{"podcast":{"title":"Thank the Maker: A Star Wars Podcast","slug":"thank-the-maker-a-star-wars-podcast-759556","podcast_index_feed_id":759556,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/59ff3bc/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.thankthemakerpod.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/843687/843687-1716405975902-2db0af5ffe158.jpg","author":"Thank the Maker","episode_count":327,"summary":"A podcast about heroes, princesses, scoundrels, hokey religions, ancient weapons, and all things Star Wars, hosted by Adam Russell, Mike Forester, Nick Ghanbarian, and William Ryan Key.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thank-the-maker-a-star-wars-podcast-759556"},"episode":{"title":"#307 - The Political Reality of Andor (ft. Andrea Jones-Rooy)","slug":"307-the-political-reality-of-andor-ft-andrea-jones-rooy","published_at":"2026-02-25T07:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thank-the-maker-a-star-wars-podcast-759556/307-the-political-reality-of-andor-ft-andrea-jones-rooy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thank-the-maker-a-star-wars-podcast-759556","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thankthemaker/episodes/307---The-Political-Reality-of-Andor-ft--Andrea-Jones-Rooy-e3fipdm","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1075655417.mp3","summary":"Tony Gilroy created one of the most vivid, realistic and vital analogues of our political reality in "ANDOR: A Star Wars Story." We're joined by political scientist, stand-up comedian and host of the "Behind the Data" podcast Andrea Jones-Rooy for a candid conversation about the intersection of politics and Star Wars. More about Andrea at her website. https://www.jonesrooy.com/ Follow and message us on Instagram to get 15% off your first purchase at ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rsvlts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ !  Follow TTM on social media: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thankthemakerpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  Donate to "WHAT CHOICE? - Star Wars Fans For Abortion Access" at ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gofundme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ .  Follow the hosts on social media: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adam Russell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Ghanbarian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠William Ryan Key⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike Forester⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Chiodo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch, The High Republic, #makesolo2happen, The Mandalorian, Star Wars Visions, Anime, Star Wars Anime, Disney Gallery, Galactic Starcruiser, Halcyon, Chandrila Star Line, Galaxy's Edge, Rogue Squadron, Disney+ Day, Hondo Supply, Armor Party, Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars Black Series, Temuera Morrison, Black Krrsantan, Tosche Station, Danny Trejo, Fennec Shand, Ming-Na Wen, Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker, Cad Bane, Princess Leia, Vivien Lyra Blair, Carrie Fisher, Tales of the…","meta_description":"Tony Gilroy created one of the most vivid, realistic and vital analogues of our political reality in \"ANDOR: A Star Wars Story.\" We're joined by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6941,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thank-the-maker-a-star-wars-podcast-759556/episodes/307-the-political-reality-of-andor-ft-andrea-jones-rooy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thank-the-maker-a-star-wars-podcast-759556/307-the-political-reality-of-andor-ft-andrea-jones-rooy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}