Andor is the story of Cassian and or the Rebel Captain whom we watch steal the plans for

the Death Star in the Star Wars film Rogue One.

This Disney Plus series takes place years before that and traces his evolution from an

apolitical scoundrel out for himself to a Rebel hero dedicated to the cause of freedom

and more than willing to die for it.

In the process we get to see the inner bureaucratic workings of the Empire which trust me is

a lot more fun than it sounds and get to know some of its petty officials as they crawl

all over each other to get ahead.

I'm Glen Weldon and today we're talking about Andor, a pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining me today is writer Shea Vassar Hey Shea.

Hey, thanks for having me.

Of course and also here with us is Ronald Young Jr. he's the host of the film and television

review podcast, Leaving the Feta.

Hello, Ronald.

Hello, Glen.

Great to have you both.

It started Andor stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, a disaffected young man.

While searching for his sister he kills two guards which brings him to the attention of

the Empire.

He then gets dragged into the growing Rebel Alliance, one faction of which is led by

Stellan Skarsgard's mysterious Luthin.

Andor becomes a target of the boot-looking Tody Cyril Karn played by Kyle Soler and the

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