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Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
On the 46th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- discuss Season 4 of "Star Wars Rebels," the animated series that takes place between Episodes III & IV. In keeping with the tone of the season, they get a little silly off/topic at times, but ultimately in the pursuit of something special. Season 4 is ALL about that, as the creators take the series in some pretty different directions, from Loth-Wolves and reincarnation (we think?), to the death of a major character (spoiler alert!), to the return of the space whales, all the way up to time travel in Star Wars (previously forbidden). Does all of it work? What are the best (and worst) episodes? And what do underoos have to do with any of it? All that and more on this week's episode!
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
On this, the 45th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- get into some serious "The Mandalorian" talk, thanks to the release of the trailer for Season 2. They try to put the new imagery and sound into context within the first season's story and vibe -- how good of a continuation does it seem to be? They then break the trailer down scene by scene to look for clues as to the direction of Season 2. Will the Mandalorian find a home for Baby Yoda? Will he find other heroes along the way? And what kind of resolution can we expect to see from the cliffhanger and other plot threads from Season 1? They have tons of thoughts and theories to share on all of it; have a listen!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: The Mandalorian Season 2 trailer
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
As the NFL season fast approaches, these three Who Dats -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- address a topic on the 44th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast that's non-Star Wars related ... and end up talking about Star Wars for an hour anyway. That's because the news of the week once again illustrates a lack of planning in the sequel trilogy, a hot topic for your hosts. They also talk about "The Mandalorian" news, review the cool new Netflix documentary series, "High Score" (a major win for video game fans), and even get in a little Saints talk.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: 'High Score' Wikipedia
Related: Mandalorian Season 2 interview
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
On the 43rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- address all the latest news, including some (strong) opinions on the recent John Boyega interview, before turning their attention to the topic of the week: Star Wars deleted scenes. You've probably seen or heard of most of these, and they're often entertaining on their own merits, but the group asks the question of "What if?" about which of the scenes might have served the movies well and benefited the overall story. Furthermore, which of these scenes need to stay in the vault forever? Listen to the latest episode to find out!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: The deleted scenes that should have stayed (from AT-AT Chat)
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
It's another commentary track! On the 42nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- dig into "Rogue One" with a live, running commentary track of the movie (because everyone loves the people who talk through the whole movie). They look at why the movie is so beloved by longtime fans, quibble over some of the details (it's not quite perfect), and speak to the larger themes at play. In what is truly the first Star WAR movie, the symbolism is rich throughout, as are the bigger picture ideas like sacrifice, the impact of a conflict on innocents, losing one's humanity, and more. Sync up with the movie or listen without ... but either way, enjoy!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: Rogue One retrospective: Sacrifice and inspiration
Related: Rogue One on IMDB
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
On this, the 41st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- talk Dolly Parton, Oktoberfest and "The Mandalorian" before doing a retrospective on Season 3 of "Star Wars Rebels," the animated series that takes place between Episodes III & IV. The discussion centers on several key episodes that provide a satisfying arc for the season, a path through the Dark Side for Ezra, and a building upon previous seasons. Maul's interactions with the crew of the Ghost and Obi-Wan(!!!) are of course on center stage, but beyond that, what makes Thrawn such a compelling adversary? How do Sabine's struggles resonate? What's the deal with Bendu? And are Chopper and AP-5 the best comedic droid duo in Star Wars? Listen as the group debates.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
We've reached 40 episodes of the WhoDatJedi podcast! On this episode, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- are joined by special guest Bill Arceneaux (@billreviews), a New Orleans-based film critic. The group inquires about the state of the film industry as well as the film-going experience. Bill speaks to his introduction to the Star Wars films, how he balances his fandom and job when evaluating the movies, why he agrees with Aaron about "The Phantom Menace" being the best prequel, the inherent value in "The Rise of Skywalker" doing something different, and why Star Wars fans should continue to have optimism for the future.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: Bill Arceneaux's writings on film
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
On the 39th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- offer THE definitive rankings of every major-release, live-action Star Wars movie! Okay, so "definitive" might be stretching it some (their rankings might change tomorrow), but regardless, this discussion goes down the rabbit hole of trying to put the movies in context with one another in terms of their quality, people's overall enjoyment of said movies, and which of the films are the hosts' most (and least) "perfect" version of Star Wars. How do our top 11's differ? Listen to find out, and then get at us on social to give us your own ranking.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: Star Wars Rotten Tomatoes scores
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Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
As a veritable wealth of new Star Wars news continues to roll out, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- attempt to catch you up on all of it. The crew breaks down which Emmy nominations "The Mandalorian" should win for, what the newly announced film release dates mean, and how filming "Cassian Andor" and "Obi-Wan" at the same time might make sense. With rumors of projects involving Donald Glover's Lando, Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo, Emilia Clarke's Qi'ra and even Darth Maul and Tarkin, the group discusses the crossover potential for all of these characters and different series. Is there fire behind all of this smoke? Finally, they address all of the Galaxy's Edge related news (there's actually a lot going on).
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: Mandalorian nominated for 15 Emmys
Related: Will Obi-Wan and Cassian filmings overlap?
Related: Rounding up where Maul might resurface
Related: Donald Glover coming back?
