Talkin’ Tauntauns - A Star Wars Discussion
by Talkin' Tauntauns
Talkin’ Tauntauns is hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn. Join us as we discuss the latest news in Star Wars, as well as our thoughts on the books, comics, TV series, and movies from a galaxy far, far away.
Episodes
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Interview: The Kyberpunks
We are joined today by The Kyberpunks! A Star Wars in-universe cantina band with a droid drummer, performing original songs in a mix of Huttese and Galactic Basic. We spoke with band members Dan Amrich, Trevor Veeros, and Katrin Auch about their first full length album, Take Flight, as well as...
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Book Chat: Heir to the Empire
We are talking one of the original Jedi Texts today, Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. And joining us is the Doctor, Chris Kempshall. Chris is the author of the newly release Star Wars Star Pilots, which can be found at all book sellers. You can also find Chris on his website chriskempshall.com...
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Interview: Brendan Wayne
We are joined for an absolutely fantastic interview by "The Man Behind the Mask" himself, Brendan Wayne, or as most of you know him better, Din Djarin, AKA The Mandalorian. Brendan is best known as one of the trio of actors who portray the Mandalorian in the TV series and the recently released...
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Droids Cartoon Series - The White Witch Arc
As a reward for supporting our fundraiser for The Trevor Project and helping us hit our 2nd Goal! We are talking the first arc of the 1985 Droids cartoon series, entitled the White Witch Arc. This includes Ep. 1 - The White Witch, Ep. 2 - Escape into Terror, Ep. 3 - The Trigon Unleashed, and Ep.…
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Book Chat: Reign of the Empire - The Mask of Fear
We are talking the first in the Reign of the Empire trilogy, The Mask of Fear by Alexander Freed. And joining us today is our newly named Literature Liaison, Robin Smith, and author extraordinaire, Jendia Gammon. You can find everything about Jendia, including information on her latest book...
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Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
Thank you one and all for contributing to our Trevor Project Fundraiser. In honor of hitting our first goal, we are reviewing the second Ewoks movie, The Battle For Endor. You can find our first movie review way back on episode 113. And joining us for this second movie, like she did for the…
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Talkin' Star Wars and Geolocation with josemonkey
We are joined today with famed geolocation expert, josemonkey. Josemonkey has made a name for himself "finding people who ask to be found", using submitted videos of them in often times obscure or random locations. Throughout his video series he has maintained his Star Wars shirts and occasional...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 23 - The D-Squad Arc
We have made it to the infamous D-Squad Arc, touted as George Lucas' favorite arc but generally trashed by audiences. It includes Season 5 Episodes 10 through 13, Ep 10. Secret Weapons, Ep 11. A Sunny Day in the Void, Ep 12. Missing in Action, and Ep 13. Point of No Return. As a reminder please...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 22 - The Young Jedi Arc
We are talking The Clone Wars - Young Jedi Arc, which includes Season 5 Episodes 6: The Gathering, 7: A Test of Strength, 8: Bound for Rescue, and 9: A Necessary Bond. Also, as a reminder please help us reach our fundraiser goals for The Trevor Project, an organization that is dedicated to ending...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 21 - The Onderon Arc
Continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars, we are up to the Onderon Arc. This arc includes Season 5 episodes 2 through 5. Ep 2 - A War on Two Fronts, Ep 3 - Front Runners, Ep 4 - The Soft War, and Ep 5 - Tipping Points. As we mentioned in our last episode, please help us reach our fundraiser goals...
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Interview: Kristin Baver
We are joined by 10 time Star Wars author and editor-in-chief of Starwars.com, the most fabulous, Kristin Baver. You can find Kristin's work on StarWars.com on her contributor page (www.starwars.com/news/contributor/kbaver), on Instagram @KristinBaver, or you can pick up one of her many books...
