Podcasts about Kasdan

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

With office vacancies rising and housing shortages mounting, the commercial real estate industry is at a tipping point. In this episode of I Hear Design, host Robert Nieminen sits down with Marissa Kasdan and Mark Oberholzer of KTGY to explore how adaptive reuse—and their bold Upcycle Tower concept—could reshape our cities. They discuss the real-world challenges of converting steel-framed office towers into viable residential buildings, the role of city incentives, and how thoughtful design can balance livability, cost, and sustainability. Learn how phased conversions, mixed-use flexibility, and embodied carbon savings are making adaptive reuse a compelling path forward for developers and municipalities alike.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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 414: The Crew's raising their eyebrows at 90's fashion while watching Lawrence Kasdan's French Kiss. This is one of the rare Kasdan films he didn't write, which is fine, cause Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan's performances and their chemistry are the highlight here. The Crew discusses… If you like our music intro, head over to Soundcloud and hear more amazing music from aquariusweapon. Aquariusweapon can also be found on YouTube. Contact: moviecrewpod@gmail.com

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.

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).

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Robert Winfree and Mark Radulich present their Red One 2024 Movie Review!Red One is a 2024 American action-adventure Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris Morgan, from an original story by Hiram Garcia. The film follows the head of North Pole security (Dwayne Johnson) teaming up with a notorious hacker (Chris Evans) in order to locate a kidnapped Santa Claus (J. K. Simmons) on Christmas Eve; Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, and Wesley Kimmel also star. The film is seen as the first of a Christmas-themed franchise, produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with Seven Bucks Productions, Chris Morgan Productions, and The Detective Agency.Red One was released internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 6 and was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on November 15, 2024. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.Filming began in October 2022 in Atlanta and wrapped in February 2023. Filming ran into issues with Johnson, who was an average of seven to eight hours late to film his scenes and missed several days of shooting. These delays reportedly increased the budget by $50 million to a total of $250 million, which Garcia disputed. Johnson later admitted to frequent tardiness as well as urinating in bottles on set, but Evans and Kasdan defended him.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59

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.

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.

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.

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.

Deborah Kasdan joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about her older sister's schizophrenia diagnosis, the decision to commit a child, family dynamics and epigenetics, what it is to be marginalized and hidden away, writing expressively, thematic and chronological decisions, digging further and digging deeper, the conflict alive inside us, landing on a book cover, finishing her sister's story, guilt about our loved ones and giving them a voice in our work, and her memoir Roll Back the World.   Also mentioned in this episode: -sibling reaction to our memoirs -experimenting and trying again -writing the scenes that press themselves upon us   Books mentioned in this episode: -Is There No Place for Me by Susan Sheehan -The Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut -The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R. Saks -The Memory Palace by Mira Bartok -The Soloist by Steve Lopez   Chosen as one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie books of 2023, and a Foreword Reviews finalist, Deborah Kasdan's memoir shows the impact of serious mental illness on her late sister Rachel, as well as on herself and their entire family. It also reveals the healing power of writing. Kasdan had a 35-year career writing about business and technology before retiring from corporate work and uncovering her creative side. Kasdan grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Norwalk, Connecticut with her husband. In addition to writing and making family history come alive, her times of greatest joy occur when she is reading, swimming or visiting with her four grandchildren. Connect with Deborah: Website: www.deborahkasdan.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debkasdan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debkasdan X: https://x.com/debkasdan   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she teaches memoir workshops and is working on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com   Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Newsletter sign-up: https://ronitplank.com/#signup   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.