Yub Nub
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsYub Nub started in 2020 as a way for comedy writers and veterans of the TV/new media wars, Tim Barnes (The Tonight Show), Greg Iwinski (The Late Show, Last Week Tonight), and Jim Fagan (Comedy Central) to survive the pandemic and push back against a faction of Star Wars fandom in love with complaining about Star Wars. Three years later, it’s become a meeting place for Star Wars and media-loving comedy nerds to talk about all things Star Wars, film, and TV through the point of view of the people who make it, and lovers of all things far far away. In each episode Tim and Jim use Star Wars as their wayfinder through the entertainment industry with occasional pop-in guests who have included James Austin Johnson (SNL), Krystina Arielle (Star Wars The High Republic Show) and Felipe Torres Medina (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert).
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Episodes
A Teaser For A New Beginning
April 12, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes - 6.92 MBThe Yub Nub trio of Greg, Jim and Tim join forces to thank listeners (a.k.a. crystal critters) for supporting the show and tease their soon-to-be EPIC return with a fun new vibe as part of an awesome podcast network shrouded in mystery.... Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
Flash Gordon!
April 05, 2024 15:22 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBTim and Jim strap on their revealing short shorts for a timely review of the original 1936 Flash Gordon Serial, "Planet in Peril!" We unpack all things parallel to Star Wars, knife fights with shark men, culturally inappropriate emperors, and planets in peril! Speaking of Planets in Peril, there's also an Earthquake in NY that happens mid-pod. Talk about production value! And Dune's deleted scenes, Cerveza Crystal, and more! Plus, we announce that we'll be participating in May the 4th'...
A Fan Email + [Greg Iwinski] Is The Genre
March 29, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBTim reads a fan email and introduces his interview with Greg Iwinski from his You Are The Genre podcast! Despite speaking to each other for hundreds of hours as co-hosts of Yub Nub (a Star Wars podcast), Tim chats with late night writer Greg Iwinski about his childhood love of sports radio and finding balance in an ever changing media landscape (a.k.a. The Force). Greg Iwinski is a comedy writer and performer living in New York City. A two-time Emmy winner, he's worked at The Late Sh...
Acolyte Trailer Reaction: The Acolyte is All Right.
March 22, 2024 12:32 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBTim and Jim break down the Acolyte trailer and Jim breaks down mentally. Plus Tim explores the volume-verse, Jim does preliminary research on the air into showrunner Leslye Headland, and we uncover every species from the Acolyte trailer, including some we've never seen before!
Mr. & Mrs. Calrissian and Honey Dewback
March 16, 2024 02:49 - 58 minutes - 27.6 MBTim connects Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Shōgun to the new Lando show and his hopes for the future of Star Wars (How did nobody make a Mr. and Mrs. Sith joke?) while Jim relives a 30-minute documentary featurette "Anatomy of a Dewback" beat-by-beat. PLUS the boozy tale that led to an iconic Star Wars character's name, a big movie BACK in development, and a heartfelt moment of support for Jake Lloyd.
Young A.I. Adventures
March 01, 2024 13:16 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBThe dynamic trio of Greg, Jim, and Tim return at last for an episode “Oops, All Nubs” edition of the podcast covering the beautiful Star Wars poster work of Matt Ferguson, the future of the human voice in television and film, Hayden Christensen’s contribution to “Sith eyes,” and Greg’s debut Star Wars credit on the animated series ‘Young Jedi Adventures!’
The Phantom Podcast
February 23, 2024 21:25 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBTim and Jim talk about Empire Magazine's scoop on all things prequels and Russia's real-life Death Star before Greg swoops in by surprise with enough comedic amunition to give Jim the leway to blow it up with insights on the classic Phantom Menace "Behind The Scenes" documentary!
Yub Nub Is The Genre
February 16, 2024 16:09 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBTim Rule-of-One’s it with a Star Wars reference heavy episode of his solo podcast You Are The Genre featuring comedian Milly Tamarez.
