Hoth Topics: A Star Wars Podcast: Recent Episodes

Hoth Topics: A Star Wars Podcast

A Family Friendly Star Wars Podcast. Movies, TV, Video Games, Books, Comics, we try to discuss most of it!

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O-M-Grogu you guys! We are back! Or are We? Mysteries abound as hosts Jon and also Ian go unravel Star Wars Celebration 2022. Obi Wan reveals? New Mando leaks? We don’t have any of that! Just two guys talking about

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Hey Star Wars, stop transporting unstable materials with unsafe safety procedures! First Coaxium and now Rhydonium? I mean, come on guys. Anyways this week we talk about The Mandalorian episode ‘The Believer”. One more to go until we wrap the

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Corvus was a nearly a dead end, but Mando’s got a hot tip that will take him to Tython aka Planet SoCal. Like seriously, it looks like the part of San Diego we live in… But that’s beyond the point,

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*note, we recorded whits over Discord and both of our ‘professional’ hosts forgot to plug in their good mics. Both of our computers defaulted to the only available mics (Jon’s internal wireless headset mic and Ian’s webcam. Soooo just a

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Star Wars Podcast Day is here! With a great lack of imagination and midway through our Mandalorian episode reviews Ian and Jon decided to approach this first annual SW Podcast day with some Star Wars ‘generalities’. #SWPD2021 facebook.com/StarWarsPodDay/ – @StarWarsPodDay

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Out of the frying pan and into the fryer they say. A detour to Nevarro City leads Mando to help some old friends with a pesky Imperial problem. Join us as we drive straight at Chapter 12 of The Mandalorian:

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Mando’s journey is almost at it’s end. Din was told Ahsoka Tano will take and train The Child. But he has to find her first and with all this smoke, he’s gonna have a heck of a time doing that.

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The Mando just defeated the largest enemy yet and is close to finding more Mandalorians to help him on his quest. But first he must give someone a Lyft and go at Uber slow speeds with precious cargo brought on

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Ian and Jon are joined by Straight Facts Mike (formally Roommate Mike, still roommate though, just with more Straight Facts), an MMO player, to take a look at the newest Raid Boss in The Mandalorian. He helps us find the

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Mando Season Two is upon us. Jon and also that Ian fella have a quick discussion about their hopes and dreams and probably some stuff about the upcoming season.   Complaints or Contradictions can be sent to Ian, specifically at

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Ian and Jon went and saw Empire Strikes Back in one of them there movie picture cinemas places! How was it on a big screen? Were the soft pretzels worth it? Why did Jon wear all his Ewok gear to

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Whoa, it’s been awhile hasn’t it? This week we get caught up on what we’ve been up to and  also get to learn what some of our listeners have been doing in these stressful times. Special thanks to Ewok, Sloan,

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Spoilers and Such 4 more episodes get covered this week! Kaz meets an archaeologist, The Doza’s have secret plans, Jon mishears important info about race a wager, and Kaz learns that the real curse is the journey we made as

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In the far reaches of the edges of the galaxy, dragon roam. This week we cover three more episodes of Star Wars Resistance that unintentionally may or may not have dragons… This week we cover: SE204 – Hunt on Celsor

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Keep your helmets on and join us for one wild jetpack ride as Jon, Ian, and returning guest Roommate Mike take a look at the end of The Mandalorians first season.   Spoilers for the last three episodes, obviously 😉

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We get back to finishing up our breakdown of The Mandalorian, We take a look at episodes 3, 4, and 5. We discuss what we loved, hated, and what we look forward to in the series. Also, Roommate Mike is

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SPOILERS We deep dive into the latest and last of the Skywalker movies! Join Ian, Jon, and Roommate Mike as we talk about our favorite and not as favorite parts of the film. Ian and Jon prerecorded a quick hopes

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We are joined this week by Special Returning Guest Jason Croxon, formerly of the podcast “A Conversation With” and now of “CrossFit Bath“ (links below). We chat about spoilers, mystery boxes and some OUTLANDISH theories on everyone favorite astromech that

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What a time to live in, so much Star Wars content from all over the the different Eras! This Week we celebrate the return of Star Wars: Resistance by taking a look at the first three episodes of the second

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This Episode Contains Spoilers We are joined this week by Roommate Mike as a special ‘moderate’ guest as we dive into the icy space walrus filled depths of the first two episodes of The Mandalorian. I named this episode before

