Podcast Stardust

When you get to 1,000 episodes of podcasting about Star Wars, you can't help but take a moment to reminisce about the journey.

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

• A trivia approach to remembering and reflecting on 1,000 episodes of Podcast Stardust,
• The first ever edition of "World Between Worlds" collecting Jay's Star Wars fashion and lifestyle products,
• The many Star Wars novels and books we discussed over the first 1,000 episodes of the show and some of our favorites,
• Our annual movie rewatch series,
• Some of our honored guests over the years, including Vanessa Marshall, Lauren Mary Kim, and Cat Taber,
• Our experiences at Star Wars Celebration and Galaxy's Edge,
• The various Disney+ series, including The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, Ahsoka, and more,
• Things we are looking forward to covering on Podcast Stardust in the near future,
• Our responses to a few listener questions, and
• Some predictions, a few bold, about Star Wars things we will be discussing on the show over the next 1,000 episodes.

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The Mandalorian and Grogu fake out at the Super Bowl, the budget for the movie, the Disney succession plan and more highlight this week's Star Wars news.

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

• The Mandalorian and Grogu teaser from the Super Bowl that posed as a beer ad,
• The Star Wars nickname for the Seattle Seahawks defense,
• The budget for The Mandalorian and Grogu,
• The announcement of the new CEO and President of the Disney Company,
• Happy Birthday to John Williams, and
• Reopening dates for Star Wars attractions at Galaxy's Edge.

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We follow the journey of Halland Goth, Commander of the Imperial Royal Guard, as he accompanies Darth Vader on a mission to investigate a mystery in the Force in Adam Christopher's Master of Evil.

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

• Our overall, non-spoiler thoughts on this novel from Adam Christopher,
• How and why the book features Halland Goth and his droid, TC-99, despite being about Darth Vader,
• The time and setting of this novel and a surprise prologue featuring Count Dooku,
• What remains of the Techno Union and the Tactical Droid Sarnath, and
• Thoughts on the conclusion of this Star Wars novel.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi teams up with Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos to hunt down Ziro the Hutt, but they aren't the only ones tracking him down in this episode of The Clone Wars.

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

• Our overall thoughts on "Hunt for Ziro,"
• The introduction of Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos and his background,
• The Indiana Jones inspiration for the beginning of this episode,
• The five Hutt families on Nal Hutta,
• Sy Snootles and how she subverts the viewers expectations,
• Mama Hutt - Ziro's mother,
• Cad Bane's role in the episode, and more.

For more discussion of The Clone Wars, check out episode 994.

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It is time to get ready for Valentine's Day in Star Wars style. Jay has plenty of fashion and lifestyle finds perfect for that special someone in this edition of "World Between Worlds."

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

• An R2-D2 baby onesie from Get It Here Imports,
• A Star Wars Droids sound story book,
• More items to spoil the babies in your life from Copper Pearl,
• A Love-Letter Inspired Game called "Jabba's Palace,"
• A charity drive from cosplayer MariettaArt,
• Valentine's Day cards with a Star Wars twist from Love Pop,
• Star Wars chocolates from The Truffle College,
• Some romantic socks from Rock Em,
• Star Wars jewelry from Star Wars Fine Jewelry and Girl's Crew,
• Valentine's Day Star Wars gear available at Kohl's,
• Kitchen towels you can find on eBay,
• Star Wars wine glasses and drinkware from JoyJolt, Williams Sonoma, Corkcicle, and Etsy, and
• Some ideas for celebrating at home including a fleece blanket, ideas at the official Star Wars website, and Star Wars Everyday by Ashley Eckstein.

For more Star Wars fashion and lifestyle product ideas, check out episode 989.

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Our book club kicks off with the prologue and chapter 1-3 of Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. Meet Des, the miner from Apatros that would be a Sith Lord.

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

• Why we are doing a book club for Darth Bane,
• Our prior experiences reading this book,
• Des, the miner from Apartros, and his latent force abilities,
• How the ORO corporation manipulates the miners on Apartros,
• The state of the Sith, the Republic, and the galaxy at large at the time of this novel, and
• Why people in the galaxy might be disillusioned with the Jedi and the Republic and interested in supporting the Sith.

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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.

Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.

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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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