- 236
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 93
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Junk Filter
Junk Filter: a podcast about strange and overlooked artifacts from the worlds of film, music and popular culture with a generous side order of jokes and politics. Hosted by Jesse Hawken with guests from the worlds of Politics Twitter and Film Twitter. Original music for the program by Marker Starling. Follow us on Bluesky: @junkfilterpod
- Publisher
- Jesse Hawken
- Category
- comedy
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 12 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 26 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 236 episodes have a transcript.
26 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
233: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (with Charles Star)
1 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
TEASER - 232: Herb Alpert & Other Delights (with Marker Starling)
10 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
231: Ella McCay (with Jeb Lund)
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233: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (with Charles Star)
Published 26 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I didn't watch the third season of The Mandalorian. The kid, the one who was the completist, said that it really tied up a lot of loose ends. which you said it was supposed to be season four in the initial writing, that makes sense. So for a kid who is into it and wanted to see storylines resolve, I guess the other bounty hunter in this movie is a character in season three or something. And so there are ways that it ties into people who... who are into it but it's not necessary um do you want to talk about mandalorian lore at all what little i know because i think it's kind of funny sure okay so so he is a part of this this group called the mandalorians and it is in the the way they present it it's like a quasi-religious sect right They have the mask that they can't take off. […]
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- Charles Star
- Marker Starling
- Jeb Lund
- Roxana Hadadi
- Corey Atad
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 51 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 42 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 89
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