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On this week's episode of Skytalkers, we're continuing our The Clone Wars Rewatch and discussing the two episodes, "Mercy Mission" (405) and "Nomad Droids" (406)! Tune in to hear us discuss:  How were these C-3PO and R2-D2-focused episodes first received by fans in 2011?  How do these episodes lean in to archetypes found across fairy tales?  What do these episodes say about the role of the clones...

On this week’s episode of Skytalkers, we’re continuing our The Clone Wars Rewatch and discussing the two episodes, “Mercy Mission” (405) and “Nomad Droids” (406)! Tune in to hear us discuss:  How were these C-3PO and R2-D2-focused episodes first received by fans in 2011?  How do these episodes lean in to archetypes found across fairy tales?  What do these episodes say about the role of the clones...

This week on Skytalkers we're talking all about our trip to Hoth! Aka, Finse, Norway! Hear us talk all about:  The event known as "Hoth Strikes Back" that took us to the middle of Norway to see the filming location of Empire Strikes Back  Discussion of the panels and talks we heard from people who worked on the film in Norway, all from the hotel Finse 1222. Our cross-country skiing adventure to "H...

This week on Skytalkers we’re talking all about our trip to Hoth! Aka, Finse, Norway! Hear us talk all about:  The event known as “Hoth Strikes Back” that took us to the middle of Norway to see the filming location of Empire Strikes Back  Discussion of the panels and talks we heard from people who worked on the film in Norway, all from the hotel Finse 1222. Our cross-country skiing adventure to “H...

The Mandalorian & Grogu trailer is finally here and we have SO many thoughts. This week on Skytalkers, we break down everything the first trailer needed to accomplish and why it immediately made us excited for Star Wars' next theatrical adventure. On this episode: Speculation on Din and Grogu's future The reveals (major and minor) in the trailer: The Hutts, Martin Scorsese, Zeb, Embo! Is Sigourney...

The Mandalorian & Grogu trailer is finally here and we have SO many thoughts. This week on Skytalkers, we break down everything the first trailer needed to accomplish and why it immediately made us excited for Star Wars’ next theatrical adventure. On this episode: Speculation on Din and Grogu’s future The reveals (major and minor) in the trailer: The Hutts, Martin Scorsese, Zeb, Embo! Is Sigourney...

On this week's episode of Skytalkers, we're covering the first four episodes of Season 4! Tune in this week to hear us discuss:  What are our memories of seeing these episodes for the first time?  How do Prince Lee-Char and Ahsoka discuss their roles as leaders in time of war?  How is Padme characterized in these episodes?  What did fans think of the episodes they were airing in real time in 2011?...

On this week’s episode of Skytalkers, we’re covering the first four episodes of Season 4! Tune in this week to hear us discuss:  What are our memories of seeing these episodes for the first time?  How do Prince Lee-Char and Ahsoka discuss their roles as leaders in time of war?  How is Padme characterized in these episodes?  What did fans think of the episodes they were airing in real time in 2011?...

This week, we're talking all about the new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars animated show, "Maul: Shadow Lord". Tune in to hear us talk about:  Where did we leave Maul in The Clone Wars? Will this series have us rooting for Maul?  Do we have any thoughts about the new characters introduced, like Devon Izara?  How has Sam Witwer talked about the characterization of Maul in this show?  What does t...

This week, we’re talking all about the new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars animated show, “Maul: Shadow Lord”. Tune in to hear us talk about:  Where did we leave Maul in The Clone Wars? Will this series have us rooting for Maul?  Do we have any thoughts about the new characters introduced, like Devon Izara?  How has Sam Witwer talked about the characterization of Maul in this show?  What does t...

Welcome to this week's episode all about the Season 3 finale of The Clone Wars! We're covering this arc all about Ahsoka in the episodes "Padawan Lost" (321) and "Wookiee Hunt" (322). Tune in to hear: What are our memories of watching these episodes for the first time?  How do these episodes support Ahsoka's character development from The Clone Wars to her recent storylines in the live action Ahso...

Welcome to this week’s episode all about the Season 3 finale of The Clone Wars! We’re covering this arc all about Ahsoka in the episodes “Padawan Lost” (321) and “Wookiee Hunt” (322). Tune in to hear: What are our memories of watching these episodes for the first time?  How do these episodes support Ahsoka’s character development from The Clone Wars to her recent storylines in the live action Ahso...

