Talkin’ Tauntauns - A Star Wars Discussion

Today on Talkin' Tauntauns we're catching up on a pile of exciting Star Wars announcements, news pieces, listener feedback, book club updates, and oh so many comic books. Hot off the presses! Disney+ has announced the production start date and revealed the full cast for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi live-action series. We've got brand new LEGO sets, action figures, and highly collectible Star Wars t...

Today we're discussing the first book in the new trilogy from fan-favorite Star Wars author Timothy Zahn, Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising . The latest entry into the life of the legendary Chiss warrior turns back the clocks to a time long before Thrawn was a member of the Imperial Navy, and shines a light on his adventures protecting his own people, the Chiss Ascendancy, hidden deep within the mys...

AIPT alumni and writer extraordinaire Gregory Paul Silber joins us today to examine Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones! Our journey through the Skywalker Saga and films from a galaxy far, far away continues today with the film that delivered our first ever look at The Clone Wars and Master Yoda wielding a lightsaber. Find Greg on Twitter. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast...

Today we're joined by the individual Twitter has proclaimed as the King of TikTok, Daniel José Older, best-selling author of Star Wars: Last Shot and the IDW comic book series Star Wars: The High Republic: Adventures . Daniel gives us a peak behind the curtain at his creative process and what inspires him as a creator, shares how he went from writing a short story for the From a Certain Point of V...

This week on Talkin' Tauntauns we're discussing Star Wars parodies, including the very parody inspired by a galaxy far, far away - Hardware Wars . You may recognize some of the other TV shows and films we deep dive: Family Guy , Robot Chicken , Phineas and Ferb , and Fanboys . In revisiting some of this material for the first time in many years we discover that some parodies are better left alone,...

Today Talkin' Tauntauns dives into the latest Star Wars book from The High Republic publishing initiative and author Claudia Gray -- Into the Dark . There's everything you could want: mystery, lightsaber fights, ancient technology, and terrifying alien creatures.  This marks our 50th episode! And to celebrate this milestone we're conducting a giveaway of an awesome Luke on Tauntaun Funko Pop . So...

Fellow AIPT writer and Star Wars book club member Nicole H. Quinn joins us today to examine The Phantom Menace ! We take a deep dive into the first chronological entry in the Skywalker Saga and how well it holds up over 20 years after its release.  We also discuss the recent firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian and all Disney and Lucasfilm projects.  Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussi...

Happy Star Wars podcast day everyone! To celebrate the release of the first episode from the first ever Star Wars podcast, we're bringing you this week's episode of Talkin' Tauntauns two full days early. Yes, it's true. We spoil our listeners rotten. Today we're discussing the latest episode of The High Republic Show , which features a ton of great content, including an insightful and exciting rou...

Today the Talkin' Tauntauns crew is providing our loyal listeners with a spoiler filled review of the first book in the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiate, Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi . There's so much exciting new content to pick apart; including a pile of new Jedi Masters, Knights, and Padawans, new Force powers, new starships, and a new force of evil for the Jedi to contend...

The Talkin' Tauntauns crew have been on a bit of an interview spree lately, and as a result the news and comic books have started pile up. Today we're conquering the mountain of announcements that came out of The High Republic live stream event, big news for Star Wars gamers, and new LEGOs. And of course, comics! We have lots of amazing comics to compare notes on. On a much more serious note, we'l...

Joining the Talkin' Tauntauns crew today is Star Wars author Cole Horton, the writer behind an ever growing pile of Star Wars books, three of which were released this year: The Traveler's Guide to Batuu , The Book of Lists , and most recently, The Star Wars Book .  Cole shares an in-depth look at his creative process, reflects on his journey from being a fan with a dream to working on the franchis...

Joining the Talkin' Tauntauns crew today is the fantastic Will Sliney; an exceptionally talented comic book artist and massive Star Wars fan who has worked on some of our favorites series to come to a galaxy far, far away over the past few years. You may recognize Will's work from The Rise of Kylo Ren , Galaxy's Edge, the comic adaptation for Solo: A Star Wars Story , and the Beckett one-shot.  Co...

We did it everyone! With a nice shove into the trash compactor of history, the crew of Talkin' Tauntauns and the rest of humanity has finally put 2020 behind us. Now it's time to look forward to all the great stuff that 2021 has in store for Star Wars fans.  Disney has revealed that there's a slew of new TV and movie projects, but don't forget that there's also The High Republic publishing initiat...

