The New Republic Archives

It’s our 3 year anniversary, and we’re here with our third saga film deep dive! It’s Empire Strikes Back! Rounding out our “second movie in a trilogy” series, we’ve brought on the delightful hosts of Franchisography, co-creators of Geek by … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back with another bantha episode, and this time we actually have news! Granted, it’s three week old news, but that’s just how the podcast goes baby! In This Episode: Star Wars: The Living Force by John … Continue reading →

We’re back for the first deep dive of 2024, and we’re finally, after months and months of talking about it, discussing the VR experience, Vader Immortal! In this episode: Vader ImmortalWritten by David S. Goyer, Mohen Leo, Colin MacKie, and … Continue reading →

Gary and Tim are ringing in the new year with our very first Bantha of 2024! We share the Star Wars Christmas gifts we received this year, Tim tells Gary how disappointed he was with Jedi: Survivor (spoilers ahead!), and … Continue reading →

It’s finally here, our first deep dive back in the archives, and this time we’re bringing a new special holiday episode! It’s The Empire Strips Back Holiday Special! Tim and Gary have invited our friends Kevin and Isabel to join … Continue reading →

At long last, we’re finally back! We’re sorry our break took so long, and that this episode is a relatively short one, but we’re back! Despite our hiatus, there’s surprisingly little news to talk about. Instead we discuss what we’ve … Continue reading →

We’re so sorry we’re late with this week’s deep dive, but we’re back to talk about the brand new children’s series Young Jedi Adventures! We’d also like to let everyone know that with the release of this episode, New Republic … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back with another bantha episode, and while there’s been very little news, we’ve at least got some new content out to discuss. Tim went to see Return of the Jedi, and Gary’s been playing Jedi: Survivor, … Continue reading →

We’re back again with another deep dive, and this time we’re joined by the lovely Kevin Wright to chat about The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage! In this episode: The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of CourageWritten by George Lucas and Bob … Continue reading →

We’re back with another bantha, but this time, we’re wrapping up Star Wars Celebration 2023! We’re flush with news, so naturally, we spend the first 20 minutes talking about something else entirely! In this Episode: The Empire Strips Back The … Continue reading →

We’re back for another deep dive, and this week we’re visiting some 70s variety show specials with our lovely guest, Ripley Warner-Green! Donny & MarieSeason 3, Episode 1Air Date: September 23, 1977 Starring:Donny OsmondMarie OsmondRedd FoxKris KristoffersonPaul LyndeAnthony DanielsPeter MayhewThurl … Continue reading →

We’re back to catch up on our feelings about The Bad Batch and The Mandalorian, before digging into some news and Star Wars Celebration predictions! In This Episode: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Duel of the Fates script Star Wars: Tales … Continue reading →

Thank you thank you thank you so so much to everyone who has stuck with us through these last two years! We’re back with another deep dive for our anniversary, which means we’re doing another saga movie! This time, instead … Continue reading →

We’re back for another bantha episode, and this time we actually have news… after 10 minutes of Star Wars racing discussion, among other things. Yay news! In this episode: Racing in Star Wars The Empire Strips Back Star Wars: Young … Continue reading →

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we were unable to record the deep dive we had originally planned for today’s episode, however, we’ve still got a special surprise in store. Back in June of 2021, Tim and I sat down and recorded … Continue reading →

It’s time for another bantha, and this episode is sleepy. There’s not a whole lot of new content to talk about, but at least there’s a new Mandalorian trailer out! In This Episode:Racing Sports in Star Wars The Vader VR … Continue reading →

Happy Holidays! We’re back with another deep dive, and this time we’re doing another holiday special! Specifically, the Lego Star Wars Holiday special! Sorry for the sniffles, both Tim and I are sick and I did my best. In this … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for another Bantha episode, and this time we talk about Bad Batch, Jedi: Survivor, and Tim’s birthday! In this episode: star wars clone wars tabletop game star wars jedi: battle scars star wars inquisitor: rise … Continue reading →

This week, we’re getting the gang back together and heading to Navarro with our deep dive into the 2-part finale of the first season of The Mandalorian! In this episode:The MandalorianChapter 7: The ReckoningDirected by Deborah ChowChapter 8: RedemptionDirected by … Continue reading →

We’re back for another Bantha episode and this time we’re chatting about Andor, Studio Ghibli, and the Holiday Special! In This Episode: Empire Strikes Back Behind the Scenes Follow us on Twitter or Instagram Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server  … Continue reading →

We’re back with another deep dive this week, and this time we’re talking about a couple of stories from the short story collection Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View! In this episode: The Sith of Datawork by Ken … Continue reading →

It’s a Bantha episode, and yet, we still somehow manage to dig deep (and spoiler free) into both Andor and Tales of the Jedi. Tim’s been to Galaxy’s Edge and unlocked the Desired Experience, and Gary’s got a ton of … Continue reading →

It’s time* for another deep dive, and this time, we’re chatting about an essential Clone Wars era comic, Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir. *we know we’re a week late, we’re so sorry In this episode: Star Wars: Darth Maul … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for another bantha episode, and this time we’re chatting mostly about the news from D23, with a little splash of Andor content. In this episode: Tony Gilroy speaks on Andor Rogue Squadron has been dropped … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back again for another deep dive, and this time we’re digging into another episode of Star Wars: Rebels. This time, it’s Season 3 Episode 15: Trails of the Darksaber! In this episode: Trails of the Darksaber … Continue reading →