Relive the magic of Star Wars Rebels at Nostalgia Con Houston 2025 with an unforgettable cast reunion panel!
– Vanessa Marshall (Hera Syndulla)– Taylor Gray (Ezra Bridger)– Tiya Sircar (Sabine Wren)
The cast shares behind-the-scenes stories, fan-favorite memories, and insights into the legacy of Star Wars Rebels. Whether you’re a lifelong fan of the Ghost crew or new to the animated series, this panel is packed with laughs, nostalgia, and Star Wars magic.
Recorded live at The Nostalgia Con Houston 2025

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Step into the galaxy far, far away at The Nostalgia Con Houston 2025 with the legendary cast of Star Wars: The Clone Wars! This exclusive panel features fan favorites:

* Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano)
* Catherine Taber (Padmé Amidala)
* James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
* T.C. Carson (Mace Windu)
* Phil LaMarr (Kit Fisto, Bail Organa)
* Jim Cummings (Hondo Ohnaka)

Join the stars as they share behind-the-scenes stories, answer fan questions, and celebrate the legacy of The Clone Wars animated series. Whether you’re a lifelong Jedi or discovering the series for the first time, this panel is packed with laughter, nostalgia, and Star Wars magic.
Recorded live at Nostalgia Con Houston 2025.

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Join Nathan and Rizwan as we return to a galaxy far, far away to explore Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — the latest animated miniseries that dives into the lives of two legendary underworld figures: Cad Bane and Asajj Ventress. Join us as we break down the episodes and discuss the impacts of these two entries to the characterizations and the overarching stories. We also discuss ideas for what the next Tale of series could be.

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Podcast Recorded: May 4th, 2025
Join the Jedi Squadron Podcast as we celebrate Star Wars Day 2025 with exciting news, fan highlights, and updates on the future of the show. We break down the latest announcements from the Star Wars universe and share what’s coming next for our Jedi Squadron community.

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By Nathan DeSa
In this episode, we dive into Star Wars: Aftermath, Chuck Wendig’s 2015 novel that takes place immediately after the Battle of Endor. The fall of the Empire has left the galaxy in chaos, and the story explores the aftermath of the Empire’s defeat and the uncertain future of the New Republic. Join us as we discuss the new characters, shifting alliances, and what life is like in the galaxy after the Battle of Endor.
Is Aftermath a worthy continuation of the Star Wars saga, or does it struggle to capture the magic of the original trilogy? Tune in to find out!

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Podcast Recorded: June 1st, 2024
Join the Jedi Squadron Podcast for an in-depth review of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones! Hosted by Nathan DeSa and Rizwan Merchant, we aim to uncover the film’s hidden gems while grappling with its notable shortcomings. In this episode, we discuss character arcs, plot twists, and how Attack of the Clones fits into the Star Wars saga. 
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Podcast Recorded: July 27th,2024
The Acolyte Season 1 is now over. There has been a lot of ups and downs in this season within the fandom and our own journey here at the Squadron. Join Nathan and Rizwan for their season finale wrap up discussion of The Acolyte, and see how this season did and what could have been done better, along with what was done well.
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Nathan and Riz are back after a week off to take a look at the last two episodes of The Acolyte before the Season 1 Finale. So stay tuned for episode analysis and a deep dive into all the plot holes and story writing issues in the season. Be sure to stay until the end for a neverending rant from Riz as well!

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Nate and Rizwan are back with episode 5 of The Acolyte, and this is by far the most action packed episode of the show so far! Also the best episode so far. Join the Squadron as we break down the big revelations, nerd over the amazing lightsaber duels and try to make sense of some continuity questions we have. The Acolyte is gearing up for an interesting ending and we’re curious to see if it can stick a good landing!

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
The Squadron is back with a review on Episodes 3 and 4 of The Acolyte! We dig into a lot of topics that came up such as how the twins are concieved by the force, the darker side of the Jedi legacy, and of course our thoughts on the story and characters so far! We also launch into a segment discussing our personal thoughts and have passionate discussions on the issues in the fandom at large. 

