Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast)
@youngindypod.bsky.social
Behind the hat, the whip, and the legend — The Young Indy Chroniclers takes you deep into the untold history of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles & Lucasfilm
We’re thrilled to have @RebelForceradio.bsky.social 's Jimmy Mac as part of George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age.
Our Kickstarter is still live — supporting it helps us secure more interviews and expand what we can capture.
🔗 Link below.
#StarWars #GeorgeLucas #RebelForceRadio #LostGoldenAge
Our Kickstarter is still live — supporting it helps us secure more interviews and expand what we can capture.
🔗 Link below.
#StarWars #GeorgeLucas #RebelForceRadio #LostGoldenAge
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We’re thrilled to have @RebelForceradio.bsky.social 's Jimmy Mac as part of George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age.
Our Kickstarter is still live — supporting it helps us secure more interviews and expand what we can capture.
🔗 Link below.
#StarWars #GeorgeLucas #RebelForceRadio #LostGoldenAge
Our Kickstarter is still live — supporting it helps us secure more interviews and expand what we can capture.
🔗 Link below.
#StarWars #GeorgeLucas #RebelForceRadio #LostGoldenAge
We’ve crossed $35,000! $40,000 stretch goal here we come!
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We’ve crossed $35,000! $40,000 stretch goal here we come!
Next time on The Young Indy Chroniclers —
we talk with Paige Thomas, assistant camera on The #YoungIndianaJones Chronicles and Radioland Murders. 🎥
Paige recalls filming around the world — and working directly with #GeorgeLucas, “a kind, down-to-earth, amazing person.”
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
we talk with Paige Thomas, assistant camera on The #YoungIndianaJones Chronicles and Radioland Murders. 🎥
Paige recalls filming around the world — and working directly with #GeorgeLucas, “a kind, down-to-earth, amazing person.”
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Next time on The Young Indy Chroniclers —
we talk with Paige Thomas, assistant camera on The #YoungIndianaJones Chronicles and Radioland Murders. 🎥
Paige recalls filming around the world — and working directly with #GeorgeLucas, “a kind, down-to-earth, amazing person.”
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
we talk with Paige Thomas, assistant camera on The #YoungIndianaJones Chronicles and Radioland Murders. 🎥
Paige recalls filming around the world — and working directly with #GeorgeLucas, “a kind, down-to-earth, amazing person.”
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
We’ve officially locked in our interview with Ben Burtt! 🎙️
Thanks to your support, our campaign has more than doubled its goal. 🙌
🎬 Watch & back → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#GeorgeLucas #StarWars #BenBurtt #Documentary #Lucasfilm
Thanks to your support, our campaign has more than doubled its goal. 🙌
🎬 Watch & back → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#GeorgeLucas #StarWars #BenBurtt #Documentary #Lucasfilm
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We’ve officially locked in our interview with Ben Burtt! 🎙️
Thanks to your support, our campaign has more than doubled its goal. 🙌
🎬 Watch & back → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#GeorgeLucas #StarWars #BenBurtt #Documentary #Lucasfilm
Thanks to your support, our campaign has more than doubled its goal. 🙌
🎬 Watch & back → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#GeorgeLucas #StarWars #BenBurtt #Documentary #Lucasfilm
#GeorgeLucas: The Lost Golden Age is heading to the UK 🇬🇧 thanks to your support!
At $40K, every backer gets the official soundtrack, featuring music by Joel McNeely (Young Indy, Star Wars). 🎵
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#StarWars #YoungIndianaJones #Documentary #Lucasfilm #KickstarterFilm
At $40K, every backer gets the official soundtrack, featuring music by Joel McNeely (Young Indy, Star Wars). 🎵
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#StarWars #YoungIndianaJones #Documentary #Lucasfilm #KickstarterFilm
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#GeorgeLucas: The Lost Golden Age is heading to the UK 🇬🇧 thanks to your support!
At $40K, every backer gets the official soundtrack, featuring music by Joel McNeely (Young Indy, Star Wars). 🎵
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#StarWars #YoungIndianaJones #Documentary #Lucasfilm #KickstarterFilm
At $40K, every backer gets the official soundtrack, featuring music by Joel McNeely (Young Indy, Star Wars). 🎵
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#StarWars #YoungIndianaJones #Documentary #Lucasfilm #KickstarterFilm
Did George Lucas ever want Indy to find Excalibur?
Les David explains how Lucas set strict rules for Indiana Jones stories — no borrowed plots, no reused legends, only original adventures.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
#IndianaJones #GeorgeLucas #LesDavid #TheHolyGrail
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did George Lucas ever want Indy to find Excalibur?
