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Star Wars: Cantina Chronicles

Friends meet at the local Cantina to talk about the latest Star Wars stories and lore! Cantina Chronicles looks at all of the important news, theories, and hot topics across ALL MEDIA in the Star Wars galaxy, from Alderaan (or the asteroid field that used to be Alderaan) to Zarak-Nine. We are a positive Star Wars forum that discusses everything we love about the galaxy far, far away, but near and dear to our hearts.
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Episode 123: Kwame Mbalia

Episode 123: Kwame Mbalia

2026-02-0901:21:31

This week the gang is joined by the wonderful Star Wars author Kwame Mbalia. He breaks down what writing in the galaxy far far away is like. 
We dive back into the comics to review both ‘Star Wars: Jedi Knights’ and ‘Doctor Aphra: Chaos Agent’! 
In this episode of Cantina Chronicles, the gang discuss the latest developments in the Star Wars universe, including the teaser trailer for the animated series 'Maul: Shadow Lord,' and Kathleen Kennedy's exit interview, where she shares insights about the future of Star Wars projects and directors.
Tom “cam op” Cruise helps film a lightsaber duel in Shawn Levy’s, ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’? New leadership at Lucasfilm? The cantina crew light the fuse and discuss these explosive stories, and the nearly impossible mission ahead for these newly anointed masters taking over for master storyteller, super-producer, and visionary business leader, Kathleen Kennedy.  
The time has come to journey into the nexus of the dark side with our review of Adam Christopher’s, ‘Master of Evil,’ a mesmerizing and haunting novel centered around Darth Vader and his quest for knowledge and power during the burgeoning of the Empire. An unforgettable cast of characters, both sentient and droid, plot around the dark lord as he discovers and is tested by a dark side vergence within an ancient temple first discovered and kept hidden by Palpatine’s previous apprentice, Darth Tyranus. 
This week, the third session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! The Hunt for Venn Sataii Episode III - The Inescapable Wheel 
As we work to assemble our squad to continue the campaign next week, we deliver another standard episode to chat about recent news about Starfighter shared by the film’s director and box office king, Shawn Levy. Share your thoughts about the film in the comments below and we’ll be sure to address them the next time we chat Starfighter!
This week, we gather at Resistance HQ to review the ‘The Last Order’ by Kwame Mbalia! A deftly written war story that delves into Finn and Jannah’s traumatic past as troopers in The First Order, and offers a first glimpse of the post-war theater of the galaxy after the battle of Exegal. A fascinating read that explores the harrowing culture of the fascistic regime bent on controlling and desensitizing the youth of the galaxy, the trauma of a soldier’s life and how one can either overcome it or succumb to it, as well as newly developed backstory for saga film standouts like Finn and Jannah!
Torn between light and dark like Kylo Ren, we share what we love about ‘Star Wars: Visions’ and the ‘Legacy of Vader’ comics but also air our discontent with Disney for how they publicly cancelled the ‘Acolyte,’ and even call out Lucasfilm for the clunky delivery of compelling lore in both past and future stretches of the timeline.
With the campaign requiring a bit more work to schedule and mix, the trinity has assembled to provide a standard episode of Cantina Chronicles as an interstitial before their next adventure in the galaxy far, far away. In this episode, the trio discuss ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’ and share all their spicy takes on the now cancelled project. After to talking Ben Solo and the Star Wars development pipeline in general, the crew move onto their review of ‘Star Wars: Sanctuary’ by Lamar Giles.
This week, the second session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! The Hunt for Venn Sataii Episode II - The Forgotten War
At long last, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! This week, we are excited to welcome you to the first session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! The Hunt for Venn Sataii Episode I - Prisoners of the Empire. 
This week on Cantina Chronicles! The Cantina Crew talks through the fantasy of being able to select items in a round table draft format from the Lucasfilm Prop storage room! We’ll go around the horn and select items based on 6 categories:  Vehicle Model, Weapon, Costume, Droid, Creature and a Wild Card Selection! Join us for a discussion celebrating our favorite designs from across the Galaxy Far, Far Away! Let’s go!
Due to technical difficulties surrounding the several applications the crew will be using for their roleplaying game, your hosts find some extra time to deliver one last news-focused episode before blasting off on their adventure!
At long last, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! This week, we are excited to welcome you to the introductory session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! In this brief session 0, Grant, serving as GM, provides an overview of the Force & Destiny dice system, goes into detail about the ‘Reign of the Empire’ setting for the campaign and ends the episode with a tease for what’s to come in ‘Episode 1: Prisoners of the Empire.’ As an onboarding for listeners planning to join us on this adventure, Adam, Ben and special guest, Jason present their characters before they embark on an unforgettable Star Wars journey next week.
This week on Cantina Chronicles! Have a seat next to Adam and Ben as they do a spoiler filled review of Tessa Gratton’s Young Adult Novel ACOLYTE: THE CRYSTAL CROWN. So, raise a Glass to Jecki and Yord and let’s discuss some of their finest days! 
This week on Cantina Chronicles  Adam and Ben gather to review the comic Series “Jedi Knights” and review issues 1-5!  And to start off the episode we make a delightful discovery that Star Wars.com has finally added a page to their site with an up-to-date Galaxy Map! We discuss the ramifications of this map and what appears to be an impending definitive timeline on the site as well.  Let’s Go!
This week, Adam and Grant discuss the newly announced cast of Starfighter and dig into their thoughts surrounding what seems to be the most risk averse Star Wars movie ever put into production. 
With Grant away, Ben and Adam decide to create the ultimate Insquistorius tier list. General feelings about the Inquisitors (and their helicopter lightsabers) are discussed before the duo dive into discussing and ranking every single member. Also, listen as the two break down possible future cannon rules surrounding the death of an Inquisitor.  Reach out and lets us know how you feel about our list and what you would do differently.  
This week, the Cantina Crew open the episode with a discussion about all the recent Star Wars news, and then tactically maneuver into their review of ‘Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch.’ 
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