WhoDatJedi Podcast

It's time for the 164th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do another live watch of the beloved animated series "Rebels" as they count down toward the release of "Ahsoka." The episodes covered this week are from Season 4, shows 11 & 12, "DUME" and "Wolves and a Door." T...

It's the 163rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do something a little different and do a live watch of some Star Wars television. With "Ahsoka" coming to the small screen in August as a kind of "fifth season" of the classic animated series "Rebels," the group decided to d...

On the 162nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- break down the newly released trailer for "Ahsoka" (33:00). It's heavily "Rebels" influenced of course, but what new tidbits about the show can we take from what appeared in the trailer? The group also talks a little "Secret Invasion" (...

Welcome to the 161st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- get into the weeds a little on a rumor about John Boyega returning and what that could look like (14:00) before settling into a discussion on the latest "Disney Gallery" behind-the-scenes look at "The Mandalorian" (26:...

On this, the 160th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- get together in person for a discussion on gray jedi: specifically what they are, why they are controversial, and why they are appealing as a concept (49:35). Before that, they get into the weirdness of the upcoming movie slate (1...

For the 159th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- are joined by a special guest, Martha Howard ( @littleredfoxcos ), who is an avid cosplayer who is launching a new Con just down the road in Mobile. The group chats about the difficulties in launching a Con from the ground up, what make...

It's time for the 158th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take a moment to talk about Star Wars' birthday before jumping into the news headlines. The discussion includes topics such as Captain Rex (19:00), cameo thoughts for "Ahsoka" (22:45), and Galactic Starcruiser shutt...

On the 157th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- get into some news debate, including thoughts on the Disney Plus move to cut content (14:10) and "Heir to the Empire" (30:15), before reviewing the new season of "Star Wars Visions" (42:10) and then finishing with a discussion on "Guard...

It's the 156th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- attempt to answer that all-important, age-old question: Who are your favorite droids? (They also get into the weeds a little on Jazz Fest as well as the subject of recasting vs. digital recreation, particularly as it relates...

Welcome to the 155th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- talk some "May the Fourth," the latest headlines in Star Wars, and a little "Return of the Jedi" before getting into the topic of the week, a full review of "The Mandalorian" Season 3. A lot of folks are unhappy with t...

On this, the 154th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do a little talk on "The Acolyte" and the challenge of trying to make it fit into our preexisting ideas on Star Wars (8:30) before tackling the recent backlash to "The Marvels" trailer (18:24). Naturally the trolls have come out t...

For the 153rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take a couple of minutes to talk about "The Mandalorian," but then dedicate the majority of the show to reaction to all of the major film and TV announcements from Star Wars Celebration 2023. Not just one movie was announced, but three....

On the 152nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- tackle Chapter 22 of "The Mandalorian," "Guns for Hire." There have been one or two major announcements made at Star Wars Celebration since we recorded (ahem), but this episode is still worth a good discussion. Does "Guns for Hire" devi...

It's the 151st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take on the wealth of Star Wars content we received this week in a super-sized show, reviewing the season final of "The Bad Batch" (starting at 18:06) as well as the latest installment of "The Mandalorian," Chapter 21 titled...

We've reached the 150th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss Chapters 19 & 20 of Season 3 of "The Mandalorian." The two latest episodes in the series provide further depth to the culture of the titular character and show us the push and pull between faith and dogma, p...

Welcome to the 149th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- switch gears to discuss "Bad Batch," the animated Clone Wars-inspired Disney+ show that has trended towards genuine excellence of late. It's been a journey getting to this point, but we're now seeing intrigue surroundi...

On the 148th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- speak briefly on the merits of Bad Batch (it's gotten really good recently, folks) and talk about all of the Star Wars movie cancellations (boo!) before giving most of the show over to second chapter of Season 3 of "The Mandalorian." It...

On this, the 147th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- celebrate the return of "The Mandalorian" and take a deep dive into the opening episode of Season 3. It's very much a "set things up" kind of episode, but there's a lot there to discuss, not the least of which being the sudden jum...

For the 146th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- celebrate Star Wars Podcast Day by tackling a special topic and question. Specifically, the crew asks what part of Star Wars would you delete forever? Each member of the podcast offers a response, a rationale behind it, and then a path...

It's the 145th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- review the Chewbacchus parade experience, address the latest news (including a closer look at the newest season of Visions), bemoan the state of DC on screen and discuss its future with James Gunn, and finally settle into th...

Welcome to the 144th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- get into some "Mandalorian" discussion after the reveal of the Season 3's directors as well as the debut of a fresh trailer. After some more news talk, the group switches it up and debates more "Bad Batch." Where last...

For the 143rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- get into the weeds of a variety of topics. The group starts with some local discussion of Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras and what makes New Orleans special, Aaron reviews his experience at Fan Expo New Orleans (and Dave speaks about why he di...

On the 142nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- discuss the debut of the second season of "The Bad Batch," the Clone Wars-inspired animated series on Disney+. The show has gotten into some questions of duty vs. honor, the implications of cloning on the larger universe, and a fair bit...

Merry Christmas and welcome to the 141st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- return to list their favorite things of 2022. Movies, TV, video games, music and much more are all fair game here. And sure, they touch on some Star Wars, but this is more about three dudes offering...

It's the 140th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- are joined by special guest JP Morrell ( @JPMorrell ), current vice president of the New Orleans city council, former state senator, ... and fellow nerd culture enthusiast! Morrell shares which stories and heroes are importa...