Star Wars: Cantina Chronicles

Episode 84 - Planting The Seed

Take shelter in the cantina during these dark times to hear our review of ‘Star Wars: Reign of the Empire; Mask of Fear’ by the wildly talented, Alexander Freed. This book could not be more prescient for our current day, and we dive head first into all the politics and Star Wars lore surrounding a righteous resistance that we know will eventually dispel the darkness that has taken root in the galaxy.

Episode 83 - Grand Master Gilroy

This week, the cantina crew cover some theme park news before diving into a discussion about the recent Andor season 2 live stream. While discussing numerous behind-the-scenes info and insights shared by Tony Gilroy, the pod evolves into a scintillating discussion about the creative direction of modern Star Wars and how Gilroy’s character-driven approach to Star Wars storytelling is something we’d like to see continue beyond Andor season 2.

Episode 82 - The Upcoming Slate

This week, we chronicle the numerous film projects announced by Lucasfilm in the last decade, as well as dig into what’s actually coming down the pipeline such as the Mando & Grogu film and the mysterious Shawn Levy feature. With The Mandalorian and Grogu fast approaching, we’ll soon find out if telling stories between saga films is a good direction for the brand, whereas some of us argue an entirely new era of the timeline is needed to capture the mythic potential only Star Wars can provide. We end our discussion with some predictions for what we might see in terms of project reveals and announcements at Star Wars Celebration 2025. Enjoy responsibly!

Episode 81 - The Revolution Will Be Televised

This week, the cantina crew discuss the Andor season 2 trailer, dig into the news surrounding Kathleen Kennedy’s succession plan and wrap the show with a review of the latest Star Wars: High Republic Adventures runs, ‘Echoes of Fear’ and ‘Dispatches From The Occlusion Zone.’

Episode 80 - From Eriadu to Valo and Back Again

With Grant suffering a bad case of Tythonian Laryngitis Ben and Adam take the lead to discuss a host of recent High Republic Adventures comics. The path to the High Republic finale is clear and part of it leads to Eriadu, but first there is a wedding! Sadel up to the bar, grab a drink, crack open a comic, and let's talk Star Wars!

Episode 79 - A New Legacy

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ the cantina crew reflect on the sequel trilogy and share their honest thoughts about the films nearly a decade after their release. Once we conclude our retrospective of the sequels, we move onto coverage of the latest comics, specifically, ‘Ewoks’ and ‘Star Wars: A New Legacy.’ We finally land the pod with a discussion of The Dark Lord, Darth Momin, and leave our listeners with a lingering question: How will Disney handle The Sith Empire in future Star Wars films? 

Share your thoughts in the comments below. 

Episode 78 - Starship Draft!

This week, we’re back in the Cantina to play a game we’ve all been  eagerly anticipating,

The Starship Draft! 

As we draft myriad ships in different classifications, we share why we love the design of our picks and why they matter to us. 

Share your draft list in the comments below and join in on the fun, we’ll be sure to give your list a mention on the next pod! 

Episode 77 - End of an Empire

The Cantina Crew are back together to discuss the final four issues of the Battle for Jakku comic series entitled, Star Wars: Battle for Jakku — The Last Stand. After covering the comics and chatting about the definitive end of the Galactic Civil War, we talk the Ryan Gosling casting news and share our picks for who we would like to see play the next Han Solo-type character in a Star Wars feature-length film. 

Episode 76 - Jakk-me? Jakku!

Grant is away on a special mission this week, but Ben and Adam sally forth and discuss all the Star Wars news that is fit to print, before delving into the comics. The boys break down all the news swirling around the Rey and Shawn Levy movies, including casting rumors and new writers. Then the potential surrounding the new ongoing mainline Star Wars comic is examined. Finally, we delve into exciting second part of the Battle of Jakku Comic: Republic Under Siege!. 

Pull up a seat and join us at the bar!

Episode 75 - The Great Work

Skeleton Crew has sadly come to an end, and so we gather in the cantina to discuss the spectacular finale and bid farewell to an ensemble of truly standout Star Wars characters.