Scavenger's Hoard: A Star Wars Podcast

In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty begin by briefly discussing the news of Ben Mendelsohn's return to Star Wars with Andor Season 2 and recent comments from Daisy Ridley regarding the upcoming Rey movie.

We then share our spoiler-ific thoughts on episodes 1-5 of The Acolyte - our highlights and lowlights, our theories on the trajectory of the characters, and our favourite episode so far (take a guess!).

Many thanks to Christ...

We're back with a big announcement about winding the show down. 

In regular programming, we discuss the following news:

• The first trailer for The Acolyte is released.

• Star Wars Celebration 2025 ticket release is announced. 

• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace back in theatres and full Skywalker Saga marathon for Star Wars Day

We also discuss our thoughts on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, with spoilers throughout...

We’re back! In this news-packed episode, Rachael and Kirsty run through the latest Star Wars news:

• The Mandalorian and Grogu movie announcement 
• Recent comments from New Jedi Order director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• Adam Driver comments on Star Wars experience on Ferrari press circuit
• Dave Filoni’s promotion within Lucasfilm

We also share our thoughts on what we’ve been watching lately, including Apple TV show Foundati...

This episode is all about the recent Star Wars movie announcements. Specifically, we read out and discuss our listeners’ thoughts on the following projects:

• Obaid-Chinoy’s Rey/New Jedi Order film

• James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi film

• Dave Filono’s Mandoverse movie

This will be our last episode for a while due to us being busy with other commitments - we hope to be back with a new episode later in the summer!

Many ...

In this news-packed episode, Rachael and Kirsty run through the following bits of news from Star Wars Celebration Europe:

• The Andor season 2 presentation/teaser

• The Acolyte presentation/teaser

• The Skeleton Crew presentation/teaser

• Star Wars Visions Volume 2 presentation/trailer

We also run through our thoughts on the newly announced movie projects:

• A film on the dawn of the Jedi, from James Mangold

• A ...

*This is a recording of the live panel Rachael recorded with Marie-Claire of What the Force and Laurie, an emerging screenwriter and director - on the Fan Stage at Star Wars Celebration Europe. Rachael has recorded a special intro and outro for the recording.*

The Force Awakens begins with a single line: “This will begin to make things right.” As we approach ten years since the sequel trilogy began, this panel looks at how the sequ...

*If you’re at Star Wars Celebration Europe, look out for Rachael’s panel - Powerful Light, Powerful Darkness - on the Fan Stage on Saturday!*

In this episode, Rachael recommends the following:

• Dersu Uzala, dir. Akira Kurosawa

• Rififi, dir. Jules Dassin

Kirsty recommends the following:

• Sabotage, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

• John Wick, dir. Chad Stahelski

• Shanghai Express, dir. Josef von Sternberg

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We begin this episode by confirming the date and time of Rachael’s panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe! Rachael will be co-hosting a panel on the mythology of the sequel trilogy ('Powerful Light, Powerful Darkness: How the Sequels Expand the Mythology of Star Wars'), and the panel will be taking place on the Saturday of the convention from 1.30-2.30pm. We hope Rachael sees some listeners there.

Next, we share our recommen...

We begin this episode by announcing Rachael’s panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe! Rachael will be co-hosting a panel on the mythology of the sequel trilogy ('Powerful Light, Powerful Darkness: How the Sequels Expand the Mythology of Star Wars'), and the panel will be taking place on the Saturday of the convention. We hope Rachael sees some listeners there.

Next, we share our recommendations. Rachael recommends the following:

We begin this episode by sharing our recommendations. Rachael recommends the following:

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• Tar
• The U.S. and the Holocaust

Kirsty recommends the following:

• Italianamerican, Martin Scorsese 1974
• Anna Karenina, 1948 and 2012
• The Menu
• The Mysterious Affair at Styles and Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie

At 26 minutes in, we discuss our thoughts on the trailer for season three ...

We're back with our first episode of 2023! We begin by catching up on some recent Star Wars news, including:

• The Mandalorian season 3 begins on 1 March/writers revealed
• Daisy Ridley lunches at Lucasfilm
• Damon Lindelof produced Star Wars film rumoured to begin filming in spring 2023
• The Acolyte cast member Dafne Keen teases the crux of the plot

At around the half hour mark, we move on to discuss our media highlights o...

We conclude our spoiler-filled coverage of the Disney Plus series with our in-depth discussion of episodes 11-12 of Andor. We discuss the following plot threads:

• Mon Mothma wrestles with her daughter's faith in Chandrilan traditions, and using her family to further the Rebellion. 
• Luthen Rael finds hope again after witnessing the uprising on Ferrix. 
• Maarva Andor's farewell messages, to her son and to her communi...

We continue our spoiler-filled coverage of the Disney Plus series with our in-depth discussion of episode 10 of Andor. We discuss the following plot threads:

• The gripping prison break from Narkina 5.
• The fate of Kino Loy, and Andy Serkis's brilliant performance.
• The developing power and conviction of Cassian Andor. 
• Mon Mothma having her moral fibre stretched to breaking point. 
• The horror and the hope embodi...

We continue our spoiler-filled coverage of the Disney Plus series with our in-depth discussion of episodes 7, 8 and 9 of Andor. We discuss the following plot threads:

• Cassian returning to Ferrix, and sharing an emotional reunion with his mother Maarva
• Cassian's nightmarish imprisonment on Narkina-5
• Dedra and the Imperial Security Bureau on Coruscant
• Syril Karn suffering under his domineering mother and developing a fixatio...

We continue our spoiler-filled coverage of the Disney Plus series with our in-depth discussion of episodes 5 and 6 of Andor. We discuss the following plot threads:

• The Rebel heist of the Imperial payroll on Aldhani. 
• Syril Karn’s horribly overbearing mother.
• Mon Mothma’s family strife on Coruscant. 
• Luthen and Kleya leading double lives from their classy antique shop. 

Many thanks to Christy Carew for ...

This episode is an all-Andor extravaganza! Here, we start off with our overall thoughts on the series so far before taking a deep dive into the first four episodes of the show. We talk in detail about the following plot strands:

• Young Cassian (Kassa) on Kenari
• Disaffected adult Cassian trying to find his sister/evading the authorities on Ferrix
• Syril Karn (Pre-Mor Security Inspection Team) attempting to be a good littl...

In this episode, we start off with our media recommendations (Star Wars stuff starts around 30 minutes in)!

Rachael’s recommendations:

1. Jacquot de Nantes, dir. Agnes Varda
2. A Man Escaped, dir. Robert Bresson
3. Braid, dir. Mitzi Peirone
4. The Man Who Haunted Himself, dir. Basil Dearden
5. Xanadu, dir. Robert Greenwald

Kirsty’s recommendations:

1. Mississippi Masala, dir. Mira Nair
2. The Before Trilogy, dir. Richard Lin...

In this episode, we discuss the season finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi, spanning the lows and the highs. We talk about everything from the epic Vader vs Kenobi fight, through to Beru and Owen defending their home and Reva finding redemption. We also talk about our thoughts on a potential sequel series or a season two, and what we'd like to see next for Kenobi and Reva. Note that after this episode, our plan is to move podcast hosts - ...