Here is this week’s Podcasts in Review, starting with the top five and honorable mentions, then moving on to the full reviews.
This Week’s Top Five
- Awards Chatter Matthew McConaughey – ‘White Boy Rick’
- The Soundtrack Show Psycho: the Music (Part II)
- The Deucecast Movie Show Episode 347
- Comics With Kenobi Episode 80
- Skywalking Through Neverland Episode 225
Honorable Mentions
- Fangirls Going Rogue Priority Transmission #11 includes guest Ashley Eckstein.
- Making Tracks Episode 11 includes interviews with Bill Kimberlin and Greg Hilderbrandt.
- Radio Free Endor Season 2 Episode 34 includes Star Wars artist Jason W. Christman as a guest.
- Rebel Force Radio Episode 9.14.2018 features an interview with Star Wars sculptor Lawrence Noble.
Now here is this week’s Podcasts in Review…
Awards Chatter: Matthew McConaughey – ‘White Boy Rick’ features a great interview with actor Matthew McConaughey. He talks about his family life growing up, college, getting interesting in acting, his early roles, role choices, his RomCom phase, and the McConaissance as they touch on Dallas Buyers Club, True Detective, Wolf of Wallstreet, Interstellar, Gold, and his latest film White Boy Rick.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Scott Feinberg
Rating: Great
Blast Points Podcast: Episode 142 they go over beard watch updates, Mark Hamill to appear in season two of Knightfall, Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live, the new trailer for Star Wars Resistance, and they kick off Snoketober. For their main discussion, they go over the home release of Solo and all the bonus features, as well as Jon Kasdan’s commentary notes, and iTunes reviews. Fun episode.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 59 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Jason, and Gabe
Rating: Fun
Brews and Blasters: Episode 177 they talk about Robert Shaw, collecting, where they go to get figures lately, upcoming figures, what they’ve found, what they’re looking for, and exclusives. Fun episode.
Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 1 minute
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Joe, and Chris
Rating: Fun
Children of the Force: Episode 112 they talk about what they’ve been up to, they talk Star Wars Resistance, they talk about the Han Solo: Imperial Cadet comic series, new Smugglers Guide, Bob Iger’s comments on Star Wars, Solo facts and more. Fun episode.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 39 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Al, Anna, and Liam
Rating: Fun
Comic Book Noob: Mister Miracle they go over the story around the character, the new gods, the motherbox, Mister Miracle’s abilities, and their reading recommendations. Good episode.
Podcast Network: Comic Book Noob
Runtime: 30 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Scott, Matt, and Regina
Rating: Good
Comics With Kenobi: Episode 80 covers the news, and they review Star Wars #54, Lando – Double or Nothing #5, and point out the continuity issue in each. Then they have an interview with Double or Nothing writer Rodney Barnes as he talks about the challenge of writing comics, going off the movie script for Solo, his Star Wars fandom and more. Fun interview and great comic reviews.
Podcast Network: Coffee With Kenobi
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Matt, and Jeff
Rating: Fun
Comics With Kenobi: Episode 81 they cover news, and they review Doctor Aphra #24, A Star Wars Comic #17, and Poe Dameron #31 which is the last issue of that series. Great reviews.
Podcast Network: Coffee With Kenobi
Runtime: 1 hour 10 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Matt, and Jeff
Rating: Great
Fangirls Going Rogue: Priority Transmission #11 features Teresa and Sarah as they talk with Ashley Eckstein about the return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, doing podcasts, her book, the book tour, Star Wars Rebels, Her Universe, and they geek out on other things. Nice interview. Good episode.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 4 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Teresa, and Sarah
Rating: Good
Fly Casual: Episode 197 they talk about Batman’s wiener (yes, I’m not kidding, but it’s actually relevant as they’re not the only podcast this week that mentioned it), Bob Iger’s comments on Star Wars which opened the door to some more discussion of Rian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy and the new Star Wars movies. They talk about Jon Kasdan’s comments on Solo sequel, Blu-ray sales, and toy news. Good episode, even with the Batman wiener discussion.
Podcast Network: Betterkind Media
Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Corey, Steve, Garrick, and Mike
Rating: Good
ForceCenter: Episode 135 they talk about what they’ve been up to, they go over the news, Gary Kurtz’s passing, Solo dejarik table, Galaxy’s Edge news, and then they dive into Bob Iger’s comments on slowing down the release of Star Wars. Great discussion. Plus they go over listener questions.
