Where There's a Whills, There's a Podcast

Roxy and Dean become acquainted with a particular affliction while undergoing the final preparations for #BountyHunterSummer. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Chapters 17 - End of Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good; Issue 12 of Bounty Hunters (2020); Issue 1 of Star Wars Adventures: Weapons of a Jedi; Issue 10 of Doctor Aphra (2020); Issue 12 of Darth Vader (2020); Season 1, Episode 4 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

Roxy and Dean continue to prepare themselves for #BountyHunterSummer by getting lost in some preludes. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Issue 13 of Star Wars (2020); Issue 5 of The High Republic (2021); Season 1, Episode 3 of The Bad Batch.

Dean and Roxy arrive at the shore house after a long drive. They know they gotta hit the beach and ride those waves soon, but before then, they just want to rest for a second. This is the Prelude to Bounty Hunter Summer. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha, Issue 4 of High Republic Adventures, Chapters "Memories 3 - Memories 6" of Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good, and Episode 2 of The Bad Batch.

Dean and Roxy partake in Star Wars Day by reviewing their first TV show. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Issue 9 of Darth Vader (2020); Chapters 1 - 9 of Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good; Season 1, Episode 1 of The Bad Batch.

Roxy and Dean learn who they are. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Issue 9 of Doctor Aphra (2020).

Roxy teaches Dean the etymology of a very special Star Wars phrase. The two begin to gear up for what will certainly be a Bounty Hunter Summer. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Issue 11 of Bounty Hunters (2020).

Roxy and Dean take a trip back to the past to a time when what was "canon" to Star Wars was an irrelevant question because it was all just vibes and kid cartoons. Also, there's still comics. COVERED THIS WEEK: Season 1, Episode 1 of Ewoks; Issue 4 of The High Republic (2021); Issue 3 of The High Republic Adventures (2021).

Dean and Roxy dip into the considerable amount of Star Wars news this week before talking short stories and animated debuts of incredibly popular characters. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: First Duty: Part One (from Star Wars Insider 201) and The Story of The Faithful Wookiee from The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Dean and Roxy close out another novel, and a trilogy, as well as look into the merits of recasting. A knob is considered. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Part 3 and 4 of Victory's Price, Bounty Hunters (2020) Issue 10, Doctor Aphra (2020) Issue 8, Star Wars Adventures (2020) Issue 4.

Roxy and Dean read some comics and books after being introduced to the concept of bottomwear on deities. Covered in this episode: Part 2 (Chapters 9 - 16) of Victory's Price; Issue 12 of Star Wars (2020).

After a week off, Roxy and Dean jump back in with a new book, new characters, and the same old attitude. They also come up with a whole new new way of looking at the Star Wars universe. Covered in this episode: Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 8) of Victory's Price, The High Republic (2021) #3, The High Republic Adventures (2021) #2.

Roxy and Dean are forced to take a break when no new Star Wars things are released this week. They talk about some recent news and what they've been up to otherwise in a galaxy far, far away.

Dean and Roxy discuss the notion that every pilot in the Star Wars universe is the best at what they do, as well as the inherent coolness of a sentient rock. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Into the Dark, Starlight: Part Two: Go, Together (Star Wars Insider 200), and Darth Vader #10 (2020).

Roxy and Dean take a (short) break from reading prose and instead tackle a whole bunch of comics at once. At least five of them. Covered in this episode: The High Republic Adventures #1, The High Republic #2, Star Wars (2020) #11, Star Wars Adventures (2020) #3, Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run #2.

Dean and Roxy finish out the first batch of releases of The High Republic by taking a moment of silence for a fallen friend. Also, there's some bounty hunters. Covered in this episode: A Test of Courage and Issue 9 of Bounty Hunters (2020).

Roxy and Dean finish and explore their thoughts on Light of the Jedi, discuss some recent fandom behavior, and wonder what is up with all of the Lobots recently! Covered in this episode: Part Three (Chapters 36 - Epilogue) of Light of the Jedi and Issue 7 of Doctor Aphra (2020).

Roxy and Dean continue to pick apart The High Republic era, and although their best friend Doug is nowhere to be found, newcomer Wet Bub swoops in to steal their hearts and play some wreckpunk. Covered in this episode: Part Two (Chapters 19 - 35) of The Light of the Jedi, Issue 9 of Darth Vader (2020), and the recent Lucasfilm Games news.

Dean and Roxy travel back in time to the High Republic era in earnest and meet some new faces. Nothing can prepare them for the discovery of a new best friend - Master Doug. Covered in this episode: Part One (Chapters 1 - 18) of The Light of the Jedi, The Great Jedi Rescue, Issue 1 of The High Republic (2021), and Issue 10 of Star Wars (2020).

First podcast you hear tonight. Dean and Roxy introduce their new podcast to the world, When There's a Whills, There's a Podcast, a weekly dive into the newest Star Wars content with a positive spin! In the first episode, they discuss their individual experiences with the franchise and then go straight into the first release from the High Republic publishing effort - Charles Soule's short story "Starlight: Part One" from Star Wars Insider 199.