Andorks: A Star Wars "Andor" Rewatch Podcast

We opened the Book of Saw this week, and now its time to take the trip to Segra Milo and visit Saw Gerrera's Partisans in their home base. It's not hyperbole to say we've been looking forward to this episode since we had the idea for this podcast, and we couldn't think of a better guest than Shanti Singh, a tenant organizer from DSA San Francisco. Shanti knows a thing or two about leftist infighti...

In a 1983 interview with Rolling Stone, Carrie Fisher said to "not forget that these movies are basically boys’ fantasies." 40 years later, has ANDOR improved on the franchise's reputation? To answer that question and more, we're excited to welcome this week's special guest, the incredibly talent cosplayer and maker, Liz McFarland ! Together we begin to wrap up Season 1, Episode 7 "Narkina 5", che...

We've waited months to get to talk about everyone's favorite radical revolutionary Che Guevara, I mean-- SAW GERRERA! Yes, ahead of Saw's triumphant debut on "Andor" in Part 6 of "Narkina 5," we're taking a detour to explore the animated adventures of Saw Gerrera, from his origins in the never realized "Star Wars: Underworld" to his debut in "The Clone Wars" and reappearance in "Rebels." Joining u...

We have lots of questions about the logistics of the prison barracks on Narkina 5. That's why we're glad to welcome our special guest, a journalist who has covered law enforcement courts and prisons at the Los Angeles Daily News and The OC Register, and labor organizer, Josh Cain! Other discussion topics include NBA talk, pizza party prizes, the mother dyad of Eedy and Marva, California's somehow-...

Plop that eel into your effervescent glass of Chandrilan Squig and sit back as we continue our way through ANDOR Season 1, Episode 8, "Narkina 5"! 🪱🥂 We've got friends everywhere, and today we're psyched to be joined by Vulture critic and self proclaimed "Andor's Strongest Soldier", Roxana Hadadi. Together we compare and contrast Cassian's literal prison and Mon Mothma's personal prison, quote G...

What a joy, it's Kino Loy! We're honored to be joined by film critic Siddhant Adlakha to ANDORKS as we continue our way through "Narkina 5" (both the episode and the actual prison)! We talk fascism, radicalism, additional foot talk, a much-needed correction on the status of another podcast host, the introduction of Andy Serkis' other Star Wars character, prison labor, Cerveza Cristal, and chinamax...

Take off your shoes and get comfortable, because we're kicking off Andor Season 1, Episode 8 "Narkina 5" and, well, we're going to be here for a while. There's nobody we'd rather be trapped in with than this week's special guest, the founder of No Proscenium , Noah Nelson! We talk about the role of roleplaying in the Star Wars franchise, the RPG that inspire Andor, interactive media, the state of...

This is the way… to a detour! Welcome to the inaugural ANDORKS: DETOUR, which is part of our new Patreon community! You can learn more about our new Andork Patreon benefits at www.patreon.com/andorkspod, but don’t worry, you’ll still be getting a new episode in your feed every Sunday. We’re kicking off Detours with the newest live action Star Wars project since the ending of season 2 of Andor: THE...

"Party in the city where the heat is on All night, on the beach 'til the break of dawn Welcome to Niamos, bienvenidos a Niamos." Pop open those Peezos and uncork that Revnog, because we (and Cassian) have finally made it space Miami. We couldn't think of anybody else we'd rather party with than our friend Josh Androsky, who we're excited to welcome onto the pod as we finish up Episode 7 of ANDOR,...

As we continue our trek through ANDOR episode 7 "The Announcement," we welcome our special guest and friend, Kelsey Goldberg! Kelsey's a writer and creative executive for.... Roddenberry Entertainment? Wait, that's who produces STAR TREK ! We delve into the differing perspectives, histories, and ideologies of Star Wars and Star Trek, the danger of nihilism destroying movements, the story of Exodus...

"Cities are built with a conceit of impregnability: made by history, towering over history, making and withstanding history. They are human beings’ monuments to themselves. For a city to be shaken implies a drastic change in history’s course." That's a quote from this week's guest, Alexander Billet's latest book – and it's also a pretty good description of what's been going on in Ferrix as we cros...

The series might be called Andor , but because of our format, Alex and Rusteen haven't seen that rapscallion in a month! So we're excited to welcome Cassian back with our special guest, film journalist, critic, staff writer at SlashFilm , contributor to DiscussingFilm, and reporter at That Hashtag Show , Bill Bria! We continue our way through Episode 7 "The Announcement" and discuss the long legac...

Burbank organizer and "Countless Thousands" rock star Mike Van Gorder joins ANDORKS to discuss the Leia/Kleya/Leida triangle of brunettes in "Star Wars," along with Dedra's insane pantaloons, in this discussion of S1E7 of ANDOR. Follow Mike on Instagram at @vangorderforburbank on Instagram and join the Democratic Socialists of America at dsausa.org 📬 Email andorkspod@gmail.com with any questions...

