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Full of Sith is a show dedicated to bringing the most interesting Star Wars conversations in the galaxy. Aside from breaking news in the world of Star Wars and interviews with some of the biggest names in the galaxy, we talk the philosophy and influence of Star Wars just as readily as the deep mytho…

Tha Mike Pilot, Bryan Young and Holly Frey


    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Full of Sith: Star Wars News, Discussions, and Interviews podcast is a must-listen for any Star Wars fan. Bryan Young and Holly Frey bring a deep knowledge and enthusiasm for the franchise, making each episode engaging and informative. The variety of topics covered and the insightful discussions had on the show go beyond just the mainstream Star Wars knowledge that everyone talks about. Listeners are treated to thoughtful conversations and dives into the fandom without getting caught up in the negative aspects often found on social media platforms.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the positivity that permeates every episode. The hosts have a special way of finding the good in even the not-so-good parts of Star Wars, reminding listeners to have fun with the franchise even if there are movie decisions they don't agree with. They also explore gaps in the story and discuss the deeper meaning of certain elements, providing thought-provoking content that keeps fans coming back for more.

    However, one potential downside to this podcast is that it may not appeal to those who are not die-hard Star Wars fans. While it offers a wealth of information and analysis for dedicated fans, casual listeners or those less familiar with Star Wars may find it overwhelming or inaccessible at times.

    In conclusion, The Full of Sith: Star Wars News, Discussions, and Interviews podcast is an absolute gem for any Star Wars enthusiast. With knowledgeable hosts who keep things positive and fun while delving deep into all aspects of the franchise, this podcast offers something for everyone. Whether you're interested in staying updated on the latest coolness in Star Wars or craving insightful analysis on your favorite galaxy far, far away, this podcast delivers. May the Force be with you as you enjoy this fantastic show!



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    Latest episodes from Full Of Sith: Star Wars News, Discussions and Interviews

    Episode DLXXXIX: The Acolyte - Wayseeker with Justina Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 52:39


    Bryan Young spoke to Justina Ireland, author of Star Wars: The Acolyte - Wayseeker, the newest novel from Random House Worlds and the first tie in novel to the critically acclaimed Disney+ series The Acolyte, which we're still hoping gets a second season.

    Episode DLXXXVIII - Andor Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 71:45


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey talked far too briefly about Andor Season 2 and everything they loved about it and what nuances and subtleties that made it some of the best Star Wars storytelling they've seen.

    Episode DLXXXVII: Tales of the Underworld and Nika Futterman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 63:29


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, the new show that premiered on May 4th, 2025. There was also a roundtable interview that happened with Nika Futterman, the voice of Asajj Ventress that you won't want to miss.

    Episode DLXXXVI: Ahmed Best and Light & Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 35:39


    Bryan Young got the chance to speak with the man behind Jar Jar Binks, Ahmed Best, about his role in the Star Wars prequels, his role in Light & Magic season two, and the cinema influences behind Jar Jar Binks. Listen in!

    Episode DLXXXV: Kurosawa and Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 70:02


    At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Bryan Young gave a presentation about Akira Kurosawa's influence on Star Wars to a standing room only crowd. Fortunately, we have the audio from the presentation and are able to share it with all of you.

    Episode DLXXXIV: Andor Awakens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 68:44


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey recorded an episode live from Star Wars Celebration in Japan to talk about the Andor panel and to review the first three episodes of Andor. Give this one a listen after you've had a chance to watch the show!

    Episode DLXXXIII: Andor Season 2 Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 40:57


    Holly Frey and Bryan Young had the opportunity to do roundtable interviews for the second season of Andor. They got to speak with cast and crew including Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna, and more. Listen in and hear Holly, Bryan, and some of your other favorite podcasters talk to the stars of Andor. This is spoiler free for season two, so feel safe in listening.

    Episode DLXXXII: The Bartenders of Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 46:52


    Join Holly Frey and Bryan Young as they talk about the bartenders from a galaxy far, far away. From Ackmena to Fey Zara, we talk about all the favorites. This episode was recorded live at Indiana Comic Con.

