The Skyhoppers Podcast

A Star Wars podcast about whatever the heck we feel like talking about on a given week (it's always about Star Wars, though.) Feel free to email us at [email protected]! We'd love to hear from you.

Episode CCCXIV - Real Neel Hours 01/27/2025

Episode CCCXIV - Real Neel Hours The results are in: we're all in LOVE with Skeleton Crew!! Fern! Neel! Wim! KB! SM-33!!!! There is so much to love, and this is very much an episode in the classic style where we basically just gush for the duration. Well, once we get through all of the other pent-up Star Wars nonsense that you know and love us for. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/35006015

Episode CCCXIII - I'm A Grown Up 12/19/2024

Episode CCCXIII - I'm A Grown Up Sigh. I'm not gonna make a big deal about how we're back. I respect you all too much for that. But Skeleton Crew pulled us out of our hovels long enough to talk some Star Wars! Well, that and some interesting casting rumors. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/34490530

Episode CCCXII - Borsk Fey'lya, but in a Good Way 07/26/2024

Episode CCCXII - Borsk Fey'lya, but in a Good Way The Acolyte season 1 has come and gone! And we're left feeling conflicted! Positive overall, but still conflicted. Who's right? Who's wrong? Did the right people do the wrong things? What is Vernestra's deal? All I know is that there had BETTER be a season 2! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/32290412

Episode CCCXI - Blueface 07/05/2024

Episode CCCXI - Blueface Two episodes inside a month! Maybe we really ARE back. At least Cole and I. Dakota is on a plane maybe? Anyway. Episodes 4-6 of The Acolyte this week! Consider us floored. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/32021902

Episode CCCX - I Guess 06/14/2024

Episode CCCX - I Guess By the will of the Force, we've returned!!! It's been quite a minute, but The Acolyte is here to bring us out of hibernation. Does it live up to the hype from the last three and a half years? We think so, but there's still plenty of show left to unravel... /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/31730597

Episode CCCIX - Tasteful Ewok 11/18/2023

Episode CCCIX - Tasteful Ewok This is a very special episode because we're joined by the famous friend of the show KIRBY to chat about his feelings on recent Star Wars media as well as his personal relationship with the franchise. Which of course gives Cole and I plenty of room to talk about those things as well. News is light, but we're all hoping for a big 2024 from Lucasfilm! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/28688848

Episode CCCVIII - A Character... or a Plot Device? 10/07/2023

Episode CCCVIII - A Character... or a Plot Device? We're back for the second week in a row to discuss the finale of season 1 of AHSOKA. Overall? Pretty dang good. But are we left with more questions than answers? Also discussed: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi! Also very good! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/28247720

Episode CCCVII - Something About Ahsoka, I'm Sure? 10/03/2023

Episode CCCVII - Something About Ahsoka, I'm Sure? Well, I wasn't able to join Cole and Dakota on this episode traipsing around beyond the reaches of our known galaxy, but I'm sure they had a FANTASTIC conversation recapping episodes five and six of AHSOKA. But I guess we can all just listen and find out, can't we? /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/28203590

Episode CCCVI - Duped by AI 09/16/2023

Episode CCCVI - Duped by AI Ahsoka continues, and there are big things happening!! And then some things happening that are maybe supposed to be big, but they didn't feel that big to some of us. But we're all enjoying the show and looking forward to see what happens next! Also... this episode contains a very important lesson about not believing everything you see on the internet. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/28041462

Episode CCCV - Does He Have A Gun or Something? 09/01/2023

Episode CCCV - Does He Have A Gun or Something? Ahsoka really does just feel like Rebels part two, and it's all the better for it! We catch up on the three episodes that have come out to date and end up feeling pretty warm and fuzzy about them, against all odds (but not really because of Ahsoka herself. Like at all). Ben is also continuing on the journey to catch up with Canon and has moved on to Black Spire hot off the heels of Rise of the Red Blade, which we loved. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/27913911

