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Has Crosshair reached his limit? Has he finally realized the Empire doesn't give a damn about him or see any value in him? Was this his tipping point, and will he come back to the team? This was the best episode of the Bad Batch so far, as it was full of everything that makes Star Wars great. Tense action, emotional drama, stakes and lives at risk, mystery and intrigue...yep, it had it all! Send i...

Bo-Katan got invited to the clan by the Armorer along with Din!! Wow, who saw that coming? For sure we thought there would be a confrontation...but none! Will she stick around? Elia fools Dr. Pershing into trusting her, and then fries his brain...what is she up to and who is she truly working for? So much to pick apart in this one, and we don't have all the answers...oh the speculation! Send in yo...

It's retirement time for the Batch....really? There's no way things can go this easy allowing them to settle down...could it? Even still, we get a pretty intense episode with natural disasters happening on the island, and everyone is in danger! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://ww...

Mandalore. In live action.  Need we say more? Well ok, we will...a LOT more. Welcome to our record breaking episode as we really get into this one faithful listeners. Sit back and get comfortable, because we're here for the long haul! Din takes Grogu to Mandalore to find out if it's poisoned and unihabitable. But he finds out it's totally fine, and they start exploring, only to run into danger the...

Crosshair is back finally! But not where you'd expect him...he's stranded on a desolate ice world trying to survive with his new friend Mayday as they track down some stolen crates! It's a sad, unfortunate story that just might be the turning point for Crosshair to head back to the team. The Empire and their attitude towards clones is vile, cold, and cruel, and he pays the price for trusting in th...

Mando and Grogu are back! Finally after two years, we are back adventuring around the galaxy with our two favorite characters! Picking up sometime after we last saw them in Book of Boba Fett, Din is desperate to prove himself to the Armorer and her clan, and sets out to see if Mandalore is poisoned still. But first he stops by to see an old friend in Greef Karga, and tries to repair IG-11. From th...

We got story!!  A lot came through this episode, giving us some things we've been waiting and asking for! The clone facility on Tantiss, Nala Se, intrigue, mystery and so much more. What will Hunter and the team do now that they know there's more going on with the Empire? Will the Empire now hunt them down more officially looking for Omega? Tensions are rising as the stakes grow for our team! Send...

It's time to get the Marauder back! A wiley thief may have gotten away with our ship easily, but it won't be so easy to keep it, even though he sold it off for a half bottle of water! Our team finds themselves unlikely freedom fighters helping a slave mining colony break free of their oppression, and Omega makes a new friend. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandal...

Trapped! After running from a herd of wild deer-like creatures, the team narrowly escapes a raging sand storm, only to be stuck inside the caverns of an old mining operation. Tech and Omega get swept away in an underground river system, and finally have a heart to heart discussion about feelings and each of them process things differently. It's an emotional connection they needed, and allows them...

It's our 100th episode!  Thanks for being with us to reach this milestone :) It's also a double helping of the Bad Batch with back to back episodes to cover, and it's all about the clones, and their right to be heard, to be treated as people, and to have a choice in what they do with their lives.  We also begin seeing the transition from clones to StormTroopers as Palpatine continues pulling his s...

Hey Star Wars fans! Happy #StarWarsPodcastDay2023! Welcome to the MandaLore! The definitive podcast for Star Wars on Disney Plus! This is for new listeners just discovering us and are new to the show! We want to let you know what we're all about, who we are, and how our show works! We'd love to have you join us and become part of our community! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or...

The team heads to Kashyyyk this week to help a new friend, Gungi, the young Jedi Wookie get home. After being rescued from the newly formed droid smuggling ring and slave traders, the Vanguard Axis, Gungi makes his first appearance since the Clone Wars! But what is the Vanguard Axis? Are droids now becoming self aware and choosing for themselves what to do? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send...

Grab your fedora, and your bull whip, it's tomb raiding Star Wars style time! Indy would be proud of the Batch this week as they solve puzzles on their way to buried treasure! But alas, it wasn't treasure at all...instead it was the key to a long dormant war machine! What was it? Who left it there? What's it purpose? Do we have the answers for you? Well....we wish we did! Send in your thoughts to...

