Podcasts by Talking Bay 94: Star Wars Interviews
TALKING BAY 94 is the only Star Wars podcast solely devoted to interviews with the cast, crew and creators from a galaxy far, far away.
Join host Brandon Wainerdi (huge DVD special feature dork), for a weekly deep dive into some never-before-heard stories from the set and Skywalker Ranch. From background aliens to some of the biggest stars in the universe, TALKING BAY 94 will be trying to talk to them all, every Wednesday.
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Rest in Peace: Marc Thorpe (1946 - 2023) from 2023-11-27T19:04:26
Over the weekend, I learned that Mr. Marc Thorpe (former Listen
Revenge of Tom Spina: Trips to the Lucasfilm Archives and the Art of Creature Maquettes from 2023-11-08T06:00
Tom Spina, the mad man behind Regal Robot, returns to the show for a third time. Because of that, we go a little wild, talking about ...
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Brandon Alinger: Author of STAR WARS ART: RALPH MCQUARRIE and COO of Propstore from 2023-11-01T04:00
Today I’m talking to Brandon Alinger, author of Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie, Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy, and...
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Delilah S. Dawson: Author of PHASMA and INQUISITOR: RISE OF THE RED BLADE from 2023-10-04T05:00
Today, I’m talking to acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author, Delilah S. Dawson. Star Wars readers know her as the writer for Phasma Listen
Caravan of Whitta: Gary Whitta Returns a Fourth Time from 2023-09-20T05:00
I’m back! Thank you all for your patience during this time … and there’s no better way to start back up again than with my FOURTH conversation with the great Gary Whitt...
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Rodrigo Blaas: Director of SITH from STAR WARS VISIONS, Vol. 2 (Roundtable) from 2023-05-16T05:20:14
Today is a special roundtable episode celebrating the wondrous Star Wars Visions. Thanks to Lucasfilm, I was able to interview Rodrigo...
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Charles Soule: Author of LIGHT OF THE JEDI and Marvel's STAR WARS from 2023-05-03T05:00
Today is an incredibly special episode. During Star Wars Celebration, I took a break from the show floor, headed upstairs to the convention center bar and sat down with maybe m...
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Amy Richau: LIVE from Star Wars Celebration 2023 from 2023-04-26T05:00
Today is our 150th episode and it is special because its a full recording of the LIVE official panel from Star Wars Celebration London 2023.
Making it extra special is our guest,...
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Leilani Shiu: Teeka the Jawa from OBI-WAN KENOBI from 2023-03-15T05:00
Today's episode is with friend of the show Leilani Shiu, who plays Jawas in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and had an extra special a...
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Brendan Wayne: THE MANDALORIAN ("The Gunslinger") from 2023-03-08T06:00
Today is a special episode with the man behind the mask, the Mandalorian, the gunslinger … Brendan Wayne. We talk all about h...
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Bonnie Wild, Julian Howarth, and Danielle Dupre: The Sound Crew of OBI-WAN KENOBI from 2023-02-22T06:00
Today’s episode is an amazing roundtable with the some of the incredible sound team behind OBI-WAN KENOBI: Bonnie Wild, Julian Howarth...
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Kristin Baver: Author of THE ART OF THE HIGH REPUBLIC, Host of THIS WEEK IN STAR WARS from 2022-12-02T06:13:36
Well, uh, I guess … thank you for tuning in to Talking Baver 94, the Star Wars podcast devoted to interviews with the host of "This Week in Star Wars", the aut...
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Nicholas Britell, David Acord, TJ Falls, Luke Hull, and Michael Wilkinson: The Crew of ANDOR (Roundtable) from 2022-11-23T08:45:44
This is another very special episode of Talking Bay 94, to celebrate the finale of ANDOR. A few weeks ago, thanks to Lucasfilm, we got to participate in roundta...
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Adria Arjona: Bix Caleen of ANDOR (Roundtable) from 2022-09-21T05:00
Today is a special, short bonus episode with Adria Arjona, who plays Bix Caleen in the new series ANDOR, which premieres TODAY!
This is ...
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Rachel Rose: Crafting Light and Magic for ROGUE ONE, THE MANDALORIAN from 2022-08-31T05:10:21
Today, I’m talking to Rachel Rose, R&D Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic. Rachel has worked on some of the incredible projects ...
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Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kyle Soller, and Denise Gough: The Cast of ANDOR (Roundtable) from 2022-08-24T16:00:02
This is a very special episode of Talking Bay 94. A couple of weeks ago, thanks to Lucasfilm, we got to participate in roundtable interviews with the cast of the upcoming Disney...
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The Revenge of Gary Whitta: Co-Writer of ROGUE ONE from 2022-08-17T05:00
Today I’m talking to Gary Whitta, the co-writer of ROGUE ONE, as well as many many other pieces of Star Wars canon, who is returning to the sh...
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Tom Hoeler: Senior Editor for DEL REY's STAR WARS Books from 2022-08-10T05:00
Today I’m talking to Tom Hoeler, the Senior Editor at Del Rey, who has helped put together so many of the incredible Star Wars stories from over the past decade...
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Ken Cunningham and David Shayne: Behind the LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation from 2022-08-03T05:00
I had the opportunity, through Lucasflm, to talk to the director, Ken Cunningham and Executive Producer / Writer, David Shayne of the upcoming LEGO Star...
