Talking Bay 94: Star Wars Interviews

TALKING BAY 94 is the first Star Wars podcast solely devoted to interviews with the cast, crew and creators from a galaxy far, far away.

Join host Brandon Wainerdi (huge DVD special feature dork), for a weekly deep dive into some never-before-heard stories from the set and Skywalker Ranch. From background aliens to some of the biggest stars in the universe, TB94 will be trying to talk to them all, every Wednesday.

(And if someone has George Lucas’ cell phone number, please pass it along.)

Charles Soule Returns: A Journey into the End of The High Republic and TRIALS OF THE JEDI

Jun 19, 2025

This is a very special sit-down interview with best-selling Star Wars author Charles Soule, going in-depth into the end of The High Republic and his latest novel, Trials of the Jedi ... all recorded live from his hotel lobby during Fan Expo Dallas last month.

Charles and I first spoke back in 2023 at Star Wars...

Tony Gilroy, Alan Tudyk, and Margit Pfeiffer: LIVE from Lucasfilm (Roundtable)

Jun 12, 2025

Today is maybe the most insane episode of Talking Bay 94 ever: a jam-packed, three parter featuring my in-person, roundtable interviews with the cast and crew of ANDOR … live from Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco. Hear from Tony Gilroy (Showrunner), Alan Tudyk (K-2SO), and Margit Pfeiffer (Supervising...

Dan Zehr, Amy Ratcliffe, and Megan Crouse: The Authors of the STAR WARS ENCYCLOPEDIA (Part 2)

May 28, 2025

Today is part two of my interview with my co-authors on the recent Star Wars Encyclopedia from DK. Today’s episode is with Dan Zehr, Amy Ratcliffe (returning!), and Megan Crouse.

I am so lucky that my first official Star Wars book involved working alongside these super talented and super kind people, and it is my...

Amy Richau, Kelly Knox, and Dan Brooks: The Authors of the STAR WARS ENCYCLOPEDIA (Part 1)

May 21, 2025

This is part one of my interview with my fellow co-authors on the recent Star Wars Encyclopedia from DK. Today’s episode is with Amy Richau (returning from our Celebration Anaheim LIVE episode!), Kelly Knox and Dan Brooks, while next week will focus on the rest of the talented team!

I am so lucky that my first...

Marti Matulis: Vane from THE MANDALORIAN and SKELETON CREW

May 14, 2025

Today is my interview with Marti Matulis, the creature performer and actor who portrayed Vane in The Mandalorian and Skeleton Crew, live from the hallways of Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025.

Marti was so great to talk with and has so much passion and energy for both his profession and for the Star Wars galaxy. It was...