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Get ready Padawans! The new Star Wars series, The Acolyte has landed and Squadron Leaders Nathan and Rizwan are taking flight into the High Republic! Join us as we travel back over a hundred years into the past before the Phantom Menace as we take a look at the first two episodes. So strap in and lets punch it!
 
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Nathan and Rizwan have concluded the Review Series of the original trilogy of Star Wars, and are setting their course back to the beginning, with a trip to the prequel trilogy. Join the Squadron Leaders as they break down Episode 1, and discuss the movie’s strengths and weaknesses and determine if the fandom’s hate of this movie is fully justified or not.

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
As part of the festivities for the May the 4th celebration this year, we have a new Star Wars Animated Show, the second installment in the Star Wars Tales of series. This time we’re taking a look at Tales of the Empire. Join Nathan and Rizwan as we break down the additional stories for Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee. The latter of whom has not been seen in Star Wars since the 5th season finale of the Clone Wars at Ahsoka’s trial. So understandably there is some excitement!

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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
May the 4th Be With You! Welcome dear Padawans to our final review for the Star Wars Original Trilogy, and what better day to release this then May 4th? Not only is this a day for our fandom to celebrate the wondrous world of Star Wars, but it is also the Jedi Squadron Podcast’s One Year Anniversary! That is right, we first took flight exactly one year ago today and we thought it would be most fitting to take a look at Episode 6 Return of the Jedi for a few reasons. 1) It is Riz’s favorite Star Wars movie 2) We discussed our theatrical viewing of it on our first podcast for the 40th Anniversary of the movie, and 3) It feels fitting to end our first year by concluding our look into the original trilogy movies! So strap in young Padawan and get ready to jump into hyperspace as Nathan DeSa and Rizwan Merchant break down Episode 6, discuss the characters, try and find another villain in other franchises that has the depth that Darth Vader has in Star Wars, and go in-depth into some behind the scenes fun facts and changes Lucas made to the movie over the years.
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Originally Recorded: April 28th, 2024
As we inch closer to the release of Tales of the Empire, Nathan and Riz take a look back at Season 1 of the Star Wars Tales series, Tales of the Jedi. Join your fearless Squadron Leaders as they break down the supplemental background stories of Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. There is some really good content here, dare we say some of the best in Star Wars animated content? So join us for a deep dive in, and stay tuned for Tales of the Empire to come soon!
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Originally Recorded: April 2nd, 2024
With The Bad Batch ending this coming Wednesday, Nathan and Riz are taking a look back at Season 2 of the Bad Batch to set expectations for what they hope Season 3 will do. Join us as we dig deep into the character development from Season 1 and celebrate the depth some characters recieved, and lament those that still need more. We also break down all the Easter Eggs and references in the season to the wider franchise. So join us as the Squadron marches to The End of the Bad Batch and hopefully not the end of Clone Force 99!
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
After a brief hiatus for personal life, the Jedi Squadron is back in action and ready to take on the Bad Batch! Join Nathan and Rizwan break down the first season of the Bad Batch. We’ll be taking an in-depth look at the characters, story, easter eggs and impact of the Bad Batch on the Star Wars Universe.

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By Nathan DeSa
Nathan is back with another installment in his Star Wars Novel Review Series with a look at Shadows of the Empire. This book is a part of the expanded universe Legends continuity, and is set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi movies. The book dives into Luke building his new lightsaber and Leia and Lando searching for Boba Fett’s ship to locate Han. Join as Nathan explains why this novel is so beloved by the fandom!
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By Nathan DeSa & Rizwan Merchant
Alright Squadron, we’re back with our second installment in the Star Wars Movie Review Series! Today we’re taking a look at fan favorite movie, The Empire Strikes Back. We’ll be delving into what exactly is it that makes this movie so beloved, and do our typical deep dives into the characters, story, and impact this movie had on the franchise. As always this episode will be filled with fun trivia and a break down of the historical changes made to the movie from the original theatrical release, until what the current rendition available for sale has evolved to.

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By Nathan DeSa
The Bad Batch is back for it’s final season on February 21st, 2024, and we finally got our first trailer! Join Nathan as he breaks down everything, especially whats going on with this surprise Asajj Ventress appearance in the trailer! Does this alter the canon set in the Dark Disciple novel by Christie Golden? Lets find out!

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