Recorded on Thursday, November 19, 2020 Computer updating issues delayed our recording, but we're back for an unprescedented third episode in three weeks! This week, Braden and Ryan talk about the action-and-story-and-character packed 11th Chapter of The Mandalorian, "The Heiress!" We hope you enjoy the show! After giving us a listen, please subscr…

Recorded on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Is two weeks in a row considered a streak? Braden wasn't too excited about this week's chapter of The Baby Yoda Show (featuring a "Mandalorian"), so Ryan encourages him through a recap of Chapter 10, the appropriately named "The Passenger." During the discussion, he put on his "science teacher" hat and educa…

Recorded on Wednesday, November 5, 2020 This is the way... that we make our comeback! In this week's new episode of Me and My Padawan, our first in (checks notes) 10 months, Ryan and Braden walk through a recap of "The Marshal," the first episode in the second season of The Baby Yoda Show (featuring a Mandalorian)! We hope you enjoy the show! After…

Recorded January 20, 2020 We interrupt our regular podcast to bring you this exclusive preview of the benefit that we will be offering to our patrons at the $3 and above level on Patreon beginning next month. This audio file is a commentary track recorded by Dillon and myself to accompany a viewing of "The Good Stuff," a Lego Star Wars All-Stars sh…

Recorded on Saturday January 4 and Sunday January 19, 2020 This is the way... that we talk about The Mandalorian! In this week's new episode of Me and My Padawan, Ryan, Braden, and (for a little while) Dillon talk all about Season 1 of the Disney+ hit! There's also some talk about plans for the year and Star Warsy stuff that's been happening at the…

Recorded on Saturday and Sunday, January 4 and 5, 2020 Has it been 6 months already? Ryan and Braden are finally back on schedule, with a plan to stick around for at least the next two months, and hopefully longer! In this week's episode they take on the obvious topic of discussion: The Rise of Skywalker! We share our general thoughts, and then go …

Recorded on Saturday, October 12, 2019 Has it been 6 months already? If so, then its time for another episode of Me and My Padawan! This week we're giving a little preview of all of the awesome Star Wars content coming in the next few months, from Resistance and the Mandalorian to games, books, and comics. Along the way we stumble over our R's, for…

Recorded on Saturday, April 28, 2019 It's a very timely episode, as Ryan, Braden, and (for about 10 minutes) Dillon discuss and make-up clearly incorrect theories about the trailer for Episode 9, now officially known as The Rise of Skywalker. And, by "now," I, of course, mean "as of two weeks ago." Along the way, we venture into the Unknown Regions…

Recorded on Friday, April 19, 2019 The Me and My Padawan crew are back after a month-long hiatus and a week in Chicago to share their thoughts on Star Wars Celebration! In this first part of a three-part series, Braden, Ryan, and Dillon talk about their experiences in Chicago - the people they met, the panels they attended, and the sights that they…

Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, 2019 The boys took a break from their St Patrick's Day revelry (complete with traditional... umm... Mexican food? Sure, why not?) to record the much anticipated 30th episode of Me and My Padawan! The show opens with a preview of some new music that a friend composed, followed by a discussion of Braden's plans f…

Recorded on Saturday and Sunday, February 23 and 24, 2019 Seeing as its been 20 years since the Phantom Menace was finally unleashed upon the world, and it's a scant 11 months until Episode IX brings the Skywalker Saga to a close, the MMP crew decided now would be the perfect time to begin our saga re-watch. In this episode, we of course touch on t…

Recorded on Sunday, February 3, 2019 Is it a mini-sode that ran long? Is it a regular episode that ran short? Well, it's both. Ryan and Braden (and, for brief spurts of time, Dillon) start the show with a recap of the big week of Star Wars publishing news, focusing on the Galaxy's Edge tie-in books announced by Del Ray last week. They then move on …

Recorded on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (Apologies in advance for the Waluigi impression... Sometimes I can't help myself...) Star Wars Resistance had its mid-season finale just before the holidays, and so Ryan and Braden sit down to discuss how their initial opinions (based on the first-look trailer way back in September) have changed afer 11 episod…

Recorded on Sunday, December 30, 2018 In the final episode of Me and My Padawan for 2018, the boys look back on their favorite events and media from the year, before turning their attention to huge events coming in 2019. In the world of Star Wars, they discuss the announcements of Thrawn: Treason, and Vader: Dark Visions, before Ryan shares a (tota…