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The Mandalorian and Grogu
We are talking, in all its spoilery goodness, the newest movie to the Star Wars mythos, The Mandalorian and Grogu. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things…
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Maul: Shadow Lord - Eps 7-10
We are talking the conclusion of Maul: Shadow Lord's first season with episodes 7 through 10. Ep. 7 - Chapter 7: Call to Oblivion. Ep. 8 - Chapter 8: The Creeping Fear, Ep. 9 - Chapter 9: Strange Allies, and Ep. 10 - Chapter 10: The Dark Lord. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast...
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Maul: Shadow Lord - Eps 3-6
We are continuing our coverage of the first season of Maul: Shadow Lord with episodes 3 through 6. Ep 3. Chapter 3: Whispers in the Unknown, Ep. 4 Chapter 4: Pride and Vengeance, Ep. 5 Chapter 5: Inquisition, and Ep. 6 Chapter 6: Night of the Hunted. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion...
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Maul: Shadow Lord - Eps 1 & 2
We are talking the premier episodes of the new series, Maul: Shadow Lord today. This includes Ep 1 - Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge and Ep 2 - Chapter 2: Sinister Schemes. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and...
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Book Chat: Master of Evil
We are talking one of the newest Star Wars novels today, Master of Evil. And joining us is Full of Sith's ever wonderful Holly Frey and returning Book Chat champion, Robin Smith. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news…
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Interview: Corinna Bechko
We are joined today by the author of the Star Wars Legacy Volume 2 comic run by Dark Horse Comics, Corinna Bechko. Corinna is a paleontologist who also happens to be a Hugo- and Eisner-nominated New York Times best-selling author who has worked on many comic series beside just Star Wars including...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 20 - The Maul Returns Arc
We are finishing up Season 4 of our The Clone Wars Rewatch today with the Maul Returns Arc, which includes Ep. 19 - Massacre, Ep. 20 - Bounty, Ep. 21 - Brothers, and Ep. 22 - Revenge. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 19 - The Bounty Hunter Arc
Continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars, we have made it to the Bounty Hunter Arc, which encompasses Season 4 Episodes 15: Deception, 16: Friends and Enemies, 17: The Box, and 18: Crisis on Naboo. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books,...
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Interview: Dr Chris Kempshall
Happy Star Wars Podcast Day!!!! Celebrating the anniversary of the release of the very first Star Wars podcast on this day, back in 1999. And joining us today is Dr Chris Kempshall, talking to us about his book, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire. You can find Chris on Blue Sky...
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Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
We are looking at the second season of the Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy series titled Pieces of the Past, as well as some of the new recently announced. And joining us today is puzzling master and Star Warsologies cohost James Floyd. You can find James' book Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 18 - Slaves of the Republic
Continuing our The Clone Wars Rewatch, we are talking about Season 4 episodes 11-14. This includes the Slaves of the Republic trilogy (Ep 11. Kidnapped, Ep 12. Slaves of the Republic, and Ep 13. Escape from Kadavo) and the stand alone episode 14. A Friend in Need. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 17 - The Umbara Arc
Continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars we have made it to Season 4's The Umbara Arc, which includes Episodes 7-10: Ep 7. Darkness on Umbara, Ep 8. The General, Ep 9. Plan of Dissent, and Ep 10. Carnage of Krell. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest...
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide
It's the most wonderful episode of the year! It is finally here, the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide where we offer 5 "not your everyday" Star Wars gift ideas for yourself or that Star Wars loving person in your life. Joining us this year is the Star Wars gift aficionado: Holly Frey. As always, we...
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Book Chat: Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel
Today we are having a spoiler filled discussion of "Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel" by Lamar Giles, which takes place during the latter half of the 2nd season of The Bad Batch (between episodes 13 and 15 of season 2). And joining us for this discussion is our Clone Wars Correspondent: Alex Bond and...
