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Growing Up Skywalker is a podcast that brings together people who are new to Star Wars and those who were raised with it – listeners just like us!

Join us on Tuesdays as we watch every Star Wars film and TV appearance in-universe chronological order.

11/03/2025

Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning. That’s how you find At Attin, right?

This week, we’re recapping Skeleton Crew’s second and third installments, “Way, Way Out Past The Barrier” and “Very Interesting, As An Astrogation Problem.” They’re DEEPLY Peter Pan-coded and full of classic Star Wars homages.

Even more importantly, they’re full of mystery (and some really excellent grown-up role models).

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✨ Did you pick up on the Peter Pan / Lost Boys references?

05/03/2025

This could be a real adventure—and a real vibe shift for Growing Up Skywalker (your home for loving, non-toxic Star Wars coverage from a veteran and a new fan).

Hot on the heels of our coverage of The Mandalorian’s first season, we’re diving into a brighter side of the galaxy in Skeleton Crew.

In our recap of the premiere, “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” we discuss:

✨ The mysteries of At Attin
✨ The tyranny of suburbs
✨ And the glorification of busyness.

We also cover the critical reception of the show (which contrasts heavily with the reception of The Acolyte during a similar timeframe) and continue our Mandalorian-era discussion of justice as enforced by the New Republic.

🎧 Tap https://www.growingupskywalker.com/blog-episodes/skeleton-crew-season-1-premiere to listen (or find Growing Up Skywalker on your favorite podcast platform).

19/02/2025

Maarva Andor’s words about reckonings loom over our discussion today. As authoritarianism creeps over the United States, we’re finding parallels to the Imperial Era everywhere.

In “The Prisoner,” (The Mandalorian, Chapter 6), we take a good long look at prison, punishment, and justice in the New Republic Era.

And in “The Reckoning” (The Mandalorian, Chapter 7), we explore the governance, and lack thereof, of the New Republic. Even more importantly, we parse the rise of fascism in a post-Endor era.

👆 Tap our bio to listen (and perhaps process your own feelings about authoritarianism in the U.S.).

17/02/2025

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04/02/2025

In Chapter 4 of the Mandalorian, we get a sanctuary. By Chapter 5, we’re back in a lawless land.

Our recap of “Sanctuary” lets us dive behind the camera to explore the female gaze in The Mandalorian. We dig into Cara Dune’s backstory, the classic Star Wars village story, the comparisons between “Sanctuary” and the Clone Wars’ “Bounty Hunters,” and the state of our main characters’ moral codes.

In “The Gunslinger,” we turn our conversation to honor, traitors, quests, rich boys, elite assassins, and morally ambiguous cowboys.

One thing is for sure—The Mandalorian isn’t your dad’s Star Wars.

https://www.growingupskywalker.com/blog-episodes/the-mandalorian-chapter-4-sanctuary

https://www.growingupskywalker.com/blog-episodes/the-mandalorian-chapter-5-the-gunslinger

21/01/2025

Hi folks! Sadly, Anna has been stricken with the plague and her voice is not up to recording this week. We’re taking a quick, unscheduled break and will be back in your earbuds next week 🎧

If you miss us, check out the content that’s currently open to the public on our Patreon! Tap the bio to get there.

16/01/2025

The Spaghetti Western spirit is strong in The Mandalorian, Chapter 3: “The Sin.”

This week, we dive deep into the Mandalorian’s crisis of ethics, starting with the Bounty Hunter Guild Code and ending with his loyalty to the Mandalorian Creed.

We also dig into thoughts on:

✨ Currency, value, and compensation
✨ Western-style showdowns on the street
✨ And whether or not we got an Embo cameo?!?!?! (Feels relevant possibly?!?!?!)

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09/01/2025

One of the best parts about (finally!) being in our Mando era is the concept art. I love re-visiting an episode through its stills and seeing the subtle changes from the original illustration to the final shot.

Even better, I love seeing what makes it from art board to screen completely unchanged—perfectly translated from the artist’s vision to what we see onscreen.

Swipe for some concept art from The Mandalorian, Chapter 2: The Child. ✨

07/01/2025

In which all Mando wants is to get off-planet without being besieged by rogues and scavengers. 🥹

This week, in our recap of The Mandalorian’s Chapter 2, “The Child,” we talk through the Mandalorian’s stylish, distinct, comic book-esque visual language and the rights of Mudhorns to, you know, peacefully exist.