    Episode DLXXXI: 45 Years of The Empire Strikes Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 51:18


    Live from Indiana Comic-Con, Bryan Young and Holly Frey (with special guests including Clayton Sandell) talk about the classic Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back and its staying power after 45 years and what makes it such a great and lasting film.

    Episode DLXXX: 10 Years of The Force Awakens Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 49:52


    Holly and Bryan joined special guests at Indiana Comic Convention to talk about the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in front of a live audience.

    Episode DLXXIX: Live from Indiana Comic Con

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 50:34


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey join the audience live from Indiana Comic Con to talk about Star Wars, Andor Season 2, and anything else the audience wanted to talk about!

    Full Of Sith Episode DLXXVIII: Andor Jacket

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 86:37


    Holly is joined by Max Frey to talk about the new Andor trailer, Deadline's Kathy Kennedy interview and their list of favorite jackets in the Star Wars galaxy.

    Episode DLXXVII: Ladies' Night with the Dorky Divas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 66:20


    Holly is joined by Savanna Kiefer and Tori Fox of the Dorky Divas Show. Discussion covers anticipation of Star Wars Celebration Japan, the merch they all wish existed, and what they hope for the future of Star Wars and fandom.

    Episode DLXXVI: Freys-o-Plenty: Top 10 Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 73:35


    Holly is once again joined by her husband Brian, and they talk through their 10 favorite Star Wars toys of all time (plus some honorable mentions).

    Episode DLXXV: The Confederacy of Independent Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 65:23


    In this episode of Full of Sith, Bryan Young and Holly Frey dive deep into the Confederacy of Independent Systems and their reasons for leaving the Republic and the politics and the corruption of the Clone Wars.

    Episode DLXXIV: Star Wars Shatterpoints

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 62:16


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey discuss those moments in the Star Wars movies that could have changed everything irreparably. Mace Windu would have called them shatterpoints, those moments so vital to the fabric of Star Wars that changing them would have changed everything forever. It turned into a really fun conversation.

    Episode DLXXIII: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 60:56


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey talk about the finale of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, the latest show in Lucasfilm's DisneyPlus series of Star Wars masterpieces. They talk in detail about the arcs on the show, Jod Na Nawood's character, the concept of filler episodes, and more!

    Episode DLXXII: Recasting Baylon and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 61:59


    Hosts Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about recent rumors about recasting Baylon Skoll and where the line is drawn over recasting a Star Wars actor versus remaking them in CGI. They also delved deep into Kelly Knox's Star Wars conversation cards in a vain bid to hold off on talking about Skeleton Crew until the show is over.

    Episode DLXXI: The Creatures of Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 69:18


    Inspired by Skeleton Crew's Trash Crabs, Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about the myriad creatures of Star Wars and their makers. They talked about Phil Tippett, Stuart Freeborn, Teryl Whitlatch, and more, as well as their favorites across the Star Wars saga.

    EEpisode DLXX: Star Wars 2024 - Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 65:26


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey take a look back at all of the Star Wars stories that came out in 2024 and talk about their favorite parts and get into a little bit about what they're most excited for coming out in 2025 and beyond. They also answered an intriguing fan question about Carrie Fisher's role in The Rise of Skywalker.

    Episode DLXIX: The Sequel Trilogy and the Myth of No Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 70:46


    Bryan and Holly look back on 9 years of the sequel trilogy as well as break down the myth that there was no plan for the sequel trilogy and look back on the plans for the other trilogies to see how they compare to what was in place for the sequels. An enlightening episode full of Star Wars history.

    Episode DLXVIII: Kids in Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 60:59


    Holly and Bryan talk about all the kids in Star Wars, past and present, starting with the third episode of Skeleton Crew. They go all the way back to the Ewok Adventures and talk about Anakin in the Phantom Menace, the characters on The Clone Wars, Rebels, the Bad Batch, and anywhere else they've been in a galaxy far, far away, and the impact they've had.

