Podcast Stardust

Ahsoka and the Jedi younglings form an alliance with Hondo and his pirates to escape from Florrum and General Grievous’s droid army.

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

• Hondo’s reaction to General Grievous and Cound Dooku after they invade Florrum,
• The alliance formed between Hondo and the Jedi,
• The relationship Hondo forms with the Jedi youngling, Katooni,
• Hondo’s shifting ethics when it comes to the children and the Jedi,
• The secret hangar full of ships that Hondo has on Florrum, and
• The return of the Jedi younglings to Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Check out the prior entry in our Hondo Ohnaka series in episode 662.

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A new novel featuring Mace Windu is coming, Ahsoka made for good television, and Kylo Ren was once envisioned irredeemable character in this week’s Star Wars news.

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

• Entertainment Weekly’s declaration that one episode of Ahsoka was one of the year’s best episodes of television,
• A new Star Wars novel featuring Jedi Master Mace Windu coming in 2024, and
• Adam Driver on the original plan for Kylo Ren in the sequel trilogy.

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After discussing Return of the Jedi, the novelization, and From a Certain Point of View, we conclude our 40th anniversary celebration of final film of the original trilogy.

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

• How Return of the Jedi stacks up with the other films in the saga after this year after a year’s worth of discussion,
• What surprised us from our discussion overs over the year,
• Our favorite parts of the discussion,
• Anything new we learned about Return of the Jedi, and
• Our favorites moments, lines of dialogue, scenes, and characters from the movie.

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When General Grievous intercepts Obi-Wan Kenobi’s rescue mission, the Jedi younglings set out to rescue Ahsoka Tano from Hondo Ohnaka on their own.

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

• How Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous figure into the events of this episode,
• The younglings attempting to complete their lightsabers,
• Ahsoka as Hondo’s prisoner on Florrum,
• The younglings posing as carnival performers to infiltrate Hondo’s fortress,
• Hondo’s best lines from this episode, and
• The escape from Hondo’s fortress.

If you are interested in more Hondo Ohnaka coverage, check out the last episode in our Hondo series in episode 659.

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Disneyland prepares for a Star Wars celebration in the park and Jay shares her experiences at GalaxyCon Columbus in this week’s Star Wars news.

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

• The announcement of Season of the Force coming to Disneyland,
• New Star Wars Nites in Disneyland,
• Our experiences at similar events in the past,
• Another director that wants to make a Star Wars movie, and
• Jay’s convention report from GalaxyCon Columbus.

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With 2023 coming to an end, we look back at the best of Star Wars storytelling from the year and rank our top ten pieces of content across shows, books, video games, and more.

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

• Our overall top ten pieces of Star Wars content for 2023,
• Our individual top ten favorites from the year, and
• Some honorable mentions that didn’t quite make it into the top ten but are deserving nonetheless.

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Hondo Ohnaka reveals his villainous side when hijacks a ship carrying Jedi younglings with the goal of acquiring their kyber crystals for sale on the black market.

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

• What “the Gathering” is and how the Jedi younglings go about getting their kyber crystals,
• The first appearance of Huyang,
• Our favorite Jedi younglings in this story arc,
• Hondo’s interest in the kyber crystals.
• Why Hondo is suddenly going against the Jedi again, and
• The ethical issues with some of Hondo’s decisions at the end of these two episodes.

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Daisy Ridley comments on her upcoming Star Wars movie, Dave Filoni talks about creating Ahsoka, and Doctor Aphra volume two is coming to a close in this week’s Star Wars news.

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

• Daisy Ridley’s initial reactions to playing Rey again in an upcoming Star Wars movie,
• Dave Filoni on getting to create Ahsoka,
• Filoni’s thoughts on Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker,
• Filoni on a possible second season of Ahsoka, and
• The conclusion of volume two of Doctor Aphra.

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In this final installment in our series looking at From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, we focus on chroniclers, Dexter Jettster, Force ghosts, an Imperial opportunist, and the Whills.

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

• A Rebellion chronicler looking to preserve stories of hope during the Galactic Civil War,
• Dexter Jettster’s regrets as the Empire falls,
• The death of Anakin Skywalker and his reunion with Obi-Wan Kenobi as they contemplate the future of the galaxy,
• Captain Enric Pryde’s survival and next steps after the Battle of Endor, and
• The Whills recording the events of Return of the Jedi.

Check out our previous entry in our series on From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi in episode 653.

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Anakin Skywalker engages Hondo Ohnaka for a special delivery to the middle of the Onderon Civil War in this episode of our Hondo Ohnaka series.

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

• A brief history of the Onderon Arc of which this episode of The Clone Wars is part,
• Anakin’s recruitment of Hondo to deliver missiles to Ahsoka and the rebels on Onderon,
• How this episode is out of order from previous episodes of The Clone Wars, and
• How events in this episode may have influenced Hondo to establish Ohnaka Transport Solutions at Black Spire Outpost on Batuu (in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disney parks).

Check out the last episode in our Hondo Ohnaka series in episode 650.

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