Marvel Star Wars Explorers Brian Rudloff and Sam Stovold

As Indiana Jones investigates the mysteries of the Ikons of Ikamennen with the aid of former students Charlie and Edith Dunne, the Marvel Star Wars Explorers begin their own further adventures with the aid of Cam Siemer! That's right, we're back and we're kicking things off with the first two issues of Marvel's Further Adventures of Indiana Jones, as well as wrapping up the Bad Batch and taking a look at some further additional Indy Chronicles.  

As Sam and Brian are just settling in to podcast semi-retirement, they're immediately called back into action for their annual look back at their favorite comic book adaptations, best new oldies, biggest disappointments and favorite films of 2023. All that, plus they're talking about New Coke and the MCU's latest, Echo! 

As your two best Star Friends reach the 200th episode of the podcast, they find themselves joined by some of THEIR best Star Friends, Sean and Eric, for a nostalgic look back at some of their favorite memories, moments, episodes, and guests from Marvel Star Wars Explorers throughout the years. Plus, they address the latest Gina Carano news!

As Joruus C'Baoth and Grand Admiral Thrawn try to wrestle control of the Empire from each other, we welcome Daniel Borders-Ashe back to the pod to close out our coverage of the Heir to the Empire trilogy and reflect on the various strengths and weaknesses of these adaptations and their source material! Along the way, we're also talking about Darth Maul, Tomorrowland, and Pokemon moves that are super effective on humans in the real world.  

As The New Republic's forces and Thrawn's Imperial fleet race to find the mythical lost Katana Fleet, John Parton joins the podcast once again to debate whether the announcement of a new Star Wars movie is something to react to with cynicism or elation, to share with us his experience of reading the novel Dark Force Rising for the first time, and to describe for us Roger Moore's weird, too-old James Bond face.

As Grand Admiral Thrawn enacts a plan to retake the galaxy in the name of the Empire, we enact our plan to cover the much beloved trilogy that ushered in a new era of Star Wars fiction in our own galaxy by inviting our old Star Friend Melissa Thiede back for a conversation about our recent holiday acquisitions, the magic of Mara Jade, the divine art of Olivier Vatine, and the induction of two new devotees to the Cult of Snyder.