Carl Weathers, Lando & Behind the Star Wars Original Trilogy
February 09, 2024 15:39 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBJim and Tim Rule O' Two to mourn to the late and great Carl Weathers, unpack Donald Glover's Lando hints, and play some rare and wild behind the scenes clips from the original trilogy!
Sometimes I Think About Star Wars and "Black Space"
February 02, 2024 15:10 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBJim and Tim “rule of two” it this week — discussing Jim’s time at a screening of the Daisy Ridley film ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying,’ NEW tidbits about the sequel trilogy and looking at ‘Star Wars’ through the lens of race with inspiration from the book ‘Black Space: Imagining Race in Science Fiction Film’ Note: Jim's holo recording from the outer rim was... not good. Apologies for some shoddy audio!
Broom Boy Sweeps the Oscars
January 26, 2024 15:12 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBTim, Jim and Greg talk about Barbie-gate and make some Oscar predictions, plus your go-to alien earworm, New Jedi Order rumors (Broom boy becomes a Broom MAN) and a check-in at Galaxy's Edge!
Star Wars Awards and the future of Cinema
January 19, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBGreg and Jim tackle no less than the very future of movies. Oh and we also break down Star Wars' night at the Emmys and take a hyperlanes detour through our favorite movies and shows of 2023.
Somehow, YubNub Returned
January 12, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBJim, Tim, and Greg look ahead at what 2024 has in store for Star Wars, unpack theories about the Star Wats theory guy and try to figure out who the next big sci-fi filmmakers will be.
Star Wars TV's future after the big WGA win!
October 02, 2023 15:59 - 58 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode, Greg breaks down the gains by the WGA just hours after the news of the contract landed, and how specifically the new contract will affect Star Wars moving forward! And Tim and Jim make unhelpful but well meaning jokes and comments!
Jim Solo: A legend passes, a lost Star Wars treasure, and comic book "Up Fronts!"
September 21, 2023 14:36 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBIf you like comics, collectors items, and Jim awkwardly talking to himself, this episode is for you! Plus a strike update, and we lost a Star Wars below-the-line great, but found a lost Star Wars treasure in the process.
REBELS Season four Review!
September 15, 2023 13:30 - 47 minutes - 66.4 MBWe cover all the pressing questions: Are Ugnaughts pig people? Why are Twileks so hot but Bib Fortuna is not? are Mandalorians just Lord of the Rings Dwarves? Did Sabine invent the Knights of Ren? Rex or No Rex in ROTJ? And! Greg issues the best and most complete non-Feloni-delivered analysis of LothWolves, Ezra, and the World between Worlds you've ever heard.
REBELS season three review!
September 07, 2023 14:59 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBYa Bendu Boiz are all in on Rebels Season 3.
Ashoka's Ratings? and Tony Gilroy's Picket Line Speech
September 01, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBRule of 2.5 -- Ya Boiz Jim and Greg kick us off, but Tim falls out of hyperspace halfway through the episode to join in. We cover what kind of shelving is IN and what is OUT (you heard me) The confusing discrepancy in Ashoka's ratings... how is the show actually doing? And we play you Tony Gilroy's incredible speech at the WGA picket lines in its entirety. ONE WAY OUT!
NoSoka, Lucas vs the Unions and how do you binge?
August 24, 2023 15:26 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBGreg takes a break from the WGA negotiating committee to explain the reasoning behind some in the Star Wars community honoring the SAG strike rules, including us, and we finally dive into why George Lucas left the WGA and DGA. Then, we tackle "how do you binge," plus... What great series of the last decade did Jim fast forward and why does Greg have a homemade TV Guide?
The 80/20 rule in Star Wars, WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike update and Outlaws
July 28, 2023 15:14 - 33 minutes - 38.1 MBIt's the Season 5 Finale! We check in and download the latest with the strike, Andor's delays and Tony Gilroy's opinions of the work stoppage, plus Outlaws news out of Comic Con and Greg lifts the curtain on one of the Star Wars writers' golden rules. Note: No "Burn it Down" discussion this week as we have rescheduled for post-strike so that we can talk about all the stuff. We'll be taking a short summer break after this week and back soon!
