Star Wars: Cantina Chronicles

This week, we gather in the Denab system to chat about part three of Ahsoka, Time to Fly. After exploring our thoughts about Sabine’s journey to wield the Force and Ahsoka’s new school of thought, we dive into all the greatest moments in the episode.  With each scene we inevitably draw comparisons to Timothy Zahn’s, Heir to the Empire Trilogy and Outbound Flight novel—fueling even more speculation...

This week, we are thrilled to share our thoughts about the two-episode premiere of Ahsoka and deconstruct all the minutiae and lore explored in just two episodes. We know the show is a little inside gravball, so we try to take it slow, but Star Wars brain strikes again and we cant help but dig into every name drop, plot dump and lore development along the way. Please bare with us as we do our best...

This week, we gather in the cantina to exchange our thoughts and theories about Ahsoka before the imminent two-episode premiere next Wednesday. Not only do we play prediction bingo and chat about Ahsoka’s story thus far, we also dive into the potential motivations and storylines for other returning rebels like, Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla and even Ezra Bridger.

This week, we’re honored to be joined by Star Wars literary expert, Meg Dowell (dorksideoftheforce.com, Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Podcast) to breakdown Zahn’s final book in the Thrawn Trilogy, The Last Command! After discussing our impressions of the book and the trilogy as a whole, we push into uncharted space to discuss what could translate from these books to the upcoming live-action shows i...

This week, we gather in the cantina to chat about Timothy Zahn’s captivating follow-up to Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising. After discussing many of the brilliant ideas presented in the book, we examine whether bits of Zahn’s story could carry over into the upcoming Ahsoka series or fill in the gaps for concepts witnessed in the sequel trilogy. We then close the chronicle with some speculativ...

Star Wars: Cantina Chronicles - Episode 1 TONY GILROY WRITES A BOTHAN INTO ANDOR S2 (or so we hope)!  Gather around the bar for the first episode of Cantina Chronicles! In this debut episode, Ben, Adam and Grant take a stroll down memory lane to discuss Timothy Zahn’s, Heir to the Empire, which naturally sparks some theorizing about the upcoming Ahsoka series and even provoked a few saber hot take...

From the bright center of the galaxy, we are  honored to transmit our final episode of Core World News. Thank you to all our listeners, guests and friends for lending your ears and talking Star Wars with us over the years—our community of respectful and insightful fans is something truly remarkable and we couldn’t be more grateful for your support. Though we feel some sadness in ending Core World...

It’s true, all of it, we’re finally letting go of the newsroom format and taking off the restraining bolt—happy beeps—to have more fun with our discussions and reviews of all the latest Star Wars movies, shows and comics in an all new show called, Cantina Chronicles! This week’s episode serves as a tease for what discussions might sound like on the new show, but there are still some rules we have...

This week, the CWN crew bids farewell to their offices on Coruscant and share a special announcement about where you can hear their voices in the future. In this final transmission from the Core, Ben, Grant and Adam review Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny before diving into a discussion about Mangold’s next project in the galaxy far, far away…. 

On this week’s episode, the news team escape the chaotic newsroom and journey into the great unknown to discuss a legends comic that serves as the ultimate crossover of two Lucasfilm properties. 

This week, the CWN team discuss the Star Wars Outlaw trailers and the recent movie release schedule news, then they review several arcs in the mainline comics (Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, and Bounty Hunters). Also, everything is completely fine in the newsroom. 

This week, the CWN team review Star Wars: Timelines and attempt a broad overview of all we know thus far before discussing underdeveloped or “secret” eras that could be fertile territory for future Star Wars stories. 

This week, the CWN team review The High Republic: Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott and share their conclusive thoughts on all the books published for phase 2 of the High Republic including comic tie-ins. Be sure to stick around until the end of the show to hear what’s coming for phase 3 and our ideas for a compelling direction for the story given the Nihil seem to finally be taking shape in the Pa...

This week, the team navigate the Koboh Abyss and unlock the secrets of Tanalorr in their spoiler-filled review of Jedi: Survivor! Stay tuned after the conversation to hear their thoughts about where the series could be heading, the possibility of game characters transitioning to live-action, and the next title’s rare opportunity to give us Guinness! 

This week, the news team review season 2 of Star Wars: Visions. While sharing their thoughts and praise for the wonderfully diverse offering of animated shorts, the team examine the benefits of interconnected storytelling versus standalone tales untethered to canon. Our review of Visions season 2 also incites another debate over the term, “Grey Jedi,” and the team finally reaches an agreement abou...

This week the Core World News team review Star Wars; Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs! Stay tuned after the review to hear their early impressions of Jedi: Survivor, the newly released sequel to the acclaimed Jedi: Fallen Order. 

The Core World News team reviews Chapter 24, the season finale of The Mandalorian and discuss the unrelenting action, who got it right (Ben) and who got it wrong (everyone else), and what this might mean for the Mandoverse going forward. Stay tuned, leave a review and follow us on instagram or twitter to get the latest updates on events and live shows!  

The Core World News team review Chapter 23 of The Mandalorian and dive into the recently completed comic series, Star Wars: The High Republic - The Blade! Stay tuned, leave a review and follow us on instagram or twitter to get the latest updates on events and live shows!  

The Core World News team discuss all the latest film announcements, streaming shows and interviews transmitting from Star Wars Celebration 2023!  “Beware, a new war is beginning, and there is much speculation on its outcome in this holorecording…” -Baylan 

The CWN team chats about all the latest Star Wars news before diving into their coverage of the final two episodes of the Bad Batch season 2. 

The Core World News Team discusses Chapters 21 and 22 of The Mandalorian. In their discussion of Chapter 21: The Pirate, the team talks about their desire to live out their days on Adelphi Station, the shortcomings of the New Republic and the differing motivations of each Mandalorian as this covert searches for their place in the galaxy In their coverage of Chapter 22: Guns for Hire, the crew chat...

The Core World News team pitch Star Wars feature films in reaction to deflating news surrounding the development of an upcoming Star Wars movie. After talking about the many possibilities for what they’d like to see in a new movie, the team fire up the forge to refine their thoughts on the most recent episode of The Mandalorian. The team rejoice in the dramatic canonization of Kelleren Beq and cha...

On this week’s episode of Core World News, we review Chapter 19 of The Mandalorian. After an episode recap and some tantalizing speculation about Thrawn, your hosts dive into topics like cloning, the New Republic governing style and possible next moves for the Mandalorians now that Din and Bo have been accepted back by the covert. 

This week, the CWN team descends into the mines of Mandalore to discuss the history of the of Mandalorian culture, speculate on the fate of its people, and discuss their favorite moments from the adventure-filled Chapter 18 of The Mandalorian. Your hosts then conclude the show with a review of Bad Batch episodes 11 & 12, and react to new insights regarding the imperial cloning operation and the pe...