Star Wars reactions with sharp fan instincts.
Steele Wars treats Star Wars like an ongoing group text with microphones on. Episodes move quickly through Mandalorian trailer scoring, Disney+ season rankings, old franchise oddities, and guest banter that values sharp reactions over polished structure.
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Steele Wars is a long-running Star Wars fandom hangout with a comedian's timing and a collector's memory. The show is casual on purpose. Steel Saunders often starts in the middle of a live-stream moment, checks the chat, fixes the sound, makes a side joke, and then lands on the Star Wars question underneath it all. Recent episodes spend a lot of time with The Mandalorian and Grogu. The trailer coverage is not just cheering for Grogu being cute. It asks whether the film has a visible villain, a clear story, strong effects, real consequences, character progression, and enough Pedro Pascal to justify a theatrical trip. That makes the show more useful than pure hype. It loves Star Wars, but it still wants the marketing to sell the audience on stakes instead of hiding behind mystery marketing. The guest episodes widen the room. Zoe Hinton, Hawes, Corey, Eric Struthers, and Harry appear in excerpts that mix franchise news with Nintendo Switch fixes, Simpsons Fortnite jokes, green-screen bits, summer heat, and podcast-world teasing. The detours are not separate from the show; they are the show breathing between opinions. Star Wars Year By Podcast segments add a different texture, using 1993 as a springboard for George Lucas, Super Live Adventure, Japanese tour details, merchandise, and strange between-trilogies history. Ranking episodes bring out the bluntest version of the format. The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian season three, Andor, Ahsoka, Bo-Katan, deepfake Luke, and guest-star choices all get handled as living fan disputes rather than sealed verdicts. The pace can be messy. It can also be very funny. The best fit is a listener who already speaks Star Wars shorthand and enjoys hearing smart fans talk themselves into, out of, and around an opinion in real time. Steele Wars feels less like a lecture than a crowded booth after a trailer drops.
Made for: For Star Wars fans who already follow the Disney+ shows, trailers, legacy lore, and fandom arguments. It especially suits listeners who prefer loose, funny conversation over tidy recap.
What sets it apart: The show turns live reaction, ranking, chat comments, guest banter, and deep-cut franchise memory into one fast-moving conversation. Its edge is affectionate skepticism: it can love Star Wars while still grading the marketing, story choices, and fan-service hits out loud.
Comedian Steele Saunders brings top shelf Star Wars chat with plenty of laughs. Make sure you check out Ep 163 with Ben Mendelsohn talking in-depth about his role in Rogue One as Director Krennic. . Fan Favorite Host 2017 Star Wars podcast awards. NEW SITE COMING SOON! ENJOY DAILY PODCASTS AND VIDEOS ON THE STEELE WARS PATREON INTERACT WITH US ON YOUTUBE TWITTER INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK THE STEELE WARS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE ON <a hr
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Steel Saunders pairs informed Star Wars criticism with playful disagreement, tracking everything from screen storytelling to production history and franchise ephemera.
Steele Wars turns Star Wars viewing into an ongoing conversation, with Steel Saunders moving between episode reviews, trailer reactions, season rankings, and the franchise's production history.
Steele Saunders turns Star Wars rankings into the cantina argument you actually want to join.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A live trailer reaction that tests The Mandalorian and Grogu on story, stakes, spectacle, and Pedro Pascal's presence.
Steel Saunders turns the full trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu into a practical five-point test: villain, story, effects, consequences, character progression, and a clear signal that Pedro Pascal is really in the film.
1993 gets a detailed pass, with George Lucas' Super Live Adventure as the standout topic.
Star Wars Year by Podcast episode 45 settles into 1993 and follows Hawes and Steele as they move through Pablo Hidalgo's Star Wars Year by Year before shifting to George Lucas' Super Live Adventure.
A loose hangout that moves from Episode IX and Galaxy's Edge into Star Wars self-revisions.
Steel Wars opens in a loose, easy banter among Steel Saunders, Eric Struthers, and Harry from The Sith List, starting with summer heat, kids being off, and Harry just out of the bath before shifting into Episode IX and the Galaxy's Edge Imperial ship.
A loose, fan-first ranking game that turns ten live action Star Wars seasons into a lively argument.
Steel Saunders and Horsburgh Hart turn a Slashfilm ranking of the ten live action Star Wars TV seasons into a sharp, fan-first back and forth.
A loose, scene-focused Skeleton Crew chat with family viewing, Gattaca comparisons, and plenty of fan speculation.
Steele Wars frames its Skeleton Crew discussion as a lively fan chat about childhood perspective, strange rules, and the barrier outside the planet.
Loose Star Wars hangout energy gives Celebration gripes and Mandalorian takes an easy, lived-in feel.
Steel Saunders and Cory Van Dyke keep the discussion lively as they move from Andor leak chatter into Celebration gripes and then into The Mandalorian, with the strongest stretch coming when they weigh what should count as a Celebration exclusive, a Vader card, or a figure.
Screen nostalgia, argued properly.
Movie arguments with brackets and bite.
Cult cinema talk with the edges left on.
Steele Saunders and Hawes Burkhart review the first two episodes of the Star Wars series Skeleton Crew.
Steele Saunders and Cory Van Dyke discuss recent Star Wars news, including leaked Andor images and the quality of The Bad Batch.
Steel Saunders reviews the full trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu using five criteria: villain, story, effects, consequences or character progression, and Pedro Pascal’s presence.
The hosts open by greeting the sickos and landing on 1993.
This episode analyzes the timing and potential reasons behind the upcoming Mandalorian and Grogu trailer release, speculating on whether mixed reactions to a previous Super Bowl trailer influenced the decision.
The hosts discuss recent Star Wars topics, personal gaming experiences, and the Simpsons-themed Fortnite season in a casual conversation.
The host reacts to the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu film, expressing skepticism based on past Star Wars seasons but hoping for meaningful character development and epic scale.
Steele Saunders, Zoe Hinton, and Cornelius Van Dyke catch up on roughly six weeks of Star Wars news after Saunders returns from Australia.
Steel Saunders opens with Eric Struthers and Harry from The Sith List, and the whole thing veers off quickly into summer heat, too much work, and Harry just getting out of the bath.
Steel Saunders kicks off a ranking game with Horsburgh Hart.
This episode is a review of the Star Wars show 'Skeleton Crew' by hosts Steel Saunders and Hawes Burkhart, discussing their initial impressions and travel-related anecdotes.
Steel Saunders and Corey Van Dyke discuss the first four episodes of the Star Wars series 'The Bad Batch', focusing on character development and pacing compared to 'Clone Wars'.
This episode celebrates May the 4th with a guest from the Blue Harvest podcast, discussing Star Wars topics like the Millennium Falcon, Galaxy's Edge, and Carrie Fisher's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
This episode is a casual review of The Mandalorian Season 3 finale, discussing cameos and reactions.