Episode CCCIV - Pwomos?? 08/18/2023

Episode CCCIV - Pwomos?? We were at Gen Con two weeks ago! Which was fun, but it kept us away from the podcast. But we're back now to report on the Star Warsy things we did at Gen Con as well as to spend like 45 minutes talking about Ahsoka (both the show and the person). /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/27782085

Episode CCCIII - House Calls 07/21/2023

Episode CCCIII - House Calls We do some catching up this week: checking in with Cole re: Jedi: Survivor, talking to Dakota about Path of Vengeance a little bit, and of course... the Ahsoka trailer. There's a lot to say about that last one. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/27522438

Episode CCCII - How I Spent My Skyhoppers Summer Vacation 07/07/2023

Episode CCCII - How I Spent My Skyhoppers Summer Vacation THE WAIT IS OVER! You've all been waiting with bated breath, right? I'm sure. Anyway. Eva has taken a step back from the pod, but the rest of us are here to (mostly) cover (mostly) everything we've missed! Mando S3,. Visions, THR, and Survivor! It's good to be back, friends. Thanks for sticking with us <3 Oh... and don't forget to check out our Mastodon instance at ! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/27388146

A Good Ol' Fashioned Skyhoppers Update 06/15/2023

A Good Ol' Fashioned Skyhoppers Update Hi! We've been gone! And we're not sure exactly when we're going to be back. But we're talking about it! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/27149643

Episode CCCI - Wanna See Me Do It Again? 04/14/2023

Episode CCCI - Wanna See Me Do It Again? This might be the biggest Star Wars podcast ever recorded. That's probably hyperbole, but I don't even care because it certainly felt that way. We cover not one but TWO episodes of THE MANDALORIAN leading up to the season finale and of course everything that dropped at STAR WARS CELEBRATION. Excitement ensues! This week's Article From the Archives: /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26536629

Episode CCC - The Dregs 04/11/2023

Episode CCC - The Dregs We made it!! Somehow, against all odds, we made it to episode 300. And in typical Skyhoppers fashion, we get up to some nonsense: a Star Wars... draft? There are different categories and we all take turns taking things from those categories and it's FUN. Thank you all so much for sticking with us for all this time <3 Here's to 300 more!! P.S. Listen... I know I called out an episode title in this episode that doesn't match the actual episode title. I looked everywhere in the episode and couldn't find it. I apologize. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26502294

Episode CCXCIX - Ash Is The Dead One, Not Me 04/06/2023

Episode CCXCIX - Ash Is The Dead One, Not Me I resent being killed by my cohosts on this episode, but I wasn't there so what was I to expect? Despite my absence, they intrepidly carry on talking about episode 5 of Season 3 of THE MANDALORIAN and the finale of Season 2 of THE BAD BATCH! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26466060

Episode CCXCVIII - Mon Calamari Stereotyping 03/22/2023

Episode CCXCVIII - Mon Calamari Stereotyping Eva is not quite caught up with The Bad Batch but we're all on the same page regarding THE MANDALORIAN! Season 3 is definitely off to a different start than seasons 1 or 2, but is that a bad thing? We discuss! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26298909

Episode CCXCVII - Filtering Game Modes in Call of Duty Modern Warfare II 03/10/2023

Episode CCXCVII - Filtering Game Modes in Call of Duty Modern Warfare II Recording OFF-SCHEDULE (which is funny because we recorded on Wednesdays for such a long time that it really just feels like we're back ON schedule) because THE BAD BATCH and THE MANDALORIAN are just that good! Crosshair! What's he up to? Where will he end up? Din Djarin! Did Bo-Katan give the Darksaber back for a reason? Will Grogu continue to do flips? Who IS Thrawn? All of this and more! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26187678

