It's the final film of the Star Wars saga! Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, Superego) joins us to answer our questions about the highly divisive Rise of Skywalker film. Who did Palpatine sleep with? Why is it dangerous for a droid to speak Sith? Will this really be the last film? Plus, Matt also explains all the cool puppeteering used in the film, ... Show More
Jul 2025
Best Friends with Nicole Byer & Sasheer Zamata is back!
Exciting news from Nicole: Best Friends is BACK and 1) now on Headgum, 2) with FULL VIDEO EPISODES! Enter the pantheon of best friendship and check out Nicole and Sasheer's first episode back, available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And Subscr ... Show More
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Apr 2018
Mark Hamill & Rian Johnson Interview Special
We've gone bonus content mad on the Empire Podcast this week! Every day this week, we'll bring you a brand new pod, culminating in Friday's mothership. And we kick things off with this very fun, and compact, commute-sized conversation with two of the key figures behind last year' ... Show More
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Nov 2019
Kylo Ren's Weird Animated Origin - Caravan Of Garbage
<p>In anticipation for conclusion of the saga, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, we take a special look at an incredibly painful piece of Star Wars history, the 1985 animated series Droids. Also do the modern films borrow from this old series? I mean maybe?</p><br><p>Video Editio ... Show More
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Nov 2019
Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: A New Hope, Rise of Skywalker & More Mando
James and Darren dive into episodes 2 and 3 of The Mandalorian, discuss EW’s Rise of Skywalker cover story, reveal some new details about A New Hope’s climactic Death Star battle and James geeks out about the old school charms of Jedi Fallen Order. Learn more about your ad choice ... Show More
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May 2024
Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) and Road House (2024)
It's taken nearly 400 episodes, but a Star Wars film finally takes centre stage. It's 2019's saga-ending The Rise Of Skywalker, a film that was announced in 2012, and went through, well, 'changes' over the ensuing years.
The planned remake of Road House actually started life ro ... Show More
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