Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Daniel José Older joins Shima Shinya on Volume 2 of "The Edge of Balance," which sees Jedi Knight Lily and the people of Banchii challenged in a whole new way. Our (mostly) non-spoiler review today... Punch it!

And thanks to VIZ Media for sharing a review copy for us to have this conversation!

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It's an Obi-Day Monday, and we're looking back on another story set during Kenobi's time in the desert - this one taking place only a year before the live action series. Punch it!

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On this Spinner Sunday we're conducting a full spoiler review of Trail of Shadows, the Jedi noir by Daniel Jose Older that's set at the end of Phase 1 of The High Republic. Punch it!

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There's precious little new Star Wars content on the main Disney YouTube channel, but we'll see what's there and also consider what to watch on Disney+ prior to the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Punch it!

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The man who greenlit Star Wars at 20th Century Fox, Alan Ladd, Jr. passed away earlier this week. He was a titan of the filmmaking industry, and widely regarded as one of the most decent executives and producers in Hollywood. Today, a tribute to his life and work.

There's a reason why the Kenobi series isn't debuting on May the 4th, and it seems to validate a pattern in the Disney+ release schedule that may mean we won't see Mando season 3 until next year... Punch it!

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The first reviews for Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser are in! Generally, it's a non-stop experience that's mostly positive, but with some reservations. We'll dig deeper on today's show... Punch it!

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Rogue Squadron is still on the new Disney film calendar! We'll do a parallel update and check in on all the other Star Wars storytelling news for the month of March. Punch it!

These are the storytelling categories we cover every month:

Movies Live-action TV Animation Books Audiobooks Short Stories Comics Virtual Reality Video Games Experiential (Events/Conventions/Parks) Merchandise Streaming

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Fett Day is now Obi Day! For the Mondays leading up to the debut of the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi series, we'll focus on stories from Ben's time in the desert. We start with a story that takes place two years before the Kenobi series. Punch it!

As mentioned on the show, here's the link to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society: http://redcross.org.ua/donate/

That page is in Ukranian, but there's a button on the page in English for donations coming from outside Ukraine, and it leads here: https://donate.redcrossredcrescent.org/b?cid=69&lang=en_EN

I thought we'd check out something light for today's Spinner Sunday, but it turns out that the Life Day one-shot is thickly packed with stories from across the timeline. Punch it!

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