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David Menkin: The Voice of LEGO Luke Skywalker from 2022-07-06T05:00
Today, I’m talking to newcomer to the Star Wars universe, David Menkin. David recently voiced Luke Skywalker (!!!) in the incredibly popular and well r...
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Roger Christian Returns: Set Decorator for STAR WARS, 2nd Unit Director for RETURN OF THE JEDI and THE PHANTOM MENACE from 2022-06-22T05:00
Roger Christian returns to the podcast to talk about his work on the original trilogy, including Star Wars, Return of the ...
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Tom Spina Returns: A Look Back at Star Wars Celebration from 2022-06-15T05:10:26
Tom Spina is graciously returning to the podcast to talk about his time at Star Wars Celebration, his panels and appearances, Max Rebo anatomy,...
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Matt Martin: LIVE from Star Wars Celebration 2022 from 2022-06-02T18:18:45
Today is a very special episode: the full, live recording from our official panel at Star Wars Celebration 2022. Joining me on stage was Sr. Creative Executive (Franchise Story and Content) + Lu...
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Kevin and Tracey Thompson: Their Journey to Endor and Beyond from 2022-05-25T05:00
Today I’m talking to Kevin Thompson, who portrayed Ewoks in Return of the Jedi and the Ewok movies, as well as his wi...
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Derek Arnold: Creature Performer, Puppeteer for the Stars (Wars) from 2022-05-18T05:00
Today's interview is with Derek Arnold, an incredible creature performer and puppeteer, who helped bring to life so many wonderful aliens in the recent Star Wars Listen
Mike Chen: Author of Star Wars - BROTHERHOOD from 2022-05-11T05:00
Mike Chen is an incredible author whose newest novel, Star Wars: Brotherhood is one of my favorite new canon books in recent memory. We dive into his c...
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Danny Wagner: Model Maker, Make-Up Artist, and Mawhonic from 2022-05-04T05:00
Danny Wagner is a model maker, makeup artist and more for the prequel trilogy. From the Star Wars Special Editions to working on the <...
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Brian Muir: Sculptor of Darth Vader and Stormtroopers from 2022-04-20T05:00
Brian Muir is an incredibly talented sculptor, who worked for decades in the film industry, and especially on the original Star Wars, on
Toby Longworth: Voices of THE PHANTOM MENACE (Gragra, Lott Dod) from 2022-04-13T05:00
Today, I’m talking to Toby Longworth, an incredible actor and comedian, who voiced Lott Dodd and Gragra in The Phantom Menace Listen
Martin Rezard: Sculptor and Creature Designer for Prequels and Sequels from 2022-04-06T05:00
Martin Rezard has worked on many Star Wars movies, from Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith t...
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Lucy Autrey Wilson: Director of the Expanded Universe and First Employee of Lucasfilm from 2022-03-30T05:00
Today I'm talking to Lucy Autrey Wilson, who was the first permanent employee of Lucasfilm, and who then rose through ranks to eventually become the Dir...
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Frank Ordaz: Tales from the ROTJ Matte Department from 2022-03-23T14:25:35
Frank Ordaz was a matte painter for Return of the Jedi, as well as for movies like Temple of Doom, E.T. Star Treks II-IV and many more.
An incredibly ta...
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John Whitman: Bringing a GALAXY OF FEAR to STAR WARS from 2022-03-16T05:00
Today I’m talking to John Whitman, the writer responsible for the famed Galaxy of Fear book series, and so many more pieces of Star Wars history.
From radio dram...
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Sandy Dhuyvetter: Making Boba's Original Costume, AKA "Momma Fett" from 2022-03-10T16:49:18
Sandy Dhuyvetter is an artist, musician and communicator, who is affectionately known as “Momma Fett” … Mrs. Dhuyvetter was tasked with the painting of the original Boba Fett costumes, and added...
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Steve Yedlin: Director of Photography for THE LAST JEDI from 2022-03-02T06:00:11
Steve Yedlin is an absolutely incredible cinematographer, who has worked on films like Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Knives Out and, of course, Star W...
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William C. Dietz: On Writing the DARK FORCES Trilogy from 2022-01-19T06:00
Today I'm talking to the legendary and w...
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Julius LeFlore: Bringing Record-Breaking Stunts to RETURN OF THE JEDI from 2021-12-22T06:00
Julius LeFlore is an incredibly proficient stuntman and stunt coordinator, who will be best known to Star Wars fans for his wide-reaching working on Return of the J...
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Claudia Gray: LOST STARS, BLOODLINE, THE HIGH REPUBLIC, and More! from 2021-12-15T06:00
Today on the show is my conversation with the absolutely incredible Claudia Gray, who is a fantastic author. She is responsible for so many Star Wars books, as well as ...
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Claudia Gray: LOST STARS, BLOODLINE, THE HIGH REPUBLIC, and More! from 2021-12-15T06:00
Today on the show is my conversation with the absolutely incredible Claudia Gray, who is a fantastic author. She is responsible for so many Star Wars books, as well as ...
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Scott Squires: Visual Effects Supervisor for THE PHANTOM MENACE from 2021-12-01T06:00:31
Today I'm joined by the wonderful Scott Squires, who might be known to Star Wars fans as one of the three groundbreaking Visual Effects Supervisors for The Phan...
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Howard Kazanjian: Legendary Producer of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and RETURN OF THE JEDI from 2021-11-24T06:00
Howard Kazanjian needs no introduction for listeners of this show.
He was the producer of Return of the Jedi and executive producer on Raiders of...