Jim Solo!
July 21, 2023 15:59 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBShout outs, stormtrooper aim revisted, SAGAFTRA/WGA strike update, and what's coming in the weeks ahead from ya boiz!
REBELS Season Two Review!
July 12, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 33.4 MBWe continue to break down Rebels with our SEASON TWO review. In depth breakdown of the Ashoka/Vader/Maul storylines, Hera gets badass, B Wings are born, Zeb and Kallus' bromance, Jim can't pronounce the name of the space whales, and... are Hera and Kanan.... you know.... ?
REBELS Season One Review!
July 05, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 34.6 MBFor Independence Day, we're celebrating the REBELS. We give you the full YubNub Rebels Season One experience, breaking down structure, pacing, space battles, looking up stuff as we discuss it, and why did Grand Moff Tarkin kill his own men? Plus, Greg takes us inside a Star Wars cartoon writers room, and Tim reveals his favorite Star Wars TV show.
Oops all Indiana Jones! Plus Urkel in Star Wars and Lucas/Leno Beef
June 29, 2023 17:46 - 48 minutes - 22.9 MBYa boiz talk behind-the-scenes Indiana Jones transcripts, Jaleel While in Skeleton Crew, the Star Wars vibes of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and ask why Jay Leno never hangs out with George Lucas.
Special Guest: Star Wars' Krystina Arielle! High Republic, playing canon, 90s Cartoons, Reva's Hair and more!
June 22, 2023 15:38 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBHost of the High Republic show, Kenobi canon character, and cosplay superhero Krystina Arielle joins the show! We talk cosplay, 90s cartoons, the mystery of her Obi-Wan Kenobi character’s name, Reva’s hair routine, and whether she has secret knowledge from the sacred texts of The High Republic!
Oops all Nubs! Avatar and Cameron, George Buys Back?, Scoundrels and Outlaws!
June 15, 2023 14:22 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBAnother meandering delightful conversation that hits on delayed Star Wars movies, release schedules, George Lucas' hopes and dreams, the New Star Wars Outlaws, and so much more. Do we take on James Cameron? (we're not ascared). Do we have to look a lot of stuff up on Wookipedia? Yes. Are we ostensibly funny? Hell yeah. OOPS ALL NUBS!
The Order 66 Surviving Jedi in the Star Wars Universe
June 08, 2023 14:39 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBOne of our favorite YubNub episode to date. Ya three boiz are silly and stupid and rambly, then suddenly (at about minute 50) a character from Jedi Fallen Order causes us to get super real (shout out to the new book "Burn it Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call to Change in Hollywood." And then, to close out, the most wildly ridiculous takes on Return of the Jedi's ending you've ever heard. Also, we sing the Mad Tv theme song. Enjoy.
The Complexity of Lucas' Star Wars Universe
June 01, 2023 17:58 - 38 minutes - 31 MBIt's rule of two with ya boiz Tim and Greg! "Master" is awkward, The strike as compared to Lucas' complexity of the prequels, and other Star Wars thoughts!
Star Trek/Wars, Stormtrooper aim, C-3PO's Silver Leg!?, and REBELS
May 25, 2023 15:40 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBA grab bag of nubs today! Ya BOIZ discusses walking between the worlds of Star Trek and Star Wars, dissects an excellent listener theory on why stormtroopers have lousy aim, and dive into the Rebels cartoon and manga! Plus, why does C-3PO have a silver leg!?
1998's Top 20 Star Wars Characters, YUBNUB goes CLICKBAIT!
May 18, 2023 14:38 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBYub Nub Goes Clickbait! We review Star Wars Insider Issue #38 to determine who were the top 20 Star Wars characters in 1998. Plus, the goo and foam behind what makes a Wompa; who Wins in a Fight: Neo or Anakin? And LIVE strike updates coming in while we were recording. We're not sure how we accidentally turned into BuzzFeed, but it was one of our favorite episodes to date!