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We have a quick discussion on the trailers for Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian. What we hope to see, what we don’t want to see, as well as another discussion about Endor.   Also Ian claims to have a

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We sit down over Skype with producer extraordinaire Tony Debenedetto of Javelina 98 Productions about how Star Wars influenced his love of cinema. We also talk about his experiences working with Lucasfilm on convention events. Here’s a news report (CW39,

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Recorded on a phone in Jon’s car while waiting for Wal-Mart to put out the Triple Force Friday merchandise at Midnight. We talk about what we are hoping to score, what we expect to see, and what we walked out

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This time around we lightly touch on Star Wars news post D23. Then we talk about Laser Guns, Laserless Shivs, and Laser Swords. We round it all out by paying respect to a friend who has become One With The

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We’ve been trading blows with the San Diego Sabers for a few months now. We’ve talked with co founder Steve of SDS back in ep. 26, now it’s time to get some learning from the Master himself, Eric (also a

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This week we finish off the user questions from last week using our approximate knowledge of most things. We take a pretty shallow dive at topics like The Mandalorian, Saber Crystals, Condiments and other type queries. Didn’t know there was

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This is how liberty dies…with Listener Questions! We continue our 1 year anniversary celebration with some listener questions, like, way more than Jon was expecting. So many that we had to break it into to parts! We really appreciate the

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To celebrate our one year anniversary (albeit a month late) we wanted to talk to with some up-and-coming podcasts. When we started, a few shows reached out to us and it gave us the encouragement to keep going. We wanted

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Ian And Jon went to Wondercon Anahiem 2019. And they went in style, well, Star Wars style. Join us this week as we reminisce about WCA…since we didn’t get to go to Celebration Chicago. Also, for fun, here are some

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Star Wars Resistance is Over! Long Live Resistance! We wrap up the new series in this episode and discuss what we believe are its strength and weaknesses. Will we be tuning in next season? Yeah, we’re gonna tune in…

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Listener Electronic Mail, or “E-Mail” in the shorthand, from Friend of show Tim! On this Echo Base Nights we theorize on what the attitudes the CIS had towards the Jedi during the clones wars and what the lasting repercussions were

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There are so many rumors floating around about what is being green lit for the Disney streaming service. This week, Ian and “Jon” brainstorm what they would like to see. Or even what they don’t want to see. (Cover Image

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Resistance Recon is back, again, just like clockwork? But How much Longer can we keep this going?!* Join us as we go over three more Star Wars: Resistance episodes; The Doza Dilemma, First Order Occupation, and The New Trooper. 3

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…with Steve from San Diego Sabers (and the San Diego Sabers Podcast too)… obviously. We are joined this week by a man that finds joy in dominating younglings half his age with plastic tube representations of a fictional ‘laser’ based

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This week we are taking a look at some more Resistance episodes. We do one of those review type of things on the episodes Station Theta Black, Bibo, and of course, Dangerous Business. What do Kaz and the gang get

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Video Games, you love ’em, but they rot your brain. Needless to say, Hoth Topics has played a lot of them. Explains a few things, yeah? This week we are joined by Roommate Mike to talk about all those games

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Ian has some issues with baby snatching. Specifically the how and why Jedi “Relieved” parents of the “Burden” of “Having a Family”. Join us as we have a quick discussion over this particular side of the Jedi Order and what

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In this Recon, as per usual, we are a bit behind, but we Won’t let that drag us down! This week we go over three more episode of Star Wars Resistance. We cover the episodes Synara’s Score, The Platform Classic,

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This started off as a quick ‘over the internet’ chat about some things on Ian’s mind, then it kept going. We compare aspects of the ‘Wars to what has already existed in other fandoms. Jon has an original thought that..wasn’t.

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The Great Content Slowdown is upon us. In these trying times of less Star Wars content, we ask ourselves; What are we looking forward too is this season of slowed down content releases. Clone Wars, Mandalorian, Cassian Andor, two new

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This week we talk with Jason from the podcast “A Conversation With..” (and a few others). We go over the proper way to watch the original trilogy, how to introduce your own youngling to the universe and just how wrong

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Resistance Recon is back and this time we are covering three whole episodes of this animated series (episodes 5-7), just not the most recent one… Take a trip to the Colossus with us and catch up on the hottest Star

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Remember when we did that ‘Music of the Prequels” episode? Well, we took that format and covered it in a shiny new Original Trilogy…covering? This week we talk about our favorite tracks from the Pre-Sequels to hum along with in