Another year come and gone, and with it, another Christmas filled with Star Wars presents for the crew of Talkin' Tauntauns . We tell you all about what Santa delivered to the crew from a galaxy far, far away, and bring you along for a deep dive into the Disney Gallery for Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+.   We're also exploring some of the biggest questions Star Wars fans have as we look ah...

The final confrontation between Din Djarin and Moff Gideon is upon us in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian . Mando has recruited a host of allies to help him rescue that which matters most and you won't be disappointed by the end result.  Joining the Talkin' Tauntauns crew to discuss the final episode of season 2 is AIPT's resident weekly reviewer of The Mandalorian, Nick Nafpliotis. And don'...

Disney has released the blueprints for the next 5+ years of Star Wars on the big and small screen with the official announcement of 12 different movies and television series. So sit back and allow the crew of Talkin' Tauntauns to take you through each individual announcement in one of our longest episodes ever. Oh, and don't worry, we didn't forget about The Mandalorian . Of course we're also talk...

Tragedy has struck Din Djarin and Grogu, aka The Child, and the Talkin' Tauntauns crew is very excited about it. The latest episode of The Mandalorian is loaded with fan-service, and one of our hosts is absolutely overjoyed because of it. We're also talking the latest issue of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra and the wonderful pile of Aphraisms found inside. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podc...

It's been teased for several episodes now and the rumors were flying before Season 2 of The Mandalorian even started, but now it's official -- Ahsoka Tano is back and in live action for the first time ever! The Talkin' Tauntauns crew breaks down the latest episode of The Mandalorian and Jim shares his experience of finishing Tales from Galaxy's Edge on the Oculus. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars...

The Mandalorian Chapter 12: The Siege is upon us with the directorial debut of Carl Weathers and of course the Talkin' Tauntauns crew is breaking down the latest episode of everyone's favorite TV series from a galaxy far, far away.  But that's not all. No, not even close! Disney celebrated Life Day with the release of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special . We also got a new video game, Tales From Ga...

The Mandalorian Chapter 11: "The Heiress" is upon on us and its bursting at the seams with Mandalorians. We've officially reached the point in Season 2 where many of the casting rumors from the past year are starting to pan out and the Talkin' Tauntauns crew is here to let you know if the hype is real.  There's also the newest issue of the Darth Vader comic book to break down and it's got a seriou...

The Mandalorian Chapter 10 delivered a side quest adventure of epic proportions. We witness another incredible display of Mando's combat skills, the Razor Crest as a taxi service,  one hungry Baby Yoda (that kid has to stop putting stuff in his mouth), and much to our poor co-host Jim's misfortune, spiders. Lots and lots of spiders.  We also share our experience as pilots in the new Star Wars: Squ...

After what feels like forever Disney's wildly popular live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian has returned for its second season! The return of Mando and his adorable green skinned friend kicks off with the new episode, Chapter 9, The Marshal . The crew of Talkin' Tauntauns digs into the new creatures, aliens, characters, costumes, and...canon breaking moments?!  Don't worry, the latest Star...

The Talkin' Tauntauns crew is joined by the incredibly talented and hilarious Alyssa Wong, the award winning writer who's currently delighting Star Wars fans with her work on the ongoing Doctor Aphra comic book series. Alyssa was a wonderful guest who spent the entire show hanging out with us and answered our many questions about Doctor Aphra, the creative process, and tolerated our many tangents....

The galaxy just got a little brighter with the release of three new Star Wars trailers.  Video game fans were spoiled and got two new trailers in one week! There's a new Star Wars: Squadrons cinematic trailer and the upcoming VR adventure game on Oculus, Tales From Galaxy's Edge , received a teaser trailer.  The crew had a little debate about lightsabers this episode, specifically, which one each...

Since debuting in Darth Vader #3 Doctor Aphra has become one of the most popular new characters to come to the Star Wars universe under Disney's reign. The good doctor has appeared in numerous Star Wars comic books and even has her own critically acclaimed series.  Everywhere our favorite rogue archeologist goes, she's a smash-hit. Today we're exploring new territory with the delightful and nefari...