Star Wars Generations Podcast • Beyond the Screen

Danielle and Riki join me to look back at Star Wars: The Bad Batch. We talk about the overall message and meaning of the show, how the story wrapped up, and what the show taught us about the larger Star Wars story and universe. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Erin, Alex, and Matthew dive into Tales of the Empire, the second season of the animated Star Wars: Tales anthology series on Disney+. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch is over, but our discussion has just begun! Join Alex, Erin, and Matthew as we dive into the series finale of this great show. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Both sides are moving the pieces into place for the series finale and Erin and Matthew are here to discuss it as we cover Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3, Episode 14!Bonus content explores WHY that cantina on Tattooine didn’t allow droids as we talk about “We Don’t Serve Their Kind Here,” by Chuck Wendig, the next chapter in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View - A New Hope. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Erin, Alex, and Matthew talk about the ins and outs of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3 Episode 13!Note: Matthew’s sound is a little off in this episode. We’ll make sure that gets fixed by next episode. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

With Matthew relegated to comments in the chat, Erin and Alex dive into Episode 12 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3. Bonus content on upcoming Star Wars video games. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Can Matthew and Erin process the emotions these episodes brought up? Can we survive Alex’s absence? Can Erin hold in her laughter as Matthew makes a poignant and nuanced take that is based on a plot detail he’s totally wrong about? Check out our coverage of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Episodes 10-11 to find out!Bonus member content: Erin’s feelings about episode 9. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

We had a BIG reveal on this episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3 Episode 9, and Alex and Matthew are here to talk about it.The reveal was teased in the trailer, and we recorded a bonus member episode on the Star Wars book that is deeply relevant to this part of the story. This week, our bonus content – available to everyone – is an excerpt from that episode. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Sometimes Matthew runs a tight ship, keeping the discussion moving along with the occasional tangent for education, edification, or entertainment thrown in.Today was not that day. With Matthew's video not working, and thus being unable to give his two co-hosts the "don't make me turn this podcast around" face, things went a bit off the rails. Erin showcases her Mystique cosplay, Matthew sings, Alex sows chaos, and amidst the lively detours, we still manage to get some great discussion in along the way.Amidst the antics, the trio also takes a deep dive into Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3, Episode 8, followed by an exclusive bonus for members where they unpack the thrilling The Acolyte trailer. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Regular guest and clone expert Danielle, aka "Written in the Star Wars," joins me to discuss the first seven episodes of Season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, with a particular focus on the return of Rex and Wolfe. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Erin, Alex, and Matthew dive into Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3, Episodes 6-7.Bonus Content: Discussion of "Not for Nothing," by Mur Lafferty, the next story in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: A New Hope.Bonus Content: Matthew's internet died, leaving Erin and Alex talking into hot mics for 10 minutes. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Matthew is out this week, but Erin and Alex have all the hot takes on Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3, Episode 5, titled "The Return."The duo delves into the dynamics between Hunter and Crosshair — exploring the complexities of their brotherhood — and discusses Wrecker's unique knack for uniting the team. They also ponder over why the Bad Batch could really use a pet.Members: don't miss our bonus segment on "The Luckless Rodian," a captivating story by Renée Ahdieh from the anthology Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: A New Hope. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Can Omega and Crosshair find a way to work together? What has Alex so excited about Project Necromancer? Can our hosts stick to this episode without diving into a discussion of Saw Gerrera, Andor, the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to fight the empire, and events in our own world? (That one is clearly a "no.")We continue our journey along with Crosshair, Omega, Hunter, Wrecker, and the rest of our favorites in our coverage of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, season 3, episode 4: "A Different Approach". With bonus content for members on "Beru Whitessun Lars," by Meg Cabot, a short story from Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, A New Hope. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Join hosts Matthew Fox and Erin McGowan as they dive deep into the first three episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, season three. They analyze key plot points, discuss character arcs and development, explore major themes, and speculate on what's to come in the rest of the season. Whether you're a diehard Star Wars fan or just enjoy compelling storytelling, this episode offers insight that will leave you eagerly anticipating the next episodes.Key Questions Discussed:Other Topics Covered: We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

It’s Erin’s world - we’re just living in it! With Matthew and Alex unavailable, Erin McGowan (Lady Tano Presents) goes over the key characters and plot points of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 and all the reasons she's so excited for the upcoming season 3. Her mini episode leads into a rebroadcast of our The Bad Batch Season 2 Wrap Up episode we did after the last season finished.Whether you're a diehard Batcher, or you've never seen an episode but might check out season 3, this is the episode for you!Bonus Content for Members: Erin talks about the 2010 book Star Wars: Red Harvest by Joe Schreiber. Force zombies? Force zombies! We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Could the Galactic Republic have just let the Separatists go? Is Padawan Anakin a romantic figure or a walking red flag? Does Jango Fett get a bad rap, and can we find things in this movie to love, and how freaking cool were seismic charges?Alex, Erin, & Matthew dive into Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. We explore the above questions and more, including:Was Count Dooku right in what he said to Obi-Wan Kenobi? Did he intend to join with Kenobi against Darth Sidious? What draws Padmé to Anakin, and why can she look past his murder of the Tusken Raiders? What does this movie teach us about the hubris of the Jedi, and the number of Jedi Masters who ignored Anakin's warning signs? Why does Matthew call lightsaber-wielding Yoda a bouncing green ball of ableism? We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Join hosts Erin McGowan, Alex Kormann, and Matthew Fox as they discuss Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. What was our first viewing of the movie like? How have our feelings on it changed over the years? We discuss what we liked and what didn’t work for us, how the movie fit into the version of the past the Original Trilogy paints, and then dive into ethical questions such as the nature of the Force, was Qui-Gon Jinn wrong to try and use mind tricks on Watto, and why Natalie Portman’s Queen Amidala was giving side eye flirts to a 9 year old Anakin Skywalker. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

Join host Matthew Fox and guests Riki Hayashi and Sarah Hayashi as we discuss the Star Wars Rebels series finale, "Family Reunion and Farewell." They explore the events of the last episode, analyze key character arcs, praise the show's found family theme, and share their thoughts on what makes it a satisfying conclusion. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

We wrap up our discussion of the Star Wars original trilogy—things we noticed, favorite characters and storylines, issues, and parts of which we want more.Key Discussion PointsOther Topics Covered: We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.

The first trailer for season three of Star Wars: The Bad Batch is live, and Alex Kormann joins me to talk about it!Stay tuned for episode coverage of Hunter, Wrecker, Echo, Crosshair, and Omega, starting in February. We’ve started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!Discord:TruStory.FMswg@theethicalpanda.comSWGenerationsTheEthicalPandaSWGenerationsPodTheEthicalPandaStar Wars Generations on TruStory.FMInstagramhis websiteInstagramTiktokWant to support the podcast AND get ad-free episodes and bonus content? Become a supporting member of The Ethical Panda Podcasts! Members get access to bonus content with (almost) every ad-free episode of this and my other podcast, Star Wars Universe Podcast, and we’ll be adding more benefits soon, including access to live streams!You can subscribe for $5 a month, or get a discount with an annual membership for $55.Plus, you'll be showing your support for this show and all things Ethical Panda. Visit our home on TruStory FM to learn more.