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Welcome to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Today, we look back on Star Wars in the year 2023 as Andrew (@StarlightAndrew), Donovan (@DonovanMeade), & Conor (@DepaBanana) name their Top 5 favorite Star Wars stories of the year! What will top their list? The Mandalorian? Jedi: Survivor? Ahsoka? Listen to find out! We also discuss the trailer for the 3rd and final season of The Bad Batch and the return of Asajj Ventress!! Listen to our interview with Catrina Dennis (Author- SWEF: VENTRESS: GOLDEN)-https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortherepublicpodcast/episodes/Catrina-Dennis---Galactic-Senate-Sitdowns-3-e1qt899 "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl93

Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On today's episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is joined by Moe (@jynmystardust) for an Ahsoka-themed Tier List! We rank all the major characters from the Ahsoka series, from our favorites to the worst of the worst (Senator Xiono). Who did we think are the best characters the series had to offer? Vote for this week's JEDI ARCHIVES poll!- https://x.com/ForTheRepubPod/status/1739791654557720846?s=20 Listen to our Ahsoka Series Discussion (w/ Alden Diaz)-https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortherepublicpodcast/episodes/24--Ahsoka-Series-Discussion-e2d4gk4 "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel

Welcome back to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On this episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew), Don (@DonovanMeade) & Conor (@DepaBanana) are joined by Alden Diaz (@ThatAldenDiaz) of Ahch-To Radio to finally have our discussion all about the Ahsoka miniseries! As the SAG-AFTRA strikes were ongoing during the release of the series, we were unable to give our weekly thoughts on the podcast, but now we go all out and look back on what the series brought us! We go in-depth about all aspects of the season, including Ahsoka's character arc and her journey into becoming Ahsoka the White, Sabine's Jedi training, the search for Ezra, the characters of Baylan and Shin, Hera and the New Republic, the threat of Thrawn's return, The World Between Worlds and the return of Anakin Skywalker, whether the show should have stayed animated like Star Wars Rebels, and SO MUCH MORE! Episodes Discussed: "Part One: Master and Apprentice" (S1E1), "Part Two: Toil and Trouble" (S1

Welcome back to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Once again we are able to talk about the wonderful world of Star Wars animation, and we start our return with a special retrospective episode! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as they look back on Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars micro-series as it celebrates it's 20th anniversary! We talk about all the super cool highlights this adrenaline rush of a series has to offer, including the on-screen debuts of General Grievous and Asaaj Ventress, the wonderful 2D animation, Anakin's spiritual journey, Obi-Wan's fight against the Bounty Hunter Durge, Mace Windu's iconic battle scene on Dantooine, Anakin and Ventress' duel on Yavin 4, Shirtless Kit Fisto, and SO MUCH MORE! You'll be saying "it's so cool" about this series just as much as we did talking about it! Episodes Discussed: Clone Wars Micro-Series Volume 1 & Volume 2 Vote on this week's JEDI ARCHIVES Poll!- https://x

Welcome back to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! As we continue our discussions on the world of Star Wars beyond the screen, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) are joined by Youtini writer & resident Star Wars book and comic expert Jacob Boushh (@JacobBoushh) to talk about the upcoming future of Star Wars publishing! We talk about the recent book and comic reveals from New York Comic Con, the beginning of Phase 3 of The High Republic, what projects we're the most excited for, and predictions for where we think the bigger-picture stories in the books and comics are headed in the immediate future! Vote on this week's Jedi Archives poll!- https://x.com/ForTheRepubPod/status/1720312794891842038?s=20 Check out Youtini.com-https://youtini.com/ Support the SAG-AFTRA Strike- ⁠https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiativ

Welcome back to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Continuing our episodes discussing areas of Star Wars beyond the screen, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew), Conor (@DepaBanana) & Don (@DonovanMeade) are joined by Jarod (@darkjedi2552) to talk about our favorite Star Wars video games! We share our 1st memories of the first Star Wars games we played, and then pick the 3 games that have built our love for the gaming side of a Galaxy far, far away. It's a giant-sized episode filled with so many great discussions and memories on so many great Star Wars games! Vote on this week's Jedi Archives poll-https://twitter.com/fortherepubpod/status/1712946178222879088?s=46 Listen to The Nerd Academy Podcast-https://open.spotify.com/show/6noWpFkyh8t2IspVPvfhQD?si=b02541deb2484bf1 Support the WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes- ⁠https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/⁠ ⁠https://www.wgacontract2023.org/⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suppor