Podcast Network: ForceCenter
Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Ken, Joseph, and Jennifer
Rating: Great
Full of Sith: Episode CCLXXXV they talk about post-Return of the Jedi politics which covers a lot of interesting topics in the sequel era. They talk about the Republic having a moving capital, their demilitarization and how that helped the First Order in their attack. They go over the leadership of the First Order, and how things will look following the battle of Crait. Good discussion.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 6 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Bryan, Holly and Mike
Rating: Good
Grand Moff Talkin’: Episode 68 is part two of their Solo commentary. It starts at the part where Beckett talks about pushing Aurra Sing off to her death and goes all the way to the end credits. Perhaps not the best Solo commentary you’ll listen to, but not bad. It’ll be a bit tricky if you try to listen to it while watching the movie since you’ll have to pause to load up part two, but it works well enough just listening to it as a regular podcast without watching the movie.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 10 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Riley, Jake, and Jazmine
Rating: Good
Hyperspace PodBlast: Episode 83 goes over whether we hold Star Wars to a higher standard than other films and franchises, or whether we let things slide because it’s Star Wars, even when it’s bad. They also talk about the feelings of fandom toward Star Wars actors and voice actors outside of Star Wars, and they touch on some of the other mediums of Star Wars.
Podcast Network: Hyperspace PodBlast
Runtime: 25 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Bryan, and Shelby
Rating: Good
Jedi Journals: October 2018 they talk about recent finds, they touch on Star Wars Resistance, Flight of the Falcon, the Age of comic series, and other news. Dennis joins Jay as they talk comics and review Darth Vader Vol 2 Legacy’s End (#7-10, and #11-12). Jay and Chris go over upcoming comics, they talk a little Solo, they cover Star Wars Reads Day, and they go over magazine news. Good episode.
Podcast Network: TheForce.net
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Jay, and Chris
Rating: Good
Kanata’s Castle: Episode 41 covers comic news, Star Wars Resistance, the Solo home release and rewatches, and they touch on the deleted scenes. Nice observation on how the first and last planet Han and Chewie travel to together is a snow planet and both end badly on bridges. Their main discussion focuses on the female characters in Solo as they talk about each one, their roles, and they share their thoughts. Great discussion.
Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Becca, and Devon
Rating: Great
Making Tracks: Episode 11 includes interviews with Return of the Jedi special effects editor Bill Kimberlin, and part one of their interview with Star Wars artist Greg Hilderbrandt. They also talk about upcoming events. There’s a slight echo on Dave’s audio, but the interviews are fine. Overall, good episode.
Podcast Network: Fantha Tracks Radio
Runtime: 44 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Production Quality: Good
Hosts: Mark, and Dave
Rating: Good
Radio Free Endor: Season 2 Episode 34 features guest Jason W. Christman as they talk conventions, Dragon Con, his son’s YouTub channel, and lots of other various things. Then they talk Episode IX rumors and art prints. Afterwards Jamie talks with guest Matt Fox about collecting and vintage Star Wars toys. Good episode.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Jamie
Rating: Good
Rebel Force Radio: Episode 9.14.2018 goes over Solo‘s home release and the special features, and includes a nice interview with Star Wars sculptor Lawrence Noble who talks about sculpting the famous Yoda statue, his interactions with George Lucas, a fun story about meeting Burt Reynolds, and much more. He’s a good storyteller and he’s got some fun stories to share.
Podcast Network: Rebel Force Radio
Runtime: 2 hours 12 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Jimmy, and Jason
Rating: Good
Rebel Force Radio: Solo Film Commentary Track features Jimmy, Jason and Billy as they share their thoughts and observations as they watch the movie, and Billy provides some fun puppet Lando impersonations along the way. So far, this is my favorite Solo commentary I’ve listened to. They keep it fun and entertaining.
Podcast Network: Rebel Force Radio
Runtime: 2 hours 28 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Jimmy, and Jason
Rating: Great
Skywalking Through Neverland: Episode 225 they open with a segment of their interview with the late Gary Kurtz, then they speak with Craig Miller about Gary which is a nice conversation. Afterwards they have on guest Lisa Dullard as they go through all of the bonus features on Solo. Very comprehensive coverage. They also have on Eric, and they wrap up with the usual bloopers and outtakes. Great episode.
Podcast Network: Skywalking Through Neverland
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Richard, and Sarah
Rating: Great
Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1545 goes over the possibility of Rey’s parents showing up in a LEGO set.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good
Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1547 is an Episode IX update going over rumors, and it wraps up with a spoiler on the Poe Dameron #31 comic (there’s plenty of fair warning if you want to avoid it).
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 8 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good
Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1550 goes over Star Wars Resistance, why it matters, and the issue with the voice actress for Leia.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 10 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good
Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1551 covers what we know about the first five episodes of Star Wars Resistance.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good
Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1552 covers more info on Star Wars Resistance including a planet name and timeline confirmation.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good
Star Wars Bookworms: Episode 94 they go over New York Comic Con stuff, then review Thrawn: Alliances. They talk about the double vision thing, the voices in the audiobook, the characters, Black Spire, Anakin’s actions and more. Good book discussion.