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Talkin' Tauntauns with Tom Spina
We are joined again by the amazing Tom Spina of Regal Robot and Tom Spina Designs. We discuss many of the recent works in his shop including the new Tauntaun skull, the disembodied head of Phil Tippett, and the Space Slug Prop Replica, (went on sale 10/28/25, listen to the end of the episode to...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 16 - The Battle of Mon Cala
We are starting Season 4 of our The Clone Wars Rewatch today covering Episodes 1-6. These include the Battle of Mon Cala arc (Ep 1: Water War, Ep 2: Gungan Attack, and Ep. 3: Prisoners) as well as Ep 4: Shadow Warrior, and the Droids Duology (Ep 5: Mercy Mission and Ep 6: Nomad Droids). Talkin’...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 15 - The Citadel Trilogy
We are wrapping up Season 3 with our The Clone Wars rewatch (part 15) today. This includes 5 episodes encompassing The Citadel Trilogy (Ep 18: The Citadel, Ep 19: Counter Attack, Ep 20: Citadel Rescue), and the Chewbacca Duology (Ep 21: Padawan Lost, Ep 22: Wookiee Hunt). Talkin’ Tauntauns is a...
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Andor: S2 1BBY
After a little bit of a delay, we are finally wrapping up our coverage of the second, and final, season of Andor. These 3 episodes make up the 1 BBY arc leading into Rogue One encompassing S2 Episodes 10: Make it Stop, 11: Who Else Knows?, and 12: Jedha, Kyber, Erso. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 14 - The Mortis Trilogy
We have made it to this seminal arc of The Clone Wars, The Mortis Trilogy. This week we are discussing just those three episodes, Season 3 Episodes 15: Overlords, 16: Altar of Mortis, and 17: Ghosts of Mortis. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest…
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Interview: Clayton Sandell
We are joined by Emmy Award winner Clayton Sandell, co-author of Star Wars Timelines, Return of the Jedi: A Visual Archive, and the upcoming The Phantom Menace: A Visual Archive. We talk about his work within the franchise, Star Wars Journalism, and we delve into the topic of mental health and…
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The Galaxy Map with Jason Fry
We are talking the Galaxy Map with longtime galactic atlas supporter and Star Wars author, Jason Fry. Along with his work helping to get an updated Galaxy Map uploaded to the current Star Wars website (https://www.starwars.com/star-wars-galaxy-map) we discuss his work on Star Wars Timelines and...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 13 - The Nightsisters Trilogy
We are covering the 13th part in our chronological rewatch of The Clone Wars series. This time we are discussing two trilogies, The Senate Trilogy and the Nightsisters Trilogy. The Senate Trilogy encompasses episodes in Season 3, ep. 10 - Heroes on Both Sides, ep. 11 - Pursuit of Peace, and…
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Andor: S2 2BBY
We are three quarters of our way through Andor Season 2 with the third arc, 2 BBY. Included in this are are Season 2 episodes 7 - Messenger, 8 - Who Are You? and 9 - Welcome to the Rebellion. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books, to...
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Andor: S2 3BBY
Continuing our watch through Andor Season 2 with the second arc of the season - 3 BBY including episodes E4 - Ever Been to Ghormon?, E5 - I Have Friends Everywhere, and E6 - What a Festive Evening. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books,...
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Andor: S2 4BBY
We are covering the first 3 episodes of Andor Season 2 which we are calling the "4 BBY" arc. These episode include S2 E1 - One Year Later, E2 - Sagrona Teema, and E3 - Harvest. Trigger warning! - We do delve into some sexual assault discussion based on the content of the episode starting at...
