Wild Space: Podcast Roundup

It’s a big galaxy our there, and Wild Space can be a dangerous place. Worry not, explorer – each week we’ll navigate you safely through the lost hyperspace routes of the Deep Core and track down the great articles and entertainment from around the SW:TOR fan community, all in less than 12 parsecs, of course!

This week we are going to take a look three great SW:TOR podcasts that are dedicated to provide you with some of the best news and entertainment. First up is Two TOR Gamers (and Some Microphones).  blur and Blueneko bring their unique personalities and humor to this great podcast. I feel like their show has two unique things that it brings to the community. First, the podcast brings together the views of both men and women gamers which is extremely interesting to listen to. As a man, it’s always intriguing to think about aspects of SW:TOR (or life in general) from a woman’s perspective, which I find myself doing when I listen to this podcast. The other thing that I really like is that TwoTORGamers is (usually) about 30 minutes in length, which creates a very succinct program chock full of information. Since I am a terrible multi-tasker (don’t tell my boss) and have a lot of RL obligations, I like that I am able to dedicate less time to this podcast but still get the same quality information and entertainment out of it. These two factors serve to keep this podcast on my weekly rotation. Episode 16 comes out soon so check it out on beskar.net!

Next up is Mos Eisley Radio. MER’s biggest strengths has to be their ability to analyze any and all information that comes out from BioWare. Taking time off from his successful music career (which I’m sure is a joke he has never heard before), Zach Brown is at the helm of this podcast along with his good friend Evan Lewis. They really get down to the nitty gritty and provide some in-depth analysis whenever some new information comes out. I really like the speculation ideas that come out of their discussions. They don’t go off on crazy tangents or tinfoil hattery; what they do is come up with clear, concise, and logical ideas that make you think about the game and what the possibilities are. MER is currently on the front page of the iTunes Games and Hobbies (#34 overall last time I checked), so check them out on iTunes or on their website, moseisleyradio.com.

Finally, we have the video cast “The Republic” from Gamebreaker.tv. I like this cast for the combination of entertainment, analysis, and the hosts. The three primary hosts (Gary Gannon from Gamebreaker.tv, Larry Everett from Massively, and Justin Lowe from Darth Hater) work really well together and all bring very different views to the show. Gary is the “everyman” and represents the opinions of the average gamer, Justin is the hard core raider, and Larry is the roleplayer and resident Star Wars expert. The three of them truly make this cast one of the best video casts around. Head on over to “The Republic” on Gamebreaker.tv to check it out.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the podcasts available for Star Wars: The Old Republic – stay tuned as we highlight more of them in the future! And who knows… maybe, just maybe… someday Ask A Jedi may even have our own ;)