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The MandaLore

Martin Donison, David Cottinghamthemandalorepodcast.libsyn.com
Welcome to the MandaLore Podcast! Join Siber Wren and D. Vizsla each week as they board the Razor Crest to follow all that's happening on Disney+ Star Wars shows! Shows we will be covering include The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and whatever else comes to us from a galaxy far, far away! We'll break down what happened, where we think it's going next, and respond to feedback on every episode!
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Episodes

ML169 - Star Wars Shows Ranked

It's that summer time feeling..... A feeling like we should rank all the shows that have been released so far! That's right, there's 13 Star Wars tv shows, and we put them in order of what we feel is best. Siber Wren has his list, and D.Vizsla has his. Do they come out the same? Are they different from each other? Which ones made the top three and what criteria did we use to put them there? Well you'll just have to listen to find out! And tell us if you agree, understand why we chose how we did,...

Jul 07, 20251 hr 47 min

ML168 - Tales of the Underworld - Asajj Ventress

Ahhhh.....Asajj Ventress. Do we even have to say anything? She's back. That's all that matters. One of the coolest characters is back with not quite a vengeance, as her story takes a different path than what you may have last seen her in Clone Wars...maybe you saw the Bad Batch and wondered why she was so different...maybe you read the book Dark Disciple and know her story, and maybe only then do you know that she underwent one of the biggest transformations in Star Wars...either way, Asajj is o...

Jun 04, 20251 hr 44 min

ML167 - Tales of the Underworld - Cad Bane

It's a stand off at the not so OK corral! We get an origin story for Cad Bane, a notorious bounty hunter known for his quick draw of duel pistols! Back when he was a kid trying to survive on the streets of Duro with his best friend Niro, circumstances force them down separate paths, one the road to darker deeds, and one the path of a lighter calling, serving the law. It's a classic, yet tragic showdown of two old friends, and the sad outcome for Cad Bane. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send ...

Jun 03, 20251 hr 8 min

ML166 - Andor - S2E10-12 - Make it Stop, Who Else Knows? & Jedha, Kyber, Erso

Well, we've come to the end of yet another Star Wars show. Andor wraps up the story leading up to Rogue One and A New Hope, and it does it in style unseen in Star Wars storytelling. Depth of characters, depth of plot, and depth of intrigue. This is how it's supposed to be. The acting is unparalleled. Every character meant something. Every moment was felt. Thanks for being with us on this journey and following along with our coverage. For one last time, enjoy our discussion on the final episodes ...

May 20, 20253 hr 25 min

ML165 - Andor - S2E7-9 - Messenger, Who Are You, & Welcome to the Rebellion

It all culminates to these moments. Everything we witnessed in season 1, and everything so far in season 2, all leads to what happens in these three episodes! Syril breaks under the tension of what's going on around him and all that he didn't know, and he blames Dedra for it all. Meanwhile she's struggling to make her own decision, follow Syril and his plight to help the townspeople of Ghorman, or stick to her orders and help the Empire devastate the planet. Andor takes a daring mission to save ...

May 13, 20252 hr 54 min

ML164 - Andor - S2E4-6 - Ever Been to Ghorman, I Have Friends Everywhere, & What a Festive Evening

Halfway through Andor already! It's one year later, and we catch up to Casian and Bix hiding out on Coruscant in a safe house, and their relationship has rekindled. Syril and Dedra are working together on a new mission at Ghorman, with Syril going undercover to send back intel about the rebel uprising there. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma is in dire situations trying to get votes to go against the Empire, and also having to party with Krennic himself over some historical artifacts. Tensions are rising ev...

May 06, 20253 hr 3 min

ML163 - Andor S2E1-3 - One Year Later, Sagrona Teema, and Harvest

Andor season two is upon us! It's one year later, and we have to catch up to where everyone is now in their respective stories! We follow Cassian, Bix, Brasso, Dedra and Syril and there's a lot that has changed! Cassian gets caught yet again by some ragtag soldiers, Bix and Brasso are living peacefully on a farming planet, and Dedra and Syril live together now in a quirky relationship! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theManda...

