The Star Wars Exchange

For the final in-person podcast of the trip, Mike and Ari talk through their experience of Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo which includes them meeting the cast of Star Wars Rebels in the show's 10 year anniversary.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Catching Up

3:30 - Meeting Tiya Sircar

12:05 - Star Wars Rebels Panel

31:49 - Meeting Freddie Prinze Jr.

33:01 - Taking a picture with the Rebels Cast

38:38 - Our C2E2 Experience

43:26 - We Finally Met Parkes!

46:25 - Star Wars Celebration, We Miss You

The boys are back online to once again debate about the 'Tales of...' series as they are once again at odds with their thoughts.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Catching up

7:29 - Mike’s Thoughts

22:22 - Ari’s Thoughts

24:02 - Mike Rant

28:29 - Ari’s Thoughts

35:35 - Barris Episodes

50:14 - Morgan Episodes

The Bad Batch Finale is here and it was great! The boys group up in-person to disect it all.

We are back in person and back to review The Bad Batch. Enjoy our discussion on the latest three episodes!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Life Update

2:52 - Overall Thoughts

8:26 - Episode 12

15:05 - Episode 13

22:43 - Episode 14

Out of nowhere we were all gifted with the trailer for Tales of the Empire! The trailer looks amazing so Mike sat down with Parkes, due to Ari’s absence, to chat all about it.

With the thrilling double episode of The Bad Batch this week, the boys had to sit down to dissect it all.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

19:30 - Identity Crisis

34:08 - Point of No Return

The Bad Batch Season 3 is almost over and so just after the halfway mark of the final season, the boys group back up to discuss the first half of it and where it’s all going.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Catching Up

6:15 - Overall Thoughts

19:10 - Episode 4

24:22 - Episode 5

33:06 - Episode 6 & 7

44:15 - Episode 8

47:07 - Ventress & Episode 9

55:24 - The Acolyte Trailer Thoughts

The Bad Batch is back and so are the boys to break down the epic three-episode long premier!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

25:30 - Episode 1

38:25 - Episode 2

48:11 - Episode 3

57:11 - Ratings

The lads put each other to the test to see who is the better best friend and who knows more about the others Star Wars fandom! Watch until the end to find out who wins. (Recorded July 2023)

The boys are back in person together again to discuss their two day adventure in Galaxy's Edge where they visited Batuu for their second time! (Recorded July 2023)

Timestamps:

0:00 - We are in person!

2:54 - Stuck in the Airport

9:58 - Our Second Galaxy's Edge Experience

14:55 - I forgot to cut this out hahaha

15:15 - Live from Batuu

17:58 - Talking Through Our Two Day Adventure

The boys are back after an almost 4 -month hiatus! After The Bad Batch Season 3 trailer dropped, Mike and Ari jumped on the microphone to talk all about it as well as what they have been up to these last few months.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Life Update

14:10 - The Bad Batch Is Back!

22:41 - Ventress Discussion

40:59 - Trailer Breakdown

After eight thrilling episodes leading up to an exhilarating finale, the boys, accompanied by Parkes (ArTorr), dissect the epic conclusion and provide a comprehensive review of the entire season—all captured in a live recording!

Another week, another fantastic episode of Ahsoka. The boys break down Part 7 on today's podcast as well as predict what's to come in the finale next week.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

7:08 - No Undead Army

10:07 - Hera, Mon Mothma & C3PO!

15:47 - Training with Anakin

19:53 - Thrawn finds out about Anakin

23:45 - Sabine and Ezra Catch up + Zeb!

31:52 - Baylan & Shin Relationship

41:11 - Ezra, Jacen & Finale Talk

44:10 - Noti or Naughty?

46:23 - Thrawn

51:31 - Ahsoka Reunion with Ezra

55:58 - Finale Predictions

1:01:10 - Ratings

Ahsoka Part 6 was a historic episode in Star Wars history and with so much to unpack, Mike and Ari jumped on their microphones for another Ahsoka Aftershow.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

6:06 - Ahsoka & Huyang

15:37 - A New Galaxy & Live Action Nightsisters

22:20 - Thrawn is back!

33:49 - Ezra is back!

53:25 - Baylan Skoll’s Story

59:32 - Rating

Hayden Christensen is back in what was another epic episode of Ahsoka. Mike and Ari do a deep dive into the latest installment of the series.

