# 181, Part 1 - The Essential Episodes - Maul Primer (Darth Maul Returns, The Shadow Collective, The Conquest of Mandalore)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beneath-twin-suns-a-star-wars-podcast-4479030/181-part-1-the-essential-episodes-maul-primer-darth-maul-returns-the-shadow-collective-the-conquest-of-mandalore
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beneath-twin-suns-a-star-wars-podcast-4479030/181-part-1-the-essential-episodes-maul-primer-darth-maul-returns-the-shadow-collective-the-conquest-of-mandalore.md
Podcast: [Beneath Twin Suns: A Star Wars Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beneath-twin-suns-a-star-wars-podcast-4479030)
Published: 2026-02-02T14:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://beneath-twin-suns.captivate.fm/episode/181-part-1-the-essential-episodes-maul-primer-darth-maul-returns-the-shadow-collective-the-conquest-of-mandalore
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a0379b34-3f48-47fd-b6c3-d4490efa5bc4.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beneath-twin-suns-a-star-wars-podcast-4479030/episodes/181-part-1-the-essential-episodes-maul-primer-darth-maul-returns-the-shadow-collective-the-conquest-of-mandalore
Duration seconds: 3604

## Resource

Are you excited for the new Maul show, but you only know him as the cool villain who got cut in half in The Phantom Menace? Did you watch the Clone Wars show so long ago you can't quite remember the details? Well good news, everyone! We're back with another Essential Episodes primer to get you back up to speed. Part one begins with his "resurrection" and ends with him having conquered Mandalore (for a brief time), so let's jump in! BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcasts CHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beneath-twin-suns-a-star-wars-podcast-4479030/episodes/181-part-1-the-essential-episodes-maul-primer-darth-maul-returns-the-shadow-collective-the-conquest-of-mandalore/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beneath-twin-suns-a-star-wars-podcast-4479030/181-part-1-the-essential-episodes-maul-primer-darth-maul-returns-the-shadow-collective-the-conquest-of-mandalore.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.