We have a name! The Last Jedi is the title of Episode 8, and can you believe it's 20 years since the saga returned to the big screen in the form of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition? We can't either, and we discuss that as well as returning to our chat with Rogue One writer Gary Whitta, catching up with Rogue One Rebel Trooper Paul McQue and discussing some exciting developments with the running Stormtrooper Jez Allinson. Plus we listen to Mark and James as they travel to Disneyland Paris for the press launch of Season of the Force. You can listen to episode 57 of RADIO 1138 here on iTunes, contact us on Skype at JediNewsNetwork with your comments, views and opinions and be a part of the show.
Galactic Fashion is a monthly podcast dedicated to Star Wars and geek fashion, hosted by Johnamarie Macias and Teresa Delgado and part of the Jedi News Network. In episode 20, the two hosts talk about Her Universe updates, new Star Wars handbags from Bioworld, the latest from Kay Jewelers, and the teasers from Po-Zu's Star Wars footwear collection! Plus, they interview (13:55) the latest member of Team Jedi News. Her name is Joelle (Instagram: @Joelle), a London girl who loves Star Wars, incorporates a Stormtrooper belt with her everyday clothes, and who’s a Young Person's Ambassador for Alopecia UK. You can listen to episode 20 here on iTunes, contact us on Skype at JediNewsNetwork with your comments, views and opinions and be a part of the show.
It's 2017 and as we enter the second year of Jedi News Network we continue to bring you interviews from across the Star Wars galaxy. This episode we sit down with Rogue One's Grand Moff Tarkin Guy Henry, and discuss the creation of the story of Rogue One with screenwriter Gary Whitta. We look at the amazing life of Carrie Fisher with original Boba Fett Jeremy Bulloch, Chris Wyman from Official Pix and Steve Sansweet, along with some classic Carrie audio. You can listen to episode 56 here on iTunes, contact us on Skype at JediNewsNetwork with your comments, views and opinions and be a part of the show.
Grab your bookmarks, it's time to Take Cover as we focus on the writings of the Star Wars galaxy. This month Brian, Matt and Mark are joined by James Burns from Star Wars Collectors Cast who interviews George Lucas: A Life biographer Brian Jay Jones while Brian chats with Star Wars Philosophy authors Kevin S. Decker, Jason T. Eberl. The guys remember Carrie Fisher and discuss Doctor Aphra #2, Star Wars #26 and more. You can listen to episode 13 here on iTunes, contact us on Skype at JediNewsNetwork with your comments, views and opinions and be a part of the show.
Join James Burns on a special extended edition of the Star Wars Collectors Cast with his brother in the Force from Jedi News and RADIO 1138 – Mark Newbold; together they look back at 2016 and the last couple of months in the collecting world. This special show features two visits to Rancho Obi-Wan to catch up with Steve Sansweet - the first a couple of days after the Annual Gala in November, and again just before the holidays with a very special announcement about a tie-in wite Little Debbie.
Go back to November at Madame Tussauds where Propel launched their Star Wars drones and James caught up with Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon), from Propel – director Carl England and CEO Darren Matloff. James also chats with Glen Abell, Vice President of Direct to Consumer, from LEGO about the opening of the largest LEGO Store in the world in the heart of London’s Leicester Square. Find out what Fangirls Going Rogue and Galactic Fashion co-host Teresa Delgado and Jedi News Social Media Guru and co-host of Take Cover Matt Booker thought of 2016 from a collecting point-of-view – along with an exclusive revelation from Matt. All this and more in a must listen edition of the Star Wars Collectors Cast!
Note: much of this content was recorded before the tragic passing of Carrie Fisher. Also, be aware of Rogue One spoilers.