WhoDatJedi Podcast

For the 89th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- offer their thoughts on the new Star Wars animated series that debuted on Disney+ this week, "Star Wars: Visions." An anime-style series of short stories, Visions takes Star Wars back to its roots while simultaneously offering fans some...

On the 88th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- talk about their recent experiences in evacuating from Hurricane Ida, and relate those stories back to Star Wars. What was it like to have to abandon home and friends and an entire life in the interest of safety? Do the lessons taken fro...

With Season 1 of "The Bad Batch" now in the books, your WhoDatJedi podcast hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- took a look back at the Disney+ animated series on this, their 87th episode. What new ground did "Bad Batch" cover? How has the Star Wars story been expanded? Was the show effective at what it set out to do? And wh...

It's the 86th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and Dave Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take a closer look at the changes present in the 1997 "special edition" release of "Return of the Jedi." As was the case with the first two films, some of the changes are pretty innocuous or even welcome. But with some of the...

On this, the 85th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- continue their deeper dive into the Star Wars special editions by talking about the 1997 re-release of "The Empire Strikes Back." They provide their thoughts on all of the specific changes in the movie, but they also talk a little...

Welcome to the 84th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- start a deeper dive on the Star Wars special editions by talking about the 1997 re-release of "A New Hope." The changes present in that film have resonated throughout the fandom for a long time (Han shot first?), but e...

For the 83rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- provide a brand new commentary track for "The Force Awakens." With a lot of negativity surrounding the sequel trilogy, the crew circles back to the first film to kick off the massive Disney-Star Wars era and try to evaluate it on its ow...

With Season 1 of "Loki" having just concluded and "Black Widow" in theaters, your WhoDatJedi podcast hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- do a deep dive on the Marvel Cinematic Universe in their 82nd episode. What's the current quality level of the stories? Is this transition to a new phase going smoothly, or are there bumps...

We're back! On the 81st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- explain why we didn't have new episodes for a little while there (it's important!), debate whether "The Mandalorian" is getting more credit now than it deserves, weigh in on the newest Star Wars projects in development, talk...

On this, the 80th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- dive into the topic of patience in fandom. It's first and foremost on everyone's mind following the news of the week surrounding the New Orleans Pelicans, but it also ends up being a point of discussion as they look at the slow pac...

It's the 79th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- debate the best space battles in the history of Star Wars. Each host names his top three, and while there's some agreement on a couple of battles in particular, a few more debatable choices make their lists. Does any space b...

Welcome to the 78th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- welcome back special guest Ryan Clark of the 501st to talk about "The Bad Batch" and its relationship to the military. As a veteran of the Navy and Marines, Ryan helps the group dive into some of the nuance of military...

On the 77th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- provide a brand new commentary track for "Attack of the Clones." After nearly 20 years of negative attention, it's hard not to fall into constant negativity with the film (and your hosts DEFINITELY point out some of the problem areas), b...

For the 76th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- jump around a bit, first reviewing their recent rewatch of "The Battle for Endor," the 1985 TV movie centered around the Ewoks (and full of cheese and Wilford Brimley). PSA: It's on Disney+ if you want to experience it yourself. The gro...

The WhoDatJedi podcast celebrates its 75th episode with a Star Wars trivia extravaganza! Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- connect with fans at a special live event and test everyone's trivia knowledge. General silliness abounds. Also, the guys talk a smidge about the scant May the Fourth news of the day, mostly divi...

On this, the 74th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- catch up on some Star Wars news ... and find it all oddly New Orleans-centered this week. Then they review "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," the just completed Marvel series on Disney+. Spoiler alert: impressions were good. Also...

On the 73rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- go deep into the lore of Boba Fett to attempt to get a better understanding of the character. Do you know the roots of the character? (Pro tip: you can now watch his original debut on Disney+.) The group goes through his back story, cove...

Welcome to the 72nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- embrace the newest (oldest?) additions to the Disney+ library in the form of its "Vintage Collection," specifically, the group reviews the Genndy Tartakovsky "Clone Wars" micro-series. For the uninitiated, this series...

For the 71st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- talk all things "Justice League" to celebrate the release of the "Snyder Cut." After a bit of MCU talk and some hilariously inept trivia to get things started, the guys really dive into how this experiment came into being, whether it ul...

On this, the 70th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- take stock of the current Star Wars creative universe and catch you up on all of the latest headlines. Their discussion takes some pretty fun turns, from what it's like to venture into a comic book shop these days, to what we shoul...

69 ... Nice! Welcome to the 69th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- go down the rabbit hole of the Star Wars sequel trilogy (Episodes 7-9) thanks to recent interviews with Rian Johnson, Kelly Marie Tran and Joonas Suotamo about the films (and in Kelly's case, the fans' rea...

On the 68th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- are joined by a special guest, Ben Hart ( @BenHartWithNoE ), the creator and co-host of The Star Wars Underworld ( @TheSWU ). SWU has a huge following in the Star Wars community ... and with good reason, as the podcast has been running f...

Welcome to the 67th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- have a little fun with a feature that ran in a special Star Wars edition of Time Magazine (reissue, but on news stands now!) and name their "Greatest Star Wars Moments." Where did the Time feature come up short? Did Aa...

Buckle up! For the 66th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- tackle the controversy surrounding Gina Carano's firing from "The Mandalorian." For longtime listeners of the show, there should be little surprise that the group condemns hate speech and therefore falls into a stance of supp...

On this, the 65th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda ( @Aaron_Svoboda ), Alfredo Narvaez ( @NOLA_Fredo ) and David Gladow ( @davegladow ) -- briefly talk a little Star Wars news before switching gears entirely and dive into the Disney+ series "WandaVision," the MCU's first big attempt at pulling its movie characters over to the small screen. They look at the big picture...