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Blair Bess: Becoming Even Piell in THE CLONE WARS from 2021-11-10T06:00
Blair Bess is an immensely talented voice actor, best known to Star Wars fans as the voice of Even Piell in The Clone Wars, specifically the incredible Cit...
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Ian Whyte: Stories from Behind the Mask of Moroff from 2021-11-03T05:00
Ian Whyte didn't mean to become an actor: he started as a professional basketball player, before a call to play the Predator changed his life.
From there, he starred in fantastic films, i...
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Meredith Salenger: On Voicing Barriss Offee (and Many More!) from 2021-10-27T05:00:31
Meredith Salenger is an absoultely incredible actress, who has brought to life some legendary characters, including voicing Barriss Offee and many more in Star Wars...
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Rest in Peace: Gerald Home (1950 - 2021) from 2021-10-08T01:59:11
Hey everyone, it's Brandon. It was announced yesterday that Gerald Home, who portrayed Tessek ("Squid Head") and a Mon Calamari Officer in Return of the Jedi, passed away.
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Rest in Peace: J.W. Rinzler (1962 - 2021) from 2021-08-05T13:48:11
Hey everyone, it’s Brandon. It was announced yesterday that the incredible Jonathan Rinzler (J.W. Rinzler) had passed away late last month.
It is no secret that him and h...
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Pierre Bohanna: Prop Maker and Costume Effects for a Galaxy Far, Far Away from 2021-06-30T05:00:46
Pierre Bohanna's earliest work on Star Wars began actually as a prop maker for The Phantom Menace. From there, he has worked on every Harr...
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Katy Kartwheel: Swinging from the Circus to Portray Rio Durant from 2021-06-23T05:00
Katy Kartwheel is incredible: a multi-talented circus performer and actress, she portrayed many characters in the recent Star Wars movies, inc...
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Nick Maley: Bringing Cantina Aliens, Yoda, and Mynocks to Life. from 2021-06-16T05:00
Nick Maley, aka “That Yoda Guy”, was a creature and special effects make-up artist for the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back Listen
Adrienne Wilkinson: Maris Brood in THE FORCE UNLEASHED and The Daughter in THE CLONE WARS from 2021-06-09T05:00
Adrienne Wilkinson played Maris Brood in The Force Unleashed, and returned to the saga (alongside Sam Witwer) as the voice of The Daughter Listen
Terrence Masson: CG 101 for the Special Editions and THE PHANTOM MENACE from 2021-06-02T05:00
Terrence Masson is an incredible visual effects artist, who worked on the Star Wars: Special Editions, The Phantom Menace...
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James Clyne: Designing Lando's Millennium Falcon, Kylo's TIE Silencer, and the Look of the Sequel Trilogy from 2021-05-26T05:11:25
James Clyne is a design supervisor and visual effects art director at Industrial Light & Magic, who has worked on the Sequel Trilogy and Solo: A Star Wars S...
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Michael McCormick: Sculptor, Puppeteer (Salacious Crumb, Sy Snootles, Ephant Mon) from 2021-05-22T05:00
Michael McCormick was one of the original puppeteers and sculptors of Salacious Crumb, Sy Snootles and Ephant Mon, who then le...
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Amy Ratcliffe: On Writing THE ART OF STAR WARS: GALAXY'S EDGE from 2021-05-19T05:00
Amy Ratcliffe is the author of the recent The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, as well as a huge inspiration to me.
During our conversa...
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Mick Garris: Master of Horror ... and R2-D2 Operator for THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2021-05-12T05:00
Today I’m talking to one of the biggest inspirations for this show: Mick Garris.
Yes, you may know Mick as one of the most influential genre writers and directors of all ...
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Tom Spina: Restoring STAR WARS History and Making His Own from 2021-05-05T05:00
Today I’m talking to one of my new favorite people, Tom Spina, founder of Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot. We talk all about his early inspir...
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Jim Cummings: The Voice of Hondo Ohnaka, Everyone's Favorite Pirate from 2021-05-04T14:55:19
Welcome to a very special, very short May the Fourth bonus episode of Talking Bay 94: my conversation with prolific voice actor, Jim Cummings.
M...
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Alexander Freed: Crafting ALPHABET SQUADRON, the ROGUE ONE Novelization and THE OLD REPUBLIC from 2021-03-24T05:00
Prolific Star Wars author, Alexander Freed has done so much, recently completing his Alphabet Squadron trilogy of novels.
I really loved this c...
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Lauren Mary Kim: The Stunts Behind The Armorer and Ahsoka from 2021-03-17T05:00
Stunt woman, martial artist and actor, Lauren Mary Kim has helped bring to life such beloved characters like Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars, Season 7) and...
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Lauren Mary Kim: The Stunts Behind The Armorer and Ahsoka from 2021-03-17T05:00
Stunt woman, martial artist and actor, Lauren Mary Kim has helped bring to life such beloved characters like Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars, Season 7) and...
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Ray Hassett: Acting in Echo Base, as Lt. Tigran Jamiro from 2021-03-10T06:00
Ray Hassett played Lt. Tigran Jamiro on Echo Base, in The Empire Strikes Back. Of course, he is best known for his iconic barb to Han Solo: "Your Tauntaun will freeze b...
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Ray Hassett: Acting in Echo Base, as Lt. Tigran Jamiro from 2021-03-10T06:00
Ray Hassett played Lt. Tigran Jamiro on Echo Base, in The Empire Strikes Back. Of course, he is best known for his iconic barb to Han Solo: "Your Tauntaun will freeze b...
