David Jesse

In December 2017 (after a failed YouTube show attempt), we plopped a Yeti Blue microphone onto our kitchen table of our townhouse in California and recorded the first episode of Tatooine Sons: A Star Wars Podcast. A few weeks later, we were invited to IMAX Headquarters in Hollywood for a special screening of The Last Jedi with 100 other fans, followed by a Q&A with the film’s writer/director, Rian Johnson.

When BB-N8 (Nathan) asked Rian: “What’s the name of the porg on the Millennium Falcon?” our Star Wars fandom was launched into hyperspace.

Since then, we’ve had the honor to tour Lucasfilm Headquarters in San Francisco, interview some of the most amazing actors and authors, and see Terbus the Porg canonized in the all ages comic series, Star Wars Adventures, Issues 27-29. And there’s so much more coming!

But more than all of that, this Star Wars adventure has brought Sam, Nate and I closer together. It’s given me a natural way to share stories of good and evil, right and wrong, life and death – to restore the balance of the Force – with my sons.

It’s also brought us together with you. The memories we’ve made with you at podcast meetups, Star Wars Celebration, eating bad bar food and loving every bite at Scum and Villainy Cantina, hanging out at WalMart for Triple Force Friday, or trying to peer through the crowds to catch a glimpse of Mark Hamill on Hollywood Boulevard are cherished, and will be for the rest of our lives.

To all of you who are already a part of our Star Wars experience – we love you. Thank you for the love you’ve shown us.

To all of you we’ve yet to meet – welcome to the Tatooine Sons family. We don’t take you for granted. You could listen to any of thousands of other Star Wars podcasts. We promise to always keep our corner of fandom positive and full of HOPE.

With The Mandalorian, Cassian Andor, and Kenobi on the horizon, the High Republic poised to captivate our imaginations, and a new trilogy coming in 2022, the future of Star Wars is bright. We can’t wait for you to take this journey with us.

May the Force be with you,

David “The Bow Tie Jedi Guy” Jesse

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