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All Hallows Eve is just around the corner. The cackling of Dathomir Witches and the tormented wails of Force Ghosts, unable to move beyond this earthly realm, abound. This week , Ian goes over some things that are little creepy

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Star Wars: Resistance is out and we are adding to the cacophony of reviews that we are sure you’ve already listened to! How is Ian dealing with the seemingly lack of Force Wizards? Will the lack of a land mass

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Too lazy to go out and buy Solo? Never fear, Hoth Topics is here to go over all the special features you could shake a vibro-stick at! We discuss the deleted scenes, a few featurettes and even try to help

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This week we go across ‘The Pond’ to talk to fellow podcaster Harry of The Ranked List of Everything/LC’s Comic Corner. We talk about everything from Taun Tauns breaking Star Wars, multi-person At-At costumes, as well as the differences Harry

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In a sea of Rebel sympathizers, do you ever feel embarrassed by your Imperial love? Do you find it hard to find like minded supporters of the Empire? Are you smart enough to perceive through the Rebellions lies of ‘Freedom’

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Due to a Bus having a disagreement with Jon’s Car, the boys at Hoth Topics had decided to forgo a normal episode and bring you a a reaction/review of the new Resistance Trailer. How will our intrepid hosts feel about

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The lessons we learn in Star Wars go much further than just the what Luke learns from Yoda or Anakin learns from Obi-Wan. This week, Jon and Ian talk about what they’ve taken away from the Star Wars trilogies, the

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Join our intrepid hosts as they dive into the Episode 9 cast list (at least what we know so far). Our hopes and fears over the castings and what we think of JJ’s revelation that of Carrie Fisher’s  involvement in

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Jon and also Ian reflect on the past week of San Diego Comic Con. Cool things we saw. Cool People we talked to, cool costumes we wore, etc. So sit back and buckle up, because Hoth Topics is comin’ at

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Do you find yourself staring at the mirror wondering: What do two grown men think of a cartoon geared towards  younger female fans? Is there more to Hoth Topics than just Auditory Gold? What exactly did we talk about in

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*Disclaimer: Ian and Jon are not professional musicians, or really remember anything apart from a few lessons from Middle School/High School band classes. If you find yourself aggravated and annoyed with our dissection of the Film Scores of the Prequels,

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This week, Ian, Jon and Mike wrap up their Solo: A Star Wars Story movie-film review/discussion. That’s pretty much it, just more Solo talk. Still here? Why? This ain’t no Marvel Movie. No Post Credits Scene down here. How did

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*note from Jon, In The Edit Bay: I forgot to Bypass the Compressor when I was getting ready to publish this episode. If you have downloaded this episode on 6/4/18, please delete it and re download. Apparently I cut Mike’s

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Ian recently helped out on a film crew for an Indie Film. While on set, he struck up a number of Star Wars conversation with other crew members. In this, the second, episode of Echo Base Nights, Ian relates the

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*Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast specifically by Ian are those of Ian and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of anyone else at Hoth Topics. Do not attempt to question Ian’s motives or

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Welcome to Echo Base Nights. As you may have read in the post-script of our last post, that Echo Base Nights is where we will be publishing our content cut from longer episodes and also shorter discussions. Our inaugural episode,

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We can fight and argue all day about what Star Wars media is good or bad, but I feel like we all can agree on one thing; the Prop and Costume Departments are on point. **For a quick primer on

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Salutations my Wuvable Wampas, We honestly could not come up with a better title for this one. I take that back, it was going to be called “Flying Solo with Mike” as my room mate Mike guests on the show.

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Rebels is Dead, Long Live Rebels. We finish up our review of our dearly departed Star Wars: Rebels in an Hour and A Half Review Extravaganza. Also Available on YouTube! Questions, Comments, Topic Ideas? You can reach us at HothPod@gmail.com

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Jon and Ian sit down and go over the broad topic of fan service, what it is, how it’s done, and some examples of the good, the bad, and the confusing.   Also Available on YouTube! Questions, Comments, Topic Ideas?

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Hoth Topics Episode 2: Rebels and Rascals Ian and Jon talk about the New York Toy Fair (but not a lot) and take a look back at the first part of the last season of Star Wars Rebels.   Also

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Episode 1: The Podcast Menace *I promise that this will be the last movie title Pun, or at least I promise that we will put more effort into naming things. – jon Join the newest Star Wars podcast on the