Podcast Stardust

Sam Witwer is talking Maul ahead of the April debut of Shadow Lord in this week's Star Wars news.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: The galaxy Maul finds himself in after Order 66 as described by Sam Witwer in the penultimate issue of Star Wars: Insider , More thoughts on Maul and his perspective on the Jedi from an interview with Katee Sackhoff, Katee...

In part two of our series on The Force Awakens , the audience meets a scavenger named "Rey" and FN-2187 busts Poe out of First Order captivity.   We are joined by Greg McLaughlin from The Rebel Base Card Podcast joins us for the discussion.   The segment of The Force Awakens we are discussing in this episode runs from 10:41 to 23:40.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardus...

After the deregulation of the banks, Senators Amidala and Organa lead the opposition to a bill to fund the purchase of new clones as they hope to pursue peace negotiations with the Separatists.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts about this episode, The guest director brought into add "zip" to this episode and his unique connection t...

Lucasfilm released the trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu this week and revealed a few more story details we are breaking down in this week's news.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: The reaction to episode 1,000 and some special thanks, Our overall thoughts on the new trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu , The special guest voice for the Ardennian...

In an effort to find common ground with the Separatist and prevent an escalation in the war, Padmé goes undercover with Ahsoka behind enemy lines in this episode of The Clone Wars .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts on this episode, The origin of the title of this episode in the opening crawl from Revenge of the Sith , How, once ag...

When you get to 1,000 episodes of podcasting about Star Wars , you can't help but take a moment to reminisce about the journey.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: A trivia approach to remembering and reflecting on 1,000 episodes of Podcast Stardust , The first ever edition of "World Between Worlds" collecting Jay's Star Wars fashion and lifestyle produc...

The Mandalorian and Grogu fake out at the Super Bowl, the budget for the movie, the Disney succession plan and more highlight this week's Star Wars news.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: The Mandalorian and Grogu teaser from the Super Bowl that posed as a beer ad, The Star Wars nickname for the Seattle Seahawks defense, The budget for The Mandalorian...

We follow the journey of Halland Goth, Commander of the Imperial Royal Guard, as he accompanies Darth Vader on a mission to investigate a mystery in the Force in Adam Christopher's Master of Evil .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall, non-spoiler thoughts on this novel from Adam Christopher, How and why the book features Halland Goth and his...

Obi-Wan Kenobi teams up with Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos to hunt down Ziro the Hutt, but they aren't the only ones tracking him down in this episode of The Clone Wars .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts on "Hunt for Ziro," The introduction of Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos and his background, The Indiana Jones inspiration for the beginning of...

It is time to get ready for Valentine's Day in Star Wars style. Jay has plenty of fashion and lifestyle finds perfect for that special someone in this edition of "World Between Worlds."   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: An R2-D2 baby onesie from Get It Here Imports , A Star Wars Droids sound story book , More items to spoil the babies in your life from...

Our book club kicks off with the prologue and chapter 1-3 of Darth Bane: Path of Destruction . Meet Des, the miner from Apatros that would be a Sith Lord.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Why we are doing a book club for Darth Bane , Our prior experiences reading this book, Des, the miner from Apartros, and his latent force abilities, How the ORO corp...

Anakin and Padmé send Threepio and Artoo on an "important" mission to retrieve Jogan fruit unaware that Cad Bane is on their tail in this episode of The Clone Wars .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts on "Evil Plans," the eighth episode from season three of The Clone Wars , The domestic situation between Anakin and Padmé and the ban...

Kathleen Kennedy recently shared details of the transition to the new leadership at Lucasfilm and the state of several movie projects. We're discussing the aftermath in this week's news.   In episode of this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Kathleen Kennedy's comments on the plan for Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan to succeed her, What, if any, regrets she has f...

Our The Force Awakens series begins with Poe Dameron getting part of the map to Luke Skywalker just before Kylo Ren and the First Order attack.   Ryder Waldron from Idiot's Array joins us for this discussion. This episode covers the portion of The Force Awakens that runs from the beginning to 10:41.   In this fully armed operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Some of our early exper...

Ahsoka accompanies Senator Amidala to a diplomatic conference and confronts an old foe after experiencing visions of assassination attempts in this episode of The Clone Wars .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts about this episode of The Clone Wars , Why Anakin Skywalker was separated from his Padawan in this episode, Ahsoka's vision...

Lucasfilm released details about the upcoming Maul - Shadow Lord animated series with a new teaser trailer. We're diving into the dark side goodness.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: The release date, number of episodes, and release schedule for Maul - Shadow Lord , The announced cast beyond Maul, including one of our favorite voice actresses, The set...

Jay is ready to help you meet your New Year's resolutions with these Star Wars fashion and lifestyle products.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Recent acquisitions from the holidays, The K-2SO LEGO model , Her Universe Star Wars Ahsoka Rebel Logo Handbag, Hallmark Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ahsoka Tano Funko POP! Christmas Ornament, A Star Wars holiday...

Ahsoka assists some academy students in taking down corrupt politicians running a black market on Mandalore in this episode of The Clone Wars .   In this episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts on this episode of The Clone Wars , Whose child is Korkie Kryze? The fact that Ahsoka was assigned this mission and the logic behind it, The inspiration for Korkie to investigate a po...

Lucasfilm has announced that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as Lucasfilm's President and Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will succeed her in the role.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: The announcement that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as President of Lucasfilm to pursue a more active role as producer, Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan's elevation...

Padmé travels to Mandalore to assist Duchess Satine with food shortages, but gets caught up in black market conspiracy that is poisoning children in this episode of The Clone Wars .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our overall thoughts on Corruption , How this episode fits into the episode lineup of The Clone Wars , The difficult position Mandalore fi...

It is a brand new year of Star Wars featuring the first new movie in more than six years. We're looking ahead to all the Star Wars content coming in 2026.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: The upcoming release of The Mandalorian and Grogu , Other movie related announcements and hype we expect in 2026, Maul: Shadowlord , season two of Ahsoka , and other...

We are ringing in a new year with our fourth annual set of New Year's Resolutions for characters across the Star Wars galaxy.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust , we discuss: Our tradition of coming up with New Year's resolutions for Star Wars characters, The announcement of a new feature segment for 2026, Ideas for resolutions for characters that appeared in The For...

Jay drops in to wish everyone a Happy New Year and remind everyone of our current episode plans, then she introduces a random replay of an old episode where we discuss Rebels .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Our current plans to return to recording new episodes (coming soon! We promise!), The return of Hondo Ohnaka and Azmorigan in "The Wynkahthu Job...

We have a quick update on the schedule for the podcast for the next few weeks and then rebroadcast episode 256 featuring The Bad Batch .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust : Dennis offers an update on the recording schedule for the podcast for the next few weeks, and Then selects a random episode from the archive to rebroadcast. Thanks for joining us for another epis...

The Republic has fallen and the Chancellor proclaims the formation in the Empire in this round of Revenge of the Sith trivia.   Kolby Krebs joins Jay for the trivia in this episode.   The trivia questions come from the portion of the movie that runs from 1:33:38 to 1:43:43. We discussed this portion of Revenge of the Sith in episode 943 .   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast St...