WhoDatJedi Podcast

Your WhoDatJedi hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- dedicate their 14th episode to "The Clone Wars," the Star Wars animated series created by George Lucas and helmed by Dave Filoni (he of "The Mandalorian" fame). With a new, final, seventh season set to debut on Disney+ Feb. 21, and with the show having so many tie-ins to o...

Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus overlords Aryanna Gamble and Brooke Ethridge join your regular hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) --  on this 13th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast. And yes, there is a Mardi Gras parade dedicated to Star Wars. Mardi Gras is here, and it's a major part of the culture in New Orleans. This ep...

On the 12th episode of WhoDatJedi, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) --  begin the show looking ahead to season 2 of "The Mandalorian" and what new characters and plot lines we might expect to see. The conversation then turns to "The Rise of Skywalker" and the script leak of what was the original Episode IX. There's som...

On the 11th episode of WhoDatJedi, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) --  look for "Rise of Skywalker" answers while "Looking for Leia." They begin their discussion by highlighting the new docu-series (available on SyFy Network and YouTube) that gives voice to female and non-binary Star Wars fans before changing gears an...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- revisit Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker with a specific focus on the Emperor's return. Palpatine! Darth Sidious! Sheev! They get into specific problems they had with the execution of the storyline of his return and how it might have been improved. But they also ask and at...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do their first deep dive on Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. For this first discussion, they talk about how polarized opinions seem to be about the movie and why that might be. Why did the people who loved it love it so much, and why did others react SO negatively? Are th...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- dive into the eighth and final chapter of season 1 of "The Mandalorian," the live-action Star Wars series on Disney+. "Redemption" takes the group in a lot of directions, but the biggest point of discussion ends up being the reveal at the end of the episode. What does it mean? Where...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- dive into the seventh episode of "The Mandalorian," the live-action Star Wars series on Disney+. This episode is called "The Reckoning," and it's aptly named, as the Mando finally confronts his pursuers while continuing to make mistakes that resonate. The gang talks about those mista...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss the sixth episode of "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars series on Disney+. The chapter that's dubbed "The Prisoner" gives off vibes of Batman ... and in more ways than one. Other discussion topics include a deep dive into the one central theme of the series -- removing one'...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss the fifth episode of "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars series on Disney+. This chapter, dubbed "The Gunslinger" begs the question: Who is the gunslinger? Most pressingly, who is that figure at the end? They dive into that, address all of the fan service on display, debate...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss the fourth episode of "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars series on Disney+. This chapter leans HEAVILY into the Seven Samarai and the Magnificent Seven and they discuss whether this level of narrative inspiration is welcome or not. Also, inspired by back-to-back episodes di...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss the third episode of "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars series on Disney+. They break down "The Sin" scene by scene, talk some about parental roles and references from other works, and debate what the "sin" actually is. If you like what you hear, be sure to click that follo...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- are joined by special guest Ryan Clark of the 501st. On this week's episode, they discuss the second episode of "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars series on Disney+. They also get into the "Maclunky" controversy, talk a little "Rise of Skywalker" and then finish up with some other...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss the very first episode of The Mandalorian, the new Star Wars series on Disney+. They introduce themselves and their backgrounds, talk about what works and what doesn't from the first episode, look closer at the influences on the show and really dig into that surprise ending....