Light The Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, starts now! Whether you're a longtime fan of the series or a newcomer looking to join the mission, Light the Fuse is your ultimate companion to the “Mission: Impossible” movie franchise. Through exclusive interviews with cast and crew, Superfans Charles Hood (writer/director) and Drew Taylor (film journalist) take you inside the world of Ethan Hunt for an incredible look at the iconic characters, heart-stopping missions, jaw-dropping stunts, and behind-the-scenes secrets that have made this series a global phenomenon. Buy or rent on digital now. https://paramnt.us/MissionImpossible
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I choose to
Jun 4
listen to this one I just discovered yesterday looking for MI: TFR episodes, or would have been on it earlier. Paid for the Empire long form ones last year and they were great so expanding a bit. Charles’ films look interesting so will check those out as well. The only downside is the very prevalent shrieking and explosive laughter (I believe by Charles) which is pretty rough. I figured it was nervousness when interviewing as I started with the most recent episode, but then went to the first one on the website and nothing’s changed, so will have to get used to it. I do wonder what the interviewees think, though, as it’s really intrusive? My bar is low as I work from home and have podcasts on all day, so if the hosts don’t say “like” constantly I’m usually in, and it’s not too bad, here. It’s incomprehensible to me hosts who’ve been doing podcasts for years apparently don’t make even a modicum of effort to curtail it some, particularly when pointed out by hundreds of reviewers. Cheers. ✌️ Edit: Pom must say “you know” at least a couple hundred times, but her accent and sheer coolness lets her get away with it.
A Tribute to the “Mission” of Moviemaking.
May 30
I just realized that I’ve been listening to this podcast since Dead Reckoning - but I’ve never taken time to review it. As I was listening to the latest episode today - I wanted to give a shout out so others may listen as well. Certainly this is a tribute to Mission - but it’s really about the people it takes to make movies. The detailed reviews, the interviews with the full cast and crew - it’s really everything you want to know - and maybe you didn’t know you wanted to know. How much detail? In one case right down to the photographer of the Electronic Press Kit EPK for the film. I mean, who does that? It’s that kind of detail and love that helps you understand what it takes to create a movie and just the sheer the fun of creating content. Each story is fascinating - the sound, the stunts the scripts. It’s just very well done. I know the amount of work that goes into these - so Thank You! This should be the template for anyone who wants to create a behind the scenes podcast. Drew and Charles congratulations on creating this work - and setting up the perfect time capsule for these movies. Film students and fans will be listening to these episodes well into the future. As I watched all the films leading up to Final Reckoning - this was the perfect companion. Thank you!
LOVE the new 2025 FORMAT!
Mar 21
Kudos to the production team for this “Supercut” of past interviews into an elegant edit that is chronological to the film. GREAT storytelling about these great movies. SO good!
A MUST LISTEN for any fan!! TRULY good stuff
Feb 13
I’m so glad this podcast series exists! Y’all better believe I’ve accepted the mission! This franchise means so much to me, I’ve grown up alongside each chapter for all these years, and the series is unlike any other. Tom cruise is so incredible, we are all so lucky to have him and be able to watch his work onscreen. I never want this series to end! Ps. Respectfully, please bring back ILSA FAUST 💘 we love her so much.. can’t let her go!!! Also, edit here after listening to the Henry Czerny episodes as a massive fan of The Tudors I was so happy to hear him reference his character the Duke of Norfolk several times during that interview. Swoon!
Light the Fuse for the Interviews!
11/12/2024
One this podcast is awesome for all Mission Impossible lovers and fans. Two it’s great that these 2 people put in time to go behind the scenes to interview all these great actresses and actors. And three (this is more of toward the new episode when it comes to the teaser trailer), Tom jumped from the red biplane to the yellow one, like how much more crazy/wild can this man get!?!?
Mission Impossible
03/01/2024
I’m loving this podcast you guys are amazing and the Mission Impossible movies are my favorite group of movies I watch them pretty much all the time!❤️
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11/09/2023
Charles and Drew are great hosts and this show is really for anyone interested in filmmaking. They have great guests and get good details on how these movies become possible. Also, I really enjoy their pre/post-interview banter and their laughs are contagious. Keep up the good work!
Awesome!
10/07/2023
I love this podcast because I love mission impossible and I can’t get enough information about the series! I love this franchise and I live all of the behind the scene info. Definitely need to watch if you are a diehard mission impossible fan like me
Great podcast about filmmaking through the lens of one series
09/21/2023
Fantastic podcast that's all about filmmaking through the lens of the Mission: Impossible franchise. I love how deep these guys go with interviews of practically anyone involved in any of the movies. They celebrate every aspect of the filmmaking process, and their enthusiasm is contagious. I also think it's awesome how Charles and Drew started this as fans doing a labor of love and now find themselves as hosts of the OFFICIAL M:I podcast and hanging with Tom Cruise in Rome on the red carpet. It's really inspiring!
The living manifestation of fandom
09/13/2023
These dudes really go deep into almost impossible levels of granular detail. Their love for this series is dang near inspiring. By now maybe the most encyclopedic source on the 7 movies thus far. See y’all every week.
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- CreatorParamount Pictures
- Years Active2018 - 2025
- Episodes77
- RatingClean
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