Les David explains how Lucas set strict rules for Indiana Jones stories — no borrowed plots, no reused legends, only original adventures.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
#IndianaJones #GeorgeLucas #LesDavid #TheHolyGrail
They made Young Indiana Jones outfits for toddlers — complete with a canteen, compass, and fake whip. 🧢🧒🏻
Les David shows off one of the rarest pieces of Young Indy merchandise ever — a Japanese-made children’s line that proves how far Lucasfilm’s reach went.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They made Young Indiana Jones outfits for toddlers — complete with a canteen, compass, and fake whip. 🧢🧒🏻
Les David shows off one of the rarest pieces of Young Indy merchandise ever — a Japanese-made children’s line that proves how far Lucasfilm’s reach went.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
Les David spent 10 years hunting down one of Lucasfilm’s rarest lost treasures — the Burger King glasses made for Raiders of the Lost Ark that were never released.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us?...
#IndianaJones #RaidersOfTheLostArk #LesDavid
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us?...
#IndianaJones #RaidersOfTheLostArk #LesDavid
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Les David spent 10 years hunting down one of Lucasfilm’s rarest lost treasures — the Burger King glasses made for Raiders of the Lost Ark that were never released.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us?...
#IndianaJones #RaidersOfTheLostArk #LesDavid
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us?...
#IndianaJones #RaidersOfTheLostArk #LesDavid
When The Phantom Menace premiered, the merch boom was so big it bankrupted over a dozen companies. Les David explains how Lucasfilm’s licensing contracts — including rules against discounting or clearance — created one of Hollywood’s biggest merchandise meltdowns.
Full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
Full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When The Phantom Menace premiered, the merch boom was so big it bankrupted over a dozen companies. Les David explains how Lucasfilm’s licensing contracts — including rules against discounting or clearance — created one of Hollywood’s biggest merchandise meltdowns.
Full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
Full episode: youtu.be/jKHoH0Rw_us
Next time on The Young Indy Chroniclers — we talk with Les David, curator of the largest Indiana Jones collection in the world.
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
#LesDavid #IndianaJones #YoungIndy #StarWars #Lucasfilm
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
#LesDavid #IndianaJones #YoungIndy #StarWars #Lucasfilm
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Next time on The Young Indy Chroniclers — we talk with Les David, curator of the largest Indiana Jones collection in the world.
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
#LesDavid #IndianaJones #YoungIndy #StarWars #Lucasfilm
🎥 Full episode Thursday!
#LesDavid #IndianaJones #YoungIndy #StarWars #Lucasfilm
We did it! 🎬
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age has officially crossed $30K — and we’re heading to the UK for interviews! 🇬🇧
Huge thanks to Jorge Noa for the Jonathan Bresman Production Associate pledge that got us over the line.
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age has officially crossed $30K — and we’re heading to the UK for interviews! 🇬🇧
Huge thanks to Jorge Noa for the Jonathan Bresman Production Associate pledge that got us over the line.
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We did it! 🎬
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age has officially crossed $30K — and we’re heading to the UK for interviews! 🇬🇧
Huge thanks to Jorge Noa for the Jonathan Bresman Production Associate pledge that got us over the line.
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age has officially crossed $30K — and we’re heading to the UK for interviews! 🇬🇧
Huge thanks to Jorge Noa for the Jonathan Bresman Production Associate pledge that got us over the line.
In 1918, Young Indy faced Dracula.
Tonight, Dracula speaks again… 🦇
#GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #HappyHalloween Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
Tonight, Dracula speaks again… 🦇
#GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #HappyHalloween Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In 1918, Young Indy faced Dracula.
Tonight, Dracula speaks again… 🦇
#GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #HappyHalloween Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
Tonight, Dracula speaks again… 🦇
#GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #HappyHalloween Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
We’re proud to welcome Florian Wentsch as a new Co-Producer on George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age! 🎬
Florian is the creator of Helgoland 513 — winner of the Public Prize at the Monte Carlo Television
Festival — and writer of the award-winning drama Legal Affairs.
Florian is the creator of Helgoland 513 — winner of the Public Prize at the Monte Carlo Television
Festival — and writer of the award-winning drama Legal Affairs.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We’re proud to welcome Florian Wentsch as a new Co-Producer on George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age! 🎬
Florian is the creator of Helgoland 513 — winner of the Public Prize at the Monte Carlo Television
Festival — and writer of the award-winning drama Legal Affairs.