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Celebration Japan News
We are covering all of the news dropped from Celebration Japan this passed weekend, and it was a lot more than expected. From upcoming movies to tv shows and beyond we cover it all. And joining us today is the wonderful Rayven Spencer! Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 12 - The Ziro Trilogy
We continue watching our way through Season 3 of The Clone Wars with perhaps the most convoluted continuity watch order yet. This episode we are covering Season 3, ep. 7: Assassin, which could be a standalone or part of the Ziro trilogy, S3 ep 2: ARC Troopers, a wrap up of the Domino Squad…
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The State of Star Wars: Part 2 - Future Wishes
It is our 200th Episode!!!! and to celebrate we discuss our future wishes for Star Wars content, especially with the upcoming Star Wars Celebration on the horizon providing the spark for future ideas. From tv, to movies, to everything in between, we talk what we want to see. Talkin’ Tauntauns is…
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 11 - The Boba Fett Trilogy
Continuing on our march through The Clone Wars, we have reached the end of Season 2 and beginnings of Season 3. This week we are talking the Boba Fett Trilogy and the Corruption on Mandalore duology. The Boba Fett Trilogy is comprised of Season 2 episodes 20: Death Trap, 21: R2 Come Home, and 22:...
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The State of Star Wars
We are discussing the current State of Star Wars as we see it focusing mainly on the fan aspect but also talking other aspects of the franchise itself. And joining us today are Holly Frey of Full of Sith and newcomer to the show, Mark Newbold from FanthaTracks. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 10 - The Mandalorian Trilogy
Celebrating Star Wars Podcast Day! and continuing our rewatch of The Clone Wars in chronological order, we have reached season 2 episodes 9-14, which encompass the Deserter Trilogy (?) and the Mandalorian Trilogy. The episodes are 9. Grievous Intrigue, 10. The Deserter, 11. Lightsaber Lost, 12.…
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Skeleton Crew: Eps 7-8
We are wrapping up our coverage of the first(?) season of Skeleton Crew talking the last two episodes: Episode 7. We're Gonna Be In So Much Trouble and 8. The Real Good Guys. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 9 - The Second Battle of Geonosis
Our next step through our The Clone Wars rewatch is the longest arc in the shows history, The Second Battle of Geonosis. This arc encompasses Season 2 Episodes 4-8: 4. Senate Spy, 5. Landing at Point Rain, 6. Weapons Factory, 7. Legacy of Terror, and 8. Brain Invaders. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star...
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Skeleton Crew - Eps 4-6
We are talking the middle set of episodes for the absolutely phenomenal first season of Skeleton Crew, Episode 4: Can't Say I Remember No At Attin, Episode 5: You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates, and Episode 6: Zero Friends Again. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings...
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Book Chat: Mace Windu - The Glass Abyss
We are talking the recently released novel Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss and joining us are Robin Smith and Steve, The Star Wars Guru himself! We delve deep into the book so Spoilers beware but this was a good book and a fun chat! Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews...
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Skeleton Crew: Eps 1-3
We are covering the first three episodes of the super fun new Star Wars show, Skeleton Crew! Episode 1: This Could Be a real Adventure, 2: Way, Way Out Past the Barrier, and 3: Very Interesting, As An Astrogation Problem. Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast talkings reviews of the...
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The Clone Wars Rewatch 8: The Zilo Beast
Our The Clone Wars rewatch has solidly hit season 2, with episodes 201: Holocron Heist, 202: Cargo of Doom, and 203: Children of the Force, all part of the Holocron Trilogy. Then we jump forward through the season to 217: Bounty Hunters, a standalone episode, and wrap up with 218: The Zilo Beast...
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2024 Holiday Gift Guide
It is that wonderful time of year again where we offer our picks for the loved ones in your life or for a little something for yourself. Joining us this year is the wonderful Rayven Spencer. As always, we recommend maybe giving this episode to your loved ones with the note that these would be…
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Interview: Author S.T. Bende and Artist Iris Compiet
We are joined by the creators of the new book: Star Wars Bestiary Vol, I, author S.T. Bende and artist Iris Compiet!, and sitting in the co-host chair is Star Warsologies cohost Melissa Miller. We talk the creation of this amazing new work highlighting over a hundred creatures in the Star Wars...