Episode DXCII: Rancho Obi-Wan, Andor, and More

Bryan Young and Holly Frey catch up after two weeks of Star Wars travel, including the Rancho Obi-Wan fundraiser and Steve Sansweet's 80th birthday, a wine tasting at Skywalker Ranch, foreign Star Wars posters, and the continuing press tour of Andor's second season.

Force help them, Holly Frey and Bryan Young took another episode to talk about Andor, particularly the Ghorman Massacre and its relationship to history as well as its startling similarities to current events. They also talked about George Lucas and Star Wars being inherently political.

Bryan Young had the chance to talk to Tony Gilroy about Star Wars: Andor Season 2 for Script Magazine on two occasions, here are those interviews for your listening pleasure.

Bryan Young spoke to Justina Ireland, author of Star Wars: The Acolyte - Wayseeker, the newest novel from Random House Worlds and the first tie in novel to the critically acclaimed Disney+ series The Acolyte, which we're still hoping gets a second season.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey talked far too briefly about Andor Season 2 and everything they loved about it and what nuances and subtleties that made it some of the best Star Wars storytelling they've seen.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, the new show that premiered on May 4th, 2025. There was also a roundtable interview that happened with Nika Futterman, the voice of Asajj Ventress that you won't want to miss.

Bryan Young got the chance to speak with the man behind Jar Jar Binks, Ahmed Best, about his role in the Star Wars prequels, his role in Light & Magic season two, and the cinema influences behind Jar Jar Binks. Listen in!

At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Bryan Young gave a presentation about Akira Kurosawa's influence on Star Wars to a standing room only crowd. Fortunately, we have the audio from the presentation and are able to share it with all of you.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey recorded an episode live from Star Wars Celebration in Japan to talk about the Andor panel and to review the first three episodes of Andor. Give this one a listen after you've had a chance to watch the show!

Holly Frey and Bryan Young had the opportunity to do roundtable interviews for the second season of Andor. They got to speak with cast and crew including Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna, and more. Listen in and hear Holly, Bryan, and some of your other favorite podcasters talk to the stars of Andor. This is spoiler free for season two, so feel safe in listening.