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This week on KNR Jarod and Conor rundown the news from the Galaxy far, far away including casting updates for Star Wars: Starfighter, Mark Hamill discussing whether or not he’s hanging up his Jedi robes, and the announcement of Spaceballs 2!

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Andor Season 2 has come to an end and we are joined by Gus from Triad of the Force to discuss this densely packed thrilling season. From the all too real tyranny of the Empire to the thrilling Star Wars adventures of this season, and our stand out characters we unpack this amazing final season!

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May the Fourth be with you! Join us as Jarod, Bill, Conor, Kason, and special guest Michael McCoy of All Remaining Systems to celebrate 20 years of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and discuss how this story has changed us and how our feelings on it have changed with time and what experiencing the fall of the Republic on the big screen again effected how we see the tragic end to the Prequel Trilogy!

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussions surrounding sexual assault

Jarod and Conor discuss the news that excited them the most from Star Wars Celebration this past weekend and breakdown the first three episodes of Andor Season 2!

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Jarod and Bill return to discuss the final day of Star Wars Celebration 2025 and discuss the upcoming season of Star Wars: Visions and its spin-off and look forward to Celebration Los Angeles in 2027!

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Jarod streamed live to recap all of the exciting news out of day 2 Star Wars Celebration from updates on Ahsoka Season 2, the hype for the final season of Andor, and the announcement of Star Wars: Zero Company!

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With Star Wars Celebration Japan just a few days away, Jarod, Kason, and Conor start getting hyped for the news coming out of the convention and discuss the trailer for Tales of the Underworld, and the new chilling novel by Adam Cristopher about Darth Vader’s quest for immortality!

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With Star Wars Celebration Japan just a few days away, Jarod, Kason, and Conor start getting hyped for the news coming out of the convention and discuss the trailer for Tales of the Underworld, and the new chilling novel by Adam Cristopher about Darth Vader’s quest for immortality!

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With Andor Season 2 on the horizon the dynamic duo of Ken Napzok and Alden Diaz of ForceCenter, Casterly Talk, Ahch-To Radio, and Anytime With Ken & Alden join Jarod to discuss the complex politics of Andor, in and out of the galaxy far, far away.

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After a chaotic week in Star Wars news, Jarod, Kason, and Conor unpack the whirlwind of speculation and news around the future of Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and the future of Star Wars, discuss the bizarre first trailer for Andor Season 2 and the frustrating discourse around the series, and look forward to celebrating 20 years of Revenge of the Sith!

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Better late than never! Jarod is joined by First Class League Star Wars Trivia champion and host of Page Turners They Were Not to dissect the themes of Skeleton Crew and discuss the relationship between Star Wars and genre storytelling!

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2025 is upon us which means Mandalorian & Grogu is just over a year away! Join Jarod and Spencer as they run down the updates around the film as well as news around Ahsoka Season 2, and as they discuss the recent interview with Jake Lloyd!

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On this year’s KNR Holiday Special, friend of the show Alden Diaz to discuss the thematic similarities between our favorite Christmas stories and the Obi-Wan Kenobi series!

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This week on KNR we are joined by the lovely Ms. Taylore to hear her thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars after watching it for the very first time!

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This week on KNR Jarod gives his thoughts on the unpolished but fun Star Wars: Outlaws!

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This week on KNR Jarod is joined by Pep & Choco from Dyad in the Force to unpack the legacy of the Jedi, the fate of Osha & Mae, and what comes next for The Acolyte in our review of the tragic conclusion to this thrilling mystery.

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This week on KNR Jarod and Kason are joined by Scotty Holiday to unpack and understand everything that went wrong on Brendok and explore the tragic events of the penultimate episode of The Acolyte!

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This week on KNR Jarod is joined by friend’s of the show Bill Sheehy and Regan to discuss the magnificent bloodbath on Khofar in episode five of The Acolyte: “Night”!

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This week on KNR Jarod is joined by friend’s of the show Bill Sheehy and Regan to discuss the magnificent bloodbath on Khofar in episode five of The Acolyte: “Night”!

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This week on KNR our favorite nerds are joined by Alden Diaz of Ahch-To Radio, Anytime with Ken & Alden, and Casterly Talk to discuss the most recent episode of The Acolyte and unpack the discourse around it.

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