Talkin’ Tauntauns - A Star Wars Discussion

We are talking The Clone Wars - Young Jedi Arc, which includes Season 5 Episodes 6: The Gathering, 7: A Test of Strength, 8: Bound for Rescue, and 9: A Necessary Bond.  Also, as a reminder please help us reach our fundraiser goals for The Trevor Project, an organization that is dedicated to ending suicide in LGBTQ+ young people. You can donate for our team at this link: https://give.thetrevorproje...

Continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars, we are up to the Onderon Arc. This arc includes Season 5 episodes 2 through 5. Ep 2 - A War on Two Fronts, Ep 3 - Front Runners, Ep 4 - The Soft War, and Ep 5 - Tipping Points. As we mentioned in our last episode, please help us reach our fundraiser goals for The Trevor Project, an organization that is dedicated to ending suicide in LGBTQ+ young people. Yo...

We are joined by 10 time Star Wars author and editor-in-chief of Starwars.com, the most fabulous, Kristin Baver. You can find Kristin's work on StarWars.com on her contributor page ( www.starwars.com/news/contributor/kbaver ),  on Instagram @KristinBaver , or you can pick up one of her many books including the most recent, The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte wherever books are sold.   Also, please h...

We are talking, in all its spoilery goodness, the newest movie to the Star Wars mythos, The Mandalorian and Grogu. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things from a galaxy far, far away.   Find us on the socials for...

We are talking the conclusion of Maul: Shadow Lord's first season with episodes 7 through 10. Ep. 7 - Chapter 7: Call to Oblivion. Ep. 8 - Chapter 8: The Creeping Fear, Ep. 9 - Chapter 9: Strange Allies, and Ep. 10 - Chapter 10: The Dark Lord.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking...

We are continuing our coverage of the first season of Maul: Shadow Lord with episodes 3 through 6. Ep 3. Chapter 3: Whispers in the Unknown, Ep. 4 Chapter 4: Pride and Vengeance, Ep. 5 Chapter 5: Inquisition, and Ep. 6 Chapter 6: Night of the Hunted.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to b...

We are talking the premier episodes of the new series, Maul: Shadow Lord today. This includes Ep 1 - Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge and Ep 2 - Chapter 2: Sinister Schemes.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things from a...

We are talking one of the newest Star Wars novels today, Master of Evil. And joining us is Full of Sith's ever wonderful Holly Frey and returning Book Chat champion, Robin Smith.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all thin...

We are joined today by the author of the Star Wars Legacy Volume 2 comic run by Dark Horse Comics, Corinna Bechko. Corinna is a paleontologist who also happens to be a Hugo- and Eisner-nominated New York Times best-selling author who has worked on many comic series beside just Star Wars including Green Lantern, Avatar, Once Upon a Time, Blood Type, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, amongst many others....

We are finishing up Season 4 of our The Clone Wars Rewatch today with the Maul Returns Arc, which includes Ep. 19 - Massacre, Ep. 20 - Bounty, Ep. 21 - Brothers, and Ep. 22 - Revenge.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all...

Continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars, we have made it to the Bounty Hunter Arc, which encompasses Season 4 Episodes 15: Deception, 16: Friends and Enemies, 17: The Box, and 18: Crisis on Naboo.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we...

Happy Star Wars Podcast Day!!!! Celebrating the anniversary of the release of the very first Star Wars podcast on this day, back in 1999. And joining us today is Dr Chris Kempshall, talking to us about his book, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire . You can find Chris on Blue Sky @ChrisKempshall.bsky.social , Instagram @ChrisKempshall , his website at chriskempshall.com, and his very new news...

We are looking at the second season of the Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy series titled Pieces of the Past, as well as some of the new recently announced. And joining us today is puzzling master and Star Warsologies cohost James Floyd.    You can find James' book Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And Other Word Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . . at all good book sellers, his podcast Star War...

