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First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast

by Calvin Keener

There’s a lot of Star Wars content: The Original Trilogy, the Prequels, Clone Wars, the Sequels, Rebels, Mandalorian... What if we looked at the Universe in chronological order? Join two Star Wars nerds and one newcomer as they look at the Star Wars Saga - from Phantom Menace to the Rise of Skywalker - one step at a time.

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Episodes

  1. 118 - You’re Old and You Should Know Better

    This Week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Season 1 Episodes 7 & 8 "The Reckoning" and "Redemption"

  2. 117 - Transmasc Wedge Antilles

    This episode of First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Season 1 Episodes 5 and 6: "The Gunslinger" and "The Prisoner"

  3. 116 - The Bounty Hunter's Always Gonna Come

    This week on First Steps. we watch "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Season 1 Episodes 3 and 4! "The Sin" and "Sanctuary"

  4. 115 - The Duality of Mando

    The First Steps Crew embarks into a bold new era of Star Wars storytelling with The Mandalorian! This week we discuss: Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Chapter One: The Mandalorian Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Chapter Two: The Child

  5. 114 - We Lock In For Ventress

    This week on First Steps, we catch up on some "Tales of..." Series that we missed! "Tales of the Underworld: Asajj Ventress" "Tales of the Underworld: Cad Bane" "Tales of the Empire: Morgan Elsbeth"

  6. 113 - The First Steps Holiday Special

    Happy Life Day and Happy New Year! Join the First Steps Crew as we discuss "The Star Wars Holiday Special" and wrap up our coverage of the Original Trilogy!

  7. 112 - The Alt-Dark Side Pipeline

    A podcast episode Years in the making! This week on First Steps, we FINALLY finish the Original Trilogy! Join the FS Crew as they discuss "STAR WARS: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi"

  8. 111 - Send Me a Butch Lesbian Han Solo

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"

  9. 110 - We've Ruined Your Ability To Be Normal

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we FINALLY watch "Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope"

  10. 109 - I'm Half-Way Through and I'm Like "Oh! He's Gonna Die!"

    This week on First Steps, we FINALLY watch "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

  11. 108 - Making the Glup Shitto Work

    This Week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: Andor" Season 2 Episodes 10-12 "Make It Stop" "Who Else Knows?" "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"

  12. 107 - No Offense, Love You Guys, Sorry About the Massacre

    This Week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Andor" Season 2, Episodes 7, 8, and 9 "Messenger" "Who Are You?" "Welcome to the Rebellion"

  13. 106 - Rhydonuim Doesn't Melt Durasteel Beams!

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Andor" Season 2 Episodes 4, 5, and 6 "Ever Been To Ghorman?" "I Have Friends Everywhere" "What a Festive Evening!"

  14. 105 - Absolutely Feral Rebels

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Andor" Season 2, Episodes 1-3: "One Year Later" "Segrona Teema" "Harvest"

  15. 104 - We Need To Stop Talking About The Hunger Games

    This week on First Steps, we round out our coverage of "Star Wars: The Acolyte"! Season 1 Episode 7 "Choice" Season 1 Episode 8 "The Acolyte"

  16. 103 - This Is a Hot, Real, Man

    This week on First Steps, we continue our journey through "Star Wars: The Acolyte"! Season 1, Episode 4 "Day" Season 1, Episode 5 "Night" Season 1, Episode 6 "Teach/Corrupt"

  17. 102 - It Feels Fanfic-y (Compliment)

    This week on First Steps, we delve into "Star Wars: The Acolyte"! Episode 1 "Lost/Found" Episode 2 "Revenge/Justice" Episode 3 "Destiny"

  18. 101 - Slay, Rebels

    This week on First Steps, we take some time to reflect on 100 episodes, completing another TV show, and the march closer to the Original Trilogy! Plus, we answer listener questions, and Calvin and Wyatt do a spoiler talk to discuss their views on Andi's journey thus far

  19. 100 - He Breaks the Campaign

    This week on First Steps, we conclude our coverage of "Star Wars: Rebels"! Season 4, Episode 14 "A Fool's Hope" Season 4, Episode 15 "Family Reunion - And Farewell"

  20. 099 - I’m Not Mad, I’m Confused... and Afraid

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 4, Episode 11 "Dume" Episode 12 "Wolves and a Door" Episode 13 "A World Between Worlds"

  21. 098 - The Force Needs To Go To Cosmetology School

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast we continue our coverage of “Star Wars: Rebels” Season 4, Episode 8 “Crawler Commandeers” Episode 9 “Rebel Assault” Episode 10 “Jedi Night”

  22. 097 - Assigned ”Wolf Friendship” by DM

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 4 Episodes 5, 6, and 7! "The Occupation" "Flight of the Defender" "Kindred"

  23. 096 - Champion of My HEART

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars we begin our coverage of “Star Wars: Rebels” Season 4, Episodes 1-2 “Heroes of Mandalore” Episodes 3-4 “In the Name of the Rebellion”

