WhoDatJedi Podcast

Welcome to the 114th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take a look around at the latest Star Wars news and the phenomenon of seemingly having to study up for most new movies and shows. That discussion extends to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), what with all the new s...

On this, the 113th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- offer their initial impressions of the newest Star Wars video game, "Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga." The game gives fans more of the same kinds of things they are used to, but it also presents a few new wrinkles too. The crew...

Yes, blasphemy. On the 112th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- attempt to recast Star Wars because they like to see the world burn. Actually, it ends up being a fun exercise with some interesting names floated about, even though everyone was in agreement that no, don't do that for r...

It's the 111th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- provide a brand new commentary track for "Revenge of the Sith." With the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series right around the corner, it seemed a perfect time to revisit the film that left Old Ben standing on the high ground, underest...

Hello there! On the 110th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- talk about some of the latest news in Star Wars fandom and do a full deep dive into the trailer for the new live action Disney+ series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi." The crew looks at the trailer shot by shot to find Easter eggs and hin...

Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- have had a lot of fun joking about the relative unattractiveness of Disney's newest venture, "Galactic Starcruiser," the immersive hotel experience launching in Orlando. On the 109th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, they take a closer look at "Star Wars prison" to give it a fair as...

For the 108th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do a full review of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. How, ultimately, should we evaluate the show? Do some of the main themes (family, redemption, rebirth) come through as concise...

On this, the 107th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- are joined by Leslie Holder ( @JustLeslieCat ), who recently binged virtually all of the Star Wars live-action movies and TV shows over the course of a few weeks. Coming at the series with fresh eyes, the crew discussed the improv...

On the 106th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- analyze the final (seventh) chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. Not that there was any doubt about any of this, but this is a full-blown space western now, which basically...

Welcome to the 105th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- provide commentary on the sixth chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. This episode brought in a ton of heavy hitters and fan favorites and was a total crow...

It's the 104th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- jump into the fifth chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. The big topic, naturally, is how big of a departure this episode ended up being. As a part of telling a...

On this, the 103rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- offer their impressions on the fourth chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. The newest offering provides better insight on the relationship between Boba and his compani...

For the 102nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do a watch and react to the third chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. This episode of the series has drawn some criticism from fans for some of its real-life inspiration,...

On the 101st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take a deeper dive into the second chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. Beyond addressing some of the deeper cuts on display, the crew spends a lot of time looking at the di...

Welcome to the 100th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- react to the first chapter of "The Book of Boba Fett," the live action spinoff series to "The Mandalorian" on Disney+. The crew sits down and offers a commentary track (for those so inclined) but mostly just talks abo...

Happy holidays! With Christmas basically here, and with it more replayings of "The Sound of Music," your WhoDatJedi podcast hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take the opportunity to do a year in review with some of their "Favorite Things." Brown paper packages tied up with string don't make anyone's list, but a bunch of n...

It's the 98th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- jump into some "Book of Boba Fett" discussion. The group shares some hopes and fears relating to the new series as the debut creeps ever closer. Will it disappoint? Will it surprise? Do we have any clues? They break it down,...

On this, the 97th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take a closer look at all the latest in Star Wars news, including some juicy nuggets dropped by Kathleen Kennedy. The biggest one of all might have been her suggestion that Lucasfilm is thinking about the return of sequel trilogy c...

Welcome to the 96th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- are joined by New Orleans music writer Alex Rawls ( @Alex_Rawls ), who produces his own podcast, the " Twelve Songs of Christmas ," which takes a closer look at unique or interesting takes on traditional Christmas musi...

For the 95th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- talk a little Saints and Halloween before diving into the "Book of Boba Fett" trailer. What did the trailer show us, what did it merely hint at, and what more do we want to see? Your hosts offer some clues as to what we can expect to se...

With news breaking that Hayden Christensen has been cast in the new "Ahsoka" show, your WhoDatJedi podcast hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do their best to unpack that and dovetail into a larger discussion on the character of Anakin Skywalker. Regardless of one's opinion on the character from the prequels, we've also se...

On the 93rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- revisit their topic from a couple of weeks ago ... how the other movies in the saga actually enhance the original Star Wars trilogy, this time looking at the sequels (Episodes VII-IX). There's a certain reverence the filmmakers paid the...

It's the 92nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- talk about collecting ... within the Star Wars universe and without. They share their stories of collecting misadventures from their youth, why they still collect as adults (or why they stopped), what the benefits (and danger...

On this, the 91st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- address the Star Wars prequels (Episodes I-III) and how they enhance, rather than detract from the original trilogy of films. Slagging on those movies as "ruining one's childhood" has been an easy and popular thing for fans to do f...

Welcome to the 90th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- first debate the new Obi-Wan show and what we should and shouldn't expect there, before turning their attention to a slightly lesser known character in the Star Wars universe, Saw Gerrera. You might remember him as the...