Podcasts in Review

November 27, 2020 at 1:38 pm | Posted in Podcasts, Podcasts in Review, Regular Feature, Reviews, Star Wars | Leave a comment

Here’s this week’s Podcasts in Review, starting with the top five and any honorable mentions, then moving on to the full reviews.

This Week’s Top Five

1. Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk: Episode 564
2. The Steve Austin Show: Rick Flair
3. Force of Light Entertainment: The Mandalorian Chapter 12 Discussion
4. Faking Star Wars: LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Review Show
5. TechnoRetro Dads: Thanks for Nut N Honey

Honorable Mentions

• Doing Talking: The Clan of Three #4: The Siege

big T & Lil t: Episode 41 they do a commentary for The Mandalorian “The Siege,” plus they talk a little bit about the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special.

Podcast Network: WSTR Media
Runtime: 50 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Production Quality: Good
Hosts: Todd, and Trent
Rating: Good

Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk: Episode 564 features Angry Anderson, the lead singer for Rose Tattoo. They talk about album covers, Alberts, The Easy Beats, tattoos, his style of singing, catching up with Angus Young talking about Axel singing for them, stories of talking with Joe Cocker, slide guitar, the blues in Australia, Hey Joe, Australian guitar, being in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, 1984, Tolkien, Pearl Jam and Billy Gibbons, meeting Ted Nugent and more. Really smart guy and great conversation. Excellent episode.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Dean Delray
Rating: Excellent

Doing Talking: The Clan of Three #4: The Siege they talk about the music that was released, baby Yoda and the wires, cursing, Yoda enjoying flying and puking, the dark troopers and their history, and more.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Austin, Madison, and Megan
Rating: Good

Faking Star Wars: LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Review Show Storm Duper and Vegan the Hutt discuss the new LEGO Holiday Special, and do some fun bits and skits. Fun episode.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 43 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Storm Duper
Rating: Fun

Force of Light Entertainment: The Mandalorian Chapter 12 Discussion they talk about the intelligence of baby Yoda, their love for Gina Carano, whether the Mando is loosening up with the helmet rule, and more. Good discussion of the episode.

Podcast Network: Red5 Network
Runtime: 42 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Michelle, and Natalie
Rating: Good

Rebel Force Radio: The Mandalorian After Show #12 features guests Kevin Liell and Mac Sparky. They talk about the lab stuff, what’s in the jars, the M count and they go over some listener call ins.

Podcast Network: Rebel Force Radio
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Production Quality: Good
Hosts: Jason, and Jimmy
Rating: Good

Scavenger’s Hoard: Episode 147 they go over Alan Dean Foster’s open letter to Disney about royalties not being paid, they go over Daisy Ridley’s comments, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and The Mandalorian “The Siege.”

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 23 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Kirsty, and Rachael
Rating: Good

Star Wars Loose Canon: Ride the Blurrg – Chapter 12 they share their thoughts on The Mandalorian “The Siege.” They talk about the science stuff, dialog, Yoda puke, the school, blue jeans guy and more. There’s some echo on Chris’ audio, otherwise okay.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 37 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Production Quality: Good
Hosts: Alex, Chris, and Nick
Rating: Good

TechnoRetro Dads: Thanks for Nut N Honey they share Thanksgiving jokes, talks news, cereal, Thanksgiving food, turkeys and video games, Thanksgiving cartoon specials, and what they’re thankful for. Fun episode.

Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: JediShua, and Jay
Rating: Fun

The Deucecast Movie Show: Episode 456 is a reflicktions episode as they go over movies and documentaries they’ve recently watched.

Podcast Network: Retrozap
Runtime: 2 hours 16 minutes
Audio Quality: Good
Production Quality: Good
Hosts: Dave, Mikey, and Dr. Earl
Rating: Good

The Mando Roundup: Turquoise is the New Black they talk about all the turquoise stuff on the show, they go over “The Siege,” and they make predictions on where it’ll go next.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 23 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Storm Duper, Jemma
Rating: Fun

The Steve Austin Show: Rick Flair Rick talks about being stolen as a baby from the hospital and being adopted, selling life insurance in college, wrestling, surviving an airplane crash, family life, riding in limos, his stylin profilin lifestyle, going to the WWE, Bobby Henan, his daughter, and he shares a bunch of stories. Great conversation. Great episode.

Podcast Network: PodcastOne
Runtime: 59 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Steve Austin
Rating: Great

University of Coruscant: 3:8 Naga Sadow goes over the Dark Lord of the Sith from the old Legend stories, recapping his history.

Podcast Network: Red5 Network
Runtime: 17 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Host: Dr. Ravencourt 
Rating: Good

What The Force?: Once Upon A Time in the Outer Rim: Episode 12 they talk about the lack of weirdness and drama with The Mandalorian “The Siege,” they talk about the community on the planet and the storytelling choices being predictable, there’s a Ben Solo conspiracy tangent, they talk about Cara and Carson not being cops but marshalls, the dad moments, skinship, blue jeans guy and cosplay opportunities, symbolism stuff, Mortis and mother thoughts.

Podcast Network: N/A
Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes
Audio Quality: Excellent
Production Quality: Excellent
Hosts: Marie-Claire Gould
Rating: Good

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.