Florian is the creator of Helgoland 513 — winner of the Public Prize at the Monte Carlo Television
Festival — and writer of the award-winning drama Legal Affairs.
Celebrate George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age with us! 🍻
🎁 Prizes include The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Curse of the Jackal comic for best cosplay!
RSVP → partiful.com/e/D1C82te101...
#GeorgeLucas #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars #Lucasfilm #Documentary #KickstarterFilm
🎁 Prizes include The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Curse of the Jackal comic for best cosplay!
RSVP → partiful.com/e/D1C82te101...
#GeorgeLucas #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars #Lucasfilm #Documentary #KickstarterFilm
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Celebrate George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age with us! 🍻
🎁 Prizes include The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Curse of the Jackal comic for best cosplay!
RSVP → partiful.com/e/D1C82te101...
#GeorgeLucas #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars #Lucasfilm #Documentary #KickstarterFilm
🎁 Prizes include The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Curse of the Jackal comic for best cosplay!
RSVP → partiful.com/e/D1C82te101...
#GeorgeLucas #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars #Lucasfilm #Documentary #KickstarterFilm
We’re halfway through our campaign! 🎬
Thrilled to announce that illustrator @PaulShipper.bsky.social (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Guardians, The Mandalorian) has joined George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age to create our official poster art!
#GeorgeLucas #PaulShipper #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars
Thrilled to announce that illustrator @PaulShipper.bsky.social (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Guardians, The Mandalorian) has joined George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age to create our official poster art!
#GeorgeLucas #PaulShipper #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We’re halfway through our campaign! 🎬
Thrilled to announce that illustrator @PaulShipper.bsky.social (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Guardians, The Mandalorian) has joined George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age to create our official poster art!
#GeorgeLucas #PaulShipper #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars
Thrilled to announce that illustrator @PaulShipper.bsky.social (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Guardians, The Mandalorian) has joined George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age to create our official poster art!
#GeorgeLucas #PaulShipper #YoungIndianaJones #StarWars
#ILM veteran #YuseiUesugi created the first 3D matte projection shot for #StarWars: A New Hope – Special Edition — the sweeping Mos Eisley reveal that changed visual effects forever. 🌌
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI?...
#MosEisley #SpecialEdition #YoungIndianaJones #VFXHistory
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI?...
#MosEisley #SpecialEdition #YoungIndianaJones #VFXHistory
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#ILM veteran #YuseiUesugi created the first 3D matte projection shot for #StarWars: A New Hope – Special Edition — the sweeping Mos Eisley reveal that changed visual effects forever. 🌌
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI?...
#MosEisley #SpecialEdition #YoungIndianaJones #VFXHistory
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI?...
#MosEisley #SpecialEdition #YoungIndianaJones #VFXHistory
ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi on the breakneck pace of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — five times more shots than a feature film in the same time, and a crash course in digital innovation.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi on the breakneck pace of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — five times more shots than a feature film in the same time, and a crash course in digital innovation.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
ILM veteran #YuseiUesugi got his start painting a traditional matte for #IndianaJones and the Last Crusade in 1989 — live action shot at Treasure Island near ILM HQ.
That project became the foundation for the digital matte revolution that followed.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
That project became the foundation for the digital matte revolution that followed.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
ILM veteran #YuseiUesugi got his start painting a traditional matte for #IndianaJones and the Last Crusade in 1989 — live action shot at Treasure Island near ILM HQ.
That project became the foundation for the digital matte revolution that followed.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
That project became the foundation for the digital matte revolution that followed.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/n2yKW2NJ2jI
ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi explains how Young Indy pushed matte painting into the digital age — smaller canvases, faster turnarounds, and new tools that changed how ILM worked forever.
#ILM #YuseiUesugi #YoungIndianaJones #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #VisualEffects #FilmHistory
#ILM #YuseiUesugi #YoungIndianaJones #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #VisualEffects #FilmHistory
October 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi explains how Young Indy pushed matte painting into the digital age — smaller canvases, faster turnarounds, and new tools that changed how ILM worked forever.
#ILM #YuseiUesugi #YoungIndianaJones #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #VisualEffects #FilmHistory
#ILM #YuseiUesugi #YoungIndianaJones #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #VisualEffects #FilmHistory
Matthew Jacobs has joined George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age! 🎬
Matthew’s credits include Doctor Who: The Movie (1996), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and several LucasArts games.
He joined us for a new interview and recorded a message for our Kickstarter backers about why this story matters.
Matthew’s credits include Doctor Who: The Movie (1996), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and several LucasArts games.
He joined us for a new interview and recorded a message for our Kickstarter backers about why this story matters.
