In this special episode, I discuss some striking similarities between Star Wars: Andor Season 2 and recent events in Serbia. I will return to the series of religious topics next time. Although I always make these podcasts listenable, I recommend you check out the YouTube version because I put a lot of work into editing video clips.

Links of Interest for this episode

Star Wars: Andor TV series on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)

Death Star on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Star

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) film on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Star

“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” (1977) film on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_ film)

Ghorman on Star Wars fan wiki: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ghorman

Ghorman Spiders on fan wiki: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ghorlectipod

Serbia on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia

Serbian anticorruption protests on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%93present_Serbian_anti-corruption_protests

Trump Tower Belgrade on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Tower_Belgrade

Yugoslav Ministry of Defense Building on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Ministry_of_Defence_Building

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia

Kosovo War on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_War

Rachel Maddow, May 19, 2025, reposted on X: https://x.com/Emolclause/status/1924821978608705780

New York Times article about forgery of Trump Tower documents: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/trump-kushner-hotel-serbia.html

Article about rare earth metals mining in Serbia: https://serbia-energy.eu/unlocking-serbias-potential-exploring-rare-earth-metals/

Jadar lithium mining project in Serbia on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadar_mine

Jadar mine promotional video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsskXBmrpEc

Website promoting Jadar Mine: https://www.riotinto.com/en/operations/projects/jadar

Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Gilroy

NPR interview with Tony Gilroy: https://youtu.be/7h3bT0TMeVs?si=cRCZ6DA2nsKJSCm9

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