Return of the Pod: A Podcast About Star Wars

About Return of the Pod: A Podcast About Star Wars

There is another! JABBA THE POD is dead… but RETURN OF THE POD has just begun. Join our Starbinger heroes (Brian Silliman, Caitlin Busch, and Matt Romano) for a celebratory visit to the world of Star Wars each and every week, where they’ll continue to cover everything going on in the galaxy far, far away. Our midi-chlorian counts are still unmatched! If you’re looking for the positive twin suns of the Star Wars fandom, then the force is with you. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ReturnOfThePod for more!

Publisher

The Starbinger Network

Category

news · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2021

Latest episode

28 May 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 97 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 May 2026

   Rotta the Pod (The Mandalorian and Grogu)

   The show is now the movie! Mando and Son are back, so Matt, Caitlin, and Brian are discussing their varied takes on the new cinematic Star Wars outing. Buff Hutts, puppets in the woods, salt commerce, Martin Scorsese, a two-Hutt diet, the continued unsustainability of all-helmet religions, more BDSWM’s than we know what to do with, and more, it’s all here, don’t even worry about it. Support the show Follow us at Return of the Pod!

2. 

   8 May 2026

   Maul the Fourth (Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord S1 Finale)

   May the fourth be with you, or whenever you’re actually listening to this episode. Matt, Caitlin, and Brian spend their May the Fourth 2026 discussing the S1 finale of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord, prepping for The Mandalorian & Grogu, going over some favorite Star Wars moments, debating the urban sombrero, and much, much more. Too much birthday, or not enough? Support the show Follow us at Return of the Pod!

3. 

   12 Apr 2026

   Project Maul Mary (Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Premiere, Starfleet Academy S1, Project Hail Mary)

   Maul is back (again) but Return of the Pod is back (again) as well! Join Brian, Caitlin, and Matt as they discuss the premiere of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord, as well as Season 1 of Starfleet Academy, Project Hail Mary, trailers, Maul smut, Pitt doctors, and more. Support the show Follow us at Return of the Pod!

Inside a recent episode

Slipshoddy New Year (The Captain's Corner Life Day Spectacular 2025)

Published 26 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Now, thank you. How are you? No problem. Thank you. And finally, on this edition, this holiday captain's corner edition of news on the march, I will say, uh, we have to talk about Brennan Frazier and Rich Weiss returning for a new The Mummy movie. Whoo. The Mummy. Guys, I'm so excited. It's confirmed confirmed. Yes, it's happening. Okay. Yeah, because I, the other like I saw like he said, it's like he was hopeful. But if it's confirmed, that's great. I, I hope it is. I am googling. Of course. I'm doing like, I'm absolutely loved. I'm 90 % sure that it's confirmed. Yeah. Yeah. The Mummy for confirmed by Brendan Frazier. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,117

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

441 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

298 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

93

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