Sparks are flying on this week’s episode of ANDORKS as Alex kicks off an enemies-to-lovers romantic arc with our guest, Emmy and Peabody-nominated comedian and TV writer Joey Clift. Topics discussed include the 2019 film adaptation of Cats, Werner Herzog’s contribution to the Star Wars universe, and the depiction of native people in the Star Wars universe, Andor, and beyond. Follow Joey on Instagr...

In the Star Wars universe, the British accent is synonymous with evil, and according to our guest, writer and podcaster Mark Stay, they’re quite proud of that fact. This episode will go everywhere from the misty moon of Frezno to an emergency all-hands meeting in the ISB offices as we close out the final 7 minutes of S1E7 “The Eye.” Find Mark Stay at his website www.markstaywrites.com , including...

Let the bodies hit the floor on this week’s episode of ANDORKS with Hannah Blechman, cohost of the Authorized Novelizations podcast and Arvel Skeen’s #1 fan. Topics on this week’s episode include “What Girls actor should be on Andor?”, Red Hulk, AO3 fan fiction, and how many credits is one (1) human boy worth? Follow Authorized on Instagram and BlueSky at @authorizedpod And listen to Authorized wh...

What do muffins, tomatoes, and the abstract concept of time all have in common? They have articles on Wookiepedia, and in this week’s episode of ANDORKS, we’ll read them with writer, comedian, and cohost of “The Bechdel Cast” Caitlin Durante! Caitlin shares the story of discovering the original trilogy on Western Pennsylvania TV and how the show helped her to realize her political growth into a le...

Patrick Willems may have retired from talking about Star Wars but Andorks has pulled him back for one last job: discussing the midpoint of “The Eye!” We’ll answer important topics like how ET canonically voted to dissolve the senate, the travesty that there are no Syril Karn action figures, and how the wacky Gilroy brothers pulled off one of the most radical scenes ever depicted on television. Wat...

We’re back for another 7 minutes of Andor, this time with New York Times and /Film writer Rafael Motamayor. A true connosieur of Star Wars, Rafael speaks to how the animated series kept Star Wars alive for a generation of fans, and why Andor fans should check them out. We then return to Aldhani to find Jayhold Beehaz being a very bad dad, olfactory racism, and various biological phenomena. Follow...

This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them! Two guests, that is! Jake Serwin and Ian Rhine from “Pod Casty For Me” are here to discuss the opening 7 minutes of S1E6 “The Eye.” PCFM is diving through the filmography of Stephen Soderbergh, so we start by exploring Soderbergh’s abandoned Ben Solo sequel film before introducing Imperial Commandant Jayhold Beehaz, the Empire’s Free Speech Z...

It’s lights out on S1E5 as we welcome No Proscenium contributor, Immersive theater connoisseur, and “Survivor” contestant Anthony Robinson onto ANDORKS. Anthony is locked and loaded with a trip report from his time on the Galactic Starcruiser, why kids love the First Order, and Syril’s collection of Funko Pops. Read Anthony’s work on NoProscenium here: https://www.noproscenium.com/author/anthony-r...

There’s no crying in phaseball! Cohost of Minor League Baseball’s “The Show Before The Show” Sam Dykstra joins Andorks to talk about what sports and nerd fandom have in common, Max Rebo’s Nebraska album, and if the Empire is on the gold standard as we discuss the halfway point of the Aldhani arc. Check out “The Show Before The Show” wherever you find podcasts Follow Sam on Bluesky @samdykstramilb...

Former DSA LA steering member and current arts and cultural worker Benina Stern joins ANDORKS to talk about the history of jizz music, how to organize radicals like Nemik, the Allies plans to take down Hitler, and finally get to the bottom of whether or not Watto is a Jewish stereotype. If you’re in LA, you can help fight fascism by signing up for ICE Watch at a local Home Depot with DSA LA! Watch...

“Warrior Nun” writer and a veritable historian of the television medium Brenden Gallagher joins us to discuss the what you can learn about parenting from the Mothma household, the power of a well written monologue, and why every revolution needs class traitors. Shout outs to Naomi Klein and her book “Shock Doctrine” for perhaps inspiring Nemik’s now famous rant about Imperial overreach, and to Jen...

“Clarence” writer and voice actor Spencer Rothbell joins Andorks this week as we begin our coverage of S1E6 “The Axe Forgets.” Listen to find out what happens to the guy from “The Bear,” Rizzler the Hutt, Mon Mothman, and our bad Christopher Walken impressions. Maclunkey! Watch “Clarence” on Hulu! And follow Spencer on Instagram at @owloil and on Twitter at @srothbell Email andorkspod@gmail.com wi...