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Tony McVey: Sculpting Salacious, Sy Snootles, Jar Jar, The Child, and More from 2021-03-03T04:41:55
Today is our 100th episode of Talking Bay 94, and I’m talking to the legendary Tony McVey: model maker, sculptor and character designer, who has worked on three...
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Dave Carson: Crafting STAR WARS Storyboards, Creature Shops and STAR TOURS from 2021-02-24T06:14:02
Dave Carson is an extremely talented man of many different roles thorughout the Star Wars saga: whether working as a storyboard artist, a Creature Shop sculptor, or vis...
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Don Bies Returns: An Inside Look at the Lucasfilm Archives and the Special Editions from 2021-02-17T06:00
Don Bies came on this podcast way back on Episode #5 (!). If you haven’t listened to our previous conversation, definitely Listen
Paul Davids: Author of THE GLOVE OF DARTH VADER, Creator of Trioculus and Zorba the Hutt from 2021-01-20T06:00
Paul Davids co-wrote the Jedi Prince series of books, best known for The Glove of Darth Vader, as well as characters like
Richard Stride: Motion Capture of Poggle the Lesser (and Hundreds of Clones) from 2021-01-13T06:00
The prequel renaissance continues! Richard Stride played Separatist leader Poggle the Lesser in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, ...
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Richard Stride: Motion Capture of Poggle the Lesser (and Hundreds of Clones) from 2021-01-13T06:00
The prequel renaissance continues! Richard Stride played Separatist leader Poggle the Lesser in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, ...
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Paul Duncan: On the Creation of THE STAR WARS ARCHIVES and Interviewing George Lucas from 2021-01-06T06:00
Paul Duncan is a writer, historian, and the author of the two volumes of Taschen's Star Wars Archives.
Mr. Duncan’s research, i...
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The Book of Boba Fett: An Oral History of the Bounty Hunter from 2020-12-23T19:12:47
Today is Talking Bay 94 … Episode 94.
So I wanted to do something special, especially after the announcement of The Book of Boba Fett series, as well as ...
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Kirk Thatcher: From the RETURN OF THE JEDI Creature Shop to GREMLINS, Muppets and Beyond from 2020-12-16T06:00
Kirk Thatcher started his career as the youngest person in the Return of the Jedi Creature Shop.
Come for the stories of working with Phil Tippe...
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Dan Perri: Designer of STAR WARS' Opening Crawl from 2020-12-09T06:00
Dan Perri is an iconic title designer, who, well, created the opening crawl of the original Star Wars.
You know, the crawl.
His work span...
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David Dozoretz: Pre-Visualization of Dewbacks, Podraces and Droid Factories from 2020-12-02T06:00
David Dozoretz spearheaded the pre-visualization work on the Special Editions and the first two Star Wars prequels, as pre-vis...
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Chris Bartlett: On Portraying Protocol Droids, Bounty Hunters and a Flute-Playing Kubaz from 2020-11-25T06:00
Chris Bartlett is not only is the official "Media C-3PO", but also has had numerous roles in these first two seasons of The Mandalorian, including bounty hunter Q9-0 and the flu...
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Todd Vaziri: Putting the "Magic" in Industrial Light&Magic from 2020-11-18T06:00
Industrial Light & Magic digital artist and compositing supervisor Todd Vaziri has worked on every Star Wars movie since 2002, beginning with Attac...
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Delilah S. Dawson, John Jackson Miller and Tracy Deonn: FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW from 2020-11-14T06:00
Today is a very special roundtable episode with three incredible Star Wars authors, all of whom contributed to the just-published From a Certain Point of View: ...
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Gary Whitta Returns: Writer of ROGUE ONE and ROGUE TWO from 2020-11-11T07:00
The writer of Rogue One, Gary Whitta, returns to the show to talk all about his latest Star Wars story … Rogue Two.
What follo...
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Dave Dorman: Iconic STAR WARS Artist of Comics and Covers from 2020-10-31T19:53:40
Dave Dorman is one of the greatest Star Wars artists of all time.
Since the early days of the Expanded Universe, Mr. Dorman’s art has been some of the most iconi...
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Andrew Booth (BLIND LTD): Designing How STAR WARS "Feels" from 2020-10-28T14:26:54
BLIND LTD's work as a London-based creative studio designing user interfaces for movies, whether it is for James Bond or The Dark Knight Trilogy Listen
Misty Rosas: Performance Artist for THE MANDALORIAN's Kuiil the Ugnaught from 2020-10-21T05:00
SHE has spoken: Misty Rosas, performance artist for Kuiil the Ugnaught, from The Mandalorian, is on the show today.
Mi...
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John Celestri: THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Animator of Boba Fett from 2020-10-14T05:00
The first time anyone caught a glimpse of the now infamous bounty hunter was in the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special.
Yep. That one.
We talk to
John Celestri: THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Animator of Boba Fett from 2020-10-14T05:00
The first time anyone caught a glimpse of the now infamous bounty hunter was in the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special.
Yep. That one.
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Emily Swallow: Who is THE MANDALORIAN's Armorer? from 2020-10-07T03:42:21
The Armorer herself, the great Emily Swallow, from The Mandalorian, is on the show today. "This is the way."
It was so great to be able...
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Gavin Bocquet: Prequel Production Designer, Star Wars Legend from 2020-09-30T05:00
The incredible work that Gavin Bocquet did with his team to bring worlds like Naboo, Coruscant and Geonosis to life in The...
