Podcasts in Review

May 31, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Podcasts, Podcasts in Review, Regular Feature, Reviews, Star Wars | Leave a comment

Here is this week’s Podcasts in Review. Some of the summaries might be a little plain as I’m leaving out any Solo spoilers for the time being.

Blast Points Podcast: Episode 125 is their Solo discussion episode as they go over their initial thoughts then dive in and walk through the movie. Interesting thought about connecting L3 to Star Wars: Adventures in Colors and Shapes. Worth noting, there were some things they had issues with, which seems to be a common theme with the Solo podcast discussions.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Jason, and Gabe
Rating: Fun

Brews and Blasters: Episode 169 they share their thoughts on Solo, first 3 minutes is spoiler free, then they go into spoilers for the rest of the show. They go through the entire movie and provide a fun breakdown and discussion. Lot of positivity and fun in this one.

Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 9 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Joe, and Chris
Rating: Fun

Card Trader Illuminerdy: Spoilers: Post – Solo Debrief features Tom, Mikey, Rhett, Earl and Michael as they record in the theater (after everyone left and as they await the next showing). They joke around a bit then get to Solo as they talk about the timeline, general thoughts, species, what they did and didn’t like, the characters, droid/human relations, and some funny tangents. It’s not a thorough discussion, and it’s not entirely positive as Rhett didn’t like it, but they hit on various things and they’re funny, so you might want to check it out. Dave makes a special appearance in this episode, though he’s not able to weigh in as he hadn’t seen it yet.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 58 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Editing: Non-existent? (but not really an issue)
Hosts: Mike, Tommy, and Rhett
Rating: Good

Fangirls Going Rogue: Episode 58 first they talk about the Solo red carpet premier, Celebration news, interviews, the Kasdans, J.J., news Forces of Destiny episodes, Flight of the Falcon books, other news, Jon Favreau update on his Star Wars TV show, then they talk Solo as they share their thoughts on the movie. Afterwards they have a character discussion for the Millennium Falcon.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Tricia, Teresa, and Sarah
Rating: Good

Full of Sith: Episode CCLXX is their Solo spoiler discussion featuring Bryan, Holly, Bobby. They share their general impressions, they talk about the treatment of women, Marvelization, Val, L3, Enfys Nest, and the big spoiler surprise. Bobby is a bit of downer as he has some issues with the movie, which also sparks some debate between him and Bryan and Holly as they did not have the same issues.

Podcast Network: N/A,
Runtime: 1 hour 20 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Holly, and Bryan
Rating: Good

Grand Moff Talkin’: Episode 51 is their Solo discussion episode as they all share their thoughts on the movie. There’s a lot of variety in the opinions ranging from “bored” to “loved it” so there is a lot of discussion of nitpicks, issues and hangups, but also the things they liked and loved. Pretty good audio quality.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Riley, Jake, Isaac, and Jazmine
Rating: Good

Happy Beeps: Episode 6 goes over Star Wars fandom and critics, going all the way back to the beginning with criticism for A New Hope, John Simon vs Siskel and Ebert, and the role of personal investment in the films. Good episode.

Podcast Network: ForceCenter
Runtime: 30 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Jennifer
Rating: Good

Hyperspace PodBlast: Episode 66 is their Solo discussion episode as they share their thoughts, what they liked and the issues they had.

Podcast Network: Hyperspace PodBlast
Runtime: 30 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Bryan, and Shelby
Rating: Good

Idiot’s Array: Quickdeal – Solo and Celebration they look forward to Solo and talk Celebration 2019, and a little bit about live tweeting.

Podcast Network: Making Star Wars
Runtime: 14 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Mark, and Ryder
Rating: Good

Less Than 12 Parsecs: Bonus Episode #0011 Tim talks about seeing each of the Star Wars films for the first time and his memories of each time.

Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth,
Runtime: 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Tim
Rating: Good

Less Than 12 Parsecs: Episode 215 Tim talks to his son Declan about Solo and his thoughts on the movie. Spoilers right off the bat in this one.

Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth,
Runtime: 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Tim
Rating: Good

Me and My Padawan: Episode 17 goes over the Celebration news, then they discuss Solo as they share their thoughts on the movie and go over some listener feedback, including my voicemail. Good episode with some different viewpoints.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 36 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Ryan, and Braden
Rating: Good

Rebel Force Radio: Solo Review Show #1 features Jason, Jimmy and Billy as they share their initial thoughts after seeing Solo. They go over what they liked and didn’t like, their thoughts on the characters, relationships, reveals, etc. Interesting thoughts and observations.

Podcast Network: Rebel Force Radio
Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Jimmy, and Jason
Rating: Good

Rock Out Loud: Welcome Back Hang Out goes over concerts, Kristin’s recent trip over seas, some Superbowl gloating, listener emails, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, some Aerosmith, the Queen biopic, then they go over their random song picks of the day.