Recorded Friday, November 30th We are very pleased to present to you the first installment of "Younglings Unleashed," a Me and My Padawan side project hosted by Braden and Dillon! In this first effort, the boys recap and discuss the first short in Star Wars Kids new Galaxy of Adventures series on YouTube! We've got a little work to do, but i think …

Recorded on Sunday, November 25, 2018 After yet another hiatus, Me and My Padawan is back, for good this time! Well, at least until the next time something life-changing happens, anyways... This week, we talk about adjusting to life with a fifth human in the house, some of the recent announcements concerning Star Wars Celebration happenings, and th…

Recorded on Sunday, September 30th, 2018 Happy belated #InternationalPodcastDay! This week, we share the Legend of Darth Nihilus, a dark lord who, really, was just trying to not be hungry, and who can't sympathize with that? Braden shares what he knows about Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, which differs from the other 20 incarnations of Power Rangers …

Recorded on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 Has it been a week already? Braden and Ryan FINALLY had a chance to sit and record, and they open the show by discussing what has kept them away for the past month! They then get into some sort-of dated Star Wars news, including the big names that joined the Episode 9 cast as well as possible names for the…

Recorded on Thursday, August 16th, 2018 Braden and Ryan were joined for the full show this week by the current youngest padawan, Dillon! They discussed some Star Wars news before using (pseudo) science to answer Uncle Ryan's question from the 20th Episode Spectacular, and most likely come to an incorrect conclusion. Along the way, we get constant r…

Recorded on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 After a missing a week because Ryan was GISHing, the MMP crew is back with another summer mini-sode! In Star Wars news, Ryan reveals the new canon novels releasing this winter, and the boys then read between the lines to figure out the newsworthy bits from the official casting announcement from StarWars.com. …

Recorded on Wednesday, July 25th 2018 Inexplicably, Braden and Ryan have managed to produce another 10 episodes, which means its time to dedicate a full episode to topics and questions selected by our loyal listeners! We talk road trips, droids, lifting Mjolnir, future episode topics, favorite Teen Titans, and even create a Star Wars RPG character!…

Recorded on Monday, July 16th 2018 After a one month hiatus due to tons of housework and vacation, Braden and Ryan are back for Episode 19 of the podcast! This is the first of our "shorter" weekly episodes to take us through the summer school break of 2018. Many of our usual segments are gone, but we do talk about the eventful, grenade-filled life …

Recorded on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16, 2018 We follow-up on one of our shortest episodes with our longest episode yet! Braden and Ryan are back to recap their last few weeks, including getting to meet Ashley Eckstein! In their Star Wars segment, they talk about how to treat people whose opinions differ from yours, their official plans for…

Recorded on Saturday, May 26, 2018 On a very special, short, and sweet episode of Me and My Padawan, Ryan shares with Braden their plans for Star Wars Celebration, and then the boys give their first-viewing reactions (as well as the reactions of some listeners) to Solo: A Star Wars Story! We hope you enjoy the show! After giving us a listen, please…

Recorded on Sunday, May 13, 2018 If you listen carefully, you can actually hear the pollen! In our latest, greatest, and congestediest episode yet of Me and My Padawan, Braden and Ryan take a break from sneezing on Mother's Day to talk about Star Wars mothers, the rumors of an Kenobi movie, Jon Favreau's live-action series, and make some final pred…

Me and My PadawanEpisode 15 - The Last Jedi Deleted Scenes and Novelization; Cobra Kai and The Karate KidRecorded on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 and Saturday, April 28, 2018 We had planned to make this a mini-episode; we ended up with a super-sized episode! Braden and Ryan jump right into the show this week, covering the big Star Wars news before sha…

Me and My Padawan Episode 14 - Way Past Bedtime with Solo Toys, Solo Trailer, and Ready Player One! Recorded on Sunday, April 15 Technical difficulties lead to a late start to our recording this week. A little too late of a start for our fearless co-host, who slowly drifted off to dreamland as the show progressed. Before that happened, though, we t…

Me and My Padawan Episode 13 - What the Heck? (or, The Legend of Darth Revan) Recorded on Friday, March 30, 2018 So... many... Darths! Plans for lucky episode 13 changed when Ryan's research into the Darths of Legend brought the total number of non-canon Darths up to 20 (and counting), so this week he decides to share with Braden the convoluted tal…

