This is the Way Podcast

The Mandalorian and Grogu movie is not doing as well as Disney and Lucasfilm had hoped. That doesn't mean it's not a good movie! The public can't be forced to spend money and fans already have, so there's some work to do for them to find out what will keep fans coming back and what will get more people to give it a watch. This is the Way Podcast knows that pain. Maybe there's a...

The Mandalorian and Grogu movie has arrived! How did it perform? Was it the best movie Lucasfilm has released since Rise of Skywalker? Of course! It's the ONLY Star Wars movie released since that one in 2019! Maul: Shadow Lord's first season is over and we know there will be a season two, but Ahsoka might not end after it's sophomore season. We have to wait for 2027 to find out and by...

"Happy May the Fourth!" It's that time for another special episode of This is the Way Podcast, but it's a little less special than years past. I tried, "fam" I really tried. I was perhaps a little too hopeful that one of three people I asked would say yes to an interview, but next year, I'll try my sister. Brother, mother, and sister-in-law all said "no thanks&...

Maul: Shadow Lord's first season is coming to a close and we're very close to the next Star Wars movie debut. Ahsoka's second season is in post-production and Starfighter has an editor that's returning to work with Levy and is familiar with stories from a galaxy, far, far away. Cara Dune might not be done and Galactic Racers might be arriving soon. Hasbro Pulse seems to be saving new products for...

We've made it to the third month of 2026 and there's more news on the current slate of shows and movies in the Lucasfilm and Disney pipeline. Maul, Ahsoka, The Mandalorian, Grogu, and a bunch of star pilots that like to dogfight among the stars. In episode 215, there's news about D23 this August, Disney Parks news thanks to a new CEO at Disney, a note on the change at the head of Lucasfilm, news f...

Month two of 2026 saw a full trailer of this year's live action addition to the Star Wars movie catalog. The This is the Way Podcast discussion on the trailer is our 214th episode and our 213th was our annual Star Wars Podcast Day edition. Episode 215 is our February news update. Deciphering Marrok and The Crow and the Eleventh Brother is a difficult prospect. All Star Wars characters, but the...

The first full trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie was released on StarWars.com (and Disney and Lucasfilm social media websites) on February 17th, 2026. There’s footage no one has seen before, not even those who attended Star Wars Celebration in Japan last year! That’s great news, because the marketing team heard plenty of boos from the crowds watching the NFL’s “big game” because the beer...

Once again we are celebrating the beginnings of podcasting for a galaxy far, far away. It's #StarWarsPodcastDay2026 and this year, This is the Way Podcast is talking about the leadership change at Lucasfilm. February 7th, 2026 marks the sixth anniversary for #SWPD, but it was 27 years ago when Jedi Talk began "audio blogging" with an internet radio show called Jedi Talk. Daniel C of...

This is the Way Podcast hopes your 2026 started off just the way you wanted. It's going to be an interesting year for Star Wars, but the calendar isn't full, by any measure. There is a new show debuting in April, a movie release a month later, and May the Fourth usually has some surprises. No "Star Wars Celebration" this year, even with The Mandalorian and Grogu coming, but Starfighter got a surpr...

How was your 2025 holiday season? Did you have a merry Christmas? Do you expect a happy new year? What toys and goodies did you get...yourself? Star Wars news is usually light in the winter, but we are getting closer to a new Star Wars movie. One is getting closer and closer to finishing post production in anticipation of a May 2026 release. One just finished filming and is undergoing the arduous...

Black Friday has come and gone and although there are still deals to be had, you likely won't find good ones when it comes to Star Wars merchandise. Even sites that sell branded shirts put their merch on sale BEFORE Thanksgiving and most (I won't say all) ended those sales at midnight Eastern or Pacific in the states when Friday came to a close. Still, we DO have your Star Wars news from t...

Star Wars news remains scarce, but each month closer to the release of the next project brings us better insights as to what's coming, so why not talk a little about what has come this October? Last month, we got a trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu and this month we hear about Rotta and Colonel Bishop. Ahsoka's second season wrapped production, so now is when we wait until what's l...