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Niki Botelho: Teek in Ewoks - The Battle for Endor from 2020-09-23T05:00
We're LIVE and talking to Teek herself, Niki Botelho from The Battle for Endor.
This is a pretty short, fairly rare look inside making the secon...
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Niki Botelho: Teek in Ewoks - The Battle for Endor from 2020-09-23T05:00
We're LIVE and talking to Teek herself, Niki Botelho from The Battle for Endor.
This is a pretty short, fairly rare look inside making the secon...
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Bruce Nicholson: Two-Time Academy Award Winner for Star Wars and Indiana Jones from 2020-09-16T05:00
With his groundbreaking work on The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark as optical photography supervisor, Bruce Nicholson is an Industrial Light an...
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Rena Owen: Bringing Taun We to Life in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones from 2020-09-09T05:00
Star Wars fans will know Ms. Owen best as the Kaminoan Taun We in Attack of the Clones, but she has done so much (including a return in Revenge of the Sith...
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Aaron McBride: Designing Maw Monsters, Fathiers and Maul's Robotic Legs from 2020-09-02T05:00
His work has spanned the prequels, the sequels, the spin-offs, Star Wars Insider covers and even the introduction of Darth Maul’s robotic legs, so it was a real thrill ...
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Kev Jenkins: Concept Artist and Production Designer for the Sequel Trilogy from 2020-08-26T05:00
As the Art Director on The Force Awakens, Lucasfilm Design Supervisor for The Last Jedi, and Production Designer during The Rise of Skywalker, ...
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Silas Carson: The Man Behind Nute Gunray, Ki-Adi-Mundi and Droid Attacks on Wookiees from 2020-08-19T05:00
Silas Carson played 4 different characters across all of the Star Wars prequels, especially known for his iconic portrayals of Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and Trade Federa...
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Noah Segan: From BRICK and LOOPER to THE LAST JEDI and KNIVES OUT (and Beyond) from 2020-08-12T05:00
From Stomeroni Starck in The Last Jedi to his roles in Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper and as Trooper Wagner in Kniv...
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Scott Trowbridge: Imagineering Star Wars Galaxy's Edge for Disney Parks from 2020-08-05T05:00
Today I’m talking to Scott Trowbridge, Portfolio Creative Executive and Studio Leader at Walt Disney Imagineering, who helped spearhead Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge...
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Masi Oka: On Designing Effects for the Star Wars Prequels, and the "Hiro's Journey" from 2020-07-29T05:00
You may know today's guest as Hiro from NBC’s HEROES, but Masi Oka also worked at Industrial Light & Magic as a Digital Effect...
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Terryl Whitlatch: Designing Jar Jar Binks, Sebulba and Dewbacks for STAR WARS from 2020-07-22T05:00
The incredibly talented artist responsible for the designs of Jar Jar Binks, Sebulba and so many more in The Phantom Menace is the leg...
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Greg Grunberg: Playing Snap Wexley and Watching STAR WARS for the First Time with Best Friend, JJ Abrams from 2020-07-15T04:00
The ace pilot of the Resistance makes a rare podcast appearance this week on Talking Bay 94. We dive in deep with his role as Matt Parkman in Heroes, b...
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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK at 40: An Anniversary Celebration from 2020-05-21T06:05:44
Today May 21, 2020 is the 40th anniversary of the best movies (and one of my favorite movies) of all time: The Empire Strikes Back.
With the two year anniversary of this ...
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Dan Madsen: Creator of the STAR WARS INSIDER and STAR WARS CELEBRATION from 2020-05-13T05:00
If you've ever read an issue of the Star Wars Insider or attended Star Wars Celebration, you've got today's guest, Dan Madsen, to thank.
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Ken Ralston: The Effects Magic of STAR TREK, BACK TO THE FUTURE and RETURN OF THE JEDI from 2020-05-06T05:00:41
What hasn't Ken Ralston done? Whether talking through his early days working on the Original Trilogy, Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock and a hos...
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Sam Witwer: Playing Starkiller, Voicing Maul and Hyping The Siege of Mandalore from 2020-04-29T05:00
You may know Sam Witwer as Starkiller from THE FORCE UNLEASHED and, of course, the voice of Maul in THE CLONE WARS, RE...
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Corey Dee Williams Returns: Even More Stories from the Sail Barge from 2020-04-26T19:12:47
This May is the two year anniversary of TALKING BAY 94, so, as a special bonus episode, I have invited on my very first guest, Corey Dee Williams, as well as hi...
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Duwayne Dunham: Editing for George Lucas and David Lynch from 2020-04-22T05:27:02
Duwayne Dunham is an editor, a director .... and he is the original, original Boba Fett.
Whether working with Marcia Lucas, watching Eraserh...
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Roger Guyett: The Visual Effects of the Sequel Trilogy from 2020-04-15T05:32:54
Roger Guyett is a Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director at Industrial Light and Magic.
From the early Harry Potter films to...
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Steve Sansweet: Inside the Largest Collection of STAR WARS Memorabilia from 2020-03-18T05:00
Chairman and President of Rancho Obi-Wan and former Fan Relations advisor for Lucasfilm, Steve Sansweet is a Star Wars legend in any s...
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Anthony Skordi: Acting the Empire in Star Wars Video Games from 2020-03-15T04:00
Admiral Garrick Versio himself is on the show today ... Mr. Anthony Skordi, best known from Star Wars Battlefront II.
