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EnderCast Episode #35 – Welcome to NovEnder
Last week, Kelly and I rang in NovEnder on EnderCast, talking about our trip to the Los Angeles premiere, our thoughts on the movie, and more! Other discussion topics:
- Bonzo and Stilson
- Ender and Petra
- The pacing criticism
- The editing that preserved the twist for new fans
Listen to the episode at EnderCast.
November 7, 2013
EnderCast Episode #29 – Reporting from Battle School
Still catching up on posting these here. 🙂

Topics for Episode #29 included:
- Set visit reports are out! (Ender News & EnderWiggin.net)
- Addressing the nagging fear: What if the movie sucks?
- The odd feeling of seeing trailers, posters, and “real” Ender’s Game things
- Ender’s Game ICEEs
- “Making of” book for Ender’s Game and how we’re going to avoid (or not) spoilers
- International poster
We thought it was funny so many people complimented the episode when all we did was blabber to each other for 45 minutes. Thanks for listening guys!

Listen to the episode here.
September 24, 2013
EnderCast Episode #28 – Salaam
Don’t mind me, posting old things I procrastinated on, such as when Kelly and I talked to Suraj Partha on EnderCast!

Topics for the episode included:
- His audition process
- His first reaction to seeing Sir Ben Kingsley on set
- The experience at Space Camp, the type of training they did, and bonding with the rest of the cast
- Discussion on the PG-13 rating
- What Suraj has been up to lately
- Find out if he spills the beans on that barf bag we saw at Comic Con
Listen to the episode HERE.
September 16, 2013
EnderCast Episode #27 – The Ender Games
Check out the latest EnderCast! In this week’s spoiler-heavy episode, Crystal and Kelly welcome Adam Spunberg from the Hunger Games Fireside Chat podcast to talk about
- parallels between Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games,
- this new still of Ender, Graff, and Mazer,
- how the EG movie will differ from the book in one important way, and how that is actually probably a good thing (read Crystal’s editorial about that HERE) and
- the Ender’s Game board game and the Funko Pop!Vinyl figures of Ender and Petra that were announced earlier this week.
In addition, the hosts welcome huge Ender’s Game/Asa Butterfield fan and speed twitterer Fernanda (@frahnias) to the newest installment of Pop Quiz, Fart Eater. Listen to the Episode HERE and find out how she did!
August 18, 2013
EnderCast Episode #25 – The Great Invasion
I know, I know, it’s been an exciting day. If you need a break from trailer watching, we do have a new episode of EnderCast for you guys to listen to! Topics include:
- Comic Con recovery
- Mazer Rackham’s Run video
- Character banners
- Battle School recruitment video / IF-BattleSchool.com
- Battle School challenge
- Final poster
- Trailer coming on Tuesday!
Listen to the episode HERE.
August 6, 2013
EnderCast Episode 18: Graff
In this week’s EnderCast, Kelly and Crystal talk to Air Force colonel Tom Ruby, who contributed the essay “Ender on Leadership” to Smart Pop Books’ anthology Ender’s World. Among other things, they discuss
- how Tom met and became friends with Orscon Scott Card
- bad movies, and how they can damage the reputation of a book
- if battle school is a real possibility, and what Tom would do if he was in Graff’s shoes
- how they might establish Ender’s exceptional leadership abilities in the movie
Listen to the episode here.

Also, check out Tom’s essay on the Smart Pop Books website and visit his site at www.bgcts.com.
June 17, 2013
EnderCast Episode 16 – Earth Afire
In anticipation of the release of Earth Afire next week, Kelly and I talked with co-author Aaron Johnston about the book, the series, and his thoughts on book to film adaptations. Topics included:
- How collaboration works on books in general and how he and Card write these books together
- Their decision to exit Mazer so early in book 1
- Aaron’s personal take on movie Mazer’s tā moko tattoos
- The various versions of the movie script, the long road to production, and the difficulty of film adaptations
- Aaron’s thoughts on the production team for the movie
- His reaction to the trailer (he also drops a little bomb on us about the movie!)
- On why Speaker for the Dead is likely unfilmable
Listen to the episode here.
May 31, 2013
EnderCast Episode #15 – Dragon
Episode #15 of EnderCast is now available for download! Topics for the week include:
- New image of Graff and Ender in his Dragon Army flash suit + paper clip
- Discussion of the intelligence of the kids in Ender’s Game, thanks to an email from our listener Steve Peck
- Review of the IF-Sentinel.com stories that we totally forgot to discuss earlier this month
Also, EnderCast now has a new web design, so be sure to check it out!
May 25, 2013
EnderCast Episode #14 – Ender’s Shadow
Ho Launchies! Episode 14 of EnderCast is now available for listening! Topics for the week included:
- Happy Birthday Gavin Hood
- Ender’s Game trailer in theaters
- Asa’s Reddit, new projects, and time for sequels
- Autographed cards from Cryptozoic
- Moises Arias’ Bonzo
- Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci’s reaction to “The Card Question”
- Ender’s Shadow
Listen to the episode here.
May 19, 2013
EnderCast Episode #13 – Veni Vidi Vici
I sure am glad Episode 13 is over because the darned thing was jinxed. Nothing seemed to be going right with this recording, but we still managed to get out a 24 minute show, so hopefully you guys enjoy that!

Topics this week included:
- Big thank you to Summit!
- A bit about our experience doing the Google+ Meet the Fleet Hangout
- Our immediate trailer reactions and discussion about Asa’s accent, Mazer’s tattoos, and the “spoiler” ending
Thanks for listening!
May 12, 2013
EnderCast Episode 12 Ender’s Teacher Now Available
Freaking out over the 10-second teaser? Yeah, us too! In this week’s episode of EnderCast, Kelly from Ender News and I break down the teaser with Jennifer from Ender’s Game Fandom. Other topics include:
- Trailer announcement for May 7
- First look at Ben Kingsley as Mazer Rackham
- Brief recap of our sheer terror over meeting Sir Ben just like in the photo
We have a surprise clucking guest in addition to Jennifer. Be sure to tune in to see how Jennifer fared on Pop Quiz, Fart Eater!

Listen to the episode here or find us on iTunes.
May 5, 2013
EnderCast Episode #11 – The Giant’s Drink Now Available

Episode 11 of EnderCast is now available for you guys to listen to! Kelly and I discuss Asa mentioning the mind game, dismissing rumors of Ender’s Shadow being blended into the film, and what we think is a better comparison for Ender’s Game when it comes to other sci-fi phenomenons.

Listen to the episode here or find us on iTunes! (and if you do and enjoy us, kindly give us a rating!)

And before any of you start wondering, yes, I know the images are from EverQuest. I used to play a long time ago in a Norrath far, far away.

April 28, 2013
EnderCast Episode #10 – A New Weapon
This week’s episode of EnderCast is our 10th episode, woo hoo!

We titled the episode this way after hearing reports that Graff says humanity is looking for A New Weapon to defeat the buggers. We talk about the trailer again, dissecting the things we heard coming out of CinemaCon where a theater full of lucky people got to see it early.

Topics discussed:
- Happy Birthday Moises and Abigail
- Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel – video here
- Lionsgate presentation, Harrison’s quote
- Harrison Ford doing a Q&A – video here
- Trailer shown at CinemaCon, reactions from the web
- Collider interview with Asa, scene with Petra
Listen to the episode here.
April 22, 2013