Apr 28, 20252 hr 47 min

ML162 - Andor S2 Trailer #2 AND Tales of the Underworld Trailer

Holy revived assassins 3PO!! Asajj Ventress in her own show!!! Star Wars fans rejoice! Ok, maybe it's just Siber Wren here getting all excited, but we're here to not only talk about the second trailer for Andor Season 2 but we'll also get into the brand new trailer that came out of nowhere called Tales of the Underworld, starring Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane!! Andor S2 is almost here, and we're getting ready for it. If you haven't yet, there's still time to rewatch S1 or watch it for the first ti...

Apr 14, 20252 hr 10 min

ML161 - Andor Season 2 Trailer

Just under 2 months away is the Andor season 2 return! We got our first teaser trailer recently and Siber Wren and D.Vizsla are here to dive into it as you know we do. What do the scenes mean? What characters are returning? What do we expect to see? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod...

Mar 04, 20251 hr 45 min

ML160 - Skeleton Crew - S1E8 - The Real Good Guys

Just like a roller coaster, the ride is suddenly over. This is the finale of Skeleton Crew, and we're here to break it down. Was it a good finale? Did we get the answers we were looking for? Did it satisfy us as viewers? Surely it was a fun show. It was a great family Star Wars adventure. And this finale was full of great action and character moments. But it lacked something...and we try to put our fingers on it....do you agree with where we ended up? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voic...

Jan 21, 20252 hr 14 min

ML159 - Skeleton Crew - S1E7 - We're Going to Be in So Much Trouble

Penultimate episode time! We're at the second last one for Skeleton Crew with still no idea if there will be more! And things take a terrible turn...Jod goes full bad guy, bullying the kids and taking over the ship, all for his big payday. We get a lot of answers about the Mint on At Attin, and discover what's really going on there...but it's still shrouded in some mystery that hopefully we get answers for in the finale! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalore...

Jan 13, 20252 hr 9 min

ML158 - Skeleton Crew - S1E6 - Zero Friends Again

Goonies would be proud of this episode! The kids are on their own this time, with no adults, or droids to help them out, and so they have to figure out the situation and how to work together to make it out alive! It's a great story with a compassionate touch as only Bryce Dalls Howard can do, and this wonderful episode really lets the kids grow as actors and characters. But now everyone is headed to At Attin...what's going to happen? Only two episodes left Skeleton Crew fans! Send in your though...

Jan 06, 20252 hr 4 min

ML157 - Skeleton Crew - S1E5 - You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates

Happy Life Day MandaLore fans! As in Merry Christmas to all our listeners! It's episode 5 of the Skeleton Crew, all about pirates! What a fun Goonies, Indiana Jones, National Treasure type vibe this one had with the booby traps, hidden passages and treasure room! So much fun. Who is the Supervisor? Is the Old Republic Mint really the treasure of the planet? What happened to the kids, wasn't that a booby trap they just went down? Is Jod a bad guy truly, or just greedy? These are the questions we ...

Dec 30, 20242 hr 45 min

ML156 - Skeleton Crew - S1E4 - Can't Say I Remember No At Attin

Skeleton Crew Fans! It's episode four and the show is trucking right along...or is that spaceshipping right along? The crew makes it to a planet they think is At Attin, but soon find out it's not their home, but a very similar one in At Achrann! Then they find the tower of the supervisor, which holds pillars with the names of each of jewels of old republic plus coordiantes for them! But of course, At Attin has been wiped out...so what will they do next, and where will they go? Send in your thoug...

