Unknown Regions: A Star Wars Podcast

SURPRISE BONUS EPISODE! Like a virtual version of a super-sized Hall H Saturday panel (minus the horrible con pizza and hot dogs), Disney pummeled us today with an Investor Day extravaganza. Ten Star Wars Disney+ series and 2 films were announced/updated today, and we managed to survive to report our thoughts and feelings about each one.

URP's Clan of 2 is here to deep dive on the extremely high highs and the extremely low lows of "The Mandalorian Chapter 14: The Tragedy". How did we survive the whiplash? What do we make of the Star Wars: Roll Out cameo? How high were we on the action and character development of our much beloved og Mando? How happy were we to see another great character's return? Tython. The rocks. The ships. The...

URP's Clan of 2 is back (after much technological strife) to break down "The Mandalorian Chapter 13: The Jedi". What's to be made of the long-rumored appearance of a much-beloved animated character coming to live action? Opinions vary wildly, but we definitely saw things to love and things to...not so much love. And please join us again if you can in donating to TransgenderLawCenter.org!

URP's Clan of 2 are here to break down "The Mandalorian Episode 12: The Siege". With a couple of the most comedic home runs in all of Star Wars and a healthy dose of action, this episode seemed a little simple at first blush. However, we wouldn't be us if we didn't dig down into what might be deeper meanings just beyond the comedy and action. Why are red and blue the sponsor colors of this episode...

DANK FARRIK, that was some episode, and URP's Clan of 2 is here to EGGSplore (sorry) "The Mandalorian Episode 11: The Heiress". This episode delivers on pretty much every level! We got froggy feels. We got big reveals. We got kickass action. We got so many births/rebirths we lost track of all of them. And, of course, Collin & I got METAPHORS GALORE to analyze! How did we react to the big surprise?...

URP's Clan of 2 is back to discuss "The Mandalorian Episode 10: The Passenger". The BANANAS gets dialed up to about an 11 this week and can't say we're mad about it! This episode is also chocked full of themes and, per usual, it is metaFORCEical as heck. What is up with Frog Lady? What is up with Star Wars and eggs? What is up with all the napping? Why will I defend Mother Spider to the death? Sen...

URP's Clan of 2 has taken a couple of days to collect our chill and is ready to discuss THE MANDALORIAN's glorious season 2 return! We recap this insanely fun and exciting episode, and then we peel back the layers to interpret what, like a friendlier krayt dragon, may be just beneath the surface. The action! The reveals! The metaphors! The mythology! Timothy Olyphant! And THE RETURN OF BOBA FREAKI...

Irresponsible speculation alert! The second season of "THE MANDALORIAN" is nearly upon us, and the rumors have been swirling for many months. We don't usually seriously entertain rumors in the Unknown Regions, but this time we had to make an exception regarding a possible Fett resurrection. Apparently, we are incredibly emotional about even the thought of Boba Fett returning to our screens? Who kn...

This is it. The grand finale of our Star Thrones series, so grab your spot for the parade and fireworks! In this episode we cover 5 throne rooms from "The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars: Rebels" animated series. All we can say is THEY ARE SPECTACULAR. The animation, the design, the apparent thought process behind these rooms is beyond what I was expecting to discover as I thought about and researched...

Like a Blue Light Special (if you get that reference you're probably as ancient as I am), "The Mandalorian" season 2 trailer has arrived, and IT IS BLUE! Literally. The logo is blue, and there is just SO MUCH WATER. Join us as we take a look and try to answer several important questions. Is that Boba Fett's jetpack on the back of Mando's bike? What does the Aurebesh graffiti say? Who is the myster...

In Part Three of our series examining the throne rooms of Star Wars, we get in the way-back machine and travel to the Prequel Trilogy! We go in-depth examining the High Board Room of the of Otoh Gungan High Council, the Royal Palace throne room in Theed, and Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's "office" (which we are sure HE considered a throne room). We find a lot of ways to compare and contrast...

In Part Two of our series examining the throne rooms of Star Wars, we take a leap forward to the Sequel Trilogy! We take a look at development, production, and the in-universe lore behind Snoke's FABULOUS red room (I mean womb. I mean room), the last of Palps's collection of thrones, and I surprise Collin with some concept art of a manspreading, enthroned Supreme Leader Kylo Ren. And of course we...

If there's anything Star Wars likes it's a THRONE ROOM! So in Part One of our new series we begin by examining these staples of sovereignty in the Original Trilogy. We take a look at development, production, in-universe lore, and we address important issues like how many thrones does one chancellor/emperor really need? Is a chair required to qualify as a "throne room"? On a scale of 1-10 how would...