Star Wars news has been scarce for some time now, but in September, the next movie in the queue debuted a trailer. The Mandalorian and Grogu is still months away, but it's clear that Disney is banking on the little green guy. This is the Way Podcast reviewed the trailer in an episode released the next day. for most of the month. Andor won five Emmy Awards, we learned who will be behind the cam...

The first "teaser" trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie was released on StarWars.com on September 22nd, 2025. Some of the footage had been previously seen at Star Wars Celebration - Japan earlier in the year. Lucasfilm and Disney lean heavily on the popularity of "baby Yoda" in the 1 minute 35 second trailer and we see our first footage of Sigourney Weaver as a New Repub...

It's August, and Star Wars news has been scarce for most of the month. Leave it to the last few days for a few notable updates to casts and crews to pop up. Voting for the Primetime Emmy Awards has finished, but Andor made a push on YouTube with clips and character reels up to the last moment. LEGO revealed a trailer for new episodes of the Rebuild the Galaxy series coming next month, but ther...

Once upon a time, San Diego Comic Con would have been a major source of Star Wars news. Now, with Celebration and other comic cons spread across the world, SDCC's booth and hall prices have left it like the Dune Sea. Andor is up for awards this September and Ahsoka is filming. We're still living in a "post-Andor" world, but there's still news for collectors, gamers, and Disne...

Ever since Andor finished streaming, there isn't much urgency for Star Wars news because the next projects won't be available until next year. Live action movies and shows will eventually start promotional campaigns, but we're still living in a "post-Andor" world and the show is advertising itself for awards. There's still news for collectors, gamers, and Disney park fans...

The finale of Andor streamed more than a month before this podcast. Why? Well, it's not because this episode was too confusing or too long. "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" is a fitting season and series finale and doesn't botch the landing. It starts off with the action that was promised at the end of episode 11 and finishes with a surprise in a field of gold. Kleya is not welcomed with ope...

There's not much Andor left to review, so "Who Else Knows?" fits snugly in the middle of the final story arc before we get to Rogue One. Episode 10 had emotion, flashbacks, and the death of Luthen Rael. Episode 11 is all ticking clock and pulse codes. Kleya has become a favorite character and seeing her at risk made every moment feel more stressful. Meero's reaching the end of he...

Andor is some of the best television Disney Plus has produced and is almost assuredly the best Star Wars product on the platform. Ahsoka is up next, but is easily a year away. Jake Tropper is probably hard at work on the Star Wars: Starfighter movie now that Your Friends & Neighbors has concluded a first season on Apple TV Plus. Rian Johnson said he wants to revisit Star Wars (Nooooo!). Popcor...

It's a milestone for any podcast to reach 100 episodes. This is the Way Podcast now has 200. Getting one podcast isn't that difficult in the grand scheme. It's when life comes at you and this isn't for your livelihood that the real tests come. Watching "Make It Stop" with my father in the hospital, just after lung surgery and about to undergo heart catheterization, well, you'll forgive me for admi...

Andor's second wraps up with some emotional moments in the final three episodes that make up the BBY 1 story arc. Episode 10 ("Make It Stop") was not something a child wants to watch when their loved one is undergoing heart and lung surgeries. Seeing Luthen, a father figure, on the bed like that and hearing and seeing the breathing apparatus move until Kleya releases him from his fut...

Don't call Palpatine a monster. He hates that. The Emperor doesn't make an appearance in episode 9, but his presence is felt in every lackey and underling and the stresses that Imperial officers go through to prevent his displeasure. The ISB thinks it set up Ghorman for a fall, but they didn't realized that seeing the fall coming was the only way the rebellion could salvage a tragedy a...

The stage was set in Palmo and it's time for the trap to be sprung. Ghorman's sacrifice is one of heartbreak for the galaxy because little did the citizenry know it never had a chance. One thing is left unexplained: just how did the Empire find out this kalkite was there and how did they know it was needed for the Death Star? This is the Way Podcast HQ is working hard to get these recap an...

The third act of Andor's second season begins with a sight for sore eyes--the base on Yavin 4! We're even closer to the rebellion as we know it in the original trilogy. It wasn't sad to rewatch A New Hope knowing how many sacrifices were made to get Luke and Leia (and Han) into the fray. Rogue One will also have new layers. The stage is being set in Palmo, as is the trap. The Ghorman a...