This is a quick conversation about ...
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Jake Lunt Davies: Designer of BB-8, the Porgs, D-0 from 2020-02-26T13:49:34
As a creature concept designer, Jake Lunt Davies has his exceptionally creative fingerprints all over the most recent Star Wars movies.
From helping to d...
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Dennis Muren: The Man With the Most Oscars Alive from 2020-02-12T05:01
Well, this is wild: today's conversation is with an absolute effects legend ... 9-time Academy Award winner, Dennis Muren.
This is honestly a dream come ...
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TyRuben Ellingson: Art Director for A NEW HOPE: SPECIAL EDITION, JURASSIC PARK from 2020-02-05T05:00
TyRuben Ellingson is an exceptional Visual Effects Art Director who has worked on a ton of projects, including Star Wars: A New Hope (Special Edition).
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Rest in Peace: Alan Harris (1938 - 2020) from 2020-01-31T21:16:59
Hey everyone, it's Brandon. I just wanted to take a second and put this episode (Episode 47, from this past fall) back in your feeds because today it was announced that Mr. Alan Harris h...
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Craig Barron: Academy Award-Winning VFX Arist and Film Historian from 2019-11-27T20:40:54
As an incredibly special Thanksgiving treat, today I am talking to Academy Award winner Craig Barron, who not only worked on The Empire Strikes Back and Re...
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Matthew Reinhart Returns: Bringing the STAR WARS Galaxy to a Pop-Up Book from 2019-11-20T12:51:49
The paper engineer and the pop-up master himself, Matthew Reinhart, returns to the show after our live chat for Episode 38, to talk all about his latest book fr...
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Paul Dini / Stephen Langford: Legendary Writer of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, as well as EWOKS and DROIDS from 2019-11-10T15:08:49
For those who do not know, my day job is as VP of Marketing for FANGORIA (the horror movie magazine and production studio). And, as part of...
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Bill Hargreaves: Designer of IG-88, EV-9D9, Probe Droids, Mynocks and B'omarr Monks from 2019-11-06T06:09:53
Prop maker and droid creator, from EV-9D9 and probots to B’omarr monks and mynocks … to, of ...
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Phil Tippett: The Legendary VFX Artist, on the Cantina, AT-ATs and the Rancor from 2019-10-30T05:00
We’re talking to one of my heroes, one of the people who has been at the very top of the list to have on this show from the very beginning ... two time Academy Award winner, the legend: ...
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Angus MacInnes: In the Cockpit with Gold Leader ("Dutch" Vander) from 2019-10-23T12:11:02
Angus MacInnes played "Dutch" Vander in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ... you might know him better as Gold Leader...
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Juan-Luis Sanchez: Bringing Yoda to Digital Life in ATTACK OF THE CLONES from 2019-10-16T05:01:32
Juan-Luis Sanchez is a visual effects artist who worked on clothing, digital stand-ins and so much more for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and
Alan Harris: The Man Behind Bossk, Boba Fett, Han Solo in Carbonite from 2019-09-25T11:02:20
Alan Harris is perhaps most famous for portraying one of the most iconic aliens in Star Wars: the fearsome bounty hunter Bossk, in The Empire Strik...
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Jock: Iconic Comic Book Artist, Designer of Luke's Crait Robes from 2019-09-18T05:32:17
Jock is not only one of the best comic book artists in the world, but also was one of the Costume Concept Designers of The Last Jedi.
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Jason Fry: THE LAST JEDI Novel Writer, on Luke's Wife, Han Solo's Funeral from 2019-09-11T06:03:52
In this episode, I'm talking to one of my favorite current Star Wars authors, Mr. Jason Fry, who not only wrote the incredible novelization of The Last Jedi Listen
Bill Slavicsek: Influential Writer of the West End STAR WARS RPG from 2019-09-04T05:09:25
Today's conversation is with one of the most formative voices in Star Wars, as we know it today, Mr. Bill Slavicsek, writer, game designer and Creative Director for
Bill Slavicsek: Influential Writer of the West End STAR WARS RPG from 2019-09-04T05:09:25
Today's conversation is with one of the most formative voices in Star Wars, as we know it today, Mr. Bill Slavicsek, writer, game designer and Creative Director for
Galactic Innovations: Marcia Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, John Knoll and John Dykstra from 2019-07-05T05:00
So, I did something dumb.
When The Academy announced a Listen
Troy Denning: Writer of THE NEW JEDI ORDER, on the Death of Anakin Solo from 2019-06-19T05:37:41
Troy Denning is the author of so many classic Star Wars novels, including Star by Star, Tatooine Ghost, the Dark Nest Trilogy and a ton more.
From the Ne...
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Bill Kimberlin: Working on the Most Complicated Shot in Motion Picture History (ROTJ) from 2019-06-12T05:00
Bill Kimberlin started at Industrial Light & Magic as a Visual Effects Editor on Return of the Jedi, working alongside Ken Ralston Listen
Kevin J. Anderson: New York Times Best-Selling Author of the STAR WARS EU from 2019-06-05T04:01
This is my conversation with Kevin J. Anderson, one of the most prolific Star Wars authors of all time. From the beginnings of the expanded universe to Darksabe...
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Mike Quinn: Puppeteer of Jabba the Hutt, Sy Snootles, Nien Nunb from 2019-05-29T05:00
Mike Quinn is an incredibly talented puppeteer and creature performer, from Jabba the Hutt’s eyes to Sy Snootles to Nien Nunb ...
