The MandaLore

Martin Donison, David Cottingham

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Welcome to the MandaLore Podcast! Join Siber Wren and D. Vizsla each week as they board the Razor Crest to follow all that's happening on Disney+ Star Wars shows!

Shows we will be covering include The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and whatever else comes to us from a galaxy far, far away!

We'll break down what happened, where we think it's going next, and respond to feedback on every episode!

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136 episodes

ML134 - Bad Batch - S3E9 - The Harbinger

She's BAAACK!! It's all about Asajj Ventress this week, as one of the greatest characters in Star Wars makes her return, and gets tangled up with our team as she delivers some intel on why the Empire would be after Omega. Through some training, we see a new relationship develop between Asajj and Omega, and trust is formed after witnessing Asajj use the force to calm down a massive sea creature! The team also learns that they can't really handle a single force user, no matter how good their fighting skills are, and it's a humbling experience for them! Asajj Ventress is back. And it's the best thing we've seen in a long while. Will she be back for more? OR was this a lead off into a possible new series for her, or maybe even the next Tales of the Jedi? Fingers are crossed this isn't the last we see of Asajj! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 14m
Apr 01
ML133 - Acolyte - S1 Trailer

Join us on the darkside, as Siber Wren and D.Vizsla drop the Jedi robes in favor of some dark armor! We take a look at the exciting new initial trailer for The Acolyte that comes June 4 2024! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

1h 13m
Mar 25
ML132 - Bad Batch - S3E8 - Bad Territory

Fennec Shand is back in business....controlling the team that is. Hunter and Wrecker have no choice but to work for her to be able to exchange for information about why the Empire is after Omega, and she takes full advantage of them. Meanwhile, staying hidden back on Pabu, Omega and Crosshair continue to work on his shaking hand and figure out what is the cause. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

1h 21m
Mar 25
ML131 - Bad Batch - S3E6&7 - Infiltration and Extraction

It's the first double header this season as we get two episodes to discuss! And it's all about Rex and the other clones! We see Howzer, Wolffe, and many more as we find out where they all have been and where they stand in this new situation they find themselves.  The team also discovers why the Empire is after Omega, but they don't understand what for, and this may be the new mission for Hunter and the team. In order to protect her, they have to know why she's being hunted. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 0m
Mar 18
ML130 - Bad Batch - S3E5 - The Return

The return of Crosshair to the team, and to Barton 4 where he suffered personal loss and betrayal! Finally, the team is back together, and there's some rough waters to navigate, but luckily Omega is there to soften the team up to having Crosshair back again, as she has developed a bond of trust with him. Now onto the new mission: rescue their brothers from Tantiss! How will they pull that off? We wait and see possibly in the next double episode! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

1h 23m
Mar 12
ML129 - Bad Batch - S3E4 - A Different Approach

The odd couple. Can you describe Crosshair and Omega any other way? We get a great episode following those two unlikely allies as they try to stay hidden from the Empire on a planet they were forced to crash land on. Crosshair is starting to trust Omega even though he'd never admit it! And Omega is relentless in her loyalty, to both him and their new canine companion Batcher. It's all a lead up to one of the most emotional reunions in Star Wars, as finally, Hunter and Wrecker find them and the gang is back together! It's a tearful moment, but can they get past the past with Crosshair and find forgiveness? We'll find out next episode! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

1h 51m
Mar 04
ML128 - Bad Batch - S3E1-3 - Confined, Paths Unknown, Shadows of Tantiss

The Batch is back! The boys, and girl, are back in town! Man it's been a long while waiting for them to return, and we get a triple helping to start off with! Omega is at the hidden base on Tantiss, being forced to follow a strict routine of sample gathering and other duties, while Crosshair is continually being experimented on. With Nala Se's help, she looks for a way to escape, but won't leave without Crosshair. Meanwhile, Hunter and Wrecker are still trying to find intel on where they could be, and have come up empty time and again. Approximately five months have passed, and Hunter is getting anxious to get to Omega and he rushes to find answers. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 15m
Feb 27
ML127 - Bad Batch - S3 Trailer

We are BACK! The Bad Batch is kicking off 2024 with their third and final season that starts Feb.21, and they released an epic, tension filled trailer! So as we always do, we'll break it all down and give you our speculation, our thoughts, and what we hope to see as only The MandaLore Podcast can do! Get ready, the new year of Star Wars is upon us, and we're here to cover it all!