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Greg's big announcement, and an inside look at the WGA strike!
May 11, 2023 11:54 - 43 minutes - 20.7 MBTim, Jim, and Greg celebrate the glory that is Young Jedi Academy, and Greg makes a big announcement about his role in the galaxy. Plus, the guys get personal as they explain what's at stake for each of them in the WGA strike.
WGA strike, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 40th, and May the 4th Be With You!
May 04, 2023 14:19 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBMay the Fourth be with you! Tim and Jim rule of two to break down the WGA strike (prerecorded on Sunday with a force premonition of it's imminence) and revel in our experiences seeing Return of the Jedi in theaters for its 4th anniversary. Plus we hear from fans in 1983, and Jim's 5-year-old gets a sick burn in on Nicole Kidman.
So... Now what? Star Wars Summer Reading/Viewing/Gaming!
April 27, 2023 16:31 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBTim and Jim rule of two as they talk about the post-Mandalorian bounty of content! We cover final Mando thoughts, Visions, Jedi Fallen Order/ Survivor, Rebels, the Thrawn trilogy, Young Jedi Adventures, and more! Plus.... what is happening over at the Star Wars website???
Moff Try-Hard and Float my Frog, Mandalorian Finale! Chapter 24: The Return
April 20, 2023 14:11 - 55 minutes - 26.3 MB"No. No. No." Krang Grogu pays off, the armorer swings it, Moff Gideon is a try-hard, Mandalorians don't go down with the ship, sleepy Mythasaurs... and everything else we loved about Mando's epic season 3 finale!
Mandalorian Season 3 Finale! Chapter 24: The Return
April 20, 2023 14:11 - 55 minutes - 26.3 MB"No. No. No." Krang Grogu pays off, the armorer swings it, Moff Gideon is a try-hard, Mandalorians don't go down with the ship, sleepy Mythasaurs... and everything else we loved about Mando's epic season 3 finale!
Star Wars Celebration, Daddy Hux, and Krang Grogu - Mandalorian Chapter 23: "The Spies"
April 13, 2023 14:18 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBAn Epic YubNub begins with Greg, Tim, and Jim recapping Star Wars Celebration and all the new projects from the Disney Combine. Then, Jim and Tim rule-of-two it to break down Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 7 Chapter 23: "The Spies" Who are "The Spies?" Daddy Hux, Thrawn, Metal Gear Moff, and... was that the Mythasaur?
Star Wars Mandalorian Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
April 06, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBWitness the firepower of a fully armed and operational YubNub! Greg, Tim, & Jim tackle Mando Season 3, episode 6, "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire." An episode so delightfully bananas that we don't cover Jack Black until 50 minutes in. Droid bars, Boston Dynamics, and Great Scott! Plus Trek meets Wars, Jim sings Lizzo, shout-outs, yub-flubs, and a deep dive on the word THE.
"Roast Chard!" Mandalorian Chapter 21: "The Pirate."
March 31, 2023 20:55 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBTim and Jim recap Season 3, Episode 5, Chapter 21, (Earth, The Solar System, The Known Universe...) of our favorite Saturday cereal show! Mandalorian: The Pirate. plus: R2D2 Hosting the Daily Show, take off your helmet and show me the stakes, "where's Leia?" AND who's Mando's Big Bad and why is Tim so sure he's hiding among our favorite characters?
What the Beq! Mandalorian: "The Foundling."
March 24, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBWhat starts as a rule of two quickly becomes a triad in the force, w/ Jim, Tim, and Greg all here. We chat jungle posters, ratings (shmatings), Ahmed Best, jet pack rules of engagement, The Volume, and all things Mandalorian Chapter 20: "The Foundling."