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Gerald Home and Simon J. Williamson: (Even More) Tales from Jabba's Palace from 2019-05-22T13:49:39
This is my special TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE conversation with previous guests Gerald Home (Tessek and a Mon Calamari officer) and Simon J. Wiliamson (Max Rebo and a Gamorrean Guard).
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Matthew Reinhart: Author and Illustrator of STAR WARS Pop-Up Books from 2019-05-15T05:00
LIVE from Star Wars Celebration, this is my conversation with Matthew Reinhart, author and creator of A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, as well as the upcoming THE ULTIMATE POP-UP G...
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Paul Hirsch: Academy Award-winning Editor on STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK from 2019-05-08T05:00
This is my conversation with the legendary Paul Hirsch, Academy Award-winner for his editing work on the original Star Wars.
From working with Brian De P...
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Julian Glover: General Veers in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, Donovan in THE LAST CRUSADE from 2019-05-01T12:11:05
"The shield will be down in moments, you may start your landing."
Julian Glover is an incredible actor, who has appeared in numerous movies and franchise...
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Lorne Peterson: Legendary VFX Artist Behind Escape Pods, Tauntauns and the Millenium Falcon from 2019-04-24T11:36:03
This is an actual dream come true: today we're talking to Lorne Peterson, visual effects artist and modeler for Industrial Light & Magic.
Working on the ...
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Rob Bredow: The Visual Effects of SOLO (from L3-37 to Hyperspace) from 2019-04-17T05:00
SVP, Executive Creative Director and Head of ILM, Rob Bredow was also the co-producer of SOLO: A Star Wars Story, working side-by-side with Ron Howard to bring the stor...
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Marc Thorpe: Builder of Bespin, Ewok Wrangler from 2019-03-20T05:00
Marc Thorpe was an ILM Model Maker for movies like The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and the Indiana Jones Trilogy.
We go through a quick deep...
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Christian Alzmann: Conceptor of BB-8 and Maz Kanata from 2019-03-13T05:00
Christian Alzmann's unique art style and incredible design work has influenced the looks of The Force Awakens, Rogue One and even Star Wars: Rebel...
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Paul Freeman: Belloq from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Bad Dates) from 2019-03-06T06:00
"Who knows? In a thousand years, even you may be worth something."
No need to speak Hovitos, Mr. Freeman gave some incredible insight into filming the greatest adventure ...
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Anthony Forrest: "Move Along" Sandtrooper and Luke's Friend Fixer from 2019-02-27T06:12:05
Anthony Forrest played two different key roles in the original Star Wars. As a Sandtrooper on Mos Eisley, he was the first on-screen r...
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Michael Carter: The Man Who Played Bib Fortuna in RETURN OF THE JEDI from 2019-02-20T06:00
"Die wanna wanga?"
Michael Carter portrayed the Major Domo of Jabba the Hutt ... the creepy, great and wonderful Twi'lek: Bib Fortuna. L...
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Craig Miller: Founder of The STAR WARS Fan Club from 2019-02-13T05:00
Craig Miller was the Director of Fan Relations for Lucasfilm from 1977-1980. As you might be able to guess, there was a lot going on in the ear...
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Howie Weed: The Man Inside the Wampa Suit from 2019-02-06T05:00
Howie Weed was a model maker and effects artist on both the Star Wars Special Editions and the Prequels, as well as designing and performing as the Wampa and various Ca...
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Laurie Goode: Setting the Record Straight on the Stormtrooper that Bumped His Head from 2018-12-05T13:35:28
Filming at Elstree Studios in 1976 was a challenge. From falling asleep on the Cantina set as Saurin, to bumping his head on the Death Star as the infamous Stormtrooper<...
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Miki Herman: Producer of THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL, DROIDS, and EWOKS from 2018-11-28T13:46
Today is a very rare, very wonderful interview with Miki Herman, initially assistant to George Lucas, then serving as production coordinator on The Empire Strikes Back ...
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Kevin Rubio: Creator of Tag and Bink, Writer of TROOPS and THE CLONE WARS from 2018-11-14T13:40:53
Kevin Rubio is the father of the Star Wars Fan Film and director of TROOPS, creator of Tag and Bink, as well as writer for
Tim Rose: The Man Behind Admiral Ackbar, Salacious Crumb and Sy Snootles from 2018-11-07T09:07:21
Today we're LIVE and talking to Tim Rose, an incredibly talented puppeteer who brought some of my favorite Star Wars characters to life, including Admiral Ackba...
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Spencer Wilding: Darth Vader in ROGUE ONE from 2018-10-31T15:47:59
Spencer Wilding helped bring Darth Vader to life for Rogue One ... and we talk to him LIVE!
In addition to his roles in Guardians of the Gal...
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David Ankrum and Mark Dodson: The Voices of Wedge Antilles and Salacious B. Crumb from 2018-10-24T13:37:31
Now for something a little different: a double feature of two "vintage" interviews recorded LIVE earlier this year.
First up, we're talking to David Ankrum, voice of
Simon J Williamson: Max Rebo, Gamorrean Guard and Nien Nunb from 2018-10-10T12:59:28
Simon J. Williamson is the performer for Max Rebo and many other iconic characters, including principal Gamorrean Guard, a Mon Cal Officer and even the blinks o...
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Jim Swearingen: Creator of the Original STAR WARS Action Figures from 2018-09-26T14:26:14
Designing the original figures and vehicles, Jim Swearingen had a huge effect on our perception of the original Star Wars. From 1976-79, this Kenner project became Swea...