Me and My PadawanEpisode 12 - Doctor Sidious Throws A Darth Party Recorded on Sunday March 11, 2018 I've got a bad feeling about this episode... Ryan and Braden sat down on a lazy Sunday to discuss Patreon, politics, Rebels, Jon Favreau, and all of the Darths that are still canon, with a special focus on what we know about Darth Bane and Darth Plag…

Me and My Padawan Episode 11 - Solo Books, Star Wars News, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Recorded on Sunday February 25, 2018 "Don't get cocky, kid!" After 10 relatively drama-free episodes, this week's episode was a real challenge, from planning to editing to losing the file to editing again. In this installment, Braden and Ryan talk about the upcoming…

Me and My Padawan Episode 10 - Tenth Episode Extravaganza! Star Wars News and Listener Q&A Recorded on Sunday February 11, 2018 It's the 10th episode of Me and My Padawan! Ryan and Braden look back and choose their favorite episode from their first nine attempts at podcasting, then discuss some recent Star Wars news before diving into some question…

Me and My Padawan Episode 09 - Solo Trailer, Canto Bight, TLJ Visual Dictionary, and Pokemon! Recorded on Friday, February 2, 2018 Ryan and Braden are back, a week later than planned, and on top of the latest Star Wars news for a change! In this, their 9th episode, they break physics and travel through time to discuss the trailer for Solo: A Star W…

Me and My Padawan Episode 08 - Stormtroopers! Power Rangers! Porgs! Wait a minute... Porgs??!? Recorded on Monday, January 15, 2018 Ryan and Braden are back and better than ever with double the microphones of previous episodes! This week, after discussing the Solo trailer (or lack thereof), the family travels the world while sharing their geeky fan…

Me and My Padawan Episode 07 - Adventures in Wild Space with Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Recorded on Monday, January 1, 2018 Mild The Last Jedi spoilers from about (6:00) to (12:45). Happy New Year! Ryan and Braden braved the frigid temperatures of the Me and My Padawan home office to record the seventh episode of the podcast after a late nigh…

Me and My Padawan Episode 06 - Our First Thoughts on The Last Jedi (SPOILERS BEGIN AROUND THE 7 MINUTE MARK) Recorded on Friday, December 15, 2017 A little over 12 hours after experiencing The Last Jedi on Opening Night, Braden and Ryan sat down to try and string together some coherent thoughts on the movie, to varying degrees of success. Note well…

Me and My Padawan Episode 00 - Pilot To celebrate our 100th download, we are publishing our pilot episode for your amusement and/or ridicule! At the very least, we hope that listening to this gives you a proper introduction to your hosts. Because, you know, they forgot to do that on their first REAL episode. We hope you enjoy the show! After giving…

Me and My Padawan Episode 05 - Much Ado About Poe! Recorded on Sunday, December 3, 2017 On this fifth episode of Me and My Padawan, Ryan sat down with an overtired (and somewhat giddy) Braden at the end of the first of many long December weekends to discuss (among other things) Thanksgiving weekend, some final predictions for The Last Jedi, Poe Dam…

Me and My Padawan Episode 04 - The Phantasmic Phasma and the Adequate Avengers! Recorded on Saturday, November 18, 2017 What was once unthinkable has finally become a reality, as Braden and Ryan return for a fourth episode of Me and My Padawan. This week's episode begins with a discussion about birthday weekend at the MMP home office, which include…

Me and My Padawan Episode 03 - Let's Give Them Yams Ryan and Braden are back, for some reason, for another installment of Me and My Padawan. This week, the conversation begins with Braden offering his thoughts on karate, soccer, and Halloween, followed by Ryan sharing some follow-up about their previous discussion concerning Solo: A Star Wars Story…

Me and My Padawan Episode 02 - Of Trailers and Transformers Against their better judgments, Ryan and Braden return for a second episode of Me and My Padawan. In this episode, after running down some not-so-breaking news in the world of Star Wars, the duo discuss the trailer for The Last Jedi from a kids' perspective, and then have a conversation ab…

Ryan and Braden try to record their first full-length podcast, to varying degrees of success. After re-visiting some hanging threads from a practice podcast, Ryan recaps his research into the inspiration for and technology behind lightsabers. Braden then explains why he enjoys Disney XD's Lab Rats so much. The two then share what they are currently…