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We had a fantastic very special guest join us this week from Orbitkey to chat all about the new product lineup based on the recently completed Obi-Wan Kenobi series which wrapped in a blaze of glory. This has certainly been one of the best star wars stories we've seen yet from Disney-Lucasfilm, to chat all about it and of course this exciting new product line from Orbitkey is your host, Josh, co-host Blake, Bryce, Phil, and our very special guest, Kirk, Orbitkey Marketing & Public Relations Manager by day and heartfelt Star Wars fan by night! Make sure you hit the URL below to see the new Star Wars content. Follow Orbitkey on Twitter with the @Orbitkey handle. It's been amazing hearing about the genuine love for Star Wars that gets poured into these Star Wars products. https://twitter.com/orbitkey https://www.orbitkey.com/collections/star-wars/products/star-wars-orbitkey-key-organiser-darth-vader   https://www.orbitkey.com/pages/star-wars --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

This week we have a special guest, the "Supreme Emperor" from the Wookiepedia is gracing us with his presence here to chat about the massive wiki project that has over half a million visitors per day. Star Wars fans around the world rely on Wookieepedia for looking up the information they might need to help them fill in the gaps on the ever expanding star wars galaxy. It's a huge undertaking, constructing this wiki is almost as large as a project as constructing the death star itself! Naturally, we have a few question for the Supreme Emperor! Thank you again to S.E. and Wookieepedia, all the volunteers who help at the wiki, and all of our listeners of course - enjoy this special episode. Join the Wookiepedia Discord & help Wookieepedia grow! https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Wookieepedia:Discord --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

Part 5 blows us all away with flashbacks to Attack of the Clones era Anakin & Obi-Wan!! Join Josh and Curtis for a breakdown and review of this latest installment to the show dominating Disney plus these days! And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discussion episodes as we go forward! Leave us a voicemail, send it in via email or the link below and let us know how you liked Obi Wan's premiere.   --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

Kenobi is coming to the big screen in a marathon style event for the finale! Let's run through all the Star Wars projects in the pipe at Lucasfilm, latest releases and - How the Grand Inquisitor may have survived. Let's also give a huge thank you to all our audience and participants for celebrating 200 episodes and beyond of Star Wars Escape Pod. What's been your favorite episode or moment of the show? Let us know! EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Star Wars headlines coming to you at lightspeed in under 15 minutes! Covering all the latest headlines, comics and novel releases, toy / product reveals and podcast related announcements. --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

Part 4 is here! Join Blake, Josh, Phil, Darian and new guest Ethan for a breakdown and review of this latest installment to the show dominating Disney plus these days! And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discussion episodes as we go forward! Leave us a voicemail, send it in via email or the link below and let us know how you liked Obi Wan's premiere.   --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

The beginning of the end is here! The first duel between Obi-Wan and Vader is here. We've been waiting to see how this unfolds for a long time. Let's dive deep into the breakdown of this episode with Josh and Blake! Don't forget to check out our great Star Wars Celebration weekend recaps this past week, there was some great discussion that went on over the weekend. And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discussion episodes as we go forward! Leave us a voicemail, send it in via email or the link below and let us know how you liked Obi Wan's premiere.   --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

Obi-Wan Kenobi has finally been released! Our long awaited viewing has come at last. From the opening of Order 66 to the cliff-hanging ending, join Blake, Phil and Josh as they break down the premiere episodes. Don't forget to check out our great Star Wars Celebration weekend recaps this past week, there was some great discussion that went on over the weekend. And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discussion episodes as we go forward! Leave us a voicemail, send it in via email or the link below and let us know how you liked Obi Wan's premiere.   --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com   

The CLOSING ceremony of Star Wars Celebration brings tears to so many in the giant audience full of star wars fans from across the world who have come together to celebrate this galaxy far, far away that is so near and dear to our hearts. In this podcast transmission we take a close look at the new reveal trailer for The Bad Batch Season 2, a 35 year celebration of Star Tours the ride, and more. Join Blake and Josh in this final recap for Star Wars Celebration weekend! #YesSWC2022  WATCH DAY 4 HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9zeL52OYBM Join our Discord for all the buzz in our Celebration channels - you won't miss a thing. --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com  

Celebration day 3 provided us no official details but we intercepted a few transmissions from a few rebel cells online and got that information on the upcoming animated series Tales of the Jedi and the Ahsoka series (otherwise known as Rebels Season 5). Take a dive into the Celebration recap once again with Blake and Josh! Don't forget, check our Discord celebration channels for pictures and a log of the live stream on screen and off screen events.   WATCH DAY 3 HERE: https://youtu.be/th4rJuh1rzc Join our Discord for all the buzz in our Celebration channels - you won't miss a thing. --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com  

A sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order announced as Jedi: Survivor coming 2023 has us hyped on the second day of Star Wars Celebration, join us for a quick recap as to what we saw during the day enjoying star wars celebration online together. A new animated children show called Young Jedi Adventures is coming next year. And today a panel was hosted featuring many of the stars to celebrate 20 years of Attack of the Clones! Let's take a dive into all that and more of which came up today in Star Wars Celebration!   WATCH DAY 2 HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqcv2RJ83nE Join our Discord for all the buzz in our Celebration channels - you won't miss a thing. --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com  

Celebration Day 1 blew us all away with trailers for Andor, Willow, and teases for a new coming of age show called "Skeleton Crew", in which Jude Law will star with a group of 10ish year old kids after the events of Return of the Jedi. Ewan and Hayden made a very prominent appearance on the eve of Obi-Wan Kenobi's debut. A variety of speakers were in the spotlight today, and a panel featuring Ian Mcdiarmid and another panel featured the authors and creators of the High Republic which had them speak and reveal all the content from Phase 2 of the high republic initiative. And last but not least, Orbitkey has sent us a surprise package in the Escape Pod! Stay tuned to the end and find out what the surprise holds (1:16:30). Make sure to grab one of those limited edition luxury Star Wars keychains before they're gone! https://www.orbitkey.ca/collections/star-wars   WATCH DAY 1 HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swclPDFHKNk Join our Discord for all the buzz in our Celebration channels - you won't miss a thing. --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com  

Lots of news in this tight episode of Lightspeed! Not only do we stop in with news surrounding Obi Wan Kenobi, but take a closer look at the Vanity Fair reveal and information spill on future star wars projects. Celebration is around the corner as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi release, stay tuned to Star Wars Escape Pod for more information later!  EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Star Wars headlines coming to you at lightspeed in under 15 minutes! Covering all the latest headlines, comics and novel releases, toy / product reveals and podcast related announcements. --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

Obi-Wan Kenobi launches on Disney plus May 27th 2022!! And we are STOKED! But with such a giant story for such a crucial character how do we track it all!? Well, let's dive deep into another episode of our What Happened sub series where we spotlight characters in depth from across the saga. This week is the master, the general, the infamous, Obi-Wan Kenobi! Spoilers ahead for content taking place beyond and before the events of the Disney plus "Obi-Wan Kenobi". *Don't miss our last episode preparing you for the Star Wars Celebration week ahead! What Happened!? A Star Wars Escape Pod sub-series. With each episode, "What Happened" provides a full catch up about specific character under the spotlight. You don't miss a beat, we include every appearance of the character in our subject from the (canon) comics, novels, shows, and the films of course! And provide a chronological recap of their story in the galaxy far, far away (to date of podcast publish). --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

[READ DESCRIPTION] With Celebration right around the corner this is THE podcast episode for all those Star Wars fans attending the convention either in person - OR - at home on your living room couch! Stay tuned to our Discord channels dedicated to exciting Celebration updates and videos. Take part in the conversation! And stay tuned to the podcast for Celebration after hours podcasts reviewing all the best Celebration has to offer us at home. Follow our Discord for fantastic updates and relevant Celebration channels: https://discord.gg/KucPjer When?  May 26-29, 2022  Anaheim Convention Center -----In Person----- BUY TICKETS https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/tickets.html OFFICIAL WAITLIST FOR TICKETS https://starwarscelebration.lyte.com/3701720 ACTIVATE YOUR BADGE! https://activate.starwarscelebration.com/splash Disneyland After-Dark: Star Wars Nite https://disneyland.disney.go.com/en-ca/events-tours/disneyland/after-dark-star-wars-nite/ -----Online & In Person Attendees----- Panels List https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/panels.html Guest List https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/guests.html Our Discord For Constant Updates & Chat Channel https://discord.gg/KucPjer !!!Follow Star Wars Celebration Tweets For USEFUL updates!!! https://twitter.com/SW_Celebration?s=20&t=dbdhEKeT8tbzSZHoNt3eag --------------------------------------- Drop a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Twitter & Insta: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

We complete the Skywalker Saga deleted scenes journey this week in this episode. With deleted scenes played from Ep 7-8, and to our sadness it was revealed to us that no deleted scenes exist for Ep 9. But we do our best to dive into this content and breakdown weather or not these scenes deserve a place in the final cut. Furthermore, how do they change the film? You can help us out by sharing this show, subscribing, hitting 5 stars / dropping a stellar review for us on your podcast app (if feature is supported). World Vision is our place of choice if you were to provide financial support, we kindly ask you donate it there where it can make a difference in the world:   https://donate.worldvision.ca/collections/donations --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

