Episode 21: Bounty Hunters
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Episode 21: Bounty Hunters

Cool Hat Tuesday continues as we meet a bunch of bounty hunters with hearts of gold — and re-meet OG Cool Hat Guy Hondo Ohnaka.

In an homage to Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai,” (“Bounty Hunters,” Season 2, Episode 17 of The Clone Wars) our seven heroes fearlessly face down Hondo’s gang of capitalists. The local villagers face a #Relatable case of imposter syndrome, Obi-Wan gets his flirt on, and Anakin and Ahsoka are in it to win it. 

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Episode 20: Holocron Arc
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Episode 20: Holocron Arc

Join us for the inaugural Cool Hat Tuesday as we recap the Holocron Arc (The Clone Wars Season 2, Episodes 1-3, “Holocron Heist,” “Cargo of Doom,” and “Children of the Force”), featuring Cad Bane’s most excellent fedora. This arc has everything: Anakin/Obi-Wan banter, child-stealers, countless heists, and even a glorious Kit Fisto cameo.

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Episode 19: Season 1 Retrospective
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Episode 19: Season 1 Retrospective

As we approach 20 episodes, we’re taking a look back at how far we’ve come. Sam and Anna cover The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and all of season one of The Clone Wars in our “Season 1” retrospective. Plus, we include snippets of the thoughts and opinions you sent in for this episode, and sit down for a discussion with our listener Chris, who was inspired to watch The Clone Wars for the first time.

In this episode: choosing between Phantom and Attack of the Clones, favorite one-hit wonder heroes and villains, and changing hearts and minds about one Jar-Jar Binks.

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Episode 18: Ryloth Arc
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Episode 18: Ryloth Arc

Life imitates art (or art imitates life??) in the Ryloth Arc (The Clone Wars Season 1, episodes 19–21, “Storm Over Ryloth,” “Innocents of Ryloth,” and “Liberty on Ryloth”), where a war-torn country is ravaged by hostile non-governmental actors. Yikes. On a brighter note, Sam and Anna discuss the Peak Dad-akin energy in this arc, clone snugs, what women really want, and Mace Motherf****** Windu.

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Episode 17: Blue Shadow Virus Arc
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Episode 17: Blue Shadow Virus Arc

Hold onto your plague helmets, folks, because the Blue Shadow Virus arc (The Clone Wars Season 1, Episodes 17-18, “Blue Shadow Virus” and “Mystery of a Thousand Moons”) has everything: Star Wars COVID, a precocious mechanic child, Darth Jar-Jar, Action Padme, tiny murder robot jump-scares, a nefarious Nazi plague scientist and literally the most handsome Obi-Wan yet. 

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Episode 16: Trespass
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Episode 16: Trespass

In Anna’s favorite episode of The Clone Wars so far, Sam refuses to say someone died like a b**** (but REALLY wants to). Winter fashion is all the rage on Orto Plutonia, and we find out Anakin and Obi-Wan look exceptional in balaclavas. Also, we have confirmation that the Star Wars universe has a maximum age for senators (16) and it’s...kind of working out for them.

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Episode 15: Anakin Injured Arc
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Episode 15: Anakin Injured Arc

Sam and Anna dive deep into the politics of pacifism in a recap of the Anakin Injured arc (The Clone Wars Season 1, Episode 13-14, “Jedi Crash” and “Defenders of Peace”) and long for the simplicity of life as a Lurmen. Place your bets on who loves Aayla Secura more. There’s a Bae Watch mega-surprise — plus, a shoutout for all our intergalactic realtor friends.

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Episode 14: Count Dooku Captured Arc
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Episode 14: Count Dooku Captured Arc

Shenanigans ensue in the Count Dooku Captured arc (Season 1, Episodes 11-12, “Dooku Captured” and “The Gungan Jedi”) and “disreputable” is the word of the day. Dooku might have racked up the second highest kill count of the episode (behind the one and only Jar-Jar Binks) but Obi-Wan’s banter slays. Jar-Jar is a war crime in and of himself. Come for the cutting insults and stay for the horrifying diplomatic repercussions!