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Matthew Jacobs has joined George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age! 🎬
Matthew’s credits include Doctor Who: The Movie (1996), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and several LucasArts games.
He joined us for a new interview and recorded a message for our Kickstarter backers about why this story matters.
Matthew’s credits include Doctor Who: The Movie (1996), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and several LucasArts games.
He joined us for a new interview and recorded a message for our Kickstarter backers about why this story matters.
Big thanks to the @IngloriousTrek.bsky.social podcast for the shout-out!
They highlighted our documentary George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age — exploring the decade that birthed Young Indy, Radioland Murders, and the Star Wars Special Editions.
Back the film → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
They highlighted our documentary George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age — exploring the decade that birthed Young Indy, Radioland Murders, and the Star Wars Special Editions.
Back the film → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
October 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Big thanks to the @IngloriousTrek.bsky.social podcast for the shout-out!
They highlighted our documentary George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age — exploring the decade that birthed Young Indy, Radioland Murders, and the Star Wars Special Editions.
Back the film → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
They highlighted our documentary George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age — exploring the decade that birthed Young Indy, Radioland Murders, and the Star Wars Special Editions.
Back the film → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi helped launch digital filmmaking — from Young Indy’s first all-digital matte paintings to Die Hard 2 and the Star Wars Special Edition. Watch this Thursday at www.youtube.com/@youngindychroniclers
#ILM #YuseiUesug #IndustrialLightandMagic
#ILM #YuseiUesug #IndustrialLightandMagic
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi helped launch digital filmmaking — from Young Indy’s first all-digital matte paintings to Die Hard 2 and the Star Wars Special Edition. Watch this Thursday at www.youtube.com/@youngindychroniclers
#ILM #YuseiUesug #IndustrialLightandMagic
#ILM #YuseiUesug #IndustrialLightandMagic
Before The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles hit TV, Indy was already on the page.
These frames from Simon Jowett’s UK Young Indy newspaper strips show a young Indy modeled after River Phoenix — at least in one issue.
🎥 Full chat with Simon: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
These frames from Simon Jowett’s UK Young Indy newspaper strips show a young Indy modeled after River Phoenix — at least in one issue.
🎥 Full chat with Simon: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Before The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles hit TV, Indy was already on the page.
These frames from Simon Jowett’s UK Young Indy newspaper strips show a young Indy modeled after River Phoenix — at least in one issue.
🎥 Full chat with Simon: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
These frames from Simon Jowett’s UK Young Indy newspaper strips show a young Indy modeled after River Phoenix — at least in one issue.
🎥 Full chat with Simon: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
Young Indy prepared Simon Jowett for 007.
Those Lucasfilm newspaper strips led to his James Bond comics for Dark Horse — and now the upcoming James Bond video game First Light. 🕶️🎮
Full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #JamesBond #FirstLightGame #DarkHorseComics
Those Lucasfilm newspaper strips led to his James Bond comics for Dark Horse — and now the upcoming James Bond video game First Light. 🕶️🎮
Full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #JamesBond #FirstLightGame #DarkHorseComics
October 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Young Indy prepared Simon Jowett for 007.
Those Lucasfilm newspaper strips led to his James Bond comics for Dark Horse — and now the upcoming James Bond video game First Light. 🕶️🎮
Full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #JamesBond #FirstLightGame #DarkHorseComics
Those Lucasfilm newspaper strips led to his James Bond comics for Dark Horse — and now the upcoming James Bond video game First Light. 🕶️🎮
Full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #JamesBond #FirstLightGame #DarkHorseComics
We just crossed $20,000! 🎉 Huge thanks to Jon Jacobs for getting us over the line.
The film is growing bigger every day — next stop: $30K and interviews in the UK 🇬🇧 with the creatives who built Lucasfilm’s Lost Golden Age.
Support → tinyurl.com/mvzue57u
The film is growing bigger every day — next stop: $30K and interviews in the UK 🇬🇧 with the creatives who built Lucasfilm’s Lost Golden Age.
Support → tinyurl.com/mvzue57u
October 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
We just crossed $20,000! 🎉 Huge thanks to Jon Jacobs for getting us over the line.
The film is growing bigger every day — next stop: $30K and interviews in the UK 🇬🇧 with the creatives who built Lucasfilm’s Lost Golden Age.
Support → tinyurl.com/mvzue57u
The film is growing bigger every day — next stop: $30K and interviews in the UK 🇬🇧 with the creatives who built Lucasfilm’s Lost Golden Age.
Support → tinyurl.com/mvzue57u