WE ARE BACK. This time with a big ol', space moose-sized episode that has long been churning around in our brains....ALL ABOUT BENDU. We are joined by Collin's dad/my husband, Jeff WIttlich, who is a self-professed lover of Bendu and "Star Wars Rebels". We explore what possibly influenced this mysterious Force being's creation and its interesting origins. We also take a look at Dave Filoni's comme...

We are back to wrap up The Clone Wars finale arc with our guest BRANDON BOYLAN from CLASHING SABERS NETWORK! In Part Two of our discussion with Brandon, we focus on the final two episodes, "Shattered" and "Victory and Death". How wrecked were we by this phenomenal finale? What are our feelings on Rex? Ahsoka? Kevin Kiner's score & use of JDubs's queues? The MVP droid trio of GG, Cheep and R7? The...

WE! ARE! BACK! And in a super sized way! We welcomed our first non-family member guest, our personal podcasting Yoda, BRANDON BOYLAN from CLASHING SABERS NETWORK! In Part One of our discussion with Brandon, we focus on the first two episodes of The Clone Wars/Siege of Mandalore arc, "Old Friends, Not Forgotten" and "The Phantom Apprentice". As an Ahsoka superfan, what are Brandon's thoughts on her...

AHSOKA TANO HAS RETURNED TO OUR SCREENS! And in this episode we welcome our first guest, our daughter/sister, Delaney, to discuss one of her favorite Star Wars characters. We cover the first 3 episodes of Ahsoka's new The Clone Wars story arc. What metaphorical vibes are we picking up? Mythological? When can we buy that blue jumpsuit? Are there Mandalorian switcheroo shenanigans going on? And of c...

Will we ever stop talking about Ben Solo/Kylo Ren? Not likely! In this episode we focus on one, Ben Solo, both as an innocent roly-poly baby child and also as we follow his turn to the Dark side becoming angst-ridden Kylo Ren. We begin by musing about Ch 2 of Star Wars Roll Out's "Ben Solo and the Bug Hunters" as we begin a new segment, "It's MetaFORCEical" in which we will explore the metaphorica...

In Star Wars Current Events, OMG THE "STAR WARS: ROLL OUT" BABY BEN SOLO EPISODE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! I dive deeper into that animated short than you probably thought possible, and we speculate on the latest SW rumor. Then, in the main segment, we give our overview of TCW Bad Batch arc. What do "The Wizard of Oz", "Pulp Fiction" and "Twin Peaks" have to do with this arc? How many times did Collin...

Coming to you from Sequesteredville, IL, we decided to dig a little deeper into the TROS novelization by Rae Carson. Does the novel Reylo? If so, how Reylo does it go? Collin is pretty surprised by the answer. Also, In Star Wars Current Events, WE ARE DOING OUR 1ST GIVEAWAY! We have an awesome High Republic poster to giveaway. Listen for details on that. Plus we chat about the TROS digital release...

SURPRISE! The TROS novelization, written by the lovely Rae Carson, dropped this past weekend, and I was one of the lucky few to grab a copy! I have read and enthusiastically annotated this book beyond all necessity, and in this episode I will share my non-spoiler general impressions, and then I'll give fair warning before I drop all the spoilers Collin can handle. Not even flu-like symptoms could...

In this episode mom and son discuss the long awaited return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars! We pour over Episode 1 "The Bad Batch". Who's our favorite of the Batch? Will I ever commit their names to memory? (probably not) How many times will Collin scold me for not being a rabid clone stan? Kitty dragons of Anaxes! Kevin Kiner's new music! Spider robot! So much to discuss! We also start the show wit...

After a supersized hiatus, we are back with our supersized episode talking all things "THE MANDALORIAN". What's our thesis statement on the show? Who are our favorite characters? Who do we think Jingle Boots (TM) is and how would those characters affect the story? How does Collin, John Williams acolyte, feel about a non-John Williamsy Star Wars score? How much did we faint at the end of the season...

With more than a week to sit with Episode IX, we had to take another, more fully-realized, pass at The Rise of Skywalker. Do we like it? No, we do not. Are we fair about it? We tried our best. Please also enjoy my theory on how this film was out to get my immune system.

The Rise of Skywalker....happened to us. In this episode we go over the good, the bad and the nauseating. We cover the score, the sound, the state of the Force, Palps's barely discernible plan, the fates of Rey, Kylo/Ben and Michelle's disrupted sleep patterns. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE SPOILING THIS FILM. DUH.