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Lightsaber fights! Rebels cameos! Homages to other Star Wars storytelling! The first episode of Ahsoka had all that and more. Today, our full-spoiler breakdown of the highlights... Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here:...

The premiere is finally here! The first two episodes of the Ahsoka series dropped on Disney+ last night, and if there's one word to keep in mind about it, it's patience. Whether that's a good or bad thing is for your to decide. Non-spoiler reactions here today...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or revie...

Today's the big day! We're just hours away from the two-episode premiere of the Ahsoka series. Here's our non-spolier discussion of the top 7 things we'd expect to see from the series. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe h...

We know for sure that Hayden Christensen appears in the Ahsoka series, but we don't know *how*. One video on the Star Wars YouTube channel seems to have given us a partial answer. Punch it! And as mentioned in the episode, here's that YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tOs9zAstk ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute...

The fine folks at Lucasfilm have put up a handful of YouTube videos in the last couple of weeks leading up to the Ahsoka series debut. Let's see what we can learn from them...  Punch it! As promised in the episode, here's the link to the playlist on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL148kCvXk8pBstHAysbKX7N9ZVK1DOaeJ ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite po...

Entertainment Weekly - or maybe just "EW" now? - did a "cover story" about the Ahsoka series that pulled from Dagobah Dispatch and past interviews, but also added some new details, which we'll highlight on today's episode. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpf...

The work they're putting into the Ahsoka series seems kind of insane, in a good way. Today, we're considering highlights from the second half of EW's conversation with Rosario Dawson on their Dagobah Dispatch podcast. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, t...

Less than one week till the Ahsoka premiere! We're checking out the last bits of interviews and clips this week, starting with the first half of a Dagobah Dispatch podcast episode that features Rosario Dawson in a pre-strike interview. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would b...

Alexander Freed doesn't have a short story in the Return of the Jedi "From a Certain Point of View" collection, but with his "Shockwave" in Star Wars Insider 220, it's like you're getting a bonus story for the anniversary. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpf...

The 40th anniversary short story collection honoring Return of the Jedi "From a Certain Point of View" hits shelves in two weeks, but the embargo on reviews has been lifted as of today. Absolutely no spoilers here, just overall first impressions... Punch it! P.S. Thanks to Random House Worlds (aka Penguin Random House) for sending along a free review copy for me to check out in advance of this epi...

I've listened to the Disney earnings report calls for years (so you wouldn't have to!). This one was unlike any other I've heard, with barely a mention of Star Wars, and a tone that was anything but celebratory. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-...

In the run-up to the Ahsoka series, we missed talking about a "Journey to Ahsoka" video Lucasfilm shared last month. We'll have a look at it today, and supplement the conversation by talking about some behind-the-scenes footage if Ahsoka from the filming of Mandalorian Chapter 13. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute,...

We're returning to Return of the Jedi to ask you two questions: what did you think about the escape from Jabba's palace the first time you saw it, and how did your reactions change to the craziness of the plan as you got older? We want to hear from you...  Punch it!  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Ap...

It's summer vacation time! It's the last of our current run of episodes where we're flashing back and counting down the shows that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 91, an episode from March 2018 that explored Rey's first three days on Ahch-to, during The Last Jedi novelization. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcas...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 92, an episode from March 2018 that dove deeper into The Last Jedi novelization. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would b...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 93, an episode from January 2017 that provided a production update on The Last Jedi. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify wou...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 94, an episode from February 2018 that considered how Lucasfilm was (or wasn't) giving us a lot of Donald Glover as Lando in Solo: A Star Wars Story promos. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app!...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 95, an episode from May 2018 that discussed rumors about Kenobi and Lando and more. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify woul...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 96, a "Jedi Business" episode from December 2019 that discussed The Rise of Skywalker's opening weekend box office. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 97, an episode from December 2020 that explored the finale of Mandalorian season 2. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify woul...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 98, an episode from December 2019 that celebrated The Phantom Menace. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super hel...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 99, an episode from March 2018 about The Last Jedi novelization. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful,...

It's summer vacation time! We're flashing back and counting down the episodes that you've made the most popular during our 9+ year run. Today, it's number 100, an episode from February 2018 about Solo: A Star Wars Story. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful...

The long-awaited debut of the Ahsoka series is the highlight of Star Wars storytelling in the month of August 2023. We'll run down everything else you have to look forward to - and flag some of the things that'll have to wait. Punch it! As usual, we'll cover 12 categories of media: Movies Live-action series Animation Books Audiobooks Short stories Comics Virtual reality Video games Merchandise Str...

Over the last two days we shared a conversation with Kelly Knox, the author and creator of Star Wars Conversation Cards. Today, it's your turn to share your thoughts...  Punch it! Here's where you can get the Star Wars Conversation Cards for yourself: https://insighteditions.com/products/star-wars-conversation-cards Special thanks to Insight Editions for sending along a free set of the cards for u...