2h 7m
Feb 05
ML126 - Our Favorite Things 2023 in Review and Looking Towards 2024

Happy New Year MandaLore fans! We're kicking off 2024 with a look back at all that we got in 2023 plus all that we've coverd on this show so far, and we put it all into perspective by making our top 3 lists for every show, and then top 3 overall in multiple categories! Once that's all done, we take a look ahead at what's coming in 2024 with some hopes, some predictions and speculation.  It's a full episode as you know we do, so sit back, buckle in as we head off to the next galaxy far, far, away!

4h 4m
Jan 06
ML125 - Ahsoka - S1E8 - The Jedi, the Witch and the Warlord

Could this be the end? Without knowing what is coming or when, this finale, for now, is the end of our story for Ahsoka. Did it live up to the build up all season long? Did it have emotional payoff? Was it a worthy finale? Well we dive deep as always into all those questions and more, as we bring you our longest episode of the season for Ahsoka's finale! Buckle up, settle in, and let's hitch a ride to another galaxy!   Sabine Wren opens her door to let the force flow through her...finally! Ezra makes his new lightsaber and goes to battle alongside Ahsoka. Morgan gets shadow powers as she's annointed a true Night Sister Witch. Thrawn is proud in his out maneuvering of his enemies. The stakes are high as it's a race to get back to our galaxy, but will everyone make it?  Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

4h 32m
Oct 10, 2023
ML124 - Ahsoka - S1E7 - Dreams and Madness

The calm before the storm.....is usually how it goes....but not in this pre-finale episode! Baylan and Shin catch up to Ezra and Sabine, and it's guns and sabers blazing! Although Baylan decides it's time to let Shin go her own way, and is about to leave when Ahsoka comes tumbling in from the sky for the inevitable rematch, but once again, he proves he's more powerful, and only HuYang arriving just in time allows Ahsoka to make her getaway. Ezra shows us he's still got Force game and refuses to use a lightsaber, going all Monk style on the troopers. But he and Sabine quickly get outnumbered until Ahsoka runs into the rescue! Meanwhile, Thrawn sees this as an opportunity to get ahead, with the time gained from this skirmish, and starts gathering his troops to prepare to leave Peridea! What will happen in the finale? Can our Rebels catch them in time? Or will they be stranded there with no way home? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 47m
Sep 29, 2023
ML123 - Ahsoka - S1E6 - Far, Far, Away

A long time ago....in a galaxy far, far, away.... We actually heard a character say those words!  Huyang, the Star Wars narrator we didn't know we needed! We got a lot thrown at us this week...Live action debuts of Thrawn, Ezra, Night Witches, plus some new creatures, and a whole bunch of info we still don't have answers to....but we try to figure it out for you! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 41m
Sep 25, 2023
ML122 - Ahsoka - S1E5 - Shadow Warrior

Clone Wars. In live action. Hayden Christensen. Back as Anakin. Master and padawan, from a time we never thought we would see brought to life. Yet here it is.  Beautiful. Epic. Stunning. Powerful. These are just some of the words used to describe this momentous occasion for us, the true fans of all the stories that have come before. Now there are questions. Confusion to be cleared up. Scenes to make sense of. You've come to the right place. Smart ones you are, yes. Siber Wren and D.Vizsla do their best to break it all down for you, so that we are all on the same page, and understand what just happened. This is the way.  Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 17m
Sep 18, 2023
ML121 - Ahsoka - S1E4 - Fallen Jedi