  24. 095 - Wyatt’s Theory is Finally Correct

    This week on First Steps, we round out Season 3 of “Star Wars: Rebels” with our coverage of the Season 3 finale, “Zero Hour” Episodes 21 and 22

  25. 094 - I Have Too Many Swords

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 3 ​Episode 18 "Secret Cargo" ​Episode 19 "Double Agent Droid" ​Episode 20 “Twin Suns"

  26. 093 - Doing a LARP

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we continue our journey through "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 3! Episode 15 "Trials of the Darksaber" Episode 16 "Legacy of Mandalore" Episode 17 "Through Imperial Eyes"

  27. 092 - I Wish There Was A Beach Episode

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 3 Episode 12/13 "Ghosts of Geonosis" Season 3 Episode 14 " Warhead"

  28. 091 - Forced To Live In A Season One Episode

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 3 Episodes - 7 - "Imperial Supercommandos" 8 - "Iron Squadron" 9 - "The Wynkathu Job" 10 - "An Inside Man" 11 - "Visions and Voices"

  29. 090 - IDK If This Moose Man Is Relevant

    This week on First Steps, we continue our "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 3 Journey! Episode 3 "The Holocrons of Fate" Episode 4 "The Antilles Extraction" Episode 5 "Hera's Heroes" Episode 6 "The Last Battle"

  30. 089 - Ezra Appears to Torment Again

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 3 Episodes One and Two - "Steps Into Shadow" Parts 1 &2

  31. 088 - Thrawn, Collector of Girlbosses

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we READ a novel! Join us as we read "Thrawn" (2017) by Timothy Zahn. What does Andi think of this novel as their intro to this character?

  32. 087 - He Looks Like Satan

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season Two Finale "Twilight of the Apprentice"

  33. 086 - The Birds, the Bees, and the Dark Side

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 2 Episode 17 "The Honorable Ones" Episode 18 "Shroud of Darkness" Episode 19 "The Forgotten Droid" Episode 20 "Mystery of Chopper Base"

  34. 085 - Something to Fight For

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch “Star Wars: Rebels” Season 2: Episode 12: “A Princess on Lothal” Episode 13: “Protector of Concord Dawn” Episode 14: “Legends of the Lasat” Episode 15: “The Call” Episode 16: “Homecoming”

  35. 084 - Get-Along Armor

    This week on First Steps, we make our triumphant return to "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 2 Episode 7 "Wings of the Master" Episode 8 "Blood Sister" Episode 9 "Stealth Strike" Episode 10 "The Future of the Force" Episode 11 "Legacy"

  36. 083 - This Hole Is Evil

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire" Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 - "The Path of Fear" "The Path of Anger" "Devotion" "Redemption" "The Way Out

  37. 082 - I Was Released In Theaters, Wheeee!

    This week on First Steps, we take a minute and think about our journey thus far, it's origins, and the journey to come

  38. 081 - Full Circle

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episode 15 - "The Cavalry Has Arrived"

  39. 080 - Performing the Role of the Older Sibling

    This week on First Steps, we discuss "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episode 14 "Flash Strike"

  40. 079 - Metaphor Mountain

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 3 Episode 13 “Into the Breach”

  41. 078 - Huckin’ Rampart Around Like a Sack of Protatoes

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episode 12 "Juggernaut"

  42. 077 - We Love Self-Advocation in the Workplace

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episodes 10 and 11: "Identity Crisis" and "Point of No Return"

  43. 076 - Yum Yum Yum for Visual Storytelling

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 episode 9 "The Harbinger"

  44. 075 - He’s Special. He’s Got a Bandana

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episode 8, "Bad Territory"

  45. 074 - Clone X-Traction

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episodes 6 and 7 - "Infiltration" and "Extraction"

  46. 073 - Ooh, The Dads Are Fightinggg

    This week on First Steps, we watch "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episode 5, "The Return"

  47. 072 - Calvin Loses the Poncho War... Again

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we watch: "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 3 Episode 4, "A Different Approach"

  48. 071 - A Laughably Bad Plan

    This week on First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast, we delve into THE BAD BATCH SEASON 3! We Watch: S3e1 "Confined" S3e2 "Paths Unknown" S3e3 "Shadows of Tantiss"

  49. 070 - Krix Sucks. A Lot.

    Welcome back to First Steps: A Star Wars Podcast! This week we discuss: The High Republic Adventures (2021): Issue 12 : "Let Go" Issue 13: "For Light and Life"

  50. 069 - A Rest On Starlight

    This episode of First Steps, we take a well-deserved rest on the ever-vigilant Starlight Beacon! We read- Star Wars: The High Republic -Tales of Light and Life "The Lonely Traveler Is Home" by Daniel Jose Older Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures "Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular!" Star Wars…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

There’s a lot of Star Wars content: The Original Trilogy, the Prequels, Clone Wars, the Sequels, Rebels, Mandalorian... What if we looked at the Universe in chronological order? Join two Star Wars nerds and one newcomer as they look at the Star Wars Saga - from Phantom Menace to the Rise of Skywalker - one step at a time.

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Calvin Keener

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