The Mando Fan Show is back, baby! And James Baney returns! We rate The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer on the Pedro Pascal Face scale, then discuss it in full with a big stop at Speculation Nation! Lacey has some bananas but intriguing theories, and it is clear Mando is now preparing Grogu for his future more than protecting him. It was a great chat with the classic TRB three with a cameo from James' son Bennett with a review of A New Hope! We also feature a lot of your thoughts submitted in the chat. In Favreau we trust, we are psyched for Mando!

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A new STAR WARS movie hits theaters in less than 100 days! The Mandalorian and Grogu marketing campaign is heating up. We run through the merch reveals that just dropped including a curious item, Yoda’s lightsaber from Book of Boba Fett? Grogu is definitely using the lightsaber in the movie!

We also get into the Super Bowl ad which has die-hard fans debating its success, though the data on its performance exists, and we have it! We’ll dig into all that and more including Star Wars Galactic Racer’s gameplay trailer, the new Maul comic ahead of Shadow Lord, and a round of Will of the Force! Is Filoni going to kill off Baylan Skoll? Plus, Skeleton Crew Season 2 rumors?!

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Changes are coming for Star Wars as there are new bosses at both Lucasfilm AND Disney. What can we expect from Star Wars under new leadership? Is this a good or bad sign for things like The Hunt For Ben Solo and even the future of SOLO? We speculate on where we think the franchise is headed based on the new names at the top.

We will also have a really fun round of our segment One With The Force where tough choices need to be made including what Star Wars character you wish we had more time with and your all time Chewbacca moment! That and more Star Wars talk, including your submitted #AskTheResistance questions!

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Star Wars Starfighter writer tells us to temper expectations when it comes to familiar faces, as Jonathan Tropper claims there are NO legacy characters in the movie! We’ll discuss that and more including a rumor about Dave Filoni’s Mandoverse movie and is Daisy Ridley urging Star Wars fans to practice the ultimate Jedi patience for Rey’s return?

We also have a great round of Will of the Force sent in by TRB Patrons, including fun questions like, will Maul Shadow Lord end with Maul being stranded on Malachor?

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Loaded podcast today! We’re talking all about the Maul Shadow Lord trailer, plus Kathleen Kennedy’s exit interview and what to expect from Lucasfilm under Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan. Also, why is Oscar Isaac being so awkward when asked about Star Wars? Is there more Poe Dameron in our future as we’ve speculated??? That and more Star Wars fun including your #AskTheResistance questions!

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Join us for a relaxing episode as John and Lacey look back on 2025 and our new Star Wars memories and experiences. From Star Wars Celebration Japan, including our fateful evening with ILM’s Rob Coleman, to our invite to Lucasfilm for Andor and our trip to Skywalker Ranch, we were on the move! We also had a great time covering Skeleton Crew on Galactic Goonies with so many great guests including showrunner Christopher Ford and composer Mick Giacchino. And then we had the K-2S Show which brought James back for a guest appearance!

It’s been a wild ride and another great year for TRB, and we look ahead to 2026 with excitement for more fun Star Wars podcast adventures! Most of all, thank YOU for making our show a part of your life this year, because if you’re listening to this, you are part of the Resistance!

In Star Wars news, Starfighter already finished filming and we get our first look at Matt Smith's look in the movie! Daisy Ridley gives an update on her future Star Wars movies, we shall all practice patience, but it’s moving in a great direction and PERHAPS filming soon?! We also run through a fun round of Will of the Force, launch giveaway contests, and read you #ResistanceTransmissions of The Force Awakens memories! What a cozy episode.

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All the Jedi Speak! Daisy Ridley talks about Adam Driver’s rejected Star Wars movie The Hunt For Ben Solo! And you never know what will happen on a Star Wars podcast, as we were in the middle of the show and The Game Awards revealed the new Star Wars game Fate of the Old Republic, so we reacted to the trailer live! We also have a killer round of One With the Force and answered your #AskTheResistance questions! That and more Star Wars fun!

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Shawn Levy had to make a big change to the third act of Starfighter before filming. Rogue One is proof of why that can be a very good thing. We discuss that and more Stargfighter bits from Levy’s chat with Kevin McCarthy, including what we can expect from Thomas Newman’s score thanks in part to advice legendary composer Danny Elfman gave to Levy years ago. Plus, a premise from The Mandalorian and Grogu is floating around the Bluray rumor mill, are we buying this? Find out! We also tackle tough ones in Will of the Force: Will Mando get a trailer in front of AVATAR? Yes please!

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Happy Thanksgiving! The Resistance base is heating up because it is time for our seasonal discussion on the state of Star Wars! We’ll also check on the latest news on Starfighter, Donald Glover, and John unboxes and wears the Denuo Novo Rebel X-wing Pilot Flightsuit! “They’ll never stop us!”

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