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
We're back with another commentary track! On the 37th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- tackle "The Last Jedi" with a live, running commentary track of the movie (because everyone loves the people who talk through the whole movie). They look at why the movie is so divisive for fans, speaking to such issues as its humor, the visual stylings, the story elements, and the deeper themes. Is this the most challenging Star Wars movie? The most feminist? And does it do Luke Skywalker dirty? Sync up with the movie or listen without ... but either way, enjoy!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: The Last Jedi retrospective: Why we're still here
Related: The Last Jedi on IMDB.com
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
On this, the 36th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- dive into Season 2 of "Star Wars Rebels," the animated series that takes place between Episodes III & IV. Rather than going episode by episode, the discussion delves into specific topics like the continued inclusion of classic characters, Season 2's overall variance from Season 1, including its devotion to "Clone Wars" legacy storylines (at the exclusion of new characters?), and which episodes work the best -- cough, "Twilight of the Apprentice," cough -- as well as which ones don't (space whales). Your hosts also relate the topic back to the news of the new series "The Bad Batch" and tackle the issues surrounding digitizing Star Wars content for Disney+.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: 'Bad Batch' series announced
Related: Rebels Season 2 on Wikipedia
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Star Wars author (and New Orleans resident) Brittany N. Williams (@BrittanyActs) joins us for the 35th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! Your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- try very hard to contain themselves and not pepper the contributor to the forthcoming Star Wars short story collection, “From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back” with a ton of spoiler-y questions. Toward that end, the group discusses questions of representation in Star Wars and why it matters, what Williams' creative process looks like, the generational divide among Star Wars fans, and how she defines her own personal Star Wars experience. This is one of our coolest interviews yet!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back arriving Nov. 10
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
On the 34th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- are joined by special guest Eric Redding (@NolesAndPhins) to talk fandoms and fan service. Eric contributes to a soccer podcast, "Five at the Back," so the group delved into some sports discussion, specifically how sports fandoms can resemble pop culture fandoms, but the main topic of the show was a simple question with a difficult answer: How much fan service is too much? The group discussed which of the Star Wars films have more fan service than the others, how much of a back-and-forth the creators should have with the fans, and what constitutes "good" fan service. This show is literally for the fans! (Well, it's about the fans ... same difference, right?)
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Inspired by some fun online "Rogue One" discussion, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- dedicate the 33rd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast to "Rogue One." The guys touch a little on the fan service present in the movie and relate that back to the most recent episode of "Disney Gallery." But they also tackle several bigger questions about 'Rogue One" as well. Is it an essential piece of Star Wars? How does the relationship between Cassian and Jyn work? Is the Force a welcome presence here? What character would you save if you could? And why is K-2SO the best? They dive into the good (there's so much!) and the bad (yes, there is some!) in a substantial conversation.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: A Baby Yoda 'Bop It' game?
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
On this, the 32nd episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- talk about the cancellation of Star Wars Celebration. Aaron calls upon his experience as an attendee to offer perspective on the decision ... and whether it was ultimately the right call. They also review the newest addition to the Star Wars universe -- "Jedi Temple Challenge" -- which is very much a kids show, but still has some appeal for adults. Finally, they look at the latest episode of "Disney Gallery." This episode dealt with the music composition for "The Mandalorian," and the guys discuss how much this music varies from traditional Star Wars music ... but that it also draws inspiration from some pretty famous westerns.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: Celebration canceled
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Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
On the 31st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- dig into Season 1 of "Star Wars Rebels," the animated series that takes place between Episodes III & IV. They talk about how good of a job the first season does of pulling viewers in right away, establishing its characters (and developing them), and pulling in existing characters. On that last point, they also discuss a rumored crossover movie involving a few fan favorites, and why that may NOT be the best concept to pursue. There's lots of praise to go around for the creators of this modern Disney Star Wars universe ... but there are also questions about what those creators can and should be doing going forward. Buckle in for our biggest episode yet.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
It's the 30th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! On this episode, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- are joined by special guest Scott Colesby (@ScottColesby) to celebrate and discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which Aaron JUST finished watching. They share their thoughts on the whole giant experiment starting with what a surprise the first "Ironman" was, and how well the story ultimately paid off in "Avengers: End Game." How does the series compare to the Star Wars saga? They offer some thoughts on that and also share their Top 3 and Bottom 3 rankings of the MCU films. How did "Thor: Ragnarok" make both the "best of" and "worst of" lists? Why did literally everyone have "Ironman 2" in the bottom? And which "Avengers" movie should be considered the best, and why?
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
As behind-the-scenes content from "The Mandalorian" continues to roll out, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- tackle that material, but they also turn their attention to another Star Wars animated series in the wake of the conclusion of "Clone Wars." On this, the 29th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, they devote much of the show to spoiler-free talk of "Rebels," the animated series that takes place post-Clone Wars prior to "A New Hope." What are the strengths of the show? Why should people watch? Why are these characters so compelling? Are there good reasons to revisit it if you've already watched? And why do your hosts love it SO MUCH? Give a listen for some answers!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: Star Wars Rebels Wikipedia
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
On this, the 28th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- celebrate the 40th anniversary of "The Empire Strikes Back" with a live, running commentary track of the movie (because everyone loves the people who talk through the whole movie). They really try to tackle the question of why Gen X in particular has such an affinity for this movie, how it succeeds (and even how it sometimes fails), what its impact and relation to the rest of the series is, and how it reads differently to an adult vs. a child. Sync up with the movie or listen without ... but either way, enjoy!
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: The Empire Strikes Back retrospective: Hitting Hard
Related: The Empire Strikes Back on IMDB.com
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Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
On the 27th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) -- are joined by special guest Michelle Hunter (@MichelleHunter), a crime reporter for The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate (and a Star Wars super fan). After discussing the latest "Mandalorian" news and notes, they get into some of the more hilarious stories Michelle has covered (including a wacky Star Wars-related one) before settling into some good old Expanded Universe discussion. When Disney decided to move away from the old EU and rebrand it as "Legends" material in favor of new canon, it left a whole lot of fans disappointed ... and in some cases devastated. We look at the old EU material through the eyes of its fans, discuss its various merits (including specific recommendations for people wanting to check it out), and make the case that there's a place for passionate debate about our content within the fandom.
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Read more of Fredo's musings here.
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Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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