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DER is back, after an absence of more than a decade, with an all-new format!
Tune-in for news and discussions about the STAR WARS and STAR TREK fan communities, featuring the fans themselves. 
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In episode 2:
​​Join us in this episode as we learn about an ambitious STAR TREK fan audio series, and we address an ongoing travesty within the STAR WARS franchise.
Dark Empire Radio playlist of latest episodes:
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​Revisit past audio rides along the dark side below. All of our surviving retro-content can only be found here.
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D.E.R. ran from 2010 to 2013, and again from late 2014 to 2015.  Initially the official podcast of The Dark Empire costume club, D.E.R. became it's own entity in 2015 and ceased operation that same year. Most of the original Dark Empire Radio content has been lost, with these exceptions. 

Richard LeParmentier

A short interview under ten minutes, originally was on The Dark Side Chats (episode 52, a precursor to Dark Empire Radio that ran from 2008 to 2010) on YouTube in 2010, and also replayed on DER. Use the YouTube player to view / listen to the original interview as it was presented.

Stephen Stanton

An interview from 2011 on DER with Stephen Stanton, as well as Rick Fitts and friends.  Both Stephen Stanton and Rick Fitts would join our dark host at the first Hillsides Orphanage STAR WARS Day in 2011, a recurring annual (and later biannual) private orphanage event organized by Joe Mignano from 2011 through 2019.
RETRO DISCUSSIONS:
Some great Star Wars-related discussions we had on DER back in the day worth remembering.

Hillsides Orphanage

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Hillsides annual event in February 2015 issue of Star Wars Insider magazine. Click to enlarge.
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Hillsides STAR Wars group photos from 2011 to 2016. Click to enlarge.
 A special report from the event in August 2013.  This annual private summer event over the years became a biannual event with both summertime and Christimas-time visits to the kids.  The event was even mentioned in the "Bantha Tracks' section of Star Wars Insider magazine in 2015.

Classic Commercial Parodies

STAR WARS-themed parody ads from the old days of the Dark Empire Radio podcast. These were heard from 2010-2015 on DER, and from 2015-22 on the 501stCast.

Remembering Jedi Elvis

​This tribute to Eric Cajiuat was the last podcast entry ever to air under the Dark Empire Radio banner (until the relaunch of the podcast in June 2026). Although DER officially ended in 2015, it was reactivated briefly in 2017 when Jedi Elvis left the building for the final time. He was a dear friend, and I wanted to remember him in the best way I knew how. This track includes some of his music, but also an interview with him from 2011, after a concert he did to raise funds for disaster relief in Japan. Rest in peace, pal.
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You can stream or download Jedi Elvis music for free here:  https://soundcloud.com/eric-cajiuat/sets/jedi-elvis-greatest 
The original 23 episodes of Dark Empire Radio from 2010 can be found here. There were a lot more, but these have been recovered!
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