Anakin and Padmé send Threepio and Artoo on an "important" mission to retrieve Jogan fruit unaware that Cad Bane is on their tail in this episode of The Clone Wars.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Our overall thoughts on "Evil Plans," the eighth episode from season three of The Clone Wars,
• The domestic situation between Anakin and Padmé and the banquet Padmé is throwing,
• The partnership between R2-D2 and C-3PO,
• The droid spa on Coruscant,
• Anthony Daniels involvement in crafting Threepio's lines,
• Cad Banes capture of Threepio and Artoo and the resulting torture,
• How this episode fits into The Clone Wars timeline, and
• The meeting of the heads of the five Hutt families.

For more discussion of The Clone Wars, check out episode 991.

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Kathleen Kennedy recently shared details of the transition to the new leadership at Lucasfilm and the state of several movie projects. We're discussing the aftermath in this week's news.

In episode of this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Kathleen Kennedy's comments on the plan for Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan to succeed her,
• What, if any, regrets she has from her time as the President of Lucasfilm,
• The status of several movie projects, including the Lando movie, James Mangold's "Dawn of the Jedi" movie, The Hunt for Ben Solo, Rian Johnson's trilogy, Starfighter, Taika Waititi's movie, and Simon Kinberg's trilogy,
• Other projects, such as the "New Jedi Order" movie and "Heir to the Empire," that were not mentioned, and
• An update on Oga's Cantina at Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland.

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Our The Force Awakens series begins with Poe Dameron getting part of the map to Luke Skywalker just before Kylo Ren and the First Order attack.

Ryder Waldron from Idiot's Array joins us for this discussion.

This episode covers the portion of The Force Awakens that runs from the beginning to 10:41.

In this fully armed operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Some of our early experiences seeing The Force Awakens and Ryder's favorite moments,
• The details of the opening crawl,
• How The Force Awakens changed its opening shot from other Star Wars movies,
• The introduction of Poe Dameron, BB-8, and Lor San Tekka,
• The First Order's arrival on Jakku and Kylo Ren's quest for the map to Luke Skywalker,
• Kylo Ren's unique force powers,
• The introduction of FN-2187 (Finn) and his anxiety,
• The introduction of Captain Phasma, and more.

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Ahsoka accompanies Senator Amidala to a diplomatic conference and confronts an old foe after experiencing visions of assassination attempts in this episode of The Clone Wars.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Our overall thoughts about this episode of The Clone Wars,
• Why Anakin Skywalker was separated from his Padawan in this episode,
• Ahsoka's visions,
• Yoda's advice to Ahsoka about her visions compared to what he would tell Anakin in Revenge of the Sith,
• Padmé and Ahsoka's relationship,
• The return of Aurra Sing, and
• How Anakin, Padmé, and Ahsoka figured out who was behind the assassination attempt.

For more The Clone Wars discussion, check out episode 988.

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Lucasfilm released details about the upcoming Maul - Shadow Lord animated series with a new teaser trailer. We're diving into the dark side goodness.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The release date, number of episodes, and release schedule for Maul - Shadow Lord,
• The announced cast beyond Maul, including one of our favorite voice actresses,
• The setting of Maul - Shadow Lord, and
• Key moments from the teaser trailer.

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Jay is ready to help you meet your New Year's resolutions with these Star Wars fashion and lifestyle products.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Recent acquisitions from the holidays,
• The K-2SO LEGO model,
• Her Universe Star Wars Ahsoka Rebel Logo Handbag,
• Hallmark Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ahsoka Tano Funko POP! Christmas Ornament,
• A Star Wars holiday gift swap arranged by Craf The Force,
• A gift Jay received from Megan at Galaxy in Blue Art,
• The Papayrus Star Wars Blank Card Assortment,
• The Star Wars Mini To-Go Blender at Hot Topic,
• The Mandalorian Pro-Series Whisker Bottle from Blender Bottle,
• A Death Star Slam Ball Jay acruired from Onnit (find it on eBay now),
• A Han Solo in Carbonite Yoga Mat, also from Onnit (find one on eBay),
• Star Wars workout wear from Irongrid Athletics,
• Mandalorian snack containers from Whiskware,
• A projector from Light Wars Projector.

For more Star Wars fashion and lifestyle product ideas, check out episode 976.

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Ahsoka assists some academy students in taking down corrupt politicians running a black market on Mandalore in this episode of The Clone Wars.

In this episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Our overall thoughts on this episode of The Clone Wars,
• Whose child is Korkie Kryze?
• The fact that Ahsoka was assigned this mission and the logic behind it,
• The inspiration for Korkie to investigate a possible food shortage,
• The response by Duchess Satine and Prime Minister Almec to the cadets' investigation,
• Ahsoka's use of a Jedi mind trick, and
• The outcome of this episode.

For more discussion of The Clone Wars, check out episode 986.

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Lucasfilm has announced that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as Lucasfilm's President and Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will succeed her in the role.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The announcement that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as President of Lucasfilm to pursue a more active role as producer,
• Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan's elevation to Co-Presidents of Lucasfilm,
• Kathleen's Kennedy's tenure as President of Lucasfilm,
• Tom Cruise's surprising participation in the production of Star Wars: Starfighter,
• Announced changes coming to Batuu and Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland,
• Why Disney decided to lean on original trilogy characters in Galaxy's Edge, and
• The appearance of BD droids on the Disney Wish.

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Padmé travels to Mandalore to assist Duchess Satine with food shortages, but gets caught up in black market conspiracy that is poisoning children in this episode of The Clone Wars.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Our overall thoughts on Corruption,
• How this episode fits into the episode lineup of The Clone Wars,
• The difficult position Mandalore finds itself in now that it has achieved neutrality,
• Duchess Satine's challenges in dealing with corruption on Mandalore,
• The investigation into the poisoned food by Padmé and Satine, and more.

Fore more discussion of The Clone Wars, check out episode 978.

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It is a brand new year of Star Wars featuring the first new movie in more than six years. We're looking ahead to all the Star Wars content coming in 2026.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The upcoming release of The Mandalorian and Grogu,
• Other movie related announcements and hype we expect in 2026,
• Maul: Shadowlord, season two of Ahsoka, and other content coming to Disney+,
• The slate of new Star Wars novels arriving this year,
• An update to a Star Wars themed attraction in Disney parks,
• A couple of Star Wars video games, and
• Star Wars events in the near future.

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