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The Star Wars series OB-1 Kenobi follows one of the last remaining Jedi Knights during his strange old hermit phase,

which is to say when he's hiding out on Tatooine.

You and McGregor returns as OB-1 and when young Princess Leia is kidnapped,

he's convinced to come out of retirement and pull one last job to rescue her.

Even if that means crossing Light Sabers with his former apprentice, the evil Darth Vader.

I'm Glenn Weldon and today we're talking about OB-1 Kenobi on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining me today is I Heart Radio producer Joelle Monique. Hello Joelle.

Hi Glenn.

And also with us is Vincent Schilling. He's Aquasasne Mohawk and author the editor of Nativeviewpoint.com

and a certified Rotten Tomatoes critic. Welcome back Vincent.

Say good bye. Thanks for having me.

Of course. Let's get to it. OB-1 Kenobi takes place between the first two Star Wars trilogies,

10 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith.

So it's 10 years since OB-1's apprentice played by Hayden Christensen turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader.

He wasn't the only one turns out. Several former Jedi's have since turned to the dark side and become inquisitors,

whose job it is to hunt down the few remaining Jedi's in the galaxy.

Moses Ingram plays Riva, an impulsive and ruthlessly ambitious inquisitor determined to find OB-1.

As anyone who's seen Star Wars knows, OB-1 is hiding out on Tatooine.

He's a broken man who's got a dead end job processing desert meat.

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