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Tonight, we unmask, kind of like Darth Vadar at the end of Return of the Jedi, the head of The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter, Jeff K. There’s a lot more than just Star Wars and the way of the Jedi with Jeff, so in addition to talking Star Wars and prepping for May the Fourth, we learn more about Jeff’s passions, from collecting vinyl, sports, visiting West Texas, and chili (without beans!).

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“Andor”: The latest Star Wars television project premiered April 22nd. Jeff explains what Andor is, when it takes place inside the Star Wars Universe, and his impression so far.

Star Wars Celebration: This year’s Celebration was in Japan. Jeff explains what is Celebration, including it’s significance to Star Wars fans? Celebration 2027 is slated for Los Angeles. Might we see TDSHRD make a voyage to the wilds of the California outpost?

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Learning more about Jeff:

Taco The Cat: Jeff’s tuxedo cat, Taco, is featured in pictures on Notes every “Caturday”.

Notes: Jeff talks about Notes on Substack. Brian has gleaned lots of music recommendations from Jeff’s Notes posts including The Red Clay Strays, for one.

Spinning Vinyl: Jeff shares the origin story for his rapidly growing vinyl collection, how many records he currently owns, and how he chooses what to play each day.

West Texas: Jeff recently visited Big Ben National Park in West Texas. He talks about what about the terrain appeals to this native Michigander?

The Luka Trade: A Dallas Mavericks by transplant, Jeff discusses his take on one of the worst/biggest trades in sports history when the Mavs sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers. He talks about the impact of the trade on the Dallas Mavericks fanbase, and which famous owner he ran into at the post office?

Legal Tanking: Does the NBA and teams have a legal obligation to put competitive teams on the court for each game due to its ties to legalized gambling? We get Jeff’s opinion.

The Sanders Slide: A diehard Lions fan living in Cowboy country, Jeff gives us his takeaways on the 2025 NFL Draft, including why he thinks quarterback Shadeur Sanders slid all the way to the 5th Round and Cleveland Browns?

NIL: Does Jeff think schools like Arkansas and Tennessee will be able to recoup money already paid to athletes who then hit the transfer portal?

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Tonight: The Seduction of the Japanese Toilet; and German Finger Wrestling!

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Check out Jeff’s recent podcast appearance on Feats N’ Faults with Shane Elliott:

Episode 1, if you will, when Jeff joined us last May for our May the Fourth episode:

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