucas commercials but have you seen the one with Expand
4/9/2024 - We all know about the legendary Japanese George Lucas commercials but have you seen the one with double the George Lucas in it? Have you looked and him standing in the tall grass and thought about the fit of his blue … Continue reading → Collapse
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Episode 419 – The Year That Made The Empire Strikes Back – May 1979 To May 1980
10/8/2024 - Going into the sequel to Star Wars, things seemed to be going great. Lucas had total Expand
10/8/2024 - Going into the sequel to Star Wars, things seemed to be going great. Lucas had total control, he wouldn’t have to direct this time, the script was great and it seemed like the problems that haunted Star Wars were a … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 416 – The Star Wars Radio Dramas Strike Back. With John and Maria Jose Tenuto
9/17/2024 - This week we’re happy to welcome back to Blast Points, John and Maria Jose Tenuto as they discuss Expand
9/17/2024 - This week we’re happy to welcome back to Blast Points, John and Maria Jose Tenuto as they discuss their new book The Star Wars Radio Dramas! Join us as we go in depth on the book’s creation, the continuing legacy … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 413 – The George Lucas Celebration III Sessions
8/20/2024 - Back in April 2005 at Star Wars Celebration III, George Lucas did three Q&A sessions with fans Expand
8/20/2024 - Back in April 2005 at Star Wars Celebration III, George Lucas did three Q&A sessions with fans from around the world. These incredible talks were all recorded and released on the old fan club Hyperspace site. We’ve got the audio … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 410 – The Amazing Return of the Jedi Fan Reviews from Starlog 76
7/30/2024 - It’s the summer of 1983 and after seeing the highly anticipated RETURN OF THE JEDI, people did Expand
7/30/2024 - It’s the summer of 1983 and after seeing the highly anticipated RETURN OF THE JEDI, people did what they had to do to make their opinions heard – they wrote to STARLOG magazine! Listen as we read all the … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 406 – The Acolyte Episode 5 “Night” Discussion
6/28/2024 - It’s the crazy crazy craziest Acolyte night yet as we’re talking all about the episode that Expand
6/28/2024 - It’s the crazy crazy craziest Acolyte night yet as we’re talking all about the episode that freaked everyone out, “Night”. It’s the heaviest 30 minutes of almost nonstop action and we feel like we got force pushed through a … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 403 – The Acolyte episodes 1 and 2 Freakout
6/7/2024 - It’s some Acolyte crazy nights and we’re excited to finally be talking about this show Expand
6/7/2024 - It’s some Acolyte crazy nights and we’re excited to finally be talking about this show and kick off our series of episodes dedicated to THE ACOLYTE! Listen as we discuss the epic first 2 episodes and get deep with some … Continue reading → Collapse
PHANTOM MENACE LISTENER THEATER STORIES And MAY THE 4th RECAP
5/12/2024 - We asked for YOUR stories of seeing The Phantom Menace back on the big screen for the 25th Expand
5/12/2024 - We asked for YOUR stories of seeing The Phantom Menace back on the big screen for the 25th anniversary and you delivered! We’re playing every single one of your wonderful messages and it is total Star Wars magic. PLUS – … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 398 – The Yoda Arc of the Covenant
4/23/2024 - With the re-release of The Phantom Menace days away and The Acolyte being right around the corner, Expand
4/23/2024 - With the re-release of The Phantom Menace days away and The Acolyte being right around the corner, the time is right to talk about one of favorite things from all of Clone Wars, the season six YODA ARC! The dark … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 395 – The Story of The Story of The Empire Strikes Back
4/2/2024 - In 1980 if you wanted to relive The Empire Strikes Back but couldn’t make it to the theater Expand
4/2/2024 - In 1980 if you wanted to relive The Empire Strikes Back but couldn’t make it to the theater for the 88th time, the best you could do was this Story of Empire record! It’s the whole movie cut down to about … Continue reading → Collapse
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Episode 418 – SNAGGLETOOTH – The Unauthorized History with Tom Spina
10/1/2024 - Snaggletooth! Sure we all know him and love him but what’s his story? Who made mask, Expand
10/1/2024 - Snaggletooth! Sure we all know him and love him but what’s his story? Who made mask, why are there so many versions of him and how is he one of the only aliens to appear in all three of the … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 415 – 365 Days of Blast Points with Superfan Listener Josh Freeman
9/3/2024 - This week we are talking to the amazing superfan listener Josh Freeman, who for one year straight, Expand
9/3/2024 - This week we are talking to the amazing superfan listener Josh Freeman, who for one year straight, listened to an episode of Blast Points every single day. And he took detailed notes on each episode. We’ve got questions for … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 412 – Skeleton Crew first trailer and the D23 insanity
8/13/2024 - As everyone knows, the gigantic Disney convention D23 happened last weekend and as always some Expand
8/13/2024 - As everyone knows, the gigantic Disney convention D23 happened last weekend and as always some quality Star Wars madness happened. Listen along as we discuss the very Spielbergian Skeleton Crew trailer scene by scene, the glory of NEEL, Andor season … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 408 – The Acolyte Episode 7 “CHOICE” Discussion
7/12/2024 - It’s the big penultimate episode for The Acolyte season 1 and we’ve got a lot of heavy thoughts on Expand
7/12/2024 - It’s the big penultimate episode for The Acolyte season 1 and we’ve got a lot of heavy thoughts on this one! Listen in as we’re talking about the Jedi, the power of choice, right and wrong, consequences, lies … and … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 405 – The Acolyte Episode 4 “Day” Discussion
6/21/2024 - The episode is titled “DAY” and all we can think about all day everyday is MUNDI and Bazil! And Expand
6/21/2024 - The episode is titled “DAY” and all we can think about all day everyday is MUNDI and Bazil! And the spooky masked Sith person. And the red head Jedi sword master guy. And how we’re loving this show. Listen … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 402 – The Phantom Menace Read Along Story Book Experience
5/20/2024 - It’s the 25th anniversary of our beloved Phantom Menace and that also means it’s Expand
5/20/2024 - It’s the 25th anniversary of our beloved Phantom Menace and that also means it’s taken us 25 years to listen to the read along book for TPM! It’s the whole movie condensed down to about 19 minutes with weird alternate … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 400 – The QVC Phantom Menace Spectacular
5/4/2024 - It’s our big 400 episode of Blast Points, the 25 anniversary of The Phantom Menace AND May Expand
5/4/2024 - It’s our big 400 episode of Blast Points, the 25 anniversary of The Phantom Menace AND May the 4th so there is no better way to celebrate then by watching two full hours of a QVC special from August 1999 when Episode 1 mania … Continue reading → Collapse
Episode 397 – The Birth of Star Wars – May 1976 to May 1977
4/16/2024 - In May of 1976, things looked pretty bleak for George Lucas’ big space fantasy movie. It was Expand
4/16/2024 - In May of 1976, things looked pretty bleak for George Lucas’ big space fantasy movie. It was over schedule, over budget, nothing worked and the studio was getting nervous. Somehow in 12 months, everything changed and the movie opened to … Continue reading → Collapse
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