Light The Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast

About Light The Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, starts now! Whether you're a longtime fan of the series or a newcomer looking to join the mission, Light the Fuse is your ultimate companion to the “Mission: Impossible” movie franchise. Through exclusive interviews with cast and crew, Superfans Charles Hood (writer/director) and Drew Taylor (film journalist) take you inside the world of Ethan Hunt for an incredible look at the iconic characters, heart-stopping missions, jaw-dropping stunts, and behind-the-scenes secrets that have made this series a global phenomenon. Buy or rent on digital now. https://paramnt.us/MissionImpossible

Publisher

Paramount Pictures

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jun 2023

Latest episode

25 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

48 of 79 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Our Fond Farewell with Eddie Hamilton (Editor, "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning")

   Well, we’ve nabbed the NOC list, defeated the Entity and are ready for our next mission. And to close out “Light the Fuse – The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast,” we’re joined by our dear friend and one of our favorite guests, editor Eddie Hamilton. We get into the making of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” and whether or not he’ll still be our friend. Thanks for the memories! Every choice, every mission, has all led to this. #MissionImpossible – The Final Reckoning. May 23, 2025. Get tickets now! https://www.missionimpossible.com/ Watch #MissionImpossible 1-7 on Digital now http://paramnt.us/WatchMissionImpossibleTFR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   18 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Katy O’Brian from “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”

   This week, we are joined by the wonderful Katy O’Brian, who plays Kodiak, a U.S. Navy diver on the USS Ohio in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (in theaters now). We talk about the submarine’s unchecked sexual energy, making sure the shower was warm enough for Tom Cruise and why she’s never been in a fight onscreen. Every choice, every mission, has all led to this. #MissionImpossible – The Final Reckoning. May 23, 2025. Get tickets now! https://www.missionimpossible.com/ Watch #MissionImpossible 1-7 on Digital now http://paramnt.us/WatchMissionImpossibleTFR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   13 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen Dive Deep on "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning"

   Director Christopher McQuarrie and writer Erik Jendresen explore the making of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" and discuss the changes made during production in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Our Fond Farewell with Eddie Hamilton (Editor, "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning")

Published 25 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because, you know, I don't want the film to be any frame longer than it needs to be. What else? But yeah, that's really what I'm very excited about. You know, that is like a cinema, a classic cinema sequence, which people can dip into, you know, in years to come. As a extremely ambitious, like rotating set underwater, you know, Tom Cruise doing his own stuff and having real torpedoes falling towards him. The whole scene escalating and escalating. It's interesting. If there's any editors out there, you'll see that it's very compressed that scene. You know, it started out twice as long, 30 minutes. […]

Who has been a guest on Light The Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Christopher McQuarrie
• Erik Jendresen
• Hayley Atwell
• Simon Pegg
• Pom Klementieff

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

727,599

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

358 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

361 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

99

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