Episode CCXCVI - Scorched 03/06/2023

Episode CCXCVI - Scorched My god, there is too much happening! But that's actually a good thing. I was hoping that The Bad Batch episode might have been a little more forgettable this week so that we could spend more time with THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 premiere, but alas, that was not to be. So we get to talk about TWO awesome episodes of Star Wars TV this week! How incredible is that?? /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26126394

Episode CCXCV - The Bink Awakens 02/24/2023

Episode CCXCV - The Bink Awakens Eva is back! Again! We're hoping our new recording schedule means that they will be back on a regular basis from now on. But they bring some interesting thoughts about TBB S2, so we're happy they came home. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/26021565

Episode CCXCIV - Skyhoppers I Guess? 02/17/2023

Episode CCXCIV - Skyhoppers I Guess? Dakota and Ben sit down with the intention of talking about Episode 9 of Season 2 of The Bad Batch, and while they get there eventually, they take a lengthy detour through The High Republic land and catch up with some discussion about Convergence by Zoraida Cordova and "new adult" novels! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25955079

Episode CCXCIII - As Good As People Think It Is 02/10/2023

Episode CCXCIII - As Good As People Think It Is OKAY. SO. We've had a pretty rough release schedule recently, but we've just made a deal that will keep us on a more regular and sustainable recording schedule (hopefully) forever. And we picked a good week to come back on because THE BAD BATCH is so freaking killer and none of us could wait to talk about it. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25880433

Episode CCXCII - OSW Ooglith-Masquerading as Skyhoppers 02/09/2023

Episode CCXCII - OSW Ooglith-Masquerading as Skyhoppers This is 1) late and 2) not even really an episode of Skyhoppers. But despite our rough release schedule (which is hopefully being addressed going forward), Cole and I were still able to get together and record Obroa-skai Walkers. And since the first half of that show tends to be about The Bad Batch, we decided to kill two mynocks with one stone. And hey, if you like our specific brand of Star Wars rambling, go check out Obroa-skai Walkers! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25880175

Episode CCXCI - No Pirate Zone 01/19/2023

Episode CCXCI - No Pirate Zone Ben and Dakota are joined by Austin from THE OSSUS PROJECT to talk about THE BAD BATCH season 2 episode 3: THE SOLITARY CLONE. Best episode of the series so far maybe? Probably. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25663455

Episode #5: Han Solo: At Stars' End and Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement: So I Heard You Like Colons 01/13/2023

Episode #5: Han Solo: At Stars' End and Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement: So I Heard You Like Colons They're back! Kind of! From The Ossus Project archives, this episode that was recorded many moons ago finally makes its appearance! Austin and Luke sit down to cover the comic adaptation of Han Solo At Stars' End and Knights of the Old Republic issues #0-#6. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25562268

Episode CCXC - Death Via Broken Femur? 01/11/2023

Episode CCXC - Death Via Broken Femur? Eva makes their triumphant return to lead us in a mini discussion of the Episode I Adventures comic from 1999 before we vault into our dissection of the first two episodes of the second season of THE BAD BATCH. We're checking back in with our friends like Hunta and Tik and of COURSE Amiga. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25544220

The Ossus Project 2.0 Teaser 01/02/2023

The Ossus Project 2.0 Teaser The Ossus Project lives! Albeit in a slightly different form. Listen in and learn more about what Austin has in store for 2023! /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25476258

Episode CCLXXXIX - Haun Solo 12/22/2022

Episode CCLXXXIX - Haun Solo Ben, Cole, and Dakota are here to present the last Skyhoppers episode of 2022! After tackling a wee bit of news re: The Bad Batch and Jedi: Survivor, we dig into our favorite Star Wars things from the last year and make fun of Cole for being behind on reading. /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25395291

Episode CCLXXXVIII - Words and A Brick 11/30/2022

Episode CCLXXXVIII - Words and A Brick ANDOR??? IS THE BEST STAR WARS TELEVISION SHOW TO DATE???? /episode/index/show/skyhopperspodcast/id/25174941

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