{"podcast":{"title":"The Projection Booth","slug":"the-projection-booth-407558","podcast_index_feed_id":407558,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d20d0731450590f8bce760b347a9ee76.jpg","author":"The Projection Booth","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The Projection Booth features discussions of films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis while regularly attracting special guest talent eager to discuss their past gems. The podcast has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. Visit http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T18:18:26.593435+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-407558"},"episode":{"title":"Special Report: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)","slug":"special-report-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-2026","published_at":"2026-07-08T09:00:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-407558/special-report-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-407558","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-report-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-2026--72822277","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/https://op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72822277/the_mandalorian_and_grogu.mp3","summary":"This is the Way — but is it the right way to bring the galaxy's most beloved odd couple to the big screen? After three seasons on Disney+, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu trade the small screen for an IMAX-sized adventure, with the stakes raised and the runtime expanded accordingly. Mike White and Chris Stachiw of The Kulturecast discuss Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau from a screenplay by Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Noah Kloor. Set in the aftermath of the Empire's fall, the film finds Din Djarin and his apprentice recruited by the New Republic — represented by Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver) — to take on the remnants of Imperial warlords, with Jeremy Allen White joining the cast as Rotta the Hutt. Mike and Chris break down whether the franchise's leap to theaters was a triumph or a stumble, and what it means for the future of Star Wars. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth","meta_description":"This is the Way — but is it the right way to bring the galaxy's most beloved odd couple to the big screen? After three seasons on Disney+, Din Djarin (Ped…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-projection-booth-407558/episodes/special-report-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-407558/special-report-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}