What an awesome episode! Ari is back after his week off to join Mike in discussing this most recent installment.

This week Mike is joined by Aeden aka Darth Deacon, due to Ari being ill, as the two discuss all that happened in ‘Ahsoka’ episode 3.

Star Wars is back… and so are the lads! With an exciting opening to Ahsoka, there’s lots to talk about in this return episode of The Star Wars Exchange.

Timestamps:

0:00 - We Are Back!

4:45 - Overall Thoughts

15:24 - The Opening

26:14 - Live Action Hera

29:49 - Live Action Lothal

34:16 - We Love Huyang

37:35 - Mike’s Lothal Rant

39:58 - Live Action Ezra

41:52 - Is Sabine Force Sensitive? (+ Her Relationship with Ahsoka)

48:05 - What They’re Doing with Ahsoka’s Character is Great

49:42 - Sabine Getting Stabbed

51:44 - Thrawn & Ezra are in another Galaxy (+ Morgan Elsbeth a Nightsister?)

56:53 - Why is this show called Ahsoka?

58:05 - Female Representation is Great

1:01:05 - Connecting to the Rebels Epilogue

1:08:26 - Final Thoughts & Overall Ratings

We are BACK to bring you more in-peron podcasts! We begin our 2023 summer adventure in New York as we discuss what we've been up to and the latest in Star Wars.

Timestamps:

0:00 - New York Adventures

21:10 - Ahsoka Hype & Release

28:57 - Star Wars Outlaws

In our final digital episode of the season, the boys discuss Mark Hamill's future in Star Wars, the Galactic Starcruiser’s closure and what’s upcoming for the podcast.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Galactic Starcruiser Closing

12:15 - Mark Hamill's Future in Star Wars

20:50 - Podcast Update

It’s been 40 years since Return of the Jedi was released and on this week's podcast the boys celebrate the film on its anniversary.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

4:53 - Our First Experience with ROTJ

9:25 - Does the film still hold up?

12:45 - Where does ROTJ fall in our Rankings?

16:44 - What We Love About ROTJ

44:58 - Was ROTJ a good ending to the OT?

After the avalanche of recent content, the boys got the chance to finally sit down and discuss where things lie for Star Wars in 2023 with friend of the show Parkes (Artorr).

Timestamps:

0:00 - The State of Star Wars

8:29 - The New Jedi Order Movie

18:45 - What Remains in 2023

31:23 - Dave Filoni directing Heir to the Empire?

Volume 2 of Visions featured far more variety than Volume 1 and we absolutely loved it! Join the boys as they discuss the new season with their friend Michelle (@ahsokaxtano).

Timestamps:

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

13:34 - Sith

19:15 - Screecher’s Reach

25:50 - In the Stars

31:59 - I Am Your Mother

37:22 - Journey to the Dark Head

43:59 - The Spy Dancer

49:52 - The Bandits of Golak

55:28 - The Pit 1:02:40 - Aau’s Song

1:06:25 - Summarizing Thoughts

Welcome to a very special episode of the podcast as the boys celebrate both Star Wars Day and their 100th episode.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Happy Star Wars Day

14:04 - Episode 100

After grinding for a few days, the boys finished up Jedi: Survivor and jumped straight onto the mic to talk all about it!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Non-Spoiler Review

9:55 - Spoilers!

That's a wrap on Season 3! The lads are back to dissect it all along with The Mandalorian fan and friend of the show Parkes!

That was fun, but do we feel differently about the series as a whole? Listen in to hear the guys thoughts on the episode.

So much Star Wars Celebration news to go through! On the final day of the epic event, the boys sit down to break down all the latest news from the last few days.

Timestamps:

0:00 - The Bad Batch Season 3

17:20 - Tales of the Jedi Season 2

25:18 - Lars Mikkelsen, Kevin Kiner & ‘Ahsoka’ Series Info

39:42 - Star Wars Visions Volume 2

Star Wars Celebration has begun! What a wild opening it was with countless updates and announcements on the future of Star Wars. The boys breakdown all of it in their first bit of coverage for the weekend.