Podcast Network: 2nd Airborne Division
Runtime: 54 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Great
Host: Teresa, and Aaron
Rating: Good
Talk Star Wars: Episode 138 they talk about how Mace might have survived Revenge of the Sith, an Obi-Wan movie idea, the Disney streaming service, video games, Benioff and Weiss, Episode IX speculation, thoughts on new Star Wars Resistance trailer, and they discuss the Solo novelization. Good episode.
Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth,
Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Great
Host: Rob, and Brad
Rating: Good
Tarkin’s Top Shelf: Episode 49 they go over news, then they go over the new Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary by DK Publishing as they touch on what’s new in this edition. Good episode.
Podcast Network: MakingStarWars.net
Runtime: 52 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Becca, and Mark
Rating: Good
TechnoRetro Dads: Haunted House Toys, Games, Memories, and…Cereals? they talk about Halloween, haunted house jokes, and then move on to the news. They cover the passing of Gary Kurtz, Galaxy’s Edge, Knightfall, cereal, haunted houses, and the Atari Haunted House game. They also talk about the Weebles toys, the Weeble haunted house, and other haunted house toys. Fun episode.
Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 17 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: JediShua, and Shazbazzar
Rating: Fun
The Deucecast Movie Show: Episode 346 is their long awaited train wreck episode where they were going to discuss heist movies, but got off track with guests Steve Glosson and Scott Ryfun and ended up talking Star Wars for the whole episode. Dr. Earl is also on this one. They talk a little Infinity War, Steve goes over his top five heist films, and they spend a lot of time on The Last Jedi and their thoughts on the new Star Wars movies. There’s some healthy criticism, and some serious discussion, and yet it’s still a fun episode overall.
Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Good
Hosts: Dave, and Mikey
Rating: Fun
The Deucecast Movie Show: Episode 347 features Dave, Mikey, Dr. Earl and special guest Jennifer Kaufman as they do a medical theme episode which is really fun. With Dr. Earl being a real doctor, and Jennifer having been a nurse, they weigh in on some common medical tropes in movies and TV, and they all go over some of their favorite medical movies and medical movie moments. Great episode.
Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 4 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Dave, and Mikey
Rating: Great
The Geek Supreme: Movie Trailers, Fantastic Beasts Controversies, More Kathleen and Less Star Wars they go over Rotten Tomato scores for The Happy Time Murders, then discuss the trailers for Bumblebee, Captain Marvel, Star Wars Resistance, and Fantastic Beasts 2. They also go over the snake controversy with Fantastic Beasts, share some movie ideas, and talk about Kathleen Kennedy’s contract extension and Star Wars. Fun episode.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Darth Taxus, Scott, Jeff and Regina
Rating: Fun
The Imperial Senate Library: Thrawn Alliances – Part 2 wraps up their discussion on Thrawn: Alliances as they talk about the second half of the book. They summarize what happened, talk about Anakin, Vader, Thrawn, and Padme, and share their thoughts on the book with some great observations and analysis.
Podcast Network: Not Saf For Work,
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Nicky, and Claire
Rating: Good
The Nerd Room: Episode 137 they talk about Batman comics, the tease for the Joker movie, Wonder Woman 2 speculation, Marvel streaming plans, TV plans, Russo brothers trolling fans, and Bob Iger’s comments on Deadpool and Star Wars. Good episode.
Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth
Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Tim, Troy, and Sunjay
Rating: Good
The Skyhoppers Podcast: Episode CXIV they talk about Star Wars Resistance a little, then discuss Jyn Erso. They talk about her, Cassian, Rogue One, Saw, and how Ash relates to Jyn. There’s some doggie interruptions, but still a good episode.
Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth
Runtime: 1 hour 13 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Production Quality: Okay
Hosts: Ben, and Ash
Rating: Good
The Soundtrack Show: Psycho: the Music (Part II) Dave talks about the use of music to create tension and ease, the second half of the movie, the change in music, the use of the Psycho motif in Star Wars, and the classic shower scene. Plus there’s audio clips of Alfred Hitchcock and others talking about the movie and the music. Great episode.
Podcast Network: HowStuffWorks
Runtime: 33 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: David Collins
Rating: Great
Toy Run: Episode 127 they talk about Gary Kurtz and his passing, New York Comic Con plans, the epilogue of the Solo novelization, the Vader Immortal VR experience, toy news, toy runs and toy finds, and they cover a bunch of listener questions.
Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Criz, and Jake
Rating: Good
Wookiee Radio: Episode 84 they discuss Bob Iger’s comments on slowing down the release of Star Wars movies, they talk about Warwick Davis’ roles in Solo, they touch on Ethan Hawke wanting to be in Star Wars, they go over some Solo deleted scenes, and they touch on animal Halloween costumes and the life sized LEGO porg.
Podcast Network: We Be Geeks Network
Runtime: 58 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Production Quality: Great
Hosts: Ken, Derrick, and Mike
Rating: Good