Dec 20, 20241 hr 42 min

ML155 - Skeleton Crew - S1E3 - Very Interesting As an Astrogation Problem

Hey MandaLore fans! It's episode three of this fun new series, Skeleton Crew, with a very long title! What's with the titles this time around? We get some great answers to questions we had already in this one, as the adventure just speeds right along. We also get to meet a great new character in Kh'ymm, an owl like being that is very reminiscent of Maz from the sequel movies. Jod is put on the spot, and let's out that he is also alone and feeling lost, which leads us to some great discussion abo...

Dec 16, 20242 hr 9 min

ML154 - Skeleton Crew - S1E1&2 - This Could Be a Real Adventure & Way Way Out Past the Barrier

MandaLore fans, we're finally back with a new show to discuss! Woo Hoo! Skeleton Crew is upon us, and man was that a ton of fun to start a new show! All the 80's nostalgic feel good vibes bringing this one to life! Four kids find themselves stuck on a buried spaceship as it lifts off and heads out into the stars, jumping to hyperspace, and now they don't know where they are. Join Wim, Fern, KB and Neel as they try to find a way home, with pirates all fighting over who gets to kidnap them. Send i...

Dec 10, 20242 hr 17 min

ML153 - Skeleton Crew Full Trailer

Hey Mandalore fans! The full trailer for Skeleton Crew has released, and just as you know it be true, we are here to break it down for you and discuss what we saw, and where it might be going. This was an interesting approach for Star Wars, so we will see if it helps get viewers to try it out! We will want your feedback for this show so we can gauge whether fans are digging it or not! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaL...

Nov 17, 20241 hr 30 min

ML152 - Bonus Show - News, Outlaws, Games, Skeleton Crew

Hey MandaLore fans! Finally we are striking BACK! We know it's been awhile, but we have a special discussion for you on this episode, as Siber Wren was all the way down in Kentucky to visit D.Vizsla and we got to record a show in person together. We catch up on a lot of news, dive into the Outlaws game, discuss other game ideas, and touch on Skeleton Crew a little bit. It's a great show and one to fill the gap while we all wait for Skeleton Crew to arrive! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send...

Nov 17, 20241 hr 11 min

ML151 - Skeleton Crew - Teaser Trailer

The next adventure awaits us! This time it's Star Goonies….errr..I mean Skeleton Explorers…no, that’s not it…Stand By Me Crew…uhh..nope…Battery Wars Included. Nope, how about Super 8 Crew? Oh geez, it's Skeleton Crew! The new Amblin Entertainment and Disney collaboration! Oh we kid we kid...it's an all new show centered around four young kids getting lost in the galaxy and trying to find their way home, when a mysterious Jedi steps in to help! We talk about what we saw in this first trailer, and...

Aug 15, 20241 hr 20 min

ML150 - The Acolyte - S1E8 - The Acolyte

The Acolyte has come to a close. Did it live up to the hype? Was all that happened worth what the Jedi did to themselves? Are you wanting a second season to continue the story? Siber Wren and D.Vizsla evaluate all that went down in this finale, from the awesome lightsaber duels, to the dialogue, to the story and characters, as you know we always do. Plus our feedbackers have a LOT to say about the closing of this show. Tune in to find out what everyone had to say! Send in your thoughts to the sh...

Jul 30, 20242 hr 47 min

ML149 - The Acolyte - S1E7 - Choice

The penultimate episode of The Acolyte. Once again we go back 16yrs and witness the events on Brendok through the Jedi's perspective this time. We see what they did. We see what happened. Was it enough to warrant putting themselves through the self made torture? Torbin killing himself? Kalnacca isolating himself? What else did we learn or did we get just more questions? We do our best to answer it all as we prepare for the finale. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: th...

Jul 16, 20243 hr 1 min

ML148 - The Acolyte - S1E6 - Teach/Corrupt

More questions than answers this week on The Acolyte! With two episodes left, there's still a lot we need to uncover and find answers for. Has Osha chosen to join The Stranger? Can Sol catch up to them and deal with him? Will Vernestra catch up with Sol before it's too late? Is the Stranger working alone, is HE the Master? And who was his master when he was a Jedi? Who is going to survive all this? All these questions. Two episodes left. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email...