Timestamps

0:00 - Movie Announcements

21:23 - Ahsoka Trailer

28:00 - The Acolyte

31:49 - Skeleton Crew

35:40 - Andor Season 2

Join Mike & Ari as they livestream their reactions to the news leaking out of the Lucasfilm Panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe! Catch their reactions to the Ahsoka trailer, Star Wars film announcements, and more!

Timestamps:

0:00 - The Acolyte, Andor & Skeleton Crew

1:08:17 - Ashoka

1:25:13 - Movie Announcements

We are LIVE to talk about the latest episode of Mando Season 3 and how the show has fallen apart.

Another week of The Midalorian… at least that’s how you’ll feel after listening to this podcast. Mike is away so Parkes takes a seat with Ari to chat about this latest episode and how the boys feel the show has lost its magic.

Timestamps:

0:00 - The show has lost its Magic

26:05 - Zeb was in the episode!

28:10 - Breakdown of the episode

The Bad Batch Season 2 finale subverted all our expectations in the best way possible! We are joined by our friend Parkes to break it all down.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

10:29 - The Summit

20:56 - Tech Talk

36:15 - The Ending

Bad Batch is cooking! We couldn’t resist doing a mini-episode to chat about the latest episode with our friend Brodie.

In one of our most off-the-rails episodes of the podcast, we review the latest Mando episode as well as argue about the state of the show with our good friend Brodie.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

5:18 - Overall Thoughts

12:45 - The State of Mando

27:02 - Full Breakdown

54:20 - Ratings

The Convert was a unique chapter of The Mandalorian and here to discuss that with us today is Colin from the Star Wars Stuff Podcast.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Overall Thoughts 

12:13 - Full Breakdown

The Outpost was an incredible episode of television so the boys couldn’t resist making a quick video chatting about it.

The Mines of Mandalore had a lot going on and the lads are back to dissect it all along with The Mandalorian fan and friend of the show Parkes!

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Overall Thoughts

20:11 - Full Breakdown 

59:47 - Ratings

Mando Season 3 is here and so are we (six days late)! Here is our bite sized review of the premier.

The Mandalorian Season 3 is on the horizon and the lads have joined together this week to do a Pre-Show! They also touch on the unfortunate news surrounding Star Wars Celebration as well as have a quick chat on Bad Batch episode 10.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Mando Season 3 Pre-Show

26:44 - No Celebration until 2025

35:30 - Bad Batch Ep 10 Review

It's time for a news roundup! We talk about all things Mando season 3, Jedi: Survivor and the upcoming Star Wars films. We also touch on Bad Batch episode 9 since we didn’t do a full review for it this week.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Bad Batch Episode 9 Review

14:24 - Mando Season 3 Details

25:40 - Jedi: Survivor Update

31:49 - Disney going to ‘lean’ on Star Wars

39:16 - Star Wars Movies Incoming

44:30 - Ahsoka getting multiple seasons

47:52 - Do we care about ‘Star Wars: Visions’?

We've reached the midseason point of The Bad Batch season two and the boys are ready to talk about the double drop of episodes!

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Overall Thoughts 

11:28 - The Clone Conspiracy 

44:04 - Truth and Consequences

The boys are ready to catch up on all things Bad Batch and discuss the last three episodes that included the return of our favorite Wookie Jedi.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Episode 4 & 5

11:08 - Episode 6

It’s time to talk about The Bad Batch and the boys have assembled to do so along with their friends Noah (@The_StarWarrior)

Timestamps:

0:00 - Episode 1 & 2

6:50 - Episode 3

This week Mike and Ari review the year's Star Wars content as well as take a look ahead at what's to come in 2023.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Year in Review 

51:49 - Everything Coming in 2023

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! In today’s Holiday Special inspired episode, Mike and Ari talk about all things Star Wars and Christmas discussing how the two mix well together and more.

It’s our one year anniversary! Today we talk about the year that has been and reflect and all that we’ve done together. We also provide an update on how we’re going to run the podcast moving forward.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - One Year Anniversary 

45:00 - Podcast Update

The Andor finale is out now and it was amazing! Parkes, Ari and Mike deep dive into the epic conclusion.

Andor episode eleven is out now and it was great! Mike and Ari deep dive into this latest installment.

Andor episode ten is out now and it was epic! Mike and Ari deep dive into this latest installment.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - General Andor Talk 

9:04 - Episode 10 Review