Welcome back to Skytalkers, where this week we are breaking down the biggest news out of Lucasfilm: Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as President after 14 years! Lucasfilm additionally announced that Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will take over as Co-Presidents. Tune into hear us discuss:    Discussion of Kennedy's in-depth interview with Deadline and her incredible 40+ year career!  What did Ke...

Welcome back to Skytalkers, where this week we are breaking down the biggest news out of Lucasfilm: Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as President after 14 years! Lucasfilm additionally announced that Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will take over as Co-Presidents. Tune into hear us discuss:  Discussion of Kennedy’s in-depth interview with Deadline and her incredible 40+ year career!  What did Kenn...

Breaking news! Welcome to this week's episode where were breaking down the latest press release from Disney Parks: Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge will be getting a timeline refresh on April 29, 2026 and adding new characters to Batuu like Leia, Han, and Darth Vader. Tune in to hear us discuss our reactions to the changes and discuss:   All the details from the press conference we attended  What are th...

Breaking news! Welcome to this week’s episode where were breaking down the latest press release from Disney Parks: Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge will be getting a timeline refresh on April 29, 2026 and adding new characters to Batuu like Leia, Han, and Darth Vader. Tune in to hear us discuss our reactions to the changes and discuss:   All the details from the press conference we attended  What are th...

Hello and happy new year! We are so excited to kick off 2026 by celebrating Skytalkers' nine year podcasting anniversary! Thank you  all so much for joining us over the years, we had so much fun recording the Q&A episode with questions from you, the listener! Tune in to hear:  Our 2026 Skytalkers Dinner Party guest list!  Tunisia was a huge bucket list item this year, but do we have any plans to v...

Hello and happy new year! We are so excited to kick off 2026 by celebrating Skytalkers’ nine year podcasting anniversary! Thank you  all so much for joining us over the years, we had so much fun recording the Q&A episode with questions from you, the listener! Tune in to hear:  Our 2026 Skytalkers Dinner Party guest list!  Tunisia was a huge bucket list item this year, but do we have any plans to v...

We're starting the New Year by picking up our The Clone Wars Rewatch series with the Citadel arc in season 3 (The Citadel (318), Counter Attack (319), Citadel Rescue (320))! In this episode of Skytalkers: We discuss the fandom's reaction to the Citadel arc (Echo's big appearance!), good and bad. What makes this arc stand out (and where we find it to feel slightly uneven) The dynamic between Tarkin...

We’re starting the New Year by picking up our The Clone Wars Rewatch series with the Citadel arc in season 3 (The Citadel (318), Counter Attack (319), Citadel Rescue (320))! In this episode of Skytalkers: We discuss the fandom’s reaction to the Citadel arc (Echo’s big appearance!), good and bad. What makes this arc stand out (and where we find it to feel slightly uneven) The dynamic between Tarkin...

This week on Skytalkers, we're diving deep into the one of the best Star Wars novelizations and our all time favorite: Revenge of the Sith! Tune in to hear us break down our favorite parts of the Deluxe Edition of Matthew Stover's beloved novel. This week we talk about:  What is our relationship to this novel and why does it mean so much to us?  Which of Matthew's annotations were our favorites to...

This week on Skytalkers, we’re diving deep into the one of the best Star Wars novelizations and our all time favorite: Revenge of the Sith! Tune in to hear us break down our favorite parts of the Deluxe Edition of Matthew Stover’s beloved novel. This week we talk about:  What is our relationship to this novel and why does it mean so much to us?  Which of Matthew’s annotations were our favorites to...

We're so excited to bring you this special interview with Tom Hoeler, Editorial Director for Random House Worlds. Tom helped bring the deluxe edition of the beloved "Revenge of the Sith" novelization to life. Tune in to hear us discuss with Tom:  How did Tom begin his job in publishing and with Star Wars?  When did the idea for the Revenge of the Sith Deluxe Edition begin?  Hear Tom talk about wor...

We’re so excited to bring you this special interview with Tom Hoeler, Editorial Director for Random House Worlds. Tom helped bring the deluxe edition of the beloved “Revenge of the Sith” novelization to life. Tune in to hear us discuss with Tom:  How did Tom begin his job in publishing and with Star Wars?  When did the idea for the Revenge of the Sith Deluxe Edition begin?  Hear Tom talk about wor...

We are back to talk about the second half of our trip to Tunisia! We spent over a week in Tunisia taking a tour of all the Star Wars filming locations from A New Hope, The Phantom Menace, and Attack of the Clones! Catch up this week to hear us talk about:  The set up and organization of the trip with the tour company, Galaxy Tours. What sets from The Phantom Menace are still extant in Tunisia?  Ou...