Welcome back to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! After some time away from the show, we are back to go all in on a topic very near and dear to us: COLLECTING STAR WARS! Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) and Don (@DonovanMeade) are joined by Savi (@andorisms) of Stardust Records as they've brought a few items from their Star Wars collections to show off, as well as the personal stories surrounding each item. Let's have some fun exploring areas of Star Wars beyond the screen while we stand in solidarity with the WGA/SAG-AFTRA! Vote on this week's Jedi Archives poll!- https://x.com/ForTheRepubPod/status/1702078122391134500?s=20 Listen to Stardust Records-https://open.spotify.com/show/5FMj1MsFCmKuQc33YZN6IN?si=bd450d5134104ae8 Support the WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes- https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/ https://www.wgacontract2023.org/ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠

Welcome back to For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) give their full thoughts on Season 2 of The Bad Batch now that the season has concluded and news of Season 3 has come out! We discuss the pros and cons of the season, the strengths and weaknesses of the pacing, the development of the Batch, comparing Hemlock & Rampart as the main villains, Crosshair's redemption story in his episodes, surprise appearances from familiar characters, and more! Andrew also debuts a new collecting-themed segment, and we give a eulogy for Tech featuring a special surprise! Follow Jarod-https://twitter.com/darkjedi2552 Listen to The Nerd Academy Podcast-⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6noWpFkyh8t2IspVPvfhQD?si=fdaf0b1648cd4c5d Listen to our The Mandalorian Season 3 Finale Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/rAmfvTjXizb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choic

Welcome to the season finale of our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Today, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) are joined by Jarod The Dark Jedi (@darkjedi2552) of The Nerd Academy Podcast to discuss "The Return" - The Season 3 Finale of The Mandalorian! We talk the biggest moments and emotional highs of the finale, including the Mandalorians strike back against Gideon's forces to retake Mandalore, Bo-Katan uniting her people to finally reclaim what was taken from her, the reveal of Gideon's cloning plans, and the end(?) of his tyranny, if any of our Twitter predictions were right, the thematic notes surrounding the Darksaber's destruction, and what the next part of Din & Grogu's story is as this chapter of their journey closes. We also relate our thoughts on the finale to our overall thoughts on the pros and cons this season has had to offer. *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 24 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Return

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Conor (@DepaBanana) as they welcome special guest Savi (@andorisms) of Stardust Records to discuss Chapter 23 of The Mandalorian - "The Spies"! We talk all about the penultimate episode of the season, including Moff Gideon's return, the revelations of the Imperial Remnant Shadow Council, the implementation of materials from both canon and legends books, Grogu's new toys, the differences in the two Mandalorian tribes as they attempt to unite, Bo-Katan leading the journey to reclaim Mandalore, Gideon's new plan, and Paz Vizsla's epic last stand, amongst many others. We also talk a bit with Savi about being at Star Wars Celebration this past weekend, and what it was like hosting a panel at the convention. *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 23 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Spies" (S3E7) Listen to Stardust Records-https://open.spotify.com

Welcome to our complete Star Wars Celebration Europe recap, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) welcome Moe (@jynmystardust) back to the show to talk all 4 days of Star Wars Celebration! We discuss the biggest panels and breaking news of the weekend, including the 3 new Star Wars films in development, Daisy Ridley returning to Star Wars as Jedi Master Rey Skywalker, the Ahsoka trailer and the official reveal of Lars Mikkelsen as Thrawn in live-action, news on The Acolyte and Vernestra Rwoh being played by Rebecca Henderson, Season 3 of The Bad Batch on the way, a preview of Andor Season 2, and much, more more! "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl9

We have reached the end of Star Wars Celebration Europe, so time to recap the last day of news! Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is here to talk The Bad Batch Season 2 panel, the announcement that a third and final season is coming, the Visions Volume 2 panel and new trailer, the trailer for Young Jedi Adventures, and the announcement that Celebration will be coming to Japan in 2025! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-⁠⁠⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb⁠⁠⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl930XitqQYXrOr2Bg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Merch Store-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/for-the-republic-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Twitter-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ForTheRepubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Instagram-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@forthe

Easter and Star Wars Celebration aligned on the same day this year, so let's break down the big news from Day 3 of Star Wars Celebration Europe. Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is here to discuss all of Sunday's big panels, including our final gameplay trailer for Star Wars: Jedi: Survivor, which releases later this month, the reveal that Coruscant will be an open-world location in that game, the look back at the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, including the reunion of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, and their desire to return to the series in the future, and new announcements from the Lucasfilm Publishing panel! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-⁠⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb⁠⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/chan

Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration has wrapped up, and we are here to talk the big news from the day! Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is here to discuss the Ahsoka panel, including the reveal that Lars Mikkelsen will be portraying Grand Admiral Thrawn in the series, after previously voicing the character in Star Wars Rebels; Dave Filoni announces Season 2 of Tales of the Jedi, and big news from The High Republic panel, including the titles for Phase 3 "Trials of the Jedi" being announced, Alyssa Wong joining the publishing team, and The Acolyte director Leslye Headland revealing Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh will be played by Rebecca Henderson in the series! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channe

Star Wars Celebration Europe Day 1 is in the books, and we are here to discuss the biggest news coming out of the event's biggest panels! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) as we discuss the Lucasfilm Studio Showcase Panel, including new Star Wars films coming from Dave Filoni, James Mangold, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Daisy Ridley returning as Rey for a New Jedi Order film, our first trailer for Ahsoka, news on Skeleton Crew, The Acolyte, Andor Season 2, and more! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl930XitqQYXrOr2Bg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Merch Store-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/for-the-republic-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Twitter-

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) are here to talk "Guns for Hire" - the 6th episode of The Mandalorian Season 3, and do our preview for Star Wars Celebration! We talk about this week's pulpy mystery, including several similarities to Attack of the Clones, the weirdness of Plazir-15 aka Space Epcot, the Droid malfunctions on the planet, wonderful guest appearances, Bo-Katan's reunion with her old crew, and the next step in her retaking Mandalore. We also preview this weekend's Star Wars Celebration Europe, including the major panels scheduled for the convention. *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 22 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Guns for Hire" (S3E6) "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texa

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) recap Chapter 21: "The Pirate"! We discuss the biggest moments of a blast of an episode, including Din and Bo-Katan leading the Mandalorian covert's defense of Nevarro, the return of Carson Teva and more reasons the New Republic totally suck, a surprise appearance of a fan-favorite character from Star Wars Rebels, mysteries surrounding the escape of Moff Gideon, and The Armorer and Bo-Katan's conversation leading to Bo's new mission to unite all of Mandalore. *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 21 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Pirate" (S3E5) Listen to our Bad Batch Season Finale Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ryPmvU2nFyb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initia

Welcome to our recap of the Season 2 finale of The Bad Batch, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Although this week, it's more pain than love on this panel. Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as they discuss the final 2 episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2! We talk about the biggest moments of the episode, including the Batch's infiltration of the Imperial summit on Eriadu to rescue Crosshair, Dr. Hemlock's continued jumping up the ranks of twisted Star Wars villains, what exactly Plan 99 is and how it relates to the fate of a certain member of the Batch (which we still cannot get over!!!), another long Cid rant from our hosts after her selling out of the group, Omega's capture, the true identity of Emerie Karr is revealed, and what we can expect from Season 3 after the bombshell events of the finale! *THE BAD BATCH EP. 31-32 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Summit" (S2E15), "Plan 99" (S2E16) "WHAT CHOICE?": Star

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Don (@DonovanMeade), Conor (@DepaBanana), & Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) are joined by Noor-Hal (@noorhal) of The Geeky Waffle Network to talk this week's episode of The Mandalorian: "The Foundling"! We discuss the biggest moments of the episode, including Grogu's flashback during the forging of his new armor, as we learn just who it was who helped him escape the Jedi Temple during Order 66 - none other than Ahmed Best himself Kelleran Beq! We talk about the importance of this moment, and the beauty of everyone rallying together in support of Best and this moment. We also talk about the changes Bo-Katan is going through, her adjustments being apart of the Watch, and her dealings with seeing the Mythosaur, the revelation of Paz Vizsla's son, and Grogu's identity as a Mandalorian Foundling. *THE MANDALORIAN CHAPTER 20 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Foundling&quo

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On this episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew⁠) & Don (@DonovanMeade) discuss "Tipping Point" - the penultimate episode before the two-part season finale! We talk about the biggest moments of an episode that brought together many plot-points of the season, including Echo leading the Clone resistance and rescuing Clone prisoners, including HOWZER! More secrets surrounding Mount Tantiss are revealed, Dr. Hemlock continues to be a sinister antagonist, Crosshair's resistance to Imperial torture to help warn his brothers, mysteries surrounding Dr. Emerie Karr, the Batch's new lives on Pabu and questions of whether it should be permanent, their reunion with Echo, and the group's learning of Crosshair's capture. Things seem to be leading towards Mount Tantiss, but how will they get there, and will Crosshair come home? *THE BAD BATCH EP. 30 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Tipping Point&q