Obi-Wan Kenobi is around the corner! But who are those villains? The Inquisitors helped Vader hunt down the remaining Jedi after the purge, in the Obi-Wan Kenobi show we will be seeing a story unfold 10 years later which takes place between episode 3 and 4. At this point, the Inquisitors are at their prime and they have been around for a while hunting Jedi. We've seen them in Star Wars Rebels, Fallen Order, "Ahsoka" (by EK Johnson), and "Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith" (by Charles Soule). But who are they really? What happened to them? Where did they come from and who's idea was it? What do we need to now BEFORE and AFTER Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place? Let's get into it. What Happened!? A Star Wars Escape Pod sub-series. With each episode, "What Happened" provides a full catch up about specific character under the spotlight. You don't miss a beat, we include every appearance of the character in our subject from the (canon) comics, novels, shows, and the films of course! And provide a chronological recap of their story in the galaxy far, far away (to date of podcast publish). You can help us out by sharing this show, subscribing, hitting 5 stars and dropping a review for us on your podcast app (if feature is supported). World Vision is our place of choice if you were to provide financial support, we kindly ask you donate it there where it can make a difference in the world: https://donate.worldvision.ca/collections/donations --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

May 4th has rolled around yet again! Join the crew of the escape pod this year on #StarWarsDay to get your dose of Star Wars history, lore, laughs and news. How May 4th became Star Wars day. Exclusive product reveals from the Orbitkey + Star Wars collab. Ways to celebrate Star Wars Day! A Star Wars related audio bite from the Johnny Depp trial this past week. Also, some new Celebration guest reveals, product and game sales today only (news) and experience first hand all the reasons from Phil - why Disney needs to make a Dash Rendar movie. Also who is Dash Rendar?? Find out here, and so much more packed into this Star Wars Day special episode!   STAR WARS DAY SALES 2022 https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-day-deals https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-day-video-game-deals https://www.lego.com/en-ca/page/star-wars-day-deals https://www.citizenwatch.com/ca/en/search/?q=starwars&search-button=&lang=en_CA   --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com  

This week on Star Wars Escape Pod we got The Original Trilogy up at the stand and we're diving headfirst into all the outtakes of the films. This ranges from deleted scenes, alternate scenes or shots, cut sub plots and more! All, or most of the deleted scenes we review are all accessible in the Extras tab on Disney plus behind each Star Wars film. Join Josh & Blake, and Darian as they guide you through the parts of Star Wars that have rarely been seen before.   You can help us out by sharing this show, subscribing, hitting 5 stars / dropping a stellar review for us on your podcast app (if feature is supported). World Vision is our place of choice if you were to provide financial support, we kindly ask you donate it there where it can make a difference in the world:   https://donate.worldvision.ca/collections/donations --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

At long last have we made our way around to the scenes that didn't end up in the final film, rather on the cutting room floor. Join Josh, Blake and Bryce as we journey through the deleted scenes of the prequel trilogy. Listen / narrated for scenes with no dialogue, but best enjoyed while you hang out with us over the podcast audio and follow along at home on Disney plus with your own visual guide as to how these deleted scenes look. Otherwise, we do our best to describe! You can help us out by sharing this show, subscribing, hitting 5 stars / dropping a stellar review for us on your podcast app (if feature is supported). World Vision is our place of choice if you were to provide financial support, we kindly ask you donate it there where it can make a difference in the world:   https://donate.worldvision.ca/collections/donations --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com

We all imagine moments in Star Wars that could have gone differently, weather it's a character line, a story plot, or even a whole cancelled project that nearly happened and didn't. Today we are talking the biggest missed opportunities that could have made Star Wars for the better, moments we never got spanning across the series. These aren't moments that didn't just happen, they're moments and things which ALMOST happened, which makes it even more crazy that they didn't! Tune in and hear us out on these biggest missed opportunities. You can help us out by sharing this show, subscribing, hitting 5 stars / dropping a stellar review for us on your podcast app (if feature is supported). World Vision is our place of choice if you were to provide financial support, we kindly ask you donate it there where it can make a difference in the world: https://donate.worldvision.ca/collections/donations --------- Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/starwarsescapepod Discord: https://discord.gg/KucPjer Insta / Twitter: @SWEscapePodcast Email: swescapepodcast@gmail.com