Woah. That's all most people have to say about this episode. It hits all the trigger points for so many emotions. Anaking Skywalker is back. Hayden Christensen is back to play him. And it's the first time we've ever seen Ahsoka and Anakin on screen together in live action. No one thought this would ever happen or even be possible. But here we are. And we have so many questions...theories...ideas....but are we over thinking it and going too deep?  And there is Marrok. No one was correct with his identity. He's a nobody. And he's gone. Are we disappointed in his not so big reveal? This episode is just too big to discuss in this blog post, so dive in with us as we explore all it had on display. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

4h 1m
Sep 11, 2023
ML120 - Ahsoka - S1E3 - Time to Fly

It's time to fly! Training has restarted for Sabine, and she's struggling to connect to the force within her....but does she really have it? Why has Ahsoka decided to train someone who is so inept at feeling the force?  Here is fighting the senators with her experience in war to warn them of a new threat, but none of them are listening....could there be Thrawn and Empire loyalists within the senate? Purrgils can hyperspace jump to other galaxies! And the ancients discovered how to harness that ability to build their hyperspace drives. Now Morgan wants to use it to get to Thrawn and bring him back to secure what's left of the Empire. The race is on. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 32m
Sep 04, 2023
ML119 - Ahsoka - S1E1&2 - Master and Apprentice/Toil and Trouble

Ahsoka. Her live action solo show is here! And we can't be more excited about it.  From cartoon beginnings, to mature character design, Ahsoka has grown in so many perspectives, and now we get to witness the continuation of her story in live action. Finding Thrawn and Ezra are her missions, and she has Sabine and Hera at her side. But something is brewing that she isn't prepared for. This is the beginning of her story as we have never known it. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 53m
Aug 28, 2023
ML118 - Ahsoka Final Trailers

Ahsoka Tano.  Padawan to Anakin Skywalker. Jedi defector. Hero. Warrior. Friend. Her story is one that we have gotten to witness from the beginning, through Clone Wars, Rebels, Tales of the Jedi, and now her live action debut on the Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett, and finally jumping into her own live action series. We don't know where this journey will take her, but we know we're along for the ride. Ahsoka and Anakin is one of the most powerful stories of Star Wars.  And here's our final thoughts before it begins. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 18m
Aug 14, 2023
ML117 - Ahsoka Teaser Trailer

We're finally back MandaLore Fans! And we're talking about the Ahsoka teaser trailer that came out a month ago!  We get into speculation, ideas, and discuss what we saw in this first trailer. Plus we catch up on a bunch of news that's come out since you last heard from us! Ah it's good to be back and getting ready for Ahsoka! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 6m
Jun 17, 2023
ML116 - The MandaLore - Calgary Expo 2023

Hey Star Wars fans! Happy Star Wars Day! This is a bonus episode of our live podcast we did at the Calgary Expo in 2023! The audio will sound different as it's recorded in a live auditorium, so is a bit echoey. We discuss the Bad Batch, Mandalorian and get a lot of audience interaction with their theories and ideas. If you were there for the show and took part, thanks so much! That's what makes the live shows so much fun! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

47m
May 05, 2023
ML115 - Mandalorian - S3E8 - The Return

It all comes down to this...in the depths of Mandalore...the finale of season 3. Mandos vs Elite Troopers, Din vs Gideon, Grogu vs Praetorian Guards, and Bo-Katan leading her forces to save them all! It's all out action, all out emotion, and all out intensity as so many stories come to a head. We get many answers to the mysteries that have lasted all season, and we can surely say, this is one of the best finales of all time. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 53m
Apr 24, 2023
ML114 - Mandalorian - S3E7 - The Spies

Wow! Now that's how you set up a finale for a season! Crazy action, tense moments, intrigue, mystery, questions answered, emotions flying and a cliffhanger!! We finally get Gideon's plans laid out, and also find out what he's been up to, and it isn't good! The Mandos come together to go retake Mandalore, but they are sorely mistaken in it being free to take back, as an ambush surprises them and not everyone gets out! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 15m
Apr 22, 2023
ML113 - Mandalorian - S3E6 - Guns for Hire