Jul 08, 20243 hr 27 min

ML147 - The Acolyte - S1E5 - Night

Darkness has fallen. Jedi lay around the forest floor, having expelled their last breath. It's a slaughter. The Stranger wields power they have not seen before, and were unprepared to defend against it. Now only one remains standing. Sol, the Jedi Master who has his own inner demons to contend with, now must face his darkest hour alone as he witnesses his Padawans and allys get cut down. This is all the excitment and darkness we've been waiting for! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicem...

Jul 01, 20242 hr 43 min

ML146 - The Acolyte - S1E4 - Day

The race is on. Who can get to Kalnacca first on Khofar....Mae and Qimir intent on killing him, or the Jedi trying to save him? Apparently walking through heavily dense forests can make you think on things, as we see Mae come to a new decision that she doesn't need to do the master's bidding anymore with her sister being alive. This of course angers the master as he finishes the job for her, striking down Kalnacca who appears to not have even put up a fight! And with that, he is revealed to the ...

Jun 25, 20242 hr 29 min

ML145 - The Acolyte - S1E3 - Destiny

Destiny. Those that believe in it, believe they cannot change their own path, and everything is already written for them in roads ahead. But, if you pull on the thread of destiny, you can alter it's direction and open new paths to take. That's what we bare witness too as we go back 16yrs to when Osha and Mae were young and made their first big choices. The problem is, you may not be ready for the consequences once you've pulled that thread... Join Siber Wren and his special guest host as we dive...

Jun 18, 20242 hr 42 min

ML144 - The Acolyte - S1E1&2 - Lost/Found & Revenge/Justice

The Acolyte is upon us... An assassin out to complete one mission. Kill the four Jedi that she seeks revenge on. That's what we learn in these two opening episodes. And she's already halfway done! That assassin is the twin sister of a former Jedi who thought her for dead. But it turns out she also thought her sister was dead. And now they both know each other lives. Will Osha and Mae work together to dig out the truth about what happened 16yrs ago? There is just so much mystery and unanswered qu...

Jun 10, 20243 hr 2 minEp. 144

ML143 - Tales of the Empire - Morgan Elsbeth & Barriss Offee

Tales of the Empire Two new stories following Morgan Elsbeth from the Ahsoka series before she became the right hand of Thrawn, and Barriss Offee, the Jedi who betrayed Ahsoka and blew up the Jedi Temple, only to get caught and imprisoned, and now we see what happens to her from there. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod...

Jun 06, 20241 hr 44 min

ML142 - The Acolyte Final Trailer

The Acolyte released one last final trailer before it's premiere and we're here to talk about anything new we saw, and bring up any new speculation! It's only a couple weeks away before we step into the dark side of the force more than we ever have before! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod...

May 18, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 142

ML141 - The MandaLore at Calgary Expo 2024

It's bonus episode time! Here's our Calgary Expo 2024 MandaLore Live show! We had great fan interaction this year, and if you were there, thanks for coming out! The unfortunate thing is the audio for the fan questions didn't come out that great as there wasn't a good mic picking up the room so it's very quiet. We have done as much as we can to increase the volume of it, but hopefully you can tell from our answers what was asked or said. Enjoy the bonus content as if you were there! Send in your ...

May 18, 202446 minEp. 141

ML140 - Bad Batch - S3E15 - The Cavalry Has Arrived

The end is here. The Bad Batch has come to a close. An emotional conclusion to a three season journey. It is always hard to say goodbye to a show that really gets to you. One that has characters you fall in love with. And the Bad Batch was just that. A found family of brothers, a sister, and all sorts of adventure. But there's sunlight in the sky, instead of a broody, overcast day, as the team survives their final battle...and completes their last mission. Save Omega. Save their brothers. And st...

May 06, 20243 hr 30 minEp. 140
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