Liberals of the New Republic: The Eye of Sauron is on Cloning
March 17, 2023 19:25 - 48 minutes - 22.7 MBIt's a rule of two with Tim and Jim! We break down Mandalorian S3 Ep3, the Convert! Is the cult... good? Is Elia Kane First Order... or resistance? And the Star Wars world has finally focused its story-lens on the "somehow" of Palpatine's return. Join us for a meander through hyperspace! show note: Jim's mic was transmitting from somewhere near the Degobah system.
Mandalorian is Elf (The Mandalorian Chapter 18)
March 09, 2023 04:46 - 51 minutes - 94.1 MBTim, Jim, and Greg talk about Star Wars political tv before diving into Chapter of Mando. They have a stunning revelation that Mando is Elf and Bo Katan is James Caan in Elf. Also... she be Khaleesi?
Mando Season 3 Premiere!
March 04, 2023 03:16 - 41 minutes - 76.9 MBWe're back! Talking about the premiere of Mandalorian Season 3! It's fun! It's got quests! Is that thing an alligator or a turtle?! Subscribe! Rate! Listen!
2022 ABY = Star Wars Year Review!
December 15, 2022 04:34 - 1 hour - 98 MBThe two 'ims (T & J) take us back a long time ago in a galaxy far far away... specifically January. We were watching the Book of Boba Fett's final episodes a.k.a. Mando Season 3, coping with lizards crawling up noses and the return of Grogu and... how was that THIS YEAR? Book of Boba to Kenobi to Andor and a look ahead to 2023! Plus, what planet climate have you not seen yet in a Star War that you want to visit? And Tim gets deep. Happy holidays to our Crystal Critters!
The Importance of Play
December 09, 2022 14:48 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBTim and Greg Rule-Of-Two it this week because Jim has a new baby! They talk play: from action figures to imagination to running around with friends, how does playing with kids set us up for creative careers later? What can we learn about ourselves as an audience from how we played as kids? A wide-ranging and esoteric look at the galaxy.
THERE IS ONE WAY OUT: Full Andor Recap!
December 02, 2022 16:09 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBGreg, Tim, and Jim finally give Andor the love it deserves.
Luke, Lando, And OCHI OF BESTOON: Shadow of the Sith!
November 19, 2022 23:57 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBGreg, Tim, and, Jim break down Lando and Luke's buddy cop adventure, the most time we've ever gotten with Rey's parents, and heaps on heaps of magic daggers and Ochi of Bestoon (!!!!!!), plus so much more to love about Adam Christopher's Shadow of the Sith.
10 Years In: Disney and Star Wars
November 11, 2022 08:01 - 38 minutes - 70.8 MBTim and Jim talk a walk down memory lane to go through all the stuff we've gotten since the Lucasfilm sale 10 years ago... and take a look to the future!
Shadows Of The Empire w/ James Austin Johnson
November 05, 2022 02:15 - 1 hour - 125 MBTim, Jim, and Greg are joined by comedian and Star Wars fan James Austin Johnson to talk one of the most unique parts of the galaxy: Shadows Of The Empire. It's a book! It's a toy! It's a comic book! It's a video game! But it's definitely not a movie, because that's saved for the prequels!
Season Four Premiere: Andor, Streaming Ratings, and Star Wars Late Night
October 28, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBSomehow, YubNub has returned! Tim and Greg go Rule Of Two - that's right, it's a surprise episode of the the YubNub sub-show "Black TV Writers Talk TV!" This Episode: - The Old Lady At the End of Ep IX Is... Mara Jade? - Andor Episodes 1-7. TLDR: it's really good! - What Are Ratings In The Streaming Age? Why Do They Matter To Regular Audience Members? And Is Streaming Just Becoming TV? - Is Mon Mothma's Husband Hosting a Gutfeld-Style Late Night Show? Listen! Rate! Share! Subscribe...
'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Finale
June 24, 2022 03:24 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBTim, Jim, and Greg are back together again to discuss the final episode and the first season of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi.' In short, it was good and we liked it! We get straight to it, including a discussion of how new content hits the segment of fandom that saw the first movies in movie theaters. Like! Rate! Subscribe!