Podcast Stardust

A brand new Star Wars video game is in development. We discuss the announcement trailer for Star Wars: Eclipse and Return of the Jedi joining the National Film Registry.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The Return of the Jedi’s selection for the National Film Registry,
• The news of an actress potentially joining The Acolyte,
• The announcement of Star Wars: Eclipse,
• Our hopes for Eclipse, and
• The podcast meetup at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim.

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Our year-long series focusing on Rogue One concludes with the final scenes of the movie. Vader slaughters Rebels as the plans just escape his grip.

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

• The fate of Director Krennic,
• Transmitting the plans to the Rebel fleet,
• The arrival of the Death Star at Scarif,
• Jyn and Cassian’s conversation on the beach of Scarif,
• Darth Vader’s arrival and assault on the Rebel fleet,
• Vader’s attack on the Rebels of the Tantive IV, and
• The final moments of the movie and the reveal of a new hope.

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to the prior episodes in this series:

• Part 1 with Tom Gross from CWK Pour Over and Teachers in the Dungeon, “Not a Saga Movie,” Episode 204,
• Part 2 with Pam Bruchwalski, “The Rebel Base,” Episode 219,
• Part 3 with Alan Zaugg from Idiot’s Array, “The Holy City,” Episode 231,
• Part 4 with Clair Henry from Fantha Tracks and Planet Leia, “Jyn and Saw,” Episode 246,
• Part 5 with Ryder Waldron from Idiot’s Array, “The Death Star Fires,” Episode 258,
• Part 6 with Matt Brown from The Nerd Asylum, “Arriving on Eadu,” Episode 273,
• Part 7 with Allen Voivod from Star Wars 7x7, “Krennic Meets Vader,” Episode 285,
• Part 8 with Mark Sutter from Idiot’s Array and Tarkin’s Top Shelf, “Commandeering the Shuttle,” Episode 300,
• Part 9 with the incredible actress, singer, and cosplayer Rei Kennex, “The Assault Begins,” Episode 312,
• Part 10 with Star Wars author Dan Zehr from Coffee with Kenobi, “The Rebel Fleet Attacks,” Episode 324, and
• Part 11 with Becca Benjamin from Tarkin’s Top Shelf and Kanata’s Castle, “Aligning the Tower,” Episode 335.

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Rex and Kanan run into an old foe from The Clone Wars and are forced to fight one more battle to determine whether the Separatists or the Republic wins.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• A brief history of Agamar,
• Where Kalani comes from and why he was significant,
• How Kanan is able to explain what Rex is going through,
• The war game that Kalani sets up on Agamar,
• How Ezra figures out the “solution” to the Clone Wars, and
• The Rebels teaming up with the droids to escape.

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Reports of the demise of Patty Jenkins’s involvement with Star Wars may have been greatly exaggerated. Plus, there is a new The Book of Boba Fett teaser.

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

• Reports of how Patty Jenkins’s schedule has changed and what that means for Rogue Squadron,
• A new television spot for The Book of Boba Fett,
• An excerpt from The High Republic: The Fallen Star,
• Alternate covers for The Fallen Star and Midnight Horizon,
• The failure of the HASLAB Rancor to secure enough backers, and
• The return of Galactic Nights at Disneyland.

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In this episode, we collect our top ten Star Wars characters that had their origins in a canon Star Wars animated series.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The criteria for creating our list of animated  Star Wars characters,
• A collection of characters from The Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance, and The Bad Batch,
• How some of these characters have found their way into live action movies, Disney+ shows, comics, and novels,
• A brief history for each of the characters on our list and why they appeal to us.

If you enjoyed this top ten list, check out our last top ten list in episode 341.

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When the Empire seizes Hera’s childhood home, she leads a mission on Ryloth to recover a treasured family heirloom. Thrawn is watching.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Hera’s reluctance to include her team in her personal mission,
• What a kalikori is and what it means to Hera,
• The infiltration of the Syndulla homestead,
• How Thrawn came to recognized Hera,
• Thrawn’s aggressive reaction to Captain Slaven, and
• Hera’s realization at the end of the episode.

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We discuss some of the new details from The Book of Boba Fett television spots as well as reports of casting for the live action Sabine Wren, plus more.

In this fully armed and operational podcast, we discuss:

• The two new TV spots for The Book of Boba Fett,
• The season length for The Book of Boba Fett,
• Casting for Sabine Wren in the upcoming Ahsoka series,
• The casting of a new character for Ahsoka,
• A hardcover release for Tempest Runner,
• A preview of the cover for Mike Chen’s Brotherhood,
• Dark Horse getting a license to create new Star Wars comics,
• New details about the Star Wars Galactic Cruiser resort, and
• Grogu at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.

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Sabine Wren goes undercover to extract Imperial cadets that wish to defect from an Imperial flight academy. However, Governor Pryce is on her trail.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• A mysterious new Fulcrum agent making contact with the Rebels,
• Why Ezra believed he should be the one to go undercover,
• How Sabine managed to infiltrate the Empire for this mission,
• The first appearances of the TIE Interceptor and Rebel transport in Rebels, and
• An unexpected ally that helps Sabine and Wedge Antilles escape.

If you this discussion, check out our previous discussion of Rebels in episode 338.

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We conclude our celebration of two years of fully armed and operational podcasting with a discussion of our top ten Star Wars stories from the past year of the podcast.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Our scoring system and how we ended up ranking our top ten stories,
• Some of the comics from The High Republic, Darth Vader, and War of the Bounty Hunters that made our list,
• Books from The High Republic series and others that ranked highly for us, and
• Content from Disney+, including Visions, The Mandalorian, and The Bad Batch that impressed us and figured into our rankings.

If you have a chance, go back and check out our top ten Star Wars adventures from year one of the podcast in episode 174.

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We supplement our Rogue One series with a discussion of the manga adaptation of Guardian of the Whills. 

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Chirrut Îmwe and Baze Malbus’s life on Jedha,
• Why Chirrut and Baze began working with Saw Gerrera,
• How Baze got his gun,
• The style of the manga,
• What causes Chirrut and Baze to stop working with Saw, and
• How this leads into Rogue One.

If you enjoyed this episode, check out our discussion of The High Republic manga, Edge of Balance Volume 1 in episode 314. Also, check out the latest episode of our Rogue One series in episode 324.

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