Welcome to 'Live From Vaders Castle', the weekly Star Wars podcast transmitted straight from the Dark Lord of the Sith's very own fortress. Join Dan and Jon every week as we explore the galaxy far far away, keeping up with the new streaming shows, the books and novels of the High Republic and more, and diving into the great history and lore of the Star Wars universe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon give their glowing reviews of the wonderful new Disney+ show, Obi-Wan Kenobi - diving deep into the shows rich themes, fantastic characters and big surprises! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Dan and Jon participate in some time travel and deliver two Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer reactions from two different months in one episode, they discuss the trailers, excitement for the show and everything Vader, Inquisitors, and of course... KENOBI! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks long awaited book club episode, Dan and Jon dive into the wonderful and climactic High Republic novel 'The Fallen Star', discussing the fantastic characters and the utterly depressing and disastrous tale from fan favourite author Claudia Gray! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this bumper-length episode, Dan and Jon discuss and debate the finale of 'The Book of Boba Fett', from all the awesome action and comedy, to some of the episodes more controversial moments! They also share some of their overall thoughts about the show as a whole! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode is in celebration of Star Wars Podcast Day, check out the great initiative on Instagram @starwarspodday #SWPD2022. In this episode, Dan and Jon gush over the fantastic and instantly iconic new episode of 'The Book of Boba Fett' featuring the return of some fan favourite characters and the live-action debut of a Clone Wars classic! They dive into the themes, characters, thrilling moments and emotional connections to the wider Star Wars story, and much much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon discuss and breakdown the new fourth episode of 'The Book of Boba Fett' - or should it be called 'The Book of the Mandalorian' - exploring the wonderful moments and deep lore of this beautiful Mando-centric episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon discuss and breakdown the new fourth episode of 'The Book of Boba Fett' - exploring the flashbacks that told the story of Boba and Fennec's first meeting, badass Boba revenge, sarlacc pits and seismic charges, and of course a General Grievous chef droid! They all discuss THAT tease at the end of the episode and predict what it could mean... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon discuss and debate the controversial, new third episode of 'The Book of Boba Fett' - exploring cyborg gangs, wookiee fights and 30mph car chases - spoiler alert - one of them liked this episode and one of them didn't!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon explore the beautiful, new second episode of 'The Book of Boba Fett' - exploring the brilliant job the show is doing developing and exploring Boba's character and the fascinating world building being done around the Tuskens! They also dive into some great easter eggs and obscure canon connections! LIKE A BANTHA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon kick off their coverage of the brand new live action Star Wars show 'The Book of Boba Fett' with their review of the first episode. Tune in as they dive into the best moments, characters and nostalgic surprises of this great premiere! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, days before the release of the new Book of Boba Fett show, Dan and Jon count down their favourite Boba Fett moments in Star Wars canon, ranging from the films, shows and comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon begin their journey to The Book of Boba Fett with a discussion about Boba Fett's epic story during the War of the Bounty Hunters comic event, and the ramifications that comic may or may not have on the story of the new Disney Plus show coming in less than two weeks time!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon continue their rewatch of 'The Mandalorian' with 'Chapter Five' - breaking down the best moments from this fun, nostalgia-filled episode, their favourite characters and background characters and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks book club episode, Dan and Jon dive deep into the fascinating canon novel, Thrawn by Timothy Zahn, discussing this new perspective of the Grand Admiral, his rise through the Imperial ranks, the Rebellion through the Empire's eyes, and Governor Pryce's haircut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon explore the well known phrase and really get to the bottom of whether Star Wars fans do really hate Star Wars, where the positivity and negativity in the fandom starts and ends, prequel/sequel discourse and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon give you a new comic review, this time breaking down the story and characters of the first volume of Cavan Scott's High Republic comic series with Marvel. They talk Drengir, Trandoshan Jedi, Star Wars horror and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon discuss the disappointing lack of news to come out of Disney+ Day and instead take some fun and weird questions and topics from friends of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon continue their rewatch of 'The Mandalorian' with 'Chapter Four' - breaking down the best moments from this great, seven samurai inspired, episode, their favourite characters and background characters and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Dan and Jon reflect on their first comic con experience and what star wars adventures they got up to whilst there. They also discuss some of the biggest news stories of the past couple weeks, including book news and Anakin's return in the new Ahsoka show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon explore the secret history of Darth Vader, as told in the brilliant comic book series Darth Vader (2017) by Charles Soule and Guiseppe Camuncoli. They explore all the new lore this series' back 13 issues, or 3rd and 4th volumes, brings, whilst giving their overall review on the final half of this great comic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon explore the secret history of Darth Vader, as told in the brilliant comic book series Darth Vader (2017) by Charles Soule and Guiseppe Camuncoli. They explore all the new lore this series' first 12 issues, or 2 volumes, brings, whilst giving their overall review on the first half of this great comic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon continue their rewatch of 'The Mandalorian' with 'Chapter Three' - breaking down the best moments from this incredible episode, their favourite characters and background characters and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon take a deep dive into the brilliant novel 'Master and Apprentice' by Claudia Gray, this past month's book club book, discussing everything from the character development of Qui-Gon and Obi Wan, the shadow of Dooku and the fascinating world of force prophecies! You don't want to miss this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon review the latest show from Lucasfilm, Star Wars Visions, an anthology collection of short stories from Japanese anime studios! Hear their overall thoughts, and what episodes they loved and didn't love so much! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon continue their rewatch of 'The Mandalorian' with 'Chapter Two' - breaking down the best moments from this already classic episode, their favourite characters and background characters and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Dan and Jon debate who is the strongest Bounty Hunter in all of Star Wars. They take 32 bounty hunters and pit them against each other in a knockout bracket until only one remains! Who do you think is the strongest? Who's your pick for the winner? Did they make a big mistake? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Dan and Jon start a new sub-series of the podcast, the Mando rewatch, where over some time they will rewatch both excellent seasons of The Mandalorian and an episode at a time break down the best moments, characters and easter eggs from those episodes, here we start off with chapter 1 'The Mandalorian'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Dan and Jon update you on all the new and exciting news coming out of the Star Wars galaxy this week, including the new Lego Star Wars game trailer, Visions and a discussion about the recent Mandalorian Gallery Special about Luke Skywalker! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the 20th episode Dan and Jon discuss each of their top 10 pieces of Star Wars music from across the entire franchise, and really dive deep into what it is about Star Wars music that is so iconic, memorable and often emotional! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Jon and Dan share their final thoughts on this first season of the Bad Batch with a discussion about the two part finale! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode, Dan and Jon breakdown the emotional trauma of the latest High Republic novel, The Rising Storm, and dive deep into all the action, twists and great characters of this wonderful book by Cavan Scott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode, Dan and Jon dive deep into the fantastic new episode of Bad Batch, 'War Mantle', breaking every detail of the episode down and giving predictions for the final two of the season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Dan and Jon discuss the latest episode of the Bad Batch, talk about the news surrounding EA Star Wars games, continue to keep up to date with the War of the Bounty Hunters comic, and make our predictions before the latest High Republic announcements! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode, Dan and Jon discuss the past two episodes of The Bad Batch, episodes 11 and 12 - diving deep into the reintroduction of Hera and Chopper, Ryloth and everything else these great episodes had to offer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode, Dan and Jon take the deepest of dives into Claudia Gray's fantastic High Republic novel 'Into the Dark', discussing all the characters, themes and mysteries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Dan and Jon catch up with the Bad Batch with fun discussions about both episodes 9 and 10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Dan and Jon take a long and deep dive into everyone's favourite villain, Darth Vader, exploring his greatest moments in the films, comics, books and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on the podcast Dan and Jon discuss the latest thrilling episode of the Bad Batch and the exciting return of that fan favourite character, and list off our top 5 bounty hunters! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week's episode Dan and Jon talk about the latest episode of The Bad Batch, and then have a discussion about the current run of Star Wars comics, including the new War of the Bounty Hunters event! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Dan and Jon talk about the latest episode of the Bad Batch and continue their discussions around The High Republic, including announcing the book club for next month, Into the Dark by Claudia Gray! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks busy episode Dan and Jon talk about the newest episode of The Bad Batch, and have our first monthly book club discussion, about the first High Republic novel, Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Dan and Jon breakdown and review the newest episode of The Bad Batch, and also have a fun discussion about their top 5 live action and animated lightsaber duels of the franchise so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode Dan and Jon dive deep into the newest episode of The Bad Batch, giving all their thoughts, theories and questions about the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Bad Batch is finally on us and in this episode Dan and Jon give their thoughts and reviews on the first two episodes of the new Disney Plus show that dropped this week. Join us every Saturday for reviews of each new episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A matter of days away from the Bad Batch starting, Dan and Jon revisit the season 7 Bad Batch arc of the Clone Wars to discuss what happened, who the Bad Batch are, and what they are excited about for the new show coming next week.We also introduce the first book of our new monthly book club - Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Just two weeks away from The Bad Batch premiering Dan and Jon get ready by having a good discussion about clones, who they are, what their history is, some of the most essential clone wars episodes about the clones and their top 5 clones. If you like clones, this episode is for you! Have we said clones enough? Clones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Dan and Jon have a fun discussion about their top 5s, ranging from top 5 films all the way to top 5 planets, prepare for the common and the obscure! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this first episode Dan and Jon reflect on the state of the Star Wars galaxy at the moment, and look ahead to the future, recapping on all the recently announced Star Wars projects we've got coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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