Continuing our The Clone Wars Rewatch, we are talking about Season 4 episodes 11-14. This includes the Slaves of the Republic trilogy (Ep 11. Kidnapped, Ep 12. Slaves of the Republic, and Ep 13. Escape from Kadavo) and the stand alone episode 14. A Friend in Need.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows a...

Continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars we have made it to Season 4's The Umbara Arc, which includes Episodes 7-10: Ep 7. Darkness on Umbara, Ep 8. The General, Ep 9. Plan of Dissent, and Ep 10. Carnage of Krell.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interview...

It's the most wonderful episode of the year! It is finally here, the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide where we offer 5 "not your everyday" Star Wars gift ideas for yourself or that Star Wars loving person in your life. Joining us this year is the Star Wars gift aficionado: Holly Frey. As always, we recommend giving this episode to your loved ones with the note that these would be good ideas for potential S...

Today we are having a spoiler filled discussion of "Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel" by Lamar Giles, which takes place during the latter half of the 2nd season of The Bad Batch (between episodes 13 and 15 of season 2). And joining us for this discussion is our Clone Wars Correspondent: Alex Bond and prolific author: Jendia Gammon. You can find all of Jendia's past and upcoming book info on her websit...

We are joined again by the amazing Tom Spina of Regal Robot and Tom Spina Designs. We discuss many of the recent works in his shop including the new Tauntaun skull , the disembodied head of Phil Tippett , and the Space Slug Prop Replica , (went on sale 10/28/25, listen to the end of the episode to find out more details). You can find all of the work done by Tom and his amazing crew at Regal Robot...

We are starting Season 4 of our The Clone Wars Rewatch today covering Episodes 1-6. These include the Battle of Mon Cala arc (Ep 1: Water War, Ep 2: Gungan Attack, and Ep. 3: Prisoners) as well as Ep 4: Shadow Warrior, and the Droids Duology (Ep 5: Mercy Mission and Ep 6: Nomad Droids).   Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From revie...

We are wrapping up Season 3 with our The Clone Wars rewatch (part 15) today. This includes 5 episodes encompassing The Citadel Trilogy (Ep 18: The Citadel, Ep 19: Counter Attack, Ep 20: Citadel Rescue), and the Chewbacca Duology (Ep 21: Padawan Lost, Ep 22: Wookiee Hunt). Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest...

After a little bit of a delay, we are finally wrapping up our coverage of the second, and final, season of Andor. These 3 episodes make up the 1 BBY arc leading into Rogue One encompassing S2 Episodes 10: Make it Stop, 11: Who Else Knows?, and 12: Jedha, Kyber, Erso. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows...

We have made it to this seminal arc of The Clone Wars, The Mortis Trilogy. This week we are discussing just those three episodes, Season 3 Episodes 15: Overlords, 16: Altar of Mortis, and 17: Ghosts of Mortis.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, j...

We are joined by Emmy Award winner Clayton Sandell, co-author of Star Wars Timelines, Return of the Jedi: A Visual Archive, and the upcoming The Phantom Menace: A Visual Archive. We talk about his work within the franchise, Star Wars Journalism, and we delve into the topic of mental health and his discussions with Jake Lloyd and his mother.  You can find Clayton and his ongoing projects on Instagr...

We are talking the Galaxy Map with longtime galactic atlas supporter and Star Wars author, Jason Fry. Along with his work helping to get an updated Galaxy Map uploaded to the current Star Wars website ( https://www.starwars.com/star-wars-galaxy-map ) we discuss his work on Star Wars Timelines and other projects.  As Jason mentions in the episode, if you see an omission or mistake in the Atlas, ema...

We are covering the 13th part in our chronological rewatch of The Clone Wars series. This time we are discussing two trilogies, The Senate Trilogy and the Nightsisters Trilogy. The Senate Trilogy encompasses episodes in Season 3, ep. 10 - Heroes on Both Sides, ep. 11 - Pursuit of Peace, and Season 2 episode 15 - Senate Murders. The Nightsisters Trilogy encompasses all Season 3 episodes 12 - Nights...