We round up some Star Wars news from the past month with a focus on more Star Wars Celebration Badge Art, the arrival of the HASLAB Ghost, and a farewell to Angus MacInnes.
It is the first episode of Podcast Stardust dedicated to Star Wars news of 2025. There isn’t a lot to discuss, but we are admiring the recently revealed badge art for Star Wars Celebration 2025 to start the show. After that, we discuss all the fun we have been having looking at the social media posts covering the arrival of the HASLAB Ghost. Unfortunately, not all the news is good, and we have to say goodbye to Angus MacInnes, the actor who portrayed Jon “Dutch” Vander, also known as Gold Leader, in A New Hope.
In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:
- The reveal of four new badges for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 plus a discussion of our favorites,
- More tickets for Star Wars Celebration Japan having sold out.,
- The HASLAB Ghost has started shipping to backers and the pictures are awesome, and
- The passing of Angus MacInnes, who played Jon “Dutch” Vander, also known as Gold Leader, in A New Hope.
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Podcast Stardust is the fully armed and operational podcast inspired by the code name for the Death Star. Hosted by first-generation Star Wars fans, Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs, Podcast Stardust endeavors to bring thought provoking discussion on recent Star Wars news on a weekly basis. Between news episodes, Dennis and Jay review the latest episodes from Star Wars television covering everything from Resistance, Rebels, and The Clone Wars to The Mandalorian and other live action productions on Disney+. Of course, Podcast Stardust wouldn’t be complete without thematic discussions, top ten lists, and interviews on everything from Star Wars literature, comics, and the films themselves.