Podcast Network: Geek Out Loud
Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Steve, and Kristin
Rating: Good

Skytalkers: Solo: A Star Wars Story Immediate Reaction is their Solo spoiler discussion as they talk about the premier, and the movie. They jump around as they go over their favorite parts and various observations. Nice discussion.

Podcast Network: Star Wars Escape Pods Network,
Runtime: 37 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Caitlin, and Charlotte
Rating: Good

Skywalking Through Neverland: Episode 213 features a lot of guests as they talk Solo. There’s some pre-watching discussion, and lots of initial reactions after seeing it from lots of different people. Daniel Logan even pops in at one point. From what people liked, to what they didn’t, what surprised them, and their favorite moments.

Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Richard, and Sarah
Rating: Good

Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1419 goes over the Solo Rotten Tomato scores, negative reviews, and people not wanting to see the movie.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 9 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good

Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1420 explores whether George Lucas could ever direct another Star Wars movie.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 13 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good

Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1421 is Allen’s non-spoiler reactions to Solo, and he goes over the reactions of others to the film including the reviews out there.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 14 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good

Star Wars 7×7: Bonus Episode: Breaking News: Boba Fett Movie Back in the Works? goes over the latest Fett movie rumors and recaps the past ones.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 7 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good

Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1424 goes over 7 reasons why Solo is under performing per expectations.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 13 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good

Star Wars 7×7: Episode 1425 goes over Solo box office projections and earnings, and searching for positives.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 9 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Allen Voivod
Rating: Good

Star Wars Report: Episode 332 kicks off with Bruce, Scott Ryfun, and Riley as they discuss Solo. Riley’s audio is a little rough as he phones in from an airport stairwell. They go over their general thoughts, their quibbles and things they didn’t like, and what they did like. Riley drops off after a little while, and Bruce and Scott carry on the discussion. Afterwards, Riley has some audio from various people getting their feedback on the movie, then Bruce talks with Mark, Christi and Michael about Solo. Interesting observations.

Podcast Network: 2nd Airborne Division
Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Bruce, and Mark
Rating: Good

Talk Star Wars: Episode 120 is hosted by Rob and features the return of Marc as he shares his thoughts and opinions on Solo. They start off with some quick, general thoughts, then touch on some news. Then they begin their dive into the movie. They get into some really interesting observations and discussions, including some excellent discussion of the big spoiler. I definitely recommend checking this one out.

Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth,
Runtime: 2 hours 13 minutes
Audio Quality: Great
Editing: Excellent
Host: Rob
Rating: Great

TechnoRetro Dads: Five Speeds, Spinouts, and Donuts in a Corvette Summer they talk corvettes, car jokes, and get into the news. They go over the Galaxy’s Edge dates, Thundercats, She-Ra, Amazing Stories, poster artist Bill Gold, passing of Margot Kidder, donuts, cereal, racing games, the movie Corvette Summer, and listener feedback.

Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 17 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Shazbazzar, and JediShua
Rating: Good

The 602 Club: Episode 183 Matt and Aaron Goins go over the book Star Wars: Last Shot. They talk about the time placement of the different storylines, issues with time jumping, the dialog and writing style, the modern dialog style, they dive into the themes and the story. Good book discussion.

Podcast Network: Trek.fm
Runtime: 1 hour 9 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Host: Matthew
Rating: Great

The Nerd Room: Episode 120 they talk special effects and movies in general, comic movies, Star Wars Celebration 2019 news, and some quick spoiler free Deadpool 2 discussion. Then they talk box office numbers, listener questions, Shazzam, news, Black Adam, Gotham and other comic stuff. They do a Solo prelude segment as they go over expectations and anticipation, and box office predictions.

Podcast Network: Star Wars Commonwealth
Runtime: 2 hours 25 minutes
Audio Quality:Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Tim, Troy, and Sunjay
Rating: Okay

The Soundtrack Show: Star Wars: the Music (Part III) goes over balancing the music and sound effects, Dave compares some scenes with and without music to illustrate the difference, and he goes over the Tatooine music, alternate cues, and he goes over theme counts.

Podcast Network: HowStuffWorks
Runtime: 50 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: David Collins
Rating: Great

Wookiee Radio: Episode 67 features special guest Kevin Rubio as they talk with him about his work on “Troops”, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and his Tag & Bink comics. Excellent interview. Kevin talks about all the projects, provides some behind the scenes stories on them, and he touches on Solo and the new Star Wars movies. Plus they just talk about some general Star Wars stuff. Nice, laid back conversation. Kevin also reveals that there are more stories for Tag & Bink if Marvel decides there’s a market for it.

Podcast Network: We Be Geeks Network
Runtime: 1 hour 9 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Editing: Excellent
Hosts: Ken, Derrick, and Mike
Rating: Great