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Episode 13: Nute Gunray Captured
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Episode 13: Nute Gunray Captured

In our recap of the Nute Gunray Captured arc (The Clone Wars Season 1, Episodes 8-10, “Bombad Jedi,” “Cloak of Darkness,” and “Lair of Grievous”), Anna creates and becomes the first member of the Cult of Jedi Master Jar-Jar. Despicable wealth worms ruin our day, Ahsoka learns no valuable lessons, and we would like to formally apologize to all Chads, everywhere. Plus, we meet the inestimable Kwazel Maw — yes, the fan favorite swamp-dwelling dragon itself.

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Episode 12: Replacement Droid Arc
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Episode 12: Replacement Droid Arc

In our recap of the Replacement Droid arc (The Clone Wars Season 1, Episodes 6-7, “Downfall of a Droid” and “Duel of the Droids”), we see the greatest betrayal in Star Wars history. (Well, second greatest.) Anakin anthropomorphizes his favorite toolkit, we’re marching for droid rights, and Obi-Wan has HAD IT. And, we are just as surprised as you are to be discussing fart jokes in Star Wars. Tune in to see the fate of the Republic once again resting on one 14-year-old’s shoulders.

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Episode 11: Rookies
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Episode 11: Rookies

Party at Domino House! In our recap of the standalone episode “Rookies,” we reunite with Domino Squad...just in time to see them fall. On the plus side, Rex is making barbecued eel for dinner (and we’re pretty sure he won the genetic lottery.)

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Episode 10: The Malevolence Arc
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Episode 10: The Malevolence Arc

In a triple-header recap of The Clone Wars Season 1, Episodes 2-4, (“Rising Malevolence,” “Shadow of Malevolence,” and “Destroy Malevolence”) General Grievous pimps his ride, Sam talks about WWII naval warfare (somehow it’s relevant) and you’ll never look at can openers the same way again. Come for Ahsoka’s backseat driving, stay for the giant space manta rays.

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Episode 9: Ambush
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Episode 9: Ambush

Our timelines converge (finally) as we catch up to “Ambush,” the pilot episode of The Clone Wars TV series. In other news, Toydarians are morally superior to all of us (Watto excluded) and healthy mentor/mentee relationships are not the Sith’s style. First 100 listeners get a visit from a chaos gremlin.

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Episode 7: The Clone Wars Movie, Part 2
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Episode 7: The Clone Wars Movie, Part 2

In the second half of the feature-length Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie, Sam and Anna talk at length about Huttese genders and Ahsoka and Anakin get shot down again (yes – again). We also see IG-100 MagnaGuards at their absolute finest. First 100 listeners get to babysit baby Jabba, and all listeners should beware of senators wearing white jumpsuits.

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Episode 6: The Clone Wars Movie, Part 1
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Episode 6: The Clone Wars Movie, Part 1

Introducing Snips! In the first half of the feature-length Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie, we do our best to keep up with the lightning-fast plot changes. Obi-Wan commits war crimes, Anakin deals with an intern crisis and we (reluctantly) explore sex ed for Hutts.

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Episode 5: Cat and Mouse + Hidden Enemy
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Episode 5: Cat and Mouse + Hidden Enemy

Diving straight into The Clone Wars TV series, we cover Season 2, Episode 16 (“Cat and Mouse”) and Season 1, Episode 16 (“Hidden Enemy”). Faux-hawks and facial hair abound in our first introduction to the Republic’s clone army. We talk about how Anakin was #BornThisWay, radicalizing moments, and why the aliens in The Clone Wars are just built better.

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Episode 4: Attack of the Clones, Part 2
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Episode 4: Attack of the Clones, Part 2

In the second half of Attack of the Clones, we sing an ode to Mace Windu and rank Padme’s best outfits. Also, we throw in a casual conversation about the meaning of death (to Force users, that is). Quoth Anakin to C3PO: “Get in, loser, we’re going to Geonosis.”

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Episode 3: Attack of the Clones, Part 1
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Episode 3: Attack of the Clones, Part 1

In the first half of Attack of the Clones, Anna finds out she accidentally became a true Star Wars fan, and we discuss the impeccable Kaminoan aesthetics. Also, the Fetts get an honorary award for the healthiest father-son dynamics in Star Wars (for about 20 minutes, that is).

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Best of Growing Up Skywalker
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Best of Growing Up Skywalker

The Star Wars universe is vast — and so is the territory we cover on Growing Up Skywalker. Here’s a list of some of our favorite episodes.

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