The Wampa’s Lair (A Star Wars Podcast)

Shadows of the Empire celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year so we welcome back Greg Cass @eyeoncanon and Joe Hogan to breakdown and discuss what we still fondly remember about this movie without a movie project! Looking at how it shaped our understanding of canon, who Luke was, and even early takes on Vader’s villain […]

In light of SOLO: A Star Wars Story being three years old today and in light of the #MakeSolo2Happen Day yesterday, Karl provides a short look at how John Powell uses music from the top of the movie and again at the end to tell a beautiful little hero’s journey for Han! The Wampa’s Lair […]

We close out Musical May by sharing a personalized soundtrack across the many scores of Star Wars! From our chosen villain theme, to love themes, to hero themes, and everything in between we finish this Musical May with a blast of fun! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe, rate […]

We continue Musical May with a look at some of the incredible music from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino! We are joined by Jim Capron as we look at some of the highlights from the score and how much of the music really conveys a sense of anxiety and stress as an element to enhance […]

We kick off another Musical May by taking a deep dive look at the Deluxe Soundtrack for Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Powell! Having every piece of music from start to finish highlights the musical genius and storytelling ability of Powell and we lovingly jump into the wonder of this score! The Wampa’s […]

In celebration of Disney+ adding the two Ewok Adventure movies, we sit down to discuss both “Caravan of Courage” and the “Battle for Endor” and the ways in which both stories draw from typical fairy tales and myths, as well as how the stories were written by George Lucas to help his children make sense […]

In light of our awesome interview with Matthew Stover last week about his Revenge of the Sith novel, we breakdown our Top 5 Moments unique to the novel itself! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe, rate and review! Email:         WampasLairPodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  facebook.com/WampasLairPodcast Twitter:      twitter.com/WampasLair iTunes: […]

Ever since the Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel came out in 2005, we have loved the way Matthew Stover chose to write this story! And now we finally have him join us on the show to have an in-depth discussion about his incredible novel! From where some of his concepts came from, to […]

Bringing back our segment where YOU get to tell your Star Wars Tale! Joey Letson joins us on the show to share his Tales! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe, rate and review! Email:         WampasLairPodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  facebook.com/WampasLairPodcast Twitter:      twitter.com/WampasLair iTunes:       WampasLairPodcast/itunes RSS FEED:   […]

As we come to the end of our This Is Madness tournament, we look at the Final Four scenes that you have voted on to be the most iconic scenes across Star Wars! We look at the Battle of the Heroes, the “I know” scene, Duel of the Fates, and the Binary Sunset and discuss […]

From the first Blu-Ray release in 2011 through our first Celebrations into the Disney era of Star Wars, we cover some of our favorite moments that have defined the modern era of our fandom! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe, rate and review! Email:         WampasLairPodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  […]

Continuing our journey of fandom into the prequel era, we discuss some of the most impactful scenes from the PT as well as some of our early experiences of seeing those movies for the first time and how they made us fall even more in love with Star Wars! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available […]

We share updates on this year’s This Is Madness tournament to start and then begin our month long series looking back on highlights from our lives as Star Wars fans! This week, we look back to those early years of the mid to late 90’s where we were both introduced to Star Wars and particular […]

We round out the first set of The High Republic novels by taking a deep look at Claudia Gray’s “Into The Dark” with our buddy Greg Cass (@eyeoncanon)! From the mysteriously dark Drengrir to the well-rounded character arcs, we hit on it all! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe, […]

Justina Ireland’s incredible entry into the High Republic, “A Test of Courage,” is a powerful story of loss and healing from that trauma in a wonderful character-driven story. First time guest, and long time friend, Ben Brophy @zenkenobi joins to discuss this amazing story! The Wampa’s Lair podcast is available on iTunes! Be sure to […]