The New Republic Archives

We’ve somehow managed to do this show for a whopping 4 years! And as such, that means we get to do another deep dive on film in the Skywalker Saga! We’re joined by friends of the show Tony and Nick … Continue reading →

We’re back baby, and we’ve got stuff to talk about! Somehow, we managed to avoid making this an “Oops, All Andor,” podcast, but I have a good feeling that’s going to be coming up here soon enough. We chat a … Continue reading →

It’s been a minute, but Tim and Gary are back this week to talk about the second half of Lourna Dee’s story from Star Wars: The High Republic: Tempest Runner. Trapped on the prison ship, The Restitution, Lourna navigates prison … Continue reading →

We’re back with another bantha episode this week, and while we don’t have a whole lot of concrete news to discuss, we still found something! Plus, stay tuned for our final thoughts about Skeleton Crew! Follow us on Twitter or … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for our several-weeks-too-late holiday special; thank you to everyone for bearing with us as we dealt with holiday travel and family obligations. This week we’re talking about a very lovely little picture book, it’s A … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for another bantha, and this time we’ve got a new show to discuss! We spoil some minor things about the first few episodes of Skeleton Crew and discuss some real world pirate history. Also, Visions … Continue reading →

It’s time for another deep dive, and this time we’re digging into the beginnings of a story about Gary’s favorite High Republic “Tempest Runner”, one of a triumvirate who are second in command to the leader of the Nihil marauders, … Continue reading →

After an unexpected–but well needed–break, Tim and Gary are back with another Bantha, and we’ve got some news thanks to D23 Brazil! In This Episode: Skeleton Crew Filmmaker Roundtable Mick Giacchino to compose Skeleton Crew Andor Season 2 Premiere date … Continue reading →

Since Gary has been playing Star Wars: Outlaws, we decided to stay in a similar space and read some Crimson Dawn comics. This quiet little faction is back in action, and they reclaim their glory by stealing Han Solo!! We … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back, and while we continue to be in a slump with regards to Big Star Wars News, we’ll always find something to talk about. In this episode: Music By John Williams Ewan McGregor Star on Hollywood … Continue reading →

It’s time for another deep dive, and this time Tim and Gary dug back into Rebels to discuss the Season 2 finale, Twilight of the Apprentice. In This Episode: Twilight of the Apprentice Director: Dave Filoni Writers: Carrie Beck, Simon … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for another Bantha, and somehow despite both SDCC and D23 having come and gone, we still have very little real news to discuss. Don’t worry, we find other things to talk about as well! In … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary return alongside special guest Kevin to continue our conversation about The Battle for Endor! In this episode: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor Starring:Warwick Davis as WicketAubree Miller as CindelSiân Phillips as CharalCarel Struycken as Terakand Wilford Brimley … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for another Bantha, and despite SDCC having just passed us by, we don’t really have that much news to discuss. Join us for a little bit of book talk, a little bit of Skeleton Crew … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are joined by returning Ewok expert Kevin to chat about THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR! This movie is somehow way better than it has any right to be, which means we had to cut this episode in half, … Continue reading →

We’re back with another bantha, and while we don’t have a lot of news this week, we still have a lot to discuss! Gary and Tim make some predictions about what Star Wars news may be announced at SDCC and … Continue reading →

We’re back with another deep dive and this time we’re joined by friend of the show Tony to talk about a few stories from the short story collection From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back In this … Continue reading →

It’s time for another bantha episode, and while we might not have a lot of news this week, that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot to talk about! Up top, Star Wars: Hunters and Tim’s thoughts on Bad Batch … Continue reading →

It’s another new deep dive, and this time we’re chatting about the High Republic! In this episode:Star Wars: The High Republic – There Is No FearWriter: Cavan ScottPenciller: Ario AninditoInker: Mark MoralesLetterer: Ariana MaherColorist: Annalisa LeoniEditor: Mark Paniccia Follow us … Continue reading →

It’s time for another bantha episode, and this week is full of a bunch of new trailers to discuss! In this Episode: Galactic Empire Star Wars Hunters Lego Fortnite – Rebel Adventure Cinematic Trailer Star Wars in Fortnite Lego Star … Continue reading →

We’re back with another Deep Dive, and since Tales of the Empire is just around the corner, we’ve decided to talk about the last appearance of Barriss Offee in the four-part finale of The Clone Wars season 5! In this … Continue reading →

It’s time for another bantha, and this time we’ve got a slew of new trailers to discuss! In this episode: Star Wars: The AcolyteStar Wars: Tales of the EmpireStar Wars: Outlaws Beau Willimon to co-write Star Wars: Dawn of the … Continue reading →

