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July 6, 2021
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Star Wars: Visions Revealed – The Blockade Runner Podcast #187

The Star Wars: Visions reveal is here and we’re super excited! We also get into the new High Republic book releases from last week and the latest episode of The Bad Batch. Finally Ryan updates us on The War of the Bounty Hunters and his upcoming trip to Batuu.

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June 28, 2021
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From Downward Dog to Win The War

We’re back after a one week break with a look at recent Star Wars news including interviews with Leslye Headland on The Acolyte and Emilia Clarke on further developing Qi’ra, plus the return of IDW’s Vader’s Castle series. From there we dig into the last two Bad Batch episodes, “Reunion” and “Bounty Lost.”

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June 16, 2021
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Andor Actors, Hasbro Toys, Bad Batches, Pewter Droids – The Blockade Runner Podcast #185

This week’s episode features a look at recent Andor casting rumors, new toy reveals from Hasbro, Ryan’s impressions of the Jedi: Fallen Order next-gen update, and The Bad Batch episode 7, “Battle Scars.” That sounds like a lot, but it’s really just a prelude to the triumphant return of precious metal pewter and its grip on the Star Wars collecting community.

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June 10, 2021
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Returning Characters, Future Films, and Bad Batches – The Blockade Runner Podcast #184

This week’s episode features our takes on the upcoming Kevin Fiege/Michael Waldron Star Wars film and that big character return in the comics, a discussion of which Star Wars film to start with with someone who’s never seen a Star War, and our look at Bad Batch episode 5, “Decomissioned.”

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June 2, 2021
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J.J. Abram’s Reflects on the Sequel Trilogy – The Blockade Runner Podcast #183

This week’s show kicks off with some chat about our recent Star Wars purchases and the latest High Republic announcements before we dig into J.J. Abrams’s reflection on the process of writing the sequel trilogy and our look at Bad Batch episode #5, “Rampage.”

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May 25, 2021
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Binks 182 – The Blockade Runner Podcast #182

We spend the first 15 minutes of the show discussing the nebulous connections between Blink 182 (a band we love) and Star Wars before discussing Dave Filoni’s (not) new role at LFL, the status of Rangers of the New Republic, and the fourth episode of The Bad Batch.

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May 18, 2021
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Bad Batch Episodes 2 and 3 w/ Dave Hackerson – The Blockade Runner Podcast #181

Friend of the show Dave Hackerson (@NorskAkiruno) joins us from Japan to discuss Bad Batch episodes 2 and 3, “Cut and Run” and “Replacements.”

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May 6, 2021
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I Didn’t Think I Wanted This…But That Was Pretty Cool – The Blockade Runner Podcast #180

Big episode this week touching on Hasbro news, Galaxy’s Edge updates, and new Star Wars Day content on Disney+. We conclude the show with first reactions to The Bad Batch.

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April 25, 2021
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A Star Wars Podcast, But With Some Blue S**t – The Blockade Runner Podcast #179

This episode we tackle all of the recent Star Wars toys, comics, and stamps news before responding to a message about the Gendy Clone Wars from friend of the show @NorskAkiruno.

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