Tosche Station Radio #94: Star Wars Rebels Premiere Special

Posted on October 4, 2014 by admin

Welcome to a special Tosche Station Radio! Bria joins the hosts this week for an hour-long roundtable review of Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion. This episode does contain numerous spoilers, so wait to listen to this episode if you’re avoiding them.

How did we rate the new show? Well, let’s say we’re pretty enthusiastic about it. Tune in to hear more!

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #93: Good Guy Kanan

Posted on September 24, 2014 by admin

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The hosts and Bria review A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller in this all new Tosche Station Radio

Fixer’s Flash starts with Nanci reading a whole bunch of books, both the hosts going to a Disney-themed Halloween party, and finishes with Bria working on more cosplay.

In Deak’s Dirt, Artoo and Threepio are set to appear in Rebels. Speaking of Rebels, don’t forget the first episode premieres on Disney Channel on October 3, BUT you can watch it on September 29 with a cable subscription. Disney CFO says Disney will follow the Marvel lead Clone Wars news is being teased this week. What could it be?

Bigg’s Bull#*$& kicks off with the MILLENNIUM FALCON. Meanwhile at Greenham Common: set pictures. EW has a nice interview with Anthony Daniels

This week on Camie’s Concerns, Bria joins us to review and get into a spoiler-filled discussion of A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller. If you haven’t read the book yet and are looking to avoid spoilers, you may want to skip this.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of Majestic Giraffe Productions. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #92: Dragon Con ’14 Recap

Posted on September 8, 2014 by admin

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Brian and Nanci recap the highlights from Dragon Con on this all-new episode of Tosche Station Radio.

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. There’s tons of panel audio from Dragon Con (see below). We did a Go/No-Go for A New Dawn, as well as a full review from Bria. Bria also reviewed Legacy #18, the final installment in the series (as well as the Legends universe).

In Fixer’s Flash, Brian finished A New Dawn and Nanci’s nearly finished. Both hosts got roped into the Ice Bucket Challenge. There was also this little thing called Dragon Con. More later.

Deak’s Dirt? Rebels clips. Seriously, that’s it.

In Biggs’ Bull#*$&, the hosts recap the Episode VII panel at Dragon Con. Which consisted mostly of informed speculation.

Camie’s Concerns this week is a recap of the Star Wars happenings at Dragon Con. There’s a lot of panel audio you can listen to, including:

Road Trip with Carl Cunningham
Farewell Clone Wars and Hello Rebels
All the Single Ladies
Episode VII
A New Trope featuring Christie Golden and Timothy Zahn
Expanded Universe Authors are Legendary featuring Timothy Zahn, Mike Stackpole, Dave Wolverton, Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, and Christie Golden
A New Hope – Who Was Luke Skywalker

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station on Location: A New Hope – Who Was Luke Skywalker?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by admin

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The last panel we recorded from Dragon Con was a look at Luke Skywalker. Panelists Paula Rosenberg, Nanci Schwartz, Robin Smith, Bryan Young, Sarah Dempster, and Thomas Harper look at perhaps the most underrated character in the saga: the hero of the Original Trilogy.

Tosche Station on Location: EU Authors are Legendary

Posted on August 31, 2014 by admin

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Authors Mike Stackpole, Dave Wolverton, Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Christie Golden, and Timothy Zahn discuss their thoughts on the Expanded Universe moving to Legends status and field questions from the audience about their contributions to the Star Wars universe.

Tosche Station on Location: Tropes in Star Wars

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

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Authors Christie Golden and Timothy Zahn discuss tropes in Star Wars and literature. They also take questions from fans in the second half of the panel.

Tosche Station on Location: Episode VII at Dragon Con

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

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Brian and Nanci sit in with Brian Young, Riley and Bethany Blanton, James Clarke, and Amy Ratcliffe to discuss what we know about Episode VII (not much) and field questions from the audience.

Tosche Station on Location: All the Single Ladies

Posted on August 29, 2014 by admin

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The topic is sexism and representation in Star Wars and the fandom as a whole. Janine Spendlove, Amy Ratcliffe, and Kathryn Hinds join Tosche Station’s Nanci, Bria, and Brian to discuss the portrayal of women in Star Wars and the numerous marketing blunders committed in the last year.

Tosche Station On Location: Farewell Clone Wars and Hello Rebels

Posted on August 29, 2014 by admin

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From Dragon Con, we’ve got panel audio from the Star Wars track’s Clone Wars and Rebels panel. The panelists include our own Bria, Amy Ratcliffe, Brian Nowicke of EUCantina, Riley and Bethany Blanton, and Tom Hutchins of the Mandolorian Mercenaries.

The panelists discuss their favorite moments and characters from the Clone Wars and preview what they’re looking forward to in Rebels.

Stay tuned for more panel audio!

Tosche Station on Location: Road Trip with Carl Cunningham

Posted on August 29, 2014 by admin

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Carl Cunningham of StarWarsRoadTrips.com sits down in the Star Wars at Dragon Con track to discuss his trips to Star Wars filming locations and how you can make your own sojourns to see where the Saga was created.