We also talk about the Mandalorian’s code of ethics—which is in flux—and what it must feel like for a highly professional bounty hunter to suddenly…not be in his element.

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05/01/2025

It’s here! It’s finally here!

Three and a half years ago, Growing Up Skywalker began a non-toxic, chronological weekly watchthrough of all of Star Wars—with the goal of getting to The Mandalorian.

Now we’re recapping the thoughts of a veteran Star Wars viewer and a new fan on the shot heard ‘round the world: the first Star Wars live-action TV show, “The Mandalorian.”

Join us for the season premiere of The Mandalorian, where we talk through:

✨ Justice in the Era of the New Republic,

✨ The Mandalorian’s mishmash of ancient legend + spaghetti Western + samurai story + space opera

✨ And the reason we created our fan-favorite segment, Bae Watch. (Spoiler alert: It’s Kuiil. It’s always been Kuiil.)

Tap our website to listen, and find us everywhere you get podcasts.

24/12/2024

Merry Chrysler!! We’re taking this week off to celebrate the holidays with family. But buckle your seatbelt, because next week we’re hopping into the Razor Crest to recap the season premiere of The Mandalorian 🤺

Talk with you soon!

17/12/2024

We often talk about how every Star Wars character’s story forms a tile in the mosaic of the galaxy, and Barriss Offee’s tale is no exception.

In our final “catch-up” episode to get back into chronological order, we’re covering Tales of the Empire: Barriss’s Tale (S1, Ep. 4–6, “Devoted,” “Realization,” and “The Way Out”).

We dive into themes of redemption, the parallels between Barriss, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka, and the archetype of The Crone.

AND FINALLY! After a one-week holiday break, we’ll arrive at the reason Growing Up Skywalker started in the first place: The Mandalorian. 🥹💖

16/12/2024

The end of an era 🥹

Join us on the show this week to finish up the Bad Batch saga and reminisce about how far we’ve come.

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10/12/2024

In the Bad Batch finale (“The Cavalry has Arrived,” S3 Ep.15), heroic and monstrous intervention combine to conclude this dark and beautiful chapter of Star Wars.

And with our heroes hanging up their blasters, it’s time for a new generation to take the fight to the Empire.

That’s true for us, too!! We’re finishing our catch-up era by watching Tales of the Empire (Barriss’s Tale) next week.

Buuuuuut…What should we watch after that? Skeleton Crew, or The Mandalorian? With multiple shows taking place in ABY 9, we’ve got OPTIONS—so let us know your thoughts below. 👇

04/12/2024

We love season and we love you. Thank you for making this a banner year for Growing Up Skywalker!

We have SO much fun coming down the pipeline for you—including hitting in just two weeks. Keep us in your earbuds 💖

03/12/2024

The two arcs leading up to the Bad Batch finale paint a picture of the Empire’s rising oppression. On close inspection, they also turn into a surprisingly moving statement on anti-fascist work.

On the show, we examine how the Batch is laying a blueprint for the nascent Rebellion and what their fates might mean for the next 10 years of anti-Imperial sentiment. We also talk through the ways in which community is the answer to oppression…until even community may not be enough. (That’s when action is required.)

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19/11/2024

Over the past two weeks, we’ve covered some of The Bad Batch’s most visually beautiful episodes. (And the storytelling, pacing, and hand-to-hand combat are among the best of Star Wars.)

“Infiltration” and “Extraction” show us the fruits of Rex’s labor over the past two years—and how a single shadow trooper can bring a clone resistance crashing down.

This week’s episodes (“Bad Territory” and “The Harbinger) mark the return of two scene-stealers: Fennec Shand and Asajj Ventress. They’re busy making their own way through the galaxy—and dancing around the truth about Omega.

🎧 Tap the bio to listen!

09/11/2024

It’s been a hard week. Maybe it’s fitting that on the podcast, we’re once again crushed under the Imperial boot.

But while we’re stewing in the oppressive soup of the Galactic Empire again—at least we get a family reunion out of it.

“A Different Approach” and “The Return” (The Bad Batch Season 3, Ep. 4–5) ask Crosshair, at gunpoint, if he’s willing to accept the new Bad Batch. (Spoiler alert: He is, and everybody cries.)

Tap the bio to listen to this week’s podcast, covering episodes that brilliantly weave together threads of Bad Batch yore, giving everybody second chances to shine.

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