Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

It's the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, and Podcast Stardust is celebrating by doing deep dives with special guests. And I got to be one of them again! Today, an excerpt from their episode, which comes out later today. Punch it! Find Podcast Stardust on your favorite podcatcher app! Apple link is https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-stardust/id1484270010; follow them on Twitter a...

#TheMandalorian season 3 has been as much about Bo-Katan as it is about Din and Grogu - maybe even more so! Today, we'll examine her roller coaster S3 journey so far, and consider where she may end up. 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 You...

Season 3 of #TheMandalorian is shaping up much differently than the first two seasons had by their midpoints. We're taking a look today at how things have shaken out so far, and what remains that we've been shown in trailers but haven't seen in episodes yet. 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 A...

For a series about a few rogues and their adopted daughter trying to keep their heads down and survive any way they can, #TheBadBatch sure has made it a compelling priority to explore the fate of the clones in a post-Republic galaxy. 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...

"Tipping Point" is the title of #TheBadBatch season 2, episode 14, and it refers to Crosshair having the Tam Ryvora moment we've been anticipating this whole season. We'll break down the highlights today...  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. :-) Li...

The flashback rescue of Grogu in #TheMandalorian is kinetic, one of the most exciting sets of scenes we may see all year. Today, we'll take a deep dive into it, including how Beq could be connected to Naboo, reflections of PT and OT stories, 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...

Thrills, chills, and spills! "The Foundling," Chapter 20 of #TheMandalorian, has it all - including the GLORIOUS surprise return of a prequel-era actor in a role he originated ... on a game show. Our 7-takeaway breakdown is here...  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 s...

Big thanks to Brown Leader, Scruffy, and DB for inviting me onto an episode of the Hyperspace heroes podcast! The conversation is mostly about The High Republic, but the excerpt from the episode here gets a bit more personal. Punch it! You can listen to the full show on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Fir3rjcWjYCKJ8Z3Qko47?si=8YGmfnbVQ6KVK47bSfKnxw.  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/f...

The story trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out! Today, we're connecting the Battle Scars novel to what the combo of cutscenes and voiceovers reveal, High Republic and Bad Batch tie-ins, and more. Punch it! If you haven't watched the trailer, here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F6YBwIPzmk ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an e...

The High Republic Show starts season 3 off with a much shorter show, but still with interesting details about what's to come in Phase 2 and Phase 3 - and at Star Wars Celebration Europe as well! Here are the highlights from the episode...  Punch it! And if you want to watch the whole show for yourself, here ya go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0l-OuG3BVg ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow...

The Bad Batch has been ghosting Cid! Will she follow through on her thinly-veiled threats to turn them over to the Empire? If she does, it can't be directly, for some very specific reasons. We'll dig in on our deep dive episode today. 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...

Even as the members of #TheBadBatch get a moment to breathe, there's still plenty of action to go around. "Pabu" is episode 13 from season 2, and also raises a couple of major questions for the final episodes. 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. :-)...

"The Convert" gives us our first detailed look at the New Republic seven years on from the events of Return of the Jedi! What did we learn, and how does it tie in to stories like Andor, Alphabet Squadron, and The Last Jedi? It's our #TheMandalorian deep dive episode... Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or...

Mando and Grogu are almost an afterthought in "The Convert," Chapter 19 of #TheMandalorian. But even as Mando completes his quest in episode 3, the stakes get raised with the return of the fanatical Elia Kane. 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. :-)...

Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes - a frequent player in Star Wars audiobook full-cast recordings - gets an adult novel all to himself with the Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars narration. We'll talk about what's good, what's surprising, 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 would be s...

Now that the panel schedule for #StarWarsCelebration has been filled out, we can look at it from the perspective of our monthly storytelling previews and see what's on tap for us. That's the scoop on this episode for you... Punch it! Those twelve categories of storytelling include: Movies Live Action Animation Books Audiobooks Short Stories Comics Virtual Reality Video Games Merchandise Streaming...

I listened to Disney CEO Bob Iger's Q&A session at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference so you wouldn't have to! As far as Star Wars goes, he gave what you could call "mixed signals" as he expanded on his comments from the investor call last month. We'll discuss his more detailed thoughts on content production and what it might mean for future Star Wars storytelling. Punch...

For our deep dive episode on #TheBadBatch this week, we're considering the subtle, yet enormous and world-building, implications of the gut-punch reveal that clones unknowingly guarded a cache of stormtrooper armor for more than a year. 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...

"The Outpost" is a very straightforward episode of #TheBadBatch. Yet the elements within it - including Jennifer Corbett's writing and Dee Bradley Baker's acting - elevate it to be the best and most emotionally impactful entry of the season. 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 w...

*THAT* moment underwater in "The Mines of Mandalore" was for Bo-Katan, not for Din Djarin, who was knocked out yet again during the episode. So what does it mean for her journey? We'll add some history, then recap, and put it all into perspective. 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 Sp...

"The Mines of Mandalore" finds Din deciding he can't wait any longer to get his redemption. And it nearly costs him his life - three times over. Our breakdown of #TheMandalorian season 3, episode 2 is here...  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. :-)...

Aha! One month from the start of #StarWarsCelebration Europe/London, we finally have the first prime-time panel details. We'll talk about what's there and what's missing in our countdown update. 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? S...

"Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars" is the tie-in novel set between the events of the "Fallen Order" and "Survivor" video games. Imagine a series of cool DLCs for a game, with  more narrative depth than in your usual cutscenes, and you've got a good idea of what to expect from this fun ride. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra mi...

"No Such Thing as a Bad Customer" is the latest Tale of Enlightenment from #TheHighRepublic Phase 2! Part 1 of this story appears in Star Wars Insider 217, and continues during the events of the Battle of Jedha. 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. :-...

The Empire didn't end cloning - they wanted to control it. That's the astute conclusion Omega arrives at in the most recent episode of #TheBadBatch. Today, we'll dig in a bit deeper on the Empire's version of cloning activities...  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 su...