    Episode DLXVII: Star Wars - Skeleton Crew Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 67:30


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey review the first two episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, spoilers and all. They talk about the entire crew, Wim, Neel, KB, and Fern, as well as their journey into the stars--which they've never seen before.

    Episode DLXVI: Star Wars and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 65:28


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together on a new episode of Full of Sith to talk about the history of Star Wars as a political allegory and how it's been used as a coping mechanism for folks in the wake of recent political events and how they have a new way of looking at Andor and The Rise of Skywalker.

    Full Of Sith Episode DLXV: Eadu, Life Day, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 63:39


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about her exploits in Iceland visiting Rogue One shooting locations, the phenomenon of Wookiee Life Day, and tips for traveling to Japan for Star Wars Celebration.

    Episode DLXIV: The Star Wars Guru

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 72:50


    Bryan Young is joined by Stephen Tillman, the Star Wars Guru. They talk about Star Wars fandom, different entry points to Star Wars, the importance of Jar Jar Binks, how cool the Acolyte was, and Stephen's experience of getting into Star Wars as a Black fan with no initial interest in Star Wars.

    Episode DLXIII: Emptying the Inbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 69:56


    Bryan and Holly spend the latest hour of the Full of Sith podcast answering listener email ranging from tips to heading to Star Wars Celebration Japan to the philosophical and legal role Rey's New Jedi Order should play in a a new society.

    Episode DLXII: Star Wars Outlaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 62:25


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about the new Star Wars video game Outlaws. They talk about the story, what they love, how it connects with other bits of lore and what they would like to see more of.

    Episode DLXI: Two Rants and The Halcy-Con

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 63:27


    Bryan and Holly get back together for a new episode to rant about two topics and then moved on to Holly's report from Halcy-Con, a fan gathering dedicated to the Galactic Starcruiser. Rant number one was about misinformation in the Disney eco-system and Rant number two was about some of the "fan" reaction to trans clone trooper Sister's inclusion in recent books.

    Episode DLX: Rob Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 54:20


    From the archives, Bryan digs out an interview with Rob Coleman, the animation director of the Star Wars prequels to talk about The Phantom Menace after all these years and the reception it got in 1999 versus how its been received today.

    Episode DLIX: 25 Years of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 66:49


    Straight from Dragon Con 2024, Bryan Young, E.K. Johnston, Fon Davis, Sarah Dempster and more look back at 25 Years of The Phantom Menace.

    Episode DLVIII: The Authors of Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 69:43


    Bryan Young got to share the stage with Michael A. Stackpole, Timothy Zahn, Delilah S. Dawson, E.K. Johnston, and John Jackson Miller to talk about their history in the world of writing Star Wars and answering questions from the crowd. Recorded at Dragon Con 2024.

    Episode DLVII: LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 68:53


    Bryan had the chance to do roundtable interviews with the cast and creators of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: Gaten Matarazzo, Tony Revolori, and Bobby Moynihan, as well as writers and executive producers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit! You don't want to miss this one.

    Episode DLVI: Rancho Obi-Wan and James Earl Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 56:49


    Bryan Young and Holly Frey sit down with Rancho Obi-Wan's Steve Sansweet and Anne Neuman to discuss the passing of James Earl Jones as well as the upcoming fundraiser gala for Rancho Obi-Wan, the museum dedicated to Star Wars. It'a an incredible conversation and you want to listen in.

    Episode DLV: Dragon Con and the Acolyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 62:28


    Bryan and Holly got together in person to talk Star Wars in Atlanta at Dragon Con! They talked about the cool stuff they saw there as well as their views on the unfair cancellation of The Acolyte and their hopes for the show moving forward, among other topics.

    Episode DLIV: Tom Spina and His Mighty Wampa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 103:10


    Holly is joined by beloved guest Tom Spina to talk about the Wampa project Regal Robot has been working on, as well others. They also talk about recently announced changes to Disney parks, and their anticipation of Skeleton Crew.

    Episode DLIII: Young Jedi Adventures and Dee Bradley Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 36:35


    Bryan and his son Kingston had a chance to chat about Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures and sit in on a roundtable interview with other podcasters with Dee Bradley Baker, who plays Nubs on the show.