It’s time for another deep dive, and this time we’re joined by the ever lovely Norman Mitchell to discuss Star Wars: Visions Season 2! In this episode: Spy DancerProduced by Studio La CachetteWritten by Juilen Chheng and Gabrielle D’AndrimontDirected by … Continue reading →

We’re back with another bantha episode, and this time it’s under an hour! There’s not a lot of news, but we chat about video games, the High Republic, and Space Husbands! Follow us on Twitter or Instagram Join the Dueling … Continue reading →

It’s our 3 year anniversary, and we’re here with our third saga film deep dive! It’s Empire Strikes Back! Rounding out our “second movie in a trilogy” series, we’ve brought on the delightful hosts of Franchisography, co-creators of Geek by … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back with another bantha episode, and this time we actually have news! Granted, it’s three week old news, but that’s just how the podcast goes baby! In This Episode: Star Wars: The Living Force by John … Continue reading →

We’re back for the first deep dive of 2024, and we’re finally, after months and months of talking about it, discussing the VR experience, Vader Immortal! In this episode: Vader ImmortalWritten by David S. Goyer, Mohen Leo, Colin MacKie, and … Continue reading →

Gary and Tim are ringing in the new year with our very first Bantha of 2024! We share the Star Wars Christmas gifts we received this year, Tim tells Gary how disappointed he was with Jedi: Survivor (spoilers ahead!), and … Continue reading → The post Bantha Episode – Microdosing the Dark Side appeared first on Dueling Genre Productions.

It’s finally here, our first deep dive back in the archives, and this time we’re bringing a new special holiday episode! It’s The Empire Strips Back Holiday Special! Tim and Gary have invited our friends Kevin and Isabel to join … Continue reading →

At long last, we’re finally back! We’re sorry our break took so long, and that this episode is a relatively short one, but we’re back! Despite our hiatus, there’s surprisingly little news to talk about. Instead we discuss what we’ve … Continue reading →

We’re so sorry we’re late with this week’s deep dive, but we’re back to talk about the brand new children’s series Young Jedi Adventures! We’d also like to let everyone know that with the release of this episode, New Republic … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back with another bantha episode, and while there’s been very little news, we’ve at least got some new content out to discuss. Tim went to see Return of the Jedi, and Gary’s been playing Jedi: Survivor, … Continue reading →

We’re back again with another deep dive, and this time we’re joined by the lovely Kevin Wright to chat about The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage! In this episode: The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of CourageWritten by George Lucas and Bob … Continue reading →

We’re back with another bantha, but this time, we’re wrapping up Star Wars Celebration 2023! We’re flush with news, so naturally, we spend the first 20 minutes talking about something else entirely! In this Episode: The Empire Strips Back The … Continue reading →

We’re back for another deep dive, and this week we’re visiting some 70s variety show specials with our lovely guest, Ripley Warner-Green! Donny & MarieSeason 3, Episode 1Air Date: September 23, 1977 Starring:Donny OsmondMarie OsmondRedd FoxKris KristoffersonPaul LyndeAnthony DanielsPeter MayhewThurl … Continue reading →

We’re back to catch up on our feelings about The Bad Batch and The Mandalorian, before digging into some news and Star Wars Celebration predictions! In This Episode: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Duel of the Fates script Star Wars: Tales … Continue reading →

Thank you thank you thank you so so much to everyone who has stuck with us through these last two years! We’re back with another deep dive for our anniversary, which means we’re doing another saga movie! This time, instead … Continue reading →

We’re back for another bantha episode, and this time we actually have news… after 10 minutes of Star Wars racing discussion, among other things. Yay news! In this episode: Racing in Star Wars The Empire Strips Back Star Wars: Young … Continue reading →

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we were unable to record the deep dive we had originally planned for today’s episode, however, we’ve still got a special surprise in store. Back in June of 2021, Tim and I sat down and recorded … Continue reading →

It’s time for another bantha, and this episode is sleepy. There’s not a whole lot of new content to talk about, but at least there’s a new Mandalorian trailer out! In This Episode:Racing Sports in Star Wars The Vader VR … Continue reading →

Happy Holidays! We’re back with another deep dive, and this time we’re doing another holiday special! Specifically, the Lego Star Wars Holiday special! Sorry for the sniffles, both Tim and I are sick and I did my best. In this … Continue reading →

Tim and Gary are back for another Bantha episode, and this time we talk about Bad Batch, Jedi: Survivor, and Tim’s birthday! In this episode: star wars clone wars tabletop game star wars jedi: battle scars star wars inquisitor: rise … Continue reading →