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Mal and Jo sound off to give you the greatest moments in Obi-Wan&#039;s &#039;Star Wars&#039; history in anticipation of the new Disney&#043; series (12:22). Later they are joined by Ben Lindbergh to discuss the essential reading and comics that dive into the character&#039;s greatest hits (01:50:06). After that, Joanna sits down with &#039;Obi-Wan&#039; series director Deborah Chow to share some of her thoughts on what the character has to offer in the new show (02:07:31).
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Guests: Ben Lindbergh and Deborah Chow
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal

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Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

Ben Lindbergh

Joanna Robinson is a cultural critic appearing on several podcasts, including ‘House of R,’ ‘Prestige TV,’ and ‘Trial by Content.’ Formerly a senior writer at Vanity Fair from 2014-21, she is the author of the New York Times bestselling book ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.’

Joanna Robinson

Mallory Rubin is the head of editorial at The Ringer and the cohost of ‘House of R’ and ‘Binge Mode.’

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