It's Mandalorian P.I.....or Mandalore 5 0! Yes yes, we're playing with the title, as this was a very typical, action oriented, cop show type of episode! Was it a bit goofy? Certainly. Could it work as a new kind of Star Wars show? Well that's for you to decide. But having Bo and Din chasing down rogue droids is a fun side quest kind of episode that really has split the fan decision on whether it was good or not.  Listen in, and see where we land on it all! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 30m
Apr 22, 2023
ML112 - Mandalorian - S3E5 - The Pirates

Argh! Have you ever been to space? We be spacebuckling, pillaging, and wiping villages clean of booty! It's all out action as the Mandos come to the defense of Nevarro to help Greef Karga against the space pirates! Bo-Katan is annointed leader by the Armorer, to take their people into the future. What a fun episode all around :) Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 16m
Apr 20, 2023
ML111 - Bad Batch - S2E15&16 - The Summit & Plan 99

Sigh...it's never fun to lose a favorite character...farewell Tech, you truly were a hero and the best of us.... What a tough finale, so many things going wrong, and our team comes out hurt, and down a member, and didn't accomplish a thing. It's not the ending we expected, and it leads to so many new questions. Especially who is Emerie, apparently Omega's sister!! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 31m
Apr 08, 2023
ML110 - The Mandalorian - S3E4 - The Foundling

It's all jetpacks and Mandos this week! Wow we got everything people have been asking for, nothing but Mandalorians and their culture! Grogu is in training. Bo-Katan is settling in and trying to prove herself. The Armorer is teaching them both. And even Paz Vizsla is being more accepting of them! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 51m
Mar 27, 2023
ML109 - Bad Batch - S2E14 - Tipping Point

Has Crosshair reached his limit? Has he finally realized the Empire doesn't give a damn about him or see any value in him? Was this his tipping point, and will he come back to the team? This was the best episode of the Bad Batch so far, as it was full of everything that makes Star Wars great. Tense action, emotional drama, stakes and lives at risk, mystery and intrigue...yep, it had it all! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

2h 26m
Mar 25, 2023
ML108 - The Mandalorian - S3E3 - The Convert

Bo-Katan got invited to the clan by the Armorer along with Din!! Wow, who saw that coming? For sure we thought there would be a confrontation...but none! Will she stick around? Elia fools Dr. Pershing into trusting her, and then fries his brain...what is she up to and who is she truly working for? So much to pick apart in this one, and we don't have all the answers...oh the speculation! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

3h 6m
Mar 20, 2023
ML107 - Bad Batch - S2E13 - Pabu

It's retirement time for the Batch....really? There's no way things can go this easy allowing them to settle down...could it? Even still, we get a pretty intense episode with natural disasters happening on the island, and everyone is in danger! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

1h 32m
Mar 19, 2023
ML106 - The Mandalorian - S3E2 - The Mines of Mandalore

Mandalore. In live action.  Need we say more? Well ok, we will...a LOT more. Welcome to our record breaking episode as we really get into this one faithful listeners. Sit back and get comfortable, because we're here for the long haul! Din takes Grogu to Mandalore to find out if it's poisoned and unihabitable. But he finds out it's totally fine, and they start exploring, only to run into danger they weren't prepared for, a hidden trap! Din sends Grogu off to get Bo-Katan, and once she arrives to rescue him, it's sheer awesomeness watching her go to town on the surviving creatures! Bo then decides to escort Din to the living waters, resolute in her mind that it's all just folklore, that is until she witnesses the Mythosaur for herself laying in waiting under the surface!!! The dank farrik Mythosaur is alive and real!! It's a jaw dropping, seat jumping episode, and we are so pleased to bring you our coverage of it. Hope you enjoy! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

4h 19m
Mar 13, 2023
ML105 - Bad Batch - S2E12 - The Outpost

Crosshair is back finally! But not where you'd expect him...he's stranded on a desolate ice world trying to survive with his new friend Mayday as they track down some stolen crates! It's a sad, unfortunate story that just might be the turning point for Crosshair to head back to the team. The Empire and their attitude towards clones is vile, cold, and cruel, and he pays the price for trusting in them. Now he's on the examination table of assistant Emerie at the cloning facility...what could they be getting from him? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: themandalorepodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

1h 47m
Mar 12, 2023