    Episode DLII: D23 and Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 62:55


    Holly is joined by Max Frey to talk about the all the Star Wars news to come out of D23, including Skeleton Crew, Andor, and the Mando and Grogu story coming to Smuggler's Run.

    Episode DLI: Freys o'Plenty

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 57:06


    Holly is joined by her husband Brian Frey to talk about San Diego Comic Con and Star Wars toy collecting.

    Episode DL: Jennifer Bryan - The Acolyte's Costume Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 63:05


    Bryan had the extreme pleasure of speaking to Jennifer Bryan, the costume designer for Star Wars: The Acolyte. They talked about the influences of the costumes, the challenges of storytelling through the clothing, and how she pulled off such a masterful job on The Acolyte.

    Episode DXLIX: The Acolyte Season Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 65:49


    Bryan and Holly got together to talk about the season finale of Star Wars: The Acolyte and all of the tantalizing questions it raises for the Star Wars Universe. They also took a look at some common complaints about the show and offered in-universe explanations for them that will help folks enjoy the show even more.

    Episode DXLVIII: From a Certain Point of View

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 65:19


    Bryan and Holly discuss the nuances of point of view in the totality of the Star Wars universe, from Obi-Wan's assertion that Vader killed Luke's father to the differing points of view of the Acolyte, they talk about it all. They even dive into the work of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Luke in The Last Jedi.

    Episode DXLVII: The Acolyte Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 42:35


    Bryan and Holly get together to talk about the last two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte and how deep and intriguing this show is. From the colors and costumes to the layered depth of the dark side, they have an in-depth discussion about this incredible show.

    Episode DXLVI: Dave Filoni and Dee Bradley Baker (circa 2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 52:34


    Back before Full of Sith ever started, Bryan got an opportunity to spend some time talking to Dave Filoni about the third season of The Clone Wars, influences on the show (including Kurosawa and Robotech), and about his own Star Wars fandom. Then, he talked to Dee Bradley Baker about the third season of The Clone Wars as well. Enjoy these two interviews from the archives.

    Episode DXLV: The Ki-Adi-Mundi Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 70:12


    Bryan and Holly talk in a wide-ranging discussion about Star Wars and try to focus on the positive of this week, while also discussing the absurd controversies happening lately because The Acolyte Broke Star Wars or something. Listen in!

    Episode DXLIV: The Acolyte Broke Star Wars?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 72:14


    Bryan and Holly dive deep into the third episode of The Acolyte and weigh the arguments about whether or not this episode broke Star Wars, its canon, or its fans. They also talked about some fascinating theories about what's going on in the show, and their favorite highlights. You won't want to miss it.

    Episode DXLIII: David Tattersall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 74:12


    Another interview from the archives in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Bryan spent an hour on the phone with David Tattersall, the cinematographer behind the prequels. A brilliant, soft-spoken man, he set the look of the prequel era and was a pioneer in digital filmmaking.

    Episode DXLII: Star Wars: The Acolyte Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 67:04


    Holly and Bryan talk about the red carpet premiere for Star Wars: The Acolyte and break down the first two episodes of the show, directed by Leslye Headland. You don't want to miss this spoiler-filled episode about the brand new Star Wars show.

    Episode DXLI: Rick McCallum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 104:15


    Content Warning - this episode contains some mild adult language. A few years ago Bryan had the opportunity to interview Star Wars producer Rick McCallum in a wide-ranging discussion about his work at Lucasfilm, from the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and all points in between. There was a lot of focus spent on The Phantom Menace, making this a perfect interview to pull from the archive to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace.

    Episode DXL: The Return of the Jedi Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 64:16


    After Holly and Bryan catch up after a long absence to talk about about The Phantom Menace, The Bad Batch, and Tales of the Empire, they are joined by Kelly Knox and Clayton Sandell, two of the authors behind Return of the Jedi: The Visual Archive, out now from Insight Editions!

    Episode DXXXIX: Bryan and Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 62:15


    Bryan is joined by his son Kingston and they talk about all things Star Wars.

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