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Andorks: A "Star Wars: Andor" Rewatch Podcast

Andorks: A "Star Wars: Andor" Rewatch Podcast

Rusteen Honardoost & Alex Wolinetz 56 Episodes Oct 11, 2026

ANDORKS is a weekly rewatch podcast about the Disney+ series Star Wars: Andor, hosted by writers and political organizers Rusteen Honardoost and Alex Wolinetz. Each episode breaks the show down roughly seven minutes at a time, examining its themes of rebellion, resistance and empire. The hosts connect the series to past, present and future politics as well as to the wider Star Wars universe. It is aimed at both longtime Star Wars fans and newcomers curious about Andor's storytelling, offering thoughtful, in-depth analysis.

Episodes

Getting Bricked with Dave Schilling ("Daughter of Ferrix" Part 1)
Getting Bricked with Dave Schilling ("Daughter of Ferrix" Part 1) Oct 11, 2026 7420 Mysie my! We’ve made it all the way to ANDOR Episode 11 “Daughter of Ferrix.” Who’d have think we’d make this far, haye?To help us kick off the penultimate episode of season one, we're joined by our friend, writer and filmmaker Dave Schilling! We discuss B2EMO finding his sleepover buddy, hating AI but loving droids, the parallels between Ferrix and Minneapolis, why the Canto Bight arc rules, the
"The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire" with Dan Salgarolo & Mike Van Gorder  (Andorks: Detours)
"The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire" with Dan Salgarolo & Mike Van Gorder (Andorks: Detours) Oct 4, 2026 3727 Watching ANDOR leads to a lot of logistic questions about the Star Wars universe, like: how does the Empire produce all these weapons? What is the parliamentary procedure for the Galactic Senate? Why did the New Republic fall apart? What if somebody wrote a version of William L. Shirer "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" but about Palpatine?Finally, we've found those answers in "Star Wars: The
A Sunless Space with Maggie Mae Fish ("One Way Out" Part 5)
A Sunless Space with Maggie Mae Fish ("One Way Out" Part 5) Sep 27, 2026 6260 Get out your flashlights, because we’re going to a sunless place. And we hear it's full of... g-g-g-ghosts?!?It's time to witness Luthen Rael’s seething monologue to Lonni Jung down in the dregs of Coruscant. And to help us break the scene and speech down, we're honored to be joined by actor, writer, and video essayist, Maggie Mae Fish!Together we say goodbye to Episode 10, discuss growing up amon
One Way Out with Jason Concepcion ("One Way Out" Part 4)
One Way Out with Jason Concepcion ("One Way Out" Part 4) Sep 20, 2026 5397 You’ve been waiting for it, and it’s finally arrived: it’s time for Kino Loy is tell all of Narkina 5 that there is only. One. Way. Out.So to mark the occasion, we're honored to be joined by our friend, writer and the host of X-Ray Vision and Wait a Second..., Jason Concepcion! Come along as we break down Andy Serkis’s monumental speech, talk about political recuperation, consider George Lucas’s u
"Animal Farm" with Pod Casty For Me (Andorks: Detours)
"Animal Farm" with Pod Casty For Me (Andorks: Detours) Sep 16, 2026 2589 The Serkis is in town, so we're making a detour.ANDOR's Narkina 5 arc wouldn’t work without the profound performance of Andy Serkis as Kino Loy. He embodies the angers of a man trapped inside a political reality that seems unchangeable, let alone escapeable.So when we heard he was making a CGI(!) reboot(!!) of George Orwell's Animal Farm (!!!) starring Seth Rogen (!!!!) released by Angel Studios (
On & Off Again with Eric Boehm ("One Way Out" Part 3)
On & Off Again with Eric Boehm ("One Way Out" Part 3) Sep 13, 2026 5099 This week on Andorks, just as our heroes bravely step out of the shop floor of Narkina 5-D, your hosts step out of their ideological safe space to welcome this week's guest, Eric Boehm, a libertarian(!!) journalist at Reason magazine!Eric joins us as we cross the midpoint of ANDOR's Episode 10 "One Way Out" to talk about his interview with Tony Gilroy, libertarianism versus socialism, Shin Godzill
Iconoclasts with Ramzi Fawaz ("One Way Out" Part 2)
Iconoclasts with Ramzi Fawaz ("One Way Out" Part 2) Sep 6, 2026 5203 Hannah Arendt once wrote that “the raison d’être of politics is freedom, and its field of experience is action”, and yeah, that’s kind of the core message of Star Wars, isn't it?We’ll admit that your hosts here at Andorks haven’t read enough Arendt. So that’s why we’re so lucky to be joined by this week’s guest, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ramzi Fawaz, to walk us t
Angels in the Southland with Corey Atad ("One Way Out" Part 1)
Angels in the Southland with Corey Atad ("One Way Out" Part 1) Aug 30, 2026 5927 It's time to go WAY IN on "One Way Out"!To help us kick off our escape from ANDOR Episode 10 and the Narkina 5 arc, we're honored to welcome our friend the culture writer Corey Atad! Together we analyze Kino and Cassian's arguments, say goodbye to Ulaf, and check in on Maarva, the ISB, and Anto Kreegyr.Other topics include: Kathleen Kennedy's career, right-wing fashion, left-wing architecture, spa
"The Art of Andor" by Phil Szostak (Andorks: Detours)
"The Art of Andor" by Phil Szostak (Andorks: Detours) Aug 23, 2026 5024 “Mad but real.” That's how Tony Gilroy described his goal for ANDOR in his original manifesto for the series. It's one of the many, many, many, insights included in the newly released book "The Art of Star Wars: Andor" by Phil Szostak. We originally had different plans for this Detour, but once we cracked this big boy open, we knew we had to detour from the detour and talk to you about our first i
That's What the Credits Are For with Sean T. Collins ("Nobody's Listening!" Part 5)
That's What the Credits Are For with Sean T. Collins ("Nobody's Listening!" Part 5) Aug 16, 2026 6270 [extreme Jim Downey voice]: "𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘶𝘯? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘳?”This week on ANDORKS, we’re delighted to be joined by television critic Sean T. Collins as we finally wrap up Andor's season 1, episode 9, “Nobody’s Listening”!Together we explore the upper echelon of the galaxy, from banking and tax-dodging on Chandrilla to the intelligentsia of the ISB leadership on Coruscant. And nobody’s imp
Springtime for Palpatine with Justin Michael ("Nobody's Listening!" Part 4)
Springtime for Palpatine with Justin Michael ("Nobody's Listening!" Part 4) Aug 9, 2026 5515 Do you like television shows about traitors and murderers in space? We know you do.That’s why we’ve brought in an expert in the genre: Justin Michael, a writer on the new Among Us television show on Paramount+! Justin joins us as we continue our way through Season 1 Episode 9, “Nobody’s Listening”, wherein we travel from the familial prison of Eedy Karn’s co-op apartment, to the literal prison on
"Stalag 17" (Andorks: Detours)
"Stalag 17" (Andorks: Detours) Aug 5, 2026 2285 Here’s the story: a cynical dashing rogue, unfairly arrested and jailed by fascists, is forced to convince his fellow prisoners that escape is the only option. Also, his escape plan involves a toilet.But no, we’re not talking about Cassian Andor on Narkina 5!Of course we're talking about William Holden’s J.J. Sefton in Billy Wilder’s 1953 prison-of-war camp classic, Stalag 17.For this week’s Andor

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