Chat corner 189: HoloNet News podcast (and others)

[annathecrow]

Hi!

The topic this week is the "HoloNet News podcast", which was created in 2008 to tie in with the 3D animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

I haven't given it much time, but this might actually be lost to time already: both the original site and the iTunes feed mentioned on Wookieepedia are gone.

I suspect nobody here has listened to it, but...maybe? Or, would you be interested?

Since this is such a niche topic, feel free to talk about anything related to Star Wars and podcasts. Do you listen to some? Do you have recommendations?

Comments

[atamascolily]

I searched the name, and it looks like the episodes have been uploaded to YouTube, if anyone's interested. I'm glad someone took the time to archive them since the original sites are gone; I hate it when media disappears completely.

I have a friend who is really into the "Campaign" podcast, but I don't know much about it personally.

[yourlibrarian]

That's good to hear. I came to Clone Wars somewhat late and never saw any ancillary stuff. I did really enjoy Rebels Recon when I was watching Rebels -- they were included on the DVDs. I've also enjoyed the Behind the Scenes docs done for Mandalorian, Kenobi etc.

[ironymaiden]

I love A More Civilized Age.

Most of it is them watching TCW and Rebels but I first found it when they took a detour and fell in love with Andor. They're working hard to complete Rebels in time for season two. The real pleasure is that they're almost entirely unspoiled for everything they watch. I don't agree on all of their takes but the conversation is great.

[seascribble]

Came here to also recommend this. Sometimes their takes are very silly but I appreciate their background in culture and film and the context they bring especially. Also they're hilarious, especially Natalie and Allie.

[havendale]

I listened to the first few episodes this evening – they’re fun!

One thing I find interesting about this and the AOTC tie-in site that was basically just “CNN.com, but Star Wars” is that they’re parodying news formats that aren’t quite as dominant today – which makes me wonder what a contemporary Star Wars news tie-in would look like. An hour-long podcast hosted by Max Rebo? HoloNet News push notifications?

[yourlibrarian]

Interesting observation, I wonder too!