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Now celebrating 15 years on the air, the Cantina Cast is your source for throught-provoking Star Wars talk! Join Albert, Chris, and Lauren each week as they breakdown the latest Star Wars news, movies, tv shows, and print and specialize in theory and speculation. We absolutely love Star Wars and provide honest opinions with praise where it’s deserved, and constructive criticism when it's warranted that always stays positive! We believe Star Wars is for EVERYONE and have built an incredible following over the years by being genuine, respectful, and more importantly listening to you, the Star Wars fan in return.

Mar 18, 2026

The Age of Maul is imminent.

The second trailer for Maul: Shadow Lord is out NOW, and Albert and Chris return to leave no stone unturned in discussing and dissecting.

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  • @albertmpadilla (ALL)

  • @the.chris.atx (IG), @thechrisatx (TikTok)

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Mar 13, 2026

The first official publication coverage for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie dropped today courtesy of Empire Magazine, and Albert & Chris breakdown all the details! What do we know about this "new" era of Star Wars? What's "Stinky" up to? Helmet or no helmet? And Ward (Weaver) and Leia know each other?? All this and...


Mar 10, 2026

This week brought us a sneak peak into the The Mandalorian and Grogu movie via Empire magazine, reaffirmation the Knights of the Old Republic remake is still happening, Mace Windu graphic novel date change, Black Series figures for Maul: Shadow Lord, and more! Albert & Chris discuss all this in this week's preview of...


Mar 5, 2026

The shadow era has begun and Albert and Chris are here to breakdown the wonderfully written and drawn premiere issue of Shadow of Maul. This five-issue miniseries is the prequel to the upcoming Maul: Shadow Lord animated series premiering on April 6th and sets the stage for what's to come...

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  • @albertmpadilla...


Mar 4, 2026

Albert and Lauren welcome best selling author, Adam Christopher, back to the show to talk about his most recent novel, Master of Evil. Would Goth have joined the rebels had he lived? Was the shaman following the dark, the light, or neither? Was it "Anakin" who helped Appo and why? Did Vader consider taking on a...