Star Wars: Explore The Force

In this special episode, we sit down with trailblazing performer Samantha Alleyne—the first female stormtrooper in Star Wars history . Samantha shares what it was like stepping into the iconic armor and helping reshape the image of the Empire’s ranks on screen. Over the course of the conversation, she reflects on her experiences working across all five Disney-era Star Wars films as well as both se...

For nearly five decades, Star Wars: A New Hope has stood as the foundation of the galaxy far, far away. But after fourteen years of Disney-era storytelling — new films, animated series, prestige television, novels, and comics — does the original film feel the same? In this episode, we revisit Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope through a modern lens and explore how stories like Rogue One: A Star Wa...

Charlie, Jack and Jimmy have a special guest on this week to take a deep dive into all things Maul! They discuss everything from the Sith Apprentices first appeareance in Phantom Menace to his fall in Rebels. Then they start to speculate on what may or may not be part of the newest animation show Maul: Shadowlord! Let them know how you felt the first time you saw the red and black Zabrak!

Massive changes for Lucasfilm a few weeks ago and now even more change for Disney! Bob Iger's position as president of Disney is being divided up between two incredibly talented and experienced people...Josh D'Amaro and Dana Walden. What do all these changes mean for our beloved Star Wars Universe? Charlie, Jack and Jimmy dive into the change over and all the ramifications for the Galaxy f...

Did you watch the big game? Did it live up to the hype? More importantly did you see the :36 seond Mando and Grogu trailer? Was that worth 8 million dollars? Did it leave you satisfied or wanting more?

Join Taylor, Charle, Jack and Jimmy as they celebrate Star Wars Podcast Day 2026! February 7th, 1999 is considered to be the first time a Star Wars podcast was released. The show JEDI TALK aired on that day and changed the galaxy forever! In this special episode we talk about the history of Jedi Talk and how Explore The Force came into being.

This week Jack and Jimmy get on with their Force Encounters and the news. Then Jack gets to sit down with Commander Taylor and talk about her adventures at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!

Hello There, Welcome back to Explore the Force! Jimmy is joined by Commander Taylor for an in depth look at the latest Star Wars Novel from Adam Christopher - Master of Evil! Star Wars: Master of Evil by Adam Christopher (2025) follows Darth Vader shortly after Revenge of the Sith as he embraces the dark side and hunts for the power to conquer death. While serving Emperor Palpatine, Vader investig...

Join Jack and Jimmy for a peek behind the scenes of the real life Star Wars Archives....Wookieepedia! The boys are joined by SpookyWillow, who is one of the Administrators for the largest Star Wars reference guide out in the universe.

Charlie and Jimmy take a look at the amazing new trailer for Maul: Shadow Lord! Let us know what you think about it. *this was a live feed on YouTube - some technical issues did occur*

Jack, Charlie and Jimmy are looking to get the HYPE started for the Mandalorian and Grogu movie. So, they decided to rank their top three episodes of the the Mandalorian, selecting one episode from each season and maybe one for an honorable mention! Let them know what your top three would be in the comments down below.

Charlie and Jimmy went live to discuss the changing of the guard at Lucasfilm and the very interesting interview KK just gave. She says a lot.....but does she deliver?

Join the ETF crew as they tackle some of the biggest news in Star Wars to start the new year off! - The Ninth Jedi is Canon? - Tom Cruise directing lightsaber battles - Lightsaber battles in Starfighter - more hype for Mando and Grogu Oh and it's Mike and Jimmy's 50th birthday

2026 is here, and with it comes a wave of exciting new Star Wars content! Charle, Jack and Jimmy are back to start the new year off strong and they take a sneak peak at all the Star Warsy goodness coming this year. They take a look at each month then discuss their top three most anticipated releases. Will it be a movie, series, book, comics or video game? Listen and find out, then let them know wh...

2025 was an amazing year for Star Wars! Charlie and Jimmy are joined by Bobby from Rebel Scum to take a look back at all the Star Wars goodness! What was your favorite show, game, comic, book or Con from 2025? Let us know in the comments! #starwars #starwarsfan #lucasfilm #fyp #yearinreview #2025

It's been 13 years since Disney purchased Star Wars/Lucasfilm and 10 years since The Force Awakens was released! We take a look and see if Disney has awakened the Force for the fandom! What do you think? Tons of shows, 7 movies (including Mando and Starfighter), books, comics and animated series/shorts have been part of the awakening.

Jack, Charlie and Jimmy are back together for this epic chat! They take a look at this week's news, talk about their Force encounters then dive into the main topic: The Force Awakens - 10 years later! The crew takes a look back at the build up to The Force Awakens and then go over their top 5 moments from the film. What is your favorite moments/scenes from TFA?

Charlie and Jimmy take a look at ALLLLLL the Star Wars news from the past week then dive into the main show for episode 134! Can Rey Skywalker be the future of the franchise moving forward? They take a look at the backlash from the fans, the inconsistent story telling and try to decide if Daisy Ridley can recover and win the fans back (the majority)? What do you think? #starwars #starwarsfan #disn...

Jimmy is joined by Justin - )AKA @the_nerdy_book_shelf on Instagram ) to talk about a comicbook.com article: 10 Star Wars Theories written by Jack Ori. Let us know which theories work for your head canon or drop your own!

In episode 132 Charlie and Jimmy talk about all the news that happened this week. The Acolyte, Ben Solo, Lesyle Hedland, Grammy nominations and so much more. Then they take a look at their very different journeys with the Prequel trilogy. #starwars #lucasfilm #prequels

Jack sits down with Mark Newbold and talks about his experiences with writing for Star Wars Insider. Mark has written hundreds of great stories for this beloved magazine. Join Jack for this fun stroll down memory lane.

Charlie and Jimmy take a look at ALLLLLLL of the news that came out this week and things that are still boiling over from earlier! Rogue Squadron is back....Maybe? Rian Johnson wants the Ben Solo film to happen. and so much more..... psst.....this is only part of this week's goodness!

Jimmy delivers a side splitting joke for you and then turns the reigns over to Jack and Charlie as they interview the man that brings the Mandalorian to life on your television screen and soon to be the Big Screen!

Charlie, Jack and Jimmy take a look at ALL the news and speculation surrounding the bombshell that dropped a few days ago about the cancellation of another Star Wars movie. They waited for more information to surface and boy are we glad they did....a lot more information has been slowly coming out of many different media outlets. What do you think? Has Lucasfilm/Disney missed a great film, or shou...

Join Charlie, Jack and Jimmy as they dive into the highly anticipated third installment of the Visions series. Here is the press release from Disney/Lucasfilm: “ Star Wars : Visions” will return to Disney+ for a third installment on October 29, 2025. The award-winning anthology of animated short films celebrates the mythology of  Star Wars  through unique cultural lenses. “ Star Wars : Visions” Vo...