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Richard Edlund: Four-Time Academy Award Winner, Original Trilogy VFX Legend from 2018-09-19T17:33:32
A visual effects legend of the Original Trilogy, he was there from the early days of ILM to his groundbreaking work on Raiders of the Lost Ark, Poltergeist and more, it was a h...
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Harrison Ellenshaw: Painting the Worlds of STAR WARS from 2018-09-12T23:05:04
Harrison Ellenshaw painted some of the incredibly detailed background matte paintings for the first two Star Wars movies. Working side-by-side with Ralph McQuarrie on t...
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Greg Proops: Two-Headed Podrace Announcer and Comedian on WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? from 2018-09-05T11:16:06
Greg Proops, who played Fode, one of the two heads of the Podrace announcer in The Phantom Menace, is on the show today. LIVE from the green room of th...
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Dave Barclay: Puppeteer for Yoda and Jabba the Hutt from 2018-08-29T12:35:11
Dave Barclay worked on both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, bringing two of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever to life. Beginni...
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Hal Hickel: Academy Award-Winning VFX (K-2SO, Tarkin, Leia) from 2018-08-22T12:46:24
Today's guest, Hal Hickel, is an Animator Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic, working on everything from The Phantom Menace (Boss Nass and the Droi...
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Nick Gillard: Stunt Coordinator for the Prequel Trilogy, Lightsaber Fights from 2018-08-15T12:31:53
It was a real treat talking to today's guest: Nick Gillard, stunt coordinator for the Prequel Trilogy and father of the modern lightsaber technique. He is one of the unsung hero...
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Gary Whitta: Screenwriter of ROGUE ONE from 2018-08-08T15:00:02
Today we are talking to one of the most prolific contributors to the saga we love: Gary Whitta. Responsible for crafting the story for Rogue One, as well as numerous
Mark Austin: Boba Fett in Docking Bay 94, Industrial Light&Magic from 2018-08-01T12:50:12
In today's episode of Talking Bay 94, we're talking to one of the visitors to the actual Docking Bay 94: Mark Austin, who donned the infamous Mandalorian armor for ...
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Timothy Zahn: Most Iconic Star Wars Author of All time from 2018-07-22T22:41:18
In this very special episode, live from San Diego Comic Con, we are continuing our series focusing on the writers of the saga, by talking to the greatest one of all time: Timothy Zahn Listen
Alan Dean Foster: Writer of the First STAR WARS Books Ever from 2018-07-18T12:07:36
In this episode we are kicking off our series focusing on the writers of the saga, by talking to Alan Dean Foster, the prolific author behind the very first Star Wars n...
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Garrick Hagon: Biggs Darklighter, Luke's Best Friend, in A NEW HOPE from 2018-07-15T04:01
We wanted to release a fun bonus episode today, featuring our quick interview with a true Star Wars legend: Garrick Hagon. Playing Biggs Darklighter in...
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Dave and Lou Elsey: REVENGE OF THE SITH's Makeup Effects Team from 2018-07-11T12:37:41
In this episode we are talking to Dave and Lou Elsey, the makeup effects team behind Revenge of the Sith, whose work was nominated for an Academy Award.
The Else...
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Toby Philpott: Jabba the Hutt's Left Hand Man, Learning from Jim Henson from 2018-06-27T12:57:09
In this episode we are talking to Toby Philpott, one of the puppeteers for Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi.
Mr. Philpott is full of incredi...
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J.W. Rinzler: STAR WARS Historian and New York Times Bestselling Author from 2018-06-20T11:14:03
Today's episode features a conversation with the great J.W. Rinzler, the author of countless Star Wars behind-the-scenes books (my favorites) and one of the key voices ...
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Don Bies: The Man Behind Both Boba Fett and R2-D2 from 2018-06-13T09:00
Today we're talking to Don Bies, a man of many talents and one of the few to make an indelible mark on all of the original six Star Wars movies. Model maker, R2-D2 puppeteer and droid u...
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Roger Christian: Academy Award-winning "Father of the Lightsaber" from 2018-06-06T09:00
In this episode, we take it back to the very beginning and talk to Academy Award winner Roger Christian, who was one of the first people ever to get hired onto Star Wars. We try not to ...
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Gerald Home: Tessek (Squid Head) and a Mon Calamari Officer in Return of the Jedi from 2018-05-30T10:00
In the third part of our 35th Anniversary retrospective of Return of the Jedi, we interviewed fan favorite Gerald Home, who performed the parts of both Tessek in Jabba's Palace and Capt...
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Stephen Costantino: Gamorrean Guard on Jabba's Sail Barge from 2018-05-23T17:10:35
This episode is the second part of our 35th Anniversary retrospective of Return of the Jedi. We talk to Stephen Costantino, who traveled to the Yuma desert with his bandmate Corey Dee W...
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Corey Dee Williams: Lando Stand-In and Klaatu, on Working with His Dad (Billy Dee) from 2018-05-23T16:59:24
Today's episode is part of our 35th Anniversary retrospective of Return of the Jedi. We talk to Corey Dee Williams, son of Billy Dee, about his father's time in the saga, the work he di...
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What is Talking Bay 94? from 2018-05-23T16:07:59
This is a Star Wars podcast featuring the people who actually made Star Wars happen. This is a Star Wars podcast, simply, that interviews the people who were in St...
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