It's almost here! The Mandalorian Season 3, and we're here to dive much deeper than you'd expect...well...maybe you do expect it from us, either way, we really get into some wild speculation for this new season! Where the show could go, who's involved, and all the hints this trailer provides that we most likely over indulge with details that may never come to pass...but it's oh so much fun! Send i...

We're off to the races and we've got some credits to gamble with! It's a Tech centric episode this week as he steps in to drive the speeder racer to help save Cid from her gambling debts. Speaking of Cid, there's something she's not telling the team about, and it just might come out soon and could put everyone at risk! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodc...

This week we check in with Crosshair and find out where he's at, as the last time we saw him, he was left stranded on Kamino! Turns out he eventually got picked up, and is still fighting for the Empire despite their disregard for his life, but this episode brings a surprise beloved character in to cause him to start thinking about his situation! Join Siber Wren and D.Vizsla as they breakdown all t...

We are Back!! Catching up with The Bad Batch as they snatch some loot from some...forest crabs? and are running for safety...man, good thing we stayed in shape this last year and a half! Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo and Omega are all here and we're seeing where they're at after a few month time jump. We see Omega has been training, and the team is still taking jobs with Cid, but something is up...i...

It's time to wrap up 2022 with one final release as we break down the full trailer for The Bad Batch S2! We also have a contest giveaway to kick the show off with. The Bad Batch Season 2 begins January 4th which is a Wednesday! We will continue our recordings on Sundays each week, so you have a few days to get in feedback. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalore...

This is it! The finale of Andor's first season! The build up of 12 episodes comes down to Ferrix, with almost everyone coming to the same place, Rix Road! Can Cassian get in and get out with Bix with no one noticing? Will Syril spot him and nab him to give to Dedra? What's Luthen doing there as well? Join Siber Wren and D.Vizsla as they break it all down and give you their usual in depth thoughts...

The time is near....the big finale of Andor is next, so what do we get as lead up to that event? A deep conversation about many things! Will Andor go back to Ferrix for Maarva's funeral? Will Syril show up and try to catch him? Just what is B2 showing so much emotion about losing Maarva mean? That's just a few of the things we get into on this episode! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voice...

It's prison break time Star Wars style! Wow do we get one of the most tense episodes yet on Andor! Can they pull it off? Who will make it? Where do they go once they get out? So many conerns and things to worry about! Plus Mothma is put in a no win situation to get the money she needs. Will she give in to the demands of Davo? Luthen has a spy on the inside! What a twist! So much happened this week...

Ahsoka. Brash padawan to Anakin Skywalker. From a snarky teen, to a powerful user of the force, Ahsoka's journey is one full of adventure, life changing moments, and tragedy. Her story here shows us where she came from, how she learned from her master to survive anything, and the long road back to helping the Jedi Count Dooku. Fallen Jedi. Once a powerful master himself, frustration, anger, and de...

Tensions are building, Cassian is planning, and Mothma is starting to crack under the stress! How will Andor and the prisoners make their escape? Is it hopeless for Mothma to keep fighting in politics against the Emperor? Will Dedra get what she needs from Bix through the audio torture? So many stories in play as we ramp up to the last three episodes! Join Siber Wren and D.Vizsla to speculate what...

It's Star Wars prison time! Something we've never really seen other than Leia being held captive...but now we also get to witness just HOW the Empire managed to build their fleet of Star Destroyers so fast and go unnoticed! We got three great stories this episode to follow, Andor in his prison labor camp, Mothma working with Perrin to gain votes against the Emperor, and what's going down on Ferrix...

Mon Mothma is under more pressure and fear of being found out and you can see it affecting her in this Oscar worthy performance by Genevieve O'Reilly! The Empire squeezes it's grip tighter on the galaxy to strike more terror into everyone to not go against them. Andor returns home to Ferrix to get his Ma